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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dear REDWatch Members & Supporters<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Lift Redfern</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> has collected in excess of 10,000 signatures and these will be <b>handed over at a media event to the Member for Heffron Ms Kristina Keneally at 10am on Wednesday 2<sup>nd</sup> May at 10am</b>. If you are able to come along and join in the crowd for the handover you would be most welcome. Our key message of this event is that Redfern Station needs to be on, and at the top of, the rail infrastructure works to-do list. Come along and show your support, and don't forget your Lift Redfern t-shirt if you have one!! You can read the media release for the handover at <a href="http://liftredfernstation.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/media-release-5pm-monday-30th-april.pdf" target="_blank">http://liftredfernstation.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/media-release-5pm-monday-30th-april.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>REDWatch this month will be a bit different - it will be a celebration of the Lift Redfern action</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>! We have invited people associated with the campaign along and celebrate on <b>Thursday 3rd of May 2012 at 6 pm at the Factory Community Centre, 67 Raglan Street, Waterloo, NSW, 2017</b>. A small buffet and refreshments will be provided followed by a short round table discussion to reflect on what worked well, identify any lessons learned and check in where from here to help us further develop this campaign and any other future ones we may be involved with. We would like REDWatch members and supporters involved in the campaign to also come along. As catering is involved io It would be appreciated if you could RSVP to Michael Shreenan <a href="mailto:MShreenan@the-factory.org.au">MShreenan@the-factory.org.au</a> to assist us with working out catering numbers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I have previously sent around information about the <b>SMDA’s exhibitions of their Affordable Housing Strategy and their early works at North Eveleigh for the Affordable Housing</b>. REDWatch is looking to collect feedback on these plans so we can make a submission. <b>If you have any comments</b> then please <b>email them to me</b>. We can also <b>discuss them informally on Thursday</b> during the Lift Redfern Celebration or <b>come to the REDWatch Co-ord Group</b> on <b>Tuesday 8<sup>th</sup> May at 5.30pm at the Royal Hotel</b> where we will be discussing this. Any interested member is always welcome to attend the monthly REDWatch Co-ord Meeting. You can see shorts I did for SSH on Affordable housing here - <a href="http://www.redwatch.org.au/RWA/bep2smda/ahousings/120501ssha">SMDA Releases Affordable Housing Details</a> and <a href="http://www.redwatch.org.au/RWA/statesignificant/northeveleigh/ahousing/120501sshb">Affordable Housing in North Eveleigh by 2015</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sydney University have submitted their reworked proposals for the Abercrombie Street Business School</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> to the Department of Planning and expect the plans to go on exhibition in a couple of weeks’ time. In the meantime you can get some idea of what is proposed from <a href="http://sydney.edu.au/abercrombie_precinct/about/project_gallery.shtml">http://sydney.edu.au/abercrombie_precinct/about/project_gallery.shtml</a>. The VC has responded to criticism in the SSH <a href="http://www.redwatch.org.au/issues/usyd/120501sshg">University of Sydney responds to criticism</a>. One thing which has become apparent during recent discussions with the Uni is that while Sydney University has previously expressed interest in North Eveleigh for student accommodation, it is now looking to locate more student housing within its existing campus. It has not ruled out interest in North Eveleigh sites when they go to market but seems not as desperate to obtain them as previously. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>We are <b>still waiting for Housing NSW to clarify if they will do an exhibition of their Preliminary Masterplan</b>, hopefully in conjunction with the SMDA BEP2 study mid-year and after the finalise with the new planning controls. We expect to hear back from them this week.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Groundswell</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> is looking for people who are involved in different groups around Redfern Waterloo that are interested in improving their skills and becoming more effective as change makers. The <b>Challenge 4 Change course</b> is being <b>planned to provide people with a range of skills to help them be better community organisers</b>. I have attached the information from Groundswell. Please consider if the course might be of use to you or if you know others who might benefit from it if you passed it on. For more information contact Mike on 9698 9569 at the Factory or Bill on 9319 4073 at South Sydney Community Aid.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>REDWatch Next month - 7 June - the SMDA have been invited along to talk about the Facilities Review</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> they did last year that is to be included in the Social Impact Assessment Scoping report.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Also for June please save the date of <b>Thursday June 14 for a gathering of family and friends in memory of Trevor Davies</b>. It will be held at Tripod Café, Abercrombie St, Darlington 6-8pm. FREE. ALL WELCOME. Finger food and snacks. BYO. Donations to the SSH gladly received.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Script MT Bold";color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Geoff</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Geoffrey Turnbull<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Spokesperson<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>REDWatch<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Ph Wk: (02) 8004 1490 Mob: 0418 457 392</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>email: <a href="mailto:mail@redwatch.org.au"><span style='color:blue'>mail@redwatch.org.au</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>web: <a href="http://www.redwatch.org.au" title="blocked::http://www.redwatch.org.au/"><span style='color:blue'>www.redwatch.org.au</span></a> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>