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2013

Mention in the Central Magazine

Central Magazine Jan 9 2013 p7. “There are tens of thousands on the waiting lists for public housing ..and this is just sitting here.” Mr. Doherty said  

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Action

Send a Xmas Card to Barry O’Farrell

Send a Xmas Card to Barry O’Farrell c/- Parliament House Macquarie St Sydney. Here is the image on the front here is the text of the Xmas Card Dear Premier OFarrell, Happy Christmas! Remember Sydney’s housing crisis which you added to by knocking down 289 bedrooms in Cowper St, Glebe. You demolished public housing here […]

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Media Release

Sydney planners ignore community housing concerns

At the Central Sydney Planning Committee meeting on December 1st, Lord Mayor Clover Moore and members of her team John McInerney and Di Tornai together with Labor appointee Craig Knowles and former Liberal planning minister Robert Webster voted to go ahead with the Elger Street development, despite trenchant opposition from residents, residents action group Hands […]

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Write to the minister! Date October 2011

To: The Hon Gregory Pearce Minister for Finance and Services State Parliament Macquarie St, Sydney 2000 From: Name Address ___________ __________________ Postcode __________ Dear Minister, I/We are very worried by the development by the NSW Government Dept of Housing project in Cowper St, Glebe. I/We call on you to develop project along these lines: • […]

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The fight is still on for Cowper St! Join the fight

The fight is still on for Cowper St! Join the fight Still fighting to protect public housing and to get a fair deal for public housing in Glebe Principles on which to campaign from October 2011 to Xmas • That the land at the Cowper Street Development be used for 100% public housing or affordable […]

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General Information

Where is the disputed area?

Check out this map

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Friendly Organisations

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Housing Dept and its weasel words

This excerpt from the submission to council for demolition Shameful document showing the massive hyprocrisy of the Housing Dept.   5.3 EXPECTED SOCIAL BENEFITS INCLUDING AN ANALYSIS IN TERMS OF, FOR EXAMPLE, CAPACITY, ACCESSIBILITY, AMENITY AND DWELLING MIX The development of new social housing on the Cowper Street site will provide a number of social […]

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Leaflets

leaflet no 3

Hands Off Glebe! Protect our Community in Elger,Stirling, Cowper, Wentworth and Bay Streets!   We are calling on all residents of Glebe be they public tenants, private owners or private tenants to come out in support of public housing.   The Elger St Development is nothing but a con forced on us by a thoughtless […]

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Leaflets

Leaflet number 2

Hands Off Glebe! Protect our Community in Elger,Stirling, Cowper, Wentworth and Bay Streets!   We are calling on all residents of Glebe be they public tenants, private owners or private tenants to come out in support of public housing.   The Elger St Development is nothing but a con forced on us by a thoughtless […]