One of the advantages of working in an organisation across a range of different services and communities is the opportunity to join the dots across a range of issues.
Posted In: #122 Spring 2014, Editorials, Inner Sydney Voice – ISRCSD,
Alexandria residents in 1979 were worried about the impact of the Alexandria Goods Yard along Henderson Road on what is now the Australian Technology Park (ATP). They wanted to know…
Posted In: #122 Spring 2014, Civil Society Issues, From the Vault, Inner Sydney Voice – ISRCSD, Planning Campaigns,
Inner Sydney Regional Council for Social Development has been working around South Sydney for 40 years. For old hands it is known from its history as ‘Marg Barry’s Mob’. For…
Posted In: #122 Spring 2014, Community Sector, Inner Sydney Voice – ISRCSD,
Designing products and environments for the whole community seems a simple idea but there has been a slow uptake in creating this inclusion in Australia. Jane Bringolf explains the principles…
Posted In: #122 Spring 2014, Ageing, Disability Services, Planning and Built Environment Issues, Planning for People and Social Issues, Universal Design,
New population, household and dwelling projections to 2031 for New South Wales and all NSW local government areas were released in May 2014. Dr Kim Johnstone explains what these projections…
Posted In: #122 Spring 2014, Planning and Built Environment Issues, Planning in Inner Sydney, Research,
Neighbourhood Advisory Boards (NABs) are resident groups with a difference. Like other tenant groups they are set up to give people a voice on the issues facing them and their…
Posted In: #122 Spring 2014, Community Engagement, Housing Types and Issues, Planning for People and Social Issues, Public Housing, Tenant Participation,
As the Inner Sydney Regional Council’s intern for 6 weeks Celia Ettinger observed the relocations process currently being undertaken in the Millers Point area and worked on an alternative needs…
Posted In: #122 Spring 2014, Housing Types and Issues, Public Housing, Public Housing – Policy changes,
The Millers Point 'Housing Lotto' has received the attention of mainstream media in recent months, with Channel 10 News and Channel 9’s A Current Affair running stories and interviews with…
Posted In: #122 Spring 2014, Housing Types and Issues, Public Housing, Public Housing – Millers Point,
Burnout is a common problem in the community sector. Here Shane Brown reflects on his 40 years in youth work on how to avoid burning out.
Posted In: #122 Spring 2014, Community Sector, Health Services, Human Service Delivery, Planning for People and Social Issues, Sector Support,