The Department of Planning and Environment (DPE) has placed on public exhibition a proposal to rezone the Explorer Street South Eveleigh public housing. The Explorer Street is off Henderson Road, near Newton, Alexandria. There are currently 46 public housing townhouse on the site, along with South Sydney Rotary Park.

The planned re-zoning means the existing public housing units will be demolished and be replaced by 400 homes to be built on the site, with a mix of 30% social housing (120), 20% affordable housing (80) and 50% private dwellings.

Exhibition has been extended from 17 November to 1 December. Community feedback submissions are closed 1 December 2023

Where to submit feedback. Close date 1 December 2023.
https://www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/draftplans/exhibition/explorer-street-rezoning-proposal

How to Respond to the proposal:
The following is a template with some considerations you may want to use in the response to the re-zoing application:

Further information:

REDWATCH http://www.redwatch.org.au/RWA/Explorer/231016redwes

FRIENDS OF ERSKINEVILLE: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/oppose-the-demolition-of-explorer-st-public-housing

One of our Alexandria residents has set up a petition to oppose the downgrading of the Fountain Street Woolworths supermarket to a Metro store. This means a loss of a larger stocked supermarket in the area & will be the 4th Metro store spread across Erskineville, Alexandria & Redfern.

There are already over 360 signatures in 2 days. Here’s the link below to sign for residents wishing to retain and improve the existing supermarket to service the Alexandria community and prevent paying higher prices in these times of inflation.

We understand that this transition is taking place in two weeks. Feel free to share this to spread the word.

https://www.change.org/p/don-t-downgrade-woolworths-alexandria-to-a-metro?redirect=false

Help us support our neighbours Friends of Erskineville and REDWatch to fight and campaign for the approval of an active transport bridge rail corridor from Carriageworks to South Eveleigh. Let us connect the great divide of residential, business & Sydney University communities of Darlington, Chippendale to the North & Erskineville, Redfern, Waterloo & Alexandria to the south of the rail tracks. It is a vital link of infrastructure that was proposed back in 2006 in the former Redfern Waterloo Authority plans with the Australian Technology Park & was due for completion in 2008.

To support this campaign #buildabridge and keep it alive and kicking, join the 1400 other signatures and sign the petition & send a new letter to the NSW Transport Minister Jo Haylen.

Sign by clicking here
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/build-a-bridge

Friends of Erskineville understand that Lord Mayor Clover Moore is meeting with Minister Jo Haylen this week and they have requested that she raise the issue.

Let’s campaign to bring better connectivity back to our communities especially now more than ever with the proposed rezoning of the rail corridor of North Eveleigh prescient & the potential need to have continued connection to the proposed innovation hub between Central and Eveleigh known as Tech Central, Australia’s biggest technology hub.

For further reading:

https://southsydneyherald.com.au/no-bridging-credibility/

https://cityhubsydney.com.au/2022/09/build-a-bridge-community-wants-connectivity-at-massive-new-redfern-development/

https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/push-to-bridge-the-divide-at-historic-eveleigh-rail-yards-20221221-p5c80r.html

https://redfernnews.com.au/local-groups-call-for-pedestrian-bridge-north-eveleigh-redevelopment

https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/residents-call-nsw-govt-build-bridge

Due to a wet weather forecast we are moving the Alexandria Sunday FunDay to The Alexandria Park Community School, entrance via Power Avenue, Alexandria. Come on down and support our fabulous local fair after 3 years of absence. Huge thanks to Alexandria Park Community School where we can take advantage of their large undercover areas. Lots of fun on to be had, the dog competition hosted by Miranda Fair and prizes by PetO Alexandria, facepainting by Functions of Fun, come and find some treasure at our local Trash n Treasure markets, Live music with DJ Sean Your Local DJ, Miranda Fair and Jazz Trio. Pet stalls by PetO Alexandria, Dogs in Town and Paw Empire. Support our local community stalls and say hello to: Friends of Erskineville, Alexandria Scouts, NSW SES and meet Paddy the Platypus, Redfern Police will have a display vehicle, Alexandria Fire Brigade and Cliff Noble Centre. Enjoy the Jumping castles by Sydney Jumping Castle Hire, Food trucks & stalls by: Lit Canteen, Sharon Kwan Kitchen, Andy’s dumplings , Happy Grumpy Coffee, Ola Lola Catering & Events, The Daily Espresso, Dairy King, Pop’s Cornshack, cake stalls by the Alexandria Park Community School & the Alexandria Residents Action Group – ARAG Sausage Sizzle. Huge shout out to Brad Gillespie Real Estate in sponsoring our stage and CplusC Architects for sponsoring our jumping castle. Can’t wait to see you all there. We Alexandria.

We’re finally back!! This Sunday 30 April 2023 at Alexandria Park 11am – 3pm.

Bring a picnic rug, dress up your pooch & come on down to leafy Alexandria Park. A fun, vibrant community day from 11am-3pm where you’ll find jumping castle, yummy food & coffee stalls, trash n treasure markets, face painting, live music, sausage sizzle and our famous local dog parade/competition hosted by the hilarious Miranda Fair Spread the word, share our page & tell your neighbours.

For more details visit: www.alexandriasundayfunday.com.au

https://www.facebook.com/alexandriasundayfunday

https://www.instagram.com/alexandriasundayfunday/

This Wednesday ARAG’s community meeting is dedicated to a presentation for residents to have a better understanding about how the Planning system works in our area and how residents can engage with it.

Come along on Wednesday, 12 April 2023 at 7pm at the Alexandria Town Hall, 73 Garden Street, Alexandria.