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Action on Drug and Alcohol and the Future of the Block - City of Sydney Special Community Forum - Saturday 24th July Redfern Community Centre 1-4pm. At the Redfern Community Forum in June Clover promised a community meeting to discuss the broad range of Redfern Drug and Alcohol issues. This follows from her suggestion to the Redfern Waterloo Inquiry that the area should have a safe injecting facility and earlier comments about the need for a wet area for alcohol consumption. There have been strong divergent opinions expressed both within and outside Inquiry into Redfern Waterloo about how the community should respond to drug and alcohol problems in the area. There are strong views both for and against the needle van and recent suggestions that Caroline Lane be closed to stop its growing use as a shooting gallery. This forum will provide an opportunity to have your say and listen to a range of different views on these issues. The mayor, councilors and City of Sydney staff will be in attendance to help answer questions raised. As many of these issues impact especially around the block the attached leaflet will be distributed around the block and surrounding area to encourage local residents to attend. The meeting is however a public forum and all interested parties are invited to attend. Regarding the Future of the Block aspect, the Aboriginal Housing Company are currently working towards a display and consultation on their proposals for the block. As soon as these plans are finalised I will pass on details to people on this email list. The Human Services Review, RED and Redfern Waterloo Inquiry The Human Services Review has been delayed and has not yet been received by the RWPP. It is expected to be ready later this month and then go to State cabinet. The delay may mean that it will not be available to the Inquiry in time to be incorporated into their interim report. Following cabinet's deliberations it is expected that the Review will then come back for consultations within Government agencies so that Government Departments can consider how they will implement the proposals. Following this process we have been told that there will then be further meetings with agencies and residents about the findings, recommendations and proposed Government response. The latest in the long delayed Draft RED Strategy is that it is hoped it will also go to Cabinet this month so there is a clear idea of what the Government will be prepared to support before it comes back to the community for further consultations. Still we wait. The Interim Report from the Legislative Council Inquiry in Redfern Waterloo is being prepared and is to ready by 30th July. Copies will be mailed out to all those who made submissions and it should appear on the Inquiry website early in the first week of August. |
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