Walking Tour: Redfern / Waterloo with REDWatch

The Redfern Waterloo community has endured many waves of government intervention - from ‘slum clearance’ projects in the 1950s to ‘neighbourhood improvement’ schemes of the 1990s and is now the subject of major redevelopment proposals. Accommodating a significant proportion of Sydney’s public housing stock, and having particular significance for its traditional Gadigal owners as well as the wider urban Aboriginal community, the future of Redfern Waterloo is deeply contested. Festival of Urbanism participants have an opportunity to visit the Redfern Waterloo community and learn about its past and contested futures with members of the community based ‘REDWatch’ advocacy group.