This mothers day we honour Millers Point mothers, whether they have kids of their own or mother in other ways, especially those taken from us. Your gift to this community was and remains immeasurable. This place is part of your legacy and we will always make you welcome. You will find stories of some of […]
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Getting Inside Sirius
The Phillip Room has been covered in black plastic to stop people seeing it and to stop residents using it. The common areas of Sirius that have been progressively taken away from the residents and their visitors. These spaces and how they were used are crucial to understanding how Sirius became a successful high-rise public […]
End of an Era in Millers Point
Flo Seckold is leaving 48 Argyle Place for good. At 11 o’clock today she closed the front door for the last time after spending the morning with neighbours who dropped in. Then her Relocation Officer took her away and the removalists carried out the last of her furniture. Flo has been at the forefront of […]
Will the NSW Government listen?
“The NSW Government is evicting more elderly Millers Point residents to sell fifty properties by June. Amongst them is Darling House, the aged care home funded by residents and the City of Sydney. Vulnerable residents are upset and often in tears, but it does not have to be like this. The Sirius Foundation has been […]
Government Prepares to Sell Sirius
KEY ANNOUNCEMENTS The NSW Government is preparing to sell Sirius. Family and Community Services has written to the residents of Sirius (a redacted copy of the letter below). The Save Our Sirius Foundation has been working on alternatives to put before the government. What follows is one alternative that would save the building, retain a […]
Green Ban for Sirius
The CFMEU have placed a Green Ban on Sirius, and twenty Sirius Ambassadors have been announced alongside a legal challenge against the NSW Baird Government decision to refuse heritage protection for Sirius. The Government must realise that our culture and community are worth more than the real estate value of our important sites. Sirius is […]