There have always been close bonds between the residents of Sirius. They have formed a strong and happy community. From the outset, Sirius has been one of the great success stories of public housing in New South Wales. How to account for this? For one thing, many of the original residents were firmly connected to the area before […]
Social Housing Minister Brad Hazzard came to morning tea at Flo Seckold’s home today. He was joined by our local member Alex Greenwich and Lord Mayor Clover Moore. He was getting to know some of the local residents and their history in Millers Point. The minister seemed genuinely interested in the residents and appears ready to do what he can […]
The NSW Government is saying its properties in Millers Point, Dawes Point and The Rocks are no longer suitable for public housing. Not even the Sirius building completed in 1980 is suitable, and the government wants it demolished. But this is not the only heritage in the area that is under threat, as Shirley Fitzgerald explains. On […]