Useful resources for people living in the 2011 postcode area
Police 8356 0099
Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000
St. Vincent’s Hospital 8382 1111
Kings Cross Injecting Centre 9360 1191
Coronavirus Helpline 1800 020 080
Some links, selected reports and development applications relevant to our local issues
The 2011 Residents’ Association encourages all interested people to make a submission about an issue that is important to you. We are willing to give feedback and advice and in some cases might be prepared to make our own submission on behalf of the broader 2011 community.
Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE) in association with NSW/ACT Alcohol Policy Alliance (NAAPA)
An excellent website with resource material relating to effects of alcohol on communities. On 21 Jan 2014 NAAPA welcomed the measures announced by Premier Barry O’Farrell to tackle alcohol-related violence in NSW (read more).
Kings Cross ‘Liquor Freeze’ legislation
The Liquor Act 2007: supports what is known as the ‘liquor freeze’, which turns out to only cover a small part of Kings Cross and Potts Point, including some venues but not bars or restaurants. Click here for a quick summary of the key points and sections that have an impact on our neighbourhood.
Crime statistics
NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOSCAR)
Cumulative Impact Study – City of Sydney May 2009
The City of Sydney commissioned the following two reports as part of its “Late Night Trading Research Project”, better known as the “Cumulative Impact of Licensed Premises Study”.
Late Night Trading – Community Perceptions Report
Alcohol related crime in City of Sydney Local Government Area May 2009
These reports and the Council officers’ report is at this link.
The City has placed these two reports on public exhibition. Public submissions can be sent to Ryan van den Nouwelant
by e-mail to rnouwelant@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au by 5:00pm on Friday 31 July 2009, or mailed to
Ryan van den Nouwelant
City Plan Development Unit
City of Sydney, GPO Box 1591, Sydney 2001
Fax: 02 9265 9222
NSW Government Discussion paper – Safety Rating System for Licensed Premises
Discussion paper – responses were due Tuesday 31 March 2009 to safetyratingproject@dasr.nsw.gov.au
Cumulative Impact of Licensed Premises
Australian resources
19 Feb 2009 40th Anniversity Symposium of the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research
19 Feb 2009 Predicting the Impacts of Licensed Outlet Density Chikritzhs – BOCSAR
19 Feb 2009 Developing an assault Reduction Strategy Matruglio – BOCSAR
UK local government policy examples
Overview Cumulative Impact Policies in England and Wales
England-wales-number_of_cumulative_impact_areas_2008Ealing Council Cumulative Impact Study
Eastbourne Council Cumulative Impact Policy
Kings Cross Medically Supervised Injecting Centre (MSIC)
Evaluation Reports on the MSIC
Biodiversity and Wildlife
Pyrmont Ultimo Biodiversity
Meets Wednesday mornings at various sites in Pyrmont and at Wentworth Park light rail station every Sunday morning. Contact person: mary.mortimer@bigpond.com
Need help with an injured animal?
Sydney Wildlife on 02 9413 4300
WIRES on 02 8977 3333 or 1300 094 737l
Other Issues
May 2014
Apr 2014
5 Apr 14 Poetry in memory of Thomas Kelly and Daniel Christie
Nov 2008
21 Nov 08 Poster for Beare Park Elizabeth Bay warning of raw sewerage in harbour
May 2007
24 May 07 Community facilities analysis City East area – Cred Community Planning
Other Local Organisations
Kings Cross Community Centre, 50-58 Macleay Street, Potts Point (near Australia Post and opposite Fitzroy Gardens)
Reg Murphy Centre, 19 Greenknowe Avenue, Potts Point
Kings Cross Arts & Cultural Festival
Kings Cross Film Society
Friends of Fitzroy Gardens and Lawrence Hargrave Reserve
Kings Cross Community Garden, Lawrence Hargrave Reserve
Canices Kitchen and St Canices Community Garden
Bourke Street Community Garden, 103 Bourke Street, Woolloomooloo
Woolloomooloo Community Garden, corner of Dowling Street and Sydney Place, Woolloomooloo
Weave Community Hub, Woollomooloo/Weave Youth & Community Services
Juanita Nielsen Centre, 31 Nicholson Street, Woolloomooloo
Ozanam Learning Centre, 99 Forbes Street, Woolloomooloo
Other Residents’ Organisations in City of Sydney
TO BE ADDED
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