A NEW drop in centre may offer hope and compassion to street workers but it has upset the neighbours.
Hopestreet Urban Compassion, Women's Space, has opened the drop in centre at 234 Bourke St, East Sydney.
It is three doors up from SCEGGS school Darlinghurst and across the road from the Frances Newton Kindergarten.
Neighbours say it will encourage street prostitutes back into Bourke St.
``And the reality is sex workers are very often drug addicted, desperate and hostile,'' said one woman who did not want to be named because she feels intimidated.
The street has been cleaned up due to a combination of Kings Cross police initiatives and a move by Sydney Council to lock lanes so heroin users can't shoot up, said Eliza James, President of the Eastern Suburbs Neighbourhood Association (ESNA).
The Women's Space has moved from McElhone St, Kings Cross, where ESNA members believe it should stay, since it is closer to where street prostitutes work.
``It makes no sense to shift a settled service of 16 years to beside a school,'' Ms James said.
Hope St spokewoman Helen Dwyer said despite the work done to improve the neighbourhood,Not to be confused with RUBBER MATS available at your local hardware storeChoose from one of the major categories of Bedding, prostitution is still occurring on Bourke St.
``It's actually still there and we're actually trying to discourage street sex work. We support women and show them they have other choices they could make if they chose to leave sex work,'' Ms Dwyer said.
``We engaged in extensive consultation with neighbours as well as SCEGGS school and we received their support.'
The Women's Space is required to have a needle syringe bin on site, as it did in the previous house but this has never been used, she said.
Where to now
- ESNA is angry Sydney Council has allowed the centre to operate in a residential area since it opened in January.
``Sydney Council is continuing to turn a blind eye to this,'' Ms James said.
- Hope St had received informal advice that it could use the house,From standard Cable Ties to advanced wire tires, previously used for gambling counselling, for the current service, Ms Dwyer said.Full color plastic card printing and manufacturing services.
``But as soon as we realised this was a mistake we submitted a development application,'' she said.
- Kings Cross Commander Sue Waites said police are currently reviewing the application.
- The application is currently being assessed by Sydney Council,Save on hydraulic hose and fittings, a Sydney Council spokesperson said.
``During a public exhibition period, 88 submissions were received with 84 of these objecting to the proposal, three in support and one providing comment.''
Hopestreet Urban Compassion, Women's Space, has opened the drop in centre at 234 Bourke St, East Sydney.
It is three doors up from SCEGGS school Darlinghurst and across the road from the Frances Newton Kindergarten.
Neighbours say it will encourage street prostitutes back into Bourke St.
``And the reality is sex workers are very often drug addicted, desperate and hostile,'' said one woman who did not want to be named because she feels intimidated.
The street has been cleaned up due to a combination of Kings Cross police initiatives and a move by Sydney Council to lock lanes so heroin users can't shoot up, said Eliza James, President of the Eastern Suburbs Neighbourhood Association (ESNA).
The Women's Space has moved from McElhone St, Kings Cross, where ESNA members believe it should stay, since it is closer to where street prostitutes work.
``It makes no sense to shift a settled service of 16 years to beside a school,'' Ms James said.
Hope St spokewoman Helen Dwyer said despite the work done to improve the neighbourhood,Not to be confused with RUBBER MATS available at your local hardware storeChoose from one of the major categories of Bedding, prostitution is still occurring on Bourke St.
``It's actually still there and we're actually trying to discourage street sex work. We support women and show them they have other choices they could make if they chose to leave sex work,'' Ms Dwyer said.
``We engaged in extensive consultation with neighbours as well as SCEGGS school and we received their support.'
The Women's Space is required to have a needle syringe bin on site, as it did in the previous house but this has never been used, she said.
Where to now
- ESNA is angry Sydney Council has allowed the centre to operate in a residential area since it opened in January.
``Sydney Council is continuing to turn a blind eye to this,'' Ms James said.
- Hope St had received informal advice that it could use the house,From standard Cable Ties to advanced wire tires, previously used for gambling counselling, for the current service, Ms Dwyer said.Full color plastic card printing and manufacturing services.
``But as soon as we realised this was a mistake we submitted a development application,'' she said.
- Kings Cross Commander Sue Waites said police are currently reviewing the application.
- The application is currently being assessed by Sydney Council,Save on hydraulic hose and fittings, a Sydney Council spokesperson said.
``During a public exhibition period, 88 submissions were received with 84 of these objecting to the proposal, three in support and one providing comment.''
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