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Glebe and Forest Lodge Self Guided Walks
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Glebe Island Bridge – Give It Back!
Find about more about the bridge and what we’re doing to save it
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Find out about the history of your house
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How to research your house
Glebe is an inner Sydney suburb notable for its distinct village character, heritage streetscapes, attractive parks and foreshores and strong sense of community. The Glebe Society's aims are to protect our heritage, encourage a sense of community and create a better future for all residents of Glebe and Forest Lodge.
Latest News from The Glebe Society
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In Focus: this month’s photo competition, April 2025
The judges were unanimous in picking Phil Vergison’s ‘Morning commute, Glebe’ as this month’s In Focus photo competition winner.
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The Register of Significant Trees
Did you know that the City Council maintains a register of significant trees? Now is your chance to nominate your favourite tree. Also a plea for more trees in Forest Lodge to be nominated. There’s currently only one on the register!
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News from the Blue Wren Subcommittee, April 2025
The Blue Wrens have provided feedback to Council on reviews of the Urban Ecology Strategic Action Plan, biodiversity corridor maps for the Sydney DCP and policies on pesticides and weed management. The Society also submitted the Acquittal Report for the Glebe’s Hill research project and is announcing the 9th Annual Biodiversity Lecture in May.
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51 Hereford Street, Glebe: Some early history
Have you ever wondered what was located at 51 Hereford Street before today’s controversial unit block was built in the mid-1990s? A newly unearthed photograph reveals the stately Victorian villa ‘Lask’, named after the Polish hometown of the Rogalsky family who built it in 1883.
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This month’s mystery photo: April 2025
There are two mystery photos this month. Try your hand at working out where they were taken.
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36th Annual Glebe Music Festival
Details about the Glebe Music Festival concerts in November 2025, plus information about special concerts in July and October.
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Bulletin
Read our monthly newsletter to find out what’s happened in our community and what’s coming up. From its first issue in July 1969, The Bulletin has been The Glebe Society’s primary form of communication.
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Events
Join one of our many varied Glebe Society Events such as guided walks, talks and tours.
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Guided Walks Program 2025
Glebe is a great place to walk, with heritage streetscapes, significant historical buildings, the foreshore walk, parklands and a rich social and industrial history.
Our other websites
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Glebe Island Bridge
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Glebe and Forest Lodge Self Guided Walks
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Glebe Society 50 Years Community Festival
