Yearly Archives: 2013
Off Broadway: Chippendale Small Gallery Tour Photo Album
Posted on 30th June 2013About 20 Glebe Society members and friends ventured across Broadway into the comparatively unknown territory of Chippendale to explore its varied galleries and art spaces. The walking tour took in contemporary art, both Australian and Chinese, a local artists’ co-operative, public sculpture and a stunning US photographic exhibition – all just just 5 – 7 minutes’ walk from Broadway – and included lunch at Mission Restaurant & NG Gallery.
Christmas in the Glebe Town Hall Photo Album
Posted on 31st December 2013The Society’s 2013 Christmas party was the first to be held in the gloriously refurbished Glebe Town Hall. About 90 members and friends attended and we had the pleasure of the company of the Lord Mayor, Cr Clover Moore, who drew the winners of our fund-raising raffle.
We were particularly pleased to welcome Marianne von Knobelsdorf, a long-time Glebe resident and member of the Society. Marianne returned to live in her home country of Germany a couple of years ago but is currently making an extended visit to Glebe.
Rally to save the Glebe Youth Service
Posted on 31st December 2013On Saturday 14th December several hundred Glebe residents and friends gathered in front of Glebe Public School to protest about the closure of the Glebe Youth Service (GYS) premises at 84 Glebe Point Road by Housing NSW. There was a call to Housing NSW to upgrade 84 Glebe Point Road to appropriate fire standards and […]
Changes on the Glebe Foreshore
Posted on 13th December 2013The sign might say “Path ends here”, but not for much longer! Work began recently on the last section of the Glebe Foreshore Walk from Ferry Road to Bridge Road. When this section is completed in the New Year pedestrians will, unfortunately, have to take to the narrow and dilapidated footpath leading from the Hansons […]
December 2013
Posted on 10th December 2013Oh frabjous joy, calloo callay; Glebe Island Bridge is here to stay. “And so this is Christmas and what have you done?” We have been very busy and our campaigns are listed on the website. In particular I mention our work with the Better Planning Network to ameliorate excesses in the proposed planning legislation and […]
Getting into Veggie Gardening
Posted on 28th November 2013Some very varied approaches to growing your own vegetables raised lively discussion at the well-attended talk on the Grow it Local theme.
Update from the Blue Wren Group
Posted on 28th November 2013In 8,000 responses to a national survey conducted during October by BirdLife Australia, the Superb Fairy-wren was voted as Australia’s favourite bird.
Glebe Island Bridge Added to State Heritage Register
Posted on 28th November 2013The State Minister for Heritage, The Hon Robyn Parker, has agreed to the Heritage Council’s recommendation that the 1903 Glebe Island Bridge be added to the State Heritage Register. This gives the bridge the highest level of heritage protection. The Glebe Society applauds the Minister’s decision.
Photo of the Month
Posted on 28th November 2013Taken on the first Thursday of the recent bushfires from the backyard of 79 Ferry Rd. There was a small patch of blue sky on the western horizon, which lit the Anzac Bridge and houses in a spooky bluish light against the background of a smoky sky.
No.1 Sparkes Lane, Camperdown
Posted on 28th November 2013This proposal for 12 units is for a site that straddles the Orphan School Creek, which forms the border between Glebe and Camperdown.
Strata Law Review
Posted on 28th November 2013All parties have committed to an extensive review, for which 1900 submissions were received. Seventy changes are now proposed as a result.
Refusal of Rear Lane Overdevelopment
Posted on 28th November 2013The City’s Planning Committee refused the development application for 117A Mitchell St unanimously because of its failure to address the nature of the Conservation Area.
November 2013
Posted on 10th November 2013I recently wrote to the Transport Roads and Maritime Services (used to be the RTA) with our submission on the future of the Glebe Island Bridge. Click here to see our submission, and a subsequent letter to the Minister for Heritage when she announced that it would be placed on the State Heritage Register. The final version […]
Destroying Our Heritage? Glebe Island Bridge
Posted on 5th November 2013‘Oh, no!’ I recoiled when I heard that the NSW Government was planning to sell two iconic heritage buildings in Bridge St, Sydney. My second thought, just a moment later, was ‘Yeah, well, governments don’t have a good track record as custodians of heritage items! Perhaps, the private sector may do better.’
Blackwattle Bay Development Proposal – Update
Posted on 5th November 2013Last month, we flagged the challenge to the public interest in Blackwattle Bay arising from a likely unsolicited development proposal encompassing much of the Bays publicly owned foreshores –including the Fish Markets. Our understanding is that this proposal is now well advanced and has been discussed at various levels of Government – with Ministers and […]
Blue Wrens Subcommittee News and Updates
Posted on 5th November 2013The Subcommittee was featured in articles in two editions of the Inner West Courier (15 and 19 September 2013) concerning the City’s draft Urban Ecology Strategic Action Plan, including the following: ‘The Glebe Society’s Blue Wren Group was consulted on the plan and member Norma Hawkins said the volunteer group had been working on Arthur […]
Photo of the Month
Posted on 5th November 2013If you have a great image of Glebe or Forest Lodge (past or present), email to editor@glebesociety.org.au, and we’ll try to include it in an upcoming edition of the Bulletin and in our online Gallery
Bernard Lane Named after Glebe Society Founder
Posted on 5th November 2013Bernard Smith was one of the founders of the Glebe Society and was pivotal in the successful campaign of the early 1970s to stop a freeway being pushed through the suburb and the replacement of the Glebe Estate with high-rise office blocks. Bernard and his wife Kate were responsible for producing The Architectural Character of […]
Blackwattle Bay Wharves – Where is the Elias Group DA?
Posted on 5th November 2013The Glebe Society understands that the Elias Group which runs All Occasion Cruises out of B1, B2 wharves adjoining the Fish Markets in Blackwattle Bay put in an amended DA proposal in relation to proposed developments at this site May 2013. We have not seen the DA so do not know what it proposes. The […]
Glebe Voices – State Librarian – 23rd October
Posted on 30th September 2013Now that the clocks are going forward (on 6th Oct), the next Glebe Voices has been scheduled to take advantage of summer evenings at the delightful Blackwattle Cafe. Dr Alex Byrne, State Librarian (and local resident) will lead an informal session on the controversial topic of intellectual freedom and how libraries strive to counter […]
October 2013
Posted on 10th October 2013“The Bays convenor is working on The Glebe Society’s official submission to RMS on its proposal to demolish the Glebe Island Bridge. The following is my early draft to help in that task. It is bare and polemical. It will not be our official submission. However as you prepare your individual submission you may find […]
Lead Contamination in Soil
Posted on 30th September 2013Members may have noted with concern an article in the Sydney Morning Herald of 7 September titled ‘Lead threat to children from home veggie patches’. Lead contamination of soil in the inner-city, including Glebe, can be a particular danger to children and may arise from soil being walked into the house from gardens or streets. […]
The Challenge of Unsolicited Development Proposals
Posted on 30th September 2013The foreshores of Blackwattle Bay are likely to see a major new development phase in the next few years. As much of these foreshores is publicly owned, the community rightly expects that it will have a strong voice in decisions as to future uses/development and that the public interest is protected. This, of course, is not a guaranteed outcome.
Urban Ecology Strategic Action Plan Launch
Posted on 30th September 2013We attended the launch of the City’s Urban Ecology Strategic Action Plan at the Royal Botanic Gardens on 24 August and support the approach and recommendations in the Plan.
Extending the Glebe Foreshore Walk
Posted on 30th September 2013The City of Sydney has developed a concept design to extend the Glebe foreshore walk to complete a missing link in the path around the Glebe Peninsula.
Urban Ecology – Glebe Highlights
Posted on 30th September 2013The City of Sydney has released the final draft of its Urban Ecology Strategic Action Plan. Urban ecology is described as ‘the study of the relationship between living organisms and their environment in an urbanised context’.
Bay Matters (September 2013 Update)
Posted on 30th September 2013Update on the Fish Markets, Rozelle Bay Access, Exhibition Centre on Glebe Island and Implementation of the Bays Precenct Task Force Report
Naming of Bernard Lane – 22nd September
Posted on 16th September 2013Bernard and Kate Smith were founding members of The Glebe Society, and were prominent in campaigns in the early 1970s to retain the fabric of the Glebe Estate, and to stop a freeway through the suburb. To honour Bernard’s memory the City of Sydney has approved the naming of a lane off St John’s Road as Bernard Lane. The lane runs along the back of 80-85 Broughton Street. Join the Glebe Society celebration and official naming of BERNARD LANE, on Sunday 22 September, 2013, from 2 – 3pm.
September 2013
Posted on 10th September 2013Thus far in September I have: tabled the President’s Report to the Management Committee. It talks about a number of important issues including The Glebe Estate; established a Membership Project to continually improve the membership experience; put the 2013/2014 Terms of Reference for Environment, Heritage, Planning, Transport and Traffic on this page for members’ feedback.
Report of Annual General Meeting 2013
Posted on 2nd September 2013About 40 members attended the Glebe Society’s AGM on Sunday 25 August, in the beautifully renovated Glebe Town Hall. They were welcomed by our President, John Gray, who pointed out that the meetings in 1969 which led to the establishment of the Glebe Society were also held in our Town Hall.
