Monthly Archives: March 2015
News from the Blue Wren Subcommittee – February 2015
Posted on 14th March 2015At our February meeting, the possibility of a future capture and release programme to reintroduce blue wrens into Glebe was discussed. It is planned to hold initial discussions with Bird Life Australia about the mechanisms for such a translocation of a bird species.
Bidura Site Redevelopment
Posted on 14th March 2015ACC Development, which purchased the site, and its two owners are reported as saying they wish to retain the Heritage-listed buildings, but demolish the concrete building at the rear to build ‘a more modern, nicer block of apartments for the area. We, too, want to make sure we build something respectful to the area’. This will also mean staying within the City’s development controls for the site.
Planning Matters (March 2015)
Posted on 14th March 2015R J Williams Lodge (274-6 Glebe Point Rd), Durham Court (417 Glebe Point Rd) and Former Nurses’ Home (184 Glebe Point Rd)
The Wall at Forest Lodge School
Posted on 1st March 2015Shortly before Christmas, the Principal of Forest Lodge Public School took issue with a few of the points made by Liz Simpson-Booker in her article in Bulletin No. 10 of 2014, page 7, ‘From the Terraces – Unsightly!’.
Vale Tom Uren
Posted on 1st March 2015Tom Uren, who died on 26 January this year at the ripe old age of 93, was a big man in every way. Much has been written about his contribution to Australian political life, his experiences as a POW on the Burma-Thailand Railway and in Japan, and his humanitarian work. But he was also a great friend of Glebe, and a huge contributor to the preservation of the suburb we know and appreciate today.
No WestConnex!
Posted on 14th March 2015There is growing community opposition to the WestConnex road project which is fast becoming an issue in the run up to the State Government elections due on 28 March.
