Yearly Archives: 2017
Glebe Voices – Artificial intelligence: Should you be scared?
Posted on 1st August 2017Andrew Botros gave us an introduction to signals, neurons and aspects of artificial intelligence (AI). Among many points, he touched on the future of work, the transience of careers and the control of many areas of endeavour by a few very rich individuals or companies.
Letter to the City of Sydney on Bellevue Lease – October 2017
Posted on 17th December 2017The Society believes the time has come to relax those conditions to allow the venue to operate for longer hours, and also to take bookings. It may be possible to relax others as well, at least for a trial period.
Correspondence with the City of Sydney on Harold Park completion
Posted on 17th December 2017The Glebe Society is aware of wide-spread concern expressed by local residents about the lack of progress in completion of Harold Park. We are seeking information from you about the timeframe for drainage remediation and the opening of the park.
News from the Blue Wrens Subcommittee (November 2017)
Posted on 29th November 2017Eleven keen birdwatchers gathered at 6.45am on Sunday 8 October in Paddy Gray Reserve, Hereford St, to commence Glebe’s fifth annual spring bird survey. The total number of birds recorded was 329 and 25 species were seen.
History & Heritage Report (November 2017)
Posted on 28th November 2017Glebe Society Bulletins – a great resource; and
Eileen Lacey
Review of City of Sydney’s Neighbourhood Parking Policy
Posted on 28th November 2017City of Sydney is reviewing its ‘Neighbourhood Parking Policy’ and is seeking comments on its proposed changes.
Planning Report (November 2017)
Posted on 28th November 2017Amended Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 2017 and response to the Grenfell Tower fire
“House History Research” Event
Posted on 28th November 2017A good number of Glebe Society members and a smattering of non-members – around 30 in all – were both entertained and enlightened by a series of short presentations from several of the Society’s amateur ‘house history’ buffs.
A Very Enjoyable Springtime Afternoon at Rothwell Lodge!
Posted on 28th November 2017A second and very successful ‘Our House’ event was held at Rothwell Lodge on 12 November 2017 on an afternoon of springtime sunshine.
Remembrance Day 2017 Speech by Max Solling
Posted on 26th November 2017At this years Glebe Society ceremony for Remembrance Day, historian Max Solling spoke of how in 1919 the local community grappled with the proper way to remember their lost generation.
Christmas Gifts for Glebe’s Temporary Residents
Posted on 7th November 2017There are families and individuals who reside temporarily in Glebe while overcoming difficulties life has thrown into their paths. This year the community committee of TGSI would like to be able to take gifts for residents to Elsie Women’s refuge and to one or two other residential facilities.
Remembrance Day in Glebe 2017
Posted on 28th November 2017This year the Glebe Society ceremony for Remembrance Day was held behind the Diggers’ Memorial in the D.J. Foley Rest Park. The ceremony marked the centenary of a year that saw tragic losses by Australian troops fighting on the Western Front.
Sunset Soirée for Centipede
Posted on 7th November 2017There was a full house for our annual fundraiser for Centipede at Glebe Public School this year.
147-9 Glebe Point Road (former Sushi Garden)
Posted on 7th November 2017This is the only wooden building surviving in Glebe Point Road, and the only wooden shop in Glebe. There is a case for retaining elements of the late Victorian facade, such as the splayed doorway, iron columns and associated windows, and certainly for recording the building comprehensively and attaching an interpretative plaque
Three CBDs?
Posted on 7th November 2017The Greater Sydney Commission has hit the headlines with its release of the draft Future Transport Strategy. The key promise is that with the division of Sydney into three hubs, the Western Parkland City based on Badgerys Creek Airport, the Central River City based on Parramatta, and the Eastern Harbour City based on the current CBD, by 2056, most people will enjoy a thirty minute commute.
WestConnex: Communities Show Their Distaste for a Bad Project
Posted on 7th November 2017Submissions on the Environmental Impact Statement for the M4-M5 Link closed on 16 October. The Department of Planning and Environment has received a huge number of submissions opposing the project.
Submission to NSW Planning and Environment on WestConnex EIS
Posted on 27th October 2017Attached is our submission to the NSW Department of Planning and Environment on the Environmental Impact Statement lodged by WestConnex for stage 3 of the project.
How WestConnex Will Affect You
Posted on 4th October 2017By Jan Wilson, on behalf of StopWestConnex-Glebe Forest Lodge, a group of concerned locals campaigning against the $17 billion+ WestConnex toll road and for better public and active transport.
Keep Blackwattle Bay a Safe Place for Passive Boating
Posted on 3rd October 2017Glebe Society member (and Environment subcommittee convenor) Åsa Wahlquist has written to the NSW Minister for Planning, Anthony Roberts, about NSW Roads and Maritime Services’ (RMS) plans for the Sydney Heritage Fleet facility at Bank St, Pyrmont.
Damage to Mangroves in the Mangrove Area of Bicentennial Park
Posted on 7th September 2017Damage to some of the saplings has occurred recently and I suspect dogs. So dog owners please keep your dogs out of the area and if you see dogs in the area, please alert their owners to the potential for damage.
Communications Subcommittee Annual Report 2016-17
Posted on 7th September 2017Our main activity over the past year has been to oversee the Society’s various media – the Bulletin, websites, Facebook pages, Twitter, YouTube, email update to members and Eventbrite.
Bays and Foreshores Subcommittee Annual Report 2016-17
Posted on 7th September 2017Bays Precinct Urban Renewal Project; Sydney Fishmarket; Relocation of Occasional Cruises to Bank St; Industrial Operations to Glebe Island; Masterplan for the Bays Market District; and Google departs White Bay.
Community Development Subcommittee Annual Report 2016-17
Posted on 7th September 2017Appeal from a carer/mother of an intellectually disabled young Glebe adult came to our attention; Christmas gifts for families at the Elsie refuge again last year; ‘Shaping the Future of Glebe’ Forum; Glebe Tram Mural; and Glebe Exchange Platform.
Environment Subcommittee Annual Report 2016-17
Posted on 7th September 2017Alienation of public land for Blackwattle Bay Marina (trading as All Occasion Cruises) and plastic bags and non-recyclable coffee cups in Glebe.
The Shared Cycle and Pedestrian Foreshore Path
Posted on 7th September 2017We have some concerns about the safety of pedestrians and cyclists on the shared cycle and pedestrian path that runs along the foreshore of Blackwattle Bay from the end of Glebe Point Road to Bridge Road.
Why Orphan School Creek is Important
Posted on 7th September 2017Fifty years ago the bays’ foreshores, and all the watercourses that drained into them, were lined with industrial uses, most of them in terminal decline, and many already defunct and derelict. The biggest drain was the concreted Johnstons Creek. At the Children’s Hospital, Camperdown, it was joined by a tributary, Orphan School Creek.
Draft Planning Changes for 2-32 Junction Street, Forest Lodge
Posted on 7th September 2017Proposed changes for this key development site are being exhibited for comment on the Sydney Your Say website until 4 September.
Letter to the Minister for Planning and Environment on the Bank St Site
Posted on 27th August 2017The Glebe Society is pleased to provide its objections to the request for modification of the current development approvals at the Bank St site to allow a change of use to a harbor cruise business and for associated on land changes.
Public Meeting on Record Reign Hall
Posted on 7th September 2017About thirty residents turned out to hear about the proposal for a 68-place Childcare Centre to be located in this remarkable Late Victorian Church Hall, a Heritage Item and landmark that has served the Glebe community in many capacities over it long life.
The Glebe Society’s 48th AGM
Posted on 7th September 2017Forty-three members attended the 48th Annual General Meeting held on Sunday 20 August in the Glebe Town Hall.
After the formalities, the guest speaker, Senior Constable Renee Fortuna, spoke to the members about her work with the youth of Glebe.
