Yearly Archives: 2018
2019 is Party Time … Celebrate 50 years of the Glebe Society!
Posted on 3rd December 2018Next year on 19 June, the Glebe Society will be 50 years ‘young’. Plans are being developed to celebrate this important milestone and the contributions the Society has made to protecting our local heritage and environment and building our community.
Please Support Christmas Gifts for Glebe Residents
Posted on 3rd December 2018Due to the wonderful response last year to our Christmas appeal for children and their parents living in supported accommodation in Glebe we would again like to support Elsie Women’s Refuge, Rainbow Lodge, Detour House and Kathleen York House with the addition of people in the Youth Programs run by Glebe Police.
Kitchen Pack Project Update (November 2018)
Posted on 3rd December 2018We’ve now delivered 21 Kitchen Packs to Elsie families and Rainbow Lodge men moving into their new homes but, after a recent surge in deliveries, we are running short of stock. We really need the surplus kitchen items you have in your own cupboards, or those you can source from neighbours or friends, or maybe […]
The Oppy
Posted on 3rd December 2018What are you going to do with all those surplus-to-requirement items you find in your Christmas stocking this year?
Update on the Glebe Fox(es)
Posted on 3rd December 2018In response to the Society’s letter to City of Sydney about the problem of foxes in Glebe, we received a response dated 18 October, from David Riordan, Director of City Services and an expression of concern on behalf of Councillor Kerryn Phelps.
‘Gracious Cycling’
Posted on 3rd December 2018The City of Sydney has produced a video promoting the art of ‘Gracious Cycling’.
News from Blue Wren Subcommittee (November 2018)
Posted on 3rd December 2018Sixth annual spring bird survey Thirty different bird species were recorded in this year’s survey, led by Judy Christie, commencing at 7am on Sunday 28 October, which equals the highest number of species recorded. The overall number of 459 birds seen was also a great achievement. Having more surveyors enabled us to cover more areas […]
Planning Report (November 2018)
Posted on 3rd December 2018Sydney Fish Market, Public Participation, Metropolitan Remand Centre, Yelvertoft, Durham Court and Community Consultation
New Sydney Fish Market: Smart Building, Challenged Site
Posted on 3rd December 2018The design for the new Sydney Fish Market is now on display and Urban Growth NSW is holding public information sessions to boast about its attractive features.
Wentworth Park – a ‘growth centre’?
Posted on 3rd December 2018Concern has been expressed on the Glebe Society’s Facebook page about the inclusion of Wentworth Park in Urban Growth’s ‘The Bays Growth Area’.
Appointment of a New Glebe Society President: Verity Firth
Posted on 3rd December 2018The Management Committee is delighted to announce that, at a meeting held on 31 October, it appointed Verity Firth to fill the casual vacancy of President.
Speech by Max Solling at Remembrance Day Ceremony 2018
Posted on 25th November 2018The British imperial dead numbered over a million, and sending the bodies home was logistically impossible. Brooke immortalised himself in his own poignant verse in The Soldier.
Speech by Lyn Collingwood on Remembrance Day 2018
Posted on 25th November 2018A reading of one of the many letters written by World War One serviceman no. 3698 James Blackwood to his aunt Agnes living in Glebe in Stewart Street.
Mysterious Old Graffiti in Lew Hoad Reserve
Posted on 26th November 2018Can you tell us anything about this old graffiti in Lew Hoad Reserve?
Call for Ideas Illustrating a Special Moment or Event in the Glebe Society’s History
Posted on 2nd November 2018As part of the Glebe Society’s 50th Anniversary celebrations, a photographic exhibition is being planned of special events in the organisation’s history. If you have a photo, video or document that recalls a special moment in the Glebe Society’s past, whether it be of people, openings (or even closings), place naming ceremonies, campaigns, commemorations, celebrations or community gatherings, please let us know.
Re-dedication of Tramsheds War Memorial
Posted on 2nd November 2018The Tramsheds War Memorial is returning to its original location at the Tramsheds. It will be re-dedicated on Thursday 8 November 2018 at 11am.
Hidden treasures of contemporary Glebe
Posted on 2nd November 2018‘Our House’ on Sunday 21 Oct 2018 was a perfect opportunity to welcome four new members and to see many hidden treasures of contemporary Glebe in the Lyndhurst Estate.
Habitat Garden Guided Walk
Posted on 2nd November 2018As part of National Bird Week, Sophie Golding, Urban Ecology Coordinator, City of Sydney Council, organised a guided walk in the John Street Reserve Habitat Garden on Saturday morning, 27 October, led by Judy Christie.
The Glebe Society Helps Support Centipede
Posted on 2nd November 2018On the evening of 12 October some 70 hardy souls braved the unseasonable weather to gather in support of Centipede at Glebe Public School at the Sunset Soirée.
History Enquiries from the Website
Posted on 2nd November 2018Enquiries on Glebe’s history and heritage continue to be received from members of the general public via the Society’s website.
Dirty Reds Film: 88 Years
Posted on 2nd November 2018This 16 minute short film gives a fascinating account of the life, death and rebirth of Australia’s first rugby league team, Glebe Rugby League Football Club.
How the Glebe Society is Using Twitter
Posted on 2nd November 2018Alice Simpson-Young shares how the Glebe Society Twitter account is currently being used to illustrate how Twitter works:
Planning Report (October 2018)
Posted on 2nd November 2018Durham Court (417 Glebe Point Road), 225-279 Broadway and Bellevue
Community Matters – Sewing for Good
Posted on 30th September 2018Are you handy with a sewing machine, a pair of scissors or a needle and thread? If so I would like to invite you to join a Glebe Society Community sponsored sewing and craft group, which we are commencing in late October.
News from Blue Wren Subcommittee (September 2018)
Posted on 30th September 2018Habitat gardening walk and talk, the Society’s sixth annual Spring Bird Survey, the Friends of Orphan School Creek Bushcare Group, the Glebe Palmerston and Surrounds Landcare Group, the Ferry Road Bushcare Group and removal of eight Kapok trees.
Do You Have a Den of Foxes Living under Your House?
Posted on 30th September 2018Foxes have not only been sighted in Glebe, they are suspected of killing two loved, and well-known, pet hens.
Planning Report (September 2018)
Posted on 30th September 2018232 Glebe Point Rd, 16 Glebe Point Rd, 202 Glebe Point Rd and Bellevue
Where’s the Statue? How We Got to Where We Are
Posted on 30th September 2018Members may recall seeing an old photo of a statue of a WWI Digger on a white plinth in the centre of the award-winning garden at the Tramsheds.
WestConnex – Now a Fait Accompli
Posted on 30th September 2018Sadly the WestConnex behemoth can’t be stopped. Construction and destruction are well under way.
Glebe and Forest Lodge have gotten off relatively lightly. There are no construction or property acquisitions proposed in our suburbs.
Ian Edwards 1929-2018
Posted on 30th September 2018Ian Edwards worked as a social worker, a school teacher, a librarian and a taxi driver, and had aspirations to the Anglican priesthood for which his parish priest quite rightly declined to recommend him. Ian was an involved member of the Glebe Society for more than 30 years.
