Monthly Archives: December 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.
