Monthly Archives: May 2021

NSW Planning’s proposed Design and Place SEPP is not going to work
Posted on 22nd May 2021Check out the Glebe Society’s submission on the state government’s proposed Design and Place planning policy

Stop Cannibalising Glebe – Defend Public Housing Rally
Posted on 22nd May 2021The state government is getting it seriously wrong by doing high rise developments in heritage conservation areas in parts of Glebe.

Glebe Society meets with Lord Mayor Clover Moore to discuss public housing
Posted on 26th May 2021Glebe Society met with Lord Mayor Clover Moore to discuss social housing. The Glebe Society is opposed to LAHC’s unprincipled vision to create a tale of two suburbs: one which is low-rise and historic and the other which is high-rise and heartless.

Just how far will LAHC go? Now they’re selling off a kindy!
Posted on 26th May 2021The state government is selling off the building that houses a kindy that’s been in Glebe for almost 40 years.

Biodiversity lecture is fully booked, but you can put your name on the waiting list!
Posted on 26th May 2021Put your name on the waiting list for this fascinating 2021 Biodiversity lecture.

The Duke in Sydney (and Glebe!)
Posted on 26th May 2021Did you know Prince Philip visited Glebe in 1956 and toured the Glebe Library?

100 years ago in Glebe & Forest Lodge – this month: May 1921
Posted on 26th May 2021What were the papers reporting about Glebe in May 1921?

Anzac Day in Glebe, 2021
Posted on 22nd May 2021Max Solling on the impact of the Second World War on Glebe residents.

Wentworth Park Speedway, Glebe
Posted on 26th May 2021What sort of cars raced at Wentworth Park Speedway around 1930?

Draft Greening Sydney Strategy
Posted on 22nd May 2021City of Sydney is currently consulting on their draft Greening Sydney Strategy. It would aim to increase overall green cover to manage urban heat, create more opportunities to connect with nature and create greater biodiversity.

The Immortal available for home delivery!
Posted on 22nd May 2021What’s happening with the Dirty Reds.

Who lived in your street? Charles Lanham (1859–1933)
Posted on 22nd May 2021Charles Lanham & Son’s steam laundry in Forest St, Forest Lodge, operated from 1903 until 1988.