Yearly Archives: 2021
Work at Sydney Fish Market site is putting pedestrians at risk
Posted on 2nd October 2021Work at Sydney Fish Market (SFM) site is putting pedestrians at risk. It has been described as ‘an accident waiting to happen’. The footpath next to the new SFM site is frequently blocked, with pedestrians told to cross Bridge Rd, but with no assistance to do so.
Our new video series ‘In Sydney, it’s Glebe’
Posted on 1st October 2021‘In Sydney it’s Glebe’, six Glebe Society videos about our suburb, its history and heritage and the risks it faces from overdevelopment, have now been released.
How the Glebe Youth Service is supporting our community during COVID
Posted on 4th October 2021The Glebe Youth Service (GYS) is currently supporting many households affected by COVID-19. Broadway Shopping Centre has set up a Community Donation and Food Drive bin on the ground floor of the shopping centre. Please contribute items for GYS to distribute – a list of suitable items is provided in this article.
Position vacant – environment convenor
Posted on 4th October 2021The Glebe Society is looking for a new convenor for the Environment Subcommittee. Are you interested?
Glebe Public School brightens up Glebe
Posted on 6th October 2021Glebe Public School fence display on Glebe Point Road.
UPDATE: ‘Meet the Lord Mayor Candidates’ Forum now on 20 Nov
Posted on 22nd October 2021An opportunity to meet and hear from the candidates for Lord Mayor of the City of Sydney will now take place on Saturday 20 November at Glebe Town Hall from 10 am – 11.30 am, hosted by the Glebe Society o
Do you have a photo of this Glebe sign?
Posted on 4th October 2021Do you have a photo – taken before 2008 – of the eye-catching sign on the side of Glebe Point Pharmacy?
32nd Annual Glebe Music Festival
Posted on 6th October 2021The 2021 Glebe Music Festival will take place in November, under the direction of artistic director, David Mcintosh.
The Creation of Lombard St, Glebe
Posted on 4th October 2021Lombard St came into existence in 1901 and took its final form in 1994 when Mirvac developed the old Meloy Carriers site. Read about the transformation of the land which Lombard St now occupies from 1828 until the current day.
Cash donations to Glebe Youth Service
Posted on 4th October 2021Glebe Youth Service are providing vital support to young people and families in Glebe affected by Covid or having to isolate. With the help of Glebe Society members and others, donations have reached $20,000 with a goal of $40,000. Support provided includes food, cleaning products and other essentials, phone/data credit, phone support and advocacy.
Trauma Teddies for COVID-affected people in 2037
Posted on 4th October 2021October 2021, Bulletin 8/2021 Glebe Society member, Edwina Doe (seated), co-ordinates Red Cross’s Trauma Teddy program. On Monday 27 September, Edwina delivered a donation of 50 Trauma Teddies to GYS. (Photo: Red Cross)
Paintings of Glebe by artist Sonia Mattson
Posted on 6th October 2021A series of oil paintings inspired by places in Glebe, by local artist Sonia Mattson.
Blue Wren Subcommittee Annual Report 2020-2021
Posted on 13th September 2021The Blue Wren Subcommittee was active this year, despite COVID. Read about the subcommittee’s work on biodiversity and environmental protection.
Communications Subcommittee Annual Report 2020-2021
Posted on 1st October 2021The big news from the Communications Subcommittee for 2021 is the upgrade of the Glebe Society’s website, which is now looking fantastic. It has also supported the Planning Convenor in producing a series of six videos about the issues affecting Glebe – see our YouTube channel. The subcommittee has also been busy with the Bulletin, Facebook and Twitter.
Community Development Subcommittee Annual Report 2020-2021
Posted on 13th September 2021The Community Development Subcommittee maintained a range of activities in collaboration with other community groups during the year, despite restrictions related to COVID-19.
Heritage Subcommittee Annual Report 2020-2021
Posted on 14th September 2021As ever, the Heritage Subcommittee has been working hard to preserve the heritage of Glebe and Forest Lodge – and never have the odds been so heavily stacked against heritage protection.
Planning Subcommittee Annual Report 2020-2021
Posted on 1st October 2021Glebe is a special place. Its survival owes much to contingency. Social diversity created a remarkable architectural and cultural legacy. The year 2021 has reminded us that we cannot take the protection of Glebe’s social and urban character for granted. The City of Sydney’s well-considered Local Environment Plan and Development Control Plans are being undermined by State and Local governments.
Transport & Traffic Report for 2020-2021
Posted on 13th September 2021The Management Committee continued working in transport and traffic matters even though the subcommittee did not have a convenor in 2020-2021. Particular concerns were the traffic associated with the building of the new Fish Markets and the Bridge Rd cycleway.
COVID19 in Glebe / Forest Lodge – How you can help
Posted on 13th September 2021In response to the current Covid19 situation in Glebe/Forest Lodge, members and others are asked to consider making a financial donation to Glebe Youth Service (GYS). GYS is providing food and other essential items to families who are positive or who are having to isolate.
Blue Wren sighting in Glebe!
Posted on 7th September 2021In May this year two Superb Fairywrens were spotted at Glebe Point, the first confirmed sighting since 2016
Blackwattle Bay State Significant Precinct Study
Posted on 13th September 2021Blackwattle Bay opens Glebe up to the sky and water, and gives the suburb a wonderful aspect and the opportunity for water sports like rowing, dragon boating and canoeing. The incredible popularity of the foreshore walk is due to its proximity to the water and the sense of space and relaxation that it brings. All this is threatened by the Blackwattle Bay Precinct Plan.
Things to do in lockdown – one of our self-guided Glebe Walks
Posted on 8th September 2021Why not try one? Each walk is based on a theme: Politicians, Publicans and Sinners, The Pocket Parks of Glebe, Glebe Waterfront Walk, Early Glebe Architects, Late Victorian Streetscapes, The Rocks of Glebe Point, and Sydney University – the early Science precinct.
2021 Annual General Meeting: 10 October
Posted on 8th September 2021The Glebe Society’s 2021 AGM will be held at 11 am on 10 October by Zoom. All members are welcome. Nominations for membership of the Management Committee should be submitted by 1 October.
This month’s mystery photo – September 2021
Posted on 13th September 2021Try your hand at this month’s mystery photo – which pub is this and what are they doing?
Inspirational artwork from the students of Glebe Public School
Posted on 13th September 2021The students of Glebe Public School provide the community with some inspirational words during the COVID-19 lockdown.
Vale Janet Venn-Brown
Posted on 13th September 2021Well-known Australian artist, Janet Venn-Brown, died on 6 August, aged 96. Janet had a long association with Glebe and the Glebe Society. Read more about her fascinating life.
The decline in community services ‒ Council election issue
Posted on 13th September 2021One of the candidates in the Mayoral election, Labor candidate Linda Scott, has a policy commitment to ‘Re-Establish Community Centres and City of Sydney Town Halls’. This is directly in line with the Glebe Society’s proposal to Council that a staffed community centre be established in Glebe Town Hall.
An unsuccessful proposal for the development of part of Glebe
Posted on 13th September 2021In the 1840s, a new, and poorly-managed, Sydney Council proposed to use Grose Farm (now the University of Sydney) as a cattle market and abattoir.
Protecting our environment – sewage pumping stations serving Glebe
Posted on 14th September 2021Four low level sewage pumping stations serve Glebe and surrounding areas, part of a network constructed at the end of the 19th and early 20th centuries in response to the outbreaks of typhoid which plagued Sydney from the 1870s to 1890s. Built at a time when small-scale utilitarian buildings were given as much careful attention as public buildings.
