Monthly Archives: November 2023
In Focus: This month’s photo competition, December 2023
Posted on 28th November 2023There’s a winner for the December photo competition and the annual grand finalist
Heritage and the housing crisis: higher density must respect amenity
Posted on 28th November 2023What’s the common ground between YIMBYs and NIMBYs? This article is reproduced with the permission of the Marrickville Heritage Society.
King Parrots discover Orphan School Creek
Posted on 28th November 2023Rare visitors to Glebe and Forest Lodge. King Parrots discover Orphan School Creek
It’s official: A Blue Plaque for Dorothy Drain
Posted on 28th November 2023She charmed Frank Sinatra into giving her a rare interview. Journalist, war correspondent, and editor, Dorothy Drain’s home in Glebe will be remembered with a Blue Plaque.
This month’s mystery photo: December 2023
Posted on 28th November 2023You’ll need some local knowledge to guess this month’s mystery photo.
Submission regarding outdoor dining at hotels
Posted on 28th November 2023The Society has made a submission about regulations for outdoor dining at Glebe’s hotels.
Blue Plaque nomination No 20: Hartford, 244 Glebe Point Road
Posted on 28th November 2023A grand Glebe mansion with a history. Hartford, the home of pioneering dentist Edwin Magnus.
Update on Innovation and Ideas Grant: The Hill project
Posted on 28th November 2023By Andrew Wood, convenor, Blue Wren subcommittee, Bulletin 10/2023, December At last, some good news – on Wednesday 15 November the final contract (Approval Temporary Access over Council Land) to permit the start of work on the Innovation and Ideas Grant was signed by the City of Sydney and the Society. It will enable the […]
In Focus: Monthly Photo Competition, November 2023
Posted on 1st November 2023A dog at the wheel of a BMW, some beautiful gardens, and rowers on the harbour were among the entries this month. But the judges went for a photo with a message.
Council debates Bridge Road cycleway
Posted on 1st November 2023Deletions, amendments and additions – all in a night’s work for a City of Sydney Council meeting. But a motion to request greater concern for safety in the construction of the Bridge Road cycleway took a very different form after one Councillor took his pen to it.
The Craney Grant – helping bees thrive!
Posted on 1st November 2023At the Crescent Early Learning Centre kids are learning about the birds and the bees, with the support of a Craney Grant.
Glebe’s artistic community
Posted on 1st November 2023There’s a long list of famous names, iconic films, and popular TV series associated with Glebe. As Wendy Blackett reminds us, even Cliff Hardy, the fictional detective of Peter Coriss’s novels lived in Glebe.
