Yearly Archives: 2025
Wentworth Park good news
Posted on 29th December 2025Premier Minns has announced that Wentworth Park will be returned to the public for mixed use of open space, sport and recreation. Thank you to all those members who have been campaigning for this outcome for many, many years.
Message from the President: Bulletin update
Posted on 29th December 2025From next year the Bulletin will be distributed electronically to all members. The December 2025 edition of the Bulletin is the last that will be printed.
Minister to reconsider change that would create chaos on local roads
Posted on 29th December 2025The NSW Minister for Roads, Jenny Aitchison, has promised to reconsider the proposed closure of the Bank Street exit on the eastern end of the Anzac Bridge.
Annual Spring Bird Survey Report 2025
Posted on 1st December 2025Our 2025 snapshot survey of birds in Glebe and Forest Lodge. An outstanding count of 36 Australian figbirds this year, but the most numerous were Rainbow lorikeets.
Summer concerts at Margaretta Cottage
Posted on 29th December 2025Two special Glebe Music Festival summer concerts.
Mystery photo: December 2025
Posted on 29th December 2025The December 2025 mystery photo was taken by Ted McKeown in 1992; it shows what was to become the Anzac Bridge, then little more than a twinkle in the NSW government’s eye.
New planning laws may backfire
Posted on 29th December 2025Today’s regulatory push to cut planning red tape risks creating a significant decline in housing quality and community amenity, and opportunities for community input.
Guided Walks Program 2025: Reflections
Posted on 29th December 2025The Walks Group organised six events in 2025 attracting close to 150 bookings. Our aim is for the walks to be educational, fun, not too strenuous and to encourage social interaction among our members.
This month’s photo competition: December 2025
Posted on 29th December 2025The photo of the month is a blaze of luminous colour and a fine image to end our year.
Another blue wren sighting in the Rozelle Parklands
Posted on 29th December 2025The new parklands are providing suitable habitat, close to Glebe.
Join us at our end of year gathering on 5 December
Posted on 20th November 2025Glebe Society members, their family and friends, are invited to St Johns historic local church for an end of year gathering with a difference.
Glebe Society 2025 Christmas Appeal – Addi Road Food Pantry at Camperdown
Posted on 20th November 2025This year, the Society is encouraging its members to support the Addi Road Food Pantry at Camperdown, which helps local families and individuals experiencing hardship.
Million Dollar Disgrace
Posted on 20th November 2025Local Glebe residents and members of the Animal Justice Party protested outside the Wentworth Park greyhound racetrack on the day of the Million Dollar Race, keen to see the whole park returned to the community. The CIty of Sydney has released plans for what the park could look like.
Fish market update
Posted on 20th November 2025The new Sydney Fish Market is scheduled to open on 19 January next year. Local residents are concerned visitors will want to park in nearby streets, where parking spaces are already in high demand.
A very Glebe photo
Posted on 6th November 2025The Glebe Society-sponsored Character of Glebe Prize at this year’s (2025) Glebe Art Show went to Lucinda Loane for her dramatic image of the ‘Tunnel at Glebe’.
This month’s In Focus photo competition: November 2025
Posted on 23rd November 2025‘Spring Sunshine’by Stephen Foster has been chosen as the Photo of the Month, with morning sunlight shining softly through one of our beautiful old fig trees.
An unexpected find
Posted on 23rd November 2025A Glebe Society walk led to an unexpected find of photo of the original gates to Toxteth Park, now the home of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan and St Scholastica’s School.
Management Committee news
Posted on 20th November 2025Duncan Leys has been appointed as Acting President and Tim Hesketh Vice President.
This month’s mystery photo: November 2025
Posted on 23rd November 2025This is 98 Glebe Point Road. What’s its connection with the entertainment industry?
News from the Blue Wren Subcommittee: November 2025
Posted on 28th October 2025Updates from the Blue Wren group including the sad discovery of deliberate damage to seedlings and establlsihed plants in the Orphan School Creek Reserve.
President’s Annual Report 2025
Posted on 1st October 2025Duncan Leys’ report to members at the 2025 annual general meeting, in which he talks about some of the upcoming threats to Glebe and Forest Lodge.
36th Annual Glebe Music Festival (2025)
Posted on 12th June 2025Details about the Glebe Music Festival concerts in November 2025, plus information about special concerts in July and October.
Glebe Talks: Fishy Business
Posted on 2nd October 2025Hear former senator John Faulkner on his new book, ‘Fishy Business’, detailing the history, characters, and politics of the Sydney Fish Market. Wed, Nov 5, 6–7 pm, Gleebooks Café. $30 (incl. food/wine).
Wentworth Park decision up in the air
Posted on 2nd October 2025In 2020, the NSW Government promised that Wentworth Park would become public open space when the greyhound racing lease ends in 2027. It now says no final decision has been made.
New proposal for Glebe Island Bridge
Posted on 8th October 2025Architect Andrew Benn has reimagined Glebe Island Bridge’s restoration, arguably preserving its heritage while enabling the expanded ferry service planned for the new Sydney Fish Market.
PUG Men’s Shed Fundraising Evening
Posted on 15th September 2025Pyrmont Ultimo Glebe (PUG) Men’s Shed is hosting a benefit night to raise funds for Glebe Youth Service. Click for details.
Whack-a-mole traffic solution
Posted on 8th October 2025Proposed changes to the Western Distributor will put more traffic onto the streets of Glebe and Pyrmont.
Tour of Toxteth Park: September 2025
Posted on 1st October 2025An insightful walking tour of Toxteth Park (also known as Toxteth House) led by historian Max Solling, with Joanna Mead, Archives & Records Manager at the Good Samaritan Congregational Centre in Toxteth House.
This month’s mystery photo: October 2025
Posted on 8th October 2025A fascinating photo this month! Where was it taken and what is going on?
This month’s In Focus photo competition: October 2025
Posted on 8th October 2025This month Helen Randerson spotted unique building details in Campbell Street, probably from the late 1930s–1940s, in a style not usually seen in Glebe.
