Monthly Archives: October 2025
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.
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.
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.
Did you know? – St Johns Road
Posted on 8th October 2025This story of a former corner shop overlooking Orphan School Creek exemplifies the shift toward denser land use that reshaped Glebe and Forest Lodge around the turn of the 20th century.
Music at the Glebe Art Show
Posted on 2nd October 2025The Glebe Art Show is back at the Tramsheds with another great Show from 8 to15 October. This year, there will be a series of evening short concerts to complement our local artistic creativity.
Recent Development Applications
Posted on 8th October 2025Each week the Heritage Subcommittee reviews the City of Sydney’s website for DAs relevant to Glebe and Forest Lodge. A list is on our website.
