Monthly Archives: April 2026
A win for the community
Posted on 22nd April 2026The Minister for Roads, Jenny Aitchison, has ruled against the proposed closure of the Bank Street exit from the Anzac Bridge.
Annual Glebe Book Sale
Posted on 22nd April 2026This year’s book sale is on Saturday 16 May at Benledi, to raise money for Glebe Public School’s literacy program.
Should the parking rules near the Fish Market be changed?
Posted on 22nd April 2026The new Sydney Fish Market has put huge pressure on parking in the streets near the new Sydney Fish Market. Tell the Council what changes to parking regulations you would like to see in the affected sreets.
Improvements to outdoor dining in Glebe
Posted on 22nd April 2026The Glebe Society has recommended amendments to the City of Sydney Draft Outdoor Dining Guidelines, and that parts of Glebe Point Road should be upgraded for permanent outdoor dining.
Bidura development applies for state significant development assessment
Posted on 22nd April 2026If successful, this would bypass the previous consent granted by the Council of the City of Sydney. The new proposal would be some 30% larger.
Max Solling on the pubs of Glebe and Forest Lodge
Posted on 22nd April 2026Max Solling’s latest talk was held at the Forest Lodge Hotel on 1 March. But this wasn’t just a talk in a pub, it was a talk about pubs.
New Fish Market poorly served by public transport
Posted on 22nd April 2026The new Sydney Fish Market is poorly served by public transport. One suggestion is a new bus route along Bridge Road, like the 458 used to go.
This month’s photo competition: April 2026
Posted on 22nd April 2026The winner this month was Alison McKeown’s ‘Reflection’ taken through the window of Café Madame Frou Frou.
Foreshores for the People, by Nick O’Neill
Posted on 22nd April 2026About the decades-long fight to win public open space in Glebe and Sydney’s Inner West, that has resulted in parklands and walkways cherished by locals and tourists alike.
News from the Blue Wren subcommittee: April 2026
Posted on 22nd April 2026The Council of the City of Sydney will ‘soon be engaging an environmental consultant to assess the site conditions on Glebe’s Hill. We will then develop an ongoing management plan for this area’
Then as now: Glebe’s ‘three broad social precincts’
Posted on 2nd April 2026It is often observed that Glebe has (broadly) three socioeconomic groups that are (broadly) arranged geographically. The spatial distribution of those groups is not so different to that described by Jevons in 1858.
