Annual Reports
The Glebe Society’s work in 2025-2026
Posted on 27th August 2026
The Glebe Society Subcommittees’ annual reports for 2025–2026.
Blue Wren Subcommittee Annual Report 2026
Posted on 8th August 2026
This annual report highlights a productive year: blue wrens returned, bushcare volunteers maintained and replanted key sites and the spring survey recorded strong bird numbers. The Subcommittee put forward habitat recommendations, monitored key parks and continued advocacy over the ongoing issues at Glebe’s Hill.
Heritage Subcommittee Annual Report 2026
Posted on 8th August 2026
This annual report summarises the Subcommittee’s work: monitoring DAs, handling public heritage enquiries, contributing research to the Bulletin, and addressing major heritage issues including Forest Lodge School’s wall, the Wentworth Park viaduct and Glebe Island Bridge. Website review and advocacy continued.
Communications Subcommittee Annual Report 2026
Posted on 8th August 2026
This annual report outlines the Society’s communications activities – promoting the Society’s aims through the Bulletin, websites and President’s updates. A member survey led to ending print Bulletins, shorter articles, and a website overhaul is underway to improve its navigation and usability.
Bays & Foreshores Subcommittee Annual Report 2026
Posted on 8th August 2026
This year’s focus has been major foreshore development around Blackwattle and Rozelle Bays, with one win: Wentworth Park returning to the community. New projects, dense housing plans and transport shortfalls pose major challenges, while ideas like a new Glebe Island Bridge offer rare positives.
President’s Annual Report 2025
Posted on 1st October 2025
Duncan 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.
Communications Subcommittee Annual Report 2025
Posted on 26th September 2025
The Society’s main communications tools are the Glebe Society Bulletin produced 10 times per year, our main website and the President’s Update emails.
Transport and Traffic Subcommittee Annual Report 2025
Posted on 8th September 2025
Some things have improved since last year, but others remain unresolved. Ongoing issues include Bridge Road, ebikes on pavements and bus routes.
Blue Wren Subcommittee Annual Report 2025
Posted on 15th August 2025
The subcommittee and the bushcare groups have made much progress in the past year towards increasing the diversity, abundance and distribution of indigenous fauna and flora in Glebe–Forest Lodge.
Heritage Subcommittee Annual Report 2025
Posted on 13th August 2025
The Heritage Subcommittee met monthly in 2025 to research, advocate, and engage with the public on Glebe’s history and heritage. It reviewed 107 DAs, responded to public queries, published articles, and contributed to heritage policy.
Transport and Traffic Subcommittee Annual Report 2023-2024
Posted on 2nd October 2024
The Annual Report of the Transport and Traffic convenor expresses the Society’s concerns with the Rozelle interchange, local bus schedules, and e-bikes and bike shares
Annual report from the Glebe Society’s representative on the Community Consultative Committee for the new Sydney Fish Market
Posted on 2nd October 2024
In her Annual Report, Asa Wahlquist describes the Fish Market Community Consultative Committee’s monthly meetings with the builder, Multiplex, and highlights major concerns about looming traffic and parking issues that are likely to have a major impact on Glebe.
Bays and Foreshores Subcommittee annual report 2023-2024
Posted on 2nd October 2024
In the Annual Report of the Bays and Foreshores subcommittee Convenor John Sergeant recalls the Society’s efforts to secure a continuous area of public land along the Glebe foreshore. But more needs to be done to ensure the safety of all users, who move at different speeds and with varying levels of mobility and attentiveness and so on.
Heritage Subcommittee Annual Report 2023–2024
Posted on 28th August 2024
The Society’s Heritage Subcommittee Annual Report points out that it does a lot more than simply monitoring the impact and application of local and State heritage controls.
Communications Subcommittee Annual Report 2023-2024
Posted on 28th August 2024
The annual report of the Communications Subcommittee, responsible for the Society’s Bulletin, websites and social media. One of the Society’s videos on YouTube has been viewed 85,000 times!
Planning Subcommittee Annual Report 2023-2024
Posted on 31st July 2024
In his annual report, Ian Stephenson, the Glebe Society’s Planning Convenor, recommends that the State Government exempts the Sydney Local Government Area from the proposed Low- and Mid-Rise Housing State Environmental Planning Policy, but sets housing targets for the LGA to ensure the City does its bit to alleviate the housing crisis.
Blue Wren Subcommittee Annual Report 2023–2024
Posted on 31st July 2024
A busy year for the Blue Wren Subcommittee. The project sponsored by the Subcommittee has made successful observations of some of the fauna resident in ‘The Hill’. It’s just one of this year’s notable achievements by the Blue Wrens.
Transport and Traffic Subcommittee Annual Report 2022-2023
Posted on 5th October 2023
Continuing complaints by residents about the Bridge Road cycleway, and concern about the extra traffic generated by the new Sydney Fish Market, are issues covered in this report.
Community Development Subcommittee Annual Report 2022-2023
Posted on 5th October 2023
The Community Development Subcommittee is planning a silent auction with proceeds going to Centipede, the out of school hours care program operating at Glebe Public School.
Communications Subcommittee Annual Report 2022-2023
Posted on 5th October 2023
Now in its 54th year, the Bulletin continues to keep members informed about the activities and concerns of the Society and includes engaging articles about people and places remembered for their connection to our local community. The Society’s social media presence continues to grow and increases our reach beyond our membership.
President’s annual report 2022-2023
Posted on 5th October 2023
After two years as President of the Society, Ian Stephenson is stepping down. But his commitment and capability will continue in his other role as Convenor of the Planning Subcommittee. In his report to the AGM, Ian spoke of the Society’s many achievements over the past two years.
Planning Subcommittee Annual Report 2022-2023
Posted on 27th August 2023
Ian Stephenson, who steps down as President of the Society at this year’s AGM, has had a busy year wearing his other hat as Convenor of the Planning subcommittee.
New Sydney Fish Market Community Consultative Committee Annual Report 2022-2023
Posted on 27th August 2023
The CCC achieved its biggest win this year, successfully objecting to raising Bridge Road in front of the new Sydney Fish Market. Members of the CCC argued raising Bridge Road would result in months of traffic disruption and could result in worse flooding at the Wentworth Park Road and Bridge Road intersection.
Heritage Subcommittee Annual Report 2022-2023
Posted on 27th August 2023
The Glebe Society’s Heritage Subcommittee is tasked with improving the amenity of Glebe and Forest Lodge by opposing development detrimental to heritage values or contrary to community interests; with encouraging sound town planning, architectural and conservation practices; and stimulating interest in the history and character of Glebe and Forest Lodge.
Blue Wren Subcommittee Annual Report 2022-2023
Posted on 27th August 2023
This year, the tenth annual Glebe/Forest Lodge spring bird survey counted birds in 10 different locations. 33 different bird species were identified, equally the highest diversity of species recorded over the last 10 years. The two most common birds were again the native Noisy Miner and the Rainbow Lorikeet.
Communications Subcommittee Annual Report 2021-2022
Posted on 11th September 2022
The Communications Subcommittee has overseen the Society’s media activities in 2021-22, including the Bulletin, website, Facebook pages, Twitter, YouTube and the President’s Update email. Convenor Allan Hogan reports on who we engaged with, how we engaged with them and how successful we were in getting our message out to the wider community.
Bays and Foreshores Subcommittee 2022 Annual Report
Posted on 11th September 2022
The Convenor of the Bays & Foreshores Subcommittee had her work cut out for her in 2021-2022, fighting massive overdevelopment in a number of locations around our foreshores.
President’s 2022 Annual Report
Posted on 11th September 2022
The Society has been working to nurture Glebe’s special magic for over 50 years. Our three pillars, community, environment and heritage, remain as relevant as ever. The fact that our membership grew by 10% to 449 shows we continue to engage the people of Glebe.
Heritage Subcommittee Annual Report 2021-2022
Posted on 11th September 2022
The Heritage Subcommittee continued their dedicated work towards the heritage preservation and enhancement of Glebe and Forest Lodge for the benefit of our community now and into the future. They contributed to the Review of the NSW Heritage Act 1977 and the Review of the Local Environmental Plan 2012, nominated properties for Blue Plaques and wrote numerous articles in the Bulletin relating to 2037’s history. They also responded to many community requests for heritage and historical information about Glebe and Forest Lodge.
Planning Subcommittee Annual Report 2021-2022
Posted on 11th September 2022
The Society has been working to nurture Glebe’s special magic for over fifty years. Active engagement with the planning process is an important part of this. The Planning Subcommittee has been very busy in this area over the last year. Our work has included making submissions on development applications, participating in meetings with the City of Sydney and the NSW Land and Housing Corporation, Infrastructure NSW and making detailed submissions on State Significant Developments.
