The Glebe Society
In Focus: This month’s photo competition, May 2025
Posted on 9th May 2025
Our shots this month included people, events, and our local urban landscape. Virginia Simpson-Young’s winning image was chosen for its strong atmosphere, the colour and lighting, and a slightly spooky feeling.
In Focus: This month’s photo competition, December 2024 and annual winner, 2024
Posted on 4th December 2024
Find out which photograph won December’s In Focus, and … drum roll! … which photograph is the overall winner for 2024.
In Focus: This month’s photo competition, November 2024
Posted on 28th October 2024
A great selection this month, featuring some iconic scenes in Glebe and Forest Lodge
Mayoral candidates’ forum
Posted on 2nd October 2024
There was a lively debate between the Lord Mayoral Candidates for the City Council following the Society’s AGM
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.
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.
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
In Focus: This month’s photo competition, October 2024
Posted on 2nd October 2024
There was a diverse collection of entries and subject matter in this month’s photo competition.
2024 Annual General Meeting
Posted on 31st July 2024
The Glebe Society’s 2024 Annual General Meeting was held on September 1st at the Tramsheds, followed by a debate with the mayoral candidates for the City of Sydney Council Election.
In Focus: 2037 photo competition rules
Posted on 28th August 2024
Get out your phone or camera and enter our monthly In Focus competition. Send us a picture of somewhere or someone in Glebe or Forest Lodge, in fact anywhere in the 2037 postcode. Open to all members of the Glebe Society.
In Focus: This month’s photo competition, September 2024
Posted on 28th August 2024
There have been excellent entries in this month’s photo competition. Take a look at them and find out the judges’ decision. Thinking of entering a photo? Deadline is the 15th of each month.
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!
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.
In Focus: This month’s photo competition, August 2024
Posted on 31st July 2024
This month’s photo competition was a tough call for the judges, but there was one very worthy winner. Have you recently taken a photo of Glebe-Forest Lodge that you particularly like? Please send it in! Keep your smartphone handy when you’re out and about, and snap something you find interesting, beautiful, new, old, colourful, animal or vegetable.
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.
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.
In Focus: This month’s photo competition, July 2024
Posted on 1st July 2024
This month, four diverse photos were submitted. Mary Regan’s ‘Winter Sunrise Blackwattle Bay’ captures the bay’s tranquil beauty at dawn; Dale Dengate’s ‘A different angle on Blackwattle Bay’ is a jumble of structures of a modern working harbour; Caroline Lipovsky’s ‘Tree culling on a eucalyptus above Wigram Lane’ showcases an arborist at work amid colourful flora, while Lyn Collingwood’s ‘Montrose’ captures a blend of old and new architecture on a winter’s day.
In Focus: This month’s photo competition, June 2024
Posted on 29th May 2024
There were four strong entries for this month’s competition. The winner, by Virginia Simpson-Young, is a striking photo of Glebe chimney pots and roof lines.
In Focus: This month’s photo competition, May 2024
Posted on 1st May 2024
There were exciting entries this month, and we were very taken by our winner’s photograph. The competition is being noticed once more, but we want to encourage more entries from Society members.
Archives for the Future
Posted on 1st May 2024
The Heritage Subcommittee intends to collect photographs now that may become of historical and heritage interest in the future. They are calling on members with photos of Glebe and Forest Lodge who are willing to give them to the Society. They will be added to the photograph archives of the Society.
In Focus: This month’s photo competition, April 2024
Posted on 27th March 2024
A worthy winner and encouragement for everyone to submit photographs of Glebe and Forest Lodge for the Society’s next ‘In Focus’ photo competition.
In Focus: This month’s photo competition, December 2023
Posted on 28th November 2023
There’s a winner for the December photo competition and the annual grand finalist
Report of the Glebe Society’s 2023 Annual General Meeting
Posted on 5th October 2023
The 54th Annual General Meeting of the Glebe Society elected a new president and three new members of the Management Committee. Guest speaker Kobi Shetty said that the Minns Government needs to take a more proactive role in the oversight and funding of public housing.
The new members of the Management Committee
Posted on 5th October 2023
Angela Hallinan, Glen Powell and Tim Hesketh are the new members of the Management Committee, and they will bring valuable experience to the job. Here are some biographical details on each of them, as well as the new President, Duncan Leys.
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.
A message from the new President, Duncan Leys
Posted on 5th October 2023
Duncan Leys, the Society’s newly-elected President, offered his thanks at the AGM for the advice and support of members of the Management Committee. He said that the Presidency was an honour which he felt he had not yet earned, but committed to ‘earning his stripes’ by reaching out to people and organisations who shared common goals with the Society.
A note from Edwina Doe
Posted on 5th October 2023
Edwina was the Editor of the Bulletin at various times from 1983 to 1990 and again from 2003 to 2012. For this and her continuing service as a proofreader for the Bulletin, Edwina received a large bouquet of native flowers.
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.
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.
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.
