Annual Reports
Planning Subcommittee Annual Report 2020-2021
Posted on 1st October 2021
Glebe is a special place. Its survival owes much to contingency. Social diversity created a remarkable architectural and cultural legacy. The year 2021 has reminded us that we cannot take the protection of Glebe’s social and urban character for granted. The City of Sydney’s well-considered Local Environment Plan and Development Control Plans are being undermined by State and Local governments.
Transport & Traffic Report for 2020-2021
Posted on 13th September 2021
The Management Committee continued working in transport and traffic matters even though the subcommittee did not have a convenor in 2020-2021. Particular concerns were the traffic associated with the building of the new Fish Markets and the Bridge Rd cycleway.
Presidents’ Annual Reports to 2020 Annual General Meeting
Posted on 16th October 2020
Three members performed the role of Glebe Society President in 2019-2020. Here are their reports to the 2020 AGM.
Heritage Subcommittee Annual Report 2019-2020
Posted on 17th October 2020
I wish to express my appreciation to all subcommittee members for their passion, dedication and collaboration as a team. Some of our work is highlighted below.
Environment Subcommittee Annual Report 2019-2020
Posted on 16th October 2020
The proposed new Sydney Fish Market building has been the main focus of the Environment Subcommittee for the past year. Activities have included attending stakeholder meetings about the proposed plan and lobbying politicians.
Community Development Subcommittee Annual Report 2019-2020
Posted on 17th October 2020
This past year the Community sub-group has continued to undertake actions and projects aimed at strengthening links with the wider Glebe community wherever possible. This continues to be one of the guiding principles behind our activities. This report will essentially outline those activities according to the type of activity and the community partner(s) with which we have engaged.
Bays & Foreshores Subcommittee Annual Report 2019-2020
Posted on 16th October 2020
The past year has been both intensive and possibly the most significant in the 12 years of my engagement with the redevelopment of the Bays Precinct. The central agenda has been the acceleration of planning for the redevelopment of the Blackwattle Bay foreshores as part of the NSW Government’s larger agenda for the redevelopment of the Western Harbour Precinct including the Pyrmont Peninsula.
Blue Wren Subcommittee Annual Report 2019-2020
Posted on 17th October 2020
The Subcommittee has 13 members and met in person on four occasions during the year. The volunteers of our bushcare/landcare groups in Glebe continued to work to value, retain and enhance biodiversity in Glebe and Forest Lodge, and its bays and foreshores, for current and future generations. Not surprisingly COVID-19 impacted on our activities in the second half of the year. We did not hold our regular meetings, our autumn party (to which all our bushcare volunteers are invited) and the award of the Craney Biodiversity Grants to our local preschools and schools were cancelled, and the annual biodiversity lecture was postponed. Further, no planting days were organised by our buschcare volunteers from mid-March until July, when they recommenced in Orphan School Creek Park under the COVID-safe rules set-up by the City.
Communications Subcommittee Annual Report 2019-2020
Posted on 16th October 2020
During the past year, we continued to coordinate and oversee the Society’s various media – the Bulletin, websites, Facebook pages, Twitter, YouTube, Update Emails to members and Eventbrite. We have also sought to assist the Society’s management committee and subcommittees with their communications.
Communications Subcommittee Annual Report 2017-2018
Posted on 31st August 2018
The Communications Subcommittee manages The Bulletin. Glebe Society web sites, Glebe Society Facebook pages, Glebe Society Update Emails and a YouTube Channel and organises some events.
Blue Wrens Subcommittee Annual Report 2017-2018
Posted on 31st August 2018
The Subcommittee continued to play a special role in assisting the activities of each of the six volunteer bushcare/landcare groups working in Glebe’s parks.
Planning Subcommittee Annual Report 2017-2018
Posted on 31st August 2018
This report is largely a look at the present and future in the light of the Better Planning Network seminar.
The 2018 Glebe Society AGM
Posted on 31st August 2018
The AGM was held on Sunday 19 August at the Glebe Town Hall.
Transport and Traffic Subcommittee Annual Report 2017-2018
Posted on 6th August 2018
During this year, the Transport and Traffic committee has been involved in a variety of issues, from the WestConnex behemoth to cycling facilities, pedestrian safety and parking management in Glebe and Forest Lodge.
Community Development Subcommittee Annual Report 2017-2018
Posted on 6th August 2018
Kitchen Starter Packs, fundraising for Centipede, the Old Fire Station and the Elsie Mural.
Environment Subcommittee Annual Report 2017-2018
Posted on 6th August 2018
The Glebe Society joined the War on Waste, and focussed on reducing the use of disposable coffee cups in Glebe.
The environment subcommittee was particularly concerned about the proposal for Blackwattle Bay Marina, trading as All Occasion Cruises, to move to 5 Bank St Pyrmont.
Heritage Subcommittee Annual Report 2017-2018
Posted on 6th August 2018
One matter that has been under consideration for the whole year is the proposed redevelopment of the former Remand Centre behind Bidura. Another development that has attracted a considerable amount of community concern is the proposal to establish a restaurant and café in Bellevue, previously occupied as the Blackwattle Café.
Communications Subcommittee Annual Report 2016-17
Posted on 7th September 2017
Our main activity over the past year has been to oversee the Society’s various media – the Bulletin, websites, Facebook pages, Twitter, YouTube, email update to members and Eventbrite.
Bays and Foreshores Subcommittee Annual Report 2016-17
Posted on 7th September 2017
Bays Precinct Urban Renewal Project; Sydney Fishmarket; Relocation of Occasional Cruises to Bank St; Industrial Operations to Glebe Island; Masterplan for the Bays Market District; and Google departs White Bay.
Community Development Subcommittee Annual Report 2016-17
Posted on 7th September 2017
Appeal from a carer/mother of an intellectually disabled young Glebe adult came to our attention; Christmas gifts for families at the Elsie refuge again last year; ‘Shaping the Future of Glebe’ Forum; Glebe Tram Mural; and Glebe Exchange Platform.
Environment Subcommittee Annual Report 2016-17
Posted on 7th September 2017
Alienation of public land for Blackwattle Bay Marina (trading as All Occasion Cruises) and plastic bags and non-recyclable coffee cups in Glebe.
President’s 2017 AGM Report
Posted on 25th August 2017
By Allan Hogan, August 20, 2017. It’s been a busy year for the Society, with many notable achievements, but we’re not sitting on our laurels, there are ongoing issues that require continuing attention.
Transport and Traffic Subcommittee Annual Report 2016-2017
Posted on 28th July 2017
This has been a busy year for the Transport and Traffic Group. We have been involved with several matters including working to limit the adverse impact of the WestConnex project on Glebe and Forest Lodge, seeking improvements to the cycle amenities in our suburb and making our concerns known to the State Government about its proposal to privatise our bus services.
Heritage Subcommittee Annual Report 2016-2017
Posted on 28th July 2017
In Sydney, we are currently mired in an era of rush-to-build. It is a given that arguments for better public transport and more social and affordable housing in Sydney are not disputed. And yes, the issues are complex. But the problem is the abject willingness of government to abandon their own heritage principles and conservation areas and displace long-standing communities in order to ‘cut through’.
Blue Wrens Subcommittee Annual Report 2016-2017
Posted on 28th July 2017
Five landcare/bushcare groups worked in Glebe throughout the year to support the establishment and maintenance of biodiversity in our suburb’s parks.
Planning Subcommittee Annual Planning Report 2016-2017
Posted on 28th July 2017
Some of the most significant changes of 2017 have had no direct impact on Glebe, though they will certainly have flow-on effects. WestConnex will not go near Glebe, though its impact on some nearby suburbs is already obvious.
Communications Subcommittee Annual Report 2015-2016
Posted on 23rd October 2016
The Communications Subcommittee coordinates communication activities of the Glebe Society including the Bulletin, websites and social media (such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube).
Blue Wren Subcommittee Annual Report 2015-2016
Posted on 7th September 2016
During the past 12 months there have been occasional sightings of blue wrens in Glebe – always around St Johns Rd and Jarocin Ave – and it is likely that they have flown from the campus of the University of Sydney
Bays & Foreshores Subcommittee Annual Report 2015-2016
Posted on 7th September 2016
The Bays Precinct Urban Renewal Project is now in its third year and continues as a major focus for the Glebe Society.
The community’s and councils’ efforts to block significant aspects of the proposed on-land and on-water variations to the SSYM dragged into 2016
Community Development Subcommittee Annual Report 2015-2016
Posted on 7th September 2016
Over the course of this Glebe Society year there have been several significant impacts upon the Glebe community.
