Community Development
PUG Men’s Shed Fundraising Evening
Posted on 15th September 2025
Pyrmont Ultimo Glebe (PUG) Men’s Shed is hosting a benefit night to raise funds for Glebe Youth Service. Click for details.
Pyrmont cares
Posted on 15th September 2025
Pyrmont Cares collects quality household goods and gives them to locals in need. Volunteer-run and donation-funded, it helped nearly 200 people last year while reducing landfill waste.
Changes at Glebe Youth Service
Posted on 24th September 2025
Glebe Youth Service will become an Aboriginal Community-Controlled Organisation (ACCO). More than 70% of GYS’ users identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, but it will remain a welcoming place for all members of the community.
Wesley Mission to take RJ Williams site at Glebe to market
Posted on 5th August 2025
Wesley Mission is selling the RJ Williams Lodge site (274 Glebe Point Road) because it’s been unable to obtain the funding required to re-purpose the building for much-needed affordable housing.
Help bridge the digital divide – volunteer with the GCP
Posted on 4th August 2025
Want to give back? Glebe Computer Project needs warm-hearted volunteers one afternoon a week at the Old Fire Station. No tech skills needed—just a smile and willingness to help!
Help save 82 Wentworth Park Road Public Housing
Posted on 4th August 2025
Almost all the social housing at 82 Wentworth Park Road has been boarded up for bulldozing, yet it is perfectly liveable. Join residents to demand the government fill the estate with people on the waiting list and refurbish – not demolish.
City of Sydney’s next ‘Inclusion (disability) action plan’
Posted on 8th June 2025
the Council is inviting people with a disability, their family and carers, service providers and representative organisations to provide feedback on a draft inclusion action plan. By 11 June 2025
A Christmas concert for kids in the park
Posted on 2nd December 2024
Kick off Christmas at a free concert for kids on Saturday 14 December, 6 pm–8 pm, at Bicentennial Park in Glebe.
Kitchen Starter Project
Posted on 1st March 2018
UPDATE (July 2021) The highly successful Kitchen Starter Pack Project has now been brought to a close. Since the end of 2017, we have supplied 80 packs to clients leaving Elsie Women’s Refuge and Rainbow Lodge for independent living in social or community housing. The Glebe Society is very grateful for the support of its […]
Mind the GAPP – supporting those in need in Glebe for the last 20 years!
Posted on 28th August 2024
The Glebe Assistance Partnership Program (GAPP) has been supporting those in need in Glebe and the surrounding suburbs for 20 years. Now the Anglicare grant that has been its lifeblood for 10 years, will no longer be available.
A community united: at the Old Fire Station
Posted on 1st July 2024
Cheryl brings us up to date with some of the opportunities for community interaction available at the Old Fire Station. Volunteers are being sought for Glebe Community Projects Group and the computer lab.
Letter to the Editor: June 2024
Posted on 29th May 2024
We welcome letters as a means of addressing current issues of relevance to Glebe and Forest Lodge. This month, a letter calls for support for our wonderful local businesses, especially the small businesses along Glebe Point Road and elsewhere. The architectural heritage of Glebe is critical, but the overall character of Glebe is in its diversity and the ‘vibe’ provided by small business.
Glebe Annual Book Sale
Posted on 28th March 2024
Annual Book Sale in support of Glebe Public School. Donations of books are welcome.
Visit to Glebe Youth Service
Posted on 29th October 2023
The Glebe Youth Service has been delivering projects and services with significant community engagement in the local area for over 30 years. Meet the new CEO.
Seniors Christmas Reception
Posted on 30th October 2023
A Christmas reception for over 65s held by the City of Sydney. Enjoy canapes, live music, dancing and entertainment. You can register for up to two tickets. You and your guest must be 65 years or older and live in the City of Sydney’s area.
The Centipede Online Shop
Posted on 29th October 2023
Check out some ideal Christmas gifts on the Centipede online store.
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.
Care finders available to help with aged care
Posted on 30th July 2023
Do you or anyone in your family need help understanding or accessing aged care? It’s available.
NAIDOC Week 2023
Posted on 27th June 2023
NAIDOC in the City is a free, family-friendly outing. Experience Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander dance, song, food and more in the heart of Sydney. NAIDOC week runs from 2 to 9 July 2023.
The Glebe Community Op Shop
Posted on 30th May 2023
Jude Paul reveals the history of the St Phillips estate’s community op shop.
Community Development Report
Posted on 31st May 2023
Louis Taborda, our Community Development Convenor, has been working on five Glebe-based projects with postgraduate students from the University of Sydney.
St Helen’s Open Day
Posted on 30th April 2023
St Helen’s Community Centre Open Day Friday 12 May: Enjoy a light lunch and hear from local community groups and organisations about services and activities you’ll want to know about.
Centipede Needs Your Help
Posted on 27th February 2023
Centipede is an out-of-school hours program operating at Glebe Public School, providing an essential service available to all children in the Glebe community. Centipede reflects the diversity of the community, with a large number of families coming from lower socioeconomic households.
International Women’s Day Cultural Food Experience
Posted on 27th February 2023
To celebrate International Women’s Day a gathering has been planned at St Helen’s Community Centre on Wednesday 8 March from 11.45am to 3.00pm. Numbers are limited – you’ll need to book.
Thank you, Keiran! All the best for the future
Posted on 14th December 2022
The Glebe Society has great respect for the way Keiran Kevans, outgoing Coordinator of Glebe Youth Service, has brought together so many community groups in Glebe. Keiran reflects on his time at GYS and its growing role in the community.
Demonstration against demolition of public housing in Wentworth Park Rd
Posted on 2nd October 2022
On 17 September, Hands Off Glebe held a demonstration to protest against the demolition of 17 public housing units at 82 Wentworth Park Rd by the NSW Land and Housing Corporation. Speakers called for existing public housing estates to be upgraded and repaired and for the social and urban fabric of Glebe to be respected, and for the NSW Government to stop ‘cannibalising’ public housing.
A new community centre for Forest Lodge?
Posted on 8th August 2022
Pyrmont Community Centre is temporarily using the Harold Park Community Hall while their premises are closed for renovations. Mary Mortimer brings us up to speed on the Pyrmont Community Centre so we can get to know our new, if temporary, neighbours.
What the 2021 Census says about Glebe and Forest Lodge
Posted on 9th August 2022
According to the 2021 Census, a typical resident of postcode 2037 might be described as a young- to middle-aged woman renting a flat or terrace and unlikely to have a car. If she is studying, she is probably at university. Very likely to have been born overseas, she is unlikely to be religious, married or living with children.
Because of you we were able to help so many families!
Posted on 12th June 2022
Thanks to the generosity of the Glebe Society donations last year, the Glebe Youth Service was able to provide food relief to many families in need in Glebe through 2021, including food hampers and cooked meals, an essential shop and drop program and Coles e-gift cards.
From the President – March 2022
Posted on 7th March 2022
The Glebe Society has been incredibly busy over summer. Catch up with what we’ve been doing by reading the President’s Report.
