Community
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.
2023 Glebe Annual Book Sale
Posted on 27th March 2023
Support Glebe Public School by buying some books at the Glebe Annual Book Sale, 1-2 April
Postcode 2037 in Facts and Figures
Posted on 27th March 2023
Historian Lyn Collingwood has been taking a closer look at what the census tells us about how the people of postcode 2037 have changed over the years. Shock! Horror! In the 2021 census 61% of the population opted for ‘no religious affiliation’. And adults with a Bachelor degree or above totalled 54.5% of the population – nearly double the State average.
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.
Welcoming the Year of the Water Rabbit
Posted on 27th February 2023
Residents and visitors to Glebe may be aware of the Sze Yup Temple at the northern end of the suburb between Victoria Road and Eglington Lane. As historian Lyn Collingwood relates in this article, the spiritual and cultural centre was thronged with visitors in February to celebrate the Chinese New Year
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.
Glebe Public School: Call out for musical instruments!
Posted on 30th November 2022
Do you have any woodwind or brass instruments lurking in a cupboard unused? Glebe Public School is looking for donations to get a band program started next year.
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.
Players in the Pub: 24 August 2022
Posted on 9th August 2022
Players in the Pub is performing ‘Shakespeare’s Mothers: Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know’ by Kath Perry, after William Shakespeare.
