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Residents celebrate 40th anniversary of Glebe Estate
Posted on 23rd October 2014
Residents and friends celebrated the 40th Anniversary of the Glebe Estate on Friday 10 October 2014 at a street party at the corner of Catherine and Mt Vernon Streets, Glebe. VIPs who attended included Jamie Parker (State MP for Balmain), Tania Plibersek (Federal MP for Sydney and Deputy Leader of the Opposition), Cr Robyn Kemmis […]
Bays and Foreshores Annual Report
Posted on 23rd September 2014
Glebe Society activity relating to the Bays and Foreshores over the last 12 months has again been inextricably linked with wider developments as well as local activities.
Centennary of World War 1
Posted on 23rd September 2014
A Glebe Society member, Rod Holtham, has authored a booklet called Glebe and the Great War which is now available at the Glebe Library.
Glebe Society Endorses “Community Charter for Good Planning in NSW”
Posted on 23rd September 2014
The Management Committee of the Glebe Society has endorsed the Charter and is asking all members and friends to do the same. The full Charter is available at http://thecommunitycharter.org/the-community-charter-2/, but we have reproduced the main principles here.
September 2014
Posted on 23rd September 2014
I am reminded that I was nearly a quarter of a century younger when I last took over as President of our Society. And the Society was nearly a quarter of a century younger too, though the issues confronting Glebe were remarkably similar. Then, as now, the price of liberty was eternal vigilance.
President’s Report to the AGM 2014
Posted on 1st September 2014
At this AGM I will argue that The Glebe Society faces challenges as great as when Askin chose Glebe as the site for a motorway. But The Glebe Society is now better prepared to turn them into opportunities. Today won’t be used for detailed recapping of what we have done during the year, for I […]
Bidura to Be Sold
Posted on 29th August 2014
The NSW Government proposes to sell Bidura as the site is significantly under-utilised in its current state. The NSW Minister for Finance and Services, Dominic Perrottet is quoted as saying that he expects the property to generate significant interest from developers for a residential project.
Planning Matters (September 2014)
Posted on 29th August 2014
179 Glebe Point Road Shutter,
Harold Park Officially Opened,
University Motor Inn Site Proposal,
Bidura To Be Sold and
The Better Planning Network
Plaques Database – A Goldmine for the Curious
Posted on 29th August 2014
The Glebe Society Plaques Database is now ‘live’. There’s a link from the dropdown menu under ‘History & Heritage”.
Advanced Waste Treatment – Community Consultation
Posted on 29th August 2014
The City of Sydney has released its draft Advanced Waste Treatment Master Plan. The City’s resident consultation process was through in-depth workshops held over three weeks.
St Helen’s Community Garden Completed
Posted on 29th August 2014
The garden attracts constant interest from local residents and visitors, with people wandering through the garden to keep track of the veggie plantings, or to sit on the convenient ledges for a rest or a chat.
Letter to Leichhardt Mayor re Diggers Memorial
Posted on 27th August 2014
A letter was recently sent to the Mayor of Leichhardt Council regards a World War I memorial that was in memory of workers from the Rozelle Tramsheds. The memorial was located at the Rozelle Tramsheds until 1958 when it was removed to the Leichhardt Bus depot. Click here to see the letter in full, together with photos […]
Report on Public Meeting on Bays Precinct Urban Renewal Project
Posted on 23rd August 2014
REPORT OF PUBLIC MEETING AND FOLLOW UP ACTION BAYS PRECINCTURBAN RENEWAL PROJECT PROTECT THE PUBLIC INTEREST The community meeting held in Glebe Town hall on the 4th August to defend the public interest in the Bays Precinct Urban Renewal Project announced by Premier Baird and UrbanGrowth NSW was a stunner. We expected about 40 but […]
Letter to NSW Premier re Bays Precinct Urban Renewal & the Public Interest
Posted on 23rd August 2014
21/8/2014 The Hon. Mike Baird , MP Premier NSW Level 40 Governor Macquarie Tower 1 Farrer Place SYDNEY NSW 2000 Dear Premier BAYS PRECINCT URBAN RENEWAL PROGRAM: PEOPLES CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC GOOD We are seeking an urgent meeting with you and the Minister for Planning on behalf of the communities surrounding the […]
Bays Precinct Public Meeting Resolutions
Posted on 23rd August 2014
BAYS PRECINCT URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT PROTECT THE PUBLIC INTEREST RESOLUTIONS FROM COMMUNITY MEETING The following preamble and resolutions were overwhelmingly endorsed by 200 plus members of the Bays Precinct communities at a public meeting held on the 4th August 2014 in Glebe Town Hall to protect the public interest in the planned urban renewal of […]
Letter to NSW Premier re voting rights
Posted on 20th August 2014
Hon. Michael Baird, NSW Parliament, Macquarie Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000. 18 August, 2014 Dear Premier, The Glebe Society is a community organisation first formed in 1969 to protect Glebe’s heritage, environment and community from what is universally recognised now as short sighted plans to build a motorway through Glebe. This is of more than […]
Blue Wrens Subcommittee Annual Report 2013/2014
Posted on 31st July 2014
In a national survey conducted during Oct 2013 by BirdLife Australia, the superb fairy wren or blue wren was voted as Australia’s favourite bird. The work of the Subcommittee during the year can best be summarised by the words of one of our members, Norma Hawkins, who when interviewed by the Inner West Courier about […]
Heritage Subcommittee Annual Report 2013/14
Posted on 31st July 2014
Worrying about Heritage and its destruction is nothing new. In 1397 Dick Whittington (Lord Mayor of London) campaigned, inter alia, against watered beer and the destruction of old walls and monuments.1 Centuries later, in an environment where politicians are ‘gung-ho on growth’, we remain concerned about the destruction of our heritage. Heritage concerns are being […]
Planning Subcommittee Annual Report 2013/14
Posted on 31st July 2014
People generally only become interested in planning when a development affects them personally. Then they can become quite obsessed by it! One reason why the Glebe Society is so valuable is that it takes a larger view, and keeps members informed about the rules that govern all development, not just particular proposals. When the new […]
Has Tom Uren’s Vision Become Permanently Dimmed?
Posted on 31st July 2014
Forty years on, has Tom Uren’s vision become permanently dimmed? On 6 Aug 1974 Tom Uren, the Federal Minister for Urban and Regional Development. A grass roots move to recognise the 40th anniversary of Tom Uren’s leadership and the significance of his foresight in protecting and preserving the Glebe Estate has recently begun. Several events are being planned to commemorate the 40th anniversary.
Planning Matters (July 2014)
Posted on 31st July 2014
179 Glebe Point Rd; 25 Glebe Point Rd, Ancient Briton (‘AB’) Hotel; 87 Bay St; and 44 Glebe Point Rd, “Hartford”
Major Urban Renewal Project for Sydney’s Bays Precinct
Posted on 22nd July 2014
PROTECT THE PUBLIC INTEREST
Important Community meeting – MONDAY 4TH August 6pm Glebe Town Hall
The Government is now informing us that it has decided on a ‘major urban renewal project to create new housing, recreational, retail and tourism places’ through the Bays Precinct Urban Renewal Program. This could be a terrific opportunity for intelligent and integrated planning to renew iconic AND LARGELY PUBLICLY OWNED harbour foreshores and bays
Premier’s Bays Precinct Development
Posted on 21st July 2014
The Premier’s announced bays precinct development will be an enormous opportunity IF it is based on sustainable development principles and community engagement. We are determined we will not permit another Barangaroo – with little consideration of community wishes, secret decision making and a development outcome which blatantly favoured private interests over that of the community. […]
Removal of Flora
Posted on 7th July 2014
Contractors for Transdev, the operators of the light rail system, have removed extensive areas of flora beside the track in Leichhardt and Annandale.
Upgrade to Foley Park – Finished at Last!
Posted on 7th July 2014
The final stage of the Foley Park upgrade has now been completed.
Better Planning Network
Posted on 7th July 2014
I attended a strategy meeting of this key organisation, which now has 460 affiliates throughout NSW. The Network realises that defeating the State Government’s pro-developer planning legislation is only the first step, although an essential one. Now we have to pre-empt moves to introduce negative changes by stealth, as the Government has promised to do.
Harold Park: A Welcome Variation
Posted on 7th July 2014
The fourth stage or precinct of the residential zone is now on exhibition. There are six precincts of residential building. Three precincts have so far been approved, and these contain approximately two thirds (829) of the total of 1 250 dwellings.
Now Opening on Broadway
Posted on 7th July 2014
The section of Broadway toward Railway Square has become the focus of some of Sydney’s most innovative architecture.
The President’s Reports and Correspondence for June 2014
Posted on 4th July 2014
June has been a busy month for correspondence, and I now make available the following items: 1. President’s Report for May 2014, 2. President’s Report for June 2014, 3. Letter to the Sydney Superyacht Marina, 4. Letter to the Minister for Family & Community Services, and 5. The Dictionary of Sydney
Council Responds to Harold Park Parkland Submission
Posted on 2nd June 2014
The Glebe Society’s submission to Council on the design for the Harold Park Public Parkland was published in the April Bulletin. It is pleasing that Council has responded in specific terms to our submission. Council’s response is below, together with our further comments.
