The President’s Page
June 2015
Posted on 30th June 2015
Sydney City Council – Fit for the Future There was an extraordinary meeting of the Council on Thursday 18 June to consider the Council’s submission to the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) concerning the NSW Government’s ‘Fit for the Future’ local government review process designed to reduce the number of Councils in NSW. Without […]
December 2014
Posted on 8th December 2014
Undoubtedly, the most significant matter this month has been the so-called Bays and Foreshores Experts Summit on 19 and 20 November. The development of this huge site is going to affect all of us and our families for the next 30 years at least, and it is important that the government gets it right by actually listening to the community.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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
May 2014
Posted on 10th May 2014
Public housing, development of the Glebe Society logo and vale Hilary Larkum
Proposal to develop Wentworth Park
Posted on 13th April 2014
Since the SMH published its story about an unsolicited proposal to develop Wentworth Park I have had many emails from members . Today I gave the following to a Fairfax journalist. As a community we insist upon a strategic approach to large developments of public space. The Bays Precinct Task Force considered community recommendations that […]
April 2014
Posted on 27th March 2014
The Glebe Society made a thorough submission to the NSW Parliament Inquiry into Social and Affordable Housing, in which (among other matters) we noted that NSW faces a crisis in public housing, urgently needs a coherent housing strategy that sets targets and provide incentives to public and private developers, must establish improved governance based upon […]
Submission to Council Regarding Tram Shed Use
Posted on 20th March 2014
This month The Glebe Society has sent a submission to Council re the adaptive reuse of the Rozelle Tram Depot. We continue to have concerns about traffic management, the impact on nearby retail centres, and the inadequate size of the community space in the tramsheds. You can view the Submission by clicking here.
Strategic Plan 2013-2019
Posted on 10th March 2014
As I told you recently, we have as a Society committed to our Strategy 2013-2019: Engaging Glebe. The strategy is here on our website. So we could get our strategy right and all commit to it, we held workshops and discussions and broadcast drafts. We put a lot of effort and time into getting it […]
February 2014
Posted on 10th February 2014
Engaging Glebe: Strategy 2013-2019 Every five years or so we conduct a major review of our strategy. During 2013 we held meetings, published drafts and gained members’ commitment to our strategy for 2013-2019. It will guide our activity, though of course we expect short term changes. We implement our strategy chiefly through our subcommittees. Each […]
December 2013
Posted on 10th December 2013
Oh frabjous joy, calloo callay; Glebe Island Bridge is here to stay. “And so this is Christmas and what have you done?” We have been very busy and our campaigns are listed on the website. In particular I mention our work with the Better Planning Network to ameliorate excesses in the proposed planning legislation and […]
November 2013
Posted on 10th November 2013
I recently wrote to the Transport Roads and Maritime Services (used to be the RTA) with our submission on the future of the Glebe Island Bridge. Click here to see our submission, and a subsequent letter to the Minister for Heritage when she announced that it would be placed on the State Heritage Register. The final version […]
October 2013
Posted on 10th October 2013
“The Bays convenor is working on The Glebe Society’s official submission to RMS on its proposal to demolish the Glebe Island Bridge. The following is my early draft to help in that task. It is bare and polemical. It will not be our official submission. However as you prepare your individual submission you may find […]
September 2013
Posted on 10th September 2013
Thus far in September I have: tabled the President’s Report to the Management Committee. It talks about a number of important issues including The Glebe Estate; established a Membership Project to continually improve the membership experience; put the 2013/2014 Terms of Reference for Environment, Heritage, Planning, Transport and Traffic on this page for members’ feedback.
President’s Report to the 2013 AGM
Posted on 29th August 2013
This has been a year in which the Glebe Society has been very active in policy analysis, community engagement and strategy development. The core of what we do is heritage, environment and planning. Support for Heritage at Federal and State government level continues to decline; agencies’ staff and funds are cut, and it would seem […]
August 2013
Posted on 10th August 2013
AGM The AGM was successfully completed on August 25, 2013. Reports from subcommittees had been published and I gave the President’s annual report. Officers were elected by the AGM which welcomed Jan Wilson as Vice President; Di Gray as Secretary; Tess Nicholls as Treasurer; and me as President. Rozzie Hecker, Jock Keene, Bill Simpson Young […]
June/July 2013
Posted on 10th July 2013
I was away for June and July and thank the Vice President for her work during that time. Since I have been back during this month August I have posted the following notices. The Glebe Society submission concerning Development Application for the Tramsheds at Harold Park.
May 2013
Posted on 10th May 2013
This month (May 2013) I have posted the following: The NSW Government is introducing legislation which will remove much of Local Government controls of residential planning. It favours developers over residents. A Community Planning Forum will be held at the Glebe Town Hall on 16th May at 7.00 p.m. See the Planning Forum Flyer – […]
April 2013
Posted on 10th April 2013
In April 2013 I posted the following: Copy of a Letter to Fred Nile re Planning Legislation – 2013, MLC, expressing our views about the proposed Planning Legislation. Copies of this letter were also addressed to Paul Green MLC, and to Matt Kean, MLC. The long-anticipated Planning White Paper was released on Tuesday, 16 April. […]
February 2013
Posted on 10th February 2013
This month I have posted the following: Minister Hazard has replied to my letter of December 2012, regarding the long-awaited Bays Task Force Report and his promises about community consultation. His letter to me, which is almost identical to replies he has sent to other correspondents regards the same issues, will be available here shortly.
December 2012
Posted on 10th December 2012
This month (December 2012) I have posted the following documents: I have written to the NSW Premier seeking the release of the report of the Bays Precinct Task Force. Click here to read that letter. The Glebe Society is very critical of the government’s current planning processes, and whilst it claims to consult the public, […]
November 2012
Posted on 10th November 2012
In November 2012 I posted the following documents: Local residents of Glebe, especially those near Blackwattle Bay, fear that the proposed Rozelle Bay Super Yacht Marina will harm them in many ways. Read their flyer here. Following the campaign of Glebe residents, the SMH published the following article which you can read here. The Glebe […]
October 2012
Posted on 23rd October 2012
In October 2012 I posted a number of documents which can be viewed below: The Society’s submissions to the NSW Long Term Transport Master Plan and the Planning Green paper; The Strategy Review process plan; Several files about the Planning System review and how you can help ensure community engagement means something in planning. Click […]
