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A very Glebe photo
The Glebe Society-sponsored Character of Glebe Prize at this year’s (2025) Glebe Art Show went to Lucinda Loane for her dramatic image of the ‘Tunnel at Glebe’.
News from the Blue Wren Subcommittee: November 2025
Updates from the Blue Wren group including the sad discovery of deliberate damage to seedlings and establlsihed plants in the Orphan School Creek Reserve.
President’s Annual Report 2025
Duncan Leys’ report to members at the 2025 annual general meeting, in which he talks about some of the upcoming threats to Glebe and Forest Lodge.
36th Annual Glebe Music Festival (2025)
Details about the Glebe Music Festival concerts in November 2025, plus information about special concerts in July and October.
Glebe Talks: Fishy Business
Hear former senator John Faulkner on his new book, ‘Fishy Business’, detailing the history, characters, and politics of the Sydney Fish Market. Wed, Nov 5, 6–7 pm, Gleebooks Café. $30 (incl. food/wine).
Wentworth Park decision up in the air
In 2020, the NSW Government promised that Wentworth Park would become public open space when the greyhound racing lease ends in 2027. It now says no final decision has been made.
New proposal for Glebe Island Bridge
Architect Andrew Benn has reimagined Glebe Island Bridge’s restoration, arguably preserving its heritage while enabling the expanded ferry service planned for the new Sydney Fish Market.
PUG Men’s Shed Fundraising Evening
Pyrmont Ultimo Glebe (PUG) Men’s Shed is hosting a benefit night to raise funds for Glebe Youth Service. Click for details.
Whack-a-mole traffic solution
Proposed changes to the Western Distributor will put more traffic onto the streets of Glebe and Pyrmont.
Tour of Toxteth Park: September 2025
An insightful walking tour of Toxteth Park (also known as Toxteth House) led by historian Max Solling, with Joanna Mead, Archives & Records Manager at the Good Samaritan Congregational Centre in Toxteth House.
This month’s mystery photo: October 2025
A fascinating photo this month! Where was it taken and what is going on?
This month’s In Focus photo competition: October 2025
This month Helen Randerson spotted unique building details in Campbell Street, probably from the late 1930s–1940s, in a style not usually seen in Glebe.
Did you know? – St Johns Road
This story of a former corner shop overlooking Orphan School Creek exemplifies the shift toward denser land use that reshaped Glebe and Forest Lodge around the turn of the 20th century.
Music at the Glebe Art Show
The Glebe Art Show is back at the Tramsheds with another great Show from 8 to15 October. This year, there will be a series of evening short concerts to complement our local artistic creativity.
This month’s In Focus photo competition: September 2025
We received only one entry this month, but it is a cracker shot and a clear winner!
Recent Development Applications
Each week the Heritage Subcommittee reviews the City of Sydney’s website for DAs relevant to Glebe and Forest Lodge. A list is on our website.
Vale Neil Macindoe
Ted McKeown honours Neil Macindoe, former Society president and planning convenor, known for his role in the 1996 film Rats in the Ranks. Neil passed away in June.
A win-win solution for Glebe’s Hill
The Society has written to the City of Sydney proposing a win-win solution for Glebe’s Hill, between the the Jubilee Park Light Rail Station and the Tramsheds.
Pyrmont cares
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
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.
This month’s mystery photo: September 2025
The September Mystery Photo, from State Library of NSW, is the pneumatic tube system at Grace Bros Model Store Broadway, used to transfer money in canisters from sales points to a secure cash office.
Gone and Forgotten – Dann Street, Forest Lodge
By Rodney Hammett, August 2025, from Bulletin 6/2025 (August) In the 1860s much of what we now know as Forest Lodge was owned by just a few landed gentlemen. George Wigram Allen not only owned Toxteth Park in Glebe but also several parcels of land in Forest Lodge; the others being Thomas Holt, Thomas Ware […]
Glebe Society Annual General Meeting 2025
The 2025 AGM was held on Sunday 14 September at the Community Hall, Tramsheds. View the Secretary’s report on the meeting, audited financials, annual reports, and draft minutes from the 2024 AGM.
Transport and Traffic Subcommittee Annual Report 2025
Some things have improved since last year, but others remain unresolved. Ongoing issues include Bridge Road, ebikes on pavements and bus routes.
Heritage Subcommittee Annual Report 2025
The Heritage Subcommittee met monthly in 2025 to research, advocate, and engage with the public on Glebe’s history and heritage. It reviewed 107 DAs, responded to public queries, published articles, and contributed to heritage policy.
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