Glebe Society News
Congratulations Lyn Collingwood, OAM
Posted on 26th January 2026
Glebe Society Life Member, Lyn Collingwood, has been awarded the Order of Australian (OAM) in today’s Honours List, for ‘service to community history and to the arts’.
Join us at our end of year gathering on 5 December
Posted on 20th November 2025
Glebe Society members, their family and friends, are invited to St Johns historic local church for an end of year gathering with a difference.
Management Committee news
Posted on 20th November 2025
Duncan Leys has been appointed as Acting President and Tim Hesketh Vice President.
Glebe Talks: Fishy Business
Posted on 2nd October 2025
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).
Vale Neil Macindoe
Posted on 24th September 2025
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.
Glebe Society AGM: You are invited
Posted on 12th August 2025
The AGM is coming up on Sunday 14 September at 11am in the Harold Park Community Hall at the Tramsheds. Guest speaker: heritage architect Scott MacArthur (pictured).
Membership renewals for 2025-2026
Posted on 29th July 2025
We thank you for your support during the past 12 months, and we look forward to another year of good work for the community. Membership is due for renewal on 1 July. If you haven’t already renewed, please do it by 31 July or your membership will lapse.
Vale Neil Pennell Macindoe (21 March 1945 – 27 June 2025)
Posted on 29th July 2025
We’re saddened by Neil Macindoe’s passing. His impact on Glebe through Leichhardt Council and the Glebe Society was immense. Memorial: Sat 5 July, St Helen’s Community Centre. All welcome.
Have you seen one of these on a fence?
Posted on 13th June 2025
Do you want to submit a comment on, or objection to, a development application (DA)? Here’s a quick guide on where to find the DA and the local planning controls that apply to it.
Three of the best: An afternoon among Glebe’s treasured heritage
Posted on 3rd March 2025
This is an event for members in honour of Ian Stephenson. It focusses on three of Glebe’s ecclesiastical treasures in an event that Ian himself had planned to lead.
Glebe Talks: Chasing tales with Julian Morrow
Posted on 3rd March 2025
Julian believes power, influence, popularity and profitability have eluded him. Can this be true? Come and hear for yourself.
Remembering Ian Stephenson (1955-2024)
Posted on 3rd December 2024
President Duncan Leys writes about Ian Stephenson, whose funeral was on 21 November. The Glebe Society and so many other people mourn his loss as a generous, funny and passionate man and a leading heritage thinker with huge standing in the cultural heritage space.
Glebe Talks: Lyn Collingwood & David Gaunt – Biscuits to Books
Posted on 2nd October 2024
In this ‘Glebe Talks’ event on 6 November, Lyn Collingwood and David Gaunt will talk about the history of the 49 Glebe Point Road in which Gleebooks has been located for decades. It’s also been a grocery, furniture factory, boxing gym and more.
Sunday Talks with Pyrmont History Group
Posted on 31st July 2024
Join the Pyrmont History Group on 18 August for a talk about the survivor of the mutiny on the Bounty and the fourth NSW governor
Archives for the Future
Posted on 1st May 2024
The Heritage Subcommittee intends to collect photographs now that may become of historical and heritage interest in the future. They are calling on members with photos of Glebe and Forest Lodge who are willing to give them to the Society. They will be added to the photograph archives of the Society.
Supporting a fellow community group: Pyrmont History Group
Posted on 1st May 2024
Following the seminal work ‘Women of Pyrmont’, first published in 2017, ‘Men of Pyrmont’ was finally produced in 2024. The new book has been glowingly described as ‘surprising, entertaining, a joy!’. It is a collection of 42 most diverse reflections on life in Pyrmont. The Pyrmont History Group is offering the two books for sale.
Glebe’s 2024 Anzac Day service
Posted on 27th March 2024
A reminder about the Anzac Day morning service on 25 April at 7.30 am in Foley Park.
Valé Edwina Doe
Posted on 28th February 2024
Edwina Dow made an immense contribution to The Glebe Society, to Glebe and to the wider community. How the Bulletin will cope without her proofreading remains to be seen.
Australia Day 2024 Honours List, Glebe and Forest Lodge
Posted on 28th February 2024
Citations for Australia Day 2024 Honours for residents of Glebe and Forest Lodge, or those with work connections in the area.
Ted McKeown honoured
Posted on 28th February 2024
Ted McKeown received an OAM in the latest Australian Honours. The Glebe Society has long benefitted from his contributions.
Blue Plaque nomination #21: ‘Calmar’, 128 Glebe Point Road, designed by Edmund Blacket
Posted on 28th February 2024
The twenty-first and final site nominated by the Society in 2021 for a Blue Plaque is Calmar at 128 Glebe Point Road which was designed by Edmund Blacket.
From the Blue Wrens, March 2024
Posted on 28th February 2024
An update from the busy Blue Wren’s group and Bushcare volunteers.
It’s official: A Blue Plaque for Dorothy Drain
Posted on 28th November 2023
She charmed Frank Sinatra into giving her a rare interview. Journalist, war correspondent, and editor, Dorothy Drain’s home in Glebe will be remembered with a Blue Plaque.
Blue Plaque nomination #20: ‘Hartford’, 244 Glebe Point Road, once home to E. Randolph Magnus
Posted on 28th November 2023
A grand Glebe mansion with a history. Hartford, the home of pioneering dentist Edwin Magnus.
Fancy a job in the media?
Posted on 30th October 2023
Why not volunteer to join the team that produces the Glebe Society’s monthly Bulletin?
The Glebe Society Christmas Gathering – Friday 1 December 2023
Posted on 29th October 2023
Party! Party! Party! It’s on again – the social event of the year. The Glebe Society’s annual Christmas Gathering. Friday 1 December – St Pauls College, University of Sydney, 6-8pm.
A note from Edwina Doe
Posted on 5th October 2023
Edwina was the Editor of the Bulletin at various times from 1983 to 1990 and again from 2003 to 2012. For this and her continuing service as a proofreader for the Bulletin, Edwina received a large bouquet of native flowers.
The new members of the Management Committee
Posted on 5th October 2023
Angela Hallinan, Glen Powell and Tim Hesketh are the new members of the Management Committee, and they will bring valuable experience to the job. Here are some biographical details on each of them, as well as the new President, Duncan Leys.
Celebrating Peru Perumal, a major figure in Glebe’s conservation
Posted on 17th August 2023
The Glebe Society is delighted to have received a substantial donation in memory of Peru Perumal. Peru was elected our President in 1972 and was a major figure in the conservation of Glebe.
Membership renewals for 2023-2024 now due!
Posted on 27th June 2023
Don’t forget to renew your Glebe Society membership for next year!
