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Thursday 3 July 7pm Thirsty Thursday Durbar Indian Restaurant cnr Glebe Point Road & St Johns Road
Saturday 5 July to Sunday 13 July 11am to 5pm daily 11th Annual Glebe Art Show, Benledi / Glebe Library, 186 Glebe Point Road
Tuesday 8 July 11.30am-1pm Department of Education and Training NAIDOC BBQ at Tranby Aboriginal College, 13 Mansfield Street Glebe
Thursday 10 July 10am-midday Tranby Aboriginal College NAIDOC celebration with keynote address by Larisa Behrendt at Tranby Aboriginal College, 13 Mansfield Street Glebe
Sunday 27 July Blue Wrens' Planting Demonstration - Paddy Gray Park
Sunday 31 August Glebe Society AGM - Benledi
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Wanted volunteers interested in helping children with literacy and numeracy difficulties
The Glebe Homework Helpers Club was started in Term 2 to help students with their homework and to assist with any difficulties in Literacy and Numeracy. Students are attending from Glebe Public, Forest Lodge Public and St. James Primary School.
Homework support happens on Thursdays between 3.15pm and 5.00pm
Location: Old Fire Station, Mitchell Street.
HHC is seeking a second Special Education Teacher, please call if you would like to volunteer.
For children to register or for more information please contact Dee Hallett:
Ph: 96602040
Mob: 0409 817 289
E-mail : deehallett@hotmail.com
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Report on Glebe's Superb Fairy-wrens ("Blue Wren")
The report of the ecologist engaged by the Glebe Society on Glebe's "Blue Wrens" is now available.
Click here to read the report or go to the Glebe's Blue Wrens Sub-committee page.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------"Second only to the Botanical Gardens as a recreation ground": Max Solling tells the story of the ups and downs of Wentworth Park
Click here to read the full text of Max Solling's talk at the Wentworth Park Community Games Day, Sunday 18 May 2008. The City of Sydney Historian, Shirley Fitzgerald, also spoke at the Games Day, and a condensed version of her talk is published in the June/July edition of the Bulletin. It will be added to the website soon.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Glebe Community Set to Make History
Through the efforts of the Glebe community, the City of Sydney has won a coveted $30,000 grant from the National Trust (NSW) to help gather oral histories from the Glebe community as part of its Wireless House public art project in Foley Park, Glebe.
For more information go to
http://www.sydneymedia.com.au/3631
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Government Taskforce to Advice on Development of Our Bay
The Minister for Planning, Frank Sartor, has confirmed that the Government has established a taskforce to advise on the range of development scenarios for the ‘Bays Precinct’ (including Glebe Island, White Bay including the disused power station, Rozelle Bay and Blackwattle Bay).
For more information go to
http://www.glebesociety.org.au/AboutTGSI/BaysAndForeshores/BaysAndForeshores.htm--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Slipways Slips in Another One
Sydney Slipways, which was given approval last year by the Minister for Planning, Frank Sartor, has asked for a variation to extend their anchorage limit by 6m in the southerly direction by the side of the old Glebe Island Bridge. This may sound a small amount but the total distance to the other bank in this area is only 37 m. Furthermore, it is just beside the two channels under the Glebe Island Bridge, one of which has to be negotiated by all boat traffic entering or exiting Rozelle and Blackwattle Bays.
For more information go to
http://www.glebesociety.org.au/AboutTGSI/BaysAndForeshores/BaysAndForeshores.htm--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Plans for Affordable Housing
A $260 million project to build up to 700 new affordable, social and private housing units at Glebe-Ultimo will address the city's affordable housing shortage, NSW Premier Morris Iemma and Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore MP announced today.
Housing Minister Matt Brown and Ms Moore today officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding committing the City of Sydney and the NSW Government to a partnership to develop affordable housing on a 3.6 hectare site in Glebe.
The site flagged for development includes the City of Sydney's 20,000 square metre Bay St Depot Site and an adjacent 16,000 square metre site (bounded by Bay, Wentworth and Cowper Sts, Glebe) owned by the NSW Government and containing existing social housing.
For more information go to http://www.sydneymedia.com.au/html/3596
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City of Sydney Supporting Indigenous Employment in Glebe
The City of Sydney and its contractor on the $15 million Glebe Point Road upgrade, GMW Urban, have introduced a special Aboriginal Employment Plan to facilitate jobs for Indigenous workers on the project and to help develop skills. The plan also provides young Aboriginal trainees with valuable mentoring to assist in furthering their careers.
http://www.sydneymedia.com.au/3531
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Historic Sydney treasures find new home in Sydney Town Hall
A lock of Napoleon Bonaparte's hair, a chair from the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II and a lamp from a Japanese midget submarine found in Sydney Harbour in 1942 are amongst some of the treasures revealed in a new book about the Sydney Town Hall collection.
http://www.sydneymedia.com.au/3523
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Free wi-fi Trial in City Libraries
City of Sydney libraries in Glebe, Customs House at Circular Quay, Newtown, Ultimo and Haymarket are trialling free wireless internet access, Lord Mayor Clover Moore MP announced today.
http://www.sydneymedia.com.au/3521
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Designs to Commence on Inner City Cyclewayll
Lord Mayor Clover Moore MP said construction on a 3.2 km separated cycle way connecting Woolloomooloo with Zetland is expected to commence later this year.
http://www.sydneymedia.com.au/3511
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All Aboard!
Lord Mayor, Clover Moore MP is launching a new free community shuttle bus service to connect Woolloomooloo to Redfern.
http://www.sydneymedia.com.au/3514
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City of Sydney News Flash
Community Excluded in Planning ReformsLord Mayor Clover Moore MP said the fundamental principles of any planning reform must be sustainability and the right of local communities to have a say in the future of their living environment. Ms Moore said proposals contained in a NSW Department of Planning discussion paper threaten to exclude local communities. These planning reforms will have the potential to impact all residents in Glebe.
Read further: http://www.sydneymedia.com.au/3504
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The Valhalla - a Heritage Icon in Glebe
The Valhalla Cinema has screened art house films since 1979, with many famed directors showing their first films there. However, with the trend towards multiplex cinemas and the advent of home theatre it has been difficult for art house cinemas to compete financially.
Chris Kiely, the past owner closed the cinema in 2006 and the building was sold. The cinema has been a significant loss to the community. Fortunately with a sympathetic development and conservation of the heritage elements, the building will live on with new commercial input, specialising in the arts and allied industries.
The new owners, Prue and Michael Williams of the property, have agreed to allow the Glebe Society to use the public space once a year.
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Partnerships to a Vibrant Community
Partnerships to a Vibrant Community is the Society's Strategic Plan for 2006-2011 and Action Plan for 2006.
Click here to read 'Partnerships to a Vibrant Community' (PDF file 212 KB)
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