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Glebe is an inner Sydney suburb with a
distinct village character and strong community atmosphere. Nestled between the city, Sydney University, Harold Park and Blackwattle Bay, Glebe's primary commercial area stretches along the spine of Glebe Point Road, a main street which retains many original Victorian buildings and links the University and city edge to the sea. Trading in these charming buildings are cafes, restaurants, and quirky stores operated by independent retailers - and one of Sydney's best markets every Saturday morning. Taken together, the retail mix combines to create an ambience that is alternative, bohemian, creative, holistic and youthful. Glebe is a colourful, accessible place to interact with creative, friendly people in chatty cafes, lively pubs and quirky stores. |
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The 1960s saw the start of organised resident action in the inner
city. Glebe was threatened by two major proposals which would:
destroy the distinctive Victorian character of the suburb by
demolition of terrace houses to make way for three-storey flats, cut
the suburb into three to make way for freeways, and destroy
Lyndhurst, a fine Regency villa now occupied by the Historic Houses
Trust of NSW. The Glebe Society was formed in March 1969 to fight these proposals. In 1970 the Society prepared a Master Plan for the area which resulted in the National Trust's listing of Glebe as a Conservation Area in 1974 with the Heritage Council of NSW. The Glebe Society's aims include:
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The Annual General Meeting of The Glebe Society Incorporated will be held at 11am on Sunday 31 August 2008 at Benledi,186
Glebe Point Road (next to Glebe Library).
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help Wanted Peter Travis (OA) our esteemed artist and resident of Glebe is asking for assistance with a kite installation to celebrate Brisbane’s Sesquicentenary in 2 cathedrals. The Archbishop of Canterbury is coming out for the celebration. In 2006 Peter contributed freely to Glebe’s Art & About display with his kites in St John’s Church and Broadway Shopping Centre. In 2008 he is putting up an installation in Glebe Public School to celebrate the school’s Sesquicentenary. All his time and commitment has been given free. Wanted ! This is the way we can support Peter in his time of need. People with a sewing machine who would be willing to help to stitch cotton fabric in strips in order that Peter can complete his installation. The sewing is simple with one colour cotton thread stitching together strips of good quality cotton. The work is required to be done over a period of 4 weeks and can be done in your own time and at in your own place. If you are able to assist please let Jan Wilson know as soon as possible. (H: 9660 2698 - M: 0408 207 784 - janwil@bigpond.com) Happily accept as many people who offer. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Glebe Public School Year 6 Camp 2008 Last year as a result of generous donations from members of The Glebe Society, children from Glebe Public School benefited both educationally and socially from the experience of being away at a camp for a week. For these children it is a once in a lifetime opportunity. The children found it a very enriching experience and staff and parents were very appreciative of the support from members of the Glebe community. This year, the 15 Year 6 students and their teacher, Ms Eves, are planning their end of year camp excursion and are hoping to travel to Sovereign Hill in Ballarat Victoria for 5 days and 4 nights from October 13th to 17th. They will be travelling there and back by train. The children have been busy fundraising and to date have raised $1,000 towards the excursion. However they still need to find another $350 per child and would like to appeal to the Glebe community for support for the camp. If you would like more information on the specifics of the camp, please do not hesitate to call Ms Eves at the school at lunchtimes (1.15pm-2pm) on 9660 4549. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 |
For details of these and other events, see the Calendar of Events |
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