Glebe is an inner Sydney suburb notable for its distinct village character, heritage streetscapes, delightful parks and foreshores and strong sense of community.Click here to learn more about Glebe
The Glebe Society's aims to protect our heritage, encourage a sense of community and create a better future for all residents. Click here to learn about about the Glebe Society
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GLEBE WALKS 
Glebe is a great place to walk, with options including heritage streetscapes and a waterfront walkway with views of Blackwattle and Rozelle bays and the city skyline. Combine your stroll with learning about the colourful characters, social history and architectural features of our heritage suburb.
Click the link to access the Glebe Walks web site which offers maps, photographs and commentary for a range of easy walks in Glebe.
NEWS
Glebe Voices, a recent innovation for the Glebe Society, hosts a significant speaker each month or so to talk to members about their life, career, Glebe, or their life in Glebe. On 22nd Feb Ann Corthoys, ARC Professorial Fellow at the University of Sydney, will present a talk at Blackwattle Cafe, Glebe (Bellevue, at the bottom end of Leicchardt Street, Glebe). Her talk is titled: "Radical Glebe - People and Places of Significance in the Radical Movements in the 60's and 70's.
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A public meeting was held on 4th Feb at St Scholastica's College Glebe. The meeting attracted over 100 residents to discuss community concerns about the Harold Park development.
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The NSW Government recently launched a discussion paper on the issue where some local government Councillors are also Members of the NSW Parliament. The Glebe Society emailed all members in December to advise of the government's discussion paper, and we advised members that this is a very relevant issue for Glebe. The closing date for submissions was 31st January, and the Glebe Society has made its own submission, a copy of which is available here. The submission made by the Glebe Society supports the current system where it is the role of the electorate to decide whether a candidate should be elected to either role.
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The Australia Day Honours list for 26th January 2012 honoured Glebe resident Professor Kathryn North with a Member of the Order of Australia (AM), "for service to medicine in the field of neuromuscular and neurogenetics research, paediatrics and child health as a clinician and academic, and to national and international professional associations". The Glebe Society congratulates Professor North on this award.
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A memorial service will be held for David Mander-Jones on Thursday 16th February at the Record Reign Hall, in St Johns Road, Glebe (opposite the Fire Station). The service will commence at 2.30 p.m. All are welcome as we try our best to celebrate a person who was very much loved, and a life very well lived. David, a member of the Glebe Society and the Managment Committee for many years, died on 5th July 2011, aged 75 years. David was a charming, engaging man, and he is missed by many.
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