Yearly Archives: 2018
Re-dedication of Tramsheds War Memorial
Posted on 2nd November 2018The Tramsheds War Memorial is returning to its original location at the Tramsheds. It will be re-dedicated on Thursday 8 November 2018 at 11am.
Hidden treasures of contemporary Glebe
Posted on 2nd November 2018‘Our House’ on Sunday 21 Oct 2018 was a perfect opportunity to welcome four new members and to see many hidden treasures of contemporary Glebe in the Lyndhurst Estate.
Habitat Garden Guided Walk
Posted on 2nd November 2018As part of National Bird Week, Sophie Golding, Urban Ecology Coordinator, City of Sydney Council, organised a guided walk in the John Street Reserve Habitat Garden on Saturday morning, 27 October, led by Judy Christie.
The Glebe Society Helps Support Centipede
Posted on 2nd November 2018On the evening of 12 October some 70 hardy souls braved the unseasonable weather to gather in support of Centipede at Glebe Public School at the Sunset Soirée.
History Enquiries from the Website
Posted on 2nd November 2018Enquiries on Glebe’s history and heritage continue to be received from members of the general public via the Society’s website.
Dirty Reds Film: 88 Years
Posted on 2nd November 2018This 16 minute short film gives a fascinating account of the life, death and rebirth of Australia’s first rugby league team, Glebe Rugby League Football Club.
How the Glebe Society is Using Twitter
Posted on 2nd November 2018Alice Simpson-Young shares how the Glebe Society Twitter account is currently being used to illustrate how Twitter works:
Planning Report (October 2018)
Posted on 2nd November 2018Durham Court (417 Glebe Point Road), 225-279 Broadway and Bellevue
Community Matters – Sewing for Good
Posted on 30th September 2018Are you handy with a sewing machine, a pair of scissors or a needle and thread? If so I would like to invite you to join a Glebe Society Community sponsored sewing and craft group, which we are commencing in late October.
News from Blue Wren Subcommittee (September 2018)
Posted on 30th September 2018Habitat gardening walk and talk, the Society’s sixth annual Spring Bird Survey, the Friends of Orphan School Creek Bushcare Group, the Glebe Palmerston and Surrounds Landcare Group, the Ferry Road Bushcare Group and removal of eight Kapok trees.
Do You Have a Den of Foxes Living under Your House?
Posted on 30th September 2018Foxes have not only been sighted in Glebe, they are suspected of killing two loved, and well-known, pet hens.
Planning Report (September 2018)
Posted on 30th September 2018232 Glebe Point Rd, 16 Glebe Point Rd, 202 Glebe Point Rd and Bellevue
Where’s the Statue? How We Got to Where We Are
Posted on 30th September 2018Members may recall seeing an old photo of a statue of a WWI Digger on a white plinth in the centre of the award-winning garden at the Tramsheds.
WestConnex – Now a Fait Accompli
Posted on 30th September 2018Sadly the WestConnex behemoth can’t be stopped. Construction and destruction are well under way.
Glebe and Forest Lodge have gotten off relatively lightly. There are no construction or property acquisitions proposed in our suburbs.
Ian Edwards 1929-2018
Posted on 30th September 2018Ian Edwards worked as a social worker, a school teacher, a librarian and a taxi driver, and had aspirations to the Anglican priesthood for which his parish priest quite rightly declined to recommend him. Ian was an involved member of the Glebe Society for more than 30 years.
