The Glebe Society

The Glebe Society The Glebe Society aims to protect Glebe's heritage, encourage a sense of community and create a better future for all residents.

See http://glebesociety.org.au/ for details. Glebe is an inner Sydney suburb notable for its distinct village character, heritage streetscapes, delightful parks and foreshores and strong sense of community. The Glebe Society aims to protect our heritage, encourage a sense of community and create a better future for all residents. To join The Glebe Society, see the membership form at http://glebesociety.org.au/wordpress/?page_id=5038

15/05/2026

Reminder: Join Max Solling to explore Waverley Cemetery 21 May

Explore one of Sydney’s oldest, most beautiful and most historic locations – Waverley Cemetery. We’ll visit the final resting places of prominent Australians, including many from Glebe. Just a few places are available including transport to and from and a guided walk. Thursday 21st May, 9.15 am – 12.45 pm.

Note: Parts of the cemetery are fairly hilly. We will cover bitumen paths and uneven grassy paths, so wear appropriate walking shoes!

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15/05/2026

2026 Glebe Music Festival in November
The 37th Annual Glebe Music Festival runs 6 to 22 November 2026 with six concerts at several venues in Glebe. For details see www.glebemusicfestival.com
See https://glebesociety.org.au/documents/bulletins/2026_03.pdf

13/05/2026

Glebe Eats! We invite you and your friends to the next ‘Glebe Eats’ event, on Tuesday June 30 at Lahore2Delhi, 131 Glebe Point Road from 6pm. A set menu, for sharing, at $50 per head (pay in cash on the day) includes vegetarian and non-vegetarian options. BYO beer, wine and soft drinks. Soft drinks available at the restaurant at extra cost.
RSVP to [email protected] by Sunday June 21. Members and non - members are welcome. Upcoming dinners will be advertised in the Bulletin.
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13/05/2026

Tour the Sydney Heritage Fleet Shipyard on Rozelle Bay
This tour takes us through the Fleet’s extensive maintenance and restoration facilities, looks at Fleet vessels, then boards the ferry Kanangra to hear her history and view the restoration now underway.
Sunday 21 June. 10 am - 12pm
Led by Alex Byrne, Sydney Heritage Fleet volunteer
Meeting place: SHF Shipyard, Gate 4/13 James Craig Road, Rozelle
Bookings: https://tour-heritage-shipyard.eventbrite.com.au
See https://glebesociety.org.au/documents/bulletins/2026_03.pdf
Requirements:
Closed-toe shoes. Sufficiently mobile to walk in the Shipyard and climb steep stairs.
Cost: $25 (Society members, $35 non-Glebe Society members).

10/05/2026

Blue wren sightings!
It’s the time of year when young birds disperse so worth looking out for them on sunny days this autumn.’
These are classic stepping stone movements for wrens, absent from Glebe for years. More mangroves in particular, could create more habitat stepping stones.
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06/05/2026

Join Us!!
The Glebe Society is a long-running, effective and credible community organisation and needs more volunteers. We want help to research and write submissions to put community interests to governments, argue proposals and protest when ignored or not taken seriously.
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02/05/2026

Bidura developer applies for state significant development assessment
Work on Bidura, a heritage-listed house that fronts Glebe Point Road, seems to have stopped.
An application was lodged to make the site subject to assessment as a ‘state significant development’. .If successful, this would bypass consent granted by the City of Sydney.
See the article on our website

Explore Waverley CemeteryThursday 21 May9.15 am–12.45 pmBus from Old Fire Station on Mitchell StreetLed by Max SollingJo...
02/05/2026

Explore Waverley Cemetery
Thursday 21 May
9.15 am–12.45 pm
Bus from Old Fire Station on Mitchell Street
Led by Max Solling
Join us to explore one of Sydney’s oldest, most beautiful historic locations – Waverley Cemetery
Bookings essential

Come and explore the historic graves and memorials and enjoy the magnificent views of Sydney's coastline.

01/05/2026

2026 Glebe Book Sale
The annual Glebe Book Sale will be on Saturday 16 May 9am-4pm at Benledi at 186 Glebe Point Road, next to Glebe Library. The sale raises funds for Glebe Public School’s literacy program.

Then as now: Glebe’s ‘three broad social precincts’At his talk on the pubs of Glebe Max Solling spoke about William Stan...
01/05/2026

Then as now: Glebe’s ‘three broad social precincts’
At his talk on the pubs of Glebe Max Solling spoke about William Stanley Jevons’ remarkable 1858 document on Sydney’s social geography, particularly his observations of Glebe. Jevons was a pioneering economist and social scientist.
See the article on our website

It is often observed that Glebe has (broadly) three socioeconomic groups that are (broadly) arranged geographically. The spatial distribution of those groups is not so different to that described b…

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