Media release 21 November 2019 Prince’s Trust Plan for Glebe Rejected With homelessness up 13% and the waiting list for public housing blown out to 60,000, Hands off Glebe Inc is appalled by an agreement between NSW Land and Housing Corporation and Prince’s Trust Australia to build 75 affordable, social and private homes over two […]
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By Jamie Parker MP Excellent public transport is at the heart of a liveable city that is so-cially just and efficient. Instead of pushing an agenda of destructive and expensive tollways we have been pressing for more ferry ser-vices to reduce road congestion and pollution. Along with thousands of residents, we are campaigning for new […]
postcard against State Significant sites By Cllr Jess Scully I’ve only lived in Glebe for six years, and even in that short time, I’ve witnessed the confusion that surrounds the big plans for the Bays. Many of you with longer memories than mine have masterplan fa-tigue: for 20+ years NSW Governments have stopped and started […]
Lord Mayors plan action on homelessness We need the Federal and State/Territory Governments to take real action by increasing funding for social and affordable housing, particu-larly in inner cities,” Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore said at the meeting of the Council of Capital City Lord Mayors in Brisbane on 10 July. “We need to work […]
Local MP re-elected The Glebe Grapevine congratulates our local MP Jamie Parker on his re-election in the recent State election. We thank Jamie for the support he has given to our campaigns in the past and look forward to working with him in the interests of Glebe residents, especially public housing tenants, for the next […]
A better way for Waterloo The Grapevine enthusiastically supports the Sydney City Council (SCC) alternative proposal for redevelopment of the Waterloo public housing estate. The Council model is a great improvement on the Cowper Street development. The Government wants to triple the number of apartments on the site at a scale we have not seen […]
A Renewed Focus on Glebe Point Road Is Glebe Point Road slowly dying? – Walk its length and you will see over 15% of all shops are closed. The impact of Broadway Shopping Centre, Tramsheds, and the yet to open relocated Fish Markets will only accelerate this demise without community focus and action. Glebe has […]
More on the fish markets Hands off Glebe Inc held an information evening on 13 February about the fish market development. Over 70 people attended and discussed the many community concerns. UrbanGrowth NSW then sent Hands off Glebe a letter responding to some of these issues (see pages 2 & 3). Unfortunately the letter […]
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Glebe Grapevine January 2019
January 2019 Happy New Year! The Glebe Grapevine sends its best wishes to all our readers and supporters for a healthy and happy 2019. We look forward to another year campaigning with you for the interests of our community. Can you spare a minute … The NSW Government is selling off public housing […]
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Glebe Grapevine Sept 2018
We need a genuine strategic vision for the Bays Precinct By Jamie Parker MP In 2015 the government released their ‘Transformation Plan’ for the Bays Precinct which promised to turn the area into a bustling hub of enterprise, activity and beautiful spaces. But rather than transformation, we’re now seeing a list of ad hoc […]