Fightback against closure of Glebe Youth Service Community protest has erupted after youth workers were suddenly locked out of the Glebe Youth Service (GYS) building at 84 Glebe Point Road for alleged fire safety reasons. “Housing NSW has refused to release the fire safety report which makes us suspect that the real intent is […]
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Media Release For immediate release. Thursday, August 15, 2013 Community newsletter – the Glebe Grapevine to be launched Sat Aug 17 On Saturday 17 August 2013 at the Old Fire Station 115 Mitchell Street Glebe the Glebe community will come together to launch its newsletter The Glebe Grapevine, and the DVD 50 ways to hold […]
by Denis Doherty A song and a community newsletter have helped challenge Housing NSW’s widespread and shameful neglect of public housing in Glebe, particularly the broken down fences in many streets. Residents have come up with ingenious ways to hold up their fences but many have lost the battle and whole sections of fences have […]
At the Central Sydney Planning Committee meeting on December 1st, Lord Mayor Clover Moore and members of her team John McInerney and Di Tornai together with Labor appointee Craig Knowles and former Liberal planning minister Robert Webster voted to go ahead with the Elger Street development, despite trenchant opposition from residents, residents action group Hands […]
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Come to the Xmas Party
Houses in Leamington Ave Newtown were due for demolition to make way for a State Rail project. This was stopped by a concerted campaign by residents and their supporters! We can do the same! We are calling on all residents of Glebe whether they are private owners or private tenants or public tenant to join […]
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Hands off Glebe Media Release
Media Release Friday, November 26, 2010 Protest at the Glebe Redevelopment The redevelopment of the Cowper Street public housing will not answer any need for housing in the inner city. It is simply a privatization move by the State Government wanting to abnegate its responsibilities. A protest will held in the Glebe to protest about […]