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82 Wentworth Prk Road Action News

The Local Planning Panel dashes our hopes

82 Wentworth Park Rd Glebe Which would you prefer? Check the images above: 82 Wentworth Park Road as it is today or the impression of the new building as planned by the Land and Housing Corporation. The Local Planning Panel (LPP) met on 13 December to consider the DA which authorises the demolition and rebuild […]

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fight for Cowper St Maintenance of Housing News

Budget heartless and shortsighted, says community housing group

Hands off Glebe Inc, a community public housing advocacy group, has condemned the Federal Budget as “heartless and shortsighted” for failing to fund an increase in social housing in the face of huge and growing unemployment and cuts to income support payments. Treasurer Frydenberg committed to an extension of the First Home Loan Deposit scheme […]

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May Day in Glebe

CELEBRATE MAY DAY IN GLEBE May Day 2020 STOP JOB LOSSES! NO PAY CUTS MAY DAY IN GLEBE – 2020 CELEBRATING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF WORKING PEOPLE P.O. Box 145 Glebe NSW 2037   MAY DAY IN GLEBE On 1 May 2020: Hang out something red. Open the windows and doors. Position the speakers to face […]

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Glebe Grapevine News

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 […]

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Commuters continue to fight bus privatisation

Commuters are continuing to fight the privatisation of Sydney’s Inner West Public Buses.  Glebe Residents, RTBU-Bus Division, CPA Maritime and the local Member Jamie Parker Greens MP staged a protest at one of the busiest bus stops on Thursday 5th April 2018, and plan to continue to hold these protests on following Thursdays. Hands of […]

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Evictions in Wentworth Park

Media release Wednesday, October 11, 2017  Wentworth Park evictions Martin Place all over again The Berejiklian Government is moving on the homeless people living under the arches in Wentworth Park.  It is a victory for appearance versus real action on homelessness in Sydney and smacks of a heartless Government. “The homeless have been promised 7 […]

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fish market News

Media Release on Fish Market Survey – Community rejects Government Plans

Media Release Monday July 3, 2017 Community Survey rejects Government’s plans for Fish Market. The announcement of the architect for proposed changes to the Fish Market coincided with an extensive community survey being conducted by the local activist group Hands off Glebe Inc.  Surveys were on line and nearly 6,000 questionnaires were distributed throughout Glebe […]

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Federal Election 2016 Glebe Grapevine News

FEDERAL ELECTION 2016 – EXTENDED COMMENTS ON HOUSING

JULY 2 2016 FEDERAL ELECTION CANDIDATES FOR SEAT OF SYDNEY   FALANGA Ula                      Christian Democrats BERRIMAN Mark                 Animal Justice SPIKE Chris                         Sustainable Australia Party WINTERS Geoffrey             Liberals GEISER Tom                        Science Party ELLSMORE Sylvie              Greens BOYLE Peter                        Socialist Alliance PLIBERSEK Tanya             Labor LANNING Rebecca             Sex Party TZORAS Tula                       Online Direct Democracy Party ____________________________________________________________   The […]

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Baird’s Privatisation of Public Housing labelled a disgrace! jan 24 2016

Baird’s Privatisation of Public Housing labelled a disgrace! Sunday, January 24, 2016 The ten year framework on public housing released today is a recipe for more disadvantage and more unaffordability in the housing market.  The Hands off Glebe group a public housing advocate group situated in the suburb of Glebe but with links to many […]

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Housing in the news – Oct 24 2014

Governments sleep at the wheel as housing affordability crashes 16 October 2014 The Australian Council of Social Service today urged Australian Governments to take coordinated action to tackle the worsening housing supply crisis. “New data shows that the housing supply crisis is getting worse and this is taking a heavy toll on first home buyers […]