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GLEBE COMMUNITY NEWS May—June 2012, Issue 26

Glebe Area Tenants Group We would like to remind all that meetings are held on the last Monday of every month, 5pm at the Old Fire Station, Mitchell St. Team Leader, Kevin Krindler from Housing NSW will be speaking . Questions from the floor are most welcome! Police will attend the May meeting as well as Housing NSW. Our Christmas luncheon went off as a huge success as was the kids Christmas party. A good time was had by all and fish lunch was enjoyed for Easter. For further info phone Kerrie 966 0115 or Maree 9552 3605. We look forward to seeing you at the next meeting on the 28th of May. Light refreshment will be served after the meeting

Written by Kerrie Bartholemew

Written by Julie Brackenreg

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Where: Harold Park Hotel

(upstairs) – 70A Ross

Street, Glebe 2037

Time: 7pm for a 7:30

start

Admission: Tickets $15

per person, please pre-

pay your table before the

night

Teams of 10 as well as in-

dividuals welcome

7pm

Friday 1st of June

This event is part of National Reconciliation Week,

1-8 July 2012

Table bookings and enquiries

contact:

Sarah Foulkes or Olly Loveday at

Glebe Community Development

Project – 9692 9375

All proceeds from the night

will help fund NAIDOC week

events in July in Glebe

Trivia Night Fundraiser for Glebe NAIDOC

Do your homework! Aborginal Tent Embassy theme this year!!! +5 points for tables that bring a protest sign!


See back page for answers

Strange facts: Per capita,

Australians read more newspa-

pers than any other nation.

Staff Profile: Glebe Community Development Project Name? Shane Reside Nickname? Only really ever been given the kind you wouldn't put in a newsletter - next question? What was your favorite T.V show as a kid? Hmm, I can't really remember what I was into as a kid. Since I've rediscovered the world of kids TV through my own kids though I can't get enough of Dora the Explorer. So much better than anything I remember. We've got the soundtrack and everything. What is one thing you would love to learn how to do? Scuba Dive! This winter. Favourite colour? How could you choose? I'll take em all. What is the best thing about Glebe? The stub-born refusal to give in to inner city gentrifica-tion - the presence of working class communi-ties in places like Glebe keep them accesible for everyone. What is the best advise you have received? When I was a kid my dad pulled me aside and said "son, girls love someone who can dance. No one likes you if you hang around the edges of the dancefloor with your arms folded. Every-time you get the chance, get out on the dance floor and breakout some moves". Never let me down, thanks dad.

Strange fact:

No word in

the English

language

rhymes

with

‘month’,

‘orange’, or

‘purple’.

Shane Reside



The latest addition to our series of wall murals in Mitchell St is fabulous. A community

artist worked

alongside kids and young teenagers

from The Glebe Youth Service as they

painted a mural along the long wall bor-

dering the park of the corner of Glebe

St and Mitchell St. And what a great job

they did in the early Christmas school

holidays! It has brightened up the park

and, as one of the neighbours com-

mented, “It was great to see the kids

doing it, and it should make them feel

proud.”

Congratulations to those involved in painting the mural. The idea for the wall mural came

from members of the Glebe Community Action Group. They approached The Glebe Soci-

ety who then applied for a community grant from the City of Sydney. The Glebe Chamber

of Commerce also provided some funding to enable the whole project to be completed. It

shows us what can happen when people and the various organisations work together to

improve the streetscape and brighten up the local parks. A special thanks to the Glebe

Youth Service for their participation in the project and Written by Katharine Vernon


Wednesday Wheelie Warrior are not your typical motor cycle club. Although they look the part, the Wednes-day Wheelie Warriors are a group of bike riders making a difference to Glebe and the wider community. This group has been in operation since 1996 and have been bringing joy to adults and children with disabilities by giving them a day out and rides on their specially adapted wheelchair motorcycles called the “Nippi‟s. Richard Bassett, club president and highway man says the group aims to “put smiles on their dials”. The group takes children out around eighty times a year and works with 17 schools, community centres and respite organisations. As well as the terrific work Wednesday Wheelie Warriors do with people with disabilities that also provide a valuable service in Glebe out of the Old Fire Station fortnightly. Every second Thursday, Wednesday Wheelies Warriors gather together to access food from the Food Bank and make it available to people with a pension card. Community mem-bers accessing the groceries are asked to register at Have-A-Chat café and are asked for a donation of $25 to recoup the cost to the team. If you would like more information drop into Have-A-Chat Café on Mitchell St. Wednesday Wheelie Warriers are not govern-ment funded and rely completely on donations. If you would like to make a donation to Wednes-day Weekend Warriors please email Richard Bassett: [email protected] For more info on Wednesday Wheelie Warriors check out their website www.wednesdaywheelieswarriors.org.au

Written by Sarah Foulkes

mailto:[email protected]


How long have you been volunteering with Gapp? 6 years, soon to be 7. How did you first come to be involved with GAPP? I was going to church and they asked if anyone was interested and I thought I may as well check it out. What does GAPP do? It provides emer-gency relief if you come up a bit short. But it‟s also a place to come have a cuppa and talk. It‟s meant to be a tran-quil place. A place to be respected and not judged. How long have you lived in Glebe? About 24 years. What is your favourite thing about Glebe? Its location. Close to everything and public transport. What‟s your favourite thing about being involved in the Glebe community? It‟s a very close communtity. What would you say to anyone consid-ering doing some volunteer work in

Glebe Assistance & Partnership Program is part of the St Johns Centre and offers a number of community programs including emergency relief, no interest loans and a community drop in space. We are open Mondays and Wednesdays from 10am to 1pm

Glebe Assistance Partnership Pro-

Carol & her grandson Axl


Toolmaking, Basket Weaving, Dream Boxes and the Stiff Gins!!!

During the month of March, Tranby College flung open its doors to hold an amazing new event SUNDAYS in GLEBE. The four weekends saw over 300 people visit and partake in a huge range of activities and fun involving a Basket Weaving Workshop, an Arts Day, a Music Day and Film Night. Each Sunday had a distinct feel and flavour and included activities such as tool-making, art workshops, music making, hip hop, live performances and all held in the extraordi-nary space that is Tranby College! The aim of the event was to bring together the Glebe com-munity, families, elders and locals, Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal people to share positive ex-periences. The kids got to have Face Painting, contribute to a HIP HOP song called „Our Place‟ (soon to be released!) and share in the wonderful and magical feel of Tranby College, a place of significant cultural and social impor-tance in Glebe. Grown-ups got to soak in the amazing cultural skill of basket weaving or relax to the dulcet harmonies of the Stiff Gins. NSW Reconciliation, the Glebe Schools Commu-

nity Centre would like to than the many amazing

local artists, musicians, volunteers and commu-

nity members who helped to make the event

great. Please feel free to call Rose 9562 6355 or

Kate 9566 1285 if you would like to find out

more, provide feedback about the event or are

interested in being involved in upcoming events.

Written by Kate Brennan


The Mitchell St Fete is moving next year to outside the Peter Forsyth Auditorium to improve the event

-it just keeps growing! The Fete Committee (residents and workers) have been reviewing the event in an effort to keep it relevant and accessible to the community whilst also keeping it a grass roots fun event for local people . The Fete Committee is enthusiastic about the new space and we are brainstorming lots of new ideas that can make Mitchell St Fete even more of a success! We would love to hear your ideas, call Sarah on 9660 3943 or drop in to GAPP on Wednesday mornings to chat to her. Next meeting will be a chance to put together everybody‟s “wish list” for the Fete. Housing NSW residents are warmly encouraged to come along and share their ideas. The next meeting will be held on the 10th of May at 11am at Centi-pede at Glebe Public School.

Aim of Mitchell St Fete The aim of the Festival is to celebrate the strengths, interests and needs of people in Glebe so as to enhance neighbourhood capacity. Local residents and groups will create an event with activities, per-formances, presentations and displays to challenge and engage the widest possible range of local in-terests and capacities.

Strange facts: A sneeze travels

out of your mouth at 160km/h


Autumn

Word Search

Strange facts Emus and Kangaroos can not walk backwards!!


Yummy Snacks - Coco Banana

Ingredients Utensils

1 Orange Lemon squeezer

2 Medium sized bananas Chopping knife and board

1/2 a cup of desiccated coconut Greaseproof paper (optional)

Small bowl

Measuring cups

Method

1. Squeeze the juice from the orange. Pour into a small

bowl.

2. Peel the bananas. Cut off the ends.

3. Cut bananas into bite size pieces.

4. Spread coconut onto a sheet of grease proof paper or

onto a cutting board.

5. Using a skewer or a fork, dip banana pieces into the

orange juice.

6. Roll banana in coconut.

7. Eat immediately, or keep in the fridge until chilled.

Strange facts:

A groups of owls is

called a parliament


Leichhardt Women’s Community Health

Centre Now has a Facebook page:

‘Like’ www.facebook.com/LWCHC

to be kept up to date with what happening

at the centre

Strange facts: Fingernails grow

approximately four times faster

than toenails.

Community Quote

“Dare to be different” Marla Priest

http://www.facebook.com/LWCHC

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