Resident & Community Groups
Resident and community groups provide an opportunity for residents to meet their neighbours and get involved in a wide range of issues, such as traffic and transport, city development and parks. All residents are welcome to attend.
2011 Residents Association Management Committee
Black - Wattle Cove Coalition (BCC)
Centennial Park Residents’ Association
Chippendale Residents Interest Group (CRIG)
City Central View Club
CityRAGs
City Partnership Inc
COGG - Coalition of Glebe Groups
COW (Concerned Older Women)
Council of Ultimo/Pyrmont Associations (CUPA)
DRAG
East Chippendale Community Group
ESNA (East Sydney Neighbourhood Association)
FLAG (Forest Lodge and Glebe Coordination Group)
FoCUS
Friends of Benledi and the Glebe Library
Friends of Bourke Street (FOBS)
Glebe Assistance and Partnership Program (GAPP)
Glebe Point Residents Group
Glebe Community Action Group
The Glebe Society
Glebe Urban Research Association
Hyde Park Community Voice
Millers Point Resident Action Group
Nichols Street Community Group
Paddington-Darlinghurst Community Working Group
The Paddington Society
Pyrmont Action
Pyrmont Community Group
Pyrmont Progress Incorporated
The Friends of Pyrmont Point Inc.
REDwatch
RESNET
Rosebery Residents Action Group
South Paddington Community Group
Surry Hills Neighbourhood Centre
Taylor Square Action Group
Taylor Village Residents Group
The Surry Hills Business Alliance
The Ultimo Society
Ultimo Village Voice
Victoria Park Community Group
2011 Residents Association Management Committee
President: Dr Sacha Blumen
PO Box 183
Potts Point 1335
Tel: 0448 406 610
Email: blumensacha@yahoo.com.au
Vice President: Ms Annette Nevin
PO Box 1211
Potts Point 2011
Secretary: Suzanne O'Connor
54/71 Victoria Street
Potts Point 2011
Email: oconnors@stvincents.nsw.edu.au
Meets on the first Monday of each month at 7.00pm at the Rex Centre, in the Greenknowe Room.
Black-Wattle Cove Coalition (BCC)
C/ Glebe Society
PO Box 100
Glebe NSW 2037
Ann Fraser
Tel: 02 9660 7560
Email: annefraser01@optusnet.com.au
Centennial Park Residents’ Association
Co Chairmen: Peter Tzannes
43 Robertson Road,
Centennial Park NSW 2021
Tel: 02 9663 3370
Co Chairman: Jo Topfer
Tel: 02 9663 4056
Secretary:
Brenda Sambrook
Tel: 9663 2837
The Centennial Park Residents’ Association (CPRA) was established for the purpose of representing and addressing the mutual interests and concerns of the residents of Martin Rd, Robertson Rd, Lang Rd, Cook Rd, Furber Rd and Poate Rd. The CPRA comprises two representatives from each street and only focuses on issues that impact the precinct. The CPRA meets monthly or as required
Chippendale Residents Interest Group (CRIG)
Co-convenors:
Michael Irving
Tel:
0418 602 914
Jeanette Brokman
Tel:
0412 191 333
Email: communityworkingparty@yahoo.com.au
Chippendale Residents Interest Group (CRIG) has been established for over twenty years. The group’s focus is to address the interests and concerns of the community with a particular emphasis on preserving Chippendale and achieving better planning, heritage, open space and community facilities.
CRIG meets regularly and welcomes local residents and business owners who are interested in making a contribution. CRIG works closely with ECCG, FoCUS and is also a member of CityRAGS.
City Central View Club
2nd Floor (notice board advises which room)
Bowlers' Club of NSW
95 York St Sydney
Tel: 02 9583 2524
VIEW established by The Smith Family for the purpose of promoting the Voice, Interests and Education of Women. All proceeds generated from VIEW activities are donated to The Smith Family.
Meetings 10.30am for 11.00am second Wednesday of each month.
CityRAGs
GPO Box 776
Sydney 2001
Contact: Jill Yates
Tel: 02 9238 2080
Fax: 02 9235 3535
Email: jilly@legallifeplanning.com.au
The City of Sydney Combined Resident Action Groups (CityRAGs) is the central forum representing some 19 resident action and precinct community groups across the entire City of Sydney Local Government Area. Founded 25 August 2003.
City Partnership Inc
16/7 Elizabeth Street,
Sydney
NSW 2000
President: Stephen M Taylor
Mobile: 0400 615 288
Fax: 02 9233 8893
Email: sm_taylor@bigpond.com
The City Partnership Inc advocates and lobbies all levels of government and business towards activating and enriching city life for the benefit of city members comprising businesses, residents, workers and visitors.
The committee meets at least six times a year on a rotating basis at members locations and holds mandatory half yearly and annual meetings for all members. Members are informed of meeting times and places by the secretary.
COGG - Coalition of GlebeGroups
Chair
Jan Wilson
Email:janwil@bigpond.com
Mobile: 0408 207 784
All Residents Groups represented
COW – Concerned Older Women
Facilitator
Ally de Pree-Raghavan
Tel: 02 9660 3943
Email: glebecdp@bigpond.net.au
Meetings held fortnightly Fridays 12.30pm - 1.30pm at the Old Fire Station, 113 Mitchell St, Glebe.
Council of Ultimo/Pyrmont Associations (CUPA)
Convenor
Mary Mortimer
Tel: 02 9518 8681
Mobile: 0410 679 204
Email:
mortimer@docmatrix.com.au
DRAG
Co-convenors
Jane Barnett jbarnett@jacksonteece.com
Jo Holder joholder@aic.net.au
Julia Perry julia.perry@bigpond.com
Website: www.drag.org.au
Darlinghurst Residents Action Group (DRAG) focuses on community concerns about inappropriate development in Darlinghurst, works for increased open space, improved residents amenity and attempts to maintain the diversity for which Darlinghurst is famous.
Meets every alternate month with 2011 Residents Association 6.30pm at the Rex Centre in the Greenknowe Room (see 2011 Notice).
East Chippendale Community Group (ECCG)
Co-convenors
David Pocklington
Tel:
0408 223 634
Jeanette Brokman
Tel:
0412 191 333
Email: communityworkingparty@yahoo.com.au
East Chippendale Community Group focuses on community concerns, such as inappropriate planning, lack of open space, poor heritage controls and traffic issues in the eastern precinct of Chippendale. The group meets regularly and works closely with committee members from CRIG and FoCUS. ECCG welcomes new members to the group.
ESNA (East Sydney Neighbourhood Association)
President - Martin Daley
Vice President - Doug Purdie
Secretary: Debbie Williams
Treasuer: Veronica Heron
P O Box 955
Darlinghurst NSW 1300
Email: esnaweb@mailcity.com
Website: http://members.tripod.com/esnaweb/
ESNA has been working for over thirty years to represent the views of residents in improving the residential amenity and protecting the heritage of East Sydney, an inner-city heritage residential village bounded by Oxford, College, William and Forbes streets.
ESNA meets every second Wednesday each month at 6.30pm, Doug Heron Room, corner Palmer and Burton streets, East Sydney.
All East Sydney residents are welcome.
FoCUS
Co-convenors
Lindsay Charles
Tel:
0412 204 968
David Pocklington
Tel:
0408 223 634
Email: focus@chippendale-nsw.com.au also
Email: communityworkingparty@yahoo.com.au
FoCUS (Friends of Carlton United site) is a working group which focuses on achieving the best outcomes for the redevelopment of the Carlton United Brewery site.
The site (5.7 hectares) lies in the heart of Chippendale and its redevelopment from industrial to residential and commercial use has the potential to significantly impact the local community.
FoCUS works closely with local community groups CRIG and ECCG and is also a member of CityRAGS. If you would like to know more, please give us a call.
FLAG (Forest Lodge and Glebe Coordination Group)
Chair: Ally de Pree-Raghavan
Tel: 02 9660 3943
Email: glebecdp@bigpond.net.au
Meetings held once every 6 weeks 4pm - 5.30pm at the Old Fire Station 113 Mitchell St Glebe.
Friends of Benledi and the Glebe Library
Chris Newtown
Tel: 02 9660 8349
Fax: 02 9518 8327
Email: chris_glebe@hotmail.com
Friends of Bourke Street (FOBS)
Convenor
Mrs Rosemary Potts
Tel: 02 9332 1002
Email: friendsofbourkestreet@hotmail.com
Website: www.fobs.sustainablesydney.net
Media and Membership Enquiries
Mobile: 0402 615 107
The Friends of Bourke Street meet regularly in one of the heritage-listed boulevard's many excellent and inexpensive restaurants to promote improvements and discourage threats to the street's amenities.
All users and admirers of the street - residents, local businesses, cyclists, pedestrians, motorists and politicians - are welcome to join them.
Glebe Assistance and Partnership Program (GAPP)
PO Box 353
Glebe 2037
St Johns Hall
St Johns Rd
Opposite St Johns Church near the cnr of St Johns and Glebe Point Rd. Access via the community garden entrance.
Opening Hours
Monday & Wednesday 10am-1pm for an appointment call St Johns office.
Minister: Geoff Broughton
Community Assistance Workers: Victoria Plant & Fiona Kerin
Office Manager: Margaret McAteer
Tel: 02 9552 4164
Email: margaret@glebechurch.org.au
GAPP is a new initiative by St Johns Church for people in the local neighbourhood who find themselves short of resources. We offer our commitment, our time, some expertise and some emergency relief funding. People who come to GAPP will be offered basic assistance with the opportunity to form an ongoing partnership with one of our volunteers.
Glebe Point Residents Group
Benledi House, Glebe Point Road or Glebe Library (located next door).
Joint Chair:
Susie Cleary
Email: susiecleary@ozemail.com.au
Anton Crouch
Email: anton.crouch@optusnet.com.au
Community issues including beautification, street cleaning, graffiti, social events, development applications. Glebe Point Residents Action Group meets on the first Wednesday of each month.
Glebe Community Action Group
C/- 160 St Johns Road, Glebe
Old Fire Station,
113 Mitchell Street,
Glebe NSW 2037
President: Sheila Baldwin
Tel: 02 9660 0496
Email: glebecomaction07@bigpond.com
Community issues include crime and safety, street cleaning and graffiti removal and beautification. The Glebe Community Action Group meet on the last Wednesday of the month at the Old Fire Station at 7pm.
The Glebe Society
President: Jan Macindoe
Tel: 02 9660 0208
Email: macindoe@bigpond.net.au
Website: www.glebesociety.org.au
Community issues include environmental to heritage, crime and safety and social events.
The Glebe Society meet every second Wednesday every month at the Toxteth Hotel, Glebe Pont Road at 7.30pm.
Glebe Urban Research Association
17 Avona Ave
Glebe NSW 2037
Max Solling
Tel: 02 9660 3943
The Glebe Urban Research Association stores historical material including photographs and maps and other historical data pertaining to Glebe. It is a not for profit group made up of people interested in preserving and archiving historical information associated with the Glebe area.
Hyde Park Community Voice
Contact: Christine Byrne
Mobile: 0414 709 251
Email: chris@hpcvoice.com
Phone: 02 8208 7077
Fax: 02 8211 9165
Website: www.hpcvoice.com
The group provides a collective voice for residents and small businesses in the vicinity of Hyde Park South (bordered by Elizabeth, Goulburn, Riley and Stanley Streets).
Millers Point Resident Action Group (MPRAG)
Older Women's Network
87 Lower Fort Street,
Millers Point
Millicent Chalmers
Tel: 02 9241 2875
Millers Point Resident Action Group meets on the second Tuesday of each month at the Older Women's Network from 7 to 9pm.
Nichols Street Community Group
Contact: Brian Noad
Tel: 02 9361 6709
Email: nicholsstreet@hotmail.com
Supports Local Surry Hills issues and protects residents' rights.
Paddington-Darlinghurst Community Working Group
Convenor: Will Mrongovius
41 Selwyn St, Paddington
Tel: 0407 418 780
Email: will.mrongovius@computershare.com.au
Website: www.urbanvillage.org
Interested in all issues that affect quality of life in our densely populated urban village.
The Paddington Society
President: John Mant
Tel: 02 9362 1001
Email: info@paddingtonsociety.org.au
Pyrmont Action
Convenor: Elizabeth Elenius
Tel: 02 9571 9727
Email: eelenius@bigpond.net.au
Pyrmont Progress Incorporated
To make Pyrmont a more attractive place to live, work and visit.
PO Box 560
Pyrmont 2009
Website: www.pyrmontprogress.com.au
President: Charles Perry
Tel: 02 9518 6045
Email: charlesperry@bigpond.com
Secretary: Peter Devoy
Tel: 0408 307 761
Email: devoy@bigpond.net.au
Pyrmont Progress Incorporated is working to develop and implement a holistic plan for the Pyrmont Peninsula, through the City’s local action planning process to create a vibrant community village in accordance with the mission “to make Pyrmont a more attractive place to live, work and visit.
Pyrmont Progress Incorporated aims to develop effective working partnerships with the business community, local community groups, the City of Sydney and other organisation on projects which align with the objective of creating a vibrant community village.
Pyrmont Community Group
Winner of the Australia Day Award for Outstanding Community Service.
President: Jean Stuart
Tel: 02 9660 6702
Email: stuart_jean@hotmail.com
Fax:
02 9660 6702
We aim to participate more effectively in community and governmental processes to shape the future of our community, to develop strategies for direct community involvement in local projects and to reduce costs and delay over project planning and development.
A change to the proposed scheme for Waterfront Park West is our most recent project.
We are presently organising the campaign to build a Hall to celebrate Annandale North Public School's Centenary year 1907 - 2007.
The Friends of Pyrmont Point Inc
PO Box 284
Hornsby NSW 1630
Email: drewmorrow@iinet.au
Website: www.fopp.org.au
President: Drew Morrow
Mobile: 0414 948 224
Vice President: Walter Giles
Mobile: 0412 959 468
Treasurer: Peter Devoy
Mobile: 0408 307 761
Secretary: Philippa Giles
Mobile: 0412 959 468
A group that reflects community concerns on development, open space, parking and safety.
REDwatch
Contact: Geoff Turnbull
Tel: 02 9318 0824
Email: mail@redwatch.org.au
Website: www.redwatch.org.au
A residents group covering Redfern Eveleigh Darlington and Waterloo (the same area covered by the NSW Government’s Redfern Waterloo Authority). REDWatch monitors the activities of the RWA, the City of Sydney Council and Government Programs run in the area and seeks to ensure community involvement in all decisions made about the area.
REDwatch meets on the 1st Wednesday of the month (except January) at the Factory Community Centre, 67 Raglan Street Waterloo at 6pm.
RESNET
PO Box A1021
Sydney South
NSW 1235
President: Cherryl Wells
Mobile: 0414 579 044
Email: cwells66@bigpond.com
Vice-President: Jill Yates
Email: jilly@legallifeplanning.com.au
Secretary: Viviane King
Email: viviane.king@westnet.com.au
Treasurer: Patricia Hall
Tel: 02 9279 1058
Email: hallmark@zip.com.au
RESNET meets on the last Tuesday of each month at the Sydney Town Hall, 483 George St, Sydney from 6pm to 7.30pm
Rosebery Residents Action Group
Tel: 02 9663 0965
Website: www.roseberyactiongroup.com
South Paddington Community Group
Contact:
Margaret Deftereos
Tel: 0415 563 182
Dr Mary Kearney
Tel: 0418 235 618
John Millbank
P.O. Box 479
Paddington 2021
Surry Hills Neighbourhood Centre
C/- Bourke Street Public School
Cnr Mort and Bourke Street
Surry Hills
Tel: 02 9310 2888
Manager: Kate Melhopt
Email: manager@shnc.org
Chair: Linda Scott
Email: chair@shnc.org
Meets 2nd Monday of every month at the Surry Hills Neighbourhood Centre, Cnr Mort and Bourke Streets, Surry Hills
Taylor Square Action Group
Contact:
Barbara Bridges
02 9357 7161
Email: taylorsquareactiongroup@hotmail.com
Taylor Village Residents Group
Contact:
Michael Tiyce
Tel: 0414 297 374
Email: michael@tiyce.com.au
This groups covers Southern side of Oxford Street, Flinders Street, Albion Street & Crown Street.
The Surry Hills Business Alliance
Chairperson
- Brian Adams
Email: briad@ans.com.au
Box A133
Sydney South NSW 1235
The Ultimo Society
The Ultimo Society
Independent residents network in Ultimo, City of Sydney (former Ultimo Precinct Committee). Founded 7 August 2003.
Contact: Gerald Ganglbauer
51/558 Jones Street, Ultimo 2007
Tel: 0411 156 309
Email: gerald@gangart.com
Website: www.gangart.com/ultimo
Ultimo Village Voice
Contact: Yimmy Seifert, Acting Chair
Email: ultimovillagevoice@gmail.com
Independently serving the Ultimo community, discussing issues that affect residents and small businesses in the area. Meetings are on the 1st Thursday of the month (except January) from 6:30pm to 8.30pm at Ultimo Community Centre, 40 William Henry Street, Ultimo.
Victoria Park Community Group
PO Box 3194
Redfern NSW 2016
Email: community@vicpark.com.au
Victoria Park Community Group was formed in November 2005 by local residents who want to build a greater sense of community in Victoria Park Zetland. Membership is open to all residents of Victoria Park and anyone that wants to get involved in the group is warmly welcomed.
Last Updated: Thursday 28 August, 2008
