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 Inc.
Alexandria Residents Action Group Inc (ARAG)
BIKESydney
Black - Wattle Cove Coalition (BCC)
Centennial Park Residents’ Association
Chippendale Residents Interest Group (CRIG)
City Central View Club
CityRAGs
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)
Friends of Erskineville
Friends of Victoria Park
Glebe Assistance and Partnership Program (GAPP)
Glebe Point Residents Group
Glebe Community Action Group
Glebe Area Tenants Group
The Glebe Society Inc
Glebe Urban Research Association
Green Square Growers
Hyde Park Community Voice
Millers Point Resident Action Group
Nichols Street Community Group
Paddington-Darlinghurst Community Working Group
Paddington Uniting Church
The Paddington Society
Potts Point & Kings Cross Heritage Conservation 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
South East Neighbourhood Centre
Surry Hills Neighbourhood Centre
Taylor Village Residents Group
The Surry Hills Business Alliance
Transition Sydney Incorporated
Ultimo Village Voice
Victoria Park Community Group
2011 Residents' Association Inc.
PO Box 183
Potts Point 1335
President: Lucas Crabtree
Email: 2011rai@gmail.com
The 2011 Residents' Association Inc. has existed for more than two decades promoting residential amenity for residents of Kings Cross, Potts Point, Elizabeth Bay, Rushcutters Bay and Woolloomooloo, some of the most densely populated areas of Australia.
It meets on the first Monday of each month (that isn't a public holiday) at 7pm in the Greenknowe Room at the Rex Centre, Macleay St, Potts Point.
All local residents are welcome to participate and join.
Website: 2011residentsassociation.wordpress.com
Alexandria Residents Action Group Inc (ARAG)
Co-Convenor: Gary Speechley
Mobile: 0407 014 879
Co-Ordinator, Working Groups: Desley Haas
Mobile: 0431 050 486
Email: info@ARAG.org.au
Website: www.arag.org.au
ARAG meets on a monthly basis to discuss issues that impact on our community and to initiate community activities that create social, educational and environmental benefits for Alexandria.
Monthly meetings are held at the Alexandria Town Hall in Garden street at 7.00pm on the second Wednesday of the month.
All residents, families, friends, local businesses, agencies and members of the community are welcome to attend.
We invite you to join in and discuss your concerns and ideas for our community.
BIKESydney
PO Box M59
Missenden Rd
Camperdown NSW 2050
President: David Borella
Tel: 02 8213 2437
Email: cityride@bikesydney.org
Website: www.bikesydney.org
BIKESydney is an incorporated not-for-profit community organisation that advocates to improve opportunities for cycling in the City of Sydney local government area.
We want to live in a city.
- Where riding a bicycle is part of everyday life
- That is vibrant, healthy, productive, creative and robust
- That values community, mobility, health, wellbeing social equity and sustainability
- Where people of all ages can make easy choices to ride a bicycle, walk and take public transport
We organise regular social rides and gatherings. Everyone is welcome. There are many ways to get involved with BIKESydney as a volunteer. Just drop us an email or give us a call.
Black-Wattle Cove Coalition (BCC)
C/ Glebe Society
PO Box 100
Glebe NSW 2037
Convenor: John Brooks
Tel: 02 9518 8730
Email: brooksjno@primus.com.au
Centennial Park Residents’ Association
Co Chairmen: Peter Tzannes
43 Robertson Road,
Centennial Park NSW 2021
Tel: 02 9663 3370
Email: ptzannes@ozemail.com.au
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:
Jeanette Brokman
Tel:
0412 191 333
David Pocklington
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 9357 1279 (The Secretary)
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 9299 4211
Email: jill_yates@hotmail.com
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.
COGG - Coalition of GlebeGroups
Chair
Jan Wilson
Tel: 0408 207 784
Email: janwil@bigpond.com
All Residents Groups represented.
COW – Concerned Older Women
Facilitator
Rebecca Reidy
Tel: 02 9660 3943
Email: becglebecdp@bigpond.com
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)
Convenor:
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: Eliza James
Email: jeneliza2@yahoo.com.au
Secretary: Margaret Smythe
Treasurer: Scott Hamilton
The Republic Building
Cnr Burton & Palmers Streets
East Sydney NSW 2010
Email: esna@esna.org.au
Website: http://www.esna.org.au/
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: alison.depree@sydney.edu.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.
Friends of Erskineville
Email: friends@erskinevillevillage.org
Website: www.erskineville.org
Friends of Erskineville Inc meets on a regular basis to discuss community issues, liasing with Council for positive outcomes.
Monthly meetings are held at Erskineville Town Hall at 7:30pm on the first Wednesday of the month.
All residents, local businesses and members of our community are very welcome to attend and actively participate in the meetings, free to come along to discuss anything you’re concerned about in our community.
Friends of Victoria Park
Email:contact@friendsofvictoriapark.info
Website:www.friendsofvictoriapark.info
We are community members with a broad range of interests and needs, united by a desire to see Victoria Park flourish and evolve into a vibrant, sustainable, connected and creative community. We seek to achieve this through planting the seeds for present and future generations.
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: Paul Perini
Associate Minister/GAPP Coordinator: Jo Holland
Community Assistance Worker: Stephen Brooks
Office Manager: Angie Collier
Tel: 02 9552 4164
Email: office@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).
Chair:
Susie Cleary
Email: susiecleary@ozemail.com.au
Secretary: Ros Wheeler
Tel: 02 9660 7430
Email: roswheeler@bigpond.com
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
Chair: Mrs Jocelyn Earl
c/- Old Fire Station
113 Mitchell Street
Glebe NSW 2037
OR
c/- 5/85 Derwent Street
Glebe NSW 2037
Tel: 02 9571 6665
Email: jocelyn2511@gmail.com
Executive:
Sadie King
Annie Atkinson
Beryl Dempsey
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 6pm.
Glebe Area Tenants Group
President: Kerry Bartholomew
Email: glebetenantgroup2037@yahoo.com.au
The Glebe Society Inc
President: Mairead Browne
Tel: 02 9518 6186
Email: president@glebesociety.org.au
Website: www.glebesociety.org.au
Vice President: John Gray
Treasurer: Bruce Davis
Community issues include heritage, bays and foreshores, transport and traffic, planning, environment and social events.
The Glebe Society meets every second Wednesday every month (excluding January) at the Old Fire Station, Derwent Street, Glebe at 7.30 pm.
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.
Green Square Growers
Website: facebook.com/greensquaregrowers
We are all about sharing our knowledge of growing plants and in particular food with each other and others in the community. A fun, relaxed & light hearted group that enjoys growing our own food.
Green Square Community Gardening and Growing Group. We meet the 2nd Sunday of the month at 10.30am until 12pm outside The Tote Building. Check the Events on Facebook site for details.
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)
Holy Trinity Garrison Church Hall
60 Argyle Street (Cnr Argyle and Lower Fort Streets)
Millers Point
Millicent Chalmers
Business: 02 9225 3225 or Home: 02 9241 2875
Millers Point Resident Action Group meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each month from 6pm to 8pm.
Nichols Street Community Group
Contact: Brian Noad
Tel: 0402 615 107
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
Mobile: 0407 418 780
Email:wmrongov@bigpond.net.au
Website: www.urbanvillage.org
Interested in all issues that affect quality of life in our densely populated urban village.
Paddington Uniting Church
General Manager: Justin Whelan
Tel: 02 9331 2646
Fax: 02 9331 4864
Mobile: 0408 304 604
Email: office@paddingtonuca.org.au
Website: www.paddingtonuca.org.au | www.paddingtonmarkets.com.au
The Paddington Society
President: John Mant
Tel: 02 9362 1001
Email: jm@johnmant.com
Potts Point & Kings Cross Heritage Conservation Society
President: Andrew Woodhouse
3 McDonald Street
Potts Point NSW 2011
Tel: 0415 949 506
Email: heritageandconservation@hotmail.com
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: John Hoff
Secretary: Peter Devoy
Tel: 0408 307 761
Email: devoy@optusnet.com.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.net.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 8004 1490
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 Thursday of the month (except January) at the Factory Community Centre, 67 Raglan Street Waterloo at 6pm.
RESNET
PO Box 594
QVB
NSW 2130
Email: Sydney.ResNet@gmail.com
Website:
www.residentsnetwork.org.au
President: Cherryl Wells
Tel: 02 9299 4211
Email: jill_yates@hotmail.com
RESNET meets on the last Tuesday of each month from January to November in the Council Chambers of the Sydney Town Hall, Lvl 3, Town Hall House, Sydney from 6pm to 7.30pm. Please refer to our website for further information.
Rosebery Residents Action Group
Spokesman: Graeme Grace
Mobile: 0415 083 099
Email: info@roseberyactiongroup.com
Co-ordinator: Samantha Gardner-Wade
Email: samantha@roseberyactiongroup.com
Chairman: Wayne Moody
Email: wayne@roseberyactiongroup.com
Website: www.roseberyactiongroup.com
South Paddington Community Group
Contact:
Margaret Deftereos
Tel: 0415 563 182
Dr Mary Kearney
Mobile: 0410 233 705
Email:
mary.kea123@gmail.com
John Millbank
Mobile: 0468 588 054
Email: jmillbank@bigpond.com
South East Neighbourhood Centre
PO Box 3007
Eastlakes NSW 2018
Tel: 02 8338 8506
Fax: 02 8338 8502
The mission of South East Neighbourhood Centre is to assist people in the community. They welcome people from all backgrounds / countries. If help is needed with things like child care, shopping, education, transport or respite care -somebody at the Centre will be able to help find the right service.
SENC has support groups and volunteering opportunities.
Surry Hills Neighbourhood Centre
1st Floor, Surry Hills Library and Community Centre
405 Crown St,
Surry Hills, NSW, 2010
Tel: 02 9310 2888
Manager: Gillian Elliott
Email: manager@shnc.org
Chair: Sara Lubowitz
Email: chair@surryhillsneighbourhoodcentre.org.au
Meets 2nd Monday of every month at the Surry Hills Neighbourhood Centre, 1st Floor, Surry Hills Library and Community Centre.
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
Transition Sydney Incorporated
President: Peter Driscoll
PO Box 672 Darlinghurst NSW 1300
Tel: 8211 9134
Mobile: 0412 679 215
Email: peter@transitionsydney.org.au
Website: www.transitionsydney.org.au
Transition Sydney is a community initiated, non profit voluntary support “hub” for local transition initiatives in the City of Sydney local government area and other Sydney LGAs.
It provides promotion, training and direct support to local initiatives and a web presence and mailing groups for networking and ongoing support. Meetings are held at various locations in the CBD and inner suburbs. Meeting times and venues are listed on the website
Ultimo Village Voice
Contact: Yimmy Seifert, Chair and Minute Secretary
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: Wednesday 8 February, 2012