Blog Review:
Glebe Point Diner, on the blog The Unbearable Lightness of Being Hungry
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Boarding house sacrificed to apartments development
By Sunanda Creagh, The Sydney Morning Herald
"A GLEBE boarding house will be turned into multimillion-dollar waterfront apartments after the State Government lifted a ban on redeveloping the site.
The eight-room Mary Street house, which fronts Blackwattle Bay, was previously covered by State Environmental Planning Policy 10, a law that prohibits redevelopment of low-cost housing.
But the Planning Department recently granted the owner an exemption. The owner has permission to build a car park and three apartments. The house's two tenants will be evicted in less than 60 days.
A City of Sydney Greens councillor, Chris Harris, is furious that the exemption was granted. "The place is in reasonable condition. It's rentable. But the end result is we will lose eight pieces of cheap accommodation close to the city because of a decision by the Planning Minister. Affordable housing is meant to be protected by SEPP 10 and clearly it's really easy to get out of."
A spokesman for the Department of Planning said the exemption was granted because the boarding house was regarded as not financially viable according to specific guidelines. ..."
Read the full article from The Sydney Morning Herald here.
"A GLEBE boarding house will be turned into multimillion-dollar waterfront apartments after the State Government lifted a ban on redeveloping the site.
The eight-room Mary Street house, which fronts Blackwattle Bay, was previously covered by State Environmental Planning Policy 10, a law that prohibits redevelopment of low-cost housing.
But the Planning Department recently granted the owner an exemption. The owner has permission to build a car park and three apartments. The house's two tenants will be evicted in less than 60 days.
A City of Sydney Greens councillor, Chris Harris, is furious that the exemption was granted. "The place is in reasonable condition. It's rentable. But the end result is we will lose eight pieces of cheap accommodation close to the city because of a decision by the Planning Minister. Affordable housing is meant to be protected by SEPP 10 and clearly it's really easy to get out of."
A spokesman for the Department of Planning said the exemption was granted because the boarding house was regarded as not financially viable according to specific guidelines. ..."
Read the full article from The Sydney Morning Herald here.
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Saturday, October 6, 2007
Jobs boost tipped as car imports move from Sydney
"New South Wales Premier Morris Iemma has unveiled the new car handling terminal at Port Kembla, beginning a new era in the state's shipping industry.
Giant car carriers have been a regular sight in Sydney Harbour but they will today start unloading the bulk of their cargo at Port Kembla's inner harbour instead.
The new terminal, south of Sydney, will handle all car imports from next year, when the city's terminals at Glebe Island and White Bay close. ..."
Read the full article from ABC News here.
Giant car carriers have been a regular sight in Sydney Harbour but they will today start unloading the bulk of their cargo at Port Kembla's inner harbour instead.
The new terminal, south of Sydney, will handle all car imports from next year, when the city's terminals at Glebe Island and White Bay close. ..."
Read the full article from ABC News here.
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Friday, September 14, 2007
One corporate gulp and those old treats are gone
by Lisa Pryor, The Sydney Morning Herald
"It is about to become harder to find butterfly cakes, chocolate eclairs and cream puffs in the city, with a cherished cake shop forced out of the Strand Arcade by rising rents.
And Glebe may soon lose the popular Badde Manors Cafe, which is due to be auctioned off this month, after 23 years.
At the Strand Arcade, the owner of Boronia Patisserie, Sue-Ellen Lawson, is concerned that more small operators will be forced out of the Pitt Street retail area as it is swallowed up by two big landlords, Ipoh and Westfield.
The city is awash with espresso, muffins and friands but as shops like the Boronia Patisserie close it is becoming harder for city workers to find treats that were once Australian staples, such as iced cupcakes and Anzac biscuits.
"We offered more the home-baked or the old-fashioned kind of products, and people like to have that every day, not the glamorous-looking or the more sophisticated expensive items," Ms Lawson said.
The staff of the Boronia Patisserie spent Friday farewelling customers who have been visiting the shop for the past decade.
"It was very busy. A lot of regulars came in. A lot of them brought presents and flowers for the girls."
In Glebe, Badde Manors Cafe has been a gathering place for locals and Sydney University students for more than 20 years but that could soon change. The building and business is due to be auctioned off on September 23.
The owner, Robert Sebes, estimated that the cafe had served more than 3 million coffees since it opened in 1982. Some prospective buyers had shown an interest in continuing the cafe business, but there was a real risk of closure, he said."
Read the full article from The SMH here.
"It is about to become harder to find butterfly cakes, chocolate eclairs and cream puffs in the city, with a cherished cake shop forced out of the Strand Arcade by rising rents.
And Glebe may soon lose the popular Badde Manors Cafe, which is due to be auctioned off this month, after 23 years.
At the Strand Arcade, the owner of Boronia Patisserie, Sue-Ellen Lawson, is concerned that more small operators will be forced out of the Pitt Street retail area as it is swallowed up by two big landlords, Ipoh and Westfield.
The city is awash with espresso, muffins and friands but as shops like the Boronia Patisserie close it is becoming harder for city workers to find treats that were once Australian staples, such as iced cupcakes and Anzac biscuits.
"We offered more the home-baked or the old-fashioned kind of products, and people like to have that every day, not the glamorous-looking or the more sophisticated expensive items," Ms Lawson said.
The staff of the Boronia Patisserie spent Friday farewelling customers who have been visiting the shop for the past decade.
"It was very busy. A lot of regulars came in. A lot of them brought presents and flowers for the girls."
In Glebe, Badde Manors Cafe has been a gathering place for locals and Sydney University students for more than 20 years but that could soon change. The building and business is due to be auctioned off on September 23.
The owner, Robert Sebes, estimated that the cafe had served more than 3 million coffees since it opened in 1982. Some prospective buyers had shown an interest in continuing the cafe business, but there was a real risk of closure, he said."
Read the full article from The SMH here.
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