A short history of Juniper Hall Located at 248-250 Oxford St Paddington, heritage listed Juniper Hall is the oldest surviving house east of the Sydney CBD. It is a 2 storey Georgian colonial villa that was constructed in 1824-5, with a third attic storey and additional wings added in 1890.[...]

Update 1 July 26 Works commence at Moore Park South Works are now underway to open Moore Park South to the community, with the first stage of the transformation focused on enabling safe public access to 20 hectares of new parkland, alongside an active golf precinct. Early access works have[...]

Update: 29 June 2026 Woollahra Municipal Council have advised that the Draft Woollahra Affordable Housing Policy 2026 is currently on public exhibition, and that the closing date for submissions has been extended from 12 July to 26 July 2026 to allow for additional consultation. Update: 10 June 2026 WMC Draft[...]

Update June 23rd 2026 The NSW Planning Department has received a response to the issues raised in submissions for the Mixed use development with infill affordable housing at 160 Oxford Street, Paddington. You can access this document on the Major Projects Website. The Department will now commence its assessment having[...]

The NSW Government has proposed changes to the community participation process as part of landmark reforms to make the planning system faster and more outcomes focused. The Paddington Society believes the proposed changes represent a huge erosion of residents’ property rights. They will further damage community confidence and trust in[...]

The Moore Park Road pop-up cycleway was originally due to be retained until 31 May 2026, or “until the permanent Oxford Street Cycleway between Taylor Square and Centennial Park (to be constructed by the NSW Government) would be operational, whichever came first”. This has been changed to 31 December 2026.

On 16 April, the Paddington Society, in partnership with Paddington Library and Woollahra Council, hosted a talk by Mark Skelsey on his recently published book, Views To Die For. Mark Skelsey speaking at the Paddington Library, 16 April, 2026 The book explores two questions: how did a 1970s plan[...]

Updated 15th April 2026 Management of Defence Estate Assets Senate Enquiry As earlier reported, in February the Federal Minister of Defence announced the potential divestment and sale of extensive Defence assets, including the Victoria Barracks in Paddington. On March 11, the Australian Parliamentary Senate referred the Management of Defence Estate[...]