The Federal Productivity Commission has released an Interim Report proposing major changes to Australia’s planning system to increase housing supply and improve affordability. While there is a clear need for more housing, the report raises serious concerns for established suburbs such as Paddington, where heritage controls, established streetscapes and the[...]

Update 6 October 2026 NSW Planning have extended the exhibition of the Edgecliff-Woollahra State-led Rezoning Proposal to give the community more time to review the proposal and provide feedback. The exhibition period will now close at 5pm, 30 October 2026. For more information contact 1300 305 695, email edgecliff.woollahra@planning.nsw.gov.au The[...]

Update September 30th 2026 Notification has been received from the NSW Planning Department as follows: The Department is writing to inform you that the Deputy Secretary has Approved the application for the Mixed use development with infill affordable housing - 160 Oxford Street, Paddington (SSD-97528708 ). Further information can be[...]

Jack Mundey was one of the key figures behind Sydney’s Green Bans movement. A builder’s labourer and Secretary of the NSW Builders’ Labourers Federation from 1968 to 1975, he became a powerful voice for protecting Sydney’s historic buildings, neighbourhoods and communities from unchecked development. The Green Bans are remembered for[...]

Updated 23 September 2026 On September 22nd the Sydney Morning Herald reported that: Defence Minister Richard Marles has insisted he will not back down on a controversial plan to sell dozens of defence properties, even as the army sparked confusion by abruptly scrapping a plan to relocate all staff from[...]

Scan or Click the QR Code to RSVP The Paddington Society is part of Doing Density Better, an alliance of community groups who are concerned Sydney is under threat from poor planning and unchecked rezoning and redevelopment. Sydney is facing planning decisions that will shape our neighbourhoods forever[...]

Update September 14 2026 On the 1 September 2026, the NSW Government Community Participation Plan became the only active community participation plan in NSW. This means that all existing council and NSW Government agency Community Participation Plans will be superseded. More Information • The information that was exhibited can be[...]

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.