Updated 8th November 2026 Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles have announced that Victoria Barracks is one of four Defence Sites that will remain in public hands.  Below is an excerpt from the Press conference held at Victoria Barracks on Sunday 8th[...]

Update 05 November 2026 Read recent submissions to NSW Planning: Woollahra Municipal Councillor Merrill Witt - Submission - 30 October 2026 Woollahra Municipal Councillor Harriet Price - Submission - 30 October 2026 Residents First Woollahra Submission - 30 October 2026 Residents First are a group of independent Councillors including Harriet[...]

Updated October 2026 - Modifications to Development Consent sought The applicant has sought to modify Development Consent SSD-87245208, which is a State Significant Development Application (SSDA) for a mixed use development, including in fill affordable housing, at 13-15 and 17 Oxford Street and 2 Verona Street, Paddington. The rendering above[...]

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 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[...]

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[...]