Your opportunity to meet your Ward Councillors to discuss key issues in your area Throughout the year, Woollahra Municipal Council (WMC) holds sessions for residents to meet their Ward Councillors and discuss key issues or concerns. [...]

The proposed Oxford Street East Cycleway is meant to provide the “missing link” between the CBD and Bondi Junction. The Society supports the promotion of cycling in general but believes that the “missing link “ need not go along Oxford Street East and has a different vision for Oxford Street Paddington [..]

Forum at NSW Parliament Theatrette Wednesday 7 August at 6.30pm In late April, The Paddington Society met with the Better Planning Network (BPN)  to discuss the State Government's planning changes that encourage more housing - known [...]

NSW Local Government Election 2024 and Constitutional Referendum. At this year's Local Government Election on 14 September 2024 you'll be asked to vote for your Ward Councillors. You will also be asked to vote in a [...]

2021 - Draft Edgecliff Commercial Centre (ECC) Planning and Urban Design Strategy  In 2021 Woollahra Municipal Council released a suite of Draft Strategy documents with the aim of revitalising the Edgecliff Commercial Centre (ECC). This included [...]

The Paddington Society is proud to announce its new website, providing a rich and valuable community resource for historical and current information. The Paddington Society Inc. is a community association dedicated to celebrating the distinctive qualities of Paddington, an early Victorian suburb nestled in the east of Sydney, NSW, Australia.

In Oct 2023, the NSW State Government announced that 20 hectares of the Moore Park Golf Course will be transformed into a new public park, leaving a 9-hole golf course. The community is being asked to share views.

Have your say on the NSW Government's proposal to implement significant changes to housing in our area. The NSW Government’s proposed changes to planning for low and mid-rise housing highlight a complete lack of regard for [...]

The Hughenden Hotel located at 8-16 Queen Street Woollahra recently submitted Development Application DA 474/2023/1 “Redevelopment of the Hughenden Boutique Hotel, including extensive demolition of all but the two-storey Victorian Villa which is to be retained; [...]

The NSW Parliament has established an Inquiry into the highly controversial Transport-Oriented Development State Environment Planning Policy (TOD SEPP) and the diverse and well-located homes program. These changes are part of a series that the State Government is implementing to meet its pre-election housing targets and will result in density changes without Council or community consent.