An Interview with Grahame Bond Paddington resident Grahame John Bond AM (born 21 November 1943) is an Australian architect, actor, writer, director, musician and composer, known for his many characters including Aunty Jack and The Ancient One in the first two seasons of the Beastmaster. Judy from the Society recently[...]

Update 26 March 2026 The Society, Woollahra Council and community members are aware of the previous planning proposal submitted during 2024 by the same applicant for 8-10 New McLean Street. This sought to increase the maximum building height standard to RL 110.0 and increase the Floor Space Ratio (FSR) over[...]

About the New Approach to Strategic Planning The NSW Government recently exhibited the Discussion Paper "A New Approach to Strategic Planning" that sets out a proposed three‑tiered planning framework for NSW - State, Region and Local, to make the planning system easier to understand and more consistent across the state.[...]

An application for a State Significant Development has been formally lodged for 13-17 Oxford Street and 2 Verona Street, Paddington 2021. The proposal is for a mixed-use development with some infill affordable housing, while including the demolition of existing structures and retaining the two storey façade at 17 Oxford Street.[...]

The Sydney Dance Company was conceived in Paddington by dancer Suzanne Musitz and her husband Frank Davidson. The couple bought their small terrace at 1 Norfolk Street, Paddington in 1967 as the suburb was rapidly becoming a home for the arts. Many streets were still working-class while others were filling[...]

Woollahra Municipal Council supports and encourages footway dining as a means of creating vibrant streetscapes and creating opportunities for businesses to grow and prosper. Businesses with existing Footway Approval for footway dining can apply to use kerbside parking space for additional footway dining. This reallocation of kerbside parking to footway[...]

Clover Moore The Lord Mayor of Sydney presented a Minute at the CoS Council meeting on October 27th 2025 addressing housing quality and affordability. The CoS states that NSW Government’s Environmental Planning and Assessment (Planning System Reforms) Bill 2025 is the most consequential change to the planning system in a[...]

In July and August 2025, the Heritage Council of NSW invited public submissions on Woollahra Council’s proposal to build a Youth Recreation Area (Skate Park) in Rushcutters Bay Park listed on the State Heritage Register. The idea has been under discussion for more than a decade. In 2012, Woollahra Municipal[...]