Woollahra Municipal Council (WMC) seeks to conserve buildings in our Local Government Area (LGA) that have heritage significance. This includes buildings dating from the 19th and early 20th centuries, as well as outstanding buildings from more recent times as an important part of the heritage of our local areas.  In[...]

Have you ever wondered about the E.J. Ward Community Centre on Underwood Street? Read about Dorothy Ward's reminisces about life in Paddington, and her father Eddy Ward, the member for East Sydney who represented the electorate for more than 30 years and held ministerial posts under Prime Ministers John Curtin and Ben Chifley [...]

Update:  4 September, 2025 Learn more about what is happening and read the excerpt from 'save_our_neighbours' "On the final day of the appeal window the developer lodged another appeal against the Commission’s decision to reject the challenge to the declined development application. This latest appeal has been lodged on the[...]

Update September 2025 The Member for Sydney Alex Greenwich recently commented on the outcome of the NSW Court Case. Update 3 September 2025 High Court Upholds La Perouse Land Claim Over Disused Paddington Site The ABC has reported that the High Court of Australia has delivered a landmark victory to[...]

Visit Busby's Bore In recognition of the importance of this early water supply system to the people of Sydney and New South Wales, Busby’s Bore was entered on the NSW State Heritage Register in 1999. Busby's Bore can be viewed at Victoria Barracks when visiting the Army Museum of NSW.[...]

Gugara Park proposed toilet block locations Update: 18 August 2025 Council staff reviewed the 102 submissions received and based on community feedback, further investigations were conducted to find an alternative location for a new toilet at Gugara Park. A new location was proposed (Option 5) which is approximately[...]

The NSW Government Draft Heritage Strategy aims to ensure heritage is valued as an integral part of the culture and wellbeing of our communities and our sense of place. Heritage includes the places, objects and stories we have inherited from the past and want to protect for generations to come.[...]

19 Shadforth Street, Paddington c1959, J. Jonas [click to enlarge] When Jeffrey Jonas bought his property in Paddington in 1959 it was a very different place from the charming suburb it is today. “I’d ask my mates to visit my property after the pub closed,” Jeff recalls, “and even[...]