The "Save Our Oxford Street” Community Rally is on Wednesday 7th August at the Paddington RSL. Residents and local business owners in Paddington say there is a rising tide of resentment against a plan by the City of Sydney Council and Transport for New South Wales to build a cycleway along iconic Oxford Street [...]

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. Sessions are organised if there is high demand from the community and Councillors. These[...]

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 as the 'Diverse and Well located Housing Reform' and the 'Low and Mid-Rise Housing[...]

NSW Local Government Election 2024 and Constitutional Referendum. 2024 NSW Local Government elections are coming up for residents in both the City of Sydney and Woollahra. At this year's Local Government Election on 14 September 2024 Woollhara voters will be asked to vote for your Ward Councillors. You will also be[...]

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 majority of sites, 20 in all, along both sides of New South Head[...]

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.

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; construction of a new four storey hotel with 43 hotel rooms/suites and ancillary ground[...]

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.