JUNE 2010
Community Rally to Save Moore & Centennial Parks!
Saturday 5 June 2010, 12.30 pm,
Kippax Lake, Driver Avenue, Moore Park
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MAY 2010
• Tuesday 4th May - ART GALLERY EVENING 6pm - 8pm
Join us at Christopher & Anna Thorpe's Tribal and Aboriginal Art Gallery, corner of Paddington and Cascade Streets.
An unusual collection of artifacts and paintings specialising in high quality antique tribal art from New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji, Polynesia and Micronesia, as well as Australian aboriginal ethnographic art and contemporary aboriginal paintings beautifully presented in an adapted corner store so typical of Paddington.
Wine and savouries
Members $10; concession $7.50; non-members 12.50;
RSVP May 1st: 9360 6159 or 0409 361 378
or email: heritage@paddingtonsociety.org.au
APRIL 2010
• Thursday 29th April - WARD COUNCILLORS PUBLIC MEETING
Organised by Woollahra Council
Share your views and hear the latest on Paddington issues
6.30pm - 8.30pm
St Geroge's Anglican Church Community Hall, Fiveways
245 Glenmore Road.
• Tuesday 20th April - Lucy Osbourne-Nightingale MUSEUM VISIT
in conjunction with the National Trust Heritage Festival
Meet 10am at the Sydney Hospital gates, Macquarie Street; $6
• Sunday 18th April - Led Bike Ride and Picnic
(BikeEast in conjunction with The Paddington Society)
Centennial Park to McKell Park, Darling Point (lunch) & return - 13km
Meet: 11am Paddington Gate, Oxford Street Centennial Park
Pace: slow an easy, some traffic, through Paddington, past Edgecliff Station, through Darling Point to McKell Park. Return via Trumper Park.
Picnic lunch provided - $5; bookings 9363 9131
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MARCH 2010
• Sunday 21st March - SECOND HAND SUNDAY Zone 1 Woollahra Council (Paddington Society in conjunction with Woollahra Council)
Residents are invited to organsie their own Garage Sale.
Register with Woollahra Council by Friday 5th March - call Pamela Mina on 9391 7966 or email Pamela.Mina@woollahra.nsw.gov.au
All registered addresses will be advertised and participating households will receive a free poster to go on their fence.
Barbeque breakfast for Zone residents and Garage Sale shoppers between 8.00am and 10.00am on the grass verge in Windsor St, cnr Elizabeth St. provided by Woollahra Council.
• Sunday 7th March - CLEAN UP AUSTRALIA DAY
The Paddington Society is coordinating Clean Up Australia Day for Paddington.
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E-waste Collection for South Paddington residents
Recycle unwanted computers, televisions and other electronic equipment at the City's next drop-off e-waste collection.
Bay Street Depot, cnr Bay & Macarthur Streets, Ultimo
9am - 3pm
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FEBRUARY 2010
• Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 February - OPEN GARDEN
Under Australia's Open Garden Scheme Paddington Society members Malcolm & An
nie Jones are opening their garden to the public. Wander around and enjoy a cuppa!
35 Harris Street Paddington, 10am - 4pm, entry $6.
DECEMBER 2009
• CHRISTMAS PARTY - Sunday 6th December - 5.00pm to 7.00pm
Join us in the grounds at the back of historic Juniper Hall for drinks, music & fine food. Entrance in Underwood St, rain or shine.
Members: $12.50; concession $7.50; non-member $15 .
RSVP by 2nd December. Call Francis on 9360 6159 or email: heritage@ paddingtonsociety.org.au
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November 2009
• ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - Thursday 12th November - 6.30pm
Paddington Town Hall, Oxford Street Paddington, upstairs opposite main hall
Guest Speaker - KEITH COTTIER, one of Australia's most respected architects, awarded Royal Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal, original member of the Paddington Society and instrumental in giving us what Paddington is today.
Then join us afterwards for a chat, wine and light refreshments at the Chauvel Theatre - through the connecting door.
September 2009
HISTORY WEEK - Scandals, Rogues and Riches
Saturday 5th September
Guided Walks of Paddington 10am - 2pm
$15 for coffee or tea, scones and walk
Meet in the old kitchen at the back of Juniper Hall - entrance is off Underwood Street; there is no parking on-site.
Bookings recommended: Leone Morrison 0409 361 378 or Francis
Walsh 9363 9572 or
email: heritage@paddingtonsociety.org.au
Sunday 13th September
THE BIG PADDO PICNIC! 11.30am - 3pm Free
Centennial Park Federation Pavilion between Grand Drive and Lock Avenue
Everyone welcome - bring picnic basket, games, bikes, musical instruments and your friends - whatever makes a perfect afternoon for you. Look for us on the rugs under the umbrellas.
SECOND HAND SUNDAY
Sunday 27th September - Zone 1 Woollahra Council
(Paddington Society in conjunction with Woollahra Council)
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Unsold items will be collected on Monday 28th during the Council Clean Up. All registered addresses will be advertised and participating households will receive a free poster to go on their fence.
AUGUST 2009
ANNUAL DINNER at VICTORIA BARRACKS
Wednesday 5th August
Guest Speaker: ITA BUTTROSE AO, OBE
Businesswoman, media celebrity, editor, publisher, journalist, author, TV host and more
6.30pm - guided tour of the Barracks
7.15pm - drinks in the ante-room
7.45pm - excellent 3 course dinner in the Sargeant's Mess
Members of the Society: $75; friends $85
Wine is available at very reasonable prices
Silent auction - including a week in a charming house in France
Everyone welcome - please bring your friends
Parking is available in grounds, you will be directed at the gates
Bookings are essential, rsvp by Thursday 30th July
Leone Morrison 0409 361 378 or Francis Walsh 9363 9572
email: heritage@paddingtonsociety.org.au
May 2009
• Wednesday 6th May Know Your Gallery Series
Sara Roney Gallery
104 Glenmore Road Paddington
Karen Ball - The narrated self
Exhibition to be opened by Dr Eril Baily
6.30pm to 8.00pm - drinks with the artist
Society members $12; Non-members $15; Concession $8.50;
Bookings: Leone Morrison 9361 0863 or
email: heritage@ paddingtonsociety.org.au
April 2009
• Sunday 5th April - Second Hand Sunday Zone 2 Woollahra Council
(Paddington Society in conjunction with Woollahra Council)
Residents are invited to organsie their own Garage Sale; unsold items will be collected on Monday 6th during the Council Clean Up. All registered address will be advertised.
Register with Woollahra Council by Monday 23rd March.
Call Pamela Mina on 9391 7062.
Barbeque breakfast for Zone residents and Garage Sale shoppers between 8.00am and 10.00am on the grass verge in Windsor St, cnr Elizabeth St. Provided by Woollahra Council.
March 2009
• Sunday 29th March - Grand opening by Lord Mayor Clover Moore MP
PADDINGTON RESERVOIR GARDENS incorporating Walter Read and John Thompson Reserves
Oxford Street, opposite the Town Hall
4pm - 6pm, all welcome
Celebrate the completion of this unique, world standard public space with its sunken gardens and vaulted structures, a fine example of heritage conservation and interpretation.
Live music, entertainment, and afternoon tea for the first 1,000 visitors.
• Friday 27th March - Twilight Fair
St Vincent's Private Hospital Centenary Celebration
Barcom Ave Park Darlinghurst
4pm - 7pm
An evening of food, entertainment, free health checks, wine tasting, sausage sizzle, gelato and an Irish band.
The Paddington Society will have an information stall.
• Tuesday 24th March - Know Your Own Pub Series
The Local Tap House (formerly The Palace)
Cnr South Dowling and Flinders Streets; www.thelocal.com.au
6.30pm to 8.00pm
20 beers on tap and the usual bar
Society members $12; Concession $8; Non-members $15
Price includes first drink and savouries (further drinks at bar prices), short talk on the history of the building and President's update.
Bookings: Leone Morrison 9361 0863 or
email: heritage@ paddingtonsociety.org.au
• Thursday 19th March - Seniors' Bike Ride and Picnic
(BikeEast in conjunction with The Paddington Society)
Centennial Park to McKell Park, Darling Point (lunch) & return - 13km
Meet: 11am Paddington Gate, Oxford Street Centennial Park
Route: Ride with leader through Paddington, past Edgecliff Station, through Darling Point to McKell Park. Return via Trumper Park.
Pace: slow an easy, some traffic.
Picnic lunch provided - gold coin donation.
To participate call Adrian Boss 9363 9131 or
George Leindekar 9398 7341.
• Sunday 1st March - Clean Up Australia Day
The Paddington Society is coordinating Clean Up Australia Day for Paddington.
Meet at Glenmore Rd Public School (crn Glenmore Rd & Gruner Lane) 9am - 1pm to register as a volunteer, bring gloves, sunscreen, hat etc - bags will be supplied. Any queries about the Clean Up please contact Sinead Joyce on 0405 423 834.
December 2008
• Christmas Party on Sunday, 7 December 2008
Join us in the front garden of historic Juniper Hall - drinks, live Spanish guitar music & fine food from 5.00pm to 7.00pm. If it is raining, come to the back of Juniper Hall, entrance in Underwood St, to the shelter of
our Society rooms.
Donation $12.50 member; $7.50 concession ; $15 non-member
RSVP by 3 December 2008.
Call Francis 9360 6159 or Leone 0409 361 378 or email: heritage@ paddingtonsociety.org.au
November 2008
• Saturday 29 & Sunday 30 November from 10am to 3.30pm
Three of Paddington’s Designer Gardens Open
By pre-paid ticket only $20.00 – includes entry to three gardens. Book online via a secure website www.opengarden.org.au or ring (02) 9983 1836 during office hours. Australia's Open Garden Scheme – a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to promoting the knowledge and pleasure of gardens and gardening.
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• ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - Monday 10th November - 6.30pm -
