GLEBE COMMUNITY NEWS October, - December 2013, Issue 29 The Official Celebration and Naming of Bernard Lane On Sunday the 22nd of September, members of the Glebe community gathered to acknowl- edge the contributions Bernard Smith and his wife Kate have made to the local area. Bernard and Kate Smith were the founding members of the Glebe Society, and were prominent in campaigns in the early 1970’s to retain the fabric of Glebe, and to prevent a freeway being built through the suburb. To honour Bernard’s memory, the City of Sydney approved the naming of a lane run- ning off St Johns Road as Bernard Lane. The day saw members of the Smith Family reminisce about Bernard and Kate’s time in Glebe, with local historian Max Solling talk- ing about their resident activism. On the right, we have a photo from the day, featuring Don Heathcote (son-in-law), Kate Challis (grand-daughter), Elizabeth Heathcote (Daughter), Clover Moore (Mayor), Jasper Hollo (great grandson), Andrew Hollo (Kate’s husband), Sarah Smith (grand daughter), and Robyn Kemmis (deputy Lord Mayor). Previous lanes named by this project include Elsie’s Walk and Melina Lane. The lane nam- ing project is proudly supported by the Glebe Society Incorporated. Bernard Smith 1916—2011 -Photo by Phil Young
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GLEBE COMMUNITY NEWS October, - December 2013, Issue 29
The Official Celebration and
Naming of Bernard Lane
On Sunday the 22nd of September, members
of the Glebe community gathered to acknowl-
edge the contributions Bernard Smith and his
wife Kate have made to the local area.
Bernard and Kate Smith were the founding
members of the Glebe Society, and were
prominent in campaigns in the early 1970’s to
retain the fabric of Glebe, and to prevent a
freeway being built through the suburb.
To honour Bernard’s memory, the City of
Sydney approved the naming of a lane run-
ning off St Johns Road as Bernard Lane.
The day saw members of the Smith Family
reminisce about Bernard and Kate’s time in
Glebe, with local historian Max Solling talk-
ing about their resident activism.
On the right, we have a photo from the day,
featuring Don Heathcote (son-in-law), Kate
Challis (grand-daughter), Elizabeth Heathcote
(Daughter), Clover Moore (Mayor), Jasper
Hollo (great grandson), Andrew Hollo (Kate’s
husband), Sarah Smith (grand daughter), and
Robyn Kemmis (deputy Lord Mayor).
Previous lanes named by this project include
Elsie’s Walk and Melina Lane. The lane nam-
ing project is proudly supported by the Glebe
Society Incorporated.
Bernard Smith
1916—2011
-Photo by Phil Young
GLEBE COMMUNITY NEWS PAGE 2
UNI IN A DAY with St James, Glebe Primary, and Sydney
Secondary College
The Uni in a Day program has been running annually since 2007. The program has
traditionally been in partnership with Glebe Public School, working with years 5 and
6. In 2012 the program, funded under the University of Sydney’s Widening Partici-
pation Grant has expanded to include year 5 and 6 from St James Catholic Primary
in Glebe and the year 8 Indigenous students from Sydney Secondary College.
The aim of the program is to broaden education outcomes and increase knowledge
of university educational possibilities for school students in the local community as
well as affirm a message of welcome and familiarise the students with the university
campus. This project is done in partnership with the schools and involves a form of
collaborative community building, involving respect, reciprocity and that is mutu-
ally beneficial.
The program involves pre and follow up classroom visits and primary school stu-
dents attend the university for one day and the high school students spread the pro-
gram over two, participating in a variety of interactive workshops across the univer-
sity such as science, law, human movement and archaeology conducted by both aca-
demic staff and university students.
The different workshops provide the students with a taste of what the university of-
fers, as well as a chance to become orientated with the campus and to talk to current
university students about pathways to university and university life.
These lively students had a full day visiting campus and seeing how the university
works! Thank you to all who participated in this event! For more information on the
Glebe Community Development Project, please see the website: http://www-