Social Housing In Glebe Sydney, 1970s - Film 98458

Australia, Sydney, Glebe and social housing.

Panning aerial view of a residential area in Sydney, purchased by the Australian Government from the Glebe Church Lands Estate. Views of streets in Glebe, showing different styles of housing and lots of cars parked along the roadside. Close up of filigree work on a balcony of a house that is being renovated. Roofers at work. People at a community meeting discuss cost of rent. A poorly written banner states “The only fair rent is no rent”. People in the meeting look at documents. An old photo of the area on the wall is pointed at. A man explains the dereliction of the area and reveals proposed plans and drawings for after renovation. A woman in glasses is interviewed standing in front of her orange 1970s floral diamond wallpaper. A wider angle view as her two children enter the house and go to a bedroom, where their younger sister smiles. The family are moving. Woman carries a box. Men outside hold a mattress. Red telephone in an office is answered. Man up a ladder works on a shop. Glebe women’s refuge. A woman carrying an infant and a suitcase arrives at the shelter, in a terraced house. Inside the woman is greeted by another woman and shown to a bedroom with bunk beds. Women talk in the refuge. Three older women sit and chat in a very small front yard of a house. Meeting takes place with community representatives. Sign “Election Information Centre”. Man walks along the street and stops to chat to a family. Meeting of the residents’ advisory committee. Scenes of community liaison and participation between residents of Glebe and administration and Government officials. Lots of close ups of faces, with people pleased in their meeting and discussions. Overhead view of residential streets in Glebe.