Forum Theatre and proposed hotel tower
The proposed restoration of the Forum Theatre is a welcome proposition by the Marriner Group. This exotic one-of-a-kind building has endured (enjoy…
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Ballarat Heritage Awards shortlist
The shortlist for Heritage Award winners for City of Ballarat have been announced.
Since 2011 we have been developing our regional Heritage Awa…
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Oriental Hotel Williamstown considered by Heritage Council
Hobsons Bay Council decision to refuse a permit for demolition of 1854 Oriental Hotel was overturned at VCAT in December 2013. The Oriental is a ve…
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Ecological interdependence and the Great Forest National Park
As part of a series of short essays on environmental governance, we applied the conceptual framework of ecological interdependence to test the prop…
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East West Link
The East West Link Assessment Committee is hearing evidence and submissions in response to terms of reference established by the Minister for Plann…
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Bacchus Marsh Avenue of Honour
March 2013 update:
Plans for an eastern interchange in Bacchus Marsh have been ditched, with new works on Halletts Way announced by the governm…
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Melboune Planning Scheme Heritage Amendment C198 “City North”
This is the latest heritage amendment to be put forward by the City of Melbourne to plug some gaps in its planning scheme. It follows C186 (“the CB…
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Members’ Stand at Flemington Racecourse
The social significance of one of the world’s great horse races as run by the Racing Club of Victoria on the first Tuesday in November is manifest,…
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Corangamite Shire Heritage Amendment C36
The Corangamite Heritage Study Stage 2 was commenced in April, 2011 and followed the completion of the stage 1 study in 2009. The Study area was th…
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Total House, 180 Russell Street, Melbourne
On 28 February we appeared with expert evidence from architectural historian Simon Reeves and with submissions presented by Susan Brennan SC, to th…
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