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Fisherman’s Bend: former Rootes car factory, and…tank research depot
The former Rootes car factory is set to be demolished. As the Age reported in June, the site will be redeveloped for townhouses. There is currently…
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Heritage Act Review
The Heritage Act has remained fundamentally unchanged for nearly 20 years. Whilst there are some simple reforms of the Act that have been awaiting …
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Bourke Hill/Parliamentary Precinct heritage & height controls
In 2014 the former Minister for Planning Matthew Guy proposed mandatory height controls for some of the Bourke Hill/Parliamentary precinct and his …
MORENational Trust seeks commitment on heritage issues in lead-up to state election
On 28 August, the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) issued a series of questions to the leaders of the major parties in the lead-up to the Nov…
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It’s Time
24 hours is a long time in politics, but the last 72 hours of decisions, statements, media releases, backflips and tweets on the fate of the birthp…
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The Palace Theatre: October Update
The fight for the former Palace Theatre has taken a new turn following the recent decision by City of Melbourne Councillors to examine the heritage…
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Urban Heritage Conference October 2014: the Challenges of Advocating for Marvellous Melbourne’s CBD Modernism
Given the heritage study work that the City of Melbourne has undertaken in the last three years preparing heritage controls for hundreds more build…
MOREThe Palace Theatre, Continued.
The fight for 20-30 Bourke Street (The Palace Theatre) continues under new mandatory height controls for the Bourke Hill Precinct. In a long awaite…
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East-West Link
The Minister for Planning has notified the Heritage Council of Victoria that he is ”calling-in” the matter of the potential registration of Royal…
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Total House, Russell Street Melbourne – a win – to be added to Victorian Heritage Register
Following the hearing before the Registrations Committee of the Heritage Council in February 2014, the Heritage Council has determined to add Total…
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