social significance
Tag-
30 March 2016
Views of Skipping Girl under threat
A new 9-storey apartment building is proposed at 647-649 Victoria Street Abbotsford. The site is on the north-east corner of the Burnley & Victoria…
MORE-
26 February 2016
Palace Theatre should be saved, despite damage, says Prof. Davison
Read The Age‘s summary of the first two days of this week’s VCAT hearing:
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/melbournes-palace-theatre-should-be-sa…
-
24 February 2016
Can Facebook ‘likes’ save the Palace Theatre?
The National Trust, MHA and Save the Palace called Dr Anthony McCoskar, senior lecturer in media and communications at Swinburne University, to giv…
MORE-
7 December 2015
Queen Vic Market planning controls set to be relaxed
The loss of height controls at the southern end of the site will allow development with unrestricted height over the sheds at the Franklin Street b…
MORE-
7 August 2015
W Class Trams #saveouricons
Together with Adam Dunning and community groups on Facebook, the Trust is alarmed that fully functional W Class trams are being sold off or giv…
MORE-
28 April 2015
Mayday Hills subdivision saga
The heritage permit process is important for the future of Mayday Hills because the permit conditions are set only once for a subdivision, and ther…
MORE-
5 December 2014
What the Palace Theatre and Whitlam house sagas tell us about the need for heritage reform
What lessons should be learned from the recent dramas with Gough Whitlam’s birthplace and the Palace Theatre?
We recently asked the major politi…
MORE-
21 November 2014
Trust Advocate Explainer – The Palace Under Threat
Following reports yesterday afternoon by Save the Palace, it emerged that part of the interior of the Palace Theatre was being stripped by a demoli…
MORE-
10 October 2014
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…
MORE-
9 July 2014
Queen Victoria Market: Design Propositions from the University of Melbourne’s Urban Open Spaces Studio
Monday 7 July 2014
The student exhibition: Queen Victoria Market: Design Propositions from the University of Melbourne’s Urban Open Spaces Studio …
MORE