Customs House to get a new roof,and a temporary new look

Customs House to get a new roof,and a temporary new look

While it will be a “like for like” replacement,the work will result in a radical change in appearance for the historic 135-year-old building.

  • byCameron Atfield

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The 118-year-old NSW symbol getting a makeover for the modern era

The 118-year-old NSW symbol getting a makeover for the modern era

When Britain’s King Edward VII granted the state arms in 1906,he couldn’t have foreseen the challenges that would one day be posed by the PDF file.

  • byMegan Gorrey
Born again:10 of the most amazing reinvented places in travel

Born again:10 of the most amazing reinvented places in travel

Everything old is new again,from heritage icons transformed into luxury stays to a tsunami-lashed railway rebirthed as the ultimate scenic journey.

  • byTraveller team
‘Unique’ Beechworth precinct joins Uluru,Barrier Reef on national heritage list

‘Unique’ Beechworth precinct joins Uluru,Barrier Reef on national heritage list

One of Victoria’s most historic gold rush towns will be recognised for its internationally significant buildings - including one with a link to Ned Kelly.

  • byBenjamin Preiss
Inside Australia’s biggest museum move in half a century
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Inside Australia’s biggest museum move in half a century

Powerhouse Museum’s star attraction,Locomotive No. 1,has been trucked out of its Ultimo home to make way for $300 million refurbishment,as part of a giant logistics effort.

  • byLinda Morris
Italy auctions off Holy Roman Emperor’s castle to tackle public debt

Italy auctions off Holy Roman Emperor’s castle to tackle public debt

The palatial complex near Naples tops the list of 33 sites owned or managed by the Italians in November.

  • byJosephine McKenna
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Not ‘a girl’ or ‘a secretary’:Harbour Bridge engineer recognised at last

Not ‘a girl’ or ‘a secretary’:Harbour Bridge engineer recognised at last

Despite doing the work of civil engineer and project manager from the age of 21,Kathleen Butler was never described as one.

  • byJulie Power
The modern milk bar:An Australian world first is finally recognised

The modern milk bar:An Australian world first is finally recognised

The milk bar was often thought to be an American idea. That’s finally been corrected with a little sour milk over delays.

  • byJulie Power
Copper topper showstopper? The plan for one of Brisbane’s oldest homes

Copper topper showstopper? The plan for one of Brisbane’s oldest homes

It was home to Captain Henry O’Reilly in the 1860s,then became a convent. Now,Toonarbin is set for a modern makeover featuring a new entrance and balconies.

  • bySean Parnell
Pakenham locals craving light relief in fight over decorative street lamps

Pakenham locals craving light relief in fight over decorative street lamps

Residents of an outer suburban estate are fighting to save a series of expensive decorative lamp posts inspired by the Paris end of Collins Street.

  • byAdam Carey
The postwar homes in Bayside at the centre of a heritage fight

The postwar homes in Bayside at the centre of a heritage fight

Some residents are concerned that modernist mid-century homes will be at risk of demolition if councillors spurn a heritage protection push.

  • byCara Waters