After eight years,Darling Harbour carousel reopens

After eight years,Darling Harbour carousel reopens

The carousel is one of the two oldest in Australia,having been imported by ship from England in 1894.

  • byMary Ward

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This Sydney landmark is in line for World Heritage status. An apartment plan puts that at risk

This Sydney landmark is in line for World Heritage status. An apartment plan puts that at risk

A developer is pushing to raise building heights to 22 storeys near the Parramatta Female Factory,which residents have fought hard to protect.

  • byMegan Gorrey
Residents win the right to renovate their WWII-era homes

Residents win the right to renovate their WWII-era homes

The Brisbane City Council has changed its mind over proposed stringent heritage protections at Moorooka.

  • byTony Moore
Ray of hope for beach shack owners in the Royal National Park
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Ray of hope for beach shack owners in the Royal National Park

The beach communities at Little Garie,Era and Burning Palms in Australia’s oldest national park are heritage listed. Their licences expire in March 2027,and the government is yet to decide what happens after that.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
Mystery surrounding treasures from Sydney shipwreck may finally be solved
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Mystery surrounding treasures from Sydney shipwreck may finally be solved

Items recovered from the wreck including figurines of baby birds have survived the plundering of treasure hunters.

  • byTim Barlass
Theatre operators spruik ‘win’ in insurance drama despite falling $18m short

Theatre operators spruik ‘win’ in insurance drama despite falling $18m short

The Marriner Group sought $20.4 million in insurance due to the impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on its Melbourne theatres. A Supreme Court judge had the final say.

  • byDavid Estcourt andKishor Napier-Raman
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‘Forced from their homes’:Inner city threatened by luxury apartment developers

‘Forced from their homes’:Inner city threatened by luxury apartment developers

Federal Teal MP Allegra Spender wants stronger heritage protections in Potts Point and Elizabeth Bay to stop developers knocking down ageing residential blocks for luxury apartments.

  • byAndrew Taylor
The housing marvels that came to Sydney’s northern beaches and defied the McMansions

The housing marvels that came to Sydney’s northern beaches and defied the McMansions

The Northern Beaches Council has called on the public to submit examples of mid-century modern architecture they want to see saved.

  • byJulie Power
Two photos,taken from same spot – but 120 years between them
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Two photos,taken from same spot – but 120 years between them

The first image,taken from a balloon,is believed to be the first elevated panorama of Sydney.

  • byTim Barlass
Melbourne council rejects heritage plan for ‘ugly duckling’ South Yarra apartment

Melbourne council rejects heritage plan for ‘ugly duckling’ South Yarra apartment

Even the owners did not want to protect the “six-pack flats” on Walsh Street called “Motstone”. A last-minute amendment on Tuesday night granted their wish.

  • byLachlan Abbott
Derelict and trashed:The Sydney building that has a date with the wrecking ball

Derelict and trashed:The Sydney building that has a date with the wrecking ball

Glebe’s abandoned court is slipping further into disrepair before it is demolished for apartments. That hasn’t stopped trespassers from flocking to the site.

  • byMegan Gorrey