Push to get world heritage protection for rail workshop site in Melbourne’s west

Push to get world heritage protection for rail workshop site in Melbourne’s west

A campaign to get the Newport Railway Works on the UNESCO World Heritage List has been green lit by a local council.

  • byNajma Sambul

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As the Royal Exhibition Building crumbles,its internal murals face a worse fate
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As the Royal Exhibition Building crumbles,its internal murals face a worse fate

The elaborate murals at Melbourne’s World Heritage-listed Royal Exhibition Building are at risk of destruction by inexperienced restorers – such as builders – a conservation expert claims.

  • byCara Waters
The price of preservation:What will it take to protect Fremantle’s endangered heritage?

The price of preservation:What will it take to protect Fremantle’s endangered heritage?

Everyone loves Freo’s gorgeous Gold Rush-era streetscape,but there are deep divisions within the community about how to save it.

  • byMark Naglazas
Glebe heritage home owners in developer’s sights

Glebe heritage home owners in developer’s sights

A property developer sent letters to residents in Glebe,seeking to buy heritage properties above market value.

  • byAndrew Taylor
Councils race against climate clock to save heritage trees

Councils race against climate clock to save heritage trees

Councils across the state are adopting new tree management policies to save old trees from destruction and increase tree coverage,as they respond locally to rapidly increasing urban heat.

  • byAnthony Segaert
Fight to save $8 million seaside home of Australia’s second prime minister

Fight to save $8 million seaside home of Australia’s second prime minister

Alfred Deakin’s seaside estate is being readied for sale as some of his descendants desperately seek funds to stop it being auctioned.

  • byBenjamin Preiss andClay Lucas
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Royal Exhibition Building must be restored to its former glory

Royal Exhibition Building must be restored to its former glory

The building should be a source of civic pride and a monument to when Melbourne became a bustling metropolis on the world stage.

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How the City of Swan’s mayor was refused council approval for renovations

How the City of Swan’s mayor was refused council approval for renovations

Tanya Richardson and her husband Daniel took their application to the State Administrative Tribunal after her own planning department repeatedly knocked back the application.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
Push to turf flower show from World Heritage gardens over damage claims

Push to turf flower show from World Heritage gardens over damage claims

Conservation and heritage groups want the flower and garden show shifted from the World Heritage-listed Carlton Gardens because of claims of damage to the grass and trees.

  • byCara Waters
Developers ordered to rebuild ‘Britain’s wonkiest pub’ brick by brick

Developers ordered to rebuild ‘Britain’s wonkiest pub’ brick by brick

Demolished after a suspicious fire,this aptly named English pub could soon be rising from the rubble.

  • byMegan Specia
Threat to Royal Exhibition Building buffer could lead to it being ‘encased’ by high rises
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Threat to Royal Exhibition Building buffer could lead to it being ‘encased’ by high rises

The Royal Exhibition Building received World Heritage Listing in 2004 including a buffer zone of increased protection around the gardens. That’s being encroached.

  • byCara Waters