Heritage
It was a bank, a nightclub and a failed bike hub. Now this Oxford Street icon has a new fate
A Taylor Square landmark that has sat dormant for more than 15 years is set for a new lease on life after plans were approved to add three storeys and a rooftop, and transform the basement into a live music venue.
- by Michael Koziol
Latest
WA’s $100 billion ‘green’ project will destroy ‘spectacular hidden world’: scientists
A $100 billion wind, solar and hydrogen project has been proposed for Western Australia. But scientists say it will destroy an irreplaceable and precious area.
- by Emma Young
This 45-storey tower is coming to Central Station. It will break a 111-year-old building
The National Trust is fighting a rearguard battle against plans to construct a hotel and office tower above a historic Sydney building.
- by Megan Gorrey
National Trust curator with vision preserved cultural treasures
Ian Stephenson passion for protecting heritage became his life’s work, and will benefit Australians for generations to come.
- by Malcolm Brown
State has already spent $109m on East Perth Power Station, but there’s more to come
While unveiling the 8.5-hectare riverfront site as a key Perth Festival venue on Wednesday Planning Minister John Carey revealed there was still remediation work to be done to the building including removing asbestos.
- by Hamish Hastie
Nathan’s grand renovation dream had serious challenges. The answer was 1000km away
The multimillion-dollar Dawes Point home is one of Sydney’s oldest buildings. Its new owners had no idea of the complexities that lay ahead.
- by Catherine Naylor
Editorial
Sydney councils
Heritage must be balanced with amenity. And amenities
Sydney must be careful not to lose the benefit of the places we try to protect.
- The Herald's View
Can the dud end of Sydney’s CBD be saved? This heritage restoration sure thinks so
A warehouse building from 1886 has new life as a Japanese-inspired precinct of six restaurants and bars, in what some believe is a turning point for an unloved patch of the city.
- by Michael Koziol
Inner West Council moves to reduce light, parking and floorspace rules for apartments
As a well-connected and desirable place to live, the inner west is at the centre of Sydney’s housing density debate.
- by Michael Koziol
A lifetime dedicated to Sydney’s maritime heritage
Graeme Andrews was a Sydney-based maritime historian, his work was praised as invaluable, without which many memories and visual histories would be lost. He died on September 25, 2024, at the age of 86.
- by Gillian Andrews
The woman who fell in love with a ghost town
The remarkable conservationist, photographer and writer described herself as “a little old woman living in the middle of nowhere”.
- by Malcolm Brown
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