Heritage
At a beautiful spot with a rich heritage, graffiti-covered buildings are crumbling amid inaction
It’s a prime coastal site with spectacular views and a maritime and military history. But plans to develop the area keep grinding to a halt.
- Benjamin Preiss
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‘I’m crying’: How social media helps Tim and Felicity renovate their 105-room chateau
A cottage in Melbourne or a unit in Sydney goes for the $1.2 million it cost for a 250-year-old French chateau that was crumbling like a Breton biscuit.
- Julie Power
A knock on the door alerted Carlos his home of 18 years is in heritage limbo
Home owners in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs have been surprised to learn their houses are flagged for potential heritage listing without their knowledge.
- Rachael Ward
Former PM’s seaside residence passed in at auction after promised federal funding falls over
Tom Harley, one of Alfred Deakin’s great-grandsons, said the Commonwealth had indicated it would help put Ballara in public hands, but pulled out this week.
- Benjamin Preiss and Lachlan Abbott
The surprising feature that Melburnians are searching for in a home
Home owners are looking for prestige, character and scale, even though that can sometimes come with hidden complications and costs.
- Wes Mountain
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UN knocks back bid for historic Parramatta precinct
The attempt to put one of the country’s oldest sandstone buildings on the World Heritage List is over, ending years of local fighting about the precinct’s future.
- Anthony Segaert
These examples of classic modernist architecture are where, exactly?
Design buffs regard these buildings by Robin Boyd as among the best of his work. And they’re all in a little suburban enclave far from Melbourne.
- Benjamin Preiss
Why Lynne is fighting to heritage list her home before it hits the market
Lynne Eastaway could do well from the sale of her large plot in north-western Sydney, but she’d rather see the original home preserved.
- Julie Power
No bulldozers and towers: Defence sites dominate talk of Sydney’s housing future
The state government says it is investigating potential options for the inner-city Victoria Barracks, but ruled out “huge apartment towers”.
- Megan Gorrey and David Barwell
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- Recycling
The mystery behind a huge spike in Brisbane plaque thefts
Historical Brisbane plaques are going missing at an alarming rate, with fears the markers are being sold on the black market for scrap.
- Cameron Atfield