Koombalah at 27 Grey Street St Kilda on the corner of Jackson Street, is a significant Federation Queen Anne end terrace which is currently in a severely neglected state. The building bears a bronzed art noveau plaque with its name “Koombalah” and features two prominent tudor style gables, an imposing chimney and faceted bay [...]
It infuriates me that the Victorian government through VCAT continually allows interstate developers to lay waste to what is left of our heritage. As reported by Real Estate Source (which incidentally looks suspiciously similar to one of my earlier blog posts), Macquarie Bank has refused to incorporate the 105 year old Avalon mansion into [...]
VCAT, citing the Victorian government’s Melbourne 2030 planning policy has approved a 10 storey residential development which could threaten Bridge Road’s heritage despite strong opposition from the local mayor of the City of Yarra.
The site at 234 Bridge Road, near the corner of Church Street is in a heritage overlay.
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The Bridge Road strip [...]
Despite attempts by locals and the council to preserve one of St Kilda’s classic interwar heritage streetscapes, VCAT has in favour of developers to completely demolish five buildings along Acland street.
Take your last look at this streetscape ….
These buildings and their edwardian chimneys form one of the most intact streetscapes left in St Kilda and [...]
The City of Boroondara has modified its planning scheme in response to the protests of residents (Boroondara Residents Action Group or BRAG) and prominent activists including Geoffrey Rush (pictured right from the Age at the station) and Barry Humphries in opposition to the redevelopment of the station before finally pulling the plug on the [...]
I find the current fashion of “old is out” in Melbourne really disturbing.
I can’t for the life of me believe that some of the most recent development’s show blatant ignorance and disregard for some of Melbourne’s most treasured buildings. 2007 was a shocking year for heritage and based on recent trends 2008 promises to [...]
The 1930s moderne-style carpark was recently subject to a development proposal for a multi-storey office tower. It is on the heritage register because it was the first of it’s type in the city of Melbourne. Dissapointingly the state government through VCAT has overruled the legal protection status of Heritage Victoria’s Victorian Heritage Regiser (VHR) and [...]
This rare Byzantine inspired building is proposed for demolition as part of a new office development.
Demolition of the existing buildings and the construction of a 25 storeybuilding for use as serviced apartments, ground level retail and basement car parking
Here is an extract from the Melbourne City Council’s minutes advocating for the retention of the [...]
