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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.

  • by Caitlin Fitzsimmons

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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.

  • by Tim 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.

  • by David Estcourt and Kishor Napier-Raman
‘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.

  • by Andrew 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.

  • by Julie 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.

  • by Tim Barlass
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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.

  • by Lachlan 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.

  • by Megan Gorrey
Residents oppose heritage listing for their ‘ugly duckling’ apartment block

Residents oppose heritage listing for their ‘ugly duckling’ apartment block

The owners of a block of walk-up flats in South Yarra are angry that their 1960s, “poorly built” block is close to getting heritage status.

  • by Sophie Aubrey
‘Eastern suburbs bias’: Fight to protect heritage sites in the west, too

‘Eastern suburbs bias’: Fight to protect heritage sites in the west, too

A council in Melbourne’s west will fight a Heritage Victoria move to knock back a state heritage nomination for two 80-year-old buildings crucial to Victoria’s industrial history.

  • by Najma Sambul
Revealed: How Sydney’s housing push will be watered down
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Revealed: How Sydney’s housing push will be watered down

A “policy refinement paper” obtained by the Herald reveals several land zones will be excluded from the forthcoming low- and mid-rise housing policy, among other concessions to local councils.

  • by Michael Koziol