In mid-2021, the owners of the historic Nicholas Building in the heart of Melbourne put the landmark on the market.
Read moreConserving Melbourne’s creative heritage: The Nicholas Building

a blog on urban history and heritage conservation.
In mid-2021, the owners of the historic Nicholas Building in the heart of Melbourne put the landmark on the market.
Read moreThe City of Moreland in Melbourne’s inner north is named after the late 18th-century Jamaican slave plantation of the McCrae family. Including the suburbs of Brunswick, Coburg and Pascoe Vale, the municipality’s name valorises slavery and colonialism. Moreland’s councillors are considering a new name for the local government area after being made aware of the links.
Read moreThe New South Wales government has released a discussion paper expressing its ambition to review and “modernise” the Heritage Act (1977).
Read moreIf communities don’t understand and support local heritage protections, perhaps that’s a reflection on how the system works and not just evidence of a need for public education.
Read moreBook Review of City Life: The New Urban Australia by Seamus O’Hanlon. It investigates the restructuring of Australian urban economy, society and culture since the 1970s amid the intensification of globalisation and neoliberalism.
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