In recent weeks, I’ve rocked heritage and discussed stained tiles in public space.
What to do about improving the heritage underpasses at Flinders Street Station? I spoke with ABC Melbourne about a public vision for this subterranean public space.
“A major heritage project to revitalise the underpass is overdue, and our city has the design and conservation expertise to improve the public spaces for the community while also respecting and enhancing the heritage values, including those of the Majolica tiles.”
- Read more of the story at ABC News.
- Listen to me on ABC Drive, on 30 January 2025, from 2hr 13min, via the ABC Listen App or using your web browser.
On the same day, I rocked heritage on The Morning Edition podcast, published by Nine / The Age / Sydney Morning Episode. Our chat is on Sydney’s demolished AC/DC house and how we can better conserve our music heritage.
They are one of the most successful bands of all time, with one album enshrined as the second-biggest selling album in history. But do we value AC/DC here? Or are we embarrassed by the band that Rolling Stone Magazine once heralded as embodying “all the blood, sweat and arrogance” of rock’n’roll?
Because less than two months ago, the childhood home of AC/DC founders Angus and Malcolm Young was bulldozed. Today, conservation expert James Lesh, and head of creative video, Tom Compagnoni, on which cultural sites we protect, in Australia, and which we don’t. And what this says about us.
- Take a listen to the episode from 30 January 2025 on your favourite podcast platform.
Banner Image: Flinders Street Station Underpass, via ABC News.
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