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The heritage-listed former All Saints Church in Bendigo that has been the subject of repeated fires and vandalism.

Dismay over heritage-listed Bendigo church that keeps catching fire

The dilapidated state of a heritage-listed building has frustrated both a developer and neighbours, leading to accusations of “demolition by neglect”.

  • Benjamin Preiss

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Victoria Barracks in Paddington is

Don’t jump the gun. Paddington’s Victoria Barracks must not be converted for housing

In-filling the Barracks with affordable housing will not solve Sydney’s housing crisis, but it will destroy a part of our heritage.

  • Linda Bergin
A push to open a small live music bar under the Sydney Harbour Bridge at Milsons Point has been rejected by the North Sydney Council.

Why a Sydney council banished ‘troll bar’ from under the Harbour Bridge

Should trolls be allowed to roam under the Sydney Harbour Bridge? That’s the question at the centre of a planning row involving North Sydney Council, heritage groups and a determined publican.

  • David Barwell
William Street Framework.

Northbridge residents outraged over high-rise plan for heritage area

Plans to built tall towers alongside heritage-listed properties has sparked backlash from Northbridge residents who fear 130 years of character will be erased.

  • Carla Hildebrandt
Near the spot a new stadium is planned for the 2032 Olympics and beyond at Victoria Park in Brisbane.

Aboriginal corporation lodges legal fight over Victoria Park

“We are very concerned there are ancient trees, artefacts and very important ecosystems existing there. There may be ancestral remains.”

  • Felicity Caldwell
Ballast Point Park in Birchgrove was built on a former Caltext Oil site, and for most of the 20th century operated as a key oil storage and distribution depot.

The Sydney spaces that are redefining the city’s heritage

The final jewels in Sydney’s “Green Necklace” have been heritage listed, following a concerted push by architects to safeguard green space along Sydney Harbour.

  • Cindy Yin
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The Old Goulburn River Bridge is heritage listed so it cannot be demolished.

A bridge to the past: Communities fighting to preserve their heritage

Councils say they are too expensive to be restored. But residents insist it is worth fighting and paying for these heritage structures.

  • Benjamin Preiss
Whadjuk Aboriginal Corporation chief executive Leon Ruri.

Perth’s leading Aboriginal corporation flags bringing heritage work in-house after split with private firm

An Aboriginal corporation with a crucial role in heritage approvals across metropolitan Perth says it has severed ties with its heritage service provider.

  • Victoria Laurie
The larger of the two trees is estimated to be almost 30 metres tall.

They bought a knockdown-rebuild and got a fight over Thornbury’s tallest trees

The larger of two eucalypts locals are fighting to save is estimated to be more than 25 metres tall and believed to be one of the tallest trees in Thornbury.

  • Tom Cowie
The revamped North Sydney Olympic Pool has been years in the making.

Inside the North Sydney Olympic Pool revamp, $42,000 frogs and all

For years, the project to transform the famous venue has been frustrated by cost blowouts and delays. The council hopes the $122 million overhaul will be worth the wait.

  • Megan Gorrey