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Lonsdale St heritage building to be turned into 22-storey office building

September 25th, 2024 - Sabrina Caires

The building at 436-450 Lonsdale St was vacated in 2021 because it failed to meet fire safety regulations.

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$1.7b Queen Vic Market tower proposal referred for federal heritage review

June 19th, 2024 - Brendan Rees

A federal heritage review is under way for a controversial $1.7 billion development to transform the southern site of Queen Victoria Market.

Petition launched to protect Queen Vic Market from becoming an “entertainment/hospitality precinct”

May 23rd, 2024 - Brendan Rees

A petition has been launched calling for the City of Melbourne to protect Queen Victoria Market amid concerns that the market’s heritage and authenticity are at risk due to the renewal project.

“Evocative lozenge”: Collins St heritage icons preserved under new tower plan

May 22nd, 2024 - Sean Car

The City of Melbourne has given its enthusiastic support of a $276 million development above the heritage-listed Winfield and Rialto buildings on Collins St, in a project the Victorian Government Architect quizzically described as an “evocative lozenge”.

New sign honours one of the greatest bookshops in Melbourne

May 22nd, 2024 - Brendan Rees

One of the world’s largest bookstores that once called a CBD laneway home during the gold rush era, and visited by literary legend Mark Twain, has been honoured.

Heritage Victoria gives green light to $1.7bn QVM redevelopment

January 24th, 2024 - Brendan Rees

A controversial plan to build three high-rise towers and a public square at the southern site of Queen Victoria Market (QVM) has won the backing of Heritage Victoria, drawing the ire of opponents.

Ten years of passionate advocacy for her beloved market

January 24th, 2024 - Brendan Rees

For Mary-Lou Howie, the iconic Queen Victoria Market (QVM) is a place where people can come together to experience a true sense of community.

Tower proposed above 150-year-old CBD heritage-listed townhouse

December 22nd, 2023 - Brendan Rees

A plan to build a 10-storey building and rooftop garden at the rear of a 150-year-old heritage-listed townhouse in the CBD is being considered by the City of Melbourne.     