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Culling the Numbers of Heritage Listed Items in NSW
Some weeks ago, I held a Q&A session with the Heritage 21 team. This discussion was prompted by a need...
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Differing Heritage Management Systems: Australia vs USA
For the past 40 years, we have based all our heritage listings and conservation areas in NSW on one aspect...
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A Necessary Discussion about ‘Heritage Significance’
Every single object, including buildings, are culturally significant. Whether the pen in my hand or the 19th century town hall...
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Transport-Oriented-Development and its Effects on Heritage Conservation Areas
There has been a lot of hype recently around Transport-Oriented-Development (TOD) and Heritage Conservation Areas (HCAs). Firstly, a distinction needs...
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Time to Review NSW Heritage Lists (Local Government)
When were our heritage lists in NSW last reviewed? The answer – never. I started off in the heritage industry...
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Revisiting My Time with Central Station
Towards the end of last year, I shared an article about my experience with conservation works at Central Station during...
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Common Misunderstandings and Misconceptions of Heritage – Part 1
Heritage is rife with many misconceptions in several areas. Such misunderstandings can result in increasing uncertainties around altering listed properties...
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Creating a space for the experts: Heritage decision-making in NSW
For many years, I’ve been thinking about the cumbersome nature of (especially DAs) heritage approvals in NSW. Given that cultural...
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Quality versus Quantity: How can we reform our heritage lists?
It’s about time that a review is conducted to assess our heritage lists in NSW. We have recently seen heritage...
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Decision-Making Processes for Cultural Built Heritage in Australia
We have so many systems for cultural built heritage in Australia today. I have counted more than 90. For example,...
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Are we heading for a major showdown on Transport Oriented Development in heritage areas?
Already, the NSW State Government is fighting against Ku-ring-Gai wanting to slap interim heritage orders (IHOs) on its Heritage Conservation...
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Remembrance of Things Past – Central Station
When talking about passion projects from my career, I would have to say that Central Station has brought me the...
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