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The Minister For Planning Has Far Too Much Power
The dreaded NSW planning white paper and bills are re-emerging after being summarily defeated in the upper house in November...
Read morePreservation or Predation?
The act of listing heritage buildings is a form of collecting. On a larger scale, it is the amassing of...
Read morePassion Project
Last year we blogged about the Parramatta Female Factory to give you some backgrond, on what has now become a...
Read moreNorth Sydney Oval
In 2014 Rappoport will be involved in rectification works to four of the historic stands at North Sydney Oval. The...
Read moreGranville RSL Refurbishment
Rappoport Heritage Consultants were recently engaged to work with Network Interiors to refurbish the Granville RSL club. The building was...
Read moreHeritage Campaigner Juanita Nielsen’s house for sale
Heritage status was granted to the Victoria Street, Potts Point home of murdered heiress and anti-development campaigner Juanita Nielsen in...
Read moreFinancial Issues Concerning the Protection of Cultural Built Heritage
The financial challenges to preserve Cultural Built Heritage (CBH) are extensive and substantial and they are not easily quantifiable. They...
Read moreParramatta Female Factory
The UNESCO World Heritage Serial listing of 11 Australian convict sites has a highly disturbing omission, the Parramatta Female Factory...
Read moreState of Australian Cities Conference 2013
At the recent State of Australian Cities Conference held in Sydney (26 to 29 November 2013), I gave a talk...
Read morePlanning Bills are Passed and then Withdrawn
After three readings and fifty-one amendments, the NSW Planning Bill and Planning Administration Bill were passed by the Legislative Council...
Read moreThe National Trust is Pleased
The National Trust has announced that the NSW Planning Bills will be brought back for consideration in February, 2014. This...
Read moreNSW Local Heritage Under Imminent Threat
Helen Wilson, a local heritage advisor has expressed concern that the latest Heritage Council (HC) letter dated 29 October, 2013...
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