NSW Arts Minister Don Harwin says a major theatre precinct remained the best chance for the rebirth of the downtrodden former party district.
The Coal Loader was the most advanced facility of its kind in Australia when it began operating as a depot for shifting coal from bulk carriers to smaller vessels in 1919,according to the National Trust.
Heritage homes and buildings in NSW will soon sport commemorative plaques modelled on the famous blue plaques of London.
Architecture and heritage advocates have been fighting to save the mid-century office block from a $450 million redevelopment.
It’s sad to have to keep making the same arguments on behalf of art and culture to politicians who couldn’t care less.
The state’s galleries and museum have warned that year-on-year cuts are stripping them of vital resources.
Arts Minister Don Harwin said a NSW parliamentary committee would scrutinise the controversial legislation aimed at protecting the state’s significant natural,cultural and built heritage items.
The NSW government has approved more than 400 applications to harm or interfere with Aboriginal heritage sites over the past five years,including 84 applications since last year.
Plans to build a small bar on the roof of the heritage-listed Mitchell building at the State Library has been revived by the Berejiklian government.
Sydney lawyer Bret Walker has warned the opposition to suspend senior minister Don Harwin over the council grants controversy is'most problematic'.
Deputy Premier John Barilaro said in the past week he had held his own concerns about the mental health of Premier Gladys Berejiklian,whom he supports"100 per cent."