An action group supported by the
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About Us
Melbourne Heritage Action was formed in the wake of the demolition of Lonsdale House, an Art Deco gem, earlier this year. Like many Victorians, we were outraged that the State Government of Victoria, the City of Melbourne, Heritage Council of Victoria and the developers felt they could ignore public outcry and rob our city of a significant piece of architecture and character.
Melbourne Heritage Action is fighting for the protection, preservation and promotion of the wonderful built heritage to be found in the Melbourne central business district (CBD). We are a community-based lobby group supported by the National Trust (Victoria), with whom we work closely. (This relationship will be formalised at our Foundation Meeting).
Melbourne Heritage Action believes that the current powers of the Planning Minister are too broad; that the Heritage Council of Victoria is not doing enough to defend Melbourne's heritage; that the development community are not doing enough to adaptively reuse heritage buildings and that the City of Melbourne needs to urgently update its heritage register and protect significant buildings that are legally unprotected at present.
Melbourne was once known as the 'Jewel of the South', home to such wonders as the Federal Coffee Palace, the Fish Markets, the Australia Building and many other buildings now lost to the bulldozer. This is the time for Melbourne to assert herself again as the jewel of the south and not allow developers and governments to rob this city of more of its built heritage.
With the recent loss of Lonsdale House and the Eastern Arcade and more buildings under threat from inappropriate development, Melbourne's wonderful endowment of significant built heritage is under threat.
Help us to make a difference and ensure that our children and grandchildren can enjoy the Melbourne we know and love!
If you would like to know more about what we sand for please read our manifesto. If you'd like to see who we are, you can meet the office-bearers.
Melbourne Heritage Action was formed in the wake of the demolition of Lonsdale House, an Art Deco gem, earlier this year. Like many Victorians, we were outraged that the State Government of Victoria, the City of Melbourne, Heritage Council of Victoria and the developers felt they could ignore public outcry and rob our city of a significant piece of architecture and character.
Melbourne Heritage Action is fighting for the protection, preservation and promotion of the wonderful built heritage to be found in the Melbourne central business district (CBD). We are a community-based lobby group supported by the National Trust (Victoria), with whom we work closely. (This relationship will be formalised at our Foundation Meeting).
Melbourne Heritage Action believes that the current powers of the Planning Minister are too broad; that the Heritage Council of Victoria is not doing enough to defend Melbourne's heritage; that the development community are not doing enough to adaptively reuse heritage buildings and that the City of Melbourne needs to urgently update its heritage register and protect significant buildings that are legally unprotected at present.
Melbourne was once known as the 'Jewel of the South', home to such wonders as the Federal Coffee Palace, the Fish Markets, the Australia Building and many other buildings now lost to the bulldozer. This is the time for Melbourne to assert herself again as the jewel of the south and not allow developers and governments to rob this city of more of its built heritage.
With the recent loss of Lonsdale House and the Eastern Arcade and more buildings under threat from inappropriate development, Melbourne's wonderful endowment of significant built heritage is under threat.
Help us to make a difference and ensure that our children and grandchildren can enjoy the Melbourne we know and love!
If you would like to know more about what we sand for please read our manifesto. If you'd like to see who we are, you can meet the office-bearers.
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Melbourne Heritage Action is an action group supported by the National Trust of Australia (Victoria), Incorporated.
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