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Completed in 2020 in Pascoe Vale, Australia. Images by Derek Swalwell. Pascoe Vale Primary School is home to a fine example of neo-classical school design, a two-story building by the Chief Architect of the Public Works.
Heritage is meaningless in NSW if we let Willow Grove go
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Elizabeth FarrellyColumnist, author, architecture critic and essayist
February 20, 2021 â 12.00am
February 20, 2021 â 12.00am
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Whatâs your plan B? Seriously, Mr Collins? When Powerhouse Trust chairman Peter Collins invited North Parramatta Residentsâ Action Group president Suzette Meade to a cafe meeting this week to ask for her Plan B, he should have had his own up his sleeve.
At one level, Meade v Collins was a tiny skirmish in a five-year battle. In one corner was Collins, charged with removing the sweet Italianate villa Willow Grove from the billion-dollar path of the Powerhouse juggernaut, aka the milk crate. Facing him was Meade, tireless defender of Parramattaâs rapidly dwindling heritage, including Willow Grove.
New owner plans to restore Brisbaneâs third-oldest residence
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State heritage-listed Shafston House is under new management, with plans for a full restoration, apart from the Shafston International College campus buildings, which will be demolished.
The site is the third-oldest residence in Brisbane. It is situated on the Brisbane River at Kangaroo Point and was built in stages from 1851 to the 1930s.
Shafston House was designed by one of Brisbaneâs âmost sacred architectsâ, Robin Dods.
Credit:Queensland Heritage Register
The historic riverfront site attracted national and international interest when former owner Keith Lloyd put it on the market in November last year.