Campaign to save Queensland Uni s union complex cuts through
Independent Australia
11 Jul 2021, 16:52 GMT+10
Queensland University has dropped a plan to demolish its student area and take it over as an enterprise hub, which may be a sign that universities are pulling back on excessive campus-building, writes Dr Lee Duffield.
STRANGE THINGS are happening in Australian universities when a campaign by students, staff and citizens can head off one of their mega-building plans - but this may have happened at The University of Queensland (UQ) in the past few months.
Two years ago a neoliberal regime there was preparing to invest big in the St Lucia campus, with two built-up hubs to frame the famous art deco sandstone facade. Spreading out, the university would buy up neighbouring suburbs and even erect a bridge across the Brisbane River to take part in gentrifying the long-time university dormitory zone called West End.
A rocky outcrop near Cooktown where Captain James Cook and Indigenous leaders reached a peaceful settlement over turtles in July 1770 has been added to Queensland’s heritage register.
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A new advisory panel will be established to strengthen Queensland’s heritage register and provide expert advice on heritage places and spaces.
Environment Minister Meaghan Scanlon made the Queensland Government announcement on World Heritage Day on Sunday.
Ms Scanlon said a panel of specialists would be created consisting of representatives from the Australian Institute of Architects, the National Trust of Australia (Queensland) and local government.
She said the panel would sit under the Queensland Heritage Council and look at ways to bolster existing legislation and frameworks around protecting heritage places.
“We’re investing close to $1 billion to protect our environment and create jobs, and we’re looking at ways we can protect places with historical significance,” Ms Scanlon said.
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