Premium Content A heritage-listed church in South Rockhampton has sold to a Townsville couple for $140,000. St Mark s Anglican Church at 36 Larnach Street, Allenstown, sold on April 22 through Pat O Driscoll Real Estate. The church, which featured a separate hall and adjacent toilet block, was built in 1900 and added to the Queensland Heritage Register on July 28, 2000. Sales consultant Penny Keating said there was a lot of interest in the property before it sold. Ms Keating said inquiries ranged from people interested in establishing boutiques, wedding venues, tea rooms, and florists. However, she said the fact the property was heritage listed put obstacles in the way of a few people.
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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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Minister privately concedes Queenslandâs heritage laws need tightening
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Queenslandâs environment and heritage protection minister has privately written to a residentsâ group, conceding legislative changes were needed to protect the stateâs character homes.
In a recent letter, Meaghan Scanlon informed Toowong residents she had asked the Queensland Heritage Council to set up a new âheritage advisory panelâ to better inform the council.
Environment Minister Meaghan Scanlon (left) at her swearing in by Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk after the 2020 election.
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