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Manitoba Housing Complex listed

Manitoba Housing Complex listed
The Manitoba Housing Complex on Carrington Street has been provisionally listed as a State Heritage place. The Complex is important as the first public rental housing scheme of its kind to be built in the City of Adelaide by the South Australian Housing Trust, reflecting a major change in its tradition ... Continue Reading »

41 sites in the city at risk

41 sites in the city at risk
Forty one buildings that have been nominated for local heritage listing in the City of Adelaide by the Adelaide City Council. have recently been removed from the proposed amendments to Local Heritage listing by the Planning Minister, John Rau. They include offices, shops and private dwellings, including sites such as the ... Continue Reading »

So much for the Vibrant City

So much for the Vibrant City
A peculiarity of the current government is that it appears to have two ministers for heritage – one for and one against. Ian Hunter oversees the Heritage Council which looks after places of importance to the State and occasionally adds some. John Rau, Minister for Planning, acts as the Minister Against ... Continue Reading »