Despite last-minute attempts by Port Phillip Council to save it, in the wake of public outcry, St Kilda’s iconic 164-year-old Greyhound Hotel is currently being demolished. Built in 1853, the Hotel has been through a number of transformations, renovated in the 1930s with an Art-Deco façade, later a popular live rock band venue and in […]
Developers are making the most of Victoria’s updated development laws – and challenging those they don’t like – putting many historic pubs under threat or under another structure. Bridie O’Reilly’s in Brunswick is an institutional Irish pub for the people, with a popular beer garden and lute-wielding peasant on the logo. Built in 1852, it
The battle to save Melbourne’s historic pubs rages on, with two currently facing demolition and redevelopment into residential apartments. St Kilda’s Greyhound Hotel closed suddenly in the first week of January, despite community efforts to save it, with developers applying to construct an eight-storey building containing retail and residential. Last week Port Phillip Council summarily
Victoria is promising developers big fines and potential jail time for illegal demolition, following the destruction of Carlton’s beloved Corkman Irish Pub. Premier Daniel Andrews’ Government will this week introduce legislation allowing the Courts to seriously penalise developers performing illegal building works. The laws will see offenders face up to five years’ prison, individuals fined
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The historic and sprawling Bull & Bush Hotel will see the wrecking ball, after Council voted in favour of Sydney-based developer Dyldam’s plans to demolish it and build three residential towers. The corner site of Windsor and Seven Hills Roads saw a hotel first built in 1810, known as The Lamb & The Lark. It
As anger rages over one illegal demolition, Adelaide’s famous Crown & Anchor is under threat beneath the spectre of a $50 million development next door by its new owner. South Australian developer Karidis Corporation purchased the heritage-listed hotel, established in 1853, from Adelaide pub operators Fahey Group. Karidis Corporation already owns the land adjacent to
Con Cayas is a veteran of hospitality design, boasting over 20 years’ experience in the Queensland marketplace. He moved from director and partner at a mid-sized Brisbane practice and founded Cayas Architects back in 2009, and worked in projects throughout Australia in retail, residential, commercial and hospitality. Cayas wrote to PubTIC, offering his perspective on
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Locals in Hurlstone Park are complaining about a Canterbury Council decision to allow Iris Capital to construct a mixed use six-storey apartment complex on the site of the old Grumpy’s Hotel. Iris bought Grumpy’s in 2014 for $11 million, and in time submitted plans to demolish the pub to build the multi-level ‘Wattle Hill’ development.
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A 139-year-old pub in Port Melbourne has lost another battle in the attempt to save it from the wrecking ball. Plans by the freehold owner, a development company owned by Gary Busuttil, to demolish the pub to construct residential apartments have been fought by local residents, the Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society, and Council.
An old but ‘not heritage enough’ pub in Port Melbourne faces an uncertain future, as authorities quibble over whether or not to protect it from redevelopment. The London Hotel was built in 1861, and has had many embellishments to produce the art-deco styled building overlooking Port Phillip Bay at Port Melbourne. It recently came to
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