Melbourne Heritage Action

HUMBLE GREAT WESTERN TO GROW 26-STOREY TOWER

Posted on July 3rd, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Council is expected to approve plans tomorrow for a $15m 26-storey tower atop the 153-year-old Great Western Hotel in Melbourne. Described as one of the most intact goldrush era pubs in Melbourne, the Great Western was built in 1864 on

SHAKY TIMES FOR OLD MELBOURNE PUBS

Posted on January 25th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
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