Shed 26 at Port Adelaide. Photo: Alex Frayne

Opinion

Saving Shed 26: why keeping this threatened building could rejuvenate the Port

With the future of another piece of Port Adelaide’s maritime heritage in the balance, historian Brian Samuels makes a case for the vast building to become the heart of a new precinct celebrating South Australian history.

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“Iconic” Port Adelaide boatshed set for demolition

Heritage advocates have slammed a developer’s decision to knock down an historic boat shed in Port Adelaide, arguing the building is structurally sound and could be repurposed into a site similar to Plant 4 or Tonsley.

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Defeated candidates lament lack of planning expertise on new City Council

Defeated Adelaide City Council candidates Sandy Wilkinson and Stephanie Johnston say the lack of councillors with planning qualifications on the new council could endanger the city’s heritage.

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Heritage advocates warn of development plan loophole

Adelaide City councillors and heritage experts have warned a loophole in the city development plan could encourage property owners to allow local heritage-listed buildings to run to ruin.

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Knoll accused of misunderstanding key heritage rules

City councillors have accused Planning Minister Stephan Knoll of misunderstanding key North Adelaide heritage regulations, even as they lobby him for new concessions to protect the historical buildings they say are under threat.