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BREAKING: The historic Urrbrae gatehouse will be dismantled and rebuilt nearby rather than being bulldozed for a road upgrade, the State Government has announced after bowing to months of community protest.
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The Transport Department has received a new, more comprehensive quote to relocate a state heritage-listed gatehouse at Urrbrae rather than demolish it – but the figure is being kept secret for now.
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An outspoken advocate for merging universities in South Australia has been appointed the new Vice-Chancellor of the University of Adelaide, vowing to restore the institution’s reputation after a sexual harassment scandal involving his disgraced predecessor Peter Rathjen.
The Premier says “there may be an opportunity” to relocate a state heritage-listed Urrbrae gatehouse if the University of Adelaide has a “purpose” for it, as the Transport Department awaits new detailed costings on moving the building.
The University of Adelaide says it has yet to receive a formal notice from the State Government of its intention to acquire land and bulldoze the historic Urrbrae gatehouse for an intersection upgrade, as it vows to “pursue its legal rights” to stop the takeover and demolition.
A senior law lecturer at the University of Adelaide – who is also a former president of the Law Society of SA – resigned from the uni following a “misconduct investigation” and a dispute over ownership of academic material, InDaily can reveal.
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