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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.
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The Transport Department plans to bulldoze the 130-year-old, state heritage listed Urrbrae Gatehouse for an intersection upgrade, despite sitting on a $3 million project “contingency fund” and with an extra $2 million in heritage funding available to pay for a relocation quoted by a specialist removalist at under $1 million.
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Twenty-five community groups, including the National Trust, the History Council, the Institute of Architects and the Conservation Council, have written to the Premier calling on him to stop the planned demolition of the heritage-listed gatehouse at Urrbrae.
Today, readers comment on the Transport Department preferring to demolish a heritage-listed gatehouse, pre-flight testing for repatriated Australians, and the Adelaide-Melbourne train service.
The Transport Department has defended plans to demolish the state heritage-listed Urrbrae gatehouse to widen an intersection, saying that relocating the 130-year-old landmark would cost taxpayers at least $3m – despite a specialist firm quoting the job at around $900,000 – and that doing so would remove or diminish its cultural heritage value.
If the Marshall Government follows through on its decision to bulldoze the historic Urrbrae gatehouse, it will be a scar inflicted on Adelaide by the state’s refusal to properly fund public transport.
Today, readers comment on the need to destroy a heritage-listed building to widen a road, public health powers, country industry, CBD attractions and surviving on welfare payments.
