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Don't demolish Lonsdale House |
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Published by Carl Joseph on Mar 22, 2009
Closed on Dec 17, 2009
Closed on Dec 17, 2009
Category: City & Town Planning
Region: Australia
Target: The Victorian Minister for Planning - Justin Madden
Web site: http://www.savelonsdalehouse.com
Result:
This petition is now closed.
Background (Preamble):
The developer, Colonial has requested permission from the minister for planning to remove the heritage overlay which would allow complete demolition of one of Victoria’s most significant heritage buildings, Lonsdale House.
Despite appeals by the National Trust and the Art Deco Society, Heritage Victoria has sternly refused to protect this significant building and the Lonsdale Street and Caledonian Lane streetscapes for future generations.
Your personal details will not be divulged to anyone other than as a record of your signature to parliamentary officials and the developer involved.
Despite appeals by the National Trust and the Art Deco Society, Heritage Victoria has sternly refused to protect this significant building and the Lonsdale Street and Caledonian Lane streetscapes for future generations.
Your personal details will not be divulged to anyone other than as a record of your signature to parliamentary officials and the developer involved.
Petition:
We, the undersigned, strongly oppose the demolition of Lonsdale House and request that the heritage overlay remain to protect this significant example of Art Deco architecture in Melbourne.
The Don't demolish Lonsdale House petition to The Victorian Minister for Planning - Justin Madden was written by Carl Joseph and is hosted free of charge at GoPetition. Contact author here.
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