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Don't demolish Lonsdale House

Petition published by Carl Joseph on Mar 22, 2009
Closed on Dec 17, 2009
2751 Signatures 
Target: The Victorian Minister for Planning - Justin Madden
Region: Australia
Result:
This petition is now closed.

Petition 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.

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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 in the category City & Town Planning at GoPetition. Contact author here. Petition tags: , , ,

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