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28.06.2019,
Letter to Rob Lucas requesting a meeting with him to discuss Shed 26, meeting to take place on Thursday the 27th June
Letter to Rob Lucas requesting a meeting with him to discuss Shed 26, meeting to take place on Thursday the 27th June
| shed_26_hon_rob_lucas_mlc_280519.pdf |
22.05.19
Daniel Bennet in In Daily, Opinion
Port Adelaide waterfront needs a champion to celebrate old with new
Port Adelaide’s historic waterfront heritage and character has been let down by poor planning decisions, yet it’s not too late to revitalise the area into a vibrant, modern precinct that doesn’t turn its back on its past, argues Daniel Bennett.
https://indaily.com.au/opinion/2019/05/22/port-adelaide-waterfront-needs-a-champion-to-celebrate-old-with-new/
Daniel Bennet in In Daily, Opinion
Port Adelaide waterfront needs a champion to celebrate old with new
Port Adelaide’s historic waterfront heritage and character has been let down by poor planning decisions, yet it’s not too late to revitalise the area into a vibrant, modern precinct that doesn’t turn its back on its past, argues Daniel Bennett.
https://indaily.com.au/opinion/2019/05/22/port-adelaide-waterfront-needs-a-champion-to-celebrate-old-with-new/
20.05.19
Item on Adelaide's Channel 10 News First, News
Health Concerns
Parents, unions and community on Ch 10 news tonight – great piece.
Watch from 23.41mins.
https://tenplay.com.au/news/adelaide/2019/5/adelaide-news--20-may-2019
Item on Adelaide's Channel 10 News First, News
Health Concerns
Parents, unions and community on Ch 10 news tonight – great piece.
Watch from 23.41mins.
https://tenplay.com.au/news/adelaide/2019/5/adelaide-news--20-may-2019
15.05.19
Bension Seibert in Indaily, News
Police arrest union boss amid Shed 26 protests
The CFMEU’s second-ranking state official says he was arrested this morning outside of the Shed 26 site amid protests over the demolition of the historic Port Adelaide building.
https://indaily.com.au/news/2019/05/15/sa-police-order-trespasser-off-shed-26-site/
Bension Seibert in Indaily, News
Police arrest union boss amid Shed 26 protests
The CFMEU’s second-ranking state official says he was arrested this morning outside of the Shed 26 site amid protests over the demolition of the historic Port Adelaide building.
https://indaily.com.au/news/2019/05/15/sa-police-order-trespasser-off-shed-26-site/
13.05.19
Bension Siebert in InDaily, News
Shed 26 demolition halt is contractor's second SafeWork ban in under a month
EXCLUSIVE | SafeWork SA temporarily banned a local contractor from demolishing Port Adelaide’s Shed 26, less than a month after issuing a prohibition notice on the same company’s work on a Waymouth Street site, InDaily can reveal.
https://indaily.com.au/news/2019/05/13/shed-26-demolition-halt-is-contractors-second-safework-ban-in-under-a-month/
Bension Siebert in InDaily, News
Shed 26 demolition halt is contractor's second SafeWork ban in under a month
EXCLUSIVE | SafeWork SA temporarily banned a local contractor from demolishing Port Adelaide’s Shed 26, less than a month after issuing a prohibition notice on the same company’s work on a Waymouth Street site, InDaily can reveal.
https://indaily.com.au/news/2019/05/13/shed-26-demolition-halt-is-contractors-second-safework-ban-in-under-a-month/
11.05.19
Caleb Bond for The Advertiser, Feature Article (paywalled)
Port Adelaide sheds its past
A battle to save a run down 1950s boasted has reignited a debate about preserving South Australia's industrial heritage, versus a new era for Port Adelaide.
Caleb Bond for The Advertiser, Feature Article (paywalled)
Port Adelaide sheds its past
A battle to save a run down 1950s boasted has reignited a debate about preserving South Australia's industrial heritage, versus a new era for Port Adelaide.
It’s an age-old dilemma that South Australia, along with other parts of the world, regularly grapple with: Protect and preserve the past or clean the slate in the hope of building a more prosperous future. Heritage buildings help shape our state’s identity. They recount history and serve as a reminder of how our cities, country towns and suburban neighbourhoods progressed from patches of dirt to where they are today. Their architecture is often visually appealing, celebrating craftsmanship that, once destroyed, can never be replaced. Other sites hold stories of the industrial endeavour on which South Australia was built. Historic buildings can also wither and end up as monuments to years of inaction; carcasses of bygone eras that are expensive to resurrect into spaces that people actually use.
Adelaide’s latest heritage battle is being fought on the banks of the Port River. Shed 26, built in the 1950s, is the last remaining boatshed in the Port’s inner harbour. The sawtooth, corrugated iron and brick structure is a reminder of the Port’s maritime history – a history many want to preserve. Others are more concerned about Port Adelaide’s future. Developer Cedar Woods has secured approval to demolish the shed as part of a $160 million housing project that will create 180 direct jobs. The company had hoped to start bulldozing the shed this week, before bad weather and union concerns about asbestos put a temporary halt to demolition.
It comes at a time when the State Government is reviewing its approach to heritage as part of a wider overhaul of SA’s planning system. About 12,000 historic buildings across Adelaide’s prestigious suburbs risk losing their automatic heritage protection under the changes. A parliamentary inquiry into heritage reforms has also called for an audit of the state’s historical buildings, simplifying heritage listings and considering compulsory acquisition powers if owners deliberately neglect heritage properties. Cedar Woods struck a deal with the former Labor government in 2016 to develop the Port’s long-abandoned Fletcher’s Slip, which houses Shed 26. The company bought the site – encompassing five titles – for $10. But Shed 26 had no heritage protection and there was no agreement it had to stay. Meanwhile, Renewal SA – the government agency responsible for selling the land – put out imagery showing Shed 26 as part of the new development. Locals were pleased but their hopes were dashed when Cedar Woods had different ideas. Following a community campaign, the SA Heritage Council voted to give the shed provisional heritage listing. A fight emerged between a developer, which faced having to foot the bill to restore a building it was never told it must keep, and a community desperate to hang on to the remains of the working Port. Then, as the Heritage Council tried to confirm the listing permanently, Environment Minister David Speirs last month overturned the decision on the basis of “public interest” – primarily that the new housing was vital for the Port.
Despite Cedar Woods’ insistence that the shed will be demolished, local campaigners have refused to give up hope. “You never know how things will change,” heritage activist Emma Webb said. She has been part of the campaign to save the shed since its inception. She has felt the wins, only to have them pulled away. “The Port Adelaide community have pretty much had a gutful of this situation, and we’ve had it for well over a decade now,” Ms Webb says. “It flies in the face of what port cities are doing all around the world.” She cannot understand why Cedar Woods would seek to destroy the shed – given its “scale and striking presence” – and feels “quite duped” by the heritage process. She and her fellow campaigners want one last meeting with the developers to try and sway them towards finding a new use for Shed 26.
But Cedar Woods says retaining the shed without investment from the Government would have made its development “unviable”. The company has repeatedly said independent analysis showed it would cost $8.5 million to bring Shed 26 up to scratch. The developer approached both the current Liberal and previous Labor governments about funding, but neither were willing to foot the bill. “Cedar Woods explored a range of options for the retention of the shed, both independently and during consultation with community and special-interest groups,” a Cedar Woods spokesman said. “None of the options explored proved viable.” He said the company committed to exploring the possibility of keeping the shed, but never gave any promise that its retention was a done deal. “The site needs to go forward rather than continue to sit as an idle wasteland. It’s therefore time to act, and we will not reverse or delay our decision.”
Property Council SA executive director Daniel Gannon said the Shed 26 saga proved South Australia’s heritage system was “broken and needs to be fixed”. “What we’ve seen in recent times is a developer lodge plans to redevelop Shed 26 and then the goalposts have been shifted on them … at a time when SA needs investment coming into our state,” Mr Gannon said. “We can’t afford for our heritage system to be used in an obstructionist way to threaten future investment.” The property sector, he said, embraced heritage and “places with great character” – but Shed 26 did not fit that bill and exposed the folly of the current rules. “SA’s heritage plays a really important role for the local community, but we shouldn’t be handcuffed to the past for the sake of it. Each asset needs to be looked at through the lens of merit.”
Darren Peacock, National Trust of SA chief executive, sees it differently. “The Heritage Council are the experts and they decided (Shed 26) was worth saving,” he said. “But a contract was signed with the previous government, which makes it difficult. There are many examples around the world of these type of buildings being reused. The problem is the lack of imagination with some of these developments.” Mr Peacock was also concerned about the State Government’s proposed changes to the heritage system, which he said would reduce protection and increase the number of buildings being demolished. “There hasn’t been a proper debate about this issue. “We want certainty. There is a lot of confusion about what is protected and how you get places protected.” He also argued preserving heritage buildings made an important economic contribution to the state. “Doing work to restore heritage place creates better quality jobs than knocking up new builds. They are a lot more labour intensive and highly skilled.” He said areas with a high concentration of heritage homes enjoyed strong property prices, and there were other benefits that were impossible to put a price on. “Adelaide’s heritage buildings tell a real story of how Adelaide was built. If we lose that, we lose touch with how Adelaide came into being.”
Adelaide’s latest heritage battle is being fought on the banks of the Port River. Shed 26, built in the 1950s, is the last remaining boatshed in the Port’s inner harbour. The sawtooth, corrugated iron and brick structure is a reminder of the Port’s maritime history – a history many want to preserve. Others are more concerned about Port Adelaide’s future. Developer Cedar Woods has secured approval to demolish the shed as part of a $160 million housing project that will create 180 direct jobs. The company had hoped to start bulldozing the shed this week, before bad weather and union concerns about asbestos put a temporary halt to demolition.
It comes at a time when the State Government is reviewing its approach to heritage as part of a wider overhaul of SA’s planning system. About 12,000 historic buildings across Adelaide’s prestigious suburbs risk losing their automatic heritage protection under the changes. A parliamentary inquiry into heritage reforms has also called for an audit of the state’s historical buildings, simplifying heritage listings and considering compulsory acquisition powers if owners deliberately neglect heritage properties. Cedar Woods struck a deal with the former Labor government in 2016 to develop the Port’s long-abandoned Fletcher’s Slip, which houses Shed 26. The company bought the site – encompassing five titles – for $10. But Shed 26 had no heritage protection and there was no agreement it had to stay. Meanwhile, Renewal SA – the government agency responsible for selling the land – put out imagery showing Shed 26 as part of the new development. Locals were pleased but their hopes were dashed when Cedar Woods had different ideas. Following a community campaign, the SA Heritage Council voted to give the shed provisional heritage listing. A fight emerged between a developer, which faced having to foot the bill to restore a building it was never told it must keep, and a community desperate to hang on to the remains of the working Port. Then, as the Heritage Council tried to confirm the listing permanently, Environment Minister David Speirs last month overturned the decision on the basis of “public interest” – primarily that the new housing was vital for the Port.
Despite Cedar Woods’ insistence that the shed will be demolished, local campaigners have refused to give up hope. “You never know how things will change,” heritage activist Emma Webb said. She has been part of the campaign to save the shed since its inception. She has felt the wins, only to have them pulled away. “The Port Adelaide community have pretty much had a gutful of this situation, and we’ve had it for well over a decade now,” Ms Webb says. “It flies in the face of what port cities are doing all around the world.” She cannot understand why Cedar Woods would seek to destroy the shed – given its “scale and striking presence” – and feels “quite duped” by the heritage process. She and her fellow campaigners want one last meeting with the developers to try and sway them towards finding a new use for Shed 26.
But Cedar Woods says retaining the shed without investment from the Government would have made its development “unviable”. The company has repeatedly said independent analysis showed it would cost $8.5 million to bring Shed 26 up to scratch. The developer approached both the current Liberal and previous Labor governments about funding, but neither were willing to foot the bill. “Cedar Woods explored a range of options for the retention of the shed, both independently and during consultation with community and special-interest groups,” a Cedar Woods spokesman said. “None of the options explored proved viable.” He said the company committed to exploring the possibility of keeping the shed, but never gave any promise that its retention was a done deal. “The site needs to go forward rather than continue to sit as an idle wasteland. It’s therefore time to act, and we will not reverse or delay our decision.”
Property Council SA executive director Daniel Gannon said the Shed 26 saga proved South Australia’s heritage system was “broken and needs to be fixed”. “What we’ve seen in recent times is a developer lodge plans to redevelop Shed 26 and then the goalposts have been shifted on them … at a time when SA needs investment coming into our state,” Mr Gannon said. “We can’t afford for our heritage system to be used in an obstructionist way to threaten future investment.” The property sector, he said, embraced heritage and “places with great character” – but Shed 26 did not fit that bill and exposed the folly of the current rules. “SA’s heritage plays a really important role for the local community, but we shouldn’t be handcuffed to the past for the sake of it. Each asset needs to be looked at through the lens of merit.”
Darren Peacock, National Trust of SA chief executive, sees it differently. “The Heritage Council are the experts and they decided (Shed 26) was worth saving,” he said. “But a contract was signed with the previous government, which makes it difficult. There are many examples around the world of these type of buildings being reused. The problem is the lack of imagination with some of these developments.” Mr Peacock was also concerned about the State Government’s proposed changes to the heritage system, which he said would reduce protection and increase the number of buildings being demolished. “There hasn’t been a proper debate about this issue. “We want certainty. There is a lot of confusion about what is protected and how you get places protected.” He also argued preserving heritage buildings made an important economic contribution to the state. “Doing work to restore heritage place creates better quality jobs than knocking up new builds. They are a lot more labour intensive and highly skilled.” He said areas with a high concentration of heritage homes enjoyed strong property prices, and there were other benefits that were impossible to put a price on. “Adelaide’s heritage buildings tell a real story of how Adelaide was built. If we lose that, we lose touch with how Adelaide came into being.”
09.05.19
Hendrick Gout for Today Tonight, Feature
Adelaide's sad record of losing our precious history
The latest example is down at Port Adelaide, where another maritime icon is being demolished, because the government has overturned its own heritage council's advice.
https://7plus.com.au/today-tonight-adelaide
Hendrick Gout for Today Tonight, Feature
Adelaide's sad record of losing our precious history
The latest example is down at Port Adelaide, where another maritime icon is being demolished, because the government has overturned its own heritage council's advice.
https://7plus.com.au/today-tonight-adelaide
08.05.19
Bension Siebert for InDaily, News
Union audit finds dozens of health and safety breaches at Shed 26
"The scathing audit report, penned by construction union inspector Clarence Fellowes, accuses site management – the Old Red Brick Co – of at least 59 breaches of work health and safety law and regulations, and national and international standards."
https://indaily.com.au/news/2019/05/08/union-audit-finds-dozens-of-health-and-safety-breaches-at-shed-26/
Bension Siebert for InDaily, News
Union audit finds dozens of health and safety breaches at Shed 26
"The scathing audit report, penned by construction union inspector Clarence Fellowes, accuses site management – the Old Red Brick Co – of at least 59 breaches of work health and safety law and regulations, and national and international standards."
https://indaily.com.au/news/2019/05/08/union-audit-finds-dozens-of-health-and-safety-breaches-at-shed-26/
07.05.19
ABC Online
Shed 26 protesters in Port Adelaide urge developer to consider alternatives to demolition.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-05-07/shed-26-protesters-urge-consideration-ofplant-4-alternative/11087580
07.05.19
Bension Siebert in InDaily, News
Workers, schoolchildren potentially exposed to Shed 26 asbestos: CFMEU
EXCLUSIVE | The construction union says workers at Port Adelaide’s Shed 26 have likely been exposed to disturbed asbestos, and that its officials and nearby schoolchildren may have also come into contact with the deadly fibres.
https://indaily.com.au/news/2019/05/07/workers-schoolchildren-potentially-exposed-to-shed-26-asbestos-cfmeu/
07.05.19
Caleb Bond in the Advertiser, news
Protesters from unions and community oppose demolition of Shed 26 at Port Adelaide
https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/messenger/west-beaches/protesters-from-unionsand-community-oppose-demolition-of-shed-26-at-port-adelaide/newsstory/7629e0914cc3a07a47db01f18654487f
07.05.19
Greg Barilla in the Advertiser, news
Shed 26 is part of Port Adelaide’s history no matter how it looks
https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/messenger/west-beaches/greg-barila-shed-26-atfletchers-slip-are-part-of-adelaides-history-no-matter-how-they-look/newsstory/7f5e1099b207b339e0518bbd07eb8f02
ABC Online
Shed 26 protesters in Port Adelaide urge developer to consider alternatives to demolition.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-05-07/shed-26-protesters-urge-consideration-ofplant-4-alternative/11087580
07.05.19
Bension Siebert in InDaily, News
Workers, schoolchildren potentially exposed to Shed 26 asbestos: CFMEU
EXCLUSIVE | The construction union says workers at Port Adelaide’s Shed 26 have likely been exposed to disturbed asbestos, and that its officials and nearby schoolchildren may have also come into contact with the deadly fibres.
https://indaily.com.au/news/2019/05/07/workers-schoolchildren-potentially-exposed-to-shed-26-asbestos-cfmeu/
07.05.19
Caleb Bond in the Advertiser, news
Protesters from unions and community oppose demolition of Shed 26 at Port Adelaide
https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/messenger/west-beaches/protesters-from-unionsand-community-oppose-demolition-of-shed-26-at-port-adelaide/newsstory/7629e0914cc3a07a47db01f18654487f
07.05.19
Greg Barilla in the Advertiser, news
Shed 26 is part of Port Adelaide’s history no matter how it looks
https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/messenger/west-beaches/greg-barila-shed-26-atfletchers-slip-are-part-of-adelaides-history-no-matter-how-they-look/newsstory/7f5e1099b207b339e0518bbd07eb8f02
06.05.19
Malcolm Sutton on ABC Online
Shed 26 Grand Designs Potential to be Demolished
https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2019-05-06/shed-26-grand-designs-potential-to-be-demolished/11083232
06.05.19
Bension Siebert in InDaily
Protest Over Shed 26 as Grand Designs host joins campaign, Bension Siebert
https://indaily.com.au/news/local/2019/05/06/protest-over-shed-26-as-granddesigns-host-joins-campaign/
06.05.19
Spence Denny on ABC Radio
“Cedar Woods seems to get most of the things they want, don’t they? I mean you look at the Glenside redevelopment and those hundreds of trees that the local community lobbied to try and maintain, significant trees. Cedar Woods got to cut those down and now we have a shed coming down. What is it with Cedar Woods?”
Spence Denny to Minister for Planning Stephan Knoll on ABC 891 Breakfast Radio this morning.
Malcolm Sutton on ABC Online
Shed 26 Grand Designs Potential to be Demolished
https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2019-05-06/shed-26-grand-designs-potential-to-be-demolished/11083232
06.05.19
Bension Siebert in InDaily
Protest Over Shed 26 as Grand Designs host joins campaign, Bension Siebert
https://indaily.com.au/news/local/2019/05/06/protest-over-shed-26-as-granddesigns-host-joins-campaign/
06.05.19
Spence Denny on ABC Radio
“Cedar Woods seems to get most of the things they want, don’t they? I mean you look at the Glenside redevelopment and those hundreds of trees that the local community lobbied to try and maintain, significant trees. Cedar Woods got to cut those down and now we have a shed coming down. What is it with Cedar Woods?”
Spence Denny to Minister for Planning Stephan Knoll on ABC 891 Breakfast Radio this morning.
05.05.19
Adam Langenberg in The Sunday Mail
Grand Backer for Doomed Port Adelaide Shed,
https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/grand-backer-kevinmccloud-gets-behind-doomed-port-adelaide-shed/newsstory/aa89175b635b977e4b12824cd892071b
Adam Langenberg in The Sunday Mail
Grand Backer for Doomed Port Adelaide Shed,
https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/grand-backer-kevinmccloud-gets-behind-doomed-port-adelaide-shed/newsstory/aa89175b635b977e4b12824cd892071b
03.05.19
Bension Siebert
Shed 26 supporters rally for last ditch rescue effort
https://indaily.com.au/news/2019/05/03/shed-26-supporters-rally-for-last-ditchrescue-effort/
03.05.19
OPEN LETTER regarding Shed 26
Open Letter from Save Shed 26 to Premier and to Chair of Cedar Woods
https://indaily.com.au/opinion/2019/05/03/an-open-letter-regarding-shed-26/
Bension Siebert
Shed 26 supporters rally for last ditch rescue effort
https://indaily.com.au/news/2019/05/03/shed-26-supporters-rally-for-last-ditchrescue-effort/
03.05.19
OPEN LETTER regarding Shed 26
Open Letter from Save Shed 26 to Premier and to Chair of Cedar Woods
https://indaily.com.au/opinion/2019/05/03/an-open-letter-regarding-shed-26/
03.05.19,
from Kevin McCloud, Grand Designs
Kevin McCloud MBE, writer, designer and Grand Designs presenter has just signed on to Save Shed 26.
While missing the deadline for our open letter, published today in InDaily, tonight he sent us this. Thanks Kevin. We hope the SA Government is listening, Steven Marshall and David Speirs MP.
“The conservation of historic buildings is about our industrial and commercial past as much as it is about churches and twiddly columns. We can’t let the quieter, more modest buildings be swept away when they’re so much a part of who we are and where we’ve come from. And their contribution to the uniqueness of place is almost beyond measure and something you can’t reproduce with the new-fangled. To clean up our past by removing its artefacts is to Bowdlerise it to a point where our story no longer makes sense and we become aimless.”
See all the other signatories here:https://indaily.com.au/opinion/2019/05/03/an-open-letter-regarding-shed-26/
17.04.19, Media Release, Stephen Marshall, Premier of South Australia
Uncertainty ended around Shed 26
17.04.2019
David Speirs MP
The Minister for Environment and Water has directed the South Australian Heritage Council to remove Shed 26 at Port Adelaide from provisional listing in the South Australian Heritage Register.
Under section 18(7) of the Heritage Places Act 1993, the Minister has the ability to direct the Council to remove a provisional listing if it is deemed to be contrary to public interest.
Minister for Environment and Water David Speirs wrote to the Council today to inform them of the decision.
“I appreciate and recognise the important role that the State Heritage Council has in identifying, promoting and protecting heritage places,” said Minister Speirs.
“I also wish to acknowledge the work the Council undertook in its consideration of this complex and challenging matter and for the advice it provided to me as part of my decision-making process.
“The complexity of this matter has been compounded by conflicting opinions received from the Council and Heritage SA, two of the advisory bodies which I rely on for their advice regarding heritage matters.
“I have met with a broad and diverse range of stakeholders, some who support Shed 26’s listing, and some who do not. I have also visited the site a number of times.
“Overall, I am of the opinion that on the balance of the arguments and evidence, the confirmation of heritage listing for Shed 26 would be contrary to the public interest.
“If the listing were to be confirmed, there is a risk that the proposed development would not proceed or at least would be delayed for some time.
“This would jeopardise the social and economic benefit to the state and the renewal and revitalisation of the Port with the potential stalling of a $160 million development and 180 direct jobs being created.
“The defence industry submarine and shipbuilding project that is due to commence in the area will create substantial social and economic stimulus in Port Adelaide and surrounds.
“There is an argument that Port Adelaide will need additional residential accommodation to house employees of the shipbuilding project.
“Furthermore, should the project stall, there is a likelihood that the site would continue to languish in its current state, especially without significant funding which would likely have to be provided by government.
“Should the state government choose to attempt to activate Shed 26 for a public purpose such as a new maritime museum, there would need to be a large investment, in the millions, that would need to be shared by all taxpayers to bring this structure to life.
“This to me cannot be justified. While I am extremely sympathetic to the adaptive re-use of heritage and the importance of Shed 26 to the local community, I do not believe this would be the most appropriate use of public funds.
“Whilst, I cannot predict the success of the Cedar Woods development at Fletcher’s Slip, they are seeking to invest significant capital into South Australia, particularly Port Adelaide, and I believe this is for the benefit of the public.”
from Kevin McCloud, Grand Designs
Kevin McCloud MBE, writer, designer and Grand Designs presenter has just signed on to Save Shed 26.
While missing the deadline for our open letter, published today in InDaily, tonight he sent us this. Thanks Kevin. We hope the SA Government is listening, Steven Marshall and David Speirs MP.
“The conservation of historic buildings is about our industrial and commercial past as much as it is about churches and twiddly columns. We can’t let the quieter, more modest buildings be swept away when they’re so much a part of who we are and where we’ve come from. And their contribution to the uniqueness of place is almost beyond measure and something you can’t reproduce with the new-fangled. To clean up our past by removing its artefacts is to Bowdlerise it to a point where our story no longer makes sense and we become aimless.”
See all the other signatories here:https://indaily.com.au/opinion/2019/05/03/an-open-letter-regarding-shed-26/
17.04.19, Media Release, Stephen Marshall, Premier of South Australia
Uncertainty ended around Shed 26
17.04.2019
David Speirs MP
The Minister for Environment and Water has directed the South Australian Heritage Council to remove Shed 26 at Port Adelaide from provisional listing in the South Australian Heritage Register.
Under section 18(7) of the Heritage Places Act 1993, the Minister has the ability to direct the Council to remove a provisional listing if it is deemed to be contrary to public interest.
Minister for Environment and Water David Speirs wrote to the Council today to inform them of the decision.
“I appreciate and recognise the important role that the State Heritage Council has in identifying, promoting and protecting heritage places,” said Minister Speirs.
“I also wish to acknowledge the work the Council undertook in its consideration of this complex and challenging matter and for the advice it provided to me as part of my decision-making process.
“The complexity of this matter has been compounded by conflicting opinions received from the Council and Heritage SA, two of the advisory bodies which I rely on for their advice regarding heritage matters.
“I have met with a broad and diverse range of stakeholders, some who support Shed 26’s listing, and some who do not. I have also visited the site a number of times.
“Overall, I am of the opinion that on the balance of the arguments and evidence, the confirmation of heritage listing for Shed 26 would be contrary to the public interest.
“If the listing were to be confirmed, there is a risk that the proposed development would not proceed or at least would be delayed for some time.
“This would jeopardise the social and economic benefit to the state and the renewal and revitalisation of the Port with the potential stalling of a $160 million development and 180 direct jobs being created.
“The defence industry submarine and shipbuilding project that is due to commence in the area will create substantial social and economic stimulus in Port Adelaide and surrounds.
“There is an argument that Port Adelaide will need additional residential accommodation to house employees of the shipbuilding project.
“Furthermore, should the project stall, there is a likelihood that the site would continue to languish in its current state, especially without significant funding which would likely have to be provided by government.
“Should the state government choose to attempt to activate Shed 26 for a public purpose such as a new maritime museum, there would need to be a large investment, in the millions, that would need to be shared by all taxpayers to bring this structure to life.
“This to me cannot be justified. While I am extremely sympathetic to the adaptive re-use of heritage and the importance of Shed 26 to the local community, I do not believe this would be the most appropriate use of public funds.
“Whilst, I cannot predict the success of the Cedar Woods development at Fletcher’s Slip, they are seeking to invest significant capital into South Australia, particularly Port Adelaide, and I believe this is for the benefit of the public.”
08.04.19, OpEd by Tim Lloyd
05.04.19, Article in by Brian Samuels in InDaily
Saving Shed 26: why keeping this threatened building could rejuvenate the PortOPINIONWith 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.
Over my 50 years involvement in SA history circles, I’ve watched enthusiasm for heritage tourism wax and wane. There’s been over-reliance on one-offs – think Jubilee 150, Australian Bicentenary, Centenary of Federation – to deliver significant funding.
What’s missing is a long-term commitment to funding and a blueprint to guide investment.
It is astonishing that after 183 years there is nowhere in the state that visitors – let alone our own citizens and students – can get an overview of our history. Such an overview that would excite interest and signpost heritage tourism attractions across the state. It would be a place where South Australia’s story could begin to be appreciated.
Much can be learnt from the state’s more than 350 museums and historical organisations, but the big picture is missing.
As I write, another opportunity to address this gap is threatened. The former main workshop of the Government Dockyard at Port Adelaide – the vast sawtooth-roofed Shed 26 – is the last surviving building of an enterprise that serviced ports across the state. It may be demolished for housing.
It and the adjacent Fletcher’s Dock sit next to a State Heritage Place, ‘The Fletcher’s Slip Precinct’. Managed as one, those sites represent the last chance to develop a ‘must-see’ Port attraction at a highly visible site in the Inner Harbour – a site where currently inaccessible, unique collections and significant vessels of the SA Maritime Museum and the clipper ship City of Adelaide could combine to form a lively and appealing precinct. Indeed, the entire Maritime Museum could relocate there and become the drawcard that old port cities like Fremantle, Liverpool and Glasgow have had the sense to create.
It could even become the Museum of South Australian History – a proposal going back to the 1930s – mentioned in the Government’s election platform.
If an Adelaide site proves too hard to find, where better than the Port?
Its history and heritage buildings encompass many major threads of the state’s story – commerce and industry, transport and communication, defence, and the wool and grain trade. Visitors could experience the Shed 26 precinct and cross the river to immerse themselves in streetscapes that are directly connected to that history, and aviation and railway museums that already have much to offer.
Waterfront housing is no tourist drawcard.
Much of the Port’s high-density redevelopment has performed poorly as an investment. An eye-catching, reborn maritime precinct with the right mix of commercial tenants and creative offerings could change all that. It could also put the state’s hidden heritage assets to work.
The author, Brian Samuels, was one of the founders of The Historical Society of SA in 1974 and had long careers with the History Trust of SA and more recently as Principal Heritage Officer, Heritage SA. In 2016 he received a South Australian Life-Long History Achievement Award.
The state Environment Minister, David Speirs, is reviewing an SA Heritage Council decision to list Shed 26 as a state heritage place. He has said he will make a decision by April 11.
Saving Shed 26: why keeping this threatened building could rejuvenate the PortOPINIONWith 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.
Over my 50 years involvement in SA history circles, I’ve watched enthusiasm for heritage tourism wax and wane. There’s been over-reliance on one-offs – think Jubilee 150, Australian Bicentenary, Centenary of Federation – to deliver significant funding.
What’s missing is a long-term commitment to funding and a blueprint to guide investment.
It is astonishing that after 183 years there is nowhere in the state that visitors – let alone our own citizens and students – can get an overview of our history. Such an overview that would excite interest and signpost heritage tourism attractions across the state. It would be a place where South Australia’s story could begin to be appreciated.
Much can be learnt from the state’s more than 350 museums and historical organisations, but the big picture is missing.
As I write, another opportunity to address this gap is threatened. The former main workshop of the Government Dockyard at Port Adelaide – the vast sawtooth-roofed Shed 26 – is the last surviving building of an enterprise that serviced ports across the state. It may be demolished for housing.
It and the adjacent Fletcher’s Dock sit next to a State Heritage Place, ‘The Fletcher’s Slip Precinct’. Managed as one, those sites represent the last chance to develop a ‘must-see’ Port attraction at a highly visible site in the Inner Harbour – a site where currently inaccessible, unique collections and significant vessels of the SA Maritime Museum and the clipper ship City of Adelaide could combine to form a lively and appealing precinct. Indeed, the entire Maritime Museum could relocate there and become the drawcard that old port cities like Fremantle, Liverpool and Glasgow have had the sense to create.
It could even become the Museum of South Australian History – a proposal going back to the 1930s – mentioned in the Government’s election platform.
If an Adelaide site proves too hard to find, where better than the Port?
Its history and heritage buildings encompass many major threads of the state’s story – commerce and industry, transport and communication, defence, and the wool and grain trade. Visitors could experience the Shed 26 precinct and cross the river to immerse themselves in streetscapes that are directly connected to that history, and aviation and railway museums that already have much to offer.
Waterfront housing is no tourist drawcard.
Much of the Port’s high-density redevelopment has performed poorly as an investment. An eye-catching, reborn maritime precinct with the right mix of commercial tenants and creative offerings could change all that. It could also put the state’s hidden heritage assets to work.
The author, Brian Samuels, was one of the founders of The Historical Society of SA in 1974 and had long careers with the History Trust of SA and more recently as Principal Heritage Officer, Heritage SA. In 2016 he received a South Australian Life-Long History Achievement Award.
The state Environment Minister, David Speirs, is reviewing an SA Heritage Council decision to list Shed 26 as a state heritage place. He has said he will make a decision by April 11.
04.04.19, article by Caleb Bond, Portside Weekly Messenger
National Trust joins fight to save Shed 26 amid news Government might quash its heritage listing.
The National Trust has joined the fight to save Shed 26 in light of news the State Government might quash its heritage listing. President Deborah Morgan has warned that if the historic sawtooth shed on the banks of the Port River was demolished, it would be replaced with “row after row of riverside apartments”.
Instead, she believed the shed should be adaptively reused, including as a possible site for a maritime museum — a concept she believed had “considerable merit”. The land at Fletcher’s Slip, on which Shed 26 sits, was sold by the government to developer Cedar Woods for $2.
Ms Morgan has urged her members to lobby Environment Minister David Speirs — who has the final say on heritage listing — to save the old boatshed.
“The National Trust is not opposed to development of the five-hectare property but wants the infrastructure of Shed 26 to stay at the Port so that the iconic character of the area is maintained,” Ms Morgan said.
“Townhouses will not do this. We want the shed to be part of the Port Adelaide inner harbour so that the Port keeps its character as a port.
“Without this infrastructure, I think there would be a very significant diminution of the character of the Port which could never be recovered.”
The SA Heritage Council last month voted to grant the shed permanent state heritage listing after finding it met four of the seven criteria needed. But Mr Speirs intervened later that day by advising heritage council chairman Keith Conlon to defer ratifying the decision this month while he considered whether to lift the shed’s current provisional listing altogether.
The removal of the listing would pave the way for the demolition of Shed 26. Cedar Woods has previously argued the cost of remediating the sawtooth shed would be in the order of $8 million — making it cost-prohibitive unless the government stumped up the money.
National Trust joins fight to save Shed 26 amid news Government might quash its heritage listing.
The National Trust has joined the fight to save Shed 26 in light of news the State Government might quash its heritage listing. President Deborah Morgan has warned that if the historic sawtooth shed on the banks of the Port River was demolished, it would be replaced with “row after row of riverside apartments”.
Instead, she believed the shed should be adaptively reused, including as a possible site for a maritime museum — a concept she believed had “considerable merit”. The land at Fletcher’s Slip, on which Shed 26 sits, was sold by the government to developer Cedar Woods for $2.
Ms Morgan has urged her members to lobby Environment Minister David Speirs — who has the final say on heritage listing — to save the old boatshed.
“The National Trust is not opposed to development of the five-hectare property but wants the infrastructure of Shed 26 to stay at the Port so that the iconic character of the area is maintained,” Ms Morgan said.
“Townhouses will not do this. We want the shed to be part of the Port Adelaide inner harbour so that the Port keeps its character as a port.
“Without this infrastructure, I think there would be a very significant diminution of the character of the Port which could never be recovered.”
The SA Heritage Council last month voted to grant the shed permanent state heritage listing after finding it met four of the seven criteria needed. But Mr Speirs intervened later that day by advising heritage council chairman Keith Conlon to defer ratifying the decision this month while he considered whether to lift the shed’s current provisional listing altogether.
The removal of the listing would pave the way for the demolition of Shed 26. Cedar Woods has previously argued the cost of remediating the sawtooth shed would be in the order of $8 million — making it cost-prohibitive unless the government stumped up the money.
22.03.2019 11.00am (approx) - Heritage Listing is recommended by the SA Heritage Council Read more here
22.03.2019 1.00pm (approx) - Chair of SA Heritage Council is requested by Minister Speirs (in writing) to NOT lodge the recommendation until he has considered the "public interest" of listing Shed 26. Read more here
22.03.2019 1.00pm (approx) - Chair of SA Heritage Council is requested by Minister Speirs (in writing) to NOT lodge the recommendation until he has considered the "public interest" of listing Shed 26. Read more here
11.01.19: Banners go up on Port Admiral Hotel
01.01.19: A few snaps from this evening's inaugural Shed 26 Pétanque Club Gathering.
15.12.18: Shed 26 Shared Table.
24.11.18: "Tie a yellow ribbon......if you still want me", a small intervention to help bring attention to Shed 26's potential demolition.
