At Risk
These heritage places are at risk through neglect, lack of planning protection and proposed development. Find out the stories of these places and share your own. Together we can work for stronger protections and better reuse of heritage places.
The State Government’s removal of planning controls and dismantling of heritage protection is placing hundreds of heritage sites at risk. Publicly owned heritage assets are up for sale to private developers and the wishes of local Councils and communities are being ignored. A number of irreplaceable buildings have already been lost and others are at immediate risk.
It’s time to stop the rot in South Australian heritage protection.
Join with the National Trust to help save heritage sites from destruction and demand the restoration of transparent and accountable planning protections for South Australia’s priceless heritage.
St Georges Bungalow
There is currently an application to demolish a Local Heritage Place in St Georges. The dwelling was built in 1919 for F.M Duncan of the Duncan & Fraser vehicle manufacturing company. It is an early example of the popular Californian bungalow style. According to engineering and heritage assessment reports, the existing dwelling is “irredeemably beyond repair” and is of “low heritage value”.
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Kensington Park Villa
There is currently an application to replace this turn of the century bluestone dwelling in Kensington Park with a three-storey dental clinic. Unfortunately, the existing building has no heritage protections at all. It is shocking that the new Planning and Design Code allows owners to demolish handsome character homes, such as this, without needing any development approval. 122 years of history lost without so much as public consultation!
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Fullarton Villa
A developer recently lodged an application to demolish this charming 136-year old bluestone villa in Fullarton, to be replaced by two contemporary-style dwellings. The building was subject to another development application in June of last year, with a staggering 70 plus individuals objecting to its demolition. Despite being in a Historic Area Overlay, the dwelling was approved for demolition at the time. The dwelling was most recently sold in November […]
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Regal Theatre
The Regal Theatre opened in 1925 and was originally known as the Princess Theatre. The cinema was designed by noted architect Christopher Arthur Smith for the National Picture Theatre chain. It originally showed silent films and pantomimes that were accompanied by the Princess Theatre Orchestra. In 1941, it was remodelled to its current Art Deco style and renamed the Ozone. In 1963, upon hearing that the cinema was about to […]
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Rosary School Hall
The Rosary School Hall was established by the Dominican Sisters in 1908 and was built by Woods Bagot. The hall served as the Rosary School’s original school building and as the Catholic church for the Prospect area until 1937. Despite its relative importance, the building is neither locally nor state heritage listed. In May 2022, the school revealed plans which would see the near total demolition of the school hall […]
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