Heritage

Boutique workplace in Parramatta CBD a visual connection of heritage and future

A NEW commercial workplace is designed to uplift Parramatta’s heritage and being billed as an iconic urban landmark. The $125M boutique development which opened in May, is in Parramatta’s vibrant civic heart and directly overlooks Centenary Square. The13-storey building, known as 85 Macquarie Street and delivered by Holdmark Property Group, features four ground level retail […]

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National Heritage Listing sought for Australia’s oldest buildings in Parramatta

THREE of Australia’s oldest and most significant heritage sites may finally get national heritage listing after a new push. Located on the edge of Parramatta’s CBD, a small precinct houses three of Australia’s most significant heritage sites: Hambledon Cottage (1825), Elizabeth Farm (1793) and Experiment Farm (1794). Despite not formally recognised on the National Heritage

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Woolworths starts work on new North Paramatta centre

WOOLWORTHS has started work on its new $3M shopping centre development in booming North Parramatta. The neighborhood shopping centre promises to bring significant employment opportunities to the local community with 200 jobs during construction and approximately 100 ongoing jobs when the centre opens in 2024. Located at 1-9 North Rocks Rd, North Rocks, the new

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Tribute to our heritage: Parramatta Square’s unique collection

A SPECIALLY commissioned art collection has been created for Walker Corporation’s 6 & 8 Parramatta Square lobbies, reflecting on the Indigenous and European history of Parramatta as part of the city’s evolution as a modern and diverse urban centre. The collection starts with an intricate heritage display embedded into the architecture of the 6 Parramatta

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Nine Mayors on: Parramatta’s still growing after 160 years

OUR CITY | DI BARTOK NINE lord mayors, past and present, braved the cold of windswept Parramatta Square to commemorate the 160th anniversary of the proclamation of Parramatta as a municipality, alongside NSW Governor Margaret Beazley on Saturday November 27. Sitting proudly among the invited throng was Alan Hyam, 88, who served as Parramatta’s first

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St George’s Terrace love-bombed as artists protest over heritage

A RARE splash of color lit up Parramatta when artists came to town to protest against the NSW Government’s plan to demolish heritage properties to make way for the new Powerhouse Museum. The Western Sydney artists “love-bombed” St George’s Terrace through their “guerilla gallery” of paintings, drawings and colorful yarns down at St George’s Terrace,

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