News Brief
USYD design honoured in international competition
Sydney University’s Youth Mental Health Building has been awarded the Health award at the World Architecture Festival in Barcelona, Spain.
The building was triumphant over other entrants from around the world, including a hospital in the UK by Norman Foster and Partners.
Professor Ian Hickie, the Executive Director of the BMRI, said the building was not a typical research centre.
“The combination of people, space and light make the place vibrant and engaging,” he said.
“The contrast with more traditional medical research centres could not be more stark.”
Walsh Bay gets a bus service
The NSW government has announced it will trial limited bus services to the Walsh Bay precinct.
The service will be an extension of the existing 433 route from Millers Point to Hickson Road. The modified route will now terminate next to Pier 2/3, Walsh Bay from 6pm to 11:30pm. The trial will commence in December and run for six months.
Lord Mayor Clover Moore stated in her weekly e-newsletter she hoped the service would boost activity in the area.
“I supported the community campaign to get better bus services to this precinct, and this is a small move in the right direction,” she said.
“This new night time bus service is a welcome addition to the transport mix in the area providing a much needed public transport connection…I will continue to lobby the Government for adequate transport to this precinct.”
Woman plucked from Sydney Harbour by police
Marine Area Command Police officers rescued a woman found floating in Sydney Harbour on Saturday morning.
The woman was taken to St Vincent’s Hospital suffering from hypothermia after she was found floating on her back about 150m from the Sydney Opera House about 1.30am.
At this stage, it remains unclear how the woman came to be in the water.
Investigations into the incident are being conducted by The Rocks Local Area Command and anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Police investigate fatal boarding house fire in Surry Hills
One man was killed and another hospitalised following a fire in a Surry Hills boarding house on Saturday morning.
Emergency services responded to reports of a fire at a boarding house on Flinders Street shortly after 7am.
Upon arrival, they discovered a bedroom inside the premises alight and a man, believed to be aged in his 40s, unconscious in an adjacent room. He died at the scene.
Another male occupant was taken by ambulance to St Vincent’s Hospital suffering smoke inhalation that has since been released.
Inquiries into the cause of the fire are continuing.
A report will be prepared by investigating police for the information of the NSW Coroner.
