Town Hall may get a much needed face-lift
Sydney’s Town Hall may undergo upgrades after the NSW Department of Commerce identified the need for major conservation work.
City of Sydney will vote on the potential upgrades at the next Council meeting on Monday night.
If approved, the work will start early next year.
The rehabilitation project plans to repair the clock tower by replacing crumbling bits of stone, using synthetic stone repair and adding a seismic brace to prevent the tower from future earthquake damage.
“Sydney Town Hall is one of Australia’s finest sandstone buildings and we must protect it for future generations,” Lord Mayor Clover Moore said.
Research conducted for the upgrade has unearthed paperwork from 1870 which raises questions about the stability of the clock tower design which include possible earthquake risks.
“No one can predict where a catastrophic event will happen,” Ms Moore said.
“We have a duty of care to safeguard Sydney Town Hall against this kind of catastrophe.”
Rare yellow block sandstone, traditionally used for heritage buildings, have already been bought for the conservation work to start.
Public art tribute to Mary
City of Sydney has put up a new public artwork in Surry Hills as a tribute to the resilience of assault victims.
A stunning pink street light, entitled “Lamp for Mary”, has been installed at Mary Place, where a woman was raped and beaten to death 15 years ago for being a lesbian.
Internationally renowned cultural commentator and poet, Professor Michael Taussig, has worked with the local community to develop a poem to complete the artwork.
The poem will be installed in bright pink lettering on the brick wall next to the lamp.
“Violence against women is a crime that sadly happens far too often in our society,” Lord Mayor Clover Moore said.“Lamp for Mary is an important sign of hope. . . it lights the way forward for equal rights for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered communities in Sydney.”
Woman to appear in court over involvement in child prostitution
A 48-year-old woman will appear in court next month for allegedly being involved in child prostitution.
Joint Investigation Response Squad detectives arrested the woman last Friday after they were tipped off that a child prostitute was working in a Potts Point premise.
The woman has been charged with operating a premise housing child prostitution.
She has been granted conditional bail and will appear at Sutherland Local Court on September 1.
Investigations into the child prostitution claims are ongoing.
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