Community concern on apartments at GTV9 site
Up to 550 apartments could be built at the Heritage-listed GTV9 site, unless local residents have their way.
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A meeting of residents was held in Richmond this week to discuss development plans for the site of GTV9, which is to be vacated by the network at the end of the year.
Nine is relocating to purpose-built facilities at Docklands.
Some local residents are objecting to the scale of the development proposed by Vivas Lend Lease, which includes about 550 apartments, rising up to eight storeys in the centre of the site. Low-rise townhouses would be built on the fringes of the 3ha site.
The exterior of the former Wertheim Piano factory (pictured) built in 1908 is Heritage listed.
The studio space that is home to The Footy Show, Hey Hey it’s Saturday, Hot Seat and countless shows including In Melbourne Tonight, The Don Lane Show, Sale of the Century, The Paul Hogan Show and New Faces is not protected and will be demolished.
The site stands in the middle of a residential block in inner Richmond.
Among the objectors will be Cr Stephen Jolly, who believes local “residents are already majorly p—– off” with the over-development of Richmond.
Plans are set to be presented to City of Yarra Council next month.
Source: Herald Sun
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Here is a link to a web site that contains many archival photos of the control rooms and equipment at GTV9 1956 – 1976
http://www.gtv9.com.au/gtv9
It is high time that Heritage Victoria lifted its game. No names. No pack drill.
Also. Has there been a full, archival photographic recording of this site as it stands? If so, by whom?
By archival recording, I mean every external elevation. Plus architectural details. A notated plan of every floor showing camera position. All this – and more – shot in digital RAW and black -and -white film processed to archival standard. Has this work been done?
This is a significant site in the history of broadcasting in this country. It must be recorded for posterity. A snotty-nosed kid with a cheap point-and-shoot digital camera is really not good enough …
So. The standing structure was built in1909. What was demolished to make way for the existing structure?
Has there been an archaeological assessment of this site? If so, by whom? Presumably, one of Kennett’s tame archaeologists.
Oh. Sorry. This is Victoria. Bulldozers rule!
Does any one know what the last every show to be done and Gtv 9 , Before they move , will be ??
There was going to be a Nine Tribute room but it’s been bumped by a Two and a Half Men Tribute Room!
From what I hear the plans that Lend Lease are submitting to council include a Nine Tribute / Museum room to be included in the complex.