SA Heritage Council Protects Post-WWII Buildings

0:00It's April 10th. You're listening to Sydney News today, AI-powered local news. South Australia's Heritage Council has slapped Heritage Protection on 18 buildings from after World War II since 2021. These spots, from churches to factories and homes, now can't get demolished without a fight, even if owners push back hard. Take the Australian Education Union Office near Adelaide Center, a brutalist concrete beast from 1970. It's provisionally listed, with that hold extended to August, but the Union wants it gone for apartments and better digs. Meanwhile, churches like the one in Elizabeth Grove, open in 1956, gift props for knitting communities together, from British migrants. Back then to African folks today, owners are split some cry-fowl, saying spots like grain silos up north are outdated and changed too much, calling listings a bad move. The fans of modernist design argue these middle-aged builds from the 50s to 70s hold real sculptural and social value, dodging short-sighted, breaking balls.

1:04Experts on the council note, 80% of the old list is 19th century stuff, so they're ramping a modern pick to capture full history. A fresh survey is hunting more candidates, from homes and suburbs, like Torrance Park, to industrial sites. This shift keeps evolving, blending brutalist edges with community roots to paint a truer picture of South Australia's story, one protected block at A, time.