We are breaking our self-imposed period of radio silence to provide this update specifically in response to queries received from our supporters.
What is the current situation with the monitor former HMVS/HMAS Cerberus (later HMAS Platypus II) in relation to Bayside Council's stated intention that they will contract a monolithic infill of the historic warship with 4,000 tonnes of concrete? More...
Cry 'Havoc!' and let slip the dogs of war - Heritage Betrayed (20 July 2018) The 'barbarians' are at the gates. Heritage Victoria chooses Heritage Vandalism over preservation as just days ago approval is formalised for a 4,000 tonnes monolithic concrete infill of Cerberus. Happy WWI centenary. We might have expected our antagonists to invoke the 'bard of Avon' as they charge headlong toward 'destroying' the sole substantive remnant of Australia's Great War fleet, but this 'call to action' is all ours. Let us "Cry 'Havoc!' and let slip the dogs of war, that this foul deed shall smell above the earth ..." to counter this latest, most serious and immediate assault on our collective inheritance. More...
Bayside Council recently lodged a formal application with Heritage Victoria to fill our former HMVS/HMAS Cerberus with concrete under the guise of Heritage preservation despite clearly being at odds with the "Burra Charter" which is accepted nationally as the standard for heritage conservation. More...
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