It sounds awful. We've been used to seeing it here grandstand when driving down Punt rd for over 100 years, now we look at a glass building covered on corporate wank.
Its not a glass building but more 2nd level tier thats glass
A relic? An important part of history it was.
one that was infested and falling apart
Opened by the Prime Minister, very important during world war 2, architecturally significant and 112 years old.
exactly, it was. Jack dyer is an important part of our history and forever will be. A stand is not. Punt road is an important part of our history and even more important part of our FUTURE. the stand is not.
Well better informed people than you and me, and the National Trust disagree.
We have a 120 year old house down the rd which is also heritage listed thats full of squatters and about to fall over itself but not worth repair or rebuild as the land is so small its just not worth it. but nothing can be done.
Lets not even get into their values or their decisions as it would open up a massive can of worms with the ' favours' that have been played out their
The national trust is an organisation with its own interests just like government, the RFC, etc etc
Yeah but he was a historical Prime Minister....The national trust is an organisation with its own interests just like government, the RFC, etc etc
Also interesting that the PM running 1km down the road from parliament house on his tea break to say some words at an architectural unveiling (much rarer in those times) is somehow significant, yet now a project backed by the government including financial funding is insignificant??
What year did politics gain/lose its value?
Or are we just cherry picking things to suit our own opinion of whether the stand should be kept or not?
The national trust wants everything retained, however, never wants to contribute to the cost of maintaining it. Where have the national trust been for the last 55 years whilst the stand fell into total disrepair?
Yeah let's blame the National Trust lol gmab
It's not a 'select portion of society', it is the whole of society and future generations.
Because all sorts of organisations act in their own interests that may not serve the interests of the the broader community?
Exactly my point. Why is the national trust valued higher than 5 other parts of society? They're not a saintly collective beamed from the almighty heaven (cause there's only one right?), They're just another organisations with their own interests.
It's not less, it's just different. Not all members of society value the same things. If the national trust was the night and day answer to a good future why is it not the most powerful organisation in the country?
