If
you have been reading propaganda from certain quarters lately you
could be forgiven for thinking that the City of Melbourne wants to destroy the
Queen Victoria Market.
In
fact, Lord Mayor Robert Doyle set up the process for renewal back in 2012, and
then announced the intention to seek protection for the market through a world
heritage listing in 2013.
He has now joined with the Federal Environment
Minister, Josh Frydenberg, to take an important step in the heritage process.
Last Friday they asked the National Heritage Council to place the market on the
register of the country's most important heritage sites. According to the
Herald-Sun “The move would ensure the historical elements of the site would
not be demolished by a future state government.”
