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Abandoned institution, I
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It is unusual to find such a large building complex bereft of any apparent use.
"A piece today in the Sydney Morning Herald by Elizabeth Farrelly identifies this as the former site of Kings School, an Anglican church affiliate school that evacuated the premises and moved to Gowan Brae in 1963.
For a while, under lord mayor David Borger, there was hope. Bright and ambitious, he studied urban design and seemed genuinely to care about the place. He brimmed with improvement ideas, including a proposal for a creative arts precinct in the old King’s School.
"Addressing an arts audience in 2007, Borger placed himself carefully in the city-improvement tradition. To this end, he said: "We need strong local champions who see the arts as a cornerstone to … building great cities and towns. Sadly we have … few politicians able to or interested enough to make the arts an electoral winner."
"Yet, he continued, "my experience in Parramatta suggests it is possible to build a political constituency around the arts. My regret is that of those many in western Sydney who are making or have made fortunes in western Sydney, few of them live in the west and hardly any contribute philanthropically back to it."
"And now? Now, when the moment comes to make the old King’s School arts precinct a reality, cabinet’s budget committee, as beach bully boy, jumps on it with both feet. David Borger, Tony Kelly, Virginia Judge and other implicated ministers go to ground despite their previous support. Why? Perhaps because the church has expansion plans of its own."
According to Farrelly, the Roman Catholic church is making a land grab for the site.
www.smh.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/in-matters-par…
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