Pub with links to Bob Hawke recommended for heritage register in ‘vital step’ towards saving it from redevelopment
A heritage win has spared the Curtin hotel in Carlton from potential redevelopment. The pub opened in the 1860s as the Lygon hotel and was renamed the John Curtin hotel in the 1950sA heritage win has spared the Curtin hotel in Carlton from potential redevelopment. The pub opened in the 1860s as the Lygon hotel and was renamed the John Curtin hotel in the 1950sThe John Curtin hotel in
Their joint nomination cited the hotel’s association with the labour movement, its continuing role as a live music venue and links to Labor’s longest-serving prime minister,A final decision will be made by the Heritage Council of Victoria, an independent body. If the Curtin is placed on the register, its owner will legally be required to protect and maintain the property in line with its heritage values.
“[It] is a place where alliances have formed, and decisions have been made that have shaped Victoria’s history,” she said. After Bob Hawke’s death in 2019, the hotel hosted an unofficial wake that was attended by hundreds, including then-opposition leader Bill Shorten, the state’s premier Daniel Andrews, and former Victorian premier Steve Bracks.
Prior to its sale, the City of Melbourne granted the Curtin interim “significant” heritage listing, meaning the heritage value of the hotel be considered in any proposed redevelopment of the site.
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