Opinion: Barangaroo stole our skyline and belittled the Opera House | Margot Saville
For more than a century, the 40-metre belltower of St Augustine’s church was the focal point of Balmain. The Gothic Revival church sits high on the Balmain ridge line and its graceful sandstone tower is visible from every part of the suburb.
At dusk, we used to be able to look east towards the city and watch the buildings turn gold and then pink. But now, our view is blocked by a giant, phallic-shaped excrescence covered in glass. And why do we need another casino? Just this week Sydney’s Star Casino was fined $100 million and had its licence suspended for allowing criminal activities on its premises.itself is on a conditional licence after independent inquiries in NSW, Victoria and Western Australia found it unfit to hold any of its licenses.Crown Sydney’s “high-roller” room recently opened, but don’t be fooled by the title.
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