Wollongong's high-rise boom erases quirky single-storey homes
Wollongong is demolishing inner-city single-storey homes to build high-rise apartments, erasing decades-old neighbourhood character.
A wave of high-rise development is reshaping Wollongong's city centre. Builders are tearing down small homes, often with picket fences, that have stood metres from the CBD for decades.
The WIN Grand development replaces an old eyesore. Other demolitions erase homes Bob and Dot Hennessy lived in for 33 years.
Views to Mt Keira and Mt Kembla, valued for Indigenous cultural significance, are being blocked by new towers. State planning approvals are speeding up the shift to high-density living.
Some residents welcome progress. Others worry the city's character is being lost too fast.
- 33
- Years at home
- WIN Grand
- Development
- Mt Keira and Mt Kembla
- Sacred views
Why it mattersShows how rapid urban change erases neighbourhood identity and long-term residents' quality of life in Australian cities.
AustraliaWollongong locals are losing housing diversity and city character as apartments dominate; other Australian cities may face similar transformation.
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