Commenting on the opinion piece: History can’t come alive if it’s erased

Like Atkinson, I am very interested in my settler history, but I’m also aware that museums and monuments celebrate the past and dead from a single perspective and a single point in time.

In reality, our heritage is complex and forever forming, as our world is forever changing. You can’t live in a museum and history is always only a memory. – Nicholas Folland

Interesting perspective, Alan. You are right that personal connections make history come alive. We are soon going to Perth to retrace the steps of an ancestor who was a convict there in 1868.

Maybe the history of the police barracks can somehow be retained in the Gaol complex? The building itself is unremarkable. – Valerie Mobley

Commenting on the story: Rejected: City tower plan falls over

Halllelujah, the State Commission Assessment Panel has actually rejected a high-rise development application.

This is such a rare event it should be celebrated. – Evonne Moore

Well done for putting the brakes on that particular development. It was far too tall and out of proportion to surrounding buildings – and wrap around advertising? Even worse! Back to the drawing board – literally. – Deborah Parsons