It's time for an update. We've compiled a list of possible pop-up venues for the Crown & Anchor Hotel. Watch this Instagram Reel to see where.
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Laws to protect the Crown & Anchor hotel have passed state parliament’s Lower House, as the Planning Minister revealed that a list of other CBD live music venues that might also be covered under legislation had not yet been compiled.
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Hopes that a vacant Grenfell Street pub could become a temporary base for the Crown & Anchor have been set back due to a surprise new tenancy, as the state government scrambles to relocate the Cranker business before the hotel’s looming shutdown.
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The Crown & Anchor hotel will be guaranteed a long-term future as a pub and live music venue under a landmark agreement between the state government, Save The Cranker campaign and the developer which wanted to build a student housing tower on the site – but the compromise deal comes at a cost.
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Premier Peter Malinauskas is negotiating with the developer aiming to demolish the Crown & Anchor hotel for a student housing block, and hopes to broker a compromise deal which would save the pub – but says there’s no guarantee of success.
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Want an update on the Cranker debate? Join journalist David Simmons for a pint at the Cranker in CityMag's video explainer on Instagram.
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A well and tunnel beneath the Crown & Anchor front bar and a lengthy stone wall, all believed to be more than 170 years old, are being highlighted in a bid for state heritage listing to prevent the hotel’s demolition for an apartment block.
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The Property Council says “emotionally driven and populist” intervention in the Crown & Anchor hotel demolition plan would set a “dangerous precedent”, after supporters rallied at parliament calling for the venue’s protection.
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