Canberra Raiders buy Canberra Milk site

[greeneyed]

Canberra Raiders team up with developer for iconic property purchase

Developer Doma Group confirmed it teamed up with the Raiders Group to purchase the collection of buildings at 2-8 Mildura Street, Griffith. It is understood the sale price was about the mid-$20 million range. Seller Bega Group listed the five Ken Oliphant-designed buildings for sale. It's unclear what type of re-development Doma and Raiders Group are planning for the site.

Read more: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/ ... /?cs=14329

Canberra Raiders team up with local developer to buy sponsor's old factory: https://the-riotact.com/canberra-raider ... ory/730086

Bega Group hoping to cream $20m from sale of former Canberra Milk site: https://the-riotact.com/bega-group-hopi ... ite/690873

[greeneyed]

Heritage listed buildings, so guess it’ll involve something like the old Canberra brickworks redevelopment.

[Dr Zaius]

Ensuring a secure supply line of Canberra Milk for years to come no doubt. Out super power.

[greeneyed]

The factory was shut some time ago.

[Bay53]

Heritage listed buildings, so guess it’ll involve something like the old Canberra brickworks redevelopment.

Why on earth is a milk factory heritage listed? It served its purpose in the day, now a commercial decision has been made that dairy production in Canberra is not viable. If that means that land that could be in a prime residential location is now available for housing, why shouldn't it be knocked down and used for a better purpose?

[Bay53]

Ensuring a secure supply line of Canberra Milk for years to come no doubt. Out super power.

Canberra Milk left Canberra and went to Penrith. Penrith have won the last three premierships. We have won none.

Co-incidence? I don't think so.

[Roger Kenworthy]

Heritage listed buildings, so guess it’ll involve something like the old Canberra brickworks redevelopment.

Why on earth is a milk factory heritage listed? It served its purpose in the day, now a commercial decision has been made that dairy production in Canberra is not viable. If that means that land that could be in a prime residential location is now available for housing, why shouldn't it be knocked down and used for a better purpose?

[-TW-]

Heritage listed buildings, so guess it’ll involve something like the old Canberra brickworks redevelopment.

Why on earth is a milk factory heritage listed? It served its purpose in the day, now a commercial decision has been made that dairy production in Canberra is not viable. If that means that land that could be in a prime residential location is now available for housing, why shouldn't it be knocked down and used for a better purpose?

Statement Of Significance

The original Dairy Farmers Dairy, built in 1938, is an example of industrial architecture in the Inter-War Functionalist style. It was serviced by dairy farms at Acton, Kambah and Fyshwick, rural areas since overtaken by urban development, and provides direct evidence of early milk production and distribution processes during the 1930s and 40s, which have been superseded by technological advances.

The adjoining Manager’s Cottage, built in 1940, reflects aspects of past commercial management practice and the lifestyle of the period.

The Factory and Office Building, built in 1952, is of a sympathetic style to the original Dairy and demonstrates a continuity of use through advances in milk treatment and handling, increased production demands and the need to source milk supply from the surrounding region of NSW.

The three dairy buildings demonstrate a collective work designed by a single architect, Ken Oliphant, who was highly regarded and a prominent community figure throughout the middle of the twentieth century.

The place as a whole demonstrates a continuity of use for milk processing within the ACT lasting over 60 years and is the only purpose built milk processing plant in the ACT.

via ACT heritage listing - 20064 Dairy Farmers Cooperative

[Seiffert82]

If you can't spend your money on players you may as well expand your property empire.

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[Dr Zaius]

It's nice to keep old buildings. For reasons I won't go into, those buildings have some sentiment to me, I get the old nostalgias when I see them. There are ways of working them into a residential complex, like in Tennerrife in Brisbane.

[RedRaider]

Heritage listed buildings, so guess it’ll involve something like the old Canberra brickworks redevelopment.

Why on earth is a milk factory heritage listed? It served its purpose in the day, now a commercial decision has been made that dairy production in Canberra is not viable. If that means that land that could be in a prime residential location is now available for housing, why shouldn't it be knocked down and used for a better purpose?

Statement Of Significance

The original Dairy Farmers Dairy, built in 1938, is an example of industrial architecture in the Inter-War Functionalist style. It was serviced by dairy farms at Acton, Kambah and Fyshwick, rural areas since overtaken by urban development, and provides direct evidence of early milk production and distribution processes during the 1930s and 40s, which have been superseded by technological advances.

The adjoining Manager’s Cottage, built in 1940, reflects aspects of past commercial management practice and the lifestyle of the period.

The Factory and Office Building, built in 1952, is of a sympathetic style to the original Dairy and demonstrates a continuity of use through advances in milk treatment and handling, increased production demands and the need to source milk supply from the surrounding region of NSW.

The three dairy buildings demonstrate a collective work designed by a single architect, Ken Oliphant, who was highly regarded and a prominent community figure throughout the middle of the twentieth century.

The place as a whole demonstrates a continuity of use for milk processing within the ACT lasting over 60 years and is the only purpose built milk processing plant in the ACT.

via ACT heritage listing - 20064 Dairy Farmers Cooperative

So redevelopment is the Oliphant in the room? I wonder what the udder development plan is for the site. Whatever decision is made people will be cheesed off. On a more serious note, it is a shrewd move by the Raiders Group to look to diversify future income streams via Property Development.

[Bay53]

Heritage listed buildings, so guess it’ll involve something like the old Canberra brickworks redevelopment.

Why on earth is a milk factory heritage listed? It served its purpose in the day, now a commercial decision has been made that dairy production in Canberra is not viable. If that means that land that could be in a prime residential location is now available for housing, why shouldn't it be knocked down and used for a better purpose?

Statement Of Significance

The original Dairy Farmers Dairy, built in 1938, is an example of industrial architecture in the Inter-War Functionalist style. It was serviced by dairy farms at Acton, Kambah and Fyshwick, rural areas since overtaken by urban development, and provides direct evidence of early milk production and distribution processes during the 1930s and 40s, which have been superseded by technological advances.

The adjoining Manager’s Cottage, built in 1940, reflects aspects of past commercial management practice and the lifestyle of the period.

The Factory and Office Building, built in 1952, is of a sympathetic style to the original Dairy and demonstrates a continuity of use through advances in milk treatment and handling, increased production demands and the need to source milk supply from the surrounding region of NSW.

The three dairy buildings demonstrate a collective work designed by a single architect, Ken Oliphant, who was highly regarded and a prominent community figure throughout the middle of the twentieth century.

The place as a whole demonstrates a continuity of use for milk processing within the ACT lasting over 60 years and is the only purpose built milk processing plant in the ACT.

via ACT heritage listing - 20064 Dairy Farmers Cooperative

In other words it was good in its day, but a waste of space now.