Save the Regent

What a disgusting state of affairs.

Last film tomorrow as I understand.

Something needs to be done about this. It simply cannot be allowed to happen.

The people of Brisbane have and ARE being scammed by the Premier, Mayor and the opposition. We must not allow this demolition to proceed. We need to chain ourselves to the building if necessary.

They say that some portions are to be preserved... I hope everyone realises this usually means PULLED APART and then GLUED BACK TOGETHER insode a new building. NOT MY IDEA OF PRESERVATION!!!!

Best wishes for your Save the Regent cause - I have just been fortunate enough to enjoy the atmosphere of the refurbished Regent in Melbourne - what a delight it was to attend a show there. I can only hope that you have the same success with saving this magnificent historical building in Brisbane.

This is typical Qld. This (and the previous) government has no idea of the value of these beautiful treasures. They need an education on the importance of historical buildings and design. All they care about is tearing down our history and building yet more ugly concrete boxes. They are in bed with developers.

The regent should be saved as a wonderful, beautiful and very functional building. Gready developes need to be stopped.

I live in Perth and have just seen the news about THE REGENT in Brisbane. There is not a lot of history in Australia and yet there are people who want too destrsy it. Like Sydney there will be regrets in the years to come.

hold on to it as once its gone you can never get it back,
the replacment building will only be the same as all others having no character.
look at what we have with our regent in melbourne standing proud for another
100 years, leave something for your children other than concrete and glass.

ken tyler.

We in Ballarat appreciate our Regent Theatre and its history, it is the heart of our heritage and is continually booked out for wonderful entertainment including ballet, opera, musicals and our Royal South Street competitions. Once your theatre is gone so is your culture. Try to think of the many ways you could increase the entertainment and many people will come. GOOD LUCK to all of you who believe in keeping our heritage.

The government is all too quick to heritage list a tree or a dilapidated weatherboard cottage, but when it comes to preserving a beautiful building like the Regent, where are they? The silence is deafening because the bottom line is the almighty dollar!
They pulled down the Regent theatre in Sydney and they have regretted it since. Don't let this happen to "our" Regent.
Susan Denny

I was on the footpath outside this absolutely magnificent theatre 28 years ago, cooking bacon and eggs to "save the regent"!
I would be there now, strapped to the front of this cultural icon, 24/7, however I now live in Melbourne & France.
Why is this not a heritage-listed building?

They ripped down Cloudland at 3am Sunday morning!
BEWARE! these savages, who have no regard for history, are sneaky.

I pray this will stand for many generations to see the beautiful workmanship and grace that once stood proud . . . instead of greed.

I was there with everyone standing up for the Regent. Well done to the organisers who gave a great speech reinforcing some of the arguments including highlighting Anna Bligh's blatant lies and change of mind on the matter.
It is beyond belief how ridiculous this is that they don't want to save this theatre...
They had some of the footage on Channel 9 morning news today and they even took inspiration with their story wording from some of the speech from the 'protest'/queue. I think that Save the Regent group was heard.

I can only hope the government see some sense... we are nearly at the point of no return which is simply disgusting that they would let this happen.

But as Save the Regent group said... it's not over yet!! keep fighting till the end

Anna Bligh.... you have lied through your shining teeth! why would anyone vote for you when you clearly never intend to do what you say. You should have proved your worth instead of betraying those who voted for you. SHAME!!!!!

Claire Hamilton

i have not been lucky enough to see the regent as i am from Victoria, but am disgusted to hear what they plan to do with it. I see the same thing happening in our state, pulling down perfectly fine buildings to make way for "retro" eye sores. What is wrong with maintaining a little of the past? You might understand if it was to make way for something that is really needed in the city like a new hospital or school! But another office block, i don't understand. I hope that the people involved have thought long and hard about this decision, because once it is gone it is gone. There is no way you could rebuild something so beautiful again. Think of all the hard work that went into the regent all those years ago when they didn't have the technology and equipment we have today. Hense the saying THEY DON'T BUILD THEM LIKE THEY USED TO. If the building is not making an income that it is required maybe look at improving it. Anything is better than what they are planning to do to this beautiful land mark. It is funny to think if your home has been classed as heritage listed so you are unable to touch it, not make any improvements at all. But it appears if you have the money or friends in high places you can get away with anything! KEEP FIGHTING QUEENSLAND!!!!

all our heritage is being lost to the lack of integrety of the labour party sorry to say but you voted them in and we are continually paying the price for thier total and undeneyible lack of respect for our history let aloan our heritage. all peaple want to build is square boxes that have no redeeming features building of the past have structure beauty and function not so today it's a sad inditement on the total lack of skill, talent, greed , in our so called leaders who really arent they are just greedy thugs in power over an apethetic society tha expect every one else to do every thing for them

I was born in Brisbane, and to hear that the Regent is to be destroyed for pleasure of a developer is absolutely devastating!!
Captain "Bligh" has to stop this atrocity happening, or sink deeper into the public hate pool towards herself.

Find a heart within that black soul of yours Anna Bligh, and do something worthwhile for a change, instead of destroying everything you touch.

Signed: Former Brisbanian

This is one of if not the most beautiful peice of architecture in Brisbane. Is is a discusting waste and loss to loose any of this building. Please, ther must be many options including keeping all of the exsisting building. Has there not been enough destruction of our beautiful old buildings? Never to retunr.

Lynda, New Farm

I was unable to make the 'queue' on that Saturday morning - good work to those that could. Instead I showed my support to the cause to Save the Regent by seeing a movie in the Regent Showcase theatre that night. My friends and I thoroughly enjoyed the special presentation of the 1935 Marx Brothers film 'A Night at The Opera'. It was a fantastically funny and uplifting film. The experience was heightened by the glorious surroundings of the Regent Showcase Theatre - it just gleams of regalness and class. I love this building and am very saddened to think we will lose it. Thank you Regent for a special evening once again.

Was an awesome turnout considering the weather and cannot thank everyone enough!

Is it not enough for the face of our inner city suburbs to be changing dramatically and to find an old Queensland residence is like looking for a needle in a haystack, the top end of town is not satisfied and wants to now demolish what little history is left of our city - come on, when are we going to draw the line!!!!!