Stop Apple from ruining Melbourne's arts and cultural precinct. 

Apple is believed to be in the final stages of lengthy and secretive negotiations with Fed Square management and the state government over a new $50 million glass-ceilinged megastore to be housed in a redesigned Yarra building – now the home of the Koorie Heritage Trust.

Allowing access to such a significant public site to one of the biggest US mega-corporations will irrevocably change the character of Fed Square from a thriving and diverse public square and vital cultural precinct to something more akin to a generic shopping mall.

Fed Square Pty Ltd operates under a Constitution and a Civic and Cultural Charter that was jointly developed and agreed by the State Government of Victorian and Melbourne City Council at the outset of the project. I believe the idea of letting Apple take over a whole building for a mega-flagship store goes against this charter - view here.

Sign this petition and let the State Govt of Victoria know we don't want this!

Read more

• Comment by James Norman -  http://www.theage.com.au/comment/hey-apple-hands-off-fed-square-20161116-gsqluj.html
• Article by Simon Johanson, The Age - http://www.theage.com.au/business/property/apples-50-million-bid-to-build-store-in-melbournes-federation-square-20161115-gspky9.html