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[email protected] $44.00 per annum (Australia) Southern 2 SYDNEY NEWS Newtown crane rises Going up: the construction crane towers over the King Street site as the new Learning and Teaching Centre takes shape. THE NEW SIX-LEVEL LEARNING AND TEACHING CENTRE IS STARTING TO TAKE SHAPE AT MOORE College’s Newtown campus. A 130-tonne crane has been erected in the building’s lift well and at 43 metres high it can be seen for kilometres around. The new centre will house a world-class library and teaching facilities, with room for expansion.