Torrens Building Torrens Building The Torrens Building, named after Sir Robert Richard Torrens, is a State Heritage listed building on the corner of Victoria Square and Wakefield Street in Adelaide, South Australia. Originally known as the Government Offices, the Torrens Building has been home to a number of government departments for most of its existence. Since 2005, it been the site of the University City Adelaide precinct, housing campuses of Carnegie Mellon University, Cranfield University, University College London and Torrens University. The building created some controversy in 1880 when it was reported that the Government of South Australia was going to import
Torrens Trophy "Torrens". He was also Vice Chairman of the Royal Automobile Club (RAC). The trophy was first awarded in 1978, the first winner being Lieutenant-Colonel Fredrick Lovegrove OBE. The trophy is only awarded when the nomination committee deem it necessary, and as of 2018 there have only been a total of eleven recipients. The current holder of the award is World Superbike Champion Jonathan Rea. Torrens Trophy The Torrens Trophy is awarded by the Royal Automobile Club to an individual or organisation considered to have made an outstanding contribution to the cause of safe and skillful motorcycling in the United Kingdom