Heritage Wall's Fate Sealed for Hotel Development

0:00From the Daily News Now Network, this is Corey, with the story with Sydney News today. A panel in South Australia's limestone coast region has approved the demolition of a 140-year-old heritage wall from a flower mill, right. In the heart of Mount Gambier's main business district, the wall is all that's left of the Mount Gambier roller flower mill, built in 1885 on a busy corner. Developers with Mossop construction want to clear it for an 82-room hotel, townhouses and shops. Locals fought hard against it, with six people speaking out at the meeting and a petition gaining steam. They worry it erases the town's history, but the panel voted 3-0 in favor after hearing both sides. Engineers say the pink dolomite wall has rotated badly and is too unsafe to fix without a full rebuild, which could cost $2.2 million. And ruin its heritage look. Earlier plans kept it, but new checks changed that. Now, upset residents like history group leader Megan McKenzie and petitioner David Tarazas are hunting for ways to stop the wrecking ball, calling.

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