Residents demand old hospital action

March 18, 2010

RESIDENTS next to the derelict old hospital site have labelled the site a disgrace and called on the developer to put their “money where their mouth is”.

Residents — who live in the revamped former nurses home — have hit out at developers Boots and Partners, claiming the dilapidated site had become a “big joke for Mount Gambier”. Read more

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Developers reject Old Hospital ‘standstill’

January 13, 2010

Developers of the old Mount Gambier hospital site have refuted allegations that the new development was at a standstill, claiming demolition of the building may start as early as next month.

Adelaide based developer Colin Boots said construction drawings were in the process of being drawn up and following sub-division approval, demolition may start in February. Read more

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Derelict hospital becomes tourist drawcard

December 11, 2009

Mount Gambier’s old hospital has long been considered an eyesore across the city, but ironically it has become a tourism drawcard, according to nearby residents.

“Tourists stop and take photos at weekends and if you are out they ask how long the building has been the way it is and why something hasn’t been done — they can’t believe it,” one resident said. Read more

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Green light for serviced apartments

November 27, 2009

Mount Gambier City Council planning assessors have given the green light for the old hospital to be redeveloped into serviced apartments.

Council’s Development Assessment Panel approved the variation application at its meeting last week. Read more

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Plans revised for old hospital site

October 16, 2009

Mount Gambier is set to attract its first multi-million-dollar serviced apartment complex following the developers of the old hospital changing the intended use of their proposed multi-storey “skytower”.

Site developer Boots and Partners confirmed yesterday they had secured a national operator to run the 41 serviced apartments complex, which would include an in-house café. Read more

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Old Hospital demolition on track

September 25, 2009

Developers of the old hospital site claim the $20m project is still on track, but concede the apartments and penthouses will not be advertised for sale until the “economy picked up”.

Despite gaining planning approval for the development in October last year, there has been no movement at the dilapidated site that sits high and prominently on the Mount Gambier landscape. Read more

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Talks held to avert old hospital appeal

December 2, 2008

A court appeal which threatens to stop the multi-million-dollar redevelopment of the old hospital site (pictured) will possibly be dropped, following the developers and appellants reaching common ground on traffic solutions. Read more

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Council retreats from appeal fight

October 24, 2008

Mount Gambier City Council will not engage lawyers to defend any appeal lodged against the old Mount Gambier hospital development, if an appeal is lodged.

At Wednesday night’s full council meeting, Cr John Kyrimis tabled a motion without notice in a bid to save council costs if an appeal was lodged against the decision of its Development Assessment Panel (DAP). Read more

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Old hospital development gains approval

October 16, 2008

Mount Gambier City Council’s planning assessors narrowly approved the $20m development application for the old hospital site on Wednesday night, despite tensions running high at the meeting.

With developers anxiously sitting in the chamber, Development Assessment Panel member Tony Pasin quickly moved a motion to have the development — which included two multi-storey skytowers and a retirement village — rejected. Read more

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No decision on old hospital development

October 2, 2008

Architectural consultant Brian Emmet stated the developer’s case at tonight’s assessment panel hearing.

Mount Gambier City Council’s planning assessors failed to reach a decision on the $20m redevelopment of the old hospital site late on Thursday night, again moving to lay the controversial proposal on the table. Read more

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