Palace battle at VCAT

The Save The Palace Theatre battle over the Bourke St building is going to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT).

The building’s owner, Jinshan Investments, has already applied to VCAT to demolish the building.  

The City of Melbourne indicated it would take on the campaign and resist this.

At the Future Melbourne Committee on December 9, councillors voted 5-3 in favour of refusing to issue a permit to demolish the Palace Theatre and the subsequent construction of a hotel.

On December 23, the Save The Palace Committee, Melbourne Heritage Action and National Trust all lodged applications to be parties to the VCAT hearing.

Rebecca Leslie from the Save The Palace Committee shared with CBD News: “Mediation is listed for February 20 and the hearing scheduled to run for five days commending March 30.”