The Derwent Valley Council have placed an Abatement Notice on the Willow Court Oval Wards currently owned by Glenora ll Pty Ltd and managed by Tony Ellis. The Wards have been an eye sore now for many years and although owned privately have failed to reach any planned potential. The oval and Wards were originally sold to Robert Rockerfellow, who after dividing profitable land from least profitable on sold the buildings to Ellis for unit development.
Mr Ellis, who has also planned an apartment complex for Willow Court in New Norfolk, offered an apology to those affected.
“A painful time it’s been for me and my family, being off on unpaid sick leave for nine months,” he said.
“However, after this really challenging period of my life, it’s wonderful to be back at work again for part two of my life.
“I would also like to take this opportunity to apologise to anyone who has been impacted — especially financially — by these delays, and I gratefully appreciate their patience as I’m now at work quickly resolving these issues.” Mercury Article Sept 2017
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No sympathy for Mr Ellis whatsoever. He also happened to own the Claremont Primary School that was also vandalised and recently torched.
Seems that this might be a case of land banking, a concept that was described at the meeting at Willow Court on Wednesday night, where developers have been purchasing property around Tasmania with potential value and don’t develop it because they know that eventually the price of the property will increase, which is when they will offload it.
In the meantime they don’t give a darn that the property will be vandalised and/or become a potential fire hazard as is the case with the property on the Avenue in Willow Court.
Maybe it is time that Australia should land bank it’s own heritage buildings?
totally agree with everything said by Anne Salt. And also consider Abate notice too cut grass is a very weak response to the problem of these buildings. if owner is not going to repair them he should be made too demolish them in the near future , they should never have been allowed to get in this state. is a huge blot on our town.
He skips out on paying his hotel bill of over five thousand dollars and is never seen again, don’t trust this man or his wife Anna
You may have to explain who, when and in what context you are writing about.
This is true “NAME REMOVED” stayed at a hotel in town and was walked off the property for failing to pay his bill, over 5000 and had used his mates credit card who reported it stolen. I am sorry
(Moderator, I can’t allow people to accuse others of acts without proof)
What proof would you like? I can supply cctv, letters of request of payment
I am sorry I don’t understand the context of your statement and question?