RUINS: Residents are unhappy with the appearance of a derelict building on Victoria Street and want action to see the site restored. Picture: Luka Kauzlaric
The derelict former orphanage on Victoria Street has once again come under scrutiny following a complaint made at Ballarat City Council’s ordinary meeting on Wednesday night.
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The ruined building has been an orphanage and a junior school campus for Damascus College in the past.
Ballarat resident Keith Wray said the site did not provide a good first look of Ballarat.
”I see these buildings and think they are a poor example of what Ballarat is,” he said.
Ballarat mayor Samantha McIntosh said laws to force owners to maintain their property would be considered.
“We don't have a regulation that would allow us to enforce the property owner to maintain the site,” she said.
