Residents from the tiny town of Walpole on Western Australia's south coast have vowed to fight a move to bulldoze the town's first buildings built by original settlers almost a century ago.
Thousands of holidaymakers from Perth and around WA flock to Walpole during the summer holidays.
But now news that the local council has approved a developer's request to demolish two timber guest houses dating from 1926 to make way for a $12 million caravan park to accommodate the seasonal influx of tourists has shocked locals.
It has emerged that the Manjimup Shire gave the go ahead to Summerstar, the operator of Rest Point Caravan Park, in August last year but no-one had thought to consult the community about the proposal.
Any thoughts on this development ?, My thoughts are, surely the developer could build around the Historic buildings, or donate them to the town if they were moved !!!
K.J.
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