Are the Derwent Valley Council confused about Willow Court use? It would appear so. The Malcolm McDonald Report was the professional advice the Council spent $80,000 of taxpayer funds to obtain, so they could follow the best path for the centre.
Yet in the Gazette the Mayor, who has previously declared Willow Court to be one of the most haunted sites in Australia, without evidence has declared that the expressions of interest process will go ahead to look for “after dark ghost tours (exploiting previous staff and patients), weddings, history tours and even a gallery or wine show”
The current state of the Derwent Council and their decision making was on display on social media a couple of weeks ago after the last meeting when the planned food van/main street festival idea was voted down. There appears to be many agendas with individual council members and we are not sure if this is one of them. We also believe that spending $80,00 of taxpayer funds on advice only to totally ignore it is disappointing of the public office.
While these plans are going ahead, the Council are still in negotiation with the Agrarian Kitchen and a micro brewery to occupy the Bronte building.