Two fires and more than a decade of dry taps at the hotel raised strong debate in Brisbane, and it's became a catalyst for the state to review 30-year-old heritage protection laws.
Plans to develop the site were scrapped in early 2018, before the fire, after community objections.
It was the demolition of iconic places like the Cloudland ballroom in Bowen Hills, which was razed overnight in 1982, that sparked outrage and made clear to premier-of-the-day Wayne Goss that there was strong public opinion for the government to do more.Communities and Housing Minister Leeanne Enoch said the laws had since saved hundreds of historic properties from being lost.
"We risk losing heritage places from disrepair and there aren't sufficient powers in the act to require people to take action to repair places," she said. Queensland Heritage Council chair Leslie Shirreffs says the review will strengthen Queensland's laws.
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