Balmain Leagues Club saved from receivership
Image: Balmain Leagues Club. Image: lilyfieldlife.com
This week the Balmain Leagues Club reached an agreement with developer Rozelle Village and as a result is no longer at risk of going into receivership.
Leichhardt Mayor Dracy Byrne has welcomed the news.
“I hope the public pressure myself and other supporters of the Club have exerted on the developer has contributed to this change of heart,” mayor Byrne said.
The future of the Balmain Leagues Club home on Victoria Road in Rozelle has been questioned since Rozelle Village have begun planning the redevelopment of the area. However, Rozelle Village’s last three large-scale plans have been rejected by the NSW Government due to traffic concerns.
The Rozelle community has since been calling for a smaller scale development of the area.
This sentiment was echoed by Mayor Byrne this week.
“The Council, the developer and the State Government should now act responsibly to achieve a sensible redevelopment that won’t turn Rozelle into Bondi Junction,” he said.
