1 outlet

Anger as 140-year-old flour mill walls demolished to build hotel despite outcry

In the face of protests, the remnants of a historic flour mill in Mount Gambier are now a pile of crumbled stone. The site will be developed into a multi-storey hotel complex and townhouses.

First seen · 10:01 PM UTCMay 18, 2026

How it's being covered

Methodology →

LeftCenterRight

0Left · 0%0Center-Left · 0%1Center · 100%0Center-Right · 0%0Right · 0%

Covering this story

Sorted left → right

ABC News (Australia)
CenterAustralian Broadcasting Corporation
Anger as 140-year-old flour mill walls demolished to build hotel despite outcryIn the face of protests, the remnants of a historic flour mill in Mount Gambier are now a pile of crumbled stone. The site will be developed into a multi-storey hotel complex and townhouses.
10:01 PM UTC

Also happening today

All today →

Public holiday

Victoria Day

Victoria Day is observed in Canada. Recognized nationally.

Open →

Culture

International Museum Day

International Council of Museums day since 1977. About 95,000 museums exist globally — and after a 2020 pandemic dip, attendance bounced back to pre-COVID levels by 2023.