Development Victoria knew Central Pier was close to collapse for years before it moved
Advertisement The Victorian government agency in charge of the shuttered Central Pier at Docklands knew for almost a year that the 100-year-old structure was at "extreme" risk of collapse before it shut it down abruptly one evening, giving diners at its function centres just 15 minutes to finish their meals. Documents obtained by The Age from Federal Court proceedings show Development Victoria knew 10 months before the shutdown on August 28, 2019, that the pier risked "catastrophic failure", but delayed acting in an apparent attempt to avoid spending tens of millions of dollars on repairs an...
Source: brisbanetimes.com.au