ASBESTOS has been removed from Pyramid Hill’s former maternal and child health centre with demolition to start within weeks.
The Kelly Street building has sat empty for more than five years and plans for a social enterprise in the centre were abandoned.
According to Loddon Shire, development of the Pyramid Hill streetscape project provided an opportunity to consider if the building was surplus to council requirements and if the space created by the removal of the building would enhance the overall amenity of the redeveloped streetscape.
Council said the building was deemed earlier this year to be in a state of disrepair that would require significant investment to return it to a compliant and useable state.
“The redevelopment of the area surrounding the building through the recent streetscape project provided the opportunity to consider how the site could enhance the works recently completed,” council said.
“That work has just begun, with removal of asbestos from the building in preparation for the demolition, scheduled to begin in late July or early August. The demolition is scheduled to take about five days, with landscaping of the site to follow.”