111 West Street, Allenstown, to be demolished by Rockhampton Regional Council

A rundown home in Rockhampton is set to be demolished after authorities deemed it a community safety risk. Here’s why.

An abandoned and rundown home in South Rockhampton, said to be regularly visited by squatters, is going to be demolished much to the joy of neighbours.

The property is at 111 West Street, Allenstown, a stone’s throw from the Red Lion Hotel.

Rockhampton Regional Council released a tender for the demolition and asbestos removal of the residential dwelling and the ancillary structures at the site.

The tender was awarded this month to Rockhampton family business JAL Demolitions for $42,000.

While council is not in possession of, or the owner of the building, it has taken responsibility for the property under the Building Act.

The property has been deemed dangerous and a risk to the community, and council exercised its right to remove it.

The current owner bought the property in 2007 for $172,000.

A land valuation was done in June 2022 and it was valued at $99,000.

The property was on a preliminary Rockhampton Regional Council unpaid rates list in October 2021, however it was not on the final list for the auction.

Junk at the back of the property, seen from the rear lane access on Murray Lane.

The property is just a stone's throw away from the Red Lion Hotel.

Looking at the property, it is in quite an untidy state.

There is rubbish in the front and back yards, grass is overgrown, and there are holes in the walls and windows of the home visible from the outside.

The house is on a very narrow block and it is built very close to the neighbours.

Neighbours say there are constant issues with squatters at the house and there are often police and ambulances called there.

Council did not provide a comment on what would happen to the land once the property was demolished.