Old Darwin RSL building to be torn down as cyclone season precaution

SCAFFOLDING has gone up around the old Darwin RSL on Cavenagh St as workers prepare to pull down the fire-damaged building

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SCAFFOLDING has gone up around the old Darwin RSL on Cavenagh St as workers prepare to finally pull down the fire-damaged building.

The Darwin RSL building has been left virtually untouched since it was cleared out after a fire destroyed it in mid-2018.

The ruins of the Darwin RSL after a fire destroyed the venue in 2018. Photograph: Che Chorley

Workers cordoned off the front area of the building on Tuesday and began to put up scaffolding as crews prepare to pull down the burnt building before cyclone season begins.

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