The Bellevue demolition
Wednesday 20 April 2016
Lest we forget. On this day in 1979 the Queensland government demolished the Bellevue Hotel in Brisbane—an act that has become a symbol of callous disregard for the community’s interest in its cultural heritage.
Part of a 2004 ABC TV Rewind program presenting the background to the demolition. In it, then National Party minister Bob Katter admits We did act in a callous disregard to their interests, because we saw them as self-indulgent—you know—citified sort of people that would be concerned about ridiculous things like that when people were going hungry.