The family of prominent barrister Allan Myers has ended a prolonged legal fight against ex-Hawthorn footballer Brad Sewell’s plan to build four holiday cabins beneath the Grampians.
The children of Myers, KC, a rich-lister from Dunkeld, objected to the development near the family’s homestead in Victoria’s west five years ago, arguing it would ruin their views of Mount Sturgeon and Mount Abrupt.
Allan Myers (right) has ended a prolonged legal fight against ex-Hawthorn footballer Brad Sewell’s plan to build four holiday cabins at the foot of the Grampians.Credit: Nicole Reed/AFR, Channel Seven/Supplied.
Clare Myers, Cecilia Myers and John Myers – directors of Dunkeld Pastoral, which Allan founded – planned to have their appeal against Dunkeld Property Holdings, directed by Sewell’s wife Louise Smith, heard in the Court of Appeal last month.
However, court documents released to The Age in recent days reveal the Myers’ filed a notice of discontinuance on May 15, ending the long-running legal battle.
The Sewells bought land off Fairburn Street in Dunkeld in 2019 for $300,000. The Southern Grampians Shire Council approved their plans to turn the site into tourist accommodation in April 2021.
But the wealthy Myers family appealed to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT), and eventually, the Supreme Court of Victoria.
Justice Michelle Quigley found at the time: “The proposal is a modest one, comprising four detached cabins, along with a pool, sauna and other works to accommodate 10 people in total.”
Though the Myers’ appeals were rejected, Sewell and Smith’s development remained stalled pending the Court of Appeal proceedings.
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