Work stopped at the Tecoma McDonald’s after protester climbs onto roof.
Belgrave Sergeant Craig West said the site was cleared about 11am amid concerns for the safety of the young woman who climbed onto the roof of the old Hazelvale Dairy building, set to be demolished this week to make way for the controversial store.
No Macca’s in Tecoma spokesman Garry Muratore said there was a 100-strong blockade of protesters at the site.
“They will have to physically remove us to gain access to the site,” Muratore said. Muratore said the group would continue to protest in a bid to halt the construction of the store. He said none of the original protesters, dubbed “The Tecoma Eight”, were part of the blockade.
The eight Tecoma residents were slapped with a Supreme Court injunction earlier this month, preventing them from setting foot on the site for at least two weeks.
Mentone-based company BR Demolition, contracted by McDonald’s Australia, was set to remove asbestos before demolishing the site on Wednesday.
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