Paul Clark is scheduled to close the doors to his Zookeepers Cafe on October 16 as demolition looms for an Invercargill CBD block development. Invercargill's inner-city block developers are hopeful they can start demolition later this month, on what is regarded as the most significant upgrade of the CBD in the city. As other food and beverage establishments have come and gone in Invercargill Zookeepers has been a mainstay in Tay St during the past 29 years. A contractor for the demolition has been confirmed, although further details will not be released until the Invercargill City Council provides the green light. The O'Donnell family (up to $25m), Invercargill hotelier Geoff Thomson (up to $25m), the Invercargill City Council (up to $30m), the Government's Provincial Growth Fund (lending $19.5m), Community Trust South ($20m) are funding partners in the project.

Source: Stuff October 01, 2019 03:42 UTC