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Australian fun park owner ordered to dismantle 'materially unsafe' rides

The owner of a NSW fun park has been ordered to dismantle dozens of rides after a court found some were "materially unsafe" and were built without council approval.






The owner of a NSW fun park has been ordered to dismantle dozens of rides after a court found some were "materially unsafe" and were built without council approval.

After retiring from his real estate career, John Grant began working on his passion project in Foxground on the NSW south coast.

He invested more than $10 million into the whimsical fun park known as Granties Maze — an eclectic collection of more than 80 rides and attractions centred around the eponymous maze.

But as the number of attractions grew, so did concerns about safety.

The NSW Land and Environment Court has delivered a judgement after a three-year-long legal saga involving Mr Grant and Kiama Municipal Council.

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Australian fun park owner ordered to dismantle 'materially unsafe' rides

The owner of a NSW fun park has been ordered to dismantle dozens of rides after a court found some were "materially unsafe" and were built without council approval.






The owner of a NSW fun park has been ordered to dismantle dozens of rides after a court found some were "materially unsafe" and were built without council approval.

After retiring from his real estate career, John Grant began working on his passion project in Foxground on the NSW south coast.

He invested more than $10 million into the whimsical fun park known as Granties Maze — an eclectic collection of more than 80 rides and attractions centred around the eponymous maze.

But as the number of attractions grew, so did concerns about safety.

The NSW Land and Environment Court has delivered a judgement after a three-year-long legal saga involving Mr Grant and Kiama Municipal Council.

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