THE purchaser of Beechworth's jail is involved in properties on the NSW Central Coast and Sydney's Olympic Park.
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Dunnet Properties bought the prison after auction last Friday but has since been quiet on the purchase.
When contacted on Wednesday, a representative of the Sydney firm said she could not comment or say when the company would talk about the transaction.
The Beechworth lawyer Graeme Bailey, who bid on behalf of Dunnet at the auction, told The Border Mail via a third party he could no longer discuss the matter.
The Indigo Shire, which is keen to speak to Dunnet, has also been left in the dark about its plans for the prison.
Council chief executive Gerry Smith said a meeting was yet to be arranged.
"We're making overtures to try and make contact with them around their desire to enter a private-public partnership," Mr Smith said.
Asked if he was disappointed at the response, Mr Smith was understanding.
"There's been so much speculation that they're probably needing to catch their breath," Mr Smith said.
"We're not disappointed, but they've got other priorities and we need to work through this."
Dunnet, based in the North Shore suburb of Chatswood, describes itself as an owner and manager of commercial and retail properties.
"Operating principally within the Northern suburbs and North Shore of Sydney, Dunnet Properties has a strong understanding of the competitive market environment for its portfolio of managed properties," the firm's website states.
Its locales include the Lakeside Shopping Centre at The Entrance on the Central Coast and a building occupied by the Australian College of Physical Education at the Olympic Park in Sydney.
