Greater Hume Shire votes to sell the Brocklesby Hotel after more than 20 years of ownership

The pub's death-knell was sounded at a Greater Hume Shire meeting this week when it was agreed to secure an agent to sell the hotel on behalf of council.

Proceeds of the sale will remain quarantined for use on community projects in Brocklesby.

The hotel was among many across rural NSW which closed in the lead-up to the 2000 Sydney Olympics and had their licences sold.

The council bought the pub in the Olympics year for $30,000 and Brocklesby Community Inc. was established to run the hotel.

Last month, Brocklesby Community Inc notified council of its desire to relocate the licence to the town's recreation reserve which is used primarily by Brock-Burrum Football-Netball Club.

Meanwhile, Indigo Shire swooped on two parcels of private land at the southern entrance to Chiltern at an auction on Thursday.

The two lots, which are 9.5ha and 8.49ha and situated close to town, were secured for $945,000.

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One of the lots fronts Beechworth Road, Anderson Road, Waterloo Road and the railway line and the other fronts Waterloo Road and the railway access road.

Mayor Bernard Gaffney said the long-term strategic land use needs of the town would be discussed with the community.

"The local community has been advocating for activation of industrial land for more than 20 years, he said.

"We will be undertaking significant community engagement to determine what is best for Chiltern.

"This could be opportunities for industrial expansion, residential development or a combination of both."

The two lots are presently zoned farming zone and depending on the outcome of master planning work, the council will undertake a process to have the land appropriately re-zoned.

A large industrial site which formed part of the former Wodonga saleyards site at Bandiana is being auctioned on Friday.

Agents L.J. Colquhoun Dixon is conducting the auction of the Whytes Road land on behalf of Wodonga Council.

The Bandiana saleyards closed in 2015.

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