The beach pavilion in earlier days. Photo supplied.
The meeting began with a deputation from Brad Pollard of the Lennox Chamber of Commerce, who argued for the demolition of the pavilion. He said 83% of local businesses wanted it removed, and questioned why more time and money should be spent revisiting the issue.
‘Keeping the shed is losing the vision,’ he said.
Robyn Hargrave from the Lennox Head Heritage Committee spoke passionately in favour of retaining the building, which she said was one of a handful of structures remaining from Lennox’s early era.
She said the Lennox Village Vision concept for the area would remove views from the street to the beach, not open them up, and the existing building provided all-weather shelter in the exposed park for families, children and people waiting for buses.