Banyule Council deal with Woolworths angers residents
Woolworths made the unsolicited offer in January 2019 to buy the property after earlier winning approval to build a supermarket on a neighboring site. The extra land means the company can build a bigger store than originally planned.
Council struck an agreement with Woolworths before informing the public of the proposal in April 2021. When built, it will be the first major supermarket to open a store in Rosanna.
After conducting community consultation, Banyule bypassed the typical process of advertising the property and sold it to Woolworths off-market in return for a new library to be built at an agreed



