Kilmore Historical society has been informed by Mitchell shire Council that an order has been issued as of 27 January 2022 to remove the upper storey of the All Nations Hotel at 38 Sydney Street. This order was made on the grounds of public safety as the building was deemed to be structurally unsound.

The All Nations Hotel was built in two sections between 1865 and 1880, which is why the two halves are famously out of alignment, as can be seen clearly at street level. It functioned as a hotel under various licensees until 1915. Later uses included a Coffee Palace, a fruit store, and a pizza and take away food outlet.

It is sad that such a significant contributor to the historical streetscape is to be lost.

KHS has no power to intervene now that the order has been issues and we can only encourage the owners to other historical premises to maintain their buildings to the point where demolition is not seen as a necessity. We have already lost far too much of our built heritage due to creeping deterioration. It is not long since the building opposite, the old Pie Shop, was also demolished on the grounds of structural deterioration.