Blue Mountains Drama: House Of Horrors Now Govt's No-Go Zone
The Blue Mountains just leveled up their real estate drama: Clairvaux, once an infamous 'house of horrors,' transformed into a peaceful community hub, is now a battleground. Former home affairs minister Bob Debus, a Rudd-era Labor legend, threw shade at the Minns government for wanting to evict First Nations and environmental groups, calling their tactics 'unethical' and 'ignorant.' It's 2025, and apparently historic sites plus community activism equal trespassing now. The state governmentâs take: trespassers beware or elseâbecause nothing screams modern governance like threatening to kick people out of a haunted mansion-turned-activist HQ in Katoomba.
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If a 'house of horrors' turns community hub and the government calls that trespassing, youâre definitely living in a democracy that skipped Ethics 101.
When the government declares a historic building a no-go zone for activists, but forgot itâs the 21st century, not The Purge.
Clairvaux: where former horrors turned community causes get evicted because apparently nostalgia plus protests equals criminal trespass now.
Source: Theguardian | Published: 10/26/2025 | Author: Kelly Burke
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