THE NEW IGA for Korumburra has been a long time coming, with the land first acquired in 2017, it wasn’t until June 2023 that the site was officially handed over.
In November last year, the plans and design documents for the new supermarket were fully endorsed by the council and demolition of the site began.
A builder had been appointed and tenders were being sought from suitable subcontractors.
At the time, Dom D’Agostino the IGA General Manager said they were anticipating an opening date for the new, larger IGA to be in early to mid-2025.
While excavation and construction works were anticipated to start in February of this year to meet that opening date, the site remains empty, almost a year after demolition began.
According to an IGA spokesperson, due to the weather conditions, the builders had been appointed to another site with potential plans for construction to begin in January 2025.
However, this is a tentative date only, so Korumburra locals shouldn’t hold their breath.
