22 Jul 2021

EcoWorld staff planning occupation when their lease expires tonight

From Afternoons, 1:17 pm on 22 July 2021

Tonight staff at Picton tourist attraction EcoWorld are planning to occupy their building, which is set to shut down from midnight.

The aquarium and cinemas sit on land leased from council owned Port Marlborough, and that lease has come to an end.  

Ecoworld Manager Janelle White talks to Jesse about how the situation has unfolded.

Fish at EcoWorld's aquarium in Picton.

Fish at EcoWorld's aquarium in Picton. Photo: Supplied / EcoWorld

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