By Isabella Carbone

Topic: City Planning

Wednesday, July 22, 2026, 12:39 pm

Wednesday, July 22, 2026, 2:41 pm

The government will stop taking over a restaurant called Wok the Duck.

In short:

The government will stop taking over Wok the Duck restaurant.

The restaurant was going to be taken to build a new school.

What's next?

The government will talk to the restaurant owners and other departments.

The government will stop its plan to take over a restaurant to build a school.

The government wants to build a school on a big piece of land in Mount Barker.

The restaurant owners started a petition and got community support.

Developers said there are better places to build the school.

The government plans to build a school in Mount Barker.

The education minister said the government will stop taking over the restaurant.

The minister said, 'We will stop and think about all our options.'

The government sees how much the community loves Wok the Duck.

The premier spoke with the restaurant owners.

The premier said stopping the takeover doesn't mean they won't build the school.

The premier wants to make sure the community is happy with the decision.

The premier is sympathetic to the restaurant owners.

People are happy about the pause.

The restaurant owner spoke with the premier.

The owner said the premier will look into the matter.

The developers are happy the premier got involved.

The developers think this is good for the community.

The restaurant owners started a petition.

A local MP is happy about the pause.

The MP said it's good that the government is looking at other options.

The MP wants the school to be built without hurting the restaurant.

The education minister met with the restaurant owners.

The minister said the government looked at 16 other sites for the school.

The government might give the restaurant owners money if they take over the land.

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