Bluff Oyster and Food Festival committee member Kylie Fowler and Invercargill City councillor Peter Kett view the damage from the stairs of the hotel. PHOTOS: LUISA GIRAO/JANETTE GELLATELY : Councillor backs bid to knock down Club Hotel

Vandals have been stealing pipes and timber from the building and damaging its interior. : Councillor backs bid to knock down Club Hotel

Grass is growing in one of the rooms of the hotel. : Councillor backs bid to knock down Club Hotel

Mr Kett and Ms Fowler outside the building. : Councillor backs bid to knock down Club Hotel

Cr Kett shows where the hotel’s bar used to stand. : Councillor backs bid to knock down Club Hotel

Councillor backs bid to knock down Club Hotel : Councillor backs bid to knock down Club Hotel