In 2007, Warrnambool City Council sold the Pleasant Hill site to Geelong businessman, Ian Ballis of Mill Markets.  Mr. Ballis put the site up for sale again in 2009.  

 

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Save the Silver ball and Fletcher's Gardens
Ian Ballis inside the FJ Pleasant Hill factory, 2008. Photo: Jeremy Lee
Ian Ballis inside the FJ Pleasant Hill factory, 2008. Photo: Jeremy Lee
Five years later in the same spot as the first photo. Photo: Jeremy Lee
Five years later in the same spot as the first photo. Photo: Jeremy Lee