Controversial former politician Daniel Andrews is fighting a new fight after he was almost forbidden by an entire city in northwestern Victoria.
Adam Scholte claims that traders and companies in Bundalong, a small city on the Murray River near the NSW border, have refused their services to Mr Andrews.
He claimed that Mr Andrews was kicked from the Bundalong -Taverne, the main pub of the city, with his owner Brett Butler who informed the claim.
“He (Mr Andrews) went to the local hotel, he paid for his meal and all his friends,” said Mr. Scholte.
“As soon as the owner found out, he was repaid his money and said he had to leave the actual building and said the people:” You might as well leave the entire city “. “
Mr. Scholte also claimed that Mr Andrews had bought a block of land near the city center and was told by a local builder he refused to work for him.
“(The builder is said to have told Mr Andrews) that you can piss, I don't build for you and moreover I tell every builder, plumber, plasterer, carpenter, everyone involved in the construction trade within 200 km of this city that this is your block of land and not to touch,” Mr Scholte said.
'So people don't forget, f *** you than Andrews. Do you think you can just do this with the people of Victoria and they will forgive and forget? Bulls *** size, have fun with Uber Eats. '
A spokesperson for Mr Andrews said that the former Prime Minister “never visited the pub.”
He added that Mr Andrews had no possession in Bundalong.
The search for real estate for both Mr Andrews and his wife do not reveal interests in the city with a population of less than 500 inhabitants.
Daily Mail Australia unveiled the Victorian business -black list against Mr Andrews in December was ballooning.
Jim's mowing boss Jim Penman delivered a hammerlag to the former Prime Minister and told Mr Andrews that he received none of the services of the franchise.
He told Daily Mail Australia that he had canceled Mr Andrews and “believes that the whole of Victoria should also put the former politician on the blacklist.
“If I had the tools, I would not work for him, and I would encourage a franchisee or independent contractor to do the same,” Mr. Penman said.
'He threw more than 100,000 independent contractors without work for two months, without any form of health advice – as has now been proven by our lawsuit.
Former Victorian Prime Minister Daniel Andrews (depicted here with wife Catherine) was banned from the Bundalong Tavern
Mr Andrews is said to be forbidden to attend the Bundalong tavern (photo)
'I will be very happy to think that he might have to mow his own lawn, clean his own house and cook his own dinner, but I am sure there is someone who likes him who will do it for him.
'It must be humiliating for him [getting backlisted]. He was all powerful on his throne on Spring St and wagged with his fingers and said who can work and who can't – but people now have the power. '
Mr. Penman said he thought it was 'personally a good idea' for Mr Andrews to leave Victoria after his exit from politics and his new role as chairman of Jeugd Mental Health Trust, Orygen.
“I hope he leaves … he no longer has any options. I would recommend that he is leaving Victoria, the amount of damage he has caused to this state is immeasurable, “he said.
“It is the state that is the most hostile to do business. The man is a disaster.
'It is also ridiculous that this company of Mr Andrews has this mental health organization, are Like -rapists who run female hiding places or pedophiles that run childcare centers.
“Mr Andrews has done more to undermine mental health than anyone else in the history of the state. I have seen the effects of first -hand, I have seen people losing houses and families. I actually know these people. '
Daily Mail Australia unveiled former AFFL star Paul Dimattina, who runs the popular location of South Melbourne Lamaro, had banned Mr Andrews from his location.
Jim's mowing boss Jim Penman forbade Mr Andrews to use one of his services
Mr Dimattina said that the former Prime Minister was 'easily the most hated person' in Victoria, because it is revealed that several restaurant owners had refused the service to Mr Andrews and his wife Cath.
“No hope that Mr Andrews would be given a place in my pub,” Mr Dimattina told Daily Mail Australia.
'If he came in and sat down the crowd of the Lamaro, it would be disgusting if they saw him. Mr Andrews is hated because of his entire anti-business attitude.
'The trail of destruction that Mr Andrews is left is still felt today: small companies closed, endless lockdowns, critical health care neglected, children miss school. He didn't help anyone.
“Mental health went downhill and now Mr Andrews has a job in mental health if you can believe that.”
Mr Dimattina, who followed his 131 game AFL career by taking the lead over the restaurant and producing the empire founded by his father Frank, said that Mr Andrews also 'absolutely paralyzed' the hospitality industry.
Ex-AFL star Paul Dimattina forbade Mr Andrews from his popular location in South Melbourne Lamaro's Hotel
He became a leading voice against the Covid response of Victoria, while Mr Andrews imposed the longest periods of Lockdown of the world.
His attitude towards the COVID response of the government was further weakened when he spent time in intensive care after a negative response to a vaccine booster shot.
“Things were decimated, the CBD is a ghost city, as soon as flowering restaurants are closed, it is the same in every main street, Chapel St, Lygon St, there are empty companies everywhere,” said Mr Dimattina.
“What Mr Andrews did is that he did not make running a small company easy … He would be better off to leave the state, I am sure there are some people who still love him, left and that, but he is nowhere welcome and we will all be better off without seeing him here.”
The ban of Mr Andrews is a negative sign for his hope to eat out in Melbourne, given the family businesses of Mr Dimattina, and have several restaurants in the city, including the famous Lygon Street -District.
Restorer Chris Lucas also revealed that he told Mr Andrews Cath's wife of Mr Andrews that nothing was available after she called to book a table in his Windsor Eatery Hawker Hall, located in the once bustling Melbourne Chapel St Precinct, during the Covid Lockdown.
Lucas said that Di Stasio, a famous restaurant group in Melbourne, who is not part of his hospitality group, also refused a booking for his birthday around the same period.
And it is not only hospitality locations that Mr Andrews put on the blacklist.
The prestigious National Golf Club on the Mornington protection forbid Mr Andrews to become a member and there were also rumors that exclusive Portsea Golf Club threw the ex prime minister.
Golfers from Melbourne were furious about the ban of the Victorian government on the sport during Lockdown, despite the fact that it was in the open air with large distances between players and a rare outlet for practice.
Mr Andrews was Victorian Prime Minister for almost nine years before resigning at the end of 2023 and he took on a new role at OYGEN, an organization for mental health care.
