Two men who illegally demolished a heritage-listed Melbourne pub have been jailed for ignoring court orders.
Corkman Irish Pub owners Stefce Kutlesovski, Raman Shaqiri and their company 160 Leicester Pty Ltd were ordered last year to clear the Carlton site and make it available for public recreation.
But they failed to comply with the order and were on Wednesday sentenced to 30 days behind bars for ignoring the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal ruling.
They'll also have to fork out $250,000 in legal costs and a $150,000 fine after being found guilty of contempt of court by tribunal president, Justice Michelle Quigley.
The developers were also ordered to pay $1.076 million in fines and costs for their illegal conduct in knocking down the Melbourne pub in 2016.
There was a heritage overlay over the building. They were issued with a stop work order part way through demolition works, but continued on anyway.
Planning Minister Richard Wynne, who previously described the developers as "cowboys", said they deserved what they got.
"They have trashed Victoria's heritage, refused to build a park, and shirked their legal obligations at every step," he said.
