NSW fun park must close some rides after court finds them unsafe and in breach of planning laws

The order follows three-year-long legal saga involving the south coast park's owner and Kiama council

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The owner of a New South Wales amusement park has vowed to fight a court order that he dismantle more than two dozen attractions, including a pony ride yard, bumper car track and inflatable obstacle course.

The state's land and environment court made the order earlier this week in a judgment it delivered after a three-year legal battle between the amusement park's owner, John Grant, and Kiama municipal council.

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