Monday 20 June 2022 10:46 PM Inside the seedy motel where Nick Cave's son died trends now
The troubled son of legendary rockstar Nick Cave died in a seedy $130-per-night north Melbourne hotel surrounded by barbed wire, emblazoned with graffiti and frequented by drug dealers.
Jethro Lazenby died in May, aged 30, just two days after being released from prison for a brutal attack on his mother that saw the addict knee her in the face during a row over cigarettes - leaving her 'bruised and bleeding'.
Daily Mail Australia visited the motor inn in Coburg where Lazenby was found dead, after revealing last month Lazenby had spent a large portion of his life in and out of custody.
Locals said the area is littered with drug dealers attempting to take advantage of the establishment, with Daily Mail Australia witnessing a man lurking outside the motel on his phone before dropping a small package in the bushes and walking away.
Coburg Motor Inn - a seedy $130 per night hotel that is used by the Victorian government and justice system to house ex-convicts and drug addicts leaving rehabilitation centres
Graffiti covers large parts of the hotel where Jethro Lazenby spent his final hours - after the son of legendary rockstar Nick Cave died in May
Sitting on the busy Sydney Road, the motel overlooks a lush reserve full of families and locals exercising - contrasted by the struggling guests of the emergency accomodation
A Jim Beam stubby holder and series of hats can be seen sitting on the windowsill of one of the motel's rooms
Jethro Lazenby died in May aged 30 just two days after being released from prison for a brutal attack on his mother that saw the addict knee her in the face during a row over cigarettes
The Coburg Motor Inn is being subsidised by the government, organisations including VincentCare and the justice system as emergency housing for people leaving drug rehabilitation centres or prison - with the majority of its 30 rooms housing people in need.
Lazenby spent his final hours inside the motel, which has been described by former guests as 'the worst I've seen in my life' and a homeless man say he'd rather sleep on the streets.
It sits off Melbourne's busy Sydney Road, sandwiched between the major thoroughfare and a tranquil grassland teeming with families and exercisers.
A decrepit hangout was created underneath the hotel, filled with rubbish, chairs, luggage and medication
There appears to be sleeping apparatus in the hangout, with an esky and empty beer bottles littered throughout
An empty Neurofen packet, empty McDonalds bags and clothing are also visible under the Coburg Motor Inn
A filthy sleeping bag has been left behind by people using the area underneath the hotel's concrete structure
The Coburg Lake Reserve, which features a bridge over the Merri Creek, a large play area for kids and a BBQ section, is heavily contrasted by the filthy motel overlooking it.
A section below a concrete structure wall has seen people rip through the chainlink barrier and set up a decrepit hang out - littered with empty beer bottles, medication, luggage and even a fire extinguisher.
The staircase that overlooks the park is covered in graffiti, as is the area below the motel and sections of its exterior blue walls.
The area has been graffitied and had a distinct foul odour emanating from it
An esky has been left behind by people using the small hangout area
The emergency housing overlooks Coburg Lake Reserve - a lush grassland that features a bridge over the Merri Creek, a large play area for kids and a BBQ section
Barbed wire and dusty temporary fencing encompasses the hotel and separates junkies from children playing in the park
A woman enjoying the reserve's playground with her young daughter said it worried her the premises was being used as a halfway house so close to children.
'I didn't know that's what it was being used for, but it definitely makes me nervous there could be needles and paraphernalia around,' the mother told Daily Mail Australia.
'It wouldn't stop me coming here because it's a beautiful park but definitely makes me more anxious and have to keep a better eye on my daughter.'
A mother told Daily Mail Australia she was concerned having the halfway house so close to the park
The hotel's balcony overlooks the lush Coburg Lake Reserve below it - which was teeming with families and residents working out
Despite a number of cars being parked in the motel, there was a lack of movement
Lazenby had been out of jail for just two days and was staying at the Coburg Motor Inn prior to his death
Former guests said the smell emanating from some of the rooms was so overwhelming they couldn't stay long, while a rough sleeping man who spent a night in the Coburg Motor Inn told The Age he'd rather be homeless.
'I left after one night – it was a bloody disgrace,'
