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Melbourne – A developer has reportedly met
with the Victorian government to discuss
NEW SOUTH WALES buying and restoring the Palace Theatre as a
Mulwala – The Yarrawonga Mulwala Golf live-music venue. The developer has
Club Resort has recently installed a luxury 60 previously restored theatres in the United
seat cinema. It is furnished with 46 plush States and United Kingdom.
leather recliner seats, 14 plush leather non- The current owners of the building have an
reclining chairs, with individual tray tables. It application before council to demolish it and
has 3D capability with a state of the art
build in its place a seven-storey boutique hotel.
projector and digital sound system. ▼
Council recently endorsed a heritage
assessment of the site, opening the door to
possible local-level protection of the 1912
Edwardian theatre. ►
Yarraville – The Sun Theatre has recently
added an additional screen, bringing the total
to seven. In keeping with the Sun’s policy of
naming their auditoria after former theatres of
the area, the new theatre is called the St.
Georges. ►
Hurstville – Council has approved alterations St Kilda – Port Phillip Council is presently
to the existing Event Cinemas at Westfield to assessing the Palais Theatre for extensive
provide a Vmax cinema and three retail shops. repairs, including urgent electrical work.
While the floor space won't change, the height
will increase to accommodate the new Vmax Mayor Amanda Stevens said the council has
cinema screen. Seating will be reduced when already spent close to $2 million on the
cinemas one and two are removed to construct theatre, – which desperately needs
the new Vmax cinema (365 seats plus eight government cash for extensive works - by the
wheelchair accessible seats). Source: St end of this year.
George Leader
Environment Minister Ryan Smith said his
QUEENSLAND: department had appointed a consultant "best
Roma – The single screen Cinema Roma and qualified" to provide the State Government
the foyer coffee shop are currently closed. The
with a report outlining what the Palais needed.
venue was advertised as for sale, but recently
is has been wthdrawn from the market. ▼

Reporting:
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Port Augusta – After a period of uncertainty, Peter O’Reilly
the state government has finally signed a new Bruce Richmond
lease, which will give the owners, Roger and
Michelle Coles some certainty for the future Roderick Smith
Christine Townsend
of their Cinema Augusta. ►
Dick Twentyman
Mike Trickett
VICTORIA:
Melbourne – The historic Forum Theatre
(State Theatre) will undergo a $100 million
redevelopment including a 32-storey hotel
after the City of Melbourne gave planning
approval. The plan was developed by the
Marriner family, which owns the Forum
Theatre as well as the Regent and Princess
Theatres. The hotel will occupy the site of the
Melbourne Theatre Company’s former home
at the rear of the Forum’s stagehouse.
Construction work is due to start early next
year and the project is expected to be
completed by early 2017. ►

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