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St. Kilda – Port Phillip ratepayers are literally Geelong – The operators of the Pivotonian programs of the Capri Cinema have
propping up the ailing Palais Theatre via the “pop-up” cinema (see CR#85) are in process of reverted to standard release DCP material,
$1 million it costs annually to maintain the trying to move their operations to the old Pix along with occasional Theatre Organ Society
scaffolding holding the building together. A Theatre in West Geelong. The Pix has been member nights using DVD.
Port Phillip Council officer revealed the used for religious purposes in the recent past,
staggering outlay at the April 14 council and prior to that it was used by Village Cinemas
meeting, adding ratepayers would feel the during the reconstruction phase of their Village
financial pinch if the refurbishment saga 11 complex.
continued to drag on. The scaffolding has lined
the theatre’s famous outer walls since June
2014.

Adelaide – The Mercury Cinema run by
the Media Resource Centre, appears to be
the sole 35 mm cinema operating anywhere
When Village finished using the Pix, they in Adelaide. The Mercury has also retained
placed a caveat on the property, preventing it its 16 mm projection equipment.
being used as a cinema in the future. Weeks of
negotiations with Village have come to nothing. Rooftop and Gardens shows are now regular
An expensive Supreme Court challenge appears occurrences around the city in summer.
to be the only mechanism left to get the caveat
removed (Geelong Advertiser 8 May 2015). «
Councillors also formally confirmed the city’s
$7.5 million commitment to a refurbishment « Reporting by:
program for the historic theatre, but details on
when repair work will begin remain unclear. Royce Harris
South Australia
The State Government has previously pledged Dick Twentyman
$13.4 million to the rebuild, which will cost a Roderick Smith
total $43.4 million. Goodwood – Having removed its treasured David Donaldson
Fumeo 16 mm plant to make space for the new Mike Trickett
« digital projectors, the formerly adventurous and others

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