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NATIONAL VICTORIA Letter to the Editors
Village Announces Profit and Expansion Bendigo
Village Roadshow recently announced a first The seven screen Bendigo Cinemas complex
half year net profit of $22 million, with the has been undergoing major renovations over Dear Sirs,
total cinema admissions up one million to 13.2 the past months. This includes a new roof, new
million. They intend to establish a number of seating, candy bar and toilets. Screenings have CR#89, certainly maintained your reputation
new sites in population growth areas such as continued during the work, much of it taking for the production of a high quality
Glenelg SA, North Lakes and Coomera Qld, place overnight. publication, and what a wide range of
Palmerston NT and Plenty Valley Vic. subjects covered – where to start and which
Northcote one to read first!
Palace Buys New Headquarters The former Northcote Plaza Theatre was
Palace Cinemas has paid $3.5 million for new recently sold for $3.92 million. Since its The use of colour really adds to the
premises in Toorak Road, South Yarra where closure in 1959, the 1934 Art Deco style magazine’s appeal as does the humour in
it will relocate its headquarters. Until now, theatre has been used as a bowling alley, a “Cinema Funnies from the Past”. All the
Palace’s headquarters has been in Balwyn. gymnasium and, until recent times, a reception articles are a credit to their authors who I’m
venue. At this time, the new owners and their sure have spent numerous hours on research
Village Winds Back Discounts intentions have not been disclosed. q as well as the provision of wonderful
Village Cinemas discount Tuesday prices are photographs which enhance and add
soon to be available to members of the Village considerably to the printed
Movie Club only. Membership is free but, as record. Congratulations to all involved!
an email address is requested, the cynical
amongst us could see this as a means of As a lifelong resident of Lismore, I was
generating a direct mailing list. delighted to see the inclusion of William
Gray’s final instalment of his series, “The
NEW SOUTH WALES Theatres of Lismore, NSW – A New Theatre
Scone for Lismore – The Vogue”. William is a
Work has started on the restoration of Scone’s former resident of Lismore who has never
1938 state heritage listed Civic Theatre. lost his feeling for his old home town.
Owner Minas Coroneo says he wants the
theatre to serve as a multi-function centre, once A failing memory and non-existent filing
the restoration is complete. q system prevented my offering any help for
his series of articles.
However, Les Tod, the great cinema historian
SOUTH AUSTRALIA that he is, had comprehensive records of the
Victor Harbor Lismore area, which he had compiled over
The art deco Victa Twin Cinema is for sale many years, and happily allowed William
for $2,245,000. The building’s Façade is access to them to augment William’s own
heritage listed. collection. Les’ involvement is
acknowledged at the conclusion of the article.
Everard Park
Former Roxy Theatre reopened in May as a May I suggest that a gentle prod, every now
dance theatre. and then, may result in more submissions for
the enjoyment of we readers.
Adelaide
Workman are busy on the old Greater Union With best wishes,
QUEENSLAND site in Hindley Street. An additional cinema is Ian Wunderlich, Lismore NSW.
North Lakes being built on the ground floor in the former
Event Cinemas opened the doors of their new foyer and candy bar area. The new candy bar,
eight screen complex at North Lakes (25 km ticket sales and bar will replace three of the Corrections - Newsreel CinemaRecord #89
North of Brisbane CBD) to the public on former retail units which have been combined The Kino cinema already has seven screens
24 March 2016. Located in the Westfield to form a large area. Two screens of the six
- we were lead astray.
Shopping Centre, it features two Gold Class screen complex will be VMAX. The new
and two Vmax auditoria. cinema will trade as GU Film House, and is Hoyts is not owned by Amalgamated
due to open before October. Holdings as mentioned. Until December last
Hawthorn year, it was owned by Pacific Equity
Cineplex has recently opened their new Deluxe Prospect Partners, who sold it to British Virgin
Cinema at Hawthorne. The single screen Gold Approval has been given for a new 14 cinema Islands-based investment company, ID
Class style cinema is located across the road complex in Prospect Road, to be operated by Leisure Ventures for reportedly close to
from the Hawthorne 3. Palace. The building will include shops, office $1 billion.
space and car parking. Work will start in July.
Redbank Reporting: Roderick Smith The caption under Les Tod’s picture is
Cineplex has also reopened the former Reading Colin Flint Sources: incorrect. The book Cinema Treasures,
Cinemas site at Redbank after a complete refit. Bob Mason Newcastle Herald which Les is holding was written by Ross
Tony Tibballs The Australian Melnick and Andrew Fuchs.

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