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Theatre Histories by Members and Friends

63. Picture Show Man Cinema - Merimbula Gerry Kennedy
64. Lyric Theatre Bendigo Michael Purden
65. Central Hall Fitzroy

Victorian News by Bannister

Boronia Century 4 Cinemas taken over by Village.

Bundoora The Agora Cinema at Latrobe University has closed.

Carlton This one slipped past us. The Nova Cinemas in Carlton now has five screens. Last Christmas
(1996} a new 80 seat cinema was added. Nova was 5 years old on August 31st, 1997.

Carlton Work is underway on a 6 screen complex at 204 Lygon Street. Total seats will be 1300 and will
be operated jointly by Village Roadshow and Palace.

Carlton I MAX is well under way. Due to open in very early 1998 with its 8 storey screen. Who knows we
may be treated with the new 3D, complete with high-tech, infra-red controlled, glasses.

Cob ram Drive-In is up for sale.

Cranbourne Century 5 Cinemas taken over by Village.

Elsternwick Classic Cinema is applying for council permit for 3 additional cinemas and an enlarged foyer.

East Melbourne The Grierson art deco cinema, part of the State Government complex, is to be demolished to
make way for the re-development of the site.

Epping Epping 10 opened on November 28. Privately owned by the Anderson family of Ballarat, who
also operate the Regent complex in Ballarat and the Werribee10 cinema complex. The daily
listings· .wiiJ appear under Hoyts listing. The complex accepts Hoyts and Village gift vouchers.

Frankston Readings has submitted a proposal to the Frankston City Council to redevelop the railway
station and railyards, incorporating a 12 screen cinema complex. Village have countered with
plans to build up to 8 screens.

Maribyrnong Hoyts Highpoint is turning into a megaplex with the addition of four new cinemas which opened
on December 11th. Three of the new cinemas have "superscreens" and one of them has a
mega-superscreen. The Highpoint complex now has 16 cinemas and a Cinemotion theatre.

Melbourne Crown Cinemas, the World's first 24 hour cinemas have found out why the rest of the World
does not do it. Due to lack of patrons between 4 am and 7 am there will not be any screenings.
The Lyric Theatre development has been postponed also.

Melbourne Kino celebrated its 10th birthday on July 19, 1997.

Melbourne Regent theatre shows "My Fair Lady", the first film shown in 27 years. "Very" limited season of
3 days- 13/14/15 November. Apart from the brilliant (almost 3-D} 70mm print, It was worth the
trip to see the smiling, strangely nostalgic looks on absolutely everyones faces, and feel goose-
bumps appear when Tony Fenelon, the last person to play when the Regent closed, arise from
the pit playing one of the largest WurliTzer organs in the World, or any other place for that
matter, accompanied by Dennis Farrington's (yes, it was him} Regent Theatre Show Band.
A night that no one there will ever forget. The Saturday matinee was a sellout too.

Melton Rumoured to be going to 4 screens.

Moe Drive-In still going. What an amazingly brown screen.