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The school administration sees the Purchased by the Shire of Yarra
NEWSREEL • potential to house a mix of educational Ranges in 2004, a heritage grant,
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adjacent Arts Centre brings space for a
QUEENSLAND size of the proposed shopping complex cinema, concerts, plays, and
Victoria Point Cineplex west of the theatre, which has so
enraged St Kilda residents. According exhibitions.
Exploring the colours, fabrics and
to USK its a mega development TASMANIA
décor of each of the nine-screen
because the rents will fund the
auditoria in this new complex at The 108-year old Alicia Hall,
promised restoration of the theatre.
Redlands is said to be almost as much Beaconsfield, venue for hypnotists,
fun as seeing a movie. Among the Now some heavy-hitter rock stars tightrope walkers, lantern presentations
differences, Cinema 3 has the State’s and actor Rachel Griffiths have pledged and films, is to be restored as a fully
biggest screen - 25.5m.wide. some large amounts for the theatre operational theatre.
restoration.
Southern visitors are surprised by SOUTH AUSTRALIA
the maximum ticket price of $9.50. USK is promoting similar community Redevelopment at Glenelg
Company policy is to cater for the largesse as a way to reduce the cost of the A major facelift planned for Jetty
many retirees in the district. Seniors restoration, which might give the Road Glenelg is likely to see an
pay $5.70, even on Saturday night! developer pause to scale back a bit. upgrade to the Wallis Cinemas.
Stop Press.
Seat Allocations Exactly what that means in the case of
Legal protest action has failed. the cinemas is unclear.
Birch Carroll and Coyle has
Council voted at its Feb. 8 meeting to
imposed allocated seating at their Another Drive-In to Close
support the developer’s plan.
cinemas including Garden City, the Barmera’s drive-in on the Murray
Myer Centre, Chermside and Another Closure River will close soon. According to
Indooroopilly. At these locations, Village Waverly Gardens closed their web-site, an application has been
picking a seat based on distance from Monday 28 January. lodged to sub-divide the land.
the screen or how tall the people are in The Sea and the Shore Upgrade For The Queens
front of you is a choice denied.
The former workshop associated Mainland Australia’s oldest
The company calls it ‘world’s best
with the Works Pier at Williamstown purpose-built theatre - the Queens in
practice’ but newspaper and web-based
(Vic.) is to become a maritime Gilles Arcade, Adelaide - is open again
comment sees it as un-Australian.
museum. The theatrette will be named after a major upgrade. Over 167 years
NEW SOUTH WALES the Shore, reviving memories of Hoyts the venue has also been a law court,
Bass Hill Closes Shore nearby. city mission, horse bazaar, factory and
Greater Union’s Bass Hill drive-in showroom. It is now administered by
closed on Wednesday 31 October 2007. the History Trust of S.A.
It is to be a residential development WESTERN AUSTRALIA
with 104 villa-style homes. Bass Hill Plenty Of People, But Few Seats
was one of the first four drive-ins built
Perth may be enjoying an economic
in Sydney. For an Appreciation, see
boom and rapid population growth, but
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it is not reflected in the cinema scene.
VICTORIA These days there is only one place to
Reprieve For The Astor go if you want to see a movie in Perth’s
For many readers it is the important CBD.
news of the last three months, but the After Hoyts closed their Cinema
sympathetic purchase of the Astor East City four-screen complex in Hay Street
St Kilda has been so widely reported, at the end of last year, only the Art
that another paragraph risks the charge Warburton Mechanics Institute: Deco Piccadilly was left showing
of dishing up stale news. We take that 110 Years movies - as it has since 1938.
risk: The former Cinema City, (1980), is
A birthday bash on Friday 26
St Michael’s Grammar School part of a redevelopment which will
October 2007 celebrated a major
purchased the Astor at auction on 6 feature a 29-level tower with 183
renewal. Once known as the
December 2007. Astor boss George apartments.
Warburton Moviehouse, it is now
Florence has publicly stated his
referred to as the Mecca Theatre. The closure came almost two years
optimism about the outcome. The after central Perth’s other complex,
The building had been mainly
existing lease has a few years to run, so Greater Union’s three-screen
shuttered since 1992 due to its
the theatre will continue its eclectic and Cinecentre, turned off its projectors.
dilapidated condition.
insightful screening policy.
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