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NEWSREEL THEATRE NEWS
CINEMA AND

ST.KILDA: Port Phillip Council have
released new plans for the triangle site on
the foreshore. This includes expansion of the
heritage-listed Palais Theatre, a 200-space car
park, bars, restaurants and more open and live
performance/music spaces. The draft plan is
open for community consultation until July 20.
Renovations and repairs to the Palais exterior
have already been underway - including a new
roof installed over the old.

SAWTELL: The First Avenue Cinema
is slated for closure due to the prohibitive
cost of converting from film to digital
projection. The cinema has been managed
by three generations of the Brissett family
for more than seventy years, but the family
have decided that $80,000 to convert to
digital projectors plus another $30,000
to make them 3D is not viable in today’s
financial climate.

PADDINGTON: The former West's Olympia
NEW SOUTH WALES: Theatre building that later housed the Odeon/
Mandala/Academy Twin Cinemas, has
LEICHARDT: The heralded $4million been put up for sale by its Greek Community
addition of four new screens, new bar and an owners. Besides the empty cinemas, the
upgraded foyer at the Palace Cinemas will massive building also includes retail and office
be delayed until after Easter 2013 to avoid space and a basement nightclub. Expressions
cancelling the lucrative film festival seasons of interest for refurbishment or development DARLING HARBOUR: Sydney’s
Imax Theatre may be demolished and
about to commence. closed June 28.
rehoused in a huge new 86 metre-high
TERREY HILLS: Citing zoning issues, office/retail building.
BIRMINGHAM GARDENS: Friends of
the Regal Cinema hosted a Remembering Sydney East Joint Regional Planning Panel
the Regal night on April 21 recalling the voted to refuse the application by United HEDDON GRETA: The 45-year old
Heddon-Greta Drive-In Theatre (ex.
people and events that created the cinema Cinemas to build a new $20-million outdoor Skyline) has had no choice except to up
and celebrating the 80th anniversary of its cinema, restaurant and bulky-goods store. admission prices in order to off-set the
home, the Heaton and Birmingham Gardens expensive installation of digital projection
Community Hall. Hopes are still high that FAIRFIELD: Closed for many years, the
the popular cinema may still be re-opened. stripped-out Forum Cinema re-opened for equipment. The new format will however
one night of glory on April 21 when it played mean quicker access to new-release movies.
MANLY: Refurbishment has been underway host to the Shortcuts Film Festival. SYDNEY: The magnificent State Theatre
at the Manly Twin Cinemas. Cinema Two recently celebrated its 83 birthday since
rd
has been repainted and received new drapes. DUNGOG: The shuttered James Theatre
Improved sightlines and additional seats will come to life again for the annual Dungog opening on June 7 in 1929.
have also added to the improvements. Film Festival. HOMEBUSH: The former Hoyts Vogue
Photograph provided by Allan Webb Theatre is to be demolished for the
construction of housing development to
contain some 600 units of accommodation
within three towers. The façade of the derelict
building is to be retained and restored.

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