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NEWTOWN: Owners of the long-closed Hub
Theatre have completed a $500,000 renovation
and hope to lease it out as a music or live theatre
venue. They also intend to refurbish the old
Marina Theatre at Roseberry.

BINGARA: The Bingara Roxy Greek
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with a variety of functions including forums
about Greek-run theatres and cafes.
LEICHARDT: Leichhardt’s Palace Norton
Street Cinemas are now fully refurbed and
now have eight auditoria, all licensed, and an
impressive foyer with a lounge bar and café.

NEWCASTLE: A $400 million development
announced for the Newcastle CBD will feature RICHMOND: Additional screens are to be
a world class entertainment precinct that will added to the Regent Twin Cinemas.
include new cinemas. The project is a venture
between GPT and the NSW Government’s ORANGE: The $3.5 million transformation
Urban Growth NSW. The development will also of the vacant Australia Cinema into a church
feature up to 500 apartments, retail precinct, has been held up over council contention about
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zone. and replacing it with a modern glass façade.
WYONG: A $6 million cinema complex is to
be built by Wyong Council which will then be
leased to Metro Cinemas to operate.

MANLY: Closed since last September, Manly
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relocate the business to. Hopefully a much the centre of the Hobart Showgrounds had its
larger space that will allow for the possible ¿UVW VFUHHQLQJ RQ $SULO 1DPHG McDonalds
construction of four to six screens. Movies due to sponsorship by the fast-food
chain, capacity is for some 270 vehicles in
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Westside Drive-In Theatre off Anambah Road resistant screen.
has been redeveloped as a housing estate with
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Hayworth, Bergman etc. Thanks to: Brian Hunt; Robert Parkinson; Roderick
Smith; Crosley Carpenter; Simon McLaughlin; Paul See the
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screen multiplex for Event Cinemas.
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GRAFTON: Angelo Notarus from the Saraton
Theatre was awarded the Order of Australia
award in this year’s Honours list.
DUBBO: Opened in 1999, and converted to
digital last November, Reading Cinemas have
announced their intention to close their cinema
complex on April 30 due to high rent. All seats,
carpets and equipment will be removed in
May before their lease ends in June. The RSL
Club are considering re-opening their Orana
Cinema for screenings if the city is left without
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BIRMINGHAM GARDENS: After some
years of closure, the Regal Cinema has been
refurbished and re-opened on February 21.
(See story page 36).

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