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NEW SOUTH WALES successful bidders were Helen and Gerard SOUTH AUSTRALIA
White from Colac Cinemas.
Dubbo: Adelaide:
The proposal to open the Westview Drive-in In a recent discussion with CATHS member, The three screen Nova Cinema on the south
Theatre for the weekend of April 7-9 recently Earl Martell, Mr White indicated they would side of Rundle Street East closed on
gained council approval. initially get the two current screens Wednesday 9th November. On the Northern
operational, and possibly add an extra two in side opposite, Palace Cinemas is being
The application was approved after extensive time. reconfigured to have a total of 12 screens.
work was done to ensure that the drive-in Source: Maryborough Advertiser ▼
would be safe for this special event, which is Two extra screens are again on the agenda for
part of the national Youth Week program. The the Hoyts Norwood complex.
site has been dormant for 32 years so there was
a lot that needed to be taken into consideration The number of venues offering $10 tickets has
in order to get the go-ahead to use the drive-in increased to four with the addition of Hoyts
including the development of a traffic Salisbury and Greater Union Arndale.
management plan, the number of cars allowed (Readings Elizabeth and West Lakes were the
at each screening, an emergency plan and first two. )
lighting on the site.
Source: The Daily Liberal ▼ QUEENSLAND

Cairns:
Northcote: A new $29 million Cinema Complex and
The Palace Westgarth Theatre, has recently outdoor dining precinct is taking shape at
added an outdoor cinema to its complex. Smithfield, a northern suburb of Cairns.
It is located at ground level and is equipped
This will be Cairns’ fourth cinema complex
with 30 deck chairs and wireless headphones.
and rumour has it that it will be operated by
During daytime, it operates as an outdoor Events Cinemas.
Byron Bay: cafeteria area.
Palace Cinemas Byron Bay is due to reopen Source: www.palacecinemas.com.au ▼ The complex is expected to finished by
soon, after being closed for an upgrade and mid-2017. ▼
expansion for most of last year.
There will be the addition of six more audito-
ria, making a total of nine screens.
Source: www.palacecinemas.com.au
Parramatta:
A novelty outdoor cinema has been set up in
Parramatta Park for a 45 day season over
Summer. It features 150 cinema beds for those
who like to watch movies in bed. Tickets at
$34.90 get you a bed, a pillow and a blanket.

VICTORIA St Kilda:
After two years hidden under scaffolding, the GENERAL
Melbourne: facelift to St Kilda's historic Palais Theatre A new year, a new swirl of rumours about new
From porn to prawn: A Chinatown restaurateur has been revealed. It has been restored to its updates and features for iPhones. The reported
has purchased the former Dendy Adult original yellow after decades in white. The new option is “theatre mode”. Apple's new
Cinema, Melbourne's last city-based adult venue is now closed while the interior is version could allow you to select an option
cinema for $3.45 million. The Wong family, refurbished and new management takes over. that's kind of like airplane mode for cinema-
operators of seafood restaurant Crystal Jade in Source: The Age ▼ goers. You'd expect that theatre mode
Little Bourke Street will use the building as an would mute all calls and sounds; we can only
off-site kitchen and head office. guess that it might also dim the screen in a way
Source: www.afr.com that is less intrusive to others who have
actually come to the cinema to watch a movie.
Maryborough:
Movies are set to return to Maryborough
following the successful auction of the Reports by:
Paramount Theatre in December, which saw Wayne Le Clos, Roderick Smith, Colin Flint, Bob
the iconic building sell for $210,000. The Parkinson, Earl Martell, Tony Tibballs, Marie
Hoffman, William Gray.
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