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SOUTH AUSTRALIA motion to the council to buy the site instead. VICTORIA
Adelaide She said it would be perfect as a town hall, Cheltenham
The Art Deco Regal Theatre, formerly known similar to those in Glebe and Balmain, and The Memorial Hall on the Nepean Highway
as the Chelsea Cinema, in Kensington Park, could be used for film festivals, as a theatre, opened in 1886 and operated as a picture theatre
Adelaide is back under council control as the arts venue, function centre, bike hub, local from 1921 until 1958. It was then used as RSL
tenant, Republic Theatres, was refused lease museum and for exhibitions and meetings. Clubrooms, then a bingo hall. It fell into
extension in March. Source: www.commercialrealestate.com.au disrepair after becoming vacant in the 1980s. It
★ was sold in 1998 and renovated, and has
operated as a fitness centre since then. The land
Orange is now being marketed, together with adjacent
The historic Australia Cinema in Orange (see premises, with a permit for an eight level
article in CR #97) was recently sold for an residential apartment and mixed use
undisclosed sum. The theatre has been development. Source: The AGE 28 April 2018
occupied by the Evangelical Church since 2014.
It is understood the church wishes to lease it Plenty Valley (Mill Park)
back for 12 months. On 29 March, Village opened a new complex
Source: realcommercial.com.au known as Village Plenty Valley in the
★ Westfield Plenty Village Shopping Centre in
suburban Mill Park, adjacent to the South
The future of the cinema – once saved from sale WESTERN AUSTRALIA Morang train station. The complex comprises
by a community campaign – is unknown at this Leederville eight cinemas, featuring Gold Class, Vpremium
time. However, the Burnside Council has Four new boutique style screening rooms at Vmax and Vjunior cinemas.
offered all 12 staff on-going employment, Luna Leederville have opened. This brings the Source: www.heraldsun.com.au
which suggests the council intends to operate indoor screen count to eight, with an outdoor ★
the venue. Source: www.adelaidenow.com.au screen used during the summer months at the Dandenong
★ rear of the site. The design includes a cafe style Reading Cinemas in Dandenong Plaza closed
indoor and outdoor seating area, wooden floor indefinitely on 19 April after a blocked drain
boards and a large street front window that
NEW SOUTH WALES caused major flooding. The fault was with the
Kings Cross opens up. The Luna is owned by Perth’s shopping centre building’s hydraulic services.
A plan for the City of Sydney Council to splash independent art house cinema circuit, Luna According to the cinema's web site they are
out about $20 million to buy the old Metro Palace Cinemas. Source: www.perthnow.com.au faced with having to almost completely refit the
cinema building in Kings Cross to use as a local ★ cinemas. There is no certainty as to when they
town hall has been scuppered by the Lord will be able to reopen.
Mayor and other councillors. The 1939 art deco TASMANIA Source: https://readingcinemas.com.au
building, which has been used for the past 35 Glenorchy ★
years by the movie and TV company Kennedy Village Cinemas and adjacent properties in Yarraville
Miller Mitchell to produce award-winning films Eady Street are on the market at $8.5m. Village The Sun Theatre celebrated its 80 th
such as Mad Max, Babe and Happy Feet, is now is one of eight tenancies in the complex and anniversary on 2 May with a special screening
set to go to the highest commercial bidder. It holds a 10 year lease on the property. of Maytime starring Jeanette MacDonald and
was put on sale in October after the company Nelson Eddy, the first film to be screened at the
decided to move its facilities to Fox Studios, Sun. The Sun continues with their film
but Liberal councillor Christine Forster put a screenings, recently The Wizard of OZ was
screened on 35 mm and a season of 2001: A
Space Odyssey on 70 mm will start in June.
Meanwhile, The Hateful Eight on 70 mm, is
now in its third year at the Sun.

Contributions:

Colin Flint, Royce Harris, Tony Tibballs,
Brian Hunt.

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