From Myrtleford to Mildura, the Victorian government is helping transform and activate underutilised buildings and spaces for creative use.
Minister for Creative Industries Steve Dimopoulos has visited Myrtleford Memorial Hall in Northern Victoria, one of eight spaces across the state that will be upgraded for use by local creatives and communities, through the million-dollar Creative Neighbourhood Infrastructure Support Program (LGA category).
A $150,000 grant will help breathe new life into Myrtleford’s iconic memorial hall which has sat dormant for over 10 years.
The funding will enable Alpine Shire to bring the hall up to current building and accessibility standards, refurbish the auditorium and upgrade the digital infrastructure, transforming the much-loved building into a creative hub for the local arts community.
The Creative Neighbourhood Infrastructure Support Program is about providing artists and creatives with facilities where they can create or present their work, providing new opportunities for them to earn an income and opening up and enlivening creative spaces for the community.
Through partnerships with local government, the program will develop better and more accessible infrastructure for creative industries across the state.
Other funding recipients span regional Victoria and metropolitan Melbourne, from the activation of a former energy plant building in Dandenong, to the rejuvenation of the Jubilee Hall in Horsham, to converting a shipping container into a mobile exhibition and performance space for the Strathbogie region.
The full list of recipients includes:
Minister for Creative Industries, Steve Dimpoulos, said: “Victoria is the creative state, home to more than 300,000 creative industries workers. These projects not only support creative jobs and activities, they breath new life into amazing historic buildings like Myrtleford Memorial Hall.
“This program is just one of the ways we are supporting our talented creatives across the state, while enlivening our neighbourhoods and regions for the benefit of the whole community.”
The Creative Neighbourhood Infrastructure Support Program is an action of the Victorian Government’s $288 million Creative State 2025 strategy. It addresses the shortage of fit-for-purpose, accessible and secure creative workspaces, while creating vibrant creative hubs across Victoria.
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