Full steam ahead for Collingwood arts precinct

Despite Victoria’s recent change of government, redevelopment of the old Collingwood Tech into a new arts precinct continues apace.
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Entrance of the former Collingwood Technical School; image supplied.

Victoria’s Minister for Creative Industries, Martin Foley, has dismissed rumours that the new Labor Government plans to back away from the previous Government’s plans for a new arts precinct in Collingwood.

‘The Andrews Labor Government is committed to working with arts and cultural groups to secure this site. The governance arrangements, the creative organisations and the partner who will be part of this exciting project will need to come together in a sustainable way that ensures all their needs are met. The Labor government will see this project through,’ Foley told ArtsHub.

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Richard Watts is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM, and serves as the Chair of La Mama Theatre's volunteer Committee of Management. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, and was awarded the status of Melbourne Fringe Living Legend in 2017. In 2020 he was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize. Most recently, Richard was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Green Room Awards Association in June 2021. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts