RPAC business plan is probably out of date
[Forum] This letter is in response to Romaine Rutnam, whose letter, “RPAC critic invited to become a member” appeared in edition 220. If the Friends Of the Performing Arts Precinct…
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RPAC critic invited to become a member
[Forum] In response to Bruce Hyland’s letter “We should make every effort to get the concert hall right” which appeared in edition 219, Yes Mr Hyland, I and several other…
We should make every effort to get the Concert hall right
[Forum] Now it turns out that the failure to provide a Regional Performing Arts Centre lies entirely with the State Government (“Regional Performing Arts Centre blame game continues”, edition 218)….
Not happy with Council project expenditure
[Forum] Councillor Greg Best called for an independent audit into Council’s handling of the Regional Performing Arts Centre/Regional Library projects and was voted down, but you did not disclose who…
Regional Performing Arts Centre blame game continues
Controversy continues to rage over stalled plans for a Regional Performing Arts Centre (RPAC) for the heart of Gosford, with Central Coast Council rejecting a motion from Councillor Greg Best…
Cultural precinct shelved while library to advance
Central Coast Council will shelve plans for a Cultural Precinct in the centre of Gosford and push ahead instead with plans for a Regional Library as a separate project. The…
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The Premier’s visit came with money for music education, though midwives are not happy, a major development in Gosford is set to start, the Koori Cup starts and local Rugby…
Premier accuses Council of sitting on its hands
Premier Gladys Berejiklian urged Central Coast Council to “hop to it” if it wants State Government help in delivering a Performing Arts Centre(PAC) for Gosford as she announced a $2M…
Gosford needs a cultural precinct
[Forum] There are hundreds of loyal members who have, since before the turn of the century, been supporters of the Friends of the Performing Arts Precinct (FOPAP) in the drive…
FOPAP feel left out of the Performing Arts Centre planning
Friends of the Performing Arts Precinct (FOPAP) has called upon Central Coast Council to consult more deeply with the expert voices in its own performing arts community to ensure that…
$68 million will not be enough to complete Cultural Precinct
Cost estimates have been obtained, but not disclosed to the public, to provide a total project cost for the cultural precinct to be built in the Gosford CBD. The financial…
Cultural Precinct is one step closer
A regional library and a regional performing arts centre (RPAC), with combined, but not yet disclosed, construction costs of up to $150m, will be built in a new cultural precinct…
Performing Arts Centre location needs to be reconsidered
[Forum] The proposal by the CC Conservatorium to place a Performing Arts Centre behind the existing Conservatorium building ( “ Conservatorium releases its vision for Performing Arts Centre”, CCN 179)…
Conservatorium seeks assurance on RPAC design quality
The Central Coast Conservatorium of Music has congratulated Central Coast Council on submitting a business case to the NSW Government to build a Regional Performing Arts Centre in Mann St,…
Regional Performing Arts and Conference Centre site confirmed
Council reconfirmed, at its April 23 meeting, that a Regional Performing Arts and Conference Centre (RPACC) will be built in the Gosford CBD. A rescission motion, to move the site…
Multi Arts Confederation supports recommended RPACC site
The Multi Arts Confederation of the Central Coast (MAC) commended the staff at Central Coast Council for recommending the Broadwater Hotel on Mann St as the preferred site for the…
Former Broadwater Hotel recommended as preferred site for RPACC
Central Coast Councillors were due to vote, on the evening of Wednesday, April 11, on whether or not to accept a staff recommendation to locate the Regional Performing Arts and…
Conservatorium releases vision for Performing Arts Centre
The Central Coast Conservatorium of Music (CCCM) has officially released its bid for the Central Coast Regional Performing Arts Centre (RPAC). The Conservatorium’s preferred site for the RPAC is land…
Performing Arts Centre preferred site to be decided
Six potential sites in the Gosford CBD will be urgently reviewed by Central Coast Council staff in a move to expedite the building of the Regional Performing Arts Centre (RPAC)….
NSW Government betrayed the wishes of local residents
I refer to Mr Taylor Martin MLC’s article published in The Wyong Regional Chronicle on February 6, in which he calls on Central Coast Council to reverse its decision that…