South Melbourne Town Hall’s redevelopment into a private music academy has been backed by the local council, but there is concern the long-term lease may exclude some from using the facility.
City of Port Philip has backed a $65 million bid to redevelop the South Melbourne Town Hall and turn it into a music academy.
The hall has sat empty since 2020 after a roof collapse in 2018, and the COVID-19 pandemic left the building dormant and in a state of disrepair. General manager of ANAM, Nick Bailey, said he was excited about the prospect of injecting new life into the building. Concerns have been raised by local advocacy group Save Albert Park, a tenant in the hall since 2009, before it was forced out at the start of the pandemic.
“We are very disturbed about this because we have a whole lot of equipment that we can’t get access to readily.”“The easiest option for them is to hand over the town hall to the Academy of Music because that’s the cheapest option,” he said.
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