A $12.7 million investment for the redevelopment of the Princess Theatre and Earl Street Arts Centre will ensure Launceston\u2019s home of theatre lives on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Albanese Government has committed to upgrading the 100-year-old heritage-listed Princess Theatre as well as the construction of a new contemporary Earl Street Theatre, with the hope of ensuring the community stalwart thrives for another 100 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During construction, the project is anticipated to create 280 jobs, and once complete, provide an estimated $73.65 million boost to the region\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This project demonstrates the Albanese Government\u2019s commitment to listening to local voices and funding priorities that benefit Tasmania\u2019s regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is part of our Growing Regions Program which invests in spaces for communities to gather, that promote community connection and shape everyday lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Today\u2019s funding follows the $11 million provided for the Launceston Community Precinct project under round 1 of the program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Growing Regions Program delivers investment in infrastructure across Australia’s regional, rural and remote areas. For more information, visit: Growing Regions Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Princess Theatre is a vital part of the history of Launceston.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMy Government understands the importance of community and this investment will not only create jobs and boost the local economy, but it will ensure that community spirit in Launceston thrives for decades to come.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Princess Theatre has been at the heart of the local community for more than 100 years, and today\u2019s announcement means it will live on for generations to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cRegional theatres are a lifeblood for communities, injecting new ideas as well as providing support for emerging artists to hone their skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe princess theatre is the heart of Launceston\u2019s CBD. It is an icon of the city and has been for 100 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis continues our ongoing investment into the city of Launceston following projects such as UTAS Stadium and the Launceston Community Precinct.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A $12.7 million investment for the redevelopment of the Princess Theatre and Earl Street Arts Centre will ensure Launceston\u2019s home of theatre lives on. The Albanese Government has committed to upgrading the 100-year-old heritage-listed Princess Theatre as well as the construction of a new contemporary Earl Street Theatre, with the hope of ensuring the community … Continue reading “Princess theatre to live for another 100 years”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30918","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aussie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30918","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30918"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30918\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30919,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30918\/revisions\/30919"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30918"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Prime Minister Anthony Albanese:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Minister for the Arts, Tony Burke:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, Catherine King:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n