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Agenda - Ordinary Meeting 22 November 2012 - CITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT REPORTS<br />
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The completion of the Pacific Highway dual carriageway at least as far Grafton to the<br />
north and Kempsey to the south. Not only could <strong>Coffs</strong> <strong>Harbour</strong> people visit regional<br />
facilities more easily, but those regional residents, who may currently avoid going on the<br />
highway at night, could be encouraged more readily to attend evening performances in<br />
<strong>Coffs</strong> <strong>Harbour</strong>;<br />
Consistent sellout seasons at the Glasshouse in Port Macquarie, suggesting unmet<br />
regional demand;<br />
Consistent sellout seasons at the Jetty Memorial Theatre and the CHEC theatre, again<br />
suggesting unmet demand; and/or<br />
The initiation of commercial development plans for a large scale convention centre,<br />
where significant non-cultural use of a large theatre could be assured. This type of<br />
development is the most likely factor to change the business case for a large theatre.<br />
Nevertheless, the strong community interest in a performing arts centre warrants ongoing<br />
monitoring of opportunities. An important aspect of this will be the regular analysis of<br />
information about the achievements of facilities which are broadly comparable to those<br />
which are envisaged here. This task will, however, be made more difficult by the<br />
comparatively fluid nature of ideas for a performing arts theatre in <strong>Coffs</strong> <strong>Harbour</strong> eg should it<br />
be 600 seats or 1000 seats, and why?<br />
As well as financial information, benchmarking of data from existing facilities would be<br />
useful to help the community focus on exactly what can realistically be achieved for a<br />
community with such a facility. Such metrics might include:<br />
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tickets issued versus tickets available for performances;<br />
tickets issued versus size of LGA population;<br />
other cultural activities eg education programs, artist in residence programs; and<br />
non-cultural usage.<br />
The set of facilities with potential to provide relevant information include:<br />
Glasshouse at Port Macquarie;<br />
Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre; and<br />
Dubbo Regional Theatre and Convention Centre.<br />
Selection of facilities for comparision will need the co-operation of their management as<br />
some may prefer to keep all or part of this information confidential.<br />
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