The draft Cultural Precinct Master Plan (CPMP) is currently on public exhibition, with Griffith residents encouraged to voice their opinions.
At the Council Meeting on 8 August 2023 Council adopted the Minutes of the Cultural Precinct Master Plan Committee Meeting, which included a recommendation to put the plan out on public exhibition for a period of 50 days.
Chair of the Cultural Precinct Master Plan Committee, Councillor Jenny Ellis urged residents to view the plan and make comment. Council will be holding a community meeting on Monday 21 August at the Griffith Regional Theatre at 6.30pm. At this meeting, we will be presenting the main points of the Masterplan as well as taking questions.
“This Master Plan is the result of extensive community consultation,” said Councillor Ellis.
“It’s a long-term plan to guide Council in managing and improving our cultural facilities to meet the needs and expectations of our community, and contribute to our cultural identity and the economic vitality of Griffith.”
The Master Plan is particularly focused on Griffith’s key cultural sites including the Griffith Regional Art Gallery, Griffith City Library, Griffith Regional Theatre and Pioneer Park Museum. It also addresses the suitability of our current art gallery and potential locations of a new one; including ascertaining the value of the Clock building and whether it fits into the cultural requirements of the city in the future.
The development of the Plan was informed by the outcomes of multiple community member and stakeholder group engagement sessions held between February and June 2023.
The voices of the community and stakeholders provided an understanding of the needs and the development of the key opportunities for each cultural site moving forward.
The Griffith CPMP provides:
- Historic, social, economic, and planning context for the CPMP. It also outlines current Federal and State Government funding potential for regional cultural projects
- A place and context analysis for Griffith. The analysis identifies the concentrations of current key cultural activities in Griffith and their relationship to each other. In particular that the commercial axis of Banna Avenue (as the main active commercial, social and cultural boulevard) is the connector between the eastern cultural node (including the library, current gallery, and tourism hub) and the central cultural node (with the theatre and city band)
- A bigger picture Master Plan guiding principles and opportunities at a city scale
- Master Plan strategies for each of the four key cultural facilities. This includes an outline of what we currently have for each facility, what we need (from the workshop sessions) and analysis. For each cultural facility, it provides a set of actions and next steps to enhance the current uses and support the future opportunities for each facility
- Provides a framework for decisions to be made and prioritised.
