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MINISTER FOR THE ARTS

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION NO 97

Cultural Facilities Tuggeranong

Mr Cornwell - asked the Minister for. the Arts -Concerning the need for- decentralised arts activities.and facilities

(1) What facilities, if any, are proposed to be established in Tuggers encourage

regional cultural development.

(2) Apart from public libraries; what cultural facilities-, byname, currently exist in the

Tuggeranong Valley

Mr Wood - the answer to the Members question is as follows:

(1) As the list below attests, there are already considerable facilities in Tuggeranong that are used for .. cultural activities. At this time,-the only additional cultural facility wader consideration is a proposal for a dedicated Community-Arts Centre in Tuggeranong. I :understand that the ACT Cultural Council-is also considering regional cultural issues as.part of: the broad strategies for cultural.development. _..

(2) .I have here a list of cultural facilities, or facilities regularly used for cultural.activity,, other than public libraries, which currently exist at.v Tuggeranong. It includes the the recently opened Tuggeranong Community Centre, which-has:a range of spaces including a Theatre Workshop,. and houses the offices and workshop-of the Tuggeranong Community Arts .Association.

. . the Tuggeranong Churches Centre, .Youth Centre,

.Police and Citizens Youth Club;. ,

the South Tuggeranong Family Centre; .

. at Reindeer there is the Eriadale Centre Theatre and

the Erindale Neighbourhood Centre;

. at Richardson there is a Community House and a

Family Centre;, . .

Gilmore has a Community House; and

Usable Isabella Plains has -Nei House. .

Lanyon Historic-.Homestead and.the Troll Gallery are nearby, and a little further afield, at Tharwa, there is, Cuppacumbalong which houses a gallery and crafts place

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