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Peter Tregear, Principal Fellow and Professor of Music, The University of Melbourne

The future of the Regent Theatre: why we must preserve not only architecture, but also public use of our community spaces

Regent Theatre, 1954. State Library Victoria

The current Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Nicholas Reece, has said that if re-elected he would sell the City of Melbourne’s majority stake in the Regent Theatre and redirect the funds to support, among other things, a new arts festival.

The future of this venue matters. More than just an impressive piece of Melbourne’s heritage architecture – it also supports aspects of the city’s intangible cultural heritage.

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