BY JACK HODGINS
With a growing population across the Hunter Region, a Change.org petition calling for a new Lake Macquarie Performing Arts Centre has been started.
The petition calls for the building of a new 500 seat theatre to better meet growing patronage.
Organisers argue the region’s Warners Bay Theatre which has a seating capacity of 300 does not have the capacity for an increase in demand.
President of the Lake Macquarie Music Society Mercia Buck says a dedicated centre will provide an economic boost.
“When we have visitors for productions they increase the businesses for accommodation, they go to all the restaurants.
The benefits will huge, people will come from everywhere as they do now but they will increase their tourism,” she said.
The petition has garnered over 500 signatures.
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| Warners Bay Theatre. Credit: Lake Macquarie Council |
