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Posted On: September 4th 2021, 03:18 am
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An important repost of a repost. The pro forma letter is in our links. Please take the time this weekend to read and email the ministers listed so that we can grow as a community with the Nicholas Building thriving.
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"After three months of hard work and negotiations, last night the State Government informed us that our community did not fit their criteria for support, and they would not loan us the finance to purchase the building.
Our Case demonstrates a sustainable model which would see our community thrive and transform into a fully-fledged, intentional creative precinct with subsidised studios, an expanded arts and cultural program, and new multi-purpose spaces that the community could use to gather and host activities with the broader public. This would generate $50m in community benefits and could be achieved largely through a loan from Government paid back over time. This is a once in a generation opportunity and would stimulate the vitality, culture, and economy of our city as we attempt to recover from the impacts of Covid-19.
In short, the community could have owned this building outright in as little as 30 years, with a profoundly small impact on the taxpayer dollar. We know that the State Government has the capacity to support this cause.
We have until Monday morning to try to change their minds…
We are asking you to please write directly to Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Creative Industries Danny Pearson, Premier Dan Andrews, and Treasurer Tim Pallas.
We have attached a proforma letter (There is a link in the profile), along with the minister’s contact emails below to help make this process easier. Please write today or over the weekend. We need to ensure the message is heard loud and clear by the State Government: SAVE THE NICHOLAS BUILDING CREATIVE COMMUNITY.
Every voice counts and we have thousands who have supported this Campaign for the Future of the Nicholas - please be a part of this effort."
・・・
"After three months of hard work and negotiations, last night the State Government informed us that our community did not fit their criteria for support, and they would not loan us the finance to purchase the building.
Our Case demonstrates a sustainable model which would see our community thrive and transform into a fully-fledged, intentional creative precinct with subsidised studios, an expanded arts and cultural program, and new multi-purpose spaces that the community could use to gather and host activities with the broader public. This would generate $50m in community benefits and could be achieved largely through a loan from Government paid back over time. This is a once in a generation opportunity and would stimulate the vitality, culture, and economy of our city as we attempt to recover from the impacts of Covid-19.
In short, the community could have owned this building outright in as little as 30 years, with a profoundly small impact on the taxpayer dollar. We know that the State Government has the capacity to support this cause.
We have until Monday morning to try to change their minds…
We are asking you to please write directly to Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Creative Industries Danny Pearson, Premier Dan Andrews, and Treasurer Tim Pallas.
We have attached a proforma letter (There is a link in the profile), along with the minister’s contact emails below to help make this process easier. Please write today or over the weekend. We need to ensure the message is heard loud and clear by the State Government: SAVE THE NICHOLAS BUILDING CREATIVE COMMUNITY.
Every voice counts and we have thousands who have supported this Campaign for the Future of the Nicholas - please be a part of this effort."
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