A community campaign is mounting in Newcastle to buy and restore the city’s historic Victoria Theatre.
The building is coming up for auction, with a reserve of just one-dollar, and the theatre community is scrambling to grab what’s seen as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
The dollar deal is apparently designed to lure a buyer keen to restore the 1870’s theatre … the oldest in mainland Australia.
Photos from the selling agent hint at that grandeur…but restoration would be costly, estimated at $10-million.
For more information, head to “Revive the Vic” website http://www.revivethevic.com.au/
