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Stage takes shape at Victory Park soundshellA major milestone was reached on Wednesday in the development of the Victory Park soundshell in Traralgon, with concrete poured for the stage itself. By Latrobe City - 24th February 2006 - Back to News Work commenced on the soundshell in late January when the site was secured and foundations poured, but Wednesday’s work marked the next major milestone.
The concrete will now be left to cure for about ten days, and the steelwork for the ‘shell’ itself will be moved onto the site ready for erection when the concrete has cured.
The soundshell will realise a dream that has been twenty years in the making for the Traralgon Lions who originally promoted a plan to develop a soundshell and stage area in Victory Park in the 1980’s.
The Victory Park soundshell and surrounding area will have the capacity to cater for an audience of 8,000 people. While the vast majority of the audience will be located in the open air; the stage, performers and equipment will be protected from the weather under the soundshell roof.
Latrobe City’s mayor, Cr Lisa Price, said the venue will be unique to the Gippsland region as no other facility within the region has the capacity to cater for such large audiences.
"The soundshell will provide direct economic and social benefits to the Gippsland region and build community pride; as for the first time in the region’s history the community will have access to events that have previously been confined to capital cities and larger provincial centres," Cr Price said.
Latrobe City’s chief executive office, Paul Buckley, said the soundshell is similar in concept to the Sidney Myer Music Bowl but smaller in size and will offer excellent acoustic performances.
"The design for the soundshell incorporates changing rooms, stage, and public facility lighting. The site selected for the soundshell forms a natural amphitheatre in a pleasant park setting," Mr Buckley said.
Traralgon Lions representative Alan Vickery, said there had been tremendous support for the soundshell with many businesses assisting substantially with the project. "I’d like to thank all those involved and in particular mention the former Member for Morwell, Keith Hamilton, who provided a great deal of support for the project in the early days."
In another significant step, it was announced that the soundshell will be known as the ‘Loy Yang Power Latrobe Community Soundshell’.
"Members of the soundshell working committee negotiated sponsorship with Loy Yang Power over the naming rights," Mr Buckley explained.
Latrobe City has since accepted this sponsorship and a formal memorandum of understanding has been signed which will enable the soundshell to now be known as the ‘Loy Yang Power Latrobe Community Soundshell’.
The soundshell is scheduled for completion at the end of March, with an opening event currently being planned for Sunday 30 April. Council has invested $120,000 in creating the soundshell, together with State Government funding of $75,000; and the Lions Club contribution - cash and in kind of $90,000.
Source: www.gippsland.com Published by: news@gippsland.com
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