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Another green light for Walsh Bay Arts Precinct

Sydney Theatre Company has been granted planning permission for the refurbishment, and companies confirmed for Pier 2/3.

28 May 2018

Gina Fairley

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Artist impression of Walsh Bay Arts Precinct, image supplied

The redevelopment of Walsh Bay – Sydney’s Arts Precinct that threads its way around the harbour’s edge in the historic Rocks district – has been on the table since 2011.

After facing the Court of Appeal in May 2017 over an invalid Development Consent, which delayed the project, last week the NSW Minister for the Arts, Don Harwin, announced that Walsh Bay Arts and Cultural Precinct (WBACP) was a step closer to realisation.

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Gina Fairley

Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina