Local Government & Empty Space Projects
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Local governments around Australia are leading the creative reuse of empty spaces in their communities by:
- Funding and resourcing local pop-up and renew initiatives
- Educating their staff on the benefits of these schemes and encouraging flexibility when dealing with local creative space brokers
- Acting as brokers themselves and introducing local arts and community organisations who need space to owners and developers
- Promoting the idea of short term reuse of empty spaces for community renewal to retail and business sectors and their local community
- Providing empty or underused government-owned venues for creative use.
Why get involved?
'Pop up' and 'meanwhile use' projects contribute to more vibrant local communities through:
- Increased traffic, including visitors and tourists, to 'renew' areas
- Providing start-up opportunities for uniquely local, independent businesses
- Reductions in vandalism, squatting and other illegal behaviours
- Improving the appearance of retail precincts by replacing 'to let' and vacant spaces
- Boosting local economies
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The City of Sydney supports development of creative spaces, including the use of temporary-use, pop-up projects, through a number of its activities and funding programs.
The City of Sydney introduced artist-run space Queen Street Studio to Frasers Property when the developer approached the council offering warehouse space on a temporary basis.
Town Centre Manager, Stephen Nelson, was hired by Lismore Council to invigorate the CBD. This saw the beginning of ‘Art in the Heart’ and a taskforce looking at ways to transform and revitalise Lismore.
When the regional museum was evacuated due to flooding, Coffs Harbour City Council teamed up with local shopping centre management to bring the exhibits to the public in empty shops.