Restoring Gympie Civic Centre
The Albanese Government is supporting the restoration and upgrade of the Gympie Civic Centre, providing $11 million of funding from the latest round of the $400 million Regional Precincts and Partnerships Program (rPPP). The key civic and cultural facility has been closed since 2022 after extreme rainfall caused a record-breaking flood of 22.96m, the highest in the region since 1893.
Restoring and reopening this cultural hub will enable the region’s specialist performing arts venue to again host touring productions, improving access to cultural experiences for regional Queenslanders. It will also again become the region’s premier civic venue, hosting citizenship ceremonies. The investment will also deliver a new administration facility, providing office space and amenities for staff, performers and emergency services personnel.
This project will strengthen Gympie’s Civic and Cultural Precinct as a key community, economic and cultural hub for the region. For more information visit: infrastructure.gov.au/regional Quotes attributable to Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories, Kristy McBain MP “This is another great example of the Albanese Government delivering for regional and remote Australia.
“The Gympie Civic Centre is one of the Region’s most important community and civic facilities and renewing it after the 2022 floods is about restoring a cultural facility that will help breathe life back into the region’s heart. “Our funding is supporting long-term social, cultural and economic benefits for the region while encouraging investment in Gympie's CBD.
“Through the regional Precincts and Partnerships Program we are delivering integral infrastructure for Queensland communities to grow and renew their regional economies.” Quotes attributable to Assistant Minister for Regional Development, Senator Anthony Chisholm “It’s essential our regional centres receive funding that delivers improvements to our community spaces and facilities.
“The Gympie Civic and Cultural Precinct is a community and cultural hub, which is why our government is committed to working with council to restore and modernise it following flood damage in 2022. “The Albanese Government will continue to back our regional and rural councils to deliver for their communities.” Quotes attributable to Gympie Regional Council Mayor, Glen Hartwig “The Australian Government's $11 million contribution announced by the Minister today is very welcome as it is not just an investment in a building but an investment in the people of the Gympie region.
“The funding will help bring new life to a facility that, until the floods of 2022 closed its doors, had long been at the heart of our cultural, community and civic life. The funding will ensure that it again becomes a place where people can come together to connect, celebrate and participate. “Renewing the Civic Centre will also boost confidence in our CBD as every visitor attending a conference, performance, graduation, exhibition or community event also contributes to our local economy.”