New Creative Spaces In Glebe's Historic Viaducts
New Creative Spaces In Glebe's Historic Viaducts
Three historic viaducts in Glebe’s
Jubilee Park could soon be home to musicians, sporting clubs
or creative collectives, with applications now open for the
City of Sydney’s latest round of accommodation
grants.
Opening onto the picturesque foreshore park
at the end of Glebe Point Road, the heritage-listed viaducts
measure 85 square metres each.
Close to Glebe’s relaxed
village atmosphere, they are one of five new City properties
seeking creative residents to move in and make them usable
spaces for the community.
Lord Mayor Clover Moore
said the workspaces were in locations that would be perfect
for creative people.
“Our accommodation grants
program puts empty spaces across the City to good use,
helping organisations provide important cultural, social and
educational services for the community,” the Lord Mayor
said.
“We’re delighted by how popular the
program has been so far, and look forward to seeing new
projects come to life in the Jubilee Park viaducts and the
other unusual spaces on offer.”
The City’s
accommodation grants allow non-profit community
organisations to apply for partial or fully subsidised
rent.
The Glebe viaducts were built in 1910 using
over three million bricks. They were designed to separate
Sydney’s passenger and freight train lines and provide
direct freight lines to the ports at Rozelle, Glebe and
Darling Harbour. In 1996, the train line was decommissioned
and the viaducts became home to the light rail
line.
Other spaces open for applications are:
Benledi House, Glebe – this single
office space, measuring 32 sqm, is suitable for social or
educational uses such as community services, workshops or
social groups.
Erskineville Town Hall,
Erskineville – two recently renovated spaces are
available, including a 69 sqm office with six workstations
and reception desk, and a 42 sqm workspace with reception
area, leading into an office. The spaces are suitable for
cultural, creative or social uses, such as cultural groups,
social services or creative collectives.
247-257 Bulwara Road, Ultimo – this
large open studio on the first floor includes a small
office, kitchen and bathroom area, and measures 245sqm in
total. The space is suitable for cultural, social or
educational uses.
107 Redfern Street,
Redfern – this large office space, which includes
a workshop, kitchen, exhibition space and outdoor area,
measures 480sqm in total. The space is suitable for artist
collectives, creative services or community groups.
Site
inspections will be held at each of the properties
throughout July, with spaces ready for occupation in early
2014.
The accommodation grants program, one of the
City’s 19 grants and sponsorships programs, is worth more
than $2.6 million each year in revenue foregone.
It
currently provides space for more than 60 non-profit
organisations – including Beehive
Industries, a group offering support and
companionship to elderly people and members of the community
living with a disability, and Regenesis, an innovative
education program targeting local disadvantaged and at-risk
youth.
ENDS