Town Hall Redevelopment
Let’s get on with converting Manly Town Hall into a live music and theatre venue. The conversion into a world-class entertainment site would be a great attraction for visitors and a fantastic investment for Manly locals. The proposal would provide real economic growth for Manly, and importantly re-establish Manly as a cultural hub.
The Enmore Theatre generates more than $39M in discretionary expenditure for the surrounding businesses outside of ticketing, and from food and beverages sold within the theatre. Alongside the demolition of the former Manly Aquarium, for which planning is well underway, these two projects would revitalise Manly and create a place for families, locals and visitors to enjoy.
Help with Cost-of-Living Pressures
The full range of Opal travel discounts are now available on the Manly Fast Ferry service. This is an issue I took to the last election, and I am very happy to see it delivered. It means the same Opal discounts are now available from both ferry operators.
Ferry Good!
According to Transport for NSW, the Emerald Class ferries reported 52 incidents between August 2020 and March 2023. In fact, over two weeks last February, which just happened to be a month before the last state election, all three of the new Emerald ferries were taken out of service due to mechanical issues, causing a huge disruption to commuters. So, it’s great to see the Emerald Ferries have vastly improved their reliability since March with Transport for NSW reporting only 6 issues in the 6months since the election.
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