Save Bondi Pavilion

What we want:

* Our community supports restoration and repair of the Pavilion.

* Retention of the existing theatre, music rooms, studios and community spaces.

*Improved toilets and change rooms.

* Respect for the built and cultural heritage values of the Bondi Pavilion Community Cultural Centre.

Here’s why we’re campaigning:

* Bondi Pavilion Community Cultural Centre is again under threat of privatisation.

* Bondi Pavilion has been a dedicated Community Centre serving the people for over 40 Years.

* The entire first floor will be privatised, locking the community out of this vital space. There is no business plan to support commercialisation of the first floor.

* Evicting the community from the first floor results in the demolition of the theatre, the music studios and the High Tide multi-function room.

* Waverley Council reserves and borrowings are being allocated to the reconfiguration of the first floor of the Pavilion to allow for its lease to a private operator - a misappropriation of public funds.

*There is currently no viable alternative place designated for the music rehearsal and recording studios.

* Current users of the Pavilion have received no guarantee that they can continue existing classes at the Pavilion following redevelopment.

* There is almost universal community opposition to the current plan. There were over 750 public submissions received against, versus 6 in support.

* Waverley Council’s plan blew out from $9 million to $38 million in less than a year. Many additional costs have not been included it will inevitably blow out much further.

* Woollahra Council have written to Premier Mike Baird saying Waverley Council’s decision to go ahead with a $38 million is in breach of the Office of Local Government guidelines against committing to major projects during the merger process.

* The Federal Senate has called upon the Prime Minister to reject the overblown plans for redevelopment of the Bondi Pavilion.