
Issue No 113		28 September 2001

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Trades Hall to Be Fit for the Arts

Designs to the historic Trades Hall renovations in Sydney may allow theatrical and musical productions to be performed in the traditional home of unionism.

Labor Council secretary John Robertson says he'll ask theatre experts to look at the potential for using the auditorium for staging events and scope out the costs involved.

Robertson says he will also seek advice on wiring the auditorium to allow for live webcasts of events, performances and conferences.

"Trades Hall has been a traditional cultural center for the trade union movement in NSW and we want to do all we can to see it take that role again," Robertson says.

The project to restore Trades Hall to its former glory is likely to commence in March 2002, with a construction time from of 15 months.

While the Trades Hall building will retain its existing fa�ade, the renovations will totally rebuild the internal structures - which are currently in a state of disrepair.

The Trades Hall Association and the Labor Council are working on plans to hand control of the building over to the Labor Council to allow the renovations to go ahead.

Proceeds from last year's sale of 2KY radio station have been earmarked to fund the project.

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Issue 113 contents

Interview: The Custodian
Labor's arts spokesman Bob McMullan on the role government can play in nurturing national culture.

Media: Chucking a Wobbly
Veronica Apap meets Dan Buhagiar, the programmer of Labor Council's new online initiative, Wobbly Radio.

E-Change: 3.3 Unleashing a Networked Culture
Politics does not occur in a vacuum - it's is as much a product of its culture as it is an influence on it. In the post-Industrial Age how will this relationship change?

Unions: Are You a Terrorist?
Away from the talkback noise, Mark Hearn reports on how a Sydney workforce is taking up the cause of racial understanding and tolerance.

Organising: STAA Performers
Film industry workers are acting collectively to ensure they don't become Mexicans with Mobiles.

Workplace: Making Art Work
The Workers Cultural Action Committee is a community cultural development provider. What is this? And what does it mean for the union movement?

History: Creative Alliances
Neale Towart wanders through the archives to look at how unions' have worked with artists to promote progressive casuses.

Performance: Tales from the Shop Floor
Peter Murphy profiles Sydney's New Theatre and the role it has played in fostering working culture.

Review: Homegroan
In an extract from her new book, The Money Shot, Jane Mills argues that the local film industry needs more than patriotism to get bums on seats.

Satire: PM Pleads To Nauru: Take Our Aborigines Too
In the wake of Nauru�s acceptance of the Tampa refugees, Australian Prime Minister John Howard has struck a new deal with the small island nation to take our Aborigines as well.

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