GPAC policy review & development

GPAC Policy Review & Development

Latrobe City Council (LCC) in regional Victoria engaged Hawkridge Entertainment Services to assist Gippsland Performing Arts Centre (GPAC) staff to complete the GPAC policy review & development. This involved the creation and development of various operational documents, encompassing policies and plans that outlined and replicated the tasks, actions and responsibilities of the staff. Following the[…]

Quarry Amphitheatre strategic & operational review

Quarry Amphitheatre Strategic & Operational review

Hawkridge Entertainment Services partnered with WA based Push Management to deliver the Quarry Amphitheatre Strategic & Operational review for the Town of Cambridge. Founded in 2007, Push Management is based in Western Australia and delivers projects across Australia often in complex stakeholder environments. Their work takes place across local, state and federal government jurisdictions and[…]

Economic impact of the Sydney Fringe festival

Economic Impact of the Sydney Fringe Festival

The Sydney Fringe Festival engaged Hawkridge Entertainment Services to calculate the economic impact of the Sydney Fringe Festival in 2022. Each year the impact of the Sydney Fringe Festival is measured through surveys and aneconomic impact assessment. This report also discusses the benefits and value of the Artists andassesses their economic impact. Further the report[…]

Murwillumbah Arts Precinct strategic review

Murwillumbah Arts Precinct strategic review

Hawkridge Entertainment Services were engaged by the Murwillumbah Arts Precinct (known as M|Arts) to complete the Murwillumbah Arts Precinct strategic review. The review involved identification and preliminary assessment of infrastructure and flood/disaster mitigation measures including impacts on business continuity. In addition, we completed an assessment of strategic options, structural (infrastructure) options and management options as[…]

Broken Hill Civic Centre

Broken Hill Civic Centre

Business analysis and 10-year growth plan Broken Hill City Council engaged Hawkridge Entertainment Services to complete a business analysis and 10-year growth plan for the Broken Hill Civic Centre. The Broken Hill Civic Centre is a multipurpose venue with theatre style seating for 700 people. It is Broken Hill’s premier venue for performing arts, seminars[…]

Gippsland Performing Arts Centre Operational Review

Gippsland Performing Arts Centre Operational Review

Latrobe City Council in regional Victoria engaged Hawkridge Entertainment Services to complete the Gippsland Performing Arts Centre Operational Review. The Gippsland Performing Arts Centre (GPAC) opened to the public in March 2022 and the centre includes:  The Gippsland Performing Arts Centre (GPAC) is a key mechanism to deliver the Latrobe City Council Plan and its[…]

Parramatta Riverside Theatres Strategic Business Case

Parramatta Riverside Theatres Business Case

Hawkridge Entertainment Services recently completed the Parramatta Riverside Theatres Business Case for the City of Parramatta. The business case was developed with input from BIS Oxford Economics who completed a Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) for the project. The Redevelopment Concept Proposal In May 2022, the City of Parramatta Council approved the concept proposal validation work[…]

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Shoalhaven Multipurpose Arts Facility Business Case

Shoalhaven City Council engaged Hawkridge Entertainment Services to complete the Shoalhaven Multipurpose Arts Facility Business Case. The report reviews and details information about the demand for a Multipurpose Arts Facility in the Shoalhaven region. The study was divided into nine key actions (phases) which are described in the following detail. Project initiation In the initial[…]

Bellingen Memorial Hall Operational Review

Bellingen Memorial Hall Operational Review

Bellingen Shire Council engaged Hawkridge Entertainment Services to complete the Bellingen Memorial Hall Operational Review. The Bellingen Memorial Hall has been one of the foundational ‘homes’ of the local Bellingen community and its culture. In 1918 and the building opened on Anzac Day 1929 as a memorial to those who served in World War 1.[…]

Grant writing Campbelltown City Council

Grant writing for Campbelltown City Council

Hawkridge Entertainment Services assisted in the development of business cases and grant writing for Campbelltown City Council. The grants and business cases were seeking funding from the NSW governments $5 billion WestInvest program. The program aims to fund transformational infrastructure projects across Western Sydney, home to one of the fastest growing and most diverse populations[…]

Paranaple convention centre operational review

Paranaple Convention Centre Operational Review

Devonport City Council engaged Hawkridge Entertainment Services to complete the Paranaple Convention Centre operational review. The operational review of the Paranaple Convention Centre (PCC) was developed to evaluate the current operations of the centre, specifically in the following areas: In the initial phase HES met with the key internal stakeholders to discuss issues, opportunities and[…]

Business Case for the Wollondilly Performing Arts Centre

Business Case for the Wollondilly Performing Arts Centre

Wollondilly Shire Council engaged Hawkridge Entertainment Services to develop a business case for the Wollondilly Performing Arts Centre. The business case provides a range of information about the project and was part of the Councils successful Grant application to the Create NSW Creative Capital fund. The fund aims to provide $60 million in strategic funding[…]