The Glasshouse @ The Gannawarra
- Project value$3.07 million
To be built at Kerang's Sir John Gorton Library, The Glasshouse @ The Gannawarra will allow the Gannawarra Library Service to plan and deliver youth programs including movie making, sound and music recording, whilst the flexible and scalable meeting space will have the technology necessary for modern meetings, conferences and training sessions.
RTM Construction Pty Ltd was awarded the tender for the $3.07 million project in March 2024, with the facility to feature:
- Two soundproof pods which can be used to develop media projects;
- An additional gallery space that will complement current facilities;
- A meeting area that can be enclosed from the main building; and
- LED walls that can display creative installations.
Construction of The Glasshouse @ The Gannawarra is supported by a $1.5 million contribution from the State Government’s Living Libraries Infrastructure Program and $718,000 from the Federal Government’s Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program.
However, Council identified during the tender process that the current budget allocation is insufficient to enable the project to be completed, with Council to contribute $842,000 from its capital works budget to enable the project to proceed.
To assist with reducing the costs associated with the project, a proposed operable glass wall that would have featured in the final design will be replaced with a more affordable operable acoustic wall, whilst the landscaping works package has been reduced, with the remaining elements to be completed at a later date.
Council sought community feedback regarding the proposed design during August and September 2022.
To view a large-scale version of the final concept design, please click here(PDF, 236KB).
Location
2 Shadforth Street, Kerang 3579 View Map
-35.7346679,143.9157039
2 Shadforth Street ,
Kerang 3579
2 Shadforth Street ,
Kerang 3579
The Glasshouse @ The Gannawarra