Mona’s Macquarie Point vision the ‘outcome Hobart deserves’, says David Walsh
Mona’s Macquarie Point vision the ‘outcome Hobart deserves’, says David WalshMATT SMITH, State Political Editor, Sunday Tasmanian
December 10, 2016 9:30pm
Subscriber onlyTHE Hobart waterfront would be home to a music bowl, a day and night produce market, a nationally significant Aboriginal cultural precinct, hotels and conference centre, and an integrated transport hub for light rail, under a plan by the team behind Tasmania’s Museum of Old and New Art.Mona founder David Walsh and artistic director Leigh Carmichael have revealed their alternative vision for the Macquarie Point site.
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The Macquarie Point Development Corporation has been instructed by the State Government to find a way to turn the vision to a reality.
Mona’s vision to turn the Macquarie Point industrial site into an internationally significant cultural precinct is expected to take until 2050 to be fully realised.
We need to set realistic timeframes and expectations, but the most important thing is getting it right. If we waste this chance, it will be lost for a very long time. – Mona owner David Walsh
But Mr Walsh and Mr Carmichael’s plans have prompted the State Government to reset the vision for the site. This includes giving its first public commitment to underwrite the removal of the wastewater treatment plant that has threatened to derail any meaningful development in the area.
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Premier Will Hodgman told the?Sunday Tasmanian?the Government had listened to feedback from the community and key stakeholders and, on that basis, had determined to rethink the Macquarie Point redevelopment.
“Resetting the vision will ensure the project’s full potential can be realised,” Mr Hodgman said.
“Macquarie Point presents a once-in-a-generation opportunity for Hobart and Tasmania and we are determined to get it right.”
As revealed by the?Mercury, the centrepiece of Mona’s vision for Macquarie Point is a National Truth and Reconciliation Art Park that acknowledges Australia’s dark history of colonial warfare.
The?Sunday Tasmanian?has obtained the first artists’ impressions and details for Mona’s broader vision.
GALLERY: MONA’S MACQUARIE POINT 2050 VISION <http://www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/monas-macquarie-point-2050-vision/image-gallery/e8f8735e1c8f6f22a44d4a9816ab1c1a> An artist’s rendering of Mona’s Macquarie Point 2050 Vision.
That proposal, expected to be developed in three stages between now and 2050, includes:
AUSTRALIA’S?first reconciliation art park.
NINE?major fire and light installations – representing each of the first Tasmanian nations.
TASMANIAN?Aboriginal history centre, living culture centre and education facilities.
LIGHT?rail (three stations including options for a heritage rail station).
EDEN?Project.
CONTEMPORARY?gallery and art space.
ANTARCTIC?science and research precinct.
LUXURY?500-room hotel (or three hotels).
CONFERENCE?and exhibition centre for 2500 people.
PRODUCE?market day and night, operating regularly.
HOBART?music bowl with a capacity of 7000.
UPGRADED?Antarctic gateway.
RESIDENTIAL?and retail marina with ferry terminals.
UPGRADED?cruise terminal facilities, additional warehousing and allied commercial offices and retail.
An artist’s rendering of Mona’s Macquarie Point 2050 Vision.
Mr Walsh said the vision was a starting point for a new direction, not a final destination.
“The project will evolve and new ideas will emerge, but we feel confident enough that the concepts proposed will allow the project to progress, and provide Hobart with a chance for the outcome it deserves,” Mr Walsh said.
Mr Carmichael said Mona had set out to create something that would make Hobart a better place to live, work and visit.
“Our vision is for a unified cultural precinct with a range of attractors across the fields of art, culture, tourism and science. At the heart of the project is a reconciliation art resonate internationally.
“We need to set realistic timeframes and expectations, but the most important thing is getting it right. If we waste this chance, it will be lost for a very long time.”
An artist’s rendering of Mona’s Macquarie Point 2050 Vision.
State Growth Minister Matthew Groom said the new vision presented an extraordinary opportunity for Hobart and Tasmania.
“This will continue to be a challenging project and it’s going to take time to deliver,” Mr Groom said.
“The new plan will set out three clear stages of development.
“We have formally directed the Macquarie Point Development Corporation to prepare a detailed action plan for the achievement of stage one.”
Stage one of the project will include the development of commercial space, exhibition space and accommodation. Work on developing those detailed plans is under way.
matthew.smith@news.com.au
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