By BRIDGET COOK
SIX names are in the running to become the title for Casey’s future community, entertainment and civic hub.
The City of Casey has shortlisted six possible names for the Casey Cultural Precinct and is calling on residents to have their say on which one they like.
The council recently ran a naming competition in which it received more than 370 entries.
The shortlisted names are Artorium Cultural Precinct, Casey Cultural Precinct, Curve Cultural Precinct, Fringe Cultural Precinct, The Arbour and The Landing Place.
City of Casey Mayor Geoff Ablett said the council’s our architects and branding experts hadn’t been able to select a winning name.
“As this precinct will be at the heart of the community, we are again calling on the public to help inform council to make the final decision,” he said.
This month a short survey will be conducted via telephone to gauge the community’s preference to the shortlisted names, with participants selected randomly.
Residents are also encouraged to complete the same survey which is available on the Casey Cultural Precinct website at www.caseyculturalprecinct.com.au.
The council is also continuing to advocate to the State and Federal Governments to provide funding towards the project.
Through the survey, the council is asking residents if they think that the State and Federal Governments should contribute funding towards the facility.
Casey Cultural Precinct director Steve Dalton said as the precinct has a projected catchment of more than 1 million people by 2028, its construction would provide benefits to the wider community, not just the ratepayers of Casey.
“For this reason, it is only fair that the State and Federal Governments contribute funding to deliver this facility,” he said.
“With an 800-seat regional theatre, multi-purpose exhibition space, regional art gallery, function space, community library and meeting rooms, Civic Centre and community plaza, there will be something for everyone when the precinct opens in 2017.”
In the coming weeks, the council will call on the community to lend its voice to the campaign urging the State Government and opposition to commit to $10 million funding towards the facility leading up to the State Government election in November.
