Petition updateSave the Repatriation Clinic, 310 St Kilda Rd, as veterans' Arts & Cultural Institution.Vision for the old Repat Clinic

Australian National Veterans Arts Museum

Apr 2, 2017
The question is often asked about making the old Repat Clinic sustainable and relevant. To deliver a sustainable institution that has its own distinct identity requires balance between veterans and community services.
The attached floor plan of the ground floor at the old Repat Clinic shows the uses for the various existing rooms in the context of a veterans cultural institution. It is necessary to provide a balance between the sorts of facilities typical of a cultural institution including public access areas; galleries, retail shop, artist in residence and café as well as the wellbeing areas for the use of veterans including art studio areas. These studios cover visual art, music, creative writing and drama.
All facilities contribute to the urban renewal of this area of Melbourne bringing creativity and a new vibrancy to a quiet area and providing amenity for the whole community.
Through this approach the business case and modelling for the old Repat Clinic shows the site can be sustainable as a cultural institution for veterans thereby preserving an important part of Australia's military/veteran heritage while delivery a valuable service to the wellbeing of veterans and families.
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