Push to attract cinema

By Paul Dunlop
CARDINIA council is leaving no stone unturned in its efforts to attract a cinema to Pakenham.
That’s the message from chief executive officer Garry McQuillan.
He told residents at a recent Lakeside community forum that the council was confident it would soon achieve what has been a long-running ambition.
“We’re striving to get a cinema operator into town,” Mr McQuillan said.
“We’ve been trying for a couple of years.”
“The timing hasn’t been right, but we think now we have a better opportunity.”
Previous efforts have failed because the population was not considered big enough to sustain a cinema complex.
Mr McQuillan said it was unlikely a Pakenham cinema operation would rival the Village complex at Fountain Gate in size.
But it would provide a much-wanted service for residents.