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An announcement from Member for Dubbo, Troy Grant's office says an Interim Heritage Order (IHO) has been approved for Mudgee’s Regent Theatre.
An IHO is sometimes put in place as a preventative measure which means that any development on the building has been frozen until such time as the assessment is completed by the Heritage Council of NSW.
Sometimes requests for an IHO are made by members of the public but it's unclear at this time who made the request.
In a press release, Mr Grant said the IHO had been approved by the Minister for Heritage Gabrielle Upton and would allow time for a full assessment of the theatre’s heritage value.
“The Regent Theatre has been a cornerstone of Mudgee’s social life for more than 80 years," he said.
"This IHO will give us breathing space to consider what this building brings to the heritage of not only Mudgee, but of all NSW,”
“With its distinctive art deco style and murals from the 1940’s, the Regent Theatre is considered likely to be a rare surviving example of the more typical cinemas which dominated early twentieth century culture throughout NSW,"
“The granting of the IHO means any development will now also need approval from the Heritage Council of NSW under the Heritage Act of NSW. The Theatre has also been nominated by the National Trust for State Heritage Listing and this assessment will occur while the IHO is in place.”
According to the release, the IHO will be in place for 12 months.
