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Posted on February 12, 2021 by saveoursubstationorg

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Community Sentiment – an extract…

“A public asset whose potential was realised by visionary hard working volunteers initially at their own expense. I am appalled by the contempt of the current management to deny these pioneers and the public a voice.”

“I have been disappointed that the Substation has not become the wonderful community space that we hoped it would be. It seems to be hardly used! What a waste of money! It is a wonderful space and should be used for a diverse range of community activities. Shame on you Hobsons Bay!”

“The Substation was restored with donations and countless hours of work from committed volunteers who believed they were contributing to an accessible community resource to benefit all. My involvement was through working bees during restoration work and then with running the artist’s market. It is of great concern to me that our “Community arts” space has quickly become an elitist institution that in no way promotes true community engagement in the arts, in the way Footscray Community Arts centre does. This is a direct result of management practices and policies. I don’t know who is currently benefitting from the operation of the Substation as I am no longer a member, but it is time for our community to have access to a space that serves the interests of the community that worked so tirelessly to create it. Some serious oversight and community consultation is long overdue.”

“I remember several years ago I was able to go and see some fantastic performance events at The Substation (both high and not-so-high level), then all of a sudden they were gone and in their place just contemporary art. I felt like The Substation had suddenly become less-welcoming to its own community. I am not opposed to the contemporary art – the spaces within The Substation are perfect for it, but it would be great to allow the space to be used for a wider variety of interest groups within Hobsons Bay.”

“The current committee has subverted the purposes and turned into an elitist space for a niche number of people interested in contemporary art rather than the diverse program that originally ran. I feel Council has to remedy this situation as the committee in its current form would not technically qualify for grants of public money without a strong community base.”

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Save our Substation represents a group of The Substation members who have had their membership rights excluded by the current Substation committee. The group includes Darren Williams the founder of the project to restore and redevelop The Substation into a community arts centre.