{"id":103945,"date":"2024-06-28T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/?p=103945"},"modified":"2024-06-26T17:58:57","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T07:58:57","slug":"cinema-closes-enters-voluntary-liquidation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/news\/cinema-closes-enters-voluntary-liquidation\/","title":{"rendered":"Cinema closes, enters voluntary liquidation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>REGENT Cinemas has entered voluntary liquidation, as of Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The historic movie theatre and Lydiard Street icon, which has been run by Steve Anderson and family for decades, closed effective immediately on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>On the business&#8217; Facebook page, management confirmed the shut-down.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s with a great amount of sadness that we have taken the decision to cease operations effective immediately,&#8221; the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have arrived at this point after a great deal of consideration and as result of a number of factors that have contributed to the heart breaking decision to close the business.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We would like to thank the Ballarat community for their support over the years.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/06\/20220730_210803_12255.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Poco Film Festival organisers are seeking an alternative venue to the Regent&#8217;s Cinema 1.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The second Poco Film Festival was set to be held in the Regent&#8217;s grand Cinema 1 in August, and organisers said they&#8217;re seeking an alternative venue.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We regret to announce that Ballarat&#8217;s own Regent Cinemas have closed their doors indefinitely,&#8221; Poco organisers said. &#8220;This is a significant loss for our city, as the cinema held a special place in the hearts of many Ballarat residents and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Despite this, we want to assure everyone that the Poco screening will still take place at a new venue, which will be announced soon.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ballarat&#8217;s remaining movie theatre is Showbiz Cinemas at Delacombe Town Centre.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>REGENT Cinemas has entered voluntary liquidation, as of Tuesday. 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