THE Aspire Foundation has lodged a planning application with the City of Greater Bendigo for its $10 million interfaith precinct adjacent to the Sacred Heart Cathedral.
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The plans provide for the project being built in three stages, featuring an education centre, cafe, retail outlet, meeting rooms and a geodesic dome housing a 4D cinema.
Foundation chairman Gordon McKern said the “world class” cinema would quickly become one of Bendigo’s premier tourist drawcards.
“It will tell the stories of Bendigo’s history in a quite thrilling way, with film, sound, movement and sensory stimulation,” he said.
“There will be no other experience like this in Australia and we believe it alone will attract many visitors to the city.”
The state government has pledged $5 million towards the precinct.