Feedback adds cafe to $45m library project

PUBLIC feedback has prompted Geelong’s council to add a cafe to its “striking” $45 million plan for the city’s library and heritage centre, according to Mayor Keith Fagg.
He said support for the project to include a cafe emerged as “one of the strong themes” during public consultations on the centre redevelopment.
The consultations also found support for the unusual proposed design.
“People said it was important to have a striking contemporary design that would attract national and international interest,” Cr Fagg said.
Council expects to complete the project in late 2015. Geelong Regional Library Corporation chair Cr Andy Richards called the redevelopment a “landmark project” for the city.
“We are building something that will take Geelong forward into the next 50 years of its history while conserving our heritage.”
Council will put $20 million into the project, with state and federal governments contributing $15 million and $10 million respectively.