A detailed plan for Australia's
Country Music Hall of Fame has been announced

So what is the Hall of Fame going to be?

The Australian Country Music Hall of Fame is the one main collection point for all of the collection, protection and showcasing of Australia's rich country music heritage and history.

The new plan is for the construction and fit-out of a building on a new site in Tamworth, Australia's Country Music Capital, with a projected overall cost of $12 million.

Members of the Foundation have been working almost constantly since January compiling the plan with the assistance of consultant Vicki Brooke of Purple Patch Consulting and underwritten by grant funding from Museums & Galleries NSW to establish the viability of a larger country music hall of fame in Tamworth.

The plan allows for the construction of a new building with space for

• collection storage and workspace
• exhibitions
• reference and study libraries
• mastering and graphics studio
• coffee shop and bistro
• performance theatre
• meeting rooms
• merchandising and administration areas

The plan also contains detailed financials covering capital, operating and fundraising income and expenditure in the five years leading up to the opening of the proposed new Hall of Fame and the first five years of operation.

If all goes according to plan, the new Country Music Hall of Fame will open in January 2010.

BUT HOW WILL WE DO IT?

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