The Queen Victoria Art Gallery at Royal park is set to undergo a $500,000 roof upgrade to address ongoing 'high risk problems' with storm water.
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The City of Launceston Council lodged a development application to address the ongoing storm water issues and to replace a non-compliant fume cabinet at the building.
Mayor Albert van Zetten said the gallery, built in 1891, was one of the city's most prized buildings and housed some of Launceston's most valuable artworks.
"The recently advertised planning application is for the installation of a new roof over the western end of the building and will mitigate potential flooding risks due to the age and poor condition of the existing roof," he said.
"While final costs are still to be determined, the City of Launceston expects the Royal Park roof upgrade to cost approximately $500,000, significantly below initial budget projections of $850,000."
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A fume cabinet will be relocated from the Inveresk QVMAG building to replace the non-compliant one.
The roof upgrades will allow the existing roof to remain in place to drain water to the perimeter, missing box gutters and internal drainage, to mitigate the storm water problems.
The development application is available for public comment on the council's website until May 11.
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Sports reporter at The Canberra Times. A Novocastrian with a passion for football (or soccer as they call it in the capital) via The Examiner and The Port Lincoln Times.
