PROJECT IN THE SPOTLIGHT
REVITALISED ARTS CENTRE SUPPORTS GROWTH IN FAR NORTH QUEENSLAND
THE QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT’S $5.9 MILLION REFURBISHMENT OF THE FORMER CENTRE OF CONTEMPORARY ARTS CAIRNS SAW THE CULTURAL FACILITY REOPEN IN FEBRUARY 2020 AS BULMBA-JA ARTS CENTRE WITH AN EXCITING NEW, VISION AND IDENTITY.
Centre of Contemporary Arts Cairns before refurbishment. (Source: Queensland’s Department of Energy and Public Works)
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Centre of Contemporary Arts Cairns, which was renamed Bulmba-ja, after refurb
Working in partnership with Arts Queensland and the Queensland Government Accommodation Office (who invested an additional $1.525 million in maintenance upgrades to the aging building), QBuild as part of the Department of Energy and Public Works undertook the project and procurement management, contract administration, superintendency and quantity surveying services for the project.
