By Tate Papworth
A Sunshine resident is pushing for the suburb’s iconic silos to be transformed into an outdoor cinema.
Jacob Holley’s proposal has been shortlisted by the state government’s Pick My Project initiative.
He said he has long thought the silos should be showcased.
“A few months ago I noticed the top of the silos being vandalised, sections at the top were being kicked out and I thought if something isn’t done to preserve them, they’re probably going to come down,” Mr Holley said.
“I started a discussion on a local Facebook group about what people saw as the silos’ future.
“It was a bit of a way to gauge community sentiment. The feedback was really strong –these silos clearly mean a lot to people.”
Mr Holley said his initial idea was to have murals painted on the silos, however that proposal was knocked back.
“The owners were worried what impact permanent work might have on the silos, so we thought why not project art up onto them.
“We could get schools involved to project student art and even screen movies.
“The Sunshine Film Festival runs each year and we could even do something like screen the best entries. There’s a number of people we can get involved in this.”
The site will be managed by a group of residents and community groups with help and guidance from Brimbank council.
Vote for the project at: www.pickmyproject.vic.gov.au/rounds/pick-my-project/ideas/sunshine-silos-projection-project
Voting concludes on Monday, September 17.
