A Shorten Labor Government will contribute $429,000 towards the revitalisation of the iconic Kingston Butter Factory in Logan, helping transform it into an innovation hub and premier entertainment venue.

The Kingston Butter Factory has been part of the local community since it was built in 1907, producing dairy goods until 1983 before being converted into a community centre in 1988.

Labor’s commitment will help fund Logan’s biggest permanent outdoor events space on the site, which will ensure the city becomes an attractive destination for major outdoor concerts and cultural events, rivalling Brisbane’s Riverstage.

The $2.3 million outdoor performance stage area, as well as a multi-use plaza, viewing areas and a forecourt, will be able to hold about 5,000 people.

The people of Logan and Brisbane’s southern suburbs will not only be able to enjoy a new entertainment hotspot, but they will benefit from the economic boost it will bring to the community.

Logan City Council announced the $12m upgrade of the Kingston Butter Factory precinct as part of its 2018-19 budget, of which $4m will be spent creating the city’s largest outdoor events space.

The outdoor events space will complement an innovation hub and ideas incubator to be built within the Kingston Butter Factory – an area to include commercial office space for start-up businesses – giving it the flexibility to host major events that use both spaces.

The entire $12 million project will mark the biggest facelift for the Kingston Butter Factory in its 112-year history. 

Labor’s funding commitment is good news for local families and local businesses.

We can afford to fund important local projects like this, and properly fund local schools and hospitals, because unlike the LNP, we’re not giving big unaffordable tax handouts to the top end of town.