Graham has also flagged changes in priorities to the Powerhouse Museum at Parramatta and Ultimo, as Labor takes charge of the controversial museum project eight years after former Premier Mike Baird first took the idea to relocate the Ultimo museum to voters.That decision was overturned in the face of public protests, with the Powerhouse to now operate across the two campuses.
Labor will also abandon an unpopular split between fashion and design at Ultimo, and science and technology at Parramatta., now in its design phase, which calls for the demolition of the museum’s 1988-built atrium extension to the heritage-listed buildings of the Ultimo Power Station and the old post office.“I’m very conscious [Powerhouse Ultimo] is a big part of the Wran story,” he said.
Graham said he had already spoken to Destination NSW about options to change the agency’s short-term mission from a focus on overnight stays. Also receiving ministerial scrutiny is the agency’s multimillion-dollar, five-year licensing deal to bring the global cultural juggernaut, South by Southwest, to the Sydney CBD.