About Great Lakes Cinema 3
Phone: (02) 6554 6043
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Great Lakes Cinema 3 opened on November 25th, 1999. The cinemas were built over a 10 month period and replaced the single screen Tuncurry Lakes Theatre (now Tuncurry Memorial Hall) which the Howard's had run for almost 30 years.
It was recognized a new cinema for Tuncurry / Forster was needed, and the imminent end of the Howard family's long-term lease of the old building down near the bridge was one of the main catalysts that got the project on the drawing board.
Land was acquired in the heart of Tuncurry on Manning Street and over the next 10 months the $2 million project grew and grew, often with more than 30 different tradespeople onsite at any one time, and all under the stewardship of local builder Bill Howard (the owner's uncle).
Opening titles included The Bone Collector, The Sixth Sense, and Fight Club.
Local couple Peter and Danielle Howard were the owner-operators for more than a decade, until Danielle's untimely passing. Peter now operates the cinema with the able assistance of his second wife, Jaire.
The cinema has undergone extensive renovations over the past few years. During the COVID19 shutdown in 2020, the toilet facilities were gutted and rebuilt, along with new tiling at the cinema entries. In August 2023, the cinema closed for 43 days for a huge renovation which included carpets, seating, signage, candy bar and box office, and air conditioning.
The most successful films over the life of Great Lakes Cinema 3 to this point have been The Dish (2000), Moulin Rouge (2001), Crackerjack (2002), The Devil Wears Prada (2006), Australia (2008), Mao's Last Dancer (2009), Avatar (2010), Red Dog (2011), Last Cab to Darwin (2015), Ladies in Black (2018), Top Gun: Maverick (2022) and Barbie (2023). In addition, the Lord of the Rings trilogy and the Harry Potter franchise were also very successful.
Great Lakes Cinema 3 screens an eclectic mix of the latest blockbuster films mixed in with a varied and exciting selection of specialized and arthouse titles.
Cinema Features
Great Lakes Cinema 3 has three auditoriums which have 212, 131, and 92 seats, with a central foyer. In late 2023, we replaced the entirety of our cinema seating as well as adding two rows of recliner-style lounge seating at the rear of each auditorium. We refer to these seats as 'Premium Lounge', and this gives our guests the option of a more salubrious experience.
There is a central box office, with a large and well stocked candy bar with all the usual cinema favourites such as choc tops (multiple flavours), popcorn, soft drinks and the omnipresent maltesers. The cinema has an alcohol licence and offers an extensive selection of beverages.
All auditoriums feature full Dolby Digital multichannel sound, and films are presented via state of the art GDC servers and NEC digital projectors. All pre-show cinema advertising is presented via our Panasonic digital projectors.
Great Lakes Cinema 3 is fully accessible for disabled and wheelchair bound patrons, and offers electronic assistance for people with hearing difficulties and who have hearing aids. Embedded under the carpet in a section of all cinemas is an inductive loop which allows those with hearing aids to tune into that loop, and reproduce the film's soundtrack through their hearing aid, which significantly enhances the movie going experience for those patrons.
EFTPOS and credit card facilities are available at the box office, and tickets can be purchased online via the cinema website www.greatlakescinemas.com.au
Advertise with Great Lakes Cinema 3
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For more information, contact Peter Howard on (02) 6554 9592.
