Busselton Drive-In
500 Bussell Highway,
Broadwater,
WA
6280
500 Bussell Highway,
Broadwater,
WA
6280
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Located in the Broadwater suburb to the west of Busselton. The Busselton Drive-In opened on 3rd December 1960. Closed on 15th May 2015 with “ParaNorman”, and “The Bourne Ultimatum”. I think the drive-in closed because they coudn’t afford digital equipment? The drive-in was heritage listed by the Busselton Shire council(date unknown). It is rumored that the drive-in might br replaced by a retirement village.
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There is footage of the closing of the Busselton Drive-in from the GWN7 news report on youtube (busselton drive in 170315)
Opened on 3/12/1960. On the 50th anniversity, the drive-in screened the movies “The Picture show man” and “The Man from Snowy River” and also a newsreel taken of Allan Jones when he operated a cinema museum in the Allan Theatre(now Orana Cinemas) in Busselton. There was also a sale of memobrilia from the drive-in(speakers, film reels, etc).
500 Bussell Highway, Busselton, Western Australia Australia
There are some more photos here:
https://www.commercialrealestate.com.au/property/lot-3-500-bussell-highway-broadwater-wa-6280-2014234526
Local Western Australian artist Ian Mutch painted some giant murals on the the drive-in’s ramps(as seen from the air in 3 photos on the ABC Perth Facebook page(27/5/2020).
Exhibitor was Alan Jones Circuit Pictures/Cinewest Cinemas and Drive Ins.