SBS will set up a hub in Sydney’s west.
A feasibility study was conducted late last year to see the merit in moving the multicultural broadcaster from Artarmon in Sydney’s north. Instead the Federal government will separate hub in a yet to be determined location in Western Sydney with a TV studio, radio and podcasting booths and a workspace to support production output.
The new facility aims to:
- Create opportunities for local, skilled production jobs in Western Sydney for its increasing number of highly skilled, qualified and culturally diverse workers;
- Provide a participation pathway for young people, including multicultural, multilingual and First Nations youth, pursuing careers in the arts and media; and
- Further improve participation by Western Sydney communities in one of Australia’s most trusted news media organisation.
SBS Board Chair George Savvides AM (pictured) said:
“With SBS turning 50, what better way to celebrate than to expand our storytelling capability and infrastructure.
The SBS Board is delighted at the opportunity to embed SBS within Western Sydney, and to keep growing SBS’s contribution to social cohesion through community access to trusted, impartial media and even greater opportunities for local communities to be part of our diverse storytelling.”
Expressions of interest for potential sites which could house the production hub have been sought.