Key details
Location
476 Docklands Drive
Policy objective
Social and economic infrastructure
Project partners
Docklands Studios Melbourne
Creative Victoria
Film Victoria
Overview
The new $46 million, 3,700sqm Sound Stage 6 will increase Docklands Studios Melbourne’s capacity by 60 per cent and help attract large scale international productions.
Sound Stage 6 will be one of the largest of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere and will complement the existing stages and facilities for smaller TV and film projects at the studio.
In 2018-19 screen projects supported by the Victorian Government generated $251 million and supported more than 8,300 local jobs.
Construction of Sound Stage 6 is now completed, with the official launch held on March 26 2022.
$46 million project value
3,700sqm project area
60% capacity increase
Dockland Studios Sound Stage 6 completion
April 2022
Docklands Studio Melbourne Sound Stage 6 steel work video update
Docklands Studios Melbourne’s new $46 million Sound Stage 6 has reached a major milestone with the completion of the foundations and work beginning on the main structure.
600 tonnes of steel girders will be lifted into place to form the shell of the new 3700m2 sound stage which will increase Docklands Studios Melbourne’s capacity by 60 per cent.
The sound stage will also feature a massive 900,000-litre water tank giving it the flexibility to attract a greater range of productions.
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Section of Moonee Ponds Creek trail to close for studio construction
A section of the Moonee Ponds Creek trail adjacent to Docklands Studio Melbourne will be closed on 23 November 2020 to enable the construction of the new Sound Stage 6 project.
Trail users will be diverted to Pearl River Road via the path between Docklands Studios Melbourne and the O’Brien Icehouse. The trail will also be diverted near the Ron Barassi Senior Oval (see attached map).
The diversion route has been determined in consultation with the Bicycle Network, City of Melbourne and, the Department of Environment, Land, Water and, Planning. Signage and road markings will be installed around the area to mark the alternate route.
In the long-term, Development Victoria will continue to work with the City of Melbourne to achieve the vision of their 2019 Moonee Ponds Creek Strategic Opportunities Plan which proposes a new pathway near the studios as part of a larger rejuvenation of the Moonee Ponds Creek.
The $46 million, 3,700sqm Sound Stage 6 will increase Docklands Studios Melbourne’s capacity by 60 per cent and help attract large scale international screen productions.
Sound Stage 6 will be one of the largest of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere and will complement the studio’s existing stages and facilities for smaller TV and film projects. In 2018-19 screen projects supported by the Victorian Government generated $251 million and supported more than 8,300 local jobs.
Construction of Sound Stage 6 will begin later this year and is expected to be completed by late 2021. The five existing sound stages will remain operational while the project is under way.
Updated on 26 May 2023