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The Westgarth Theatre - Northcote (Melbourne)






Opened on Saturday 20th October 1921, Northcote's historic Westgarth Picture Theatre is now over 100 years old.

The theatre was classified as locally significant in 1994 by the National Trust of Australia (Victoria).

It is the oldest purpose-built cinema still operating in Melbourne.

Today Westgarth is the last living remnant of the long ago halcyon days of cinema along High Street, Northcote.

Operated as the Valhalla from 1986, later leased and renovated by Palace Cinemas.

Reopened  as a triple on 17/8/2006


The Westgarth Theatre is located at 89 High Street, Northcote.

Click here to read our Special Edition of CinemaRecord magazine commemorating the Westgarth’s 80 anniversary in 2001.