A planning application for a major AU$7.55m (£4.8m, EUR5.4m, US$7.7m) expansion of Bendigo Art Gallery in Victoria, Australia, has been submitted by the local authority.
The City of Greater Bendigo is proposing the construction of two new gallery spaces and a newly-enlarged entrance area, along with the provision of new storage and loading facilities.
Fender Katsalidis are behind the designs for the scheme, which is expected to commence in mid-2012 and forms part of the authority's View Street Arts Precinct Master Plan.
The state government has contributed AU$3.775m (£2.4m, EUR2.7m, US$3.8m) towards the expansion project, alongside funding from the council and philanthropic sources.
City of Greater Bendigo mayor Rod Fyffe said: "This project will greatly improve the gallery and its capacity to host international blockbuster exhibition well into the future."
