Opened: Late 1950’sLocation: Murray Valley Hwy, YarrawongaCapacity: 380 CarsScreens: OneOperator: Lakeside drive-in, Steve McDonnellClosed: 1999 Another drive-in with a hot and cold history is the Yarrawonga Lakeside Drive-in. It was located on the Victoria/NSW boarder on the main Hwy into town,…
Opened: Early 1960’sLocation: Old Hume Hwy, WodongaCapacity: 643Screens: OneOperator: Border drive-in theatres, Hoyts, A. Smith.Closed: Mid 1980’s The Wodonga Skyline was part of the Hoyts Country Theatres circuit. Later joined by the Stargazer drive-in just over the border in Albury, the…
Opened: Late 1950’sLocation: Princes Hwy WarrnamboolCapacity: 800Screens: OneOperator: Shandon drive-in theatresClosed: Mid 1980’s Warrnambool Shandon was one of the Shandon circuit that operated across south western Victoria and South Australia. This was a large drive-in of 800 car capacity that traded…
Opened: 1963Location: Copelands RdCapacity: 250 cars (originally 549)Screens: OneOperator: Warragul Theatres Pty Ltd, KenricClosed: 1984 This drive-in was due to reopen in late 2003. The VCAT appeal was successful and Kevric Theatres were forging ahead. The Twilite promised to revive…
Opened: 22nd August 1968Location: Cnr Mountain Hwy and Boronia Road, WantirnaCapacity: 906 Cars (one screen)Screens: One, later twoOperator: Hoyts SkylineClosed: 1984 One of the last Hoyts drive-ins built and one of the best. Unlike Bulleen and Altona, Wantirna was a success…
Opened: 1965Location: Princes Hwy, Btwn Traralgon and MorwellCapacity: 686 CarsScreens: OneOperator: Village Drive-in Pty LtdClosed: May 1990 Traralgon drive-in was located part way between Morwell and Traralgon on the Princes Hwy. Although clearly outside of the built up areas of either…
Opened: 8th November 1956Location: Toorak Road near Toronga Road, East HawthornCapacity: 634 CarsScreens: OneOperator: Independent, later Village/HoytsClosed: 1983 What a location for a drive-in! Imagine 20 acres given over to a venture that only operated during the evenings in Double Bay…
Opened: 1972Location: O’Conners Lane, Terang, VictoriaCapacity: 250?Screens: OneOperator: Roy TuohyClosed: 1980’s Terang drive-in was a late build in drive-in terms. It is amazing when you consider that Terang, located between Warrnambool and Camperdown, has a population of only 2,000. It is…
Opened: Late 1950,sLocation: Murray Valley Hwy, BeverfordCapacity: 360 CarsScreens: OneOperator: Murray valley Drive-in TheatresClosed: Early 1980’s The Swan Line drive-in at Swan Hill was one of two drive-ins operated by O’Halloran Theatres, the other was located at Kerang. At its peak…
Opened: late 1960’sLocation: Northumberland Road, off Ballarat Road, Sunshine.Capacity: ?Screens: OneOperator: Village Drive-in Pty LtdClosed: 1982 Sunshine was one of the last drive-ins constructed by Village. It joined Brooklyn as Villages second drive-in in Melbourne’s western suburbs. Sunshine as a suburb…