The reception centre on the street I grew up in was recently sold and turned into a private residence. I grew up walking past, catching glimpses of different wedding ceremonies and events taking place. If it were up to me, I’d love to transform the house and land into a not-for-profit arts organisation—a mixed-use precinct with cafés, studio spaces, music events, and more—a place of cultural production, something lacking in the City of Maribyrnong (using Collingwood Yards and the Abbotsford Convent as inspiration).