Central Coast Council is pleased to announce that Regional Cinemas Australia has been selected as the new operator of Lake Haven Cinemas, marking an important step towards reopening the much-loved community facility. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The appointment follows an extensive expression of interest and assessment process to secure an experienced operator capable of delivering a quality cinema experience for residents and visitors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Council Mayor, Lawrie McKinna said the appointment of a new operator for Lake Haven Cinemas was welcome news for the community, which has been eagerly awaiting the cinema’s return. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We know how much the community values the cinema at Lake Haven, and we’re excited to see it reopening soon,” Mayor McKinna said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Getting this important community facility back up and running has been a priority for Council. This is a significant milestone and an important step towards welcoming moviegoers back to Lake Haven.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Following Council’s decision at the January 2026 Ordinary Council Meeting<\/a> to enter into a seven-year lease, Regional Cinemas Australia has signed the agreement and is looking to reopen cinema doors for the school holidays in September. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Further information about opening dates, programming and ticket sales will be announced by the operator. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Central Coast Council is pleased to announce that Regional Cinemas Australia has been selected as the new operator of Lake Haven Cinemas, marking an important step towards reopening the much-loved…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10197,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sync_status":"none","episode_type":"audio","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","castos_file_data":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[109],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-10196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-events"],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastfamilies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/lake-haven-cinemas.jpg","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastfamilies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/lake-haven-cinemas.jpg","download_link":"","player_link":"","audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":{"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"stitcher":{"key":"stitcher","url":"","label":"Stitcher","class":"stitcher","icon":"stitcher.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastfamilies\/feed\/podcast\/default-podcast","embedCode":"Lake Haven Cinemas to Reopen with Regional Cinemas Australia<\/a><\/blockquote>