Forrest Drive-In
2 Vasse Street,
Bunbury,
WA
6230
2 Vasse Street,
Bunbury,
WA
6230
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Located in the South Bunbury suburb to the south of Bunbury, on the west side of Bussell Highway between Parade Road and Timperley Road. The Forrest Drive-In open on 20th August 1963 with “Battle in Outer Space” and “Gidget” starring Sandra Dee. The drive-in closed in(1986?) after the screen “Blew Down”. The Forrest Drive-In was possibly cleared at the same time as the Forrest Cinema (at the back of the drive-in to the left of the drive-in entrance) which was demolished on 6th November 2007. The site is now a car yard and houses.
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The screen measured 80 feet by 40 feet and cost £4000 Australian Pounds to built, supply and erect! The Forrest Drive-in cost £24000 Australian Pounds to built!
The car yard is Bunbury Honda, Bunbury Proton and Bunbury Kia. The houses behind the car yard are around the Northern end of Stirton Court.
A better address is 2 Vasse St, Bunbury WA 6230
Named after explorer and Western Australia’s first premier Sir John Forrest KCMG and his brother(also an explorer) Alexander Forrest CMG.
Exhibitor was Forrest Drive in P/L, Arthur Dunn(in partnership with Ace Tneatres P/L.
1991/1992 Drive-in screen was destroyed in a storm (cyclone?)- was still operating until then.