Dickson, ACT, Australia [No Longer On Site]

A 090712 blog post titled «Beam me up, UC» by Tim The Yowie Man on canberratimes.com.au relates some of the history of this Futuro based on research conducted by UC student Erika Ceeney.

Erica’s research places the Futuro initially at the Building Materials Exhibition Center in Maryborough Street, Fyshwick around 1972. It seems that the unit subsequently spent time on a private farm in Sutton and later moved to the Macquarie Slide Swimming Center (possibly painted red at that time). The whereab

The Dickson Futuro served as a meeting room for the Canberra Planetarium up until its 2007 closure. In 2011 the Futuro was moved to the University Of Canberra Campus where it is being restored.

In September 2010 the Futuro had a lucky escape. An article on TheRiotAct.com September 28th reports on a fire at the «derelict» planetarium buildings. Apparently some parts of the property were badly damaged. Clearly the Futuro was not destroyed or there would be nothing to restore at the university but