A Saturday underage dance and disco, where teenagers can go to dance and socialise without drink being available. Anonymous It goes without saying that it should be restored and given back to the people of Melbourne, that once restored it should be used as a public space, ie: markets other special events so on. Mark Reed A live music venue with tables and chairs. Something like the Memo Music Hall. Susan Rees Office space than be used on ad hoc basis, like hot desks for the public, meet and network. Anonymous I'd love it to be a meeting room. My parents also met at a Youth Hostels Association meeting in the ball room. Years ago I wrote a blog post about it at https://cv.vic.gov.au/blog/archive/the-flinders-street-station-ballroom-a-coveted-space Jane Routley

At least some of it should be crisis accommodation for the newly homeless. Simon Woods Loading Why not go back to the future? Reinstate it as a dance hall with live music. Bar with a simple food menu. Dress code to keep the riffraff out. A touch of class in amidst the dross. Anonymous I would like the Flinders Street ballroom and other rooms in the building to be made a History of Melbourne Museum, with free entry for all. London has the British Museum, but it also has a separate Museum of London. This could be a draw-card, with artefacts from eras gone by, with photos, videos and artefacts. David Byrne I’d love to see every space in the building properly restored, used and enjoyed. It can - and will - become one of Melbourne’s most iconic buildings once again. There’s real heritage and culture here. Mike Jackson

A bar. Anonymous Blue light discos or something similar. My dance studio is often booked out for larger teenage parties and the parents always comment on how there is so little around for teenagers to have such events. Seems we have stopped providing such things recently. Anonymous Wedding receptions, Conferences, and Dance classes like Ballroom Ballet etc: Other options could be Charity Balls; especially being in such a prime location. Sandra Brooks I'd get married there! Anonymous Strip back the floors and polish them so that it can be used as a dance venue again- perhaps a ballroom dance venue- something for older people. So many venues for younger people in the city already. Anonymous

Absolutely for the public cultural benefit of Melburnians and visitors to the city - a fully restored space for performances, concerts, art exhibitions and public lectures and forums. Different to Town Hall and capitalising on its distinctive history as a public space. Definitely not commercial or privatised! Anonymous No one cares. Better facilities are available. Don't need to waste tax dollars on this so old buggers can remember when they were 17. Anonymous I´d like to see it being used as a live music venue, and other live acts such as comedy. Raymond Dean A range of free public events - concerts, workshops and seminars, etc Anonymous

Public low cost meeting spaces are in huge demand in the city. Anonymous A space for public concerts, plays, educational films, comedy etc. Have a community café run by the salvos for homeless to help with employment training etc. Matt For community activities like dancing classes, yoga, music, art lessons/exhibitions debates, lectures covering a range of disciplines to include as many people as possible. Anonymous OMG - think weddings, charity events, etc/ Rent the space out for the people of Melbourne to use it. Let event companies us it for dances, concerts, conferences - you name it. Open it up for all of us to use and enjoy! DJ I’d love to see it as a place to learn dancing - jive, rock and roll, ballroom, and then have dances on Saturday nights! But make it accessible to all, not over the top expensive. Tamara

Went there in the late 60's it was a great dancing floor a bit like but better than the Hawthorn Moorabbin or Springvale town halls. It should be restored for ballroom dancing and similar activities. Anonymous A 1930 "physical culture" class set up in the ballroom. Credit:Public Records Office of Victoria Love the idea of dancing with the stars. I think a return to the elegance and etiquette of yesteryear is timely! Too much tech and digital entertainment these days. Kaye A greenery museum cafe, with a stage for local buskers. Heaps of hanging plants and greenery, photos of history and artefacts of the ballroom and station and a stage for local buskers, that play suitable music. Similar style to the Reno’s of the esplanade hotel St Kilda. Lorraine Dancing - make Melbourne Australia's dance capital! Alternatively, homeless refuge space, with opportunities for them to work and build a new life in through these spaces. Cassie

Yes, please as a dancing studio, for Latin music, jazz, rock and roll. Andrea Rodriguez It could be used as a multi-functional space, for dances, concerts, lectures, plays and other performances. We have more than enough shopping malls and boutique shops. Friday and Saturday evenings could be dances, ballroom one night and swing, reeling or popular styles the other. There are insufficient large dancing areas available in the CBD easily accessible from a central public transport-hub. It could attract young people away from the night club culture. Other activities could be pilates, yoga, dance classes. Anonymous Home to arts organisations who would be adventurous in thinking up exciting new uses of the space and we’d all be inspired as we go about our commute. Anonymous House homeless people. Michael Barnett Public art gallery or museum outlining Melbourne's modern history; a comfortable place for young people to share creative and innovative ideas. Anonymous

Open space for community hubs and groups. Regena Schirmer An Education place such as CAE or U3A for the people living and working in the CBD. Free musical events in winter and even dancing re introducing the dances of Australia of 60 years ago and beyond; its a pity to see the British culture of many Australians inheritance disappear. Charles Litho Ballroom dancing. As it used to be, and should be again. Dancesport is so popular now that it’s in the 2020 olympics so Melbourne deserves to have it back to do exactly what is was made for. Anonymous The ballroom in full swing in the 1950s. As a ballroom, please! Bring it back to life as a dance venue where classes, socials, etc are held. And at least once a year hire it out as the venue for a major DanceSport championship. Loraine S Fabb

Something respectful of the architecture and open to the public who would use the space on a daily basis. Not a tacky tourist trap or elitist restaurant/high end shops. Anonymous A dance floor and classical concerts would be perfect for this old treasure! Tess I would like it to be used again as a public space in any capacity. Sonia Morris I think the first thing that should happen is to add the spaces to the list of tours around Melbourne. I would love to see it and am sure many others would. From that could come enough interest to develop the areas for public use. Anonymous I always thought it would be a good place for a performing arts museum but that might not be compatible with the beautiful windows. Jenny