High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The dismissal of the Port Macquarie-Hastings Council on 27 February 2008 marked the end of a series of events involving a project which was initiated in 2001 in the New South Wales coastal town of Port Macquarie to build a cultural and entertainment centre, known to locals as the Glasshouse. The project, initially a joint venture with the management of the neighbouring shopping centre, Port Central, was originally expected to cost the council A$7.3 million. However, by late 2007, despite the centre not yet having opened, the costs had blown out to over $41.7 million, with interest repayments likely to extend the council`s liability to $66 million.