At half past midnight on a crisp Melbourne morning, two smiling buskers watched as a shiny steel box was hoisted into the heart of the city.
The repurposed newspaper stand had been turned into a lock-up for their precious props, amps and costumes.
While the storage concept was simple, it represented the first of its kind in the busking-friendly city—and a development the duo felt signalled a bright future for Australian street performers.
“We’ve got a space for buskers to feel like we belong,” Street Performance Australia’s secretary, who goes by the stage name Luth Wolff, told AAP….