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Community halls improvement program

Community halls are the heart of many of our MidCoast communities.

Our community halls played an incredibly important role during the 2019 black summer bushfire disaster. We saw them provide a focal point for communities to come together to get through the devastation of the event, and to gain support in the aftermath.

As a result, we have invested $1.4 million of Australian Government funding allocated to MidCoast Council into 55 community halls, 23 are owned by MidCoast Council, and 32 are owned by the community.

We have worked with the hall committees and communities in these areas to determine priorities, and delivered upgrades in line with the funding agreement.

Underway

  • Wherrol Flat Hall

    Wherrol Flat will be receiving a new septic solution and amenities to provide sufficient bathrooms to both the Wherrol Flat and Caparra community groups and visitors.

  • Hawks Nest Community Centre

    An additional grant obtained to renovate the existing building. Development application lodged for works.

    Learn more about this upgrade 

Completed

  • Bobin Hall

    Covered outdoor meeting area and installed generator and connected to hall.

  • Tinonee School of Arts Hall

    Installed generator to allow for power in emergencies and blackouts. Switchboard upgraded, solar installed, backup generator installed, new hot water unit and safety rails installed.

  • Upper Lansdowne Memorial Hall

    Generator installed to allow for power in emergencies and blackouts and switchboard upgraded.

  • Burrell Creek Hall

    Generator to allow for power in emergencies and blackouts, fire pump and guttering installed. Plumbing and electrical upgrades in kitchen, generator connected and handed over to hall committee.

  • Marlee Public Hall

    Generator, shed and awning installed.

  • Killabakh Community Hall

    Shed for storage and new rainwater tank. Telstra booster has been installed.

  • Mount George School Of Arts Hall

    Generator and solar to allow for power in emergencies and blackouts. Switchboard upgraded, generator and and defibrillator supplied.

  • Green Point Community Centre

    Generator to allow for power in emergencies and blackouts. New air conditioner and water tank for installed.

    Learn more about this hall 

  • Mondrook Hall

    Rainwater tank installed, lighting upgrade, generator to allow for power in emergencies and blackouts. All work completed for project. Generator installed and completed. New water tanks installed and commissioned. Lighting upgrades completed

  • Mooral Creek Hall

    Rainwater tank and associated pipework to connect with the building. New gutters installed and pipework installed to new standalone water tank. New water pump installed (old unit was the RFS building next door). New generator connected and external lights replaced. Optus phone booster being installed and internal lighting upgrade completed

  • Caffreys Flat Public Hall

    Generator to allow for power in emergencies and blackouts. Project completed. Generator installed and connected to building, switchboard upgraded.

  • Bulga Soldiers Memorial Hall

    Rainwater tank and solar battery. Installed Tesla battery and new solar inverters to enable hall to run off battery power when mains fail. Switch board upgraded and generator connection point added.

  • Little Plain Recreation and Public Hall

    Generator to allow for power in emergencies and blackouts Shed for storing fire pump trailer. Development application released and organising ground works.


  • Johns River Hall and Recreation Reserve Trust

    Generator to allow for power in emergencies and blackouts, new water tank, solar with battery storage. Generator and Tesla Battery installed. Solar completed, and new water tanks and concreting completed in area. Project completed.

  • Old Bar Soldiers Memorial Hall

    Internal lighting upgraded, upgraded switchboard, and generator connection point, new LED lighting, internal painting and emergency doors repaired.

  • Tuncurry Memorial Hall

    Lighting and switchboard upgraded.

  • Barrington Hall

    Hall has been recladded and painted.

  • Monkerai School of Arts Hall

    Switchboard upgraded and defibrillator switch installed, lights upgraded and repaired inside hall.

    Learn more about this hall 

  • Waukivory Community Hall

    Switchboard upgraded, water tank and new oven installed.

  • Stratford Hall

    Switchboard upgraded. Work complete.

  • Stroud Road Hall and Progress Association

    Switchboard upgraded, new external lights and fire checks completed.

  • Bungwahl Public Hall

    Switchboard and internal lighting upgraded. Generator purchased, and hot water unit upgraded.

  • Pacific Palms Community Centre

    Switchboard and aerials upgraded, generator supplied.


    2024 upgrade project - works completed include internal painting, floor covering replacement & toilet upgrades. Pergola extension, Softfall replacement and carpark upgrades to come soon.

    Learn more about this hall 

  • Nerong Community Centre

    Switchboard upgrade, flooring re coated.

  • Bunyah Public Hall

    Electrical switchboard upgraded, lighting upgraded, concrete pathway installed, still looking at delivering a portable generator and more works.

    Learn more about this hall 

  • Krambach School Of Arts Hall

  • Wootton Community Centre

    Switchboards and aerial points upgraded.

  • Oxley Island Literary Institute

    Switchboard and aerial upgraded, hot water unit installed, tank and pump installed.

  • Lansdowne Community Hall

    Backup generator installed, solar system installed, switchboard upgraded, defibrilator supplied, water tank installed.

  • Hannam Vale Hall

    Switchboard upgraded and Tesla battery installed.

  • Coopernook School Of Arts Hall

    Switchboard upgraded.

  • Ormsby House

    Flooring Replaced with new carpet, lighting upgrades and old air conditioners replaced for improved efficiency and sustainability.

    Learn more about this hall 

  • Moorland Recreation Reserve Trust

    (Incorporates Moorland Community Hall) Switchboard upgrades completed; bathrooms repaired after vandalism left them unusable.

  • Mitchells Island School Of Arts Hall

    Backup generator installed, switchboard upgraded

  • Bulahdelah War Memorial Reserve Trust

    Extension of pathway to improve accessibility, all access ramp fixed and entry stairwell replaced.

  • Harrington Hall

  • Kimbriki School of Arts

    New veranda and external cladding.

  • Stroud School of Arts

    Stroud School of Arts are received major drainage upgrades to mitigate the effect of flooding and stormwater runoff into the surrounding properties. These works took place in July 2023.

  • Wingham Memorial Town Hall

    Switchboard and lighting upgrades complete. Works to retrieve and replace the 100 year time capsule are yet to start. These works have been approved. Once retrieval is successful, the Manning Valley Historical Society intend on hosting a special event to install the time capsule.

    Learn more 

  • Nabiac Showground Hall

    The Nabiac Showground Supper Room and Kitchen will undergo termite repair works commencing the 28th August Until the 20th October.

    The repairs will improve the structural security of this facility after severe termite damage.

Timeline

  • Timeline item 1 - complete

    Community halls improvement program starts

  • Timeline item 2 - active

    Community halls improvement works in progress

  • Timeline item 3 - incomplete

    Community halls improvement program complete

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11 May, 2022

Rosemary says:

Rainbow flat finally gets a grant to build a hall, but no land given to put it on. We can’t build it if no land to put it on.

16 January, 2022

SandraBourke says:

Our blue Hawks Nest hall is a place for community surrounded by stunning red kangaroo paws - please upgrade soon for all our user groups.

15 January, 2022

billycart says:

From the 1960’s I have enjoyed social events in many of our country halls. Generators are a great but security of them should be considered

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