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Hall and District 2014 News Archive
December 2014
August 2014
- St Michael and All Angels feast day - St Michael and All Angels Day falls this year on Monday, 29th September (the Family and Community Public Holiday). This is the feast day that our Hall community is named after. To mark this occasion we will be hosting a BBQ under the old oak...
- Hall Memorial Grove proposal - To further enhance the Memorial Grove in Victoria Street, Hall, we propose to purchase a symbol of remembrance for the Grove (photo is an artist impression). The Grove, along with the Remembrance Day Ceremony held each year, has been a place...
- Barton Highway improvements? - Community members are invited to have their say on improvements to the Barton Highway. A survey, jointly funded by the NSW and Commonwealth governments, seeks ideas on improvement opportunities 'that will assist with future duplication of the...
July 2014
- Rotary recognises villagers - Rotary recognises villagers At their annual 'change-over' dinner on Tuesday 1st July the Rotary Club of Hall presented Community Service Awards to three well known locals - Alastair Crombie, and Tony and Margaret Morris. 'Honorary'...
June 2014
- Centenary Trail to One Tree Hill - Many members of the local community will have taken a walk up the Centenary Trail to One Tree Hill - or beyond, to Mulligans Flat. If you haven't yet - why not give it a go?! Hall to Mulligans Flat is the only completely new section of trail,...
- June edition of the Rural Fringe now online - The June edition of the Rural Fringe is now available online.
Bob Richardson
Rural Fringe Coordinator
0407 071 245
April 2014
March 2014
- Local Collectors Club member wins at Auto Italia - Well done Bill Pearson (Secretary of the Hall and District Collectors Club). Bill was awarded "Best Vespa PX Series" at this years Auto Italia display held at old Parliament House, Canberra. Bill restored his prize winning Vespa from bottom...
- School site – future options - A large gathering of around seventy people attended the community meeting on Sunday 23rd March to share information and express opinions about future uses of the Hall school site. The meeting was called by the Village of Hall and District Progress...
- Big crowd for Twilight music - Over three hundred people gathered at the school on Sunday afternoon for a fine concert of brass band music from Canberra Brass. In perfect weather, the band performed in three ensembles – the Victoria Street Brass (the 'development' band'),...
- On our Selections - new Exhibition - Yet another quality Exhibition coming up soon at the Hall School Museum. 'On our selections' will paint a picture of life in the district in the second half of the nineteenth century. The subject of this exhibition reflects in part the Museum's...
- Hall School Site - community meeting 23 March - To Residents of the Village of Hall and District/Members of the Progress Association. As you may know, for some months the Village of Hall and District Progress Association has been working again on the future of the Hall Primary School site....
February 2014
- 'Connect to Church' , Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday - Connect to Church Sunday On Sunday 2nd March the Anglican Parish of St Barnabas Charnwood with St Michael and All Angels, Hall are holding 'Connect to Church Sunday'. This event is an opportunity for people to invite their friends and neighbours...
- Say adieu to Canberra Brass! - Canberra Brass are off to France. Before they leave you can enjoy some of the repertoire that will go with them at their 6th Annual Hall Twilight Concert at. Titled 'Roses of Picardy' this popular outdoor concert will feature soloist mezzo soprano...
- Hall's Natural Therapies - Natural health care is now available in Hall. Anita Kilby, who has lived in the district for over 20 years, established Hall Natural Therapies in Victoria Street late last year, and is looking forward to providing naturopathic services to...
- January Rural Fringe online - The January edition of the Rural Fringe is now available online.
Bob Richardson
Rural Fringe Coordinator
0407 071 245
January 2014
- 93 and batting on... - Hard on the heels of Jim Rochford's recent century, another of nature's gentlemen, Greg Rule, has just posted 93, and like Jim, is batting on. Greg was a founding member of the Hall and District Men's Shed - which actually started life with...
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