Hall and District 2009 News Archive

December 2009

Pavilion makeover imminent. - A major refurbishment of the Hall Pavilion will begin next Monday, 4th January. It is expected that the work will be completed by the end of February...
Hall Primary School - the verdict - The ACT Government has rejected the recommendation of the Legislative Assembly Standing Committee on Education Training and Youth Affairs that "it immediately commences the process to reopen the Hall and Tharwa Primary Schools"...
Know Anything About Belconnen's Heritage? - The Conservation Council ACT Region is putting together a booklet entitled 'Belconnen's Treasures - a guide to interpreting the region's heritage'...
The camels are coming - Yes - they are camels! Early morning dog walkers and exercisers have had to look twice at the small group of four legged beasts grazing on the showground for the past couple of days...
Camels in Hall - Bernadette Sutton and her husband Rob have lead their four camels from Gympie down the Bicentennial National Trail...
Views on vision wanted - ON EXHIBITION The Yass Valley Council is seeking comments from members of the public on the Draft Yass Valley Vision Statement...

November 2009

It's your cottage now - Renovations of the former principal's cottage at the school are now completed, and although some formalities are still to be finalised, the Hall Cottage (as we propose to call it) is available for use...
Commemorating Hall’s Pioneers - At a ceremony at the Peace Tree at Hall School on Remembrance Day, Margaret Morris of Hall hands Ms Kaye Hogan...
Hall landscape gets attention - Good news for the local landscape. Residents will soon notice replanting going on in the Hall Reserve (opposite the school), following the tree removal program earlier this year...
Large crowd for Remembrance Day - The annual Remembrance Day Memorial Service, organised by the Rotary Club of Hall, was attended by approximately 130 people...
Backing our Band - In response to a request for support, the Progress Association has made a donation of six hundred dollars to the Hall Village Brass Band...

October 2009

A great 'Grand Friends Day' at Preschool - Fourteen children and family members took a trip back in time for 'Grand Friends Day' at the Preschool on Wednesday...
Yass Valley Event Sponsorship 2009-2010 - The Yass Valley Development Corporation (YVDC) is calling for applications from Community Groups within the Yass Valley Local Government Area who would like to apply for Event Sponsorship funding for the 2009-2010 financial year...
All together now - one more push for our school! - "The Committee recommends that, based on the demographic, educational, social and economic evidence presented during the Inquiry, that the Government immediately commences the process to reopen the Hall and Tharwa Primary Schools"...
Hall's new tip? - Locals were gob-smacked at the weekend to discover that 'Spate's corner' (corner of Hoskins and Gibbes) had become a tip overnight...
New community facilities coming - Some time ago we circulated news about the 'community facilities' project that the Progress Association has negotiated with the ACT Government...
Great Response from Hall and District - There was a wonderful response by the Hall and District community to the recent tragedy that befell the Gillard family...
2010 Australia Day Citizen Awards - Yass Valley has its share of local heroes. Many individuals and organisations work tirelessly to support our community...

September 2009

Charity Dinner for Derek Gillard and Family - Due to a recent fatal car accident, the Gillard family from Hall are in need of community support. A Charity dinner will be held to raise money for the family on the 30th September at the Abbey Function Centre, Gold Creek...
News from NSW / Draft Non-Urban Lands Study - Yass Valley Council is currently undertaking a strategic planning program which will guide the development of a new Local Environment Plan (LEP) for the Yass Valley Local Government Area (LGA)...
Hall community welcomes inquiry report - Hall and district residents are delighted with the findings of the report on school closures by the Standing Committee on Education, Training and Youth Affairs tabled in the ACT Legislative Assembly this morning...
It's a Boy - Alex and Kim Tingey are now proud parents of a baby boy. Finn Tingey was born 4 am Monday 7 September by Caesarean section at Nambour Hospital, Qld...
Hall gains Heritage Grant - On Monday 7 September the Hall and District Progress Association signed a Deed of Grant agreement for $8,745...

August 2009

Cottage renovation - 'The Cottage' - the former Principal's residence at the school - will be first to get the refurbishment treatment as part of the Community Facilities' project...
Congratulations to Hall Brass Band! - On 23 August the Hall Village Brass Band competed in the New South Wales B Grade Band Championships in Penrith and WON! Our warmest congratulations to Colin Fischer and the Band members for the great achievement...
Applications for Yass Valley Development Corporation Event Sponsorship 2009 -2010 - The Yass Valley Development Corporation (YVDC) is calling for applications from Community Groups within the Yass Valley Local Government Area who would like to apply for Event Sponsorship funding for the 2009-2010 financial year...
Family Day at the Footy - Saturday was a great Family day of Football plus a Jumping Castle and Face painting for the Kids. It was a vital clash between the top placed sides...
Low Cost Options for reopening Hall Primary School - Hall residents described four inexpensive options for reopening their treasured primary school in a meeting with Liberal MLA Vicki Dunne at the school today...
Museum's special visitors - Sixteen people braved the seriously cold weather to 'step back into the past' and visit the Laurie Copping Heritage Centre ( the Hall School Museum) on their way home from the last Hall Markets...
Fireside Festival - The Fireside Festival running from 1 - 31 August will be held at 23 venues in the Canberra region. The sound of clinking glasses and a crackling fire, the smell of hot chocolate...

July 2009

Hall break-ins - Householders be warned! A second Hall home was broken into on Monday - a similar break-in occurred about a month ago...
Hall Ball Success! - The inaugural 'Hall Ball' was held last Saturday night as a fundraising event for the http://bushrangers...
Gumnut changes hands - The Gumnut Coffee Shop has been bought by 'neighbours' - Greg Harris, in partnership with Allyson Wedrat and Jim Kroezen...
Great Shave recognition - The generosity of residents of Hall has been officially recognised with the community receiving the first ever Community Spirit Award from the Leukemia Foundation...
Hall's top tenant - Our warmest congratulations to Diana Aston, has received the ACT Housing, Tenant of the Month Award! Di lives at number 5 Mulangarri Gardens, where there is always some bright colours in the garden...

June 2009

Going to the dogs?! - The following (unsigned) letter has just been received by the Progress Association: "Dear President, I was wondering if something could be done with the following issues? I have to walk a lot with strict instructions from my General Practitioner...
Yoga - Free Tasters - 'Equalife' our own local yoga teachers, have a special offer for all of Hall. Until July 10, they are offering a free class to anyone who lives or works in Hall...
Wallaroo dog attacks - During the night of Wednesday 10th of June there was a significant dog attack on sheep in the Wallaroo Rd / Gooromon Ponds Road area...
Peter O'Clery AM - Our warmest congratulations to our own Peter O'Clery, today a Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia! The official citation reproduced in the Canberra Times yesterday reads: "For service to the Australian tourism industry, particularly through the establishment and development of research and education centres, and to the community"...
Musos at the Pub - Hugh Watson - a prime mover of the local garage band 'West Texas Crude' - reports on the second "Musos at the Pub", held at the Wood Duck on Monday 1 June...

May 2009

Yoga on Victoria - Hi, my name is Justine and my partner Marcus and I have recently opened a yoga studio in Hall Village at 8 Victoria Street – directly opposite the Premier Store...
You Beaut Ute Competition - The 2009 Hall Ute Competition and Family Day held at the Hall Polocrosse Ground on Saturday May 9 was an outstanding success with an increase of nearly 50% in entries over the first year...
Stations of the Cross - At 11.00am on Good Friday 2009 (10 April), the fifth ecumenical Stations of the Cross was held along the length of Victoria Street, Hall...
School Museum - funds sought - "....the quality and volume of the educational artifacts, documents, manuscripts and furniture within the Hall School Museum has lead us to believe that this school museum is among the most comprehensive of school museums in the country"...
Log seats launched - Hall's doughty Bootstrap Brigade strikes again. Village walkers will have spotted the new bush furniture at the old well site...
Hall School - case presented - The Hall and district community was well-represented at the Legislative Assembly today, the second day of public hearings by the committee inquiring into 'school closures and reform of the ACT Education system' ...

April 2009

Hall cemetery - A small group of dedicated volunteers met for a working bee at the Hall cemetery on Saturday 18th April...
Sheep Dog Trials success - It's official! The latest NSW Sheep Dog Triallers' newsletter proclaims that the National Sheep Dog Trials in Hall as the friendliest Trials ever! ( The 'Friendly Trials'!)...
Hall Village Reserve - Most village residents will have heard and seen the dramatic 'thinning' of the Hall Reserve opposite the school...
Jon Stanhope on Hall - In his speech in the Assembly on the 'viability of ACT's villages', Chief Minister Jon Stanhope spoke about the closure of the school, refurbishment of the cottage, Museum and pavilion, the Clarrie Hermes Drive intersection, and the Victoria Square development...
Villages viability debated - Meredith Hunter (Parliamentary Convenor of the Greens, Member for Ginninderra) yesterday introduced into the Legislative Assembly as a Matter of Public Importance - http://www...
Villages in the ACT- a government strategy? - The ACT Greens today issued a press release on their proposal for government to address the future of the ACT's villages...

March 2009

The Great Hall Shave - From the 'better late than never' department, warmest congratulations to all those involved with the Great Hall Shave! Special thanks to Kylie and colleagues from the Shearing Shed and all those who submitted to the scissors for the cause...
Brass Band bliss - A large and very appreciative audience gathered at the school for the Hall Village Brass Band 25th Anniversary Concert on Sunday...
Your school - your (last?) say - Standing Committee on Education, Training and Youth Affairs 'Inquiry into school closures and reform of the ACT education system'...
Our school. Community meeting - Greens Parliamentary Convenor Meredith Hunter addressed the public meeting on March 5th and responded to comments and questions about the future of the school...
Meeting with Chief Minister - Alastair Crombie, Joe Hall and Tony Morris met with Jon Stanhope, the Chief Minister, on 17th March, to discuss a range of issues of concern or interest to the Hall and district community...

February 2009

Sheep Dogs here again! - The annual National Sheep Dog Trials begin again in Hall on Tuesday March 10th, with the Final on the weekend of March 14 -15th...
Hall Concert - Hall Village Brass Band (re-scheduled) - In 1984 four people who played brass instruments and worked in Hall Village got together at the Primary School simply to make some music...
Hall school - back from the dead?! - The decision of the Labour Government two years ago to close Hall Primary school, and a number of other ACT schools, is to be reviewed by a Committee of the Legislative Assembly...
Hall Preschool - eligibility widens - The Hall preschool will remain open this year, and the program is being extended to three year olds - those children who are eligible to attend Preschool next year...
Hall Nature Play Group coming soon! - An exciting new nature-focused playgroup is opening at the Hall school site, on Thursday mornings. The playgroup will be facilitated by an experienced Early Childhood teacher...
Yass Valley Council - Community Consultation - Early in 2009, Council will again undertake the Community Consultation tour of the entire local government area...

January 2009

Clarrie Hermes Drive around the corner - Active planning is under way for the construction of Clarrie Hermes Drive and its connection to the Barton HIghway at the existing Kuringa Drive intersection...
A Neighbourly Poem - Next door holiday blues. While we were away at the coast the neighbours kids made toast of the nature strip New Years Eve burnt the power pole just to peeve everyone who has what they perceive to be a greater share of the good life...

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