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Hall and District 2010 News Archive
December 2010
- Local schoolgirl's project published - Available at the Hall General Store is a children's book by first time local author Meg Hobson. Meg wrote and illustrated "The True Story of Sam Who Became A Fish!" for a school project when she was nine...
- Parkwood Chapel Open Day - After the three hundred man hours which were worked by Southwell Family Society volunteers on the chapel, the committee was very pleased to welcome members and their families to the open day on 6 November...
- Rural Fringe Online - The December edition of the Rural Fringe is now available as a downloadable pdf file on the Hall and District website...
- Big tick for Seniors Broadband - Hall's 'Broadband for Seniors' project has the tick of approval from visiting reviewers. Mr Ron Anderson and Mary Hannan from Adult Learning Australia have been visiting many centres where this community service is being offered...
November 2010
- Remembrance Day at Hall 2010 - Remembrance Day was again recognised in Hall, with a large and appreciative group attending the ceremony organised by the Rotary Club of Hall...
- Open Day at 'Parkwood' Chapel - Community members are urged to take a rare opportunity to visit Parkwood Chapel when it will be open to the public on Saturday 6th...
October 2010
- Rural Fringe Online - The October edition of the Rural Fringe is now available as a downloadable pdf file on the Hall and District website...
September 2010
- Vale - Laurie Debritt - It was with great sadness that the southern highlands polocrosse community learnt of the loss of one of the truly 'good guys' involved in our sport...
- Church Garden Fete Saturday - Saturday 18th September should prove another enjoyable day for everyone who comes along to the Garden Fete at St Michael and All Angels in Hall...
August 2010
- A request for Community help - A letter from Rotarian Tamara Arnold: I would appreciate if you could spread the word in relation to a rather large Community Service project that The Rotary Club of Hall is undertaking...
- New facilities Launched - Hall's new community facilities - the renovated Pavilion, the Cottage, sports court, and Mens Shed - were officially launched on Sunday afternoon by MLA for Ginninderra, Mary Porter AM...
- Concert time in Hall - How lucky we are! A late afternoon concert from the Hall Village Brass Band was the perfect occasion for the official launch of our new community facilities, including the concert venue, the Hall Pavilion...
- Main Street business trio - Three local businesses are jointly purchasing the house at 16 Victoria Street, and will be running their businesses from there...
- Post-election recovery Concert - Get down to the Pavilion to vote on Saturday - and come back again on Sunday for the Hall Village Brass Band Concert - 'August tones - a recital of music to warm the soul'...
- Victoria Square - under way at last?! - We are advised by ACTPLA that work will recommence on rectification of the Victoria Square development in the very near future - weather permitting...
- Rural Fringe now online - The August edition of the Rural Fringe is now available as a downloadable pdf file on the Hall and District website...
July 2010
June 2010
- Rural Fringe now online - The June edition of the Rural Fringe is now available as a downloadable pdf file on the Hall and District website...
- Hall Museum a popular spot - The Hall School Museum, the Laurie Copping Heritage Centre, has had some very interesting visitors over the last couple of months...
- West Texas Crude launch album - Local Hall band West Texas Crude have launched their first album "Writing on the Wall" at a party in the Hall Pavilion...
- Going to the Ball? - The Hall Ball is on again, on Saturday 26th June from 6.30 pm. The Ball is a fund-raiser organised by the Hall Bushrangers Rugby Club...
- A twin village in Sweden?! - On a visit to Gotland, a Swedish island in the Baltic, some years ago, I drove through a little village by the name of - 'Hall'...
- Polocrosse Juniors off to South Africa - At the Hall Club's Polocrosse Carnival on the weekend of 29th - 30th May, the Polocrosse Association of Australia announced the Australian Under 16 Junior Polocrosse team and officials to compete in South Africa in July this year...
May 2010
April 2010
- Vale Hall Primary School - P&C President's last call - On a lazy sunny Sunday afternoon, an historic moment was witnessed by a small handful of people at the old head master's cottage in the grounds of the Hall Primary School...
- More on Henry Hall of 'Charnwood' - In part one of Why 'Hall' I explained the Village of Hall was named after one of Canberra's earliest pioneers and Ginninderra's first resident landholder, Henry Hall Esq...
- St Francis Xavier's Centenary - In 1910 the picturesque hillside of St Francis Xavier in Hall was crowded with families as the new church was officially blessed and opened...
- Managing Horses - How to - If you own a small property and have horses, or are interested in owning a horse, Jane Myers' upcoming free seminars in Ainslie and Queanbeyan on sustainable horse property management are a must...
- Arts boost for Hall - A striking new art installation – 'Pipe Dreaming', by installation artist Wilfred Anker – was recently added to the Hall Nature Reserve...
March 2010
- Broadband for Seniors arrives in Hall - Today the Broadband for Seniors Kiosk was launched by Dorothy Braxton founder of U3A Online. Around thirty people attended the launch of the Kiosk which is situated in the Hall Cottage next to the School...
- Brass Band bliss - A large and diverse audience enjoyed the second annual Hall Village Brass Band Twilight Concert on Sunday afternoon...
- Macca lights up Dogs Dinner - Ian 'Macca' McNamara was a surprise (for many) guests at the annual dinner for Sheep Dog Triallists and local community...
- Wallaroo cleaned up - Local residents living along the Wallaroo , Gooromon Ponds , Oakey Creek and McCarthy Roads participated in a very successful cleanup day on Sunday March 7th...
- Hall Brass Band back in town - Following last years very popular 25th Anniversary Concert by the Hall Village Brass Band, the Progress Association and the Band decided that this should be come an annual event...
February 2010
- Why 'Hall' - Part 1 - It may not be so well known that the Village of Hall is named after one of Canberra's earliest pioneers, and Ginninderra's first resident landholder, Henry Hall Esq...
- Pavilion make-over - Not much has changed on the outside - but our Pavilion is undergoing major transformation on the inside...
- Yass Valley Council consultation - More than forty people attended a meeting at the Wallaroo Fire Shed to give feedback to General Manager David Rowe and other officers from http://www...
January 2010
- Museum's distinguished visitors - Director of the Donald Horne Institute for Cultural Heritage, James Warden, and two of his colleagues, John Greenwood and Jeff Brownrigg, made a visit to the Hall School Museum on Monday 25th January...
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