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Hall and District 2011 News Archive
December 2011
November 2011
- Barton Highway duplication - Hall and district residents are advised that there will be an information display on the final road boundaries and concept design for the future duplication of the Barton Highway on Monday 12th December...
- Hall remembers - Well over a hundred community members gathered on Remembrance Day for the annual Hall Remembrance Day ceremony...
- Canberra Centenary Trail consultation - Community members will be aware of the plan for an extensive walk /bike trail around the ACT to celebrate the ACT Centenary...
- October Rural Fringe online - The October edition of the Rural Fringe is now available as a downloadable pdf file on the Hall and District website...
October 2011
- School Museum Up-date - Who are they? - At the School Museum, the volunteer conservation group are continuing their great work in assessing, cleaning and cataloging the collection...
- Sausage Sizzle - Great weather enabled groups from the Friends of the Hall School Museum and the Hall Mens Shed to gather and enjoy a celebratory sausage sizzle...
September 2011
- Great strides for Museum - Heritage Minister Simon Corbell has just announced a Heritage grant of $7,845 to the School Museum. This is excellent news, and will enable the small but growing group of volunteers to keep up the good work of conserving, managing, and promoting the School and its fine collection...
- Minister Burch comes to town - Joy Burch MLA visited Hall today for discussions about the future of the Hall school site. She met with representatives of the Preschool Parents Association, Hall Mens Shed, Hall School Museum, and the Progress Association...
- Learn karate in Hall - For those interested in learning a traditional martial art and keeping fit, there will be a demonstration of Goju Ryu karate at the Hall Pavilion on Saturday, 15 October at 10...
- ACT Heritage visitors to the Museum - Three staff members from ACT Heritage - Linda Roberts, Mary Gleeson, and Anna Gurnhill - visited the Museum on September 1...
August 2011
- Visit by New Ginninderra MLA - Chris Bourke - Chris Bourke, new MLA for Ginninderra, visited Hall on Friday 12th August. The visit was organised by the Progress Association to 'meet and greet', and to give our new member a briefing on some matters of local interest and concern...
- Thank you local businesses! - There was a healthy gathering of members at the Progress Association AGM on Wednesday evening. The Association is in its 107th year - most likely the oldest voluntary association in the ACT...
- Andrew Leigh MP calls by - Federal Member of Parliament for Fraser, Andrew Leigh, visited Hall recently to 'meet and greet', and learn about matters of local concern and interest...
- Thank You from the Pirotta Family - The Pirotta family would like to thank the Hall Community for the support, kindness and warmth shown to them during their time of sadness with the passing of Rosa...
July 2011
- Rosa Pirotta - It is with deep sadness we report the sudden passing of Rosa Pirotta of Victoria St. Rosa was a loving wife to Sonny and mother and mother-in-law to Anthony, Tania and Vanessa, Catherine and Richard and nonna to Zara and Sofia...
- Melba Mens Memorial walk - The Cottage was overflowing with Blokes (and a few Sheilas) on Thursday. Nearly 30 members, and some partners, from the http://melbashed...
- Bus interchange traffic calming - The Progress Association has just been advised that Roads ACT is ready to implement the proposal discussed last year with the Hall Community and Transborder Buslines...
- Schoolhouse Lane - swale drain - ACT Government has announced the Schoolhouse Lane will be closed for a month from 25th July to 26th August to allow for construction of a swale drain...
- Hall Cemetery - The ACT Public Cemeteries Authority is asking some Hall residents who hold burial rights to plots in the local cemetery to consider transferring their rights to another plot to help save a rare orchid...
- Hall Cemetery - The ACT Public Cemeteries Authority is asking some Hall residents who hold burial rights to plots in the local cemetery to consider transferring their rights to another plot to help save a rare orchid...
- St Michael and All Angels - Blessing of the Steps - Our picture shows Rev'd Trish Stuart-Smith, Ralph Southwell of the Rotary Club of Hall and Tim Gulliver, marking the erection of the landing and steps at the entrance to St Michael and All Angel's Anglican Church, Hall with special prayers on Sunday 10th July...
- Indonesian visitors to Hall School Museum - The Museum yesterday hosted a visit from two members of the Yogyakarta State University during their five day study visit to Australia...
June 2011
- Preschool enrolling now for 2012 - Hall Preschool is a well-resourced preschool in an idyllic semi-rural village setting. A great preschool option for those who would prefer their child's first "school" experience to be small and friendly...
- In the Steps of the Black Cat - Free Film night - In 2008, Peter and Rev. Trish Stuart-Smith (Priest-in-charge of St Michaels at Hall) circumnavigated Australia in their homebuilt SeaRey amphibian aircraft...
May 2011
April 2011
- Hall School Centenary - What a fabulous weekend!! On Saturday the weather was not perfect but the rain held off for all to enjoy the festivities...
- Hall School Centenary - Plans are now well under way for celebration of the Centenary of Hall Public School. There is a full http://www...
March 2011
- Young people - old school - The School Centenary was previewed today when heritage-attired pre-schoolers went to the original 1911 school for lessons...
- Thank you Elaine - Elaine Leckey was thanked for her eight years as Treasurer of the Progress Association at a special afternoon tea gathering at the Gumnut Coffee shop...
- Ultra-marathoner runs into Hall - Deborah de Williams is a woman with a mission. She is running right round Australia to raise money for the Breast Cancer Foundation - with Maggie her dog, and her support crew - her parents and partner...
- Pavilion and Cottage Bookings - New interim arrangements are in place for booking the Hall Pavilion or The Cottage, following closure of 'Hall Rural'...
- Fine music fills the air - The school grounds echoed to the sounds of 'My fair lady', 'Lambeth walk' and the 'Punchinello March' at the Third Annual Twilight Concert by the http://www...
- "Yesterday's Hall and School" Heritage Display - The ACT Department of Housing, Disability and Community Services have kindly granted VHDPA temporary access to one of the buildings at Hall School to use for the forthcoming heritage display "Yesterday's Hall and School" which is part of the celebrations of the Hall School Centenary on 16 and 17 April...
- Hall Band Twilight Concert - Once a year we get the chance to spend a warm autumn evening listening to our own Hall Village Brass Band giving their Twilight Concert...
- National Sheepdog Trials - Entries for the National Sheepdog Trials have now closed with 277 entries being received from all over Australia...
February 2011
- Hall and District Collectors Club formed - Ten members were signed up at the inaugural meeting of the Hall and District Collectors Club on Thursday 24 February 2011...
- School Time Capsule appeal - Your ideas are invited about what might be added to the Hall School Time Capsule, during the Centenary celebration on April 16th...
- Stress release at The Cottage - Since 'The Cottage' was refurbished and handed over to the community as a 'neighbourhood centre' a growing number of groups have made use of it...
- The dogs are coming - The 69th National Sheepdog Trials will be held at the Hall showground between Tuesday 15th March and Sunday 20th March 2011...
- Bus Interchange action - In January last year the Progress Association advised Roads ACT of the dangers being experienced at the bus interchange along Gladstone Street...
- Rural Fringe online - The February edition of the Rural Fringe is now available as a downloadable pdf file on the Hall and District website...
January 2011
- Rest in peace Millissa - We record our great sadness at the loss of young Millissa Gillard, and add our wish that she now rest in peace...
- Vicki Walters (nee de Britt) - Community members will be saddened to know of the serious accident sustained by Vicki Walters, daughter of Mick and Evelyn de Britt...
- Lanes named - The 'back lanes' which have been a feature of the village since it was proclaimed in 1882 have at last been given names...
- Farewell to the Barracloughs - 'Dr Phil' and Alanna were farewelled at an informal community gathering at The Cottage on Sunday 16th January...
- Greg's last sheep - What does a one-time shearer do for his 90th birthday? Shear his last sheep of course. Local identity Greg Rule did exactly that on Friday January 7th, before an enthusiastic and appreciative gathering at 'Gold Creek West'...
- Hall's history - the 'board walk' - Some community members are finding out how much they did not know about the history of the village and surrounding district...
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