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Hall and District 2013 News Archive
December 2013
- Santa arrives in Hall - Santa arrives in Hall for the Centenary Year thanks to Dr Who and the Tardis. It appears Santa maybe a time Lord.
- Rural Fringe online - The December edition of the Rural Fringe is now available online...
- Woop Woop Riders colour the Markets - The large and busy December Hall Markets got some added colour and sound courtesy of the Woop Woop Riders - members of the Franklin family from Grafton way riding the National Trail in protest against coal seam gas ('CSG')...
November 2013
October 2013
- 'Present at Birth' - great start - A hundred and twenty or so people turned out for the official Launch last Friday afternoon of the new exhibition at Hall school - 'Present at birth...
- Chief Minister launches the Trail - Chief Minister Katy Gallagher, helped by a gang of young children, cut the ribbon to open the http://www...
September 2013
- Local garden treat - Open Gardens Australia have a fine Hall district garden on their Spring program and visitors will also be supporting some great causes...
- St Michaels sunny Fete - The Band, not the bells, rang our across the village to mark the start of the annual Fete at St Michaels and All Angels...
- Kinlyside/Hollingsworth Family Reunion - Close and distant 'cousins' of the Kinlyside and Hollingsworth Families will gather for a reunion on the first weekend in November 2013 to retell the story of our pioneers who arrived in Australia in 1839 and settled on the Limestone Plains between 1841 and 1861...
- Free Bulky Waste Pick up - Hall Village 30 & 31 October - The ACT government is currently conducting a trial of a bulky waste household collection service. Residents may be interested to know that if they are a pensioner or concession card holder they are entitled to one free bulky waste collection under the ACT Government trial...
- Kinlyside no more - The suburb of 'Kinlyside' was gazetted in October 1991, and the Halls Creek valley has been carefully watched by Hall residents for the past twenty years...
August 2013
- Tree re-planting - Memorial Grove - A small group gathered at the Hall Memorial Grove this morning to observe and take part in the re-planting of trees recently removed due to age and disease...
- Hall Cemetery - 'Conditions of Entry'? - A new sign has appeared just outside the gate to the Hall Cemetery. Placed by the ACT Public Cemeteries Authority, it asks for public cooperation in maintaining a "safe and peaceful environment for all" and "maintaining Canberra's cemeteries in a neat and tidy manner"...
- Commemorating Charles Thompson Update - The issue of re-naming the Hall Village Reserve was discussed at a general meeting of the VHDPA on 21 August...
- Commemorating Charles Thompson - re-naming 'Hall Reserve'? - The ACT Surveyor-General has written to the Progress Association in relation to a proposed commemoration in Hall of http://www...
- Jim Rochford - 100 not out - A large crowd gathered at the Pavilion at noon on Saturday 10th August 2013 to join Jim Rochford and Averil Muller in celebrating Jim's one hundredth birthday...
- Update from Councillor David Needham, Yass Valley Council - Since the last report I have attended a Council Meeting, a Rural Financial Counseling Service board meeting (Wagga), a Murrumbateman Recreation Reserve Grounds Committee meeting (Murrumbateman), and a Medicare Local Customer Representative meetings (Moruya)...
June 2013
May 2013
- Hall Ball time again - Hall Ball, our annual winter fundraising Ball is to be held on 29th June. This year the Ball is raising funds for Hall Preschool, Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia, and the Hall community...
- Visit by Pre-schoolers - The wonderful children from the Pre-school together with their teachers Cindy and Wendy made a special visit to the Museum this week...
April 2013
March 2013
- Twilight Concert hits the sweet spot - A large and enthusiastic gathering turned out on Sunday for 'Cat's Tales and so much more....' - the fifth annual Twilight Concert by the Hall Village Brass Band...
- Former Hall Primary Student Recognised in Awards - Many residents in the village will remember Julia Hayes from her time at Hall School and when working at the Hall Premier Store...
- Saved from the chop? - The Heritage Council has put a stop, temporarily at least, to plans to demolish the old stables building at the rear of the showground (pictured)...
- Party at the shops - Victoria Street came alive last night - reminding many older residents of last century's 'Tru Blu Do' (ask your mother or father...
- Victoria Street tree removal - update - A sizeable group of community members assembled in the Cottage at the school yesterday evening to hear Mr Michael Brice, manager of the Urban Treescapes program in the Department of Territory and Municipal Services, give an explanation of recent events in relation to the planned removal of trees in Victoria Street...
February 2013
- Victoria Street trees to go - Notice has been served on twelve large trees lining either side of Victoria Street that there time is up...
January 2013
- 'Party at the Shop'! - On Tuesday 12 March, Hall will host a street party as part of an ACT Centenary celebration - http://www...
- Scoreboard proposal update - The Hall Rugby Club would like to thank the Hall community for their feedback via the Hall Community web site in relation to our proposal to erect an Electronic Scoreboard on the Hall Sports Ground...
- Gathering of the Villages - The Oaks Estate Progress Association has organised a gathering to bring together for the first time the oft forgotten places in Canberra – Hall, Oaks Estate, Pialligo, Tharwa and Uriarra...
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