The hall is the cultural and community hub of the small village of Yandoit. A crucial heart beat of getting the community to engage and participate and to say gday to their neighbors at the many events that are held at the hall.
Repairs to our historic Mechanics Institute and Free library
Restore the integrity of the original building
Project details
Suggested by: Carlene
Project partner: Yandoit Mechanics institute and Free Library
Region
Central Highlands
Budget
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102 votes received
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The historic hall serves our isolated community as the only meeting place in our area and a hub for gatherings and needs repairs.
Convert toilet to disabled for full disability access.
Rebuild front steps, safety issue (historic fabric)
Replace water seal capping above façade front of building (safety)
Redirect water from historic building to stop damage to underflooring and brick work.
Repair historic lettering on front façade.
Power supply upgrade (safety).
Repairs to internal walls. Paint interior and exterior of the building.
Repair water damaged subflooring, foundations and timberwork.
Add small extension for storage (safety).
Install gutter guard.
The historic hall is a hub for gatherings, including non profit organisation meetings, social functions, local dances, community market, childrens parties, community functions, funerals, school events, Hepburn Shire meetings and indigenous reconciliation functions.
The community will benefit from the safety improvements to this historic building, and by preserving the building and its integrity in the local area, locals will continue to fully utilise this site. Upgrading this historic building is a must for our community and the users who depend on the building.
Most important is ensuring facilities are functional for all age groups and abilities.
Project details
Suggested by: Carlene
Project partner: Yandoit Mechanics institute and Free Library
Region
Central Highlands
Budget
Votes
102 votes received
This project did not receive enough votes to be successful.
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I grew up in this lovely town. Many School Cristmas Concerts. Old time dances and Even school was attended in the hall while the School was being re furbed in the 80's. May it stand for many more years! With a little help of course
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Enjoy dancing in this great hall.
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We attend dances here and the Hall would benefit from maintenance and improvements.
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Attended this lovely hall over many years for all different functions. Family still remains in the area.
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Attended many functions here when I was younger, dances, wedding reception, kitchen teas, etc. Hope this project get up.
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A great idea! It would be brilliant to see the hall used also to develop new work, for creative development space, for young people to engage in the arts - visual, performing, multimedia - a great space inside and out - and for touring work to come to Yandoit.
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The Hall is currently under-utilised. I would like to see it become an asset of the adjacent Yandoit Primary School, with the Education Department picking up maintenance costs and bills. The school could then use the hall for activities such as dance, drama, music and gymnastics. Currently the school does not use it, I think for insurance reasons and costs. The Hall should of course remain available for community use. Most community use of the hall is outside school hours: evenings and weekends.
I'd like to comment on this. The school has always had free use of the hall and always will.
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Project Owner
yandoitmechanics
11 Sep 2018
Thank you very much to everyone who has voted for the restoration of our local historic hall. If you haven't already voted and are considering who to vote for please read the application and give us a vote. We are a small community and would appreciate any votes that will come our way. The historic significance of the building is enormous. It was burnt down in the 1969 bush fires that ravaged central Victoria and the locals pulled together to rebuilt the hall. It is full of precious memories for a lot of people.