The Collector Memorial Hall Committee is very pleased to announce that their project, Improve the Emergency Features of the Collector Memorial Hall, has been approved for further funding. The funding has been secured through the Bushfire Local Economic Recovery (BLERF) Fund. The BLERF is jointly funded by the Commonwealth and NSW Governments.
The project, Improve the Emergency Features of the Collector Memorial Hall, has been approved to receive an additional $359,967.00.
This is great news as the committee will now be in a position to complete the exterior of the building and completely renovate the kitchen. In keeping with the areas renovated in 2023 fireproof cladding and double glazed windows will be installed on the eastern and southern exterior of the building.
Collector Hall has again expanded its facilities, to now include storage cupboards for the bathrooms, thereby completing the refurbishment of the bathrooms.
The funded project entitled, Bathroom Cupboard, has provided a storage cupboard for the new bathroom area. The cupboard will store bathroom supplies and cleaning equipment in one convenient location. This project, together with previously funded projects, has contributed to the work of finishing our new bathrooms.
The Committee sincerely thank the Collector Windfarm Community Trust Fund for their ongoing support.
The new bathroom storage cupboards at Collector Hall.
Did you know Collector has a Community Nurse? Meet Kim, your local nurse.
Community nurse, Kim, visits Collector the first Thursday of the month or as required.
Community members, especially those aged 65 years & beyond, are invited to an information session & afternoon tea. Come along & be informed of the medical & ancillary services available in your community.
Meet the Community Nurse
Details:
Thursday, 7th March, 2024
1:30pm *
Collector Memorial Hall
Enjoy a chat, a cuppa & meet other community members.
*Due to availability, the time has changed to 1:30pm (It was previously listed as 2:30pm).
The Collector Memorial Hall in the Upper Lachlan Shire, originally built in 1952 to honor veterans and provide a community space, has seen numerous upgrades, including a major refurbishment in 2023 to improve its facilities and sustainability. This article, published on the Upper Lachlan Shire Council website, explains some of these upgrades and what it means to the local community in practical terms. You can read the full article at the link below.
Following extensive refurbishment work, Collector Memorial Hall has re-opened.
As of June 2023, long-awaited renovation work to improve facilities and safety of the Collector Memorial Hall NSW are now complete. For enquiries on Collector Hall hire, please visit the Venue Hire page or Contact Us. Thank you for your patience and support during this time.
PRESS RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
3 June 2023
COLLECTOR MEMORIAL HALL REOPENING
Member for Goulburn, Wendy Tuckerman, Alex Waldron, CEO Upper Lachlan Shire Council and the Collector Memorial Hall Committee joined the wider Collector community to mark the completion of the refurbishment of the Collector Memorial Hall on Saturday.
The project, initiated by Collector Memorial Hall Committee, was financed through the $500 million Local Economic Recovery program jointly funded by the Australian and NSW governments to the value of $585,500 with the remaining funding and construction costs of the project delivered through in-kind support, community donations and grants.
“Collector is already a vibrant and active village – the upgraded hall not only looks fantastic and will function well for the fun events but as an emergency meeting point it is state of the art,” Mrs Tuckerman said.
President of the Collector Memorial Hall Committee, Denise Duck said she is pleased to see the project completed, but there is still more to be done.
“The hall has been clad in fire resistant fibre concrete cladding and we have installed a fire suppression system. We now have an accessible toilet, emergency shower facilities, new male and female toilets as well as paths, ramps and designated disabled parking to allow access for all. Quite a bit of work has also gone into ensuring the Hall is an energy-efficient space with double glazed windows, ceiling insulation a recently installed solar system, including back up battery and access points for generators. As a designated emergency centre we have also installed extra water storage and a fire suppression system.” Ms Duck said.
“Next on the list for the Memorial Hall Committee is to install a kitchen that will cater for large groups. We have begun the process of improving the functionality of the outdoor space.
The Memorial Collector Hall Committee thanks the generous contribution and supporters who have made the hall refurbishment possible, including the Australian Government, NSW Government, Collector Wind Farm, Cilectric, Vortex Fire, Zol’s Country Plumbing and Matt Blacker Electrical.
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Collector Memorial Hall – Stage 2 Completion Images (Before + After). Source: YouTube
