Public Hall

Garfield Community Centre

Garfield School No 2724 Roll of Honour Transcription Barker, A / Boase, A / Burrows, J / Burnett, W / Cock, J / Cantini, R / Devaney, A / Drake, J / Edis, E / *Gunnelson, I / *Gunnelson, P / Gunnelson, R / Gillespie, G / Jewell, Leeson, R / *Leeson, W / Miller,… Read More

Bayles Public Hall

Hall Secretary plaque Transcription In memory of Mr. HE (Daly) Ridgway J.P. / recognizing his valued service given to / Bayles and district citizens over many years.34 years as secretary of this hall.Died 5-11-66 Harold Edgar (Daly) Ridgway was born in Lang Lang in 1896 to parents William and Isobel Ridgway. He came to Bayles… Read More

Officer Public Hall

Officer Public Hall Honour Board Transcription  + Were. C    Davies. B    O’Brien. H  + Johnstone. W    Heggart. J    Handley. C  + Beadle. P + Lecky. J    Brown. P     Rix. J + Lecky. M    Clements. J     Brunt. T    Maxwell. H + Osborne. J     Brunt. A   … Read More

Gus Ryberg Hall

The Gus Ryberg Hall at Hogan Park is home to the 1st Emerald Scout Group – the oldest scout group in the Dandenong Ranges. The scouts moved from Saint Marks Church to Hogan Park in 1958. One of the first group of boys in the 1st Emerald Scout Group in 1923, Gus was honoured for… Read More

Bunyip Hall

  There is one plaque in the hall and a number of pictures donated by the Bunyip & District History Committee. We have included the two photographs with names in the transcriptions, the other photographs are included to present the complete picture. Emil Shelly plaque Transcription In grateful recognition of / the generous assistance /… Read More

Father Pooley Memorial Hall

  Father Wilfred Pooley was the driving force behind the establishment of the rural Catholic settlement of Maryknoll in 1949. More information on Father Pooley and the establishment of Maryknoll can be found at Casey Cardinia – links to our past. A plaque remembering Father Pooley is situated in the hall’s foyer. When we visited… Read More

John Pandazopoulos Hall (Doveton Public Hall)

Doveton Community Centre plaque Transcription Doveton Community Centre March 2011 In 2010 the Art Works outside the Hall were vandalised. The Hall Committee of Management, with the aid of a grant / from the City of Casey Council, hired local artist Tim Oates to restore the Murals and Totem. The original Plaque was found in… Read More

Nar Nar Goon Soldiers Memorial Community Centre

Soldiers Memorial Hall Mural sponsors Transcription Soldiers Memorial Hall / Sponsored by the Nar Nar Goon Bingo Club, Tennis Club, Mariah Hill Alpaca Ranch / Chairo Christian School, St. James Church Iona, Melbourne Aquarium / Community Centre, St. James Catholic School, Bev, Kev, Cara & Matt Mellowship / Cricket Club, St .John’s Anglican Church, Barbara… Read More

Pakenham Upper Community Hall and Church

In 1872, Gembrook South’s first settler, a Mr Matters donated half an acre of land on which a hall to be used as a church and meeting place was to be built. A young Joe Moyle, employed by Mr Matters at the time cleared and fenced the land and the building was erected by volunteers… Read More

Modella Hall

The original Modella Hall was built in 1924 on land donated by Athol Camp and destroyed by fire in November 1976. Community fund raising for a new hall began just one week later and the new hall was opened on 20th April 1979 by Arthur Dawson (a member of the Modella Hall Committee), and assisted… Read More