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Grants for $70,000 will support upgrades for two Northern Rivers community halls.
Wardell and Pimlico Halls need to make improvements to their facilities to make them safer and compliant with building standards.
Page MP Kevin Hogan highlighted the importance of the upgrades.
“This funding will allow for various repairs and improvements at Pimlico Hall, including new handrails on the ramps, upgraded door, interior and exterior repainting, and accessible parking and pathways,” Mr Hogan said. Page MP Kevin Hogan with Ballina Shire mayor David Wright and members of the community.
“Wardell Hall upgrades will include new roofing, removal of asbestos from underneath the hall, new kitchen and toilets, and improved emergency exit ramps.
Premium Content The historic Mullumbimby Drill Hall is looking divine after some major upgrades. The hall, established 105 years ago as an Army training facility during World War One, recently received $146,850 worth of renovations. The state government funding, from the Stronger Country Communities Fund, went to a new box office, an upgraded lighting system, access ramp, improved kitchen, storage shed and pottery shed. Some major renovations have been completed at the Drill Hall in Mullumbimby. Parliamentary Secretary for Energy and the Arts opened the refurbished hall on February 20. For over a century, the Drill Hall has served many different purposes for the Mullumbimby