On Saturday 23 November Cardinia will celebrate the first 100 years of the town’s hall.
The day will start at 1:30pm with a talk from local historian Heather Arnold about the founding of the hall. There will be an opportunity for those present to share some special moments they have enjoyed at the Hall. After the cutting of the cake and some afternoon tea, attendees will have a chance to enjoy some traditional music and catch up.
Cardinia is a small town in the south of the shire that has a history stretching back to the early 1870s. When the hall was opened 100 years ago, it was a different time. Travel for most people was by foot, horse or bicycle and with the roads being impassable at many times of the year people were restricted to their local area.
With the primary school, recreation reserve and local shop, Cardinia Hall is part of a small and vibrant community at the edge of the ever-expanding urban growth area.
The hall has been part of many memories over the past 100 years. It was a place for people from far and wide to gather for monthly dances. Cardinia Primary School has used the hall extensively for Easter Parades, Christmas concerts and more.
Through the work of a small and dedicated group of residents, the Cardinia Hall has been maintained as a focal point of the town and survives despite other local halls falling into disrepair and being sold off.
The day in part is made possible through the support of Cardinia Shire Council.
The committee looks forward to welcoming many past and present residents of Cardinia to the hall at 2401 Ballarto Rd, Cardinia on 23 November 1.30am to remember the first 100 years and look forward to the next 100 years.
