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      Fire, Upper Plenty Shack – Community Hall – Mechanics Institute Has burnt Down As the result of a fire at “The Shack” Upper Plenty last night I am sorry to report that it has been totally destroyed 🙁 We are all deeply moved and saddened by this tragic event. At this time the cause…
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    Nov
    08

    UPPER PLENTY HALL NEWS (THE SHACK) November 2011

    Shack refurbishments  status We hope by the time you read this our refurbishments will be complete. Predictably, there have been delays and the floor sanding & polishing will be delayed a week, … [Read more...]

    Oct
    04

    UPPER PLENTY HALL NEWS (THE SHACK) October 2011.

    Building & refurbishments are almost complete and we expect the hall to be open for business by the end of October. There will be some small projects to complete such as the ordering and placement … [Read more...]

    Sep
    13

    Upper Plenty Community Advisory Group Meeting August 2011

    UPCAG Minutes of Meeting Held 26th August, 2011. Present: Rose King, Hayley Day, Alison Holmberg, Chris Ogilvie, Deirdre Payne Apologies: Meeting opened: 6.45 pm Minutes of Previous Meeting Minutes of … [Read more...]

    Sep
    06

    UPPER PLENTY HALL NEWS (THE SHACK) September 2011

    The builders have started levelling the outdoor area to make it ready for the concrete slab. The slab will be edged with personalised engraved pavers which you can order through the Hayley (5783-1141) … [Read more...]

    Sep
    06

    UPPER PLENTY HALL NEWS (The Shack) August 2011

    Building works are moving along slowly but surely. The extended kitchen area and store room are almost completed. The kitchen is so much more spacious now with natural light from a skylight making the … [Read more...]

    Jun
    01

    Upper Plenty Community Advisory Group (UPCAG) Minutes of Meeting Held 6th May, 2011

    Present: Rose King, Hayley Day, Alison Holmberg, Chris Ogilvie, Deirdre Payne Apologies: Glenys Broderick, Mary Hullin, Kate Lawrence, Gillian Anderson Meeting opened: 9.45 am Minutes of Previous … [Read more...]

    May
    18

    Upper Plenty Stay Connected May-June 2011

    STAY CONNECTED – UPPER PLENTY WHAT’S ON AT THE SHACK IN 2011?   Please Note: The Shack will be unavailable for hire from May to August due to extension & refurbishment activities. … [Read more...]

    Apr
    19

    Telephone & Data Outage Wallan Area 27-28 March 2011

    I contacted the Area General Manager for Telstra, Robert Bell, after we had this major Phone & Data Network Outage in the Wallan area. His reply is shown below with my Questions in Bold (original … [Read more...]