OBI OBI HALL

.

Waiting

.

Car parking overflowed into the adjoining paddock.

.

A nearly full hall.

.

The reopening event was preceded by a Welcome to Country ceremony presented by  Indigenous educator Beverly Hand.

.

The official opening with Our President Steve Walker presiding and  Jock Johnson announcing the hall opening.

.

.

Obi Obi Rural Fire Brigade supplied an information stall.

.

The auction of the recovered building material from the hall.

.

Inspection

.

The start of the entertainment – Darcy Kate Collier

.

Hot food from a stall organized by the Association, and manned by volunteers from the Blackall Range Motorcycle Club.

.

An unplanned entertainment, probably not the first time for the large camphor laurel tree in the adjoining paddock.

.

Mapleton Trio – Janet, Kellie and Phil.

.

.

Starting the bonfire.

.

The kitchen provided brewed coffee and soft drinks.

.

Band – The Rain

.

.

Duo – Free like me

.

The last act of the night – Damien Barnes

.

The Obi Obi and Kidaman Creek District Community Hall Association are very happy to announce the reopening of the Obi Obi Hall at 2.00pm on Saturday 17^th November and invite the community to celebrate the achievement.

Food, hot drinks and soft drink will be on sale.

The old timber and tin from the hall will be auctioned off starting at 3 pm;  much of the tin is branded, and in surprisingly good condition for 99 years old corrugated iron.

At 4.00 pm there will be musical entertainment from:

Darcy Kate Collier
Hobo Magic
The Rain
My Fur Coat

.

A new page explaining the hiring charges for the Obi Obi hall has been added to the blog (pages are located below the Archives section).

.

Our notice board

.

Construction by Michael using some of our stock of used building materials

.

The painting of the stage is nearly complete

.

Getting ready for the opening.

.

More work in the toilets.

.

Rocke used as a barrier to prevent vehicles driving over the septic absorption trenches

Rocks donated by Brad Parker

.

The inside walls are being sealed with a clear lacquer coating

.

Windows masked up prior to spraying.

.

The hoods are back on the front windows

.

Fans installed but not connected to electricity.

.

Getting them up was a challenge as they were quite heavy and awkward to handle.

.

Three large fans for the hall ceiling.

.

A fan before assembly

.

Wheelie bins and gas bottles

The wheelie bins fit nicely between the kitchen deck and the ramp.

.

The last of the toilet doors being painted

The hall windows are being masked up prior to the spraying of the walls with a clear finish .

An early photo of the hall stage

The builder may have finished but there is always those extra little things.

Michael, a local carpenter  (responsible for much of the extra carpentry done inside the hall), is  fitting the framework for one of the window hoods. He has provided his services at no cost to the Association.

The original window hoods being recycled as light covers.

.

The nearly completed stage.

 All of the interior painting has been carried out by Al Scott and friends, all professional painters who have volunteered their time.

.

And the kitchen, close to finished.

The donated kitchen benches and cupboards have been fitted by Al Scott and Michael

.

The stove is in it’s final position. John McKenzie (Building Committee) has connected gas to the stove.

.

Some more shelving between the sink and the window will complete the kitchen.

.

The toilets

The painters have been at work spray painting the final paint coat in the toilets.

.

A lot of work in preparation and cleanup.

.

Before spraying.

.

Toilet painting nearly complete, with only the doors to go. Ceiling vents have been fitted in all the toilet ceilings.

.

Light shades have changed the night-time look inside the hall and improved visibility in the daytime.

.

A final cleanup of the hall’s grounds by John Cutmore.

.

Door hardware has been fitted to all the hall’s doors.

.

John McKenzie has connected the roof sprinkler to the water supply.

And the sprinkler  works. There was some concern that the sound of the water falling on the roof may be a problem, but in the one test carried out, that was not so much of a problem, but the clicking of the arm of the impact sprinkler was, more testing is required.