We are a bit disparate around Durrumbul, and not really Main Arm, certainly not West Mullumbimby. We have an opportunity this year to take control of our only public venue, the fabulous Durrumbul Hall.
The mud brick building in Mud Brick Lane was built by locals in the 1980s, back in the heady days of volunteer-ism.
Those days are over but the building is still there, a legacy gift, sitting on land that had its native title recognised in 2019.
Local management of the hall would free it up for local community gatherings, workshops, band practice, parties that don’t fit at home, etc.
Commercial events already provide a healthy income to cover the hall’s maintenance. Some of the management roles are lightly paid.
If you live in the Brunswick Valley and could find an hour or two per month to help keep the hall in local hands, please contact me, or the Shands, or email [email protected].
If we can get this going, we’ll see you at a gathering near you in coming months.
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