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Council will spend $400,000 to restump and re-roof Mondure Hall, providing it can secure a State Government subsidy for the project (Photo: John Huth)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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South Burnett Deputy Mayor
Cr Kathy Duff<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

January 31, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

South Burnett Regional Council will spend $400,000 to restump and re-roof Mondure Hall, and a further $200,000 to re-roof Nanango’s Ringsfield House.<\/p>\n

The decision to carry out both projects was made at Council’s January meeting.<\/p>\n

However, completion timelines will depend on whether or not the Council receives a State Government grant to help carry them out.<\/p>\n

At January’s meeting, Councillors voted to apply to the Local Government Grants and Subsidy Program for funding.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The program helps councils deliver priority infrastructure by subsidising 60 per cent of total project costs.<\/p>\n

Council officers told the meeting Mondure Hall’s stumps have significant damage and aren’t supporting the floor in several areas.<\/p>\n

The building’s roof is also in poor shape, with rust and holes in the roofing iron visible from inside the hall.<\/p>\n

Ringsfield’s roof is also showing signs of deterioration and there are concerns it could leak during heavy rain.<\/p>\n

Deputy Mayor Kathy Duff said the Mondure upgrade needed to be a priority because the hall was a community hub.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“We have committed to the long-term with Mondure Hall,” Cr Duff said.<\/p>\n

“We sacrificed Hivesville Hall, and have made a commitment to the community that Mondure Hall would be kept for that reason.”<\/p>\n

She said in recent years the hall had wheelchair access installed and a kitchen upgrade.<\/p>\n

“Now we need to progress forward and do the stumping and roofing.”<\/p>\n

But Cr Terry Fleischfresser questioned whether the hall would require even more upgrades to bring it up to modern standards if the stumping and roofing went ahead.<\/p>\n

He also questioned if the building was worth the money that could wind up being spent on it.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Our responsibility to the community, by and large, is overwhelming,\u201d Cr Fleischfresser said.<\/p>\n

“Are we happy to go with a building that doesn’t comply with fire standards, for example?<\/p>\n

“I am concerned we don’t know the full costs of upgrading this hall to meet contemporary standards – and is it wise to invest so much into such an old building?”<\/p>\n

Cr Fleischfresser said over the longer term, Mondure Hall would eventually require disabled toilets, additional water storage, sewerage upgrades, hard-wired smoke detectors, other general fire safety upgrades and exit lighting, and the cost would be considerable.<\/p>\n

Cr Duff said the building was a community hub and the situation with Mondure Hall was no different to Ringsfield.<\/p>\n

“No total costings have been done there, either,” Cr Duff said.<\/p>\n

After receiving confirmation from Finance General Manager Lester Schumacher that repairs to Mondure Hall would not trigger additional Hall modifications under the Council’s building regulations, the matter was put to a vote.<\/p>\n

The motion to apply for funding for both projects was carried 6-1, with Cr Fleischfresser opposed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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