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Official Opening Of The Callignee Hall

11.30am Wednesday 26 January 2011, Old Callignee Road, Callignee, VICROADS Country Directory, Edition 7, Map 98 ref B7

By Latrobe City - 20th January 2011 - Back to News

By State member for Morwell Russell Northe

The opening will tie in with Callignee’s Australia Day Celebration that will be presented by Latrobe City mayor, Councillor Darrell White

Others in attendance include representatives of the Callignee CFA, the Callignee Hall Committee, Gunyah Ward councillor Ed Vermeulen, and Alstom Foundation

Those present at the event will be available for interview

The new centre was built to replace the former Callignee Hall, the former school building and the local fire station that were destroyed in the Black Saturday bushfires.

The opening will be incorporated into the Australia Day celebrations that will take place on the centre’s grounds from 11am to 4pm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Latrobe City Media Relations Team: 5128 5458

Source: http://gippsland.com/

Published by: news@gippsland.com

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