Umina hall to be refurbished

Umina Public Hall is to be refurbished.

"The existing stage will be removed to provide more space and better accessibility," according to a staff report to the Gosford Council.

The work will also include providing office space, space for computer training, meeting rooms, space for a playgroup, a small kitchen, storage facilities and parking for a bus."

The toilet block at the rear of the building would be demolished and new toilets installed inside the building.

The Umina Community Hall is currently vacant and insurance repair work was completed following a fire in January last year.

According to the report, the refurbishment would make the hall "universally accessible and improve the general amenity of the building to provide for the additional community needs with the expanding population in the area".

The council resolved to lodge a development application for the work.

It also resolved to waive the development application fees and have it recorded as a donation in council's accounts.

Council agenda COM.45, 25 Nov 2008