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Small public halls were essential to the local community and served as the central community venue for any small township. Over the years this hall hosted: - Church congregations - Concerts, dances, picture shows - Public meetings and fundraisers - Birthday and wedding functions - WW2 training activities - Citizenship ceremonies - The St Albans Infant Welfare Centre - The Public Library In 1956, the original timber hall built in 1906 was replaced with this brick building. The Victorian Heritage Database describes the new hall as: - A cream‑brick, shop‑front style building - With glazed tiles and a frosted glass entry - A long, narrow hall seating around 100 people - Cavity brick walls, steel truss roof, corrugated iron cladding - Interior lined with fibrous plaster and timber composite panels This modest scale reflects the small population and the low priority St Albans received from the Keilor‑focused council at the time. At one point, a local councillor pushed to demolish the hall and convert the land into car parking. Community resistance helped preserve it. The St. Albans Public Hall is one of the few public buildings in the area that have a direct connection to the early residents of the district and their desire in making public facilities available to the district's residents.5662 - East Esplanade - St. Albans Public Hall Photo 01.jpgeast esplanade, st. albans, st. albans public hall

Playgroups in Sunshine June 1986 - Devonshire Playgroup, Salvation Army Playgroup, Central Sunshine Playgroup, North Sunshine Fun Playgroup, Alexandra Ave Playgroup, Christ The King Playgroup, Maidstone Infant Welfare Centre (IWC) Playgroup, Maidstone Yooralla Special Needs Playgroup, Deer Park Toddlers Playgroup, Westerngate Playgroup, Kids Chaos Playgroup, St. Albans Community Yorth Club, Playtime Playgroup, Kings Park Playgroup, St. Albans Special School Playgroup, St. Albans South Playgroup, Wee Care Playgroup, Westvale Community Centre Playgroup, St. Albans North Playgroup, Ressurrection Playgroup, Alexina Street Playgroup. East Sunshine Playgroup, West Sunshine Playgroup, Fairbairn Road Playgroup, Glengala Road Playgroup, St. Paul's Playgroup, Albion Playgroup, Ardeer Infant Welfare Centre (IWC) Playgroupplaygroup