There can be no better return for the $50,000 the Bendigo Bank invested to restore the Cooroy Memorial hall than to see a large section of the town turn up unexpectedly for what was meant to be a modest media opportunity cheque donation.
Former councillor Ray Kelly, who was MC of the cheque handover, said the decision by the town and Noosa Council to get together to save the hall “goes back to one of our big meetings at the hall there”.
“I think I told council to get off their ar** s and do something, but they’ve done more than that and I thank them very much, ” he said.
Mayor Tony Wellington said, “Council is so happy, so pleased to be partnering with the community to restore this hall and to get it back into operation. We are pleased so many community members decided to throw themselves at this task. We’re all here today to celebrate something even more wonderful which is this fabulous gift from Bendigo Bank,” the mayor said.
CMHA president, Paul Kluck said Noosa Council’s pledging to meet the Cooroy community halfway by providing up to $192,000 towards the project had made all this possible.”
