WATTLE Range Council will review the ongoing requirement for the Tantanoola Institute Hall Management Committee after an apparent lack of community interest.
The recommendation was made by council chief executive Ben Gower and endorsed by the February monthly council meeting on Tuesday.
Council called for nominations for all of its community committees late last year but only one person offered to join the Tantanoola group.
Tantanoola resident Sue Lines will be advised that her nomination will be held in abeyance pending the outcome of the review.
Corcoran ward councillor and former Tantanoola resident Sharon Cox was reappointed as council’s representative at its November meeting.
The colonial-era stone structure on Railway Terrace West is owned by council and it has had limited use in recent years.
Back in 2016, fresh life was breathed into the Tantanoola Institute Hall with the formation of a new management committee.
It drafted a list of priorities requiring the financial backing of council including repairs to the main entrance exit light, cleaning/buffing of the timber floor, provision of a lockable cleaning cupboard, purchase of cleaning products and spraying for spiders.
The committee formed in 2016 also set hire and bond fees for the use of the hall, kitchen, supper room, trestles and chairs.
The situation at Tantanoola is in marked contrast at two other council-owned halls.
There are three community representatives on the management committee of the Riddoch Memorial Institute at Kalangadoo while there are nine serving on the Rendelsham Community Hall.
Meanwhile, the community representatives on other council committees were ratified on Tuesday with little discussion.
In many cases, the terms of office were extended for a further four years.
