Ascot Mutual Improvement Association Hall

"ASCOT MUTUAL IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION
HALL (Est. mid-1890s)
This elusive Institute recently turned up on the
web. Ascot is between Clunes and Ballarat, and west
of Creswick. It has as its progenitor the Australian
Natives’ Association who sponsored the Ascot
Mutual Improvement Society in the mid-1890s who
ran debating, public speaking and lecturing events.
The hall was built in 1901, and Kauri pine was used
for the lining and floor. The rear kitchen, meeting
room and enlarged stage area were added in 1952.
The side toilet block was added in 1967 and the hall
was reclad in 1968. Maintenance and insurance
costs caused it to be passed to the Shire of Ballarat
in the 1980s. In 2010 it was rewired and repainted.
The bell in front of the hall is from the Ascot Primary
School which closed in 1988. Its freshly painted sign
‘Ascot Mechanics’ Institute’ raised some ire in 2010.
heritage. Population 200, Ascot was and still is a
pastoral area and it celebrates as a community with
two key events ‘Casseroles in July’ and the ‘Christmas
Barbecue’ where Santa Claus arrives and the event
concludes with Christmas Carols. Dances, their major
fundraiser, have been held on the first Saturday of
each month since 1985."

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Taken in: Australia / Victoria / Ascot (show map)

Taken on: March 1, 2015

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