27/07/2025
Tucked away in the eastern suburbs, the ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐/๐๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น has been a home base for adventure, learning, and community since 1912 - but time has taken its toll.
The 1950s-built retaining wall behind the hall was collapsing, compromising drainage and putting the buildingโs foundations at risk. ๐ง๐ผ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐, ๐๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ, ๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐ง ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ด๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐ฒ-๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐ผ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐.
Over the week, our crew removed the old driveway, bollards, timber piles, a large tree stump, and the failing wall. We then trimmed the site and spread topsoil, readying the area for the garage relocation and new retaining wall construction.
๐๐โ๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐บ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ณ๐๐น ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ ๐บ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ด๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ด๐ผ๐ฎ๐น - ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ. This effort kicks off a 5-year plan to restore and improve the hall so the next generation of Scouts has a safe, welcoming space to grow, connect, and explore.