The Scout Hall
Longwarry’s first scout pack was formed in 1950 with Tom Maskell as Scout Master, and meetings were probably held in the Community Hall
In later years Mr Ken Beechey took over as Scout Master, and it was decided the pack needed a hall of their own. Mrs Brasher was Secretary at the time, and was a tireless fund raiser. Bottle drives, clearing sales (garage sales) dances, bob a job works etc were all used to raise funds for the new hall. Mr Collett donated a plot of land, Petersen Brothers of Modella lent the group $800 and progress moved forward apace.
The timber for the building was cut by Proposch one Saturday morning from logs donated in part by Bill Bowman. The roof trusses were carted free by Harry Russell. Mr G Little and Bob Frigo gave up their time with the build, and local sparky Ron Hale wired the hall and supplied the clock. The Hall Committee polished the floors, and Scout Master Beechey was instrumental in arranging donations of sand and materials for the build.
When Petersen Brothers declined to take half of the borrowed money back, the Scout Committee decided to buy the remainder of the block (then 5 acres). The site was enhanced further when the factory chimney was blown down, and the bricks used as a driveway to the building. The bricks were carted from the factory to the hall by volunteers.
The building was opened on 14th October 1967 by A O Lawrence the Assistant Chief of Scouting. The building still stands today at the end of Collett Street

Scout Hall circa 1969
Source: most information sourced from “Level Crossing Fraser Siding Longwarry” a booklet produced for the centenary of Longwarry in 1978.