HALLSTON PUBLIC HALL & MEMORIAL CAIRN

The Hallston Public Hall, at 2650 Grand Ridge Road, Hallston, comprising the building opened on 3 May 1933 and the 1934 additions, is significant. It is a simple interwar hall clad in weatherboards with a half-hipped iron roof, and a small projecting gabled porch at the front with side timber entry doors. Other contributory features include: 

Non-original alterations and additions, other than those listed above, are not significant.

The Hallston Public Hall and Mechanics Institute is of local historic, aesthetic and social significance to the South Gippsland Shire.

Historically, it is associated with the development and growth of the Hallston district due to closer settlement during the early twentieth century, which resulted in the need for a new hall in a more convenient location. (Criterion A) 
Aesthetically, positioned on a prominent, elevated site, the hall is an historic landmark within the Hallston district. (Criterion E) 
It has social significance for strong and enduring associations with the Hallston community through its continuous use as a public hall for over 85 years, and the historic community attachment to this place is also demonstrated by the centenary memorial. (Criterion G)