MIDDLE TARWIN PUBLIC HALL

The Middle Tarwin Public Hall, at 1140 Tarwin Lower Road, Middle Tarwin, built by Bill Buchan and Vic Isler and opened in 1933, is significant. It is a gabled interwar hall, ‘T’ shape in plan, with the tip of the main gable projecting over the ridge of a transverse gable at the front. The transverse gable is offset to the north with a skillion element behind it. The walls of the hall are lined with battened cement sheet panels with a weatherboard dado to sill height. The front is asymmetrical with a recessed entry flanked by paired double hung windows with multi-pane upper sashes with coloured glass. 

Non-original alterations and additions are not significant.

The Middle Tarwin Public Hall is of local historic, aesthetic and social significance to the South Gippsland Shire.

Historically, the Middle Tarwin Public Hall is associated with the development of the Middle Tarwin district during the Interwar period due to closer settlement. (Criterion A)
Aesthetically, it is an Interwar Hall with distinctive form and detailing including the offset 'T'-plan and asymmetrical facade with multi-paned windows of coloured glass, which is an historic landmark within Middle Tarwin. (Criterion E) 
The hall has social significance for strong and enduring associations with the Middle Tarwin community through its continuous use as a public hall for over 85 years. (Criterion G)