MIA MIA HALL

The Mia Mia Hall site, including all the fabric of the 1907 gable roofed hall with timber frame, is significant.

The Mia Mia Hall is of historic, aesthetic and social significance to the City of Greater Bendigo.

The site of the Mia Mia Hall is historically significant for its early association with the Westblade family who were involved in a number of important developments in the district, including early subdivision under the 1860s Land Acts, farming, land speculation, flour milling and quartz crushing. The Hall is of historical significance as a Mechanics' Institute and lending library. Although it has been altered by the brick extension, it is a key building in Mia Mia. Criterion A

The Mia Mia Hall is socially significant for providing a venue for social, cultural and educational activities for the local community. Established as a Public Library and/or Mechanics' Institute, the Hall is an expressive symbol of the aspirations of local community to provide a public lending library and reading room for the surrounding district. Criterion G