Farewell To Hackett Hall – March, 2023

TIME CALLED ON PLAYLOVERS' HOME

It is with much sadness I write to inform you that, as of Friday 17 March 2023, Hackett Hall ceased to be Playlovers home venue. For the last 6.5 years, Playlovers has been in a desperate fight for its home of over 60 years, and sadly this fight has ended!

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Save Playlovers – August 2017

UPDATE ON HACKETT HALL

Playlovers win!

It is with great pleasure that I can announce that Playlovers has won their stoush with the City of Nedlands, and the Hackett Hall lockout is over! An article from last week's Post newspaper tells the tale. Our ‘knight in shining armour’, Mark Burns, delivered our home back into our hands with a resounding win at the State Administrative Tribunal recently. (more…)

Save Playlovers – February 4, 2017

UPDATE ON HACKETT HALL

The following article about the City of Nedlands plans for Hackett Hall appears on page 14 of  the Post community newspaper, dated February 4, 2017 . It isn't saying anything new but now we have it in black and white. (more…)

Save Playlovers – January 27, 2017

UPDATE ON PLAYLOVERS' VENUE

The Playlovers committee have been working tirelessly to address our lack-of-venue issue. As well as trying to negotiate with Nedlands Council on the future of Hackett Hall, we are exploring other avenues and searching out alternative venues with other councils.   (more…)

Save Playlovers – December 12, 2016

UPDATE ON HACKETT HALL

There was an article some of you may have seen in the West Australian on Saturday, 10^th December, with the headline “Playlovers restoration to be costly”. (more…)

Save Playlovers

WE NEED YOU!

UPDATE ON PLAYLOVERS' FUTURE AND WAYS YOU CAN HELP

For those who haven't heard, in late August, Nedlands Council closed Hackett Hall, Playlovers' long-time venue, with virtually no notice. They say a report they had done indicated that the building is structurally unsound, so it was closed for safety reasons. (more…)