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Community centre

Type - Community centre
6 Amiens Crescent Matraville
1989 -
Addison Road Community Centre
Administration Building of WD and HO Wills
Camden Senior Citizens Centre
Casa d'Italia
Croatian House
Cromer Community Centre
Hyde Park Family Centre
Irish National Association Cultural Centre
Lady Game Community Centre
Latvian House
Pyrmont Community Centre
Redfern Community Centre
St John's Parish Hall, Glebe
St Jude's Church School Hall Randwick
Ultimo Community Centre
Wayside Chapel

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Community centre

6 Amiens Crescent Matraville

Sole surviving cottage of Matraville Soldier's Settlement Garden Village of over ninety houses constructed between 1918-1926 for returned soldiers from World War I. It was renovated as a community centre in 1989.

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Addison Road Community Centre

The Addison Road Community Centre is a community meeting-place in Marrickville, in the heart Sydney's Inner West, on the land of the Gadigal people of the Eora nation. The site was used as an Army Depot from the middle of World War I and became a community centre in 1976. It is home to organisations, artists, galleries, a theatre, a radio station, organic gardens and a self-guided Heritage Trail. The centre is cared for and managed by the Addison Road Community Centre Organisation (ARCCO), creating affordable spaces for NGOs, community groups and artists, and as a base for ARCCO's own community development programs in the arts, multiculturalism, environment, social justice and history. The centre is a locally listed Heritage Item that preserves remnant open space from its time as a 19th century dairy and market garden, dozens of buildings from its period of military use and buildings, artworks and additions made since its incarnation as a vibrant community centre, as well as several magnificent trees.

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Administration Building of WD and HO Wills

Office building constructed for the British tobacco importer and cigarette manufacturer. It became the centre of social life for the community with concerts, outings and sports on their bowling green, cricket ground, soccer and hockey fields. The area was redeveloped for residences and the building became a community centre.

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Camden Senior Citizens Centre

Local community centre for the aged in Camden.

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Casa d'Italia

Community centre for Italian migrants first established in Surry Hills in 1952 before moving to Norton Street.

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Croatian House

Community and cultural centre (Hrvatski dom) on the corner of Buckingham and Bedford Streets, Surry Hills from the 1960s. It later moved to Marrickville and then to the corner of Canterbury and Punchbowl Roads, Punchbowl.

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Cromer Community Centre

Community centre opened in 1981 at James Morgan Reserve, Cromer.

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Hyde Park Family Centre

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Facility built in Hyde Park in 1955 in Park Street near the corner of Elizabeth Street to provide facilities for women visiting the city such as toilets and child care. Demolished in 2000.

Irish National Association Cultural Centre

Three storey building constructed with support from the Irish community to house a variety of cultural and support organisations.

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Lady Game Community Centre

Kindergarten and community centre built with community funds and local government support.

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Latvian House

Community cultural centre in Strathfield.

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Pyrmont Community Centre

Two storey brick block which provided amenities as well as education. It was only at school that many children were able to have showers and proper baths, and the building of the school gymnasium in 1919 was a boon to the budding champion athletes of Pyrmont. But from a peak of 650 students in 1920, the number fell to 245 in 1933 as houses were demolished for woolstores and flour mills, and the school was closed. It is now a community centre.

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Redfern Community Centre

Multipurpose facility constructed within an existing factory building which focuses on art, culture, employment and training initiatives, along with community events.

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St John's Parish Hall, Glebe

Two storey brick Federation Free Style hall on the corner of Derwent St and St Johns Road in Glebe, which has been a continuous part of the life of the local community since 1897. It was designed by Edward Halloran and built in 1897 to commemorate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. Note the decorative use of coloured bricks, and the terracotta plaque bearing the Queen's portrait. The words 'Record Reign' on the plaque have led to the hall being called 'Record Reign Hall'.

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St Jude's Church School Hall Randwick

Church hall which initially served as the St Jude's Day School. In 2007 the hall was redeveloped as a child care centre.

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Ultimo Community Centre

Multi-purpose centre designed to minimise traffic noise and maximise sun on the internal courtyard. It houses a sports hall, craft room, childcare centre and libraries.

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Wayside Chapel

Community and social welfare centre which reopened after extensive redevelopment to provide meeting space, cafe, rooftop garden and dedicated programs for the most marginal in society.

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