Nathan Parkes joins me on the podcast today. Nathan is the president of the Dalveen Sports Club which is housed by the Dalveen Community Hall. The hall is a hub for this vibrant community that's located between Warwick and Stanthorpe on the Southern Downs. There's so much going on at the hall, so many opportunities to connect with locals and visitors, to get involved in volunteering and with community groups. And this community has some really innovative ideas that Nathan shared with me in this conversation. I hope the story of the Dalveen Community Hall inspires you to get involved with your community.

Listen to the podcast conversation to hear Nathan share:
• the story of his connection to the Dalveen community on the Southern Downs
• the many and varied uses of the Dalveen Community Hall precinct which houses the Dalveen Sports Club and Dalveen Rural Fire Brigade
• the popularity of the Friday night community dinners and film nights in the hall
• other groups that use the hall
• the purpose of neighbourhood-safe spaces during natural disasters
• how the Urban Design Framework is providing a way to progressively work towards long term community goals
• the fascinating history of the hall dating back to 1882
• hopes for the future of the Dalveen Hall including its continued role as a hub for the community
• the special characteristics that make the Dalveen community unique and why Nathan loves being part of it

RESOURCES and LINKS
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Read the transcript of the episode

Contact the Dalveen Sports Club / Community Hall:
Dalveen Sports Club Facebook Page
Dalveen Film Society Facebook Page
Dalveen Community Facebook Page
Dalveen Rural Fire Brigade

Contact Kathryn Walton from Kathryn Walton Consulting and Outdoors is my Therapy

Music by Twisterium from Pixabay

Series 2 has been jointly funded under the Commonwealth and State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (2018)