In the beginning

A public meeting was held at the Sebastopol Town Hall in early December of 1969 to discuss the formation of a local Senior Citizens Club. This went ahead and club members originally met at the Sebastopol RSL Hall.

In 1973 it was proposed to set aside a piece of land to erect a building for the Senior Citizens in the north-west corner of Vickers and Beverin Streets.

Tenders were requested in 1977 and the premises were opened on May in 1979.

As membership grew, so did the need for more space. An extension was added to the front of the building to provide additional rooms.

The clubrooms are still in use today but are earmarked to be redeveloped when funding is available.

  • Meeting at Sebastopol Town Hall

    • recorded in "The Golden Chain" by Evan D and Arthur J Jenkins as 7 December 1969.
    • recorded in "Sebastopol Victoria: An Historical Survey of Early Sebastopol" as occurring on 3 December 1969.

  • Opening of the club rooms

    • recorded in "The Golden Chain" 2 May 1979.

  • Well-known street names

    Beverin Street was named after Frank Beverin, Sebastopol's first Mayor in 1864

    Vickers Street was named after Isaac Vickers, an original Sebastopol Councillor