This site began in (see October 2004 newsletter for details) O’Rourke’s Coffee Palace
The Town Hall was opened by the Govenor of Victoria – Lord Huntingfield on 27 October 1936. The building was in use as the Shire’s Headquarters until September 1980 when operations were moved to the Civic Centre Complex near today’s Kernot Hall.
The Town Hall was once home to Morwell Historical Society when we moved from the St Andrews Presbyterian Church in May 1993 and occupying the foyer where the current front entrance is.
Today, the site is occupied by Latrobe Regional Gallery which was established in 1971 and is one of the largest public galleries in eastern Victoria
