Huiroa Hall & Domain Society.
“Our small community is attempting to rebuild connection and support among locals given the increasing vulnerability and isolation of rural communities.”
The Huiroa Hall is central to our efforts to connect locals together, and we currently get together for community development meetings, potluck dinner/karaoke nights, and occasionally for other functions – e.g. periodic First Aid training to locals.
Internet/cellphone access is an ongoing an ongoing problem in the area. So the internet connection Primo provides us is invaluable.
We’re installing a defibrillator in the hall which requires a phone signal for access, and an ambulance would also need to be called. Wifi ensures we can now do this reliably. Locals can now attend events at the hall and not be out of communication should any farm emergency crop up. A weekly yoga class has now started, with YouTube lessons projected onto the hall wall.
The extra use we get from the hall, and the ways the community can now connect together, has been made possible by the internet connection provided by Primo.