You are correct Jaff...but perhaps to expand a little more on the comments.
The RSL offered the building to the East Torrens Group, with only a few conditions - that the RSL members be able to access the RSL Memorabilia inside the Hall, and to maintain those items.
After 5 (or was it 6 or more?) years of negotiation, the lease was finally signed for the CFS to take over the Hall.
In that time, the building did deteriorate - but even when first offered, if needed work to ensure it didn't leak etc, and needed modifications to make it suitable for a Group base.
The advantage of this building is that it is more centrally located within the Group area, has ample parking (including on the local footy oval and showgrounds immediately adjacent to it - and multiple strike teams can enter the parking, away from the building and main road, but be only a few metres from the building), is located on a main road, (easy to get to) is nearby to fuel, local food shops (who are very helpful to us, even at 3 am in the morning when we ring them for urgent supplies!) and nearby to the local pub for food, if required, and more.
Having a Group Base separate to a brigade station , in my experience, makes life a lot easier (and happier) for both the brigade, and an IMT during larger incidents....
Pip
