page_title: Bung Bong
section_title: Hall
hierarchical_section_title: Bung Bong / Infrastructure / Hall
caption_attribution_description: English: Church - Bung Bong, Victoria - interior
context_page_description: Bung Bong is a township in Victoria between the rural towns of Avoca and Maryborough. The township is divided, with the Western section in the Pyrenees Shire and the Eastern section in Shire of Central Goldfields. The Bet Bet Creek runs towards the north through the middle of the township and then into the Loddon River. Bung Bong is located on the Pyrenees Highway.
  It is reported that the name 'Bung Bong' derives from the aboriginal words for 'swamp' or for 'swamp grass'.
  Bung Bong is also a region, which has a large range of native flora and fauna, South-East of the township is the Bung Bong Nature Conservation Reserve which is used by bush walkers and bird watchers.
context_section_description: The Bung Bong Temperance Hall was established by the Independent Order of Rechabites as 'Tent' 138. It is located on the Pyrenees Highway. ( Coordinates 37°5.8405′S 143°34.1539′E ) It was built in 1876 on land donated by Mr Miller and was used for community activities including meetings of the 'Farmers Club'. The building was subsequently used as the Bung Bong Church of England. While the building is now unused, the site has become a popular stopping place for caravans.
caption: Interior of the Church of England - Harvest Festival
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