Kelvin Hall's water supply has been shored up by a grant from the federal government's Drought Communities Program.
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The hall committee received almost $10,000 to install a new rain water tank, pump and taps in the grounds of the site on Kelvin Road.
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The stored water will be used for the hall's facilities but committee member Brett Waters said it could also come in handy for emergency situations or "extreme cases of hardship" when residents might run low on household water.
"We thought it would be good for the community - an asset for Kelvin," he said.
There is also the possibility that a new bore may be sunk at the hall by the Gunnedah Shire Council so a water filling station can be installed.
The committee is very active, always on the look-out for grant opportunities and carrying out a lot of their own fundraising too. Grants have allowed the committee to install new fencing and purchase a ride-on mower.
The original hall was demolished in 2004 and the new hall was built in 2006.
The community space is usually a hub of activity and is heavily utilised for private functions, Kelvin Rural Fire Service training, Local Land Services' workshops and meets, irrigation and water meetings, Flicks in the Sticks, Ooranga playgroup, council meetings, Healthwise, church services and Christmas parties, to name a few.
"We're missing it, really, with COVID," committee member Sue Cox said.
Gunnedah shire deputy mayor Rob Hooke said villages needed to stick together.
"It's important to try and keep the community together and anything [council] can do to contribute is good," he said.
Cr Hooke encouraged the committee to be vocal about the needs of the area.
"Without you guys saying what you want, we become Gunnedah-centric," he said.
Next on the committee's wish list is a new shed to house the new mower.
