Staughton Vale Estate State School (SS3630) opened at 1272 Bacchus Marsh-Balliang Road in 1910 and was subsequently renamed Balliang. It was rebuilt in 1945 following a fire, although the distinctive shelter shed survived. The school was closed in 1995 and became a district brigade headquarters of the Country Fire Authority. The original school building and the shelter shed are subject to a Moorabool Shire Council heritage overlay.
Then
![Balliang Primary School then](http://learningfromthepast.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Balliang-Primary-School-then.jpg)
Now
![Balliang Primary School now](http://learningfromthepast.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Balliang-Primary-School-now-1884x1080.jpg)
Furthermore
The heritage listed shelter shed survived the 1944 fire, and now houses empty paint cans and broken chairs. So much for history.
Links
Former Balliang Primary School No. 3630 – Victorian Heritage Database