Trust for Nature has purchased a property in Christmas Hills, ensuring rare and endangered species have somewhere to call home. Australia’s leading, not-for-profit, private land conservation organisation Trust for Nature has purchased the Reeves Road property because it helps form a cluster of protected bushland. This bushland houses a healthy population of wombats, the cryptic […]
Bucks Dam
The following article is reproduced by permission of Noel Withers and extracted from “Banyule City Council Spring Outdoors Programme 2008: Greensborough & the Plenty River Pioneer Trail with Dennis Ward & Noel Withers. A ramble from the lower part of town and along the river bank learning about historic sites and the pioneering families that […]
Waterwatch
Waterwatch is a free river health education and monitoring program, which aims to increase community understanding, participation and ownership of local river health issues. It involves schools and the community in the assessment and monitoring of water quality in our streams and wetlands. This is done via a number of activities including water testing and […]
Carome Homestead
This historic homestead was built of bluestone blocks in 1864 on a rise overlooking the Plenty River. It’s current address is 10 Hathfelde Boulevard, Mernda It was established at a time when surrounding properties grew wheat that was to supply the growing metropolis of Melbourne and those travelling along Plenty Road to the goldfields. Carome […]
Whittlesea Councillors – 1875 to 1995
An alphabetical listing of Councillors within the present City of Whittlesea compiled by John Waghorn. Extracted from the Victorian Municipal Directories, published by Arnall and Jackson, of Melbourne, and printed annually. The entries in this listing have the following headings : (a)Surname, then Christian names (or as shown in Directories).. (b)Residence.. (c)Shire/Hiding – prior to […]
Johanna Caroline Wuchatsch
The following article appeared in “Friends of Westgarthtown, inc. News” April 2008 and is reproduced here with permission. In January 2008, the Victorian Government called on descendants of Victoria’s first suffragists to come forward and be part of celebrations to mark 100 years since women won the right to vote in November 1908. Victoria’s decision […]
Women of West Heidelberg
Women of West Heidelberg is a group of women from West Heidelberg who regularly come together to celebrate women and the contribution they make to their community. The group started meeting after an International Women’s Day event in 2007. The women who attended this event expressed an interest in coming together on a regular basis to […]
Nillumbik U3A
The U3A (University of the Third Age) began about 35 years ago in France and since then has become a world-wide organisation. The first U3A in Australia started in Melbourne and the Victorian U3A Network has just celebrated its 20th anniversary. There are now over 80 U3As throughout Victoria and in November 2008 we launched […]
Recollections of a Scout Leader
Recollections of a Scout Leader at 1st Eaglemont Scout Group by Bob Phillips When I was a lad during and after World War 2 scouting became very strong and also my activity. Our Rover Section provided training and opportunity to hike and explore the Mountain Ranges of Victoria and follow the paths of the early […]
Ivanhoe Girls’ Old Grammarians Association
Ivanhoe Girls’ Old Grammarians Association (IGOGA) Past students of Ivanhoe Girls’ Grammar School Ivanhoe Girls’ Grammar School is situated at 123 Marshall St Ivanhoe 3079. The Old Girls’ Association was formed in 1923. In 1965 the name was officially changed to ‘Ivanhoe Girls’ Old Grammarians’ Association’, although the term ‘Old Girls’ is still used. The […]