Briar Hill, situated in the City of Banyule was established in the early 1920s and named because it was a hill of briars. The area then mainly consisted of weekend shanties owned by people from inner suburbs such as Northcote and Collingwood. A local progress association was established in the early 1920s and a result […]
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Plenty Road, Early days
Plenty Road is one of Victoria’s oldest, starting—as far as Bundoora, and northward is concerned—in 1838, when Robert Hoddle, as part of the process of laying out the Parishes of Keelbundora, Morang, Yan Yean and Toorourrong, allowed an easement for a Government Road. In the early days the Southern end of Upper Plenty Road (or […]
Whatmough Park
This land in Greensborough was owned by Jonah Britnell and then William Poulter however the orchardists Robert and Emmett Whatmough leased the land for many years and lived on the property for a while hence the name. The Partington family took possession of the property in about 1946 and replaced an existing building with a […]
Rosanna Golf Club
The Rosanna Golf Club is situated in a picturesque valley where the Plenty and Yarra rivers meet and is a popular destination for golfers. Its’s website provides a good history of golfing in the area. The following are summarised news articles from “The Heidelberger” July 1966 The East Rosanna Progress Association is seeking the views […]
Greensborough Pioneer Grave Site
The following article is partly based on an article in 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 settled there […]
Greensborough Cemetery
Like most cemeteries around the world Greensborough Cemetery was created out of necessity due in part to the harsh conditions experienced by pioneers of the township and though infant mortality was common they didn’t have it on their own. William Poulter Snr owner of land along the Plenty River donated an allotment on the corner […]
Living in Banyule Road
I enjoy living in Banyule Road because there are so many benefits. I have have friendly neighbours, a primary school, easy access to ViewBank College, Residential Age Care Respite care and a bus service across the road and a Shared Trail close by. Since I moved into Banyule Road many years ago, one of my […]
Elizabeth Austin
Elizabeth Austin was a Victorian pioneer and philanthropist during the late nineteenth century, driven to improve the lives of older and poorer women. Elizabeth, along with twenty exceptional women was inducted in 2012 on to the Victorian Honour Roll of Women, as a part of International Women’s Day activities. Elizabeth and her husband Thomas built Winchelsea’s […]
Partington Family
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 […]
Sauro Antonelli
The following has been reproduced with permission from “Banyule Banner” July 2007 City of Banyule Council’s Director of Community Programs, Sauro Antonelli, has been named a Member of the Order of Australia in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Mr Antonelli, 59, who lives in Hurstbridge, is in charge of Council’s human services, a budget […]