Arthur Yong discovered the Chinese Market Garden in September 1998 whilst planning his first book on Chinese history in the City of Whittlesea. In the course of his research, he stumbled upon a picture of the market garden, dated around 1910. It depicted a waterwheel used to irrigate the garden. This led him to contact local residents, to investigate […]
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Chinese from the North
Since June 2010, a number of individual residents, volunteers and workers of Chinese descent and persons who work closely with the Chinese community and assist with many issues with this community in the Northern Metropolitan Region of Victoria, have been working to establish a Chinese From The North (Association). A Steering Committee held a meeting […]
Whittlesea District Road Board
The Whittlesea Road District was proclaimed in December 1862. Road Districts were one of the earliest forms of local government in Victoria. As well as providing a model for future local governance, they also provided a planned approach to the development of roads in Victoria. The first Whittlesea District Road Board was elected at a […]
Local Chinese Talk About Health
Older Chinese adults, people from The People’s Republic of China with little English, and those people with lower education attainment, have particular problems in using the health system. My concerns are that these people do not have the proficiency to communicate with the doctors in GP clinics and hospitals about their illnesses, unless doctors speak […]
Dragon Boat Festival
The Dragon Boat Festival (Duan Wu Festival) is a significant event in the Chinese calendar. Many Chinese people throughout the world celebrate the Festival with dragon boat racing and eating of rice dumplings. It commemorates the death of Qu Yuan, a Chinese poet and Minister in the state of Chu, who drowned himself in protest […]
Chinese New Year Festival
People, who identify with Chinese ancestry, celebrate Chinese New Year from the New Year Eve to the fifteenth day of the first month of the Lunar Calendar in Australia, China, South East Asia countries and all over the world. The Whittlesea Chinese Association (WCA) and local residents celebrated Chinese New Year, Year of the Ox, […]
Whittlesea Multicultural Community Council
by Arthur B.W. Yong JP Since 1998, a number of individual residents from Whittlesea’s culturally and linguistically (CALD) communities have been working with the local service providers, local, state and federal government members and council staff to establish a Whittlesea Multicultural Community Council (WMCC). WMCC is a proposed peak body, which seeks to represent the […]
Cooking is fun and entertaining
By Arthur B.W. Yong JP, Dr. Keong Choong, Peter Green Food is an important part of our life. You wonder why people cook. People cook because they have to eat and do not have to starve. Housewives cook meals for their families. Some people cook as an occupation. Arthur Yong recalled that growing up in […]
Belmont Hotel (c1859-1990s)
The Belmont Hotel first opened in the rural community of Thomastown around 1859. At first it catered mainly for locals and passing trade but between 1865 and 1867 it became the headquarters for the Epping District Roads Board. The Epping District Roads Board was one of the earliest forms of local government in Victoria and […]
Mill Park Writing Group
The Mill Park Library Writing Group was formed in March 2009. It all began with an author night at Mill Park Library with guest author Alice Pung. Alice Pung has won many awards for her writing for instance for her book Unpolished Gem. She won Australian Newcomer of the Year in the 2007 Australian Book […]