This three –bay bluestone Gothic Church was built in 1861. It is believed to have been designed by Patrick Scanlon. The Advertiser described it as “a fine model of a country church” when it opened. The community were mainly Scottish settlers in a rural pastoral area. On the west end, there is a gabled porch […]
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1848 The Mill Park Races
Outside of the central Melbourne area and William’s Town, one of the first areas to attract settlers in the Port Phillip District was the flats of the Plenty River, not too many miles to the north of Preston and a district that was to see Plenty Road later become a main road. The Plenty district […]
Redleap Stables
Albert and Septimus Miller Albert and Septimus Miller’s Redleap Stables were built in 1892, the year of Redleap’s famous victories in the VRC Grand National Steeplechase and Grand National Hurdle at Flemington and the VATC Australian Steeplechase at Caulfield. The stables and adjacent training track, which cost nearly £7,000, were said to be the best […]
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 […]