The following article with permission from its author Jenni Mitchell originally appeared on the Shire of Nillumbik website and her own website. It was originally titled: Acknowledging artists who have contributed to the development of visual arts in Nillumbik. The article followed the exhibition titled ‘Capture’ which was shown at the Eltham Library in 2002, […]
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Alan Moyes 2nd AIF
Private Moyes is remembered on the Kangaroo Ground War Memorial Tower From the Eltham and Whittlesea Shires Advertiser, Friday 13 March 1942 KILLED IN ACTION ST. ANDREWS The residents of St. Andrews deeply mourn the passing of an esteemed friend in Pte. Alan Moyes killed in action on March 4. Alan was a popular friend […]
Impact of Black Saturday on St Andrews
Much of the fires at St Andrews were to the north of the town. The town itself is intact. Gaye Ponting, Secretary of the St Andrews Queenstown Historical Society has been in contact. She says that “our Society has been fortunate with the fires in St Andrews as the fire did not come into town […]
Diamond Creek Relief Centre following Black Saturday
The following is a copy of an email, with permission of the author sent to friends by a member of staff at Shire of Nillumbik following Black Saturday. From February 9 – 12 2009 she was able to act as the Relief Centre manager in the overnight shifts at the Diamond Creek Relief Centre. Thought […]
Christmas Day Floods 2011
Flood waters severely impacted some residents late in the afternoon of Christmas Day 2011 in Nillumbik and Banyule particularly with severe hail stones also being reported in the area. Roads, drains, cars, homes and fences were in some cases destroyed by the torrent of water caused by the storm, with many long term residents claiming […]
Henry Hurst
Article originally titled: Murder of Henry Hurst by Burke the Bushranger At about 8 o’clock in the morning of Thursday 4th October 1866, a stranger with a poncho on his arm was seen walking towards the house at Hurst’s station on the Diamond Creek. He was the bushranger Robert Burke who on the previous Tuesday […]
View from Wildhaven after Black Saturday
My name is Cooper, I was named after a little boy who found me on his way to school. My family live in Charleber Lane St Andrews. Mother was hit by a car and is now in heaven. I am the first Kangaroo to be raised at Wildhaven since 7th February. I weigh 1 […]
Tigers in the valley
Diamond Creek has a large variety of native birds living in our increasing number of trees. Possums also live in the trees and use the power wires as pathways in their nocturnal travelling. Snakes have also learnt to live with us. Red bellied black snakes for instance live in the blackberries at the Union gold […]
The cockatoos – the local hoons
What makes your Nillumbik home town/area unique? Who are the characters who have made it so? What sites have significance and why? During 2005 Nillumbik Shire Council and the Literary Reference Group invited members of the community to respond to these questions, to show us the history and flavour of your place – then and […]
The Thylacine sighting
What makes your Nillumbik home town/area unique? Who are the characters who have made it so? What sites have significance and why? During 2005 Nillumbik Shire Council and the Literary Reference Group invited members of the community to respond to these questions, to show us the history and flavour of your place – then and […]