Kilmore Historical Society throws 160th celebration
By Pam KiriakidisThe bluestone building that was Kilmore’s old post office turned 160 this year, and Kilmore Historical Society invited former staff to celebrate...
Take a historical virtual walk around Broadford during History Month
Broadford and District Historical Society is marking History Month in Victoria during October by hosting several activities.The society has begun presenting a virtual walk...
Kilmore heritage demolition to go ahead
DEMOLITION of the second floor of a heritage-listed building at 38 Sydney Street, Kilmore will begin on Saturday.Mitchell Shire Council issued a building order...
Historical Wandong church set to re-open
After extensive restoration and conservation works, the 131-year-old St Michael’s Catholic Church in Wandong is set to be re-opened to the public this weekend.As...
Mitchell Shire memories of the Queen’s visits
By Pam KiriakidisKilmore’s Brian Clancy recalls the moment he sat at Kilmore East Railway Station as an eight-year-old when Queen Elizabeth II came past...
Vietnam veterans remembered by Whittlesea RSL
WHITTLESEA Return and Services League, RSL, sub-branch will this week hold a remembrance ceremony for Vietnam Veteran’s Day.Visitors are invited to assemble at Whittlesea’s...
By Pam KiriakidisThe Tramway Heritage Centre at Bylands was vandalised and graffitied on August 7, damaging two trams and other buildings.Centre volunteers reported the...
Airmen’s lives remembered at memorial service
By Max DaviesAUGUST 6 marked 80 years since a Royal Australian Air Force, RAAF, Beaufighter crashed into Mt Disappointment.A commemoration at Wandong Hall on...
Historic films of Kilmore to be revitalised by historical society
By Pam KiriakidisKilmore Historical Society is in the works of editing archive footage, presenting Kilmore’s oldest events captured on film.The films are films that...
Grants going a long way for Wandong History Group
By Colin MacGillivrayWandong History Group will revitalise its home at the former St Michael’s Catholic Church and preserve a trove of historical documents with...