History

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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History Group will revitalise its home at the former St Michael’s Catholic Church and preserve a trove of historical documents with...

A new book on the history of a Mitchell Shire township documents the people, places and stories of the Bylands area and surroundings.‘The Story...

By Colin MacGillivrayMore than 500 people attended Thursday’s NAIDOC celebration in Seymour, the largest crowd in the event’s history.The NAIDOC event, organised by the...