A PUBLIC ceremony drew a sombre crowd to the Wallan Cemetery last month, where attendees reflected on the importance of mental health resources for...
KILMORE FREE PRESS, FEBRUARY 22, 1989: Lieutenants Bernie Pearson, Peter Ryan, and Deputy Group Officer Pat Clarke stand beside Springfield Fire Brigade’s latest acquisition.
WHEN a local law firm discovered a box of old maps in their building, they knew they had found something memorable.Despite some water damage,...
MEMBER for Euroa Annabelle Cleeland has extended the application window to allow more Year 11 students across the region the opportunity to apply for...
A historic find in Kilmore store
A chance encounter at Bunnings Warehouse has saved a piece of history from being lost forever.Pauline and Peter Bourke of Peter Bourke Legal were...
City of Whittlesea council seeks heritage protection
City of Whittlesea has requested heritage protection of a local home.At the last council meeting, on December 17, 2024, councillors voted to seek ministerial...
Hume and Hovell’s legacy at Kilmore’s Monument Hill
Last Friday marked a true full-circle moment in Kilmore as Her Excellency Professor the Honourable Margaret Gardner AC, Governor of Victoria, commemorated the 200th...
The last George Cross hero in Wallan
When Wallan’s Michael Pratt walked into his surprise birthday party late last month, he had no idea that a few of his former police...
A trip back in time at Kilmore Library
A series of upcoming film events will be showing in Kilmore for the community to discover the history behind the Hume and Hovell expedition.The...
Life in the bush for Hovell descendant
Karen Schmidt is a direct descendant of William Hilton Hovell.Over 200 years ago, then-NSW Governor Sir Thomas Brisbane commissioned Mr Hovell and Hamilton Hume to...