History month underway in Broadford

Broadford Historical Society is once again in the swing of October History Month with a series of events to celebrate the history of the...

Whittlesea’s old post office residence demolished

Whittlesea Historical Society has raised concerns about the old Whittlesea Post Office residence being demolished and the future protection of the original 1925 building.The...

Plans for Whittlesea Historical Society precinct

By Pam KiriakidisCreating a historical and arts precinct to showcase the municipality’s past is at the forefront of Whittlesea Historical Society’s future plans.The society’s...

Old Goulburn Bridge restoration divides Mitchell Shire Council

Borrowing $3.5 million to restore Seymour’s historic Old Goulburn Bridge proved to be a divisive issue at Mitchell Shire Council’s special meeting to pass...

50 years of Royal Australian Corps of Transport

The Royal Australian Corps of Transport, RACT, hosted a commemorative parade to mark its 50th anniversary at Puckapunyal, the home of the School of...

Bylands plane crash, wartime history remembered

“I was seven years of age and for me it was a real event, I didn’t realise the significance of two people losing their lives, but my father did."

Broadford’s history republished

HISTORY has resurfaced with the reissuing of the book Broadford: A Regional History, which June Fletcher first published and edited 48 years ago.Ms Fletcher,...

Wollert church’s second coming

An important piece of the Whittlesea region’s past has received a new lease of life courtesy of a painstaking relocation and restoration project. The heritage-listed...

Hidden history of Bylands recalled

By Colin MacGillivrayA forgotten piece of the Kilmore district’s history will be recalled this month as historians, residents and Returned and Services League, RSL,...

The gorge-ous photographs inspiring a conservation legacy

By Grace FrostTHE Plenty River Gorge Parklands is beloved as an escape from the hemming metropolis, offering vast green landscapes, wetlands, walking tracks, a...
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