The award winning "An Invitation to a Ball" exhibition has been extended into December. To read more about it, visit the Heidelberg Historical Society. Their last meeting for the year is on Tuesday December 14 2010 with guest speaker Bev Briese OAM speaking about "Elizabeth Austin: the woman & her legacy 100 years on from her death". The meetings take place at the Unitng Church . . . more »

Guest Blogger Noel Withers President of Greensborough Historical Society reports on the success of their recent Heritage Weekend: The weekend was well attended both Sat & Sun which was most encouraging and we got at least 7 new members from it. Saturday was an information day with photos, maps of old Greensborough including Greens subdivision of about 1860 showing the first land holders, a session . . . more »

The 2010 Whittlesea Cultural Heritage Program comes to an end this weekend in Thomastown. Westgarthtown is recognised as being of national and state-wide significance for its representation of German migration to Victoria. It is historically significant in relation to early German settlement in Australia and the early development of the suburb of Thomastown. It is also of architectural significance for local use of bluestone, exemplary . . . more »