Unveiling of Station site sign

Mt Evelyn Station site Wray Cres Mt Evelyn VIC 3796 Wray Cres, Mt Evelyn

Unveiling of Station sign at Mt Evelyn (with button to push to hear actual train), followed by showing of Last Train to Warburton in Community Room adjacent. Organised by Mt Evelyn History Group Inc.

Free

Dame Nellie Melba

Lilydale Library Box Hill Institute Lilydale Campus, Jarlo Drive, Lilydale

Dame Nellie Melba was Australia's earliest and much loved Opera Singer. Join us for a biographical journey into her life and achievements.

Free

Gulf Station Heritage Festival

Gulf Station 1029 Melba Highway, Yarra Glen

Step back in time at the Gulf Station Heritage Festival in Yarra Glen. This family-friendly event offers a unique glimpse into the past, where traditional trades and local stories come alive in a historic setting. Demonstrations of blacksmithing, woodworking, antique tools and machinery, as well as rare farm animals, market stalls, plant sales, food vendors …

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$5 – $25

Walking Tour of Melba Park

Lilydale Library Box Hill Institute Lilydale Campus, Jarlo Drive, Lilydale

Created in 1867 as part of the original Lilydale township plan, the park has been used for a variety of recreational purposes for over a century and is an important part of the town's heritage with links to Dame Nellie Melba, David Mitchell, Robert Baden Powell along with many others. President of the Lilydale and …

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$10

The Bell Family Of Gulf Station

Montrose Library 935 Mount Dandenong Tourist Rd, Montrose

Scottish settlers Agnes and William Bell were the first to lease the land. From the 1850s to the 1950s, Gulf Station supplied produce to gold miners of the district. Join Alan, who is one of the last few direct descendants of Agnes and William Bell, for an informative talk about Gulf Station and the stories …

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