Women of the past were so often left unheard. Women who stood beside their husbands, fathers, brothers, and sons — day after day, season after season — shaping the very foundations we stand on today. Whittlesea's origin story is told through the eyes of the women who lived it. Their labour, their resilience, their humour, …
Graham Thorley of the Heidelberg Historical Society will reflect on the changing face of the Banyule municipality via its population, buildings, infrastructure, and ways of life. Image: , Allen, Frank Ernest, 1887-1964, photographer. State Library Victoria
Yarra Birrarung: Artists, Writers and the River, by Dr Judith Buckrich is an illustrated history of life on the Yarra River published in 2024. Through the lens of artists and writers, the book explores how life has flourished on the river, including recreation, industry and land use, as well as infrastructure, natural history and social …
