Maribyrnong
Banyule
The Old Court House at Heidelberg
The Old Court House at Heidelberg now serves as the Museum of Heidelberg Historical Society. The Old Court house was opened for business in...
The two heritage listed St John’s churches of Heidelberg
St John’s Anglican Church
Address: 1 Burgundy Street, Heidelberg
The river valley of Heidelberg (Then Warringal) reminded the early settlers of an English Village with its...
Regions
Hawthorn
Mia Mia
The Story of 1853’s McIvor Gold Escort Robbery at Mia Mia
Mia Mia, a grazing village situated 120km north of Melbourne CBD, may look insignificant as a central Victorian town, if not for its tryst...
Preston
Preston Market
Covering an area of nearly 4.6 hectares, Preston Market is a local icon. The market is bound by Murray Road to the north, Cramer...
Suburbs of Melbourne
Bullen’s Lion Safari Park at Rockbank – Memories of Melbourne
The new generation may find it hard to believe that an African Lion Safari Park existed at the Melbourne suburb of Rockbank in the...
Legends of Melbourne
John Batman – The founder of Melbourne
In 1824, Van Diemen’s Land became an independent Colony with George Arthur as its first Governor. The relations between native aborigines and the settlers...
St Kilda Festival
Back in the 1980’s St Kilda was widely recognised as a seedy suburb of Melbourne that attracted society’s undesirable people and activities. Melbourne Artist...
Tesselaar Tulip Festival
A visit to the little piece of Holland in the Dandenong Ranges during spring (September – October) is all it takes to experience brilliant...
Music festivals in Melbourne
Melbourne hosts around 62000 live music concerts each year to claim its place as the live music capital of the world. City caters for...
