By Lance Hodgins Horse racing was one of the earliest organised sports on the Mornington Peninsula. The first Mornington…
Local Interest
The Chapel in the Woods… at Shoreham
By Peter McCullough Bordering the Buxton Woodland Reserve in Shoreham, at the rear of the former YMCA (Young Men’s Chris…
HMAS Cerberus – Celebrating 100 Years
By Toni Munday This year marked the centenary of when HMAS Cerberus, the largest training establishment of the Royal Aus…
Stopping all stations to Red Hill
By Ilma Hackett – Balnarring and District Historical Society They came from the orchards on the hills and valleys …
Found dead
By Shirley Davies – Hastings-Western Port Historical Society It is fascinating how many stories there are at Hasti…
When Sorrento had a tram
By Lance Hodgins In the late 1800s it was a very special outing to cross Port Phillip Bay to Sorrento by paddle steamer …
St Mark’s Anglican Church Dromana
By Keryn Rivett Nestled between a three-storey apartment block and a busy shopping plaza is a little, limestone church, …
Mr Planck, Sir
By Peter McCullough When the group of children, bright-eyed with curiosity, assembled for the first time at the small wa…
‘Coolart’ – the house that Grimwade built
By Ilma Hackett – Balnarring and District Historical Society In the winter of 1896 disgruntled passengers on the P…