heritage
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Historic homestead for sale
A heritage-listed homestead in Little River, built more than a century ago, is on the market. Mount Rothwell homestead was constructed in 1873 for Robert…
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Childcare centre bid ‘no better’
The Werribee District Historical Society is continuing to express concerns about plans to build a childcare centre next to a heritage-listed former shire hall. Freemasons…
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Bridge gets a new lease
A Wyndham councillor’s suggestion that the former Bridge Hotel site in Werribee should be dismantled and sold off has been shot down by the area’s…
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Munitions site in a sorry state
Historic Truganina Munitions Reserve has become a target for graffitists, vandals and rubbish dumpers, spurring calls for the site to be restored or demolished. Star…
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The way we were
THE WAY WE WERE: Wyndham’s population has now overtaken that of the Greater Geelong municipality, making it the second-largest city in the state, but back…
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Fears for old grandstand
A Werribee resident is outraged over the storage of Chirnside Park’s heritage timber grandstand and fears that it will never again see the light of…
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A warming house party unveiled
For the past 12 years, a heritage house located in a small country town has been at the centre of an art project started by…
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Heritage fears on childcare bid
The Werribee District Historical Society has criticised a proposal to build a childcare centre in front of a heritage-listed building. The former shire hall in…
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Bushranger’s dark take on early Melbourne
A unique piece of Australian history has come into the hands of the Werribee Historical Society. Werribee resident Jan Sobye has offered a 105-page document,…
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Wyndham as it used to be
A new book released by Werribee District Historical Society tells the story of the Wyndham region through photographs. Snippets of Wyndham features more than 60…
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Chinese Association celebrates craft culture
Wyndham’s Chinese community paid homage to its cultural heritage at a two-day exhibition at the Point Cook Learning Centre. Members of the Point Cook Chinese…
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New life for liberated warhorse | Pic Gallery
It started as a piece of fuselage but over the past 20 years has turned into a labour of love for hundreds of volunteers. Sitting…
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