If these walls could talk

Learn about the history of the Caulfield mansion Heatherbrae, then learn how to start getting your own walls to talk. In this two-part session, Jenny O’Donnell from Glen Eira Historical Society will present her research on the Victorian-era Caulfield mansion,...

Indigenous history of Glen Eira

Professor Ian Clark will speak via Zoom to the Glen Eira and St Kilda Historical Societies on his research into the indigenous history of Glen Eira. He will provide an overview of the Woiwurrung and Boonwurrung history of the City of Glen Eira, focussing on the places...

Caulfield Racecourse

After lodging our initial request to Heritage Victoria for heritage  registration on 16/12/2021, then seeing the old trees being felled on 18/1/22, the decision by the Heritage Council of Victoria was announced late February 2023. We’ve now had a chance to read...

The Women of Little Lon

Madame Brussels in her heyday (SLV Collection) Our November Speaker Series features a talk by author Barbara Minchinton on her book The Women of Little Lon at Murrumbeena Bowls Club, 7.15pm (for 7.30pm) Wednesday 24 November 2022. More details...

Chinese Market Gardens from Coburg to Bentleigh

Our September Speaker Series features a talk by Terry Young (Chinese Australian Family Historians of Victoria) at Murrumbeena Bowls Club, 7.15pm (for 7.30pm) Wednesday 21 September 2022 More details here Speaker-Series-21-September-2022.pdf