Hume council has invited the public to the new Hume Civic Collection Store as part of Seniors Festival.
The event, held at the Sunbury Hume Global Learning Centre on Wednesday 15 October, brought the community community together to hear more about council’s civic collection, as well as hear from the City of Greater Dandenong’s heritage team to hear how it preserves history.
Groups were also able to tour the storerooms in small groups, to get a first-hand look of the history of Sunbury, Bulla, and the wider Hume municipality.
Community development officer arts and culture Anna Clabburn called the event a success, and said this was the first of its kind in Hume.
“People were very engaged,” she said.
“I think the photos are always a draw card.”
The old photos, and pieces of history from Caloola, the asylum on Jacksons Hill, were also part of the collection, which proved to be very interesting for people on the tours.
Star Weekly photographer Damjan Janevski came along and snapped some photos on the day.
