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Arson squad investigates Mayfield Homestead fire

A descendant of one of Mernda’s pioneering families says he is “devastated” by a fire at the historic Mayfield homestead. A fire broke out at...

Donnybrook Cheese family proposes museum

The family behind a Donnybrook restaurant and cheese shop has offered to build a museum dedicated to the region’s history if the state government...

Mernda’s history laid bare in new exhibition

Colleen Lazenby gushes over the sepia images, hand-written poems and sketches dating from the 1860s now on show at Whittlesea council offices. Ms Lazenby, the...

Mernda’s historic Mayfield Farm left to rot

Descendants of one of Mernda’s pioneering families fear an historic Mayfield home is being left to rot as Woolworths stalls on plans for Mernda’s...

Calls for greater protections of dry stone walls

A Whittlesea councillor has called for greater protections for the municipality’s old dry stone walls, many of which have been around for more than...

St Peter’s to celebrate sesquicentennial

Parish numbers at one of Melbourne’s oldest Catholic churches are on the rise, bucking a trend of shrinking Christian congregations around the nation. Next month,...

Lalor’s history told through a mural

Bern Emmerichs has spent a lot of time in Lalor this year. The Collingwood-based artist was commissioned by Whittlesea council to chronicle Lalor’s history in...

Honour restored to Whittlesea’s memorial plaques

About seven months ago, Michael Whitehead (pictured) decided to research the names embossed on plaques that line Whittlesea’s Avenue of Honour. The RSL member discovered...

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