Camp Eureka |
After World War One a number of recreational camps were created in both the Hills (Yarra Junction) and along the Mornington Peninsula. Camp Manyung in Mornington is very different to Camp Eureka, started by the YMCA its layout was planned, its buildings solid and constructed using methods devised in the offices of Walter Burley Griffin. Its only rustic note being the outdoor chapel. It looked towards an American Model while Camp Eureka was unshamedly Australian in ethos, construction and outlook... more |
Baluk Willam Nature Conservation Reserve
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Baluk Willam Nature Conservation Reserve in Belgrave South, is particularly significant for its flora and is a sanctuary for over a third of Victoria's orchid species... more |
Read about Kyeema
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It is 11.22am on October 25, 1938. The weather is clear as DC-2, VH-UYC Kyeema flies out of Adelaide and heads to Melbourne. This is a routine airline flight, one the pilots have done many times before. Despite the cloud cover over Melbourne, the pilots were confident in their visual identification of Daylesford. The ground speed checks weren't necessary. They were on track. As protocol determined, they radioed their intent to descend. A few minutes later, at 1.45pm eastern standard time, Kyeema crashed into the western slopes of Mt Dandenong, killing its eighteen occupants. Aviation in Australia was in its infancy, but the accident could have been avoided... more |
Meet Mac Job
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When first meeting Mac Job, you would swear he had lived in the Hills all his life, such is the breadth of his knowledge about Kyeema. Mac's history of involvement in the Hills goes back more than thirty years... more |
Meet Jim Patterson |
Jim Patterson, surrounded by the comforts of his Upwey home, has a warm smile, a twinkle in his eyes and a spring in his octogenarian step. Brimming with stories from a lifetime in the Hills, he recalled the days... more |
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