Gippsland's overlooked hero?
Gippsland has a Nobel Prize winner and numerous sporting stars but is Alfred Howitt the region's most remarkable product? The man who found the remains of Burke and Wills doomed trip spent much of his...
View ArticleWorld War Two veterans reflect on ANZAC Day eve
"Age will not weary them" says the oath on ANZAC day and that does seem to be the case for a group of World War Two veterans from Trafalgar in Gippsland. All four of these men will gather with friends...
View ArticleA war hero finally receives recognition from the Queen
Last week the Queen unveiled a memorial to the Bomber Command, 67 years after WWII ended. This is the first time these brave airmen have been recognised for their part in the war.
View ArticleMullungdung to Coast: exploring Indigenous history
A hole in a tree might just look like an ordinary mark, but for Annette Mullett this could be the indication of where her ancestors cut away wood for a canoe. Annette is one of the guides for the...
View ArticleFrom mud paddock to shire, 150 years of local government in Sale
Sale has come a long way from muddy paddocks and roaming dogs, says Kathy Smith from the Sale Historical Society. She stands in the hall that was once used by the very first local government in...
View ArticleThe golden hills of Hinnomunjie Station
As Edmund Crooke looked down he valley towards Hinnomunjie in 1840 he saw large plains of pasture, water and all the things he needed to run cattle and sheep. He was the first to squat on the land that...
View ArticleThe wonders of Phillip Island's Woolamai House
Ted Jeffery recalls Woolamai House being a lot bigger when he was a boy, running around it's halls decorated with horse racing greats, fine silverware and stuffed animals. In fact the whole homestead...
View ArticleNyerimilang Park, the historic holiday home
It's been a working farm and a holiday retreat, it could have been a church camp, or a nightclub complex, it seems that Nyerimilang Park has inspired a lot over the years.
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