Category / Local history
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5 things that you didn’t know about North Balwyn
Having lived in North Balwyn for most of my life and represented it on the local council, it’s a special kind of place to me. Despite its reputation as ‘North Boring’ there…
18 February, 2021 -
Walking the Yan Yean Pipeline
The post for this fortnight is a little different – in the form of a video instead. A few weeks ago, I walked the length of the Yan Yean Pipeline from Yan…
10 December, 2020 -
The unluckiest cinema in Balwyn
Picture theatres were once a much more common sight around the middle suburbs of Melbourne. Suburbs that were in development throughout the 1920s and 1940s could have several different venues in close…
26 November, 2020 -
From white to grey – a little bit of North Balwyn history
At only 1.6 kilometres, Greythorn Road is one of the shortest main roads in Boroondara. View Larger Map It shares its name with Greythorn, a locality within North Balwyn. There aren’t any…
5 November, 2020
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