Culture, Creativity, Learning, Achievements

Photography

Local Photographers

We at Eastsider News have discovered the level of amazing photographic talent that exists in our region. Featured below are some of the many we have received from our contributors. Photographs by Gill Bell A wintery moon. Gill Bell Canterbury Sports Ground. Gill Bell Canterbury Sports Ground. Gill Bell A…

Eastsider News14 September 2023

Creative people Inventors Music

Local writers and other creative people

Eastsider News is fortunate to have amongst its readers and supporters many creative people in a variety of fields. Some of this material has been published and is available for purchase. Some have been published for the first time in an edition of Eastsider News. The featured image is of…

Eastsider News15 August 2023

Artists Box Hill

Local Artists

Thank you, Year 10 Art students at Box Hill High School for telling us about the role the Box Hill area played in the development of the beautiful Australian form of Impressionism. Scroll down to read an article by two of the students, Kelly Lai and Olivia Dufty. And keep…

Eastsider News12 August 2023

Greythorn History and Heritage Local Neighbourhoods

Celebrating our neighbourhoods

Celebrating our neighbourhoods Eastsider News covers many strong and interesting neighbourhoods in the eastern areas of Melbourne with which people have strong connections over time. We want to celebrate these neighbourhoods and to help people get to know them better. The Faces of Greythorn A great reason to visit the…

Eastsider News6 August 2023

Poetry

Local Poets

One of the lovely pleasures that we at Eastsider News have discovered is the degree of creative talent we have in our local area. Collected here are some of the poetic contributions we have received from our local community. Some are funny, some are inspiring; all reflect the important role…

Eastsider News30 July 2023

English language

Mind your ‘English’ language

Mind your ‘English’ Language Instalment 1 Marie Pietersz The first of several tutorials where the author will discuss some common mistakes made by writers using English to communicate. The ‘Queen’s English’ (or should it now be the ‘King’s English’), is a term used to describe a form of English traditionally…

Eastsider News20 June 2023

Poetry

Poetry for children

Corinne and Marjory We at Eastsider News want to express our gratitude to Corinne Fenton and Marjory Gardner for allowing us to publish their poems and illustrations. These two very creative people were a feature of many of our first 15 editions. They were a perfect team with Marjory's illustrations…

Eastsider News31 May 2023

Inventors

A Humble Inventor – AGM Michell

In 1912, the largest ship in the world was the Titanic. Today, ships many times its size and power are in service around the world. This could only have happened through a revolutionary type of thrust bearing invented by a Camberwell based engineer. His name was Anthony George Maldon Michell…

Eastsider News30 November 2022

Film making

Is This Forever. A film by Charlie Di Stefano

Is This Forever tells the story of Charlie’s brother Lucca and his mental health struggles. Charlie hopes the film will allow young men struggling with mental health issues to realise that they can be vulnerable, and that there is no point in suffering in silence. To read more about the…

Eastsider News24 November 2022

Box Hill History and Heritage

Heritage Whitehorse: 22 Kangerong Road Box Hill

Heritage disrepair at 22 Kangerong Rd Hasan Hassan As you walk down this quiet street off Whitehorse Rd with the Box Hill Police station on the western side and the Little Jiang Nan restaurant on the eastern side, you can see interesting houses from the early development of Box Hill.…

Eastsider News20 October 2022