Local Neighbourhoods

Healesville Freeway Reserve

Healesville Freeway Reserve: will we get a great result? Elaine Hopper If you live in Forest Hill, Vermont, or Vermont South, you may be surprised to know that you reside near the Healesville Freeway Reserve (HFR). It lies concealed behind houses, a hidden gem, yet to be developed as a…

Eastsider News15 March 2024

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

Local Neighbourhoods Walking

Max’s walks

Maximillian von Schnauzer, our very handsome 4 legged correspondent takes you walking around our local neighbourhoods and further afield. We are grateful to Ruth, Max's two legged companion, for keeping us updated on his perambulations. My Favourite Walks: Blackburn Bushland Corridor Maximillian von Schnauzer Hi, my fellow four-leggeds, how are…

Eastsider News22 July 2023

Greythorn Walking

The Faces of Greythorn

The Faces of Greythorn A great reason to visit the Greythorn Central shopping centre is to meet local identities Ferdi, Don, Albert, Maddie, Maria, Lily and Evie. These six larger than life statues tell the story of Greythorn through the people who lived and worked in the area from the…

Eastsider News2 May 2023

Local Neighbourhoods Parklands and nature reserves

Nettleton Park

Nettleton Park. Local community connections, an enjoyable day…and one that all will cherish. Ruthie Scharley and Jeff Patchell Nettleton Park is a beautiful green wedge in Glen Iris that is located at the confluence of Back and Gardiners Creeks in the green leafy corridor that lines the waterways. It’s a…

Eastsider News29 October 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

Architecture Kew

A little known Boroondara Gem – Kew Croquet Club

A little-known Boroondara gem Clare Newton By the start of spring, refurbishments to the Kew Croquet Club will be finished, with new flooring, roof and a fresh paint coat. Located within Victoria Park, the Kew Croquet Club is a largely undiscovered gem not just of Boroondara’s architecture, but also some…

Eastsider News26 August 2022

Boroondara Parklands and nature reserves

Speakers Corner: Bicycle Strategy – Boroondara

Here we will publish comment on some of the recent goings on in our neighbourhood - things like local council matters, State government initiatives and other things that have provoked debate within the community. The pieces we publish here will reflect the views of the writer. We publish them here…

Eastsider News2 June 2022

KooyongKoot Trees and natural surroundings: protection

KooyongKoot (Gardiners Creek )

KooyongKoot Alliance (KKA) is working to reduce rubbish and pollution in our creeks. Mark Landmann The KooyongKoot Alliance (KKA) is a not-for-profit community-based organisation comprising some 24 Friends Groups in the Gardiners Creek/KooyongKoot Catchment, from Blackburn Lake to the Yarra, who work together to heal the KooyongKoot, its waterways and…

Eastsider News25 May 2022