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ArtistsCreative peopleSurrey Hills

Chalk Graffiti in Surrey Hills

The surprising pleasures one can discover on walks around Surrey Hills.  Thank you, Gill for these lovely little pieces and your photos alerting us to the work of this anonymous graffiti artist.  A beautiful gift from the creator. Chalk talk corner Gill Bell Over the past weeks there have been…
8 November 2024
Local Neighbourhoods

Local neighbourhoods

We live in a region where there are many interesting and attractive neighbourhoods.  We have received many articles from people living in these areas . Some are published here.  Many more are published as separate items within our Eastsider Extra Blog. Go to the Eastsider Extra Blog here, scan the…
7 July 2024
Koonung Heights

Koonung Heights Primary School Terracotta Pavers

Koonung Heights Primary School Terracotta Pavers Garden Hasan Hassan In September 2022, the terracotta pavers along Belmore Rd where Koonung Heights Primary School once stood (now the Scarborough Square Housing Estate) were roughly dug up, broken and tossed in piles. These terracotta pavers were made by students of Koonung Heights…
17 June 2024
Blackburn Lake

Blackburn Lake

EPA and community investigate Blackburn Lake Environment Protection Agency Victoria A high-tech investigation involving EPA Victoria and the community has identified possible sources of persistent pollution in Blackburn Lake setting off a campaign of inspections of industrial sites upstream. EPA Northern Metropolitan Regional Manager Chloe Bernett says the cooperative operation…
5 June 2024
Local NeighbourhoodsSurrey Hills

Surrey Hills Reminiscences

Eastsider News wants to share the beautifully written and evocative articles that Surrey Hills resident, Gill Bell has written about her experiences of living in this pleasant suburb with its tree lined streets and its strong community spirit. Thank you Gill, for these lovely pieces.  To read Gill's account of the…
25 April 2024
ArchitectureBox Hill

Church architecture in Box Hill

Church architecture in Box Hill Wesleyan Chapel Conrad Hamann There are common themes running through Box Hill’s many church buildings despite the range of design. Christ Church Mitcham retains its original rural style wooden church as a hall and is typical of the original church buildings of many of Box…
31 March 2024
Local Neighbourhoods

Titbits and snippets

Send us your titbits and snippets Sometimes described as a small piece of interesting information, or a small dish of pleasant-tasting food, we at Eastsider News think that titbits is a good description of those curious morsels of information that our readers send us from time to time. We hope…
24 March 2024
CyclingParklands

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…
15 March 2024
ArtistsBox 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…
12 August 2023