Heritage East Gippsland in Bairnsdale, Victoria | Community organisation

Heritage East Gippsland

Locality: Bairnsdale, Victoria

Phone: +61 423 190 242

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25.01.2022 Looks like a history-filled weekend. Great to see that our East Gippsland Family History Group has a display ...

25.01.2022 Orbost Historical Societys May Leatch will be coordinating volunteers to man the Save the Snowy Rail Bridge campaign shopfront over the peak holiday period. If you can spare a few hours contact [email protected]

24.01.2022 Great to see the Shire Library is offering its free Family History Week workshops again this year.

23.01.2022 This poll is now open at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1755971574632862/permalink/2920274088202599/ History Month, October 2020, will see facebook pages and g...roups across Gippsland combine to discover the Seven Historical Wonders of Gippsland. Just like the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Our first step is to make preliminary lists, shire by shire (and including one city). The voting will open on 1 October. Between now and then, this is your chance to check and contribute to the list from which East Gippsland's poll will be taken. What is the place that you as a local, feel is that special one where you feel most in touch with history? Where, as a visitor, is the place to which you most want to go? The listing is being managed by Heritage Network East Gippsland.

22.01.2022 Lakes Entrance Historical Society is holding a walk next weekend, with the irrepressible Brian Hancock as tour guide. Anyone who wants to learn a bit more about the history of Lakes Entrance and how the Esplanade was in years gone by is welcome to join this guided walk for the small fee of $10. The walk starts from the Esplanade opposite the Central Hotel at 2.00pm on Sunday, 6 October.

22.01.2022 This Saturday why not join us for a afternoon exploring surnames from Galloway Scotland

21.01.2022 So far, East Gippsland Shire Council has been able to inspect 16 bridges damaged by the bushfires. Nine timber bridges have been destroyed or damaged beyond repair - of these, three are heritage listed. Four have been damaged but will be able to be repaired. The Council is anticipating a further six timber bridges have been destroyed ...

21.01.2022 Apart from the irony of the fire tower being burned, what a sorry sight. So much history lost in just a few weeks...

20.01.2022 Farewell to Des Thomas, who represented Lakes Entrance Historical Society at Heritage Network meetings for some years.

20.01.2022 East Gippsland Historical Society is organising a WW1 Remembrance Day Cemetery Walk on Sunday, 10 November at 4.00pm. For more information and bookings contact EGHS on 5152 6363.

19.01.2022 Fantastic story about the Mallacoota WW2 Bunker on the radio this morning. Listen up!! https://abcmedia.akamaized.net//p/2019/08/hln_20190827.mp3

18.01.2022 The Heritage Network is sad to report that Rob Cook, who has been a positive inspiration to the Paynesville Maritime Museum, died today. A passionate historian, he will be missed.

18.01.2022 A Practice Guide for managers of heritage collections that have had to close because of the COVID-19 pandemic has been provided by the Australian Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Material: https://aiccm.org.au/disaster/disaster-response As many museums and historical societies face extended closure, we need to consider how to ensure that a collection is not neglected despite the less-frequent attention that it receives during this period when people arent around on the same regular basis that applied until a week or so ago. Member groups, please follow the link and take action as appropriate.

17.01.2022 Due to circumstances out of our control and in the interest of caring about our staff and patrons, PAYNESVILLE MARITIME MUSEUM regrettably will be closing temporarily till further notice.Due to circumstances out of our control and in the interest of caring about our staff and patrons, PAYNESVILLE MARITIME MUSEUM regrettably will be closing temporarily till further notice.

17.01.2022 Sophie Shilling from the RHSV is presenting two great workshops for us in Bairnsdale on Friday, 29 November. A fantastic opportunity to learn some new and relevant skills. Details as per flyer.

16.01.2022 Sophie Shilling presented workshops on Digitising Books,Archiving and Photographing Objects to our member groups in Bairnsdale last Friday. Who would have thought photographing an object for cataloguing would have been so darn tricky?!

16.01.2022 History in the News In the Sunday Age yesterday there was an article lamenting the under-funding of the national Archives of Australia - which is taking years (...not days, not weeks, not months but years and even decades) to provide requested documents for research. It has a staggering backlog of 25,000 research requests. Read more https://www.smh.com.au//books-phds-under-threat-as-scholar

16.01.2022 Lakes Entrance Family History Resource Centre advises that, In the current circumstances, it has been decided that the room will open as usual on Monday and Saturday. However there will be a limit of six (6) ONLY members to be present at one time. The general public has been banned from entry. Group members are requested to to obey the current social distancing rules whilst in attendance. The group has provided the means for washing of hands at regular intervals.

16.01.2022 The next workshop in our current series covers Designing a Travelling Exhibition and will be held at the Bairnsdale library on Friday 27 March. The presenter will be Kitty Owens from AMaGA. There is no charge for Heritage Network members.

16.01.2022 GHOST SIGN The 1930s art deco signage of the Ensay South Hotel, still visible behind the trees. The building is now a home and art gallery. The new section (or... perhaps new facade on the old building) was built in 1939-40. Photo: H Martin, 2018

15.01.2022 On a lighter note from our recent posts, Lakes Entrance Historical Society is having a book sale on Australia Day...

15.01.2022 This is a great football book, and covers a bit of social history as well. Congratulations Trevor Jackson.

14.01.2022 Packed house at the Bairnsdale Library last night for a fascinating talk by Dr Linda Wilkinson on the emerging role of DNA in family history research.

14.01.2022 Lots of good stuff coming up in Family History Month.

14.01.2022 What a great topic.

13.01.2022 Due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, the Heritage Network and AMaGA have decided to postpone the Designing a Travelling Exhibition workshop scheduled for 27 March. We hope to advise a new date at some time soon. Apologies to all those who had booked in for the session.

13.01.2022 Its going to be hard to come to grips with the dimension of loss for East Gippsland --- loss from so many perspectives including loss of some of our cherished ...heritage which weve all put effort into appreciating and preserving. In our local Orbost area, you will know that the Wairewa Railway Bridge, one of the wooden wonders along he East Gippsland Rail Trail was severely damaged. See more

13.01.2022 Sad. We had such high expectations. Erik Eklund has been a great champion of Gippsland history.

13.01.2022 East Gippsland Historical Societys next Cemetery Walk is on Sunday, 25 August. This guided tour will focus on women who contributed to the Bairnsdale community in the early 20th century - plus lots of other interesting asides about local history. Contact EGHS for more details.

12.01.2022 A wonderful addition to the local history catalogue.

10.01.2022 Even in this tough year the seasons just keep changing. Can’t believe it’s spring already.

08.01.2022 Gosh, it really is only three weeks to Valentines Day. Our local libraries are planning a blind date for those who love books and reading ...

08.01.2022 HNEG President Tony Meade recently received a commendation for his book Gravel and Bitumen: The history of the street names of Bairnsdale in the Victorian Community History Awards.

07.01.2022 Want to do something special on Leap Day? East Gippsland Historical Society is holding their next Cemetery Walk - this Saturday, 29 February ...

07.01.2022 The Mallacoota bunker is featured as part of the WW2 at Home program ... https://www.wwiiathome.com.au/mb.html

04.01.2022 Sadly, the History Centre has had to close for the duration but please feel free to contact us via Facebook or email to [email protected]

04.01.2022 More bad news; more sad pics. Heritage is a big loser in these fires.

03.01.2022 Mallacoota has suffered horrendous damage in the bushfire there, now they need our support. Anyone who has photos, documents or newspapers relating to the town and surrounding area can pass share them via https://www.facebook.com/groups/2805353139486546/

02.01.2022 Another great talk coming up at the library in Bairnsdale - Michael Veitch on 18 September.

02.01.2022 So much of our history is being destroyed, along with all the other things so dear to our culture. The Genoa Truss Bridge is Victorias only genuine Highway Bridge of the type illustrated in Victorian road-and-bridge construction manuals early this century. It was designed and built as an important link on the newly named Princes Highway, when that route provided the only trafficable motor connection between Melbourne and Sydney.

01.01.2022 What do East Gippslanders feel is their special place? Vote for your favourite ...