A different way of looking at history?

by | 26 Feb, 2025

Inspired by the work of Australian-Vietnamese poet author Nam Le and his ‘Collingwood’ song cycle poem about Collingwood’s history, we plan to add a fresh page to our website with the theme of Collingwood Literature and Culture. Members have already started compiling...

Vale Richard Peterson

by | 19 Jan, 2025

We were deeply saddened to hear of the recent death of Richard Peterson. In the 1990s we engaged Richard to write a history of churches in Collingwood and appreciated the commitment and enthusiasm which he brought to the project. The resulting book was entitled...

Yarra Council elections

by | 13 Nov, 2024

Counting has finished for local government elections. The three wards which cover our area of interest, the former City of Collingwood, are Hoddle (Cr Sophie Wade) Langridge (Cr Evangeline Aston) and Yarra Bend (Cr Sarah McKenzie). Congratulations to all the...

History Walk

by | 13 Nov, 2024

Our annual walk was held on Saturday 9 November and attend by around 45 people. The weather was just right, and we enjoyed an informative walk around a range of sites, culminating in a special treat: an interior visit to the beautiful St John the Baptist Church in...