The original Modella Hall was built in 1924 on land donated by Athol Camp and destroyed by fire in November 1976. Community fund raising for a new hall began just one week later and the new hall was opened on 20th April 1979 by Arthur Dawson (a member of the Modella Hall Committee), and assisted… Read More
Archives for June 2012
Our first milestone – we’ve reached a ton!
June 8, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Our 100th post, the RJ Chambers Flora and Fauna Reserve in Pakenham Upper has just gone live. It’s been a long road, but we’re now starting to pick up speed. Our volunteers are getting the hang of it all and bringing back 100s of photos (literally). Our administrators are getting the hang of making all… Read More
RJ Chambers Flora and Fauna Reserve
June 8, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The largest Council-managed reserve in the Cardinia Shire, the RJ Chambers Flora and Fauna Reserve is home to 88 bird and 336 indigenous plant species. Selectively logged in the early 1900s and 1960s, the 121 hectare site was bought by the former Shire of Pakenham in 1972. The Shire engineer at that time was Ron… Read More
Beaconsfield Street Signage
June 7, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Janet Bowman Boulevard Janet Bowman was born Janet (Jessie) Watt in Forfarshire, Scotland in 1810. She married David Bowman also from Forfarshire in 1828 and the couple and their two children, Alexander and William arrived in Port Phillip in 1840. The family first settled in Collingwood then moved to Darebin Creek, Lysterfield and finally to Cardinia… Read More
Bowman’s Track Estate
June 6, 2012 by 8 Comments
The Bowman’s Track Estate is named after the track cut by Janet Bowman and her sons in 1864 from the Gippsland Hotel (on the site of the Central Hotel) in Beaconsfield, linking to the Hughes Track to the Jordan Goldfields (Jericho). The track became known as Bowman’s Track. In April 1988 a reunion for Bowman… Read More