Timbarra Community and Children’s Centre Opening Ceremony plaque Transcription Timbarra Community / and Pre-School Centre This building was Officially Opened by / Hon. Robert Maclellan / Minister for Planning / on Saturday, 10 July 1993 Cr Trevor V Smith, JP/Mayor
Cranbourne Floral Clock
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Lindsay and Jean King plaque Transcription In memory / of / Lindsay and Jean King Few have shown such passion and enthusiasm as Lindsay and Jean King for / Cranbourne, for local history and for Australian culture. Together for more / than 60 years, they used their talents to entertain and educate local school /… Read More
Cannons Creek Community Place
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Opening Ceremony plaque Transcription Cannons Creek / Community Place This building was officially opened by / the Mayor, Cr Ron Mantel, / on the 18th February 2001.
Bonnie Watson Reserve
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Home to the Cannons Creek Community Place Bonne Watson Reserve information board Transcription (1st paragraph) The Bonnie Watson Reserve One of the earliest pioneers of Cannons Creek was the Watson family. Their gift of this 10 acres of land provided a recreation reserve for the people of / the creek. In the 1940’s the block… Read More
Narre Community Learning Centre
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Opening Ceremony plaque Transcription Australian Government Narre Warren Community Education and Training Facility / was officially opened on 12 August 2011 / by the Hon Anthony Byrne PM, Member for Holt. Funding for this project was provided / by the Australian Government.
John Pandazopoulos Hall (Doveton Public Hall)
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Doveton Community Centre plaque Transcription Doveton Community Centre March 2011 In 2010 the Art Works outside the Hall were vandalised. The Hall Committee of Management, with the aid of a grant / from the City of Casey Council, hired local artist Tim Oates to restore the Murals and Totem. The original Plaque was found in… Read More
James Alexander Reserve
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James Alexander plaque Transcription ~ Jim Alexander ~ Jim Alexander grew up in the Berwick-Dandenong area. His mother’s parents / lived on a Soldier Settlement farm in Clyde Road after World War 1. Like many other locals Jim Alexander believed this / reserve with its extensive views and stand of casuarina forest / made it… Read More
Timbarra Community Hall
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Opening Ceremony plaque Transcription Timbarra Community Hall / officially opened / by the Hon. Robert Maclellan, MLA / Minister for Planning and Local Government / 11 June 1999
Pioneers Park
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Pioneers Park plaque Transcription This land was the site of the Berwick Primary School from 1869. At the end of Term 3 in 2003, / the Berwick Primary School was relocated to a new site in Fairholme Boulevard, Berwick. As a result of the initiative of Mr Bill Hudson and Mr George Wilson CMG; a number… Read More
Buchanan Park
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Buchanan Park This park is named for James Buchanan (1827-1914) who was a prominent early settler in Berwick. He was a founder and trustee of the Berwick Presbyterian Church and the Mornington Farmers Society. Member of the Berwick District Road Board and the Berwick Shire Council. MLC for the South Eastern Province from 1876… Read More