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Changing Scenery

Scenery along the Kinglake ridge has changed markedly over the years since the first settlers set up farms in the area.  Many current...

Enterprising and Resourceful

As we gather more and more of the early history of the Kinglake district, we are continually impressed with the enterprise and...

Did You Know ...... ?

Did you know that the Kinglake ridge of the Great Dividing Range was once the meeting place for indigenous people, the Taungurung from...

Cricket - West v East

The cricket competition between Australia and England for 'The Ashes' is often spoken of as 'friendly rivalry' but players and spectators...

Kinglake Primary School Update

2019 marks the 140th anniversary of the opening of Kinglake Primary School - or Kinglake State School No. 2188 as it was correctly known...

The Railway to Kinglake

Articles in early newspapers tell the story about getting a railway line to Kinglake In May 1882, a letter to the editor, signed by...

In Isolation

Current residents of the Kinglake district, who commute to work to the city and other places off the mountain, and those who make a day...

The Gold Days in Kinglake

An excursion, organised by the Kinglake Friends of the Forest in 2021, to the site of the old Big Ben gold mine on Mount Robertson has...

Marvellous Tank Murals

The tank murals beside the Kinglake West Mechanics Institute and the Kinglake West Primary School have now been now completed and what a...

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