Moonee Valley Family & Local History Blog

Looking for something to do this weekend? Want to discover more of our great city? Get along to one of the many buildings open this weekend as part of Open House Melbourne 2016. With building like Willsmere Asylum being open for the first time and the new Peter Mac Cancer Centre, this is a great chance for you to see part of Melbourne's history and some of the amazing architecture around Melbourne. For information on what's open and to get tickets to some events, visit:  http://www.openhousemelbourne.org/ 

The State Library of Victoria have just launched an iPhone app that lets you discover historical images of central Melbourne as you are out and about. Hoddle's Grid is described as "like Google Maps with a Melbourne street history lesson", and is a free download .