Moonee Valley Family & Local History Blog

Karen Price is a local artist who loves the rich variety of domestic architecture that can be found throughout Moonee Valley and nearby areas. On Thursday evening (19th March 2018), to mark the start of National Trust Heritage Week, Avondale Heights Library and Learning Centre will host the opening of Karen Price’s new art exhibition Here Today, Gone Tomorrow . The exhibition includes 34 pen and watercolour paintings. Concerned at the frequent sudden appearance of vacant blocks in recent years, often in spots where she couldn’t quite remember what used to there, (and perhaps also influenced by once having lived in a house later pulled down so the mansion next door could add a tennis court), Karen decided to document in ink and watercolour a selection of domestic dwellings from Moonee Ponds, Essendon, Ascot Vale, Strathmore and Travancore. Karen chooses the homes to paint based mostly on their aesthetic appeal, as well as looking for clear sight lines and trying to includ...

The latest draft of the Moonee Valley Heritage Gap Study is now available and council are seeking feedback from the public by Friday 29th August 2014. The study aims to identify gaps in Moonee Valley’s heritage protection by identifying all places dating from the time of European contact which are of potential heritage value and not yet protected by a Heritage Overlay. It also sets out a prioritised work program that may be used to guide which heritage studies should be undertaken in the future. This particularly study does not set out to recommend heritage overlays, provide a detailed assessment of each identified place, or commit Council to any further heritage work. It sets out a prioritised work program that may be used to guide which heritage studies should be undertaken in the future A print copy of the study is available for viewing at every branch of Moonee Valley Libraries. The study is also available online , where you can also access an interactive map of the study, submit...