As I am sitting at my desk preparing this Newsletter, I am looking at the rain running out of our roof gutter and observing all the trees...

THIS time last year we were bragging about our numerous cool days and nights - and even some welcome rain! Notwithstanding the several...

Before Watahuna and Forest Avenues - Hawthorndene, were constructed, people travelled this old cart track. The house at the bottom is now...

BAG is back! Yes, believe it or not, we haven’t forgotten you but regrettably the year has just whizzed by. You probably know the feeling...

The two storey mansion at 22-24 Coromandel Parade was built in 1881 for Member of Parliament, William Townsend and, given its position...

The Victorian era mansion at number 16 Coromandel Parade Blackwood is a State Heritage place. It was built by the Honourable John Carr in...

In the early 1950s it was identified that areas for women and girls to participate in sport were lacking and by the fact that only 10% of...

The 1883 building of the railway and construction of the station at Blackwood directly influenced the development of the area providing a...

From Karinya Inebriates Retreat to Colebrook Reconciliation Park. An historical overview. Karinya was opened on October 26, 1912 as an...

WELCOME to BAG’s first Newsletter for 2024. And what a great start to the year we “Hills Dwellers” are experiencing. By contrast, the...

Picture yourself at the Show and you’re trying to decide what to see first. Will you head to the Plants, the Cookery, Art or any of the...

Early European landholders donated significant parcels of land to the community for recreation and open space. Significant examples...

One of the oldest substantial homes in the Blackwood district is ‘Craiglee House’ at 183 Coromandel Parade in Coromandel Valley and was...

The grand Victorian home, Birralee in Sheoak Road, Belair was built in 1897 by Dr Thomas Kinley Hamilton. The two storey Italianate...

Look out for the stately Ashby house on the corner of Shepherd Hill Road and Sherbourne Avenue as you come around the bend. ​ Wittunga...

In 2015 the Adey Road precinct was declared an Historic Conservation Area in recognition of its importance in the historical and...

Located on Sturt Creek (a tributary of the Sturt River) at 7 Bellevue Drive, Bellevue Heights, Sturtbrae is a State Heritage place,...

‘Buffalo’, one of Blackwood’s oldest houses at 44 Coromandel Parade, was built in 1881 by Daniel John Hewett and named in memory of his...

The iconic Gamble Cottage is owned and funded by the City of Mitcham as a community asset and is ours to enjoy and use. ​ The classic...

Blackwood Hill Reserve is on Trevor Terrace adjacent to the Blackwood Oval. Magpie Creek runs through the reserve which adjoins the Sturt...