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The Surrey Hills Neighbourhood News story
Bill Chandler OAM
Who would have thought that a
long but successful protest against
an insensitive and destructive
road/rail
overpass
would
lead to a series of festivals, a
thriving Neighbourhood Centre,
rejuvenated local shopping - and
a ‘local rag’ that is celebrating its
200th edition and 34 years of
publication?
The 1977 protest was organised by a handful of people with a
telephone phone tree and hand delivered newssheets produced
on a Gestetner. We were at the outer edge of both Box Hill
and Camberwell Council’s jurisdiction and felt neglected. The
challenge was to get our concerns across to the councils and
other authorities, to ‘beat the drum’ for our local area. It was
more than just a protest: it was a positive lobby to protect our
community, to calm the traffic in Union Road to support the
development of a neighbourhood centre and other community
initiatives.
Giving a rapidly growing community interest, Paul Daley
from New Litho Printers suggested that, with some local
paid advertising (and his generosity), we could replace the
newssheets with a proper ‘local rag’ - and deliver it to the whole
area. Produced by volunteers, the distribution quickly went
from 150 to 4,000 to about 8,000, with a band of volunteers
delivering to the whole of Postcode 3127. Paul’s generosity and
the volunteering continue to bring Surrey Hills Neighbourhood
News to you six times a year.
The original format for SHNN began with an IBM ball typewriter,
courier font, hand cut and pasted, and printed A3 size folded to
A4. It evolved to be double the size and printed on newsprint, a
genuine ‘local rag’ feel. Edition No 118 was the first to go onto
more environmentally-friendly glossy paper (some deliverers
complained about the extra weight!), and it came as a shock to
some that Edition No 190 was full colour!
Shaping the future of our area
The early history of our area belongs to the Wurundjeri people
of the Woiwurrung language group in the Kulin alliance who
occupied the Birrarung (Yarra) Valley and its tributaries. They
thrived on the available food. European settlement in the
19th century brought farms and suburban development, with
community lobbying and protests as expectations of the new
residents increased. The Surrey Hills History Collection at the
Neighbourhood Centre contains a wealth of information about
this period.
The challenges of the world are sometimes a bit daunting and
feel to be beyond our control: issues such as climate change,
fire, floods and drought, our indigenous history, domestic and
international violence, asylum seekers, population increase, city
planning, and global financial uncertainty. To ‘think global, and
act local’ encourages us all to be informed as best we can, and
we can make a significant difference by being involved in our
local community. Surrey Hills Neighbourhood News has and
continues to provide a platform for that involvement.
Surrey Hills Neighbourhood News was a strong lobby for
setting up the Neighbourhood Centre. The embryonic centre
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was known as the ‘SHOP’ - an acronym for Surrey Hills Our
Place - and its theme was ‘caring for ourselves and each other’.
In the ‘good old days’, there are many examples of individuals
and groups who were leaders in shaping our area. They worked
to get good roads, a railway, buses, shops, schools, churches.
They built houses and other buildings in the styles of their time,
in varying economic circumstances, a diversity of people who
chose to live amongst the pioneering farms and industries of
the time. Water pipes and sewage systems replaced tanks and
pits. Cars replaced horses. The butchers/bakers/candlestickmakers were, for a time, overcome by the large ‘modern’
shopping centres, but local centres have reinserted their value
and importance. Positive changes will continue to occur, but we
need to always ask the questions: how can the ‘improvements’
achieve real progress? How can our neighbourhood become
more healthy and sustainable? How can we shape our future
more wisely?
In its 33 year history,
there are many people
to thank for its success
and its longevity. The
written content and
photos have come
from a diverse range of
people, their common
interest being their
appreciation of and
commitment for life
and living in our local
area. A ‘soft’ editing
approach encourages
many voices to shine
through. Debbie Bullas
Debbie Bullas and Mark FitzGerald
and Mark FitzGerald at
at New Litho Printers
New Litho printers, as
did their predecessors, take the raw material and put it into
the attractive format you receive. Val White diligently organises
the distribution each edition, continuing the role of her
predecessors. The deliverers, some of whom were there at the
beginning and who are still going strong. The local advertisers
have, and continue to fund direct costs of the publication.
Thank you all.
The SHNN editorial approach is positive, front-foot, forward
looking and inclusive. Contributions are diverse and reflect
thoughts and experiences of people involved in the whole
neighbourhood, as well as the Neighbourhood Centre.
Evidenced-based approaches are important, but sometime
stories are more insightful and give a better understanding of
the essence of events than just the ‘facts’, Different stories by
different people about the same events often give us a fuller
overall picture. The contributions in this special edition of
SHNN are the stories of the people who have written them.
There are many stories, and we hope you will come to the
celebration party (see page 3) and share your stories. It could
be a long and interesting night!
Surrey Hills and Mont Albert
- what an amazing neighbourhood we live in
This special 200th edition of Surrey Hills Neighbourhood
News celebrates the place we live in: Postcode 3127; Surrey
Hills and Mont Albert. It is relatively easy to see the physical
character of the area: tree-lined streets laid over an undulating
landscape, predominantly older-style houses, local shopping
centres, schools, churches, parks, some industry and offices,
three railway stations, two tram routes, bus routes. However,
a common experience of people who live, work in, or visit the
area is the friendly atmosphere and people who inhabit it.
Yes, of course, there are cars, even some congestion for short
peak periods on the main roads, but it is a very walkable area.
Sometimes it is described as a village, with three centres: Union
Road, Hamilton Street, and what old timers still call the tram
terminus (Whitehorse Road/Union Road corner), even though
the tram now runs through to Box Hill. Look around you: the
’20 minute neighbourhood’ concept being promoted by the
latest Government metropolitan plan could well use Postcode
3127, our neighbourhood, as its model.
The following pages include current news and contributions
from a diversity of people who are part of our local area.
Some of these people have been around for many years,
some are more recent arrivals. They share their enjoyment
Graeme Davison AM
‘During the week things have been
quiet in Surrey Hills’, the local
correspondent for the Box Hill
Reporter noted in 1889. He could
have filed the same report almost any
week, for peace and quiet was what
most of the locals wanted. Most were
white-collar workers attracted to the
new suburb by cheap land, extensive views, fresh country air
and the newly opened railway. Fleeing the smoke and squalor
of the city, they were patriotic, devout, virtuous - and just a bit
dull. Empire Day was the highlight of their social calendar. In
1910 they voted to close all local hotels, so becoming part of
Melbourne’s notorious dry area. In the 1970s, their main street,
Union Road, seemed – like the pies and pasties in Anne’s Pantry
– to have hardly changed in a century. It felt as though it needed
a bomb put under it, or so I thought at the time.
Bill Chandler, Editor of Surrey Hills Neighbourhood News, can be
contacted at [email protected]
Then, in 1977, the bomb exploded. The announcement of a
plan to blitz old Union Road to make way for an overpass and
arterial road provoked Surrey Hills to revolt. I was lecturing
in history at Melbourne University and living in North Balwyn
when someone invited me to join in the protest. Surrey Hills
History Nook became a weapon of community defence. The
road scheme was defeated but, by then thanks to the efforts of
people like Bill Chandler, the quiet suburb had found its voice.
It pressed the Camberwell Council to build a Neighbourhood
Centre. It published a local history and began this community
newsletter. It organised community fairs and music festivals. Did
the road threat create the community? Or was the community
just waiting to express itself?
Cover image credit: Jeffrey Pinney photographer
I later moved to the Mont Albert end of Windsor Crescent
where I have lived happily for over 30 years. I have watched
of the neighbourhood and being a part of an interesting and
friendly community. It includes reflection on our history, an
appreciation of the present, and positively looks towards the
future. Surrey Hills Neighbourhood News has an inclusive
editorial policy that will continue to record and promote the
people and activities of our amazing neighbourhood, and Surrey
Hills Neighbourhood Centre in Union Road, where it is based,
will continue to be an important and much-valued focus for our
area. Enjoy this special edition of SHNN, and consider making
contributions which can be published in future editions or as a
volunteer deliverer.
Photo credit: Simon Williams
the benign evolution of Surrey Hills with quiet satisfaction. You
don’t have to drive out of Surrey Hills these days to get a glass of
wine or enjoy a convivial meal. You can join an exercise class, a
cycling group or take in a lecture at the Neighbourhood Centre.
I like the way the cafes and patisseries along Union Road mingle
with old motor repair shops, a paint shop, a tourist bureau, a
community bank, real estate agent and cycle repair shop. The mix
makes it beautiful. I admire the touches of urbanism evident in
the apartments now peeking above the shops, although I worry
that the pressures for bigger developments and higher densities
might destroy its subtle neighbourly character. Surrey Hills may
need to be vigilant if the gains of the last 30 years are not to be
lost in future.
Graeme Davison AO FAHA FASSA is Emeritus Professor School of
Philosophical, Historical and International Studies, Monash University,
and he can be contacted at [email protected]
Let’s have a party!
7.00pm Friday 4 March
Surrey Hills Neighbourhood Centre
To celebrate this 200th edition of Surrey Hills Neighbourhood
News, there will be a party at the Surrey Hills Neighbourhood
Centre 7.00pm Friday 4 March. Especially welcome will be
those people who have had direct involvement in SHNN
over the years - the article contributors, the advertisers, the
production crew, the deliverers - as well as those who simply
enjoy reading the ‘local rag’ which keeps us in touch with our
neighbours and what’s happening in our neighbourhood. To
assist with catering, can you please RSVP no later than Friday
26 February either in person at the Neighbourhood Centre,
157 Union Road, phone 9890 2467 or email assistantmgr@
surreyhillsnc.org.au
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Cr Jim Parke
Congratulations to Surrey Hills
Neighbourhood News on the
publication of its 200th edition.
This publication is a striking
example of what can be achieved
by a motivated group of local
residents who have a genuine
desire to improve or protect
their local community and are
willing to put in some hard work
to achieve it.
along the historical shopping strip in Union Road. Since those
early days as a war cry against the proposed development, it
has grown into a much-loved community newspaper staffed by
enthusiastic volunteers who simply want to promote all that is
good about their local neighbourhood.
This type of pride and willingness to roll up our sleeves for
the common good is all too rare in today’s busy world. Maling
Ward Councillor Jane Addis and I congratulate Editor Bill
Chandler and the SHNN team on their 200th edition and wish
them continued success for the next 200.
Cr Jim Parke, Mayor of the City of Boroondara, can be contacted at
[email protected]
Surrey Hills Neighbourhood News was instigated when a
proposed major railway overpass threatened the amenity
Cr Philip Daw
Congratulations to the Surrey
Hills Neighbourhood News on
reaching the milestone of 200
editions.
It is interesting to look back
on the past years, to see how
Council and the community have
changed and evolved. The Surrey
Hills area was acquired from the
Crown by Henry Elgar, as part of
his Special Survey purchase in 1841. It was first developed by
a real estate consortium, following the extension of the railway
line from Camberwell to Lilydale in 1882. Housing estates
were laid out with homes built in brick or weatherboard, with
most designs being influenced by the Victorian, Federation and
Edwardian era. The economic depression of the 1890s brought
development to a halt and the next major phase of expansion
didn’t take place until after the First World War.
Today the suburb has three local primary schools: Surrey
Hills, Chatham and Our Holy Redeemer. Surrey Hills’ central
Carolyn Ingvarson
For over 40 years my husband
and I have taken a weekend walk
from our Victorian home, in
Faversham Road, down Croydon
Road for coffee at one of Union
Road’s range of cafés, and home
again along Guilford Road. Last
week we tried to note the
changes we‘ve seen, and rated
them on what we call a ‘life
affirming’ scale ie what has been good for community and the
planet.
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business district is relatively small, consisting of a strip of shops
along Union Road, and offices in Canterbury Road. The suburb’s
major parks are Surrey Gardens and South Surrey Park.
In 1994, the state government restructured local government
in Victoria. This included the amalgamation of Box Hill and
Nunawading Councils and the formation of Whitehorse City
Council. As Councils have evolved, so has the community they
serve. Changes include the use of digital technology, including
emails, smart phones, websites and social media. The increase
in the number of Neighbourhood Houses and Men’s Sheds
however, shows that, despite the digital world, there is still a
need for human interaction. Another change is population
increase and the need for greater housing density and diversity
- the challenge being to try and accommodate this while at the
same time trying to preserve the neighbourhood character of
particular areas.
I wish Surrey Hills Neighbourhood News all the best and look
forward to the 300th edition.
Cr Philip Daw, Mayor of the City of Whitehorse, can be contacted at
[email protected]
and replace by monstrous homes covering most of the land
and taking little account of the neighbourhood they belong to.
Who can need so much space, and with such poor design for
sustainable living?
Union Road Surrey Hills on the other hand is a pleasure to
walk down. It reminds us of the old Maling Road, easy access
to great little shops and services, and now some brilliant
development over and behind the shopping strip. This is the
sort of stuff we should be showcasing for Melbourne to learn
from. Don’t destroy what is valuable. Build small but dense and
interesting accommodation around centres close to transport
services. It makes me want to move there in my old age!
Overall the Croydon Road and Guildford Road developments
rated highly, being mostly old homes kept and renovated - a
couple of low scores for huge additions that dwarf the original
character, but few demolitions with MacMansion replacements.
The character and charm has been preserved while their
amenity has been improved.
Well done people of Surrey Hills for having the insight to
resist that railway overpass all those years ago, and to see
the opportunity for growth and development today. This will
sustain the shopping strip without destroying it, and support
a local community that remains an icon not only loved by its
people, but pointed to by those struggling with models for
future growth of suburbia.
These days, we find going down Mont Albert Road is painful.
Here development means good old housing stock bulldozed
Carolyn Ingvarson is Boroondara Citizen of the Year, and can be
contacted at [email protected]
Shima Ibuki
In my role as Centre Manager
at Surrey Hills Neighbourhood
Centre, I often find myself
reflecting about community: what
it is, what it means, how you grasp
a sense of it, how it establishes
itself and grows, whether it’s
needed and what it fulfils.
I feel very privileged to be
associated with Surrey Hills
Neighbourhood Centre. I like to think of our thriving, active
and diverse Neighbourhood Centre as a reflection of the strong
community we enjoy in Surrey Hills, a feeling that is echoed in
the streets and in my conversations with other people who live
in the area. I love hearing about the establishment of the Centre
- how it came into existence through the work of residents who
recognised the need for a safe place for people to gather, rest
and connect. From those beginnings it has grown to a place
that strives to respond to and nurture community need and
interests.
It is inspiring to see so many of our members give so much.
It is amazing that we have so many activities that are run by
volunteers: social activities like playing table tennis, stitch and
chat, men’s discussions groups, drop-in morning teas, community
The essence of Surrey
Hills - people
Surrey Hills without the people would be just roads and building
and trees. It is the people who make a place a community.
Its takes many people to make a successful community: some
are known leaders, but many of the people who have been
less obvious and not known or remembered have also made
important contributions.
For example: Eric Pringle, the cobbler, whose shop in Union
Road was an informal drop-in centre, a place to share local
news; Jocelyn Hall who played a key role in initiating and setting
up the Surrey Hills History Collection, and whose father Natale
Cerini launched the Surrey Hills Observer local newspaper in
the 1930s; Alan Holt, a senior public servant provided extensive
personal records of Surrey Hills’ history; Helen Mayer, a
strong supporter of local community, who became the Federal
Member for Chisholm; Henry Jamieson, a radio and electrical
repairer whose shop in Union Road was legendary for its mass
of spare parts, his thoughtful conversations, and his beloved
3MBS playing in the street; Norma Jamieson, who played a key
role in setting up the Surrey Hills Association which campaigned
against the destructive Union Road overpass proposal and
supported various community activities; Jack Rutter, the station
master who, in his personal time planted gardens on the railway
station; Norm Kerr, who was a local postie for many years,
with wife Mary organised distribution for Neighbourhood
News; Jim Rumpf, Camberwell councillor, Betty Walters, Box
Hill councillor, and Ian Port, Box Hill Town Clerk, who together
supported the original building of the Neighbourhood Centre,
and Dennis Whelan, Camberwell councillor, who chaired the
Centre committee of management and the extended the
property.
knitting groups, and maintaining our incredible heritage collection
amongst other programs. Surrey Hills Neighbourhood News is
coordinated and delivered out of the Neighbourhood Centre
by many volunteers, and helps to inform and celebrate what is
happening at a very local level. Our annual Surrey Hills Music
Festival is resourced by around eighty volunteers to provide
free music to the community – what a great achievement that
continues due to people’s collective generosity and talents.
There are many stages in life where through study or work
or raising a family you are surrounded by people and, through
necessity, have to interact with those people. Sometimes life is
so busy that there is a struggle to find some quiet or ‘me’ time.
But there are also times in life where opportunities to be with
other people on a near daily basis cease, and relationships and
connections have to be sought and nurtured.
This is what makes up the Neighbourhood Centre: people who
choose to do something to meet other people, learn things,
enrich their lives and give back something. These things in turn
have a flow-on effect on other people around them and in some
way I like to think these actions help characterise a suburb.
Every day as I go to what could hardly be called work, I am
grateful to be here surrounded by these people who live here
or choose to come to Surrey Hills.
Shima Ibuki is Centre Manager at Surrey Hills Neighbourhood Centre
and can be contacted at [email protected]
The list could go on and on, and still not do justice to the
diversity and extent of those people whose legacy we benefit
from.
There are also many people who live or have lived in our local
area but are better known for their contribution in the wider
community, and they were interviewed for Neighbourhood
News: Nathan Buckley, Coach of Collingwood Football Club;
Jeff Kennett, Premier of Victoria; Father Brosnan, Chaplain at
Pentridge Prison before coming to Holy Redeemer; and Wayne
Duncan, bass guitarist with Daddy Cool.
Yes, it is a very diverse and interesting community we live in,
and it will be fascinating to see who will be named in future
publications as contributing to our community with its changing
cultures and demographics.
Natale Cerini,
Surrey Hills Observer
newspaper
Henry Jamieson
(Photo credit: Francis Reiss photographer)
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We started delivering Surrey Hills Neighbourhood News shortly
after it started production in 1982. We don’t know how we
agreed to do this, but one day a bundle of newsletters appeared
on our veranda with a map of the area we were to cover. We
are still delivering it over 30 years later!
This strip shopping centre, now known as
Mont Albert Village in Hamilton Street, has
become a jewel in the crown of this suburb.
It has remained a quaint and diverse little hub,
keeping many of its original features. Many
of architectural features are heritage listed.
The Village has changed with the times, and
now has its own ‘coffee culture’. The Village is
very customer-orientated and focuses on the
needs of its clientele. It has an old-worldly
charm and friendliness about it which is often
commented to me by my customers. The only
building really holding the street back is the
Old Salvation Army Building which has been
kept dormant for eight years by its owner.
Times have changed quite dramatically since we settled here.
There is a more rapid turnover of neighbours. People are
building larger extensions or tearing down fine old houses,
replacing them with bigger mansions and spending more time
inside them. We don’t know or talk to our neighbours as much,
when both adults are working or driving their children around.
Peter and Gayle McNabb
Apart from a few years living overseas in the late 1970s, we have
lived in our house in the English counties area of Surrey Hills
continuously since 1974. Through the newsletter, we have felt
connected to the evolving Surrey Hills community even though
we are much closer geographically to Canterbury.
In the early years, we were part of a large band of young families
who had replaced retired couples in fairly basic period houses.
Ours was a classic Californian bungalow without central heating.
Money was tight, renovations were basic and most repairs you
did yourself.
We talked to our neighbours, many with small children, and knew
most people on the street. Our kids walked to primary school
and roamed the streets afterwards and on weekends raised
guinea pigs taking them to neighbours for visits (and unexpected
breeding), making and racing billycarts, kicking the footy in Mary
McKillop Park, and going to the local Scouts in South Surrey
Park. Like many others, we were part of a local babysitting club.
Despite these changes, the Surrey Hills Neighbourhood
News and the Neighbourhood Centre have enabled us to feel
connected and engaged with our community. The newsletter
has kept us up to date with local activities – the beautification of
the Surrey Hills railway station, the rejuvenation of South Surrey
Park, and the very successful Surrey Hills Music Festival to name
a few. It has raised key issues, introduced us to new businesses
in Union Road, and profiled people making an important
contribution to our community. As well, the Neighbourhood
Centre has provided a community focus and an ever-expanding
range of opportunities for people to get together and learn new
skills.
Surrey Hills Neighbourhood News is unique. It is a major
achievement to write, edit, produce, fund and distribute a regular
community newsletter over such a long period of time. We are
all greatly indebted to Bill Chandler whose drive and persistence
has made this happen.
Peter and Gayle McNabb can be contacted at pmcnabb@bigpond.
net.au
Surrey Gardens. (Photo credit: Simon Williams)
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Hamilton Street, Mont Albert Village
Nanellie Rose-Byrne
Mont Albert, with a population of over 5,400, is said to be
inspired by Queen Victoria’s Consort, Prince Albert. Roads
began taking shape in the 1880s and the local shopping centre
started to be built around 1913.
Mont Albert residents are a truly blessed with all the suburb
has to offer to families, couples and retirees and singles. Those
privileged to reside here can relish in the delights of Englishinspired surroundings. Leafy streets showcase many period
homes, beautiful gardens, parks, as well as the train station and
local businesses, are just some of its features.
Business owners were recently invited to
attend a City of Whitehorse business seminar,
which I attended, to discuss the longevity of
strip shopping precincts of. Sadly, the predicted survival of
these areas of great character and history may be lost to the
community in a period of 30 years due to the monopoly held
by large centres. The survival of Mont Albert Village shopping
and business precinct, with all its uniqueness, will depend on the
continued support of existing and new customers. The traders
and businesses of Mont Albert Village invite everyone to enjoy
the unique experience that can be had in the community in
Hamilton Street to ensure the survival of this unique place.
Nanellie Rose-Byrne can be contacted at florist@montalbertflorist.
com.au
Hamilton Street, Mont Albert Village
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Judith Toohey
I have delivered most editions of
the Neighbourhood News, and
it is my pleasure to share some
thoughts on why I love living in
Surrey Hills. Born and raised in
country Victoria, at 18 years of
age I moved to the big smoke and
enjoyed living in North Caulfield
and Armadale for a few years. By
chance I moved to salubrious Surrey Hills in 1977.
My late husband and I decided on a Tuesday evening to get
married and look around for a house to buy. Peter saw an
advert for a renovator’s delight in Sir Garnet Road in the
Wednesday Age and we bought it on the Thursday for $30,000.
It was a quick decision but one which we never regretted. Years
later we heard some real estate agents used to call Surrey Hills
‘Siberia’, because no one wanted to go there, or ‘Sorry Hills’.
In 1987 our family moved to the English Counties area - within
walking distance for Julian and Christabelle to attend Surrey
Hills Pre-School and Canterbury Primary. Christabelle attended
Siena College, trained as a primary school teacher and enjoyed
teaching at Surrey Hills Primary for six years. It was refreshing
walking with the children to nearby parks and playgrounds
along streets lined with bluestone, shady deciduous trees and
beautifully maintained homes and gardens.
I really appreciate that dedicated volunteers have contributed
substantially to the Surrey Hills community. In the early1980s
volunteers at Surrey Hills Neighbourhood Centre collected
and tirelessly copied historical photographs while they were
still identifiable. Interesting facts and stories elicited from
elderly residents were recorded for posterity.
I admire how hard working volunteers from Friends of South
Surrey Park (with support from the City of Boroondara and
Melbourne Water) have enhanced this suburban oasis. If you
have never been to South Surrey Park - I highly recommend
walking in via the Union Road entrance.
It is a joy to introduce friends to the cafes of Union Road, the
stylish boutiques in Hamilton Street, and the Maling Road cafes
and historic precinct. Our local businesses deserve support and
I would like to commend the staff at Canterbury Newsagency
- particularly Roger who reliably delivers our newspaper every
morning between 4.30 and 5.00am. Such dedication and skilled
paper throwing deserve public recognition!
Judith Toohey can be contacted at [email protected]
John van der Horst,
I have lived and worked in Surrey
Hills for over 30 years. As my
family has grown and our needs
have changed, we have moved
three times but always within
a one-kilometre radius. When
I first moved here in 1985, I
found the people friendly and
welcoming, which hasn’t changed,
unlike the suburb itself which has developed from a quiet area to
what it is today, with its vibrant cafes and specialty shops. I think
things will continue to progress rapidly as it is a great place to
live, close enough to the city for convenience, and far enough for
a peaceful and relaxed lifestyle.
Surrey Hills is still a fantastic place to raise a family. My original
customers have grown from being young married couples when
I first opened the nursery to now being grandparents. Now,
Defining what makes for a good
sense of community is difficult,
but fundamentally I think it’s
about making connections and it
doesn’t necessarily exist in every
suburb. We came to Surrey Hills
from Blackburn over thirty years
ago, almost by accident, although
the modest houses, sitting in
generous,established gardens and
the leafy streets had immediate appeal. It wasn’t the expensive
suburb that it is now and Chatham Primary’s numbers were
low, so low that it was nearly closed. However it was about to
undergo renewal – I remember Margaret Thornton, who had
lived in the house across the road all her life, saying that there
had never been as many children in the street as there were
then. I didn’t know anyone in Surrey Hills when we arrived, but
through kinder and school committees, book groups and the
street morning teas, I quickly made connections. One of my
first introductions to the Neighbourhood Centre was a street
‘pot luck’ dinner held there not long after we arrived.
Invisible threads increasingly bound me to the community
around me. However it was not until I wrote the history
of Chatham Primary in 1997 and talked to former students,
quite a number still living in the area, and trawled through the
school’s records that I realised that a very strong sense of
community existed from the beginning at that school. I now
have grandchildren there and it still seems to exist. I am sure
there was and are similar senses of community at Mont Albert
and Surrey Hills Primary Schools and at Holy Redeemer and
Our Lady’s Schools.
Since becoming involved with the local history collection, held
at the Neighbourhood Centre, I’ve become aware of a broader
sense of community and of the many organisations, families
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and individuals whose efforts over time have contributed to
making 3127 a great place to live. I’d like to mention a couple
of examples.
The Surrey Hills Progress Association was first formed in 1889
with the aim of advising and lobbying both the then Shire of
Boroondara and the Shire of Nunawading to order to improve
facilities and infrastructure. In the early days, some of the
association’s achievements resulted in: the first policeman being
stationed in Surrey Hills; the government purchasing land for
Surrey Hills Primary; construction of a footbridge over the
railway line; better drainage; and street tree planting. Later,
members of the association were behind building a dedicated
baby health centre in the Surrey Gardens. The name, existence
and activities of a progress association have changed and waxed
and waned over the years; the organisation dissolved and
reformed with changing circumstances and need. The bulldozing
of the old post office in Canterbury Road precipitated the
formation of the current progress association.
Behind organisations like the progress association were and
are individuals. In the early part of the 20th century one
name that is repeatedly mentioned is Thomas Hogg. He was
a senior partner of Brunswick-based firm Miller’s Ropeworks,
President of the Chamber of Commerce, and locally he was
extremely active. As well as being president of the progress
association for three terms, other roles included auditor of
the Surrey Hills Literary Society, vice-president of the Athletic
Society, vice-president of the Choral Society, president of the
Field Naturalists, vice-president of the Lawn Tennis Club, leading
member and president of the Bowling Club, and an Elder of
the Presbyterian Church - all voluntary roles. That’s one of the
other things that makes for a sense of community – individuals
being willing to offer their time, expertise and enthusiasm
without the expectation of financial reward.
Sue Barnett can be contacted at [email protected]
People have always been attracted to Surrey Hills, partially for its
tree-lined streets and large house blocks. More recently, housing
has become denser as people are downsizing or subdividing.
Gardens have become smaller but people are still interested in
gardening. I’m finding people are planting more screening trees
and shrubs to maintain their privacy, and indoor plants have gone
full circle from being very popular in the eighties to falling out of
favour in the nineties and early 2000s, to now becoming more
and more popular again. I’m also particularly excited to see
many people take an interest in growing their own vegetables
and herbs, which is possible even with limited space.
I am always interested to read the Surrey Hills Neighbourhood
News and I congratulate them on this milestone.
John van der Horst, owner of Acorn Nursery, can be contacted at
[email protected]
Surrey Hills
- a personal reflection
Cliff Williams
Sue Barnett
many of their children are also customers, some of them have
even worked for me!
Congratulations to the Neighbourhood News on its bicentennial
edition, a voice for all Surrey Hills residents.
In June 1985,Thea and I moved to Surrey Hills as ‘migrants’ from
Perth. Choosing an area to live in Melbourne was a daunting
task, where local knowledge would have been a real asset, had
we possessed any. So it was on with the applied logic, defining
criteria, studying the street maps, and endless reconnoitring
of possible areas. The best fit to our needs was Surrey Hills,
then a middle ring community in the Eastern suburbs with good
transport links, attractive tree-lined streets, quiet and very, very
welcoming...and so it remained for the next 15 years, with little
change or development.
Then along came the requirement to radically increase the size
of Melbourne to accommodate rapid population growth into
the future and the birth of Melbourne 2030, a blueprint for
expansion, designating existing transport links as the basis for
more intensive development. Suddenly Surrey Hills (and all of
what is now the City of Boroondara) was a prime target for the
developers with attractive streets, big blocks, valuable land and
an accommodative Planning Scheme. And so the degradation
of our much loved suburb began. Plans for medium density
5-6 storey apartment buildings in activity centres proliferated,
residential in-fill became the norm, filling our streets with
the latest in housing fashion, which blighted the traditional,
conservative and heritage nature of Surrey Hills, promising the
destruction of its neighbourhood character.
These changes spawned Resident Action Groups, who vainly
fought a rearguard action against the destructive nature of
the proposed developments, always reactive and always on
the back foot. The residents of Surrey Hills clarion call to
Council to protect the residential character and amenity of the
area was heeded and gave rise to a series of changes to the
Planning Scheme designed to maintain existing streetscapes,
neighbourhood character, heritage and activity centre
development. The State Government changes to residential
zonings was also instrumental in giving Boroondara Council the
opportunity to protect the majority of residential zone land
in the municipality with mandatory height limits, restricted
building footprints, building setbacks, etc.
Gradually the tide was turning on unfettered development.
Resident Action Groups became more experienced and
professional in their approach and were able to present
meaningful and successful argument to Council and VCAT. The
character of Surrey Hills is now, in essence, still intact, although
somewhat battered. But there will always be pressure on inner
ring suburbs to provide expanding accommodation for a growing
population. Surrey Hills will never be what it was 30 years ago
when we moved here, but with action and involvement we, the
residents, can ensure that it will never suffer the fate of some of
the surrounding suburbs. It still is a great place to live.
Cliff Williams is President of the Surrey Hills Progress Association, and
can be contacted at [email protected]
Surrey Hills Music Festival is popular with all ages
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Arthur Tonkin
[This is an abridged version of an article published in the 14 January
2016 edition of Crosslight, the monthly newspaper of the Uniting
Church, Synod of Victoria and Tasmania.]
In 1926, the population of
Australia was just over six million
people, King George V (the
current Queen’s grandfather)
was the head of state and
Melbourne would go on to
defeat Collingwood in the VFL
Grand Final. At the beginning of
that year, on Sunday 17 January,
Arthur Tonkin celebrated his
fifth birthday and attended his
first church service at Surrey
Hills Methodist Centenary Church with his family.
Throughout the next nine decades, Arthur celebrated most of
his major life events in the church building. He and Nancy were
married at the church in 1944 and their three children,Thomas,
Helen and Ted, were all baptised in the church.
Recently Arthur celebrated his 95th birthday, which marks 90
years to the day since he first set foot in Surrey Hills Uniting
church. While the coincidence of that milestone is remarkable
in itself, it is Arthur’s contribution to the church that will be
recognised by the congregation.
Bryan Long, chairman of the Surrey
Hills Uniting Church, describes
Arthur as a man who has led a
life of great faith and great service.
‘Arthur has been a lay preacher
for more than 70 years, preaching
at over 1,600 services throughout
Victoria,’ Bryan said.
‘He has been a presbytery
representative, chairman of Surrey
Hills Uniting church congregation
and council, choirmaster, Sunday school teacher and president
and vice-president of the local preachers’ association.’
While Arthur’s contribution to the administrative and worship
areas of the church have been important, Bryan said it was
his leadership of church youth groups in the 1950s and ’60s
that have had most impact on him personally. ‘Arthur had a
profound influence on many young people during that time. He
was, and still is, a man of great faith who led by example. For
us at that time he was a living testament to the importance of
faith,’ Bryan said.
An accomplished artist and singer, Arthur was choirmaster at
Surrey Hills Uniting Church and still sings with the Melbourne
Singers. He is a noted historian and has spoken to numerous
groups throughout Victoria on Colonial history and paddle
steamers, and contributed to the work of the Surrey Hills
Historical Society. In spite of his busy schedule, Arthur always
found time to help others in the wider Surrey Hills community.
This contribution was recognised in 2001 when he received the
Surrey Hills Citizen of the year award.
‘If one adds to all of his achievements – an unfailing sense of
humour, his remarkable memory, his love of his church and his
love of people – I would have to say he has led, and continues
to lead, a remarkable life,’ Bryan said.
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A small reminiscence
on being here
Jane Badger
The other day I was walking up the
street
With my friend Pat.She said, ‘Jane you
walk up the street
As if you own the joint’.
Not to be insulted in any way
I agreed.
What is it to ‘own the joint’?
Our place, my place?
Jane Badger with her
When we came to live in Surrey Hills
grandkids: Ada, Tom,
and Xavier
In the ‘70s
The neighbours who walked by in the
morning
To get the milk, the bread or the paper,
Would greet us.
Why are they smiling and saying ‘Good Morning’ to us?
When we don’t know them?
Who remembers Mr File, Mr Morton and Mr McDonnell?
We do.
They knew us,
They knew us as new neighbours
And every smile, and every greeting helped to settle us in.
They smiled when we turned our rows of roses and front
lawn
Into hippie heaven forest.
They asked us our plans but never criticised.
Along came the CRB (Country Roads Board)
And the MMBW (Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works)
To wipe out half our shops
Because someone thought a good idea
To join Warrigal Road to Union Road.
Pitting traffic flow against neighbourhood
‘Save our Shops’
‘Save Surrey Hills’
The locals old and new stirred up, battled on.
Bill Chandler I remember knew how to stand up to the CRB
and MMBW.
We got:
A reprieve for the shops, no flyover
A neighbourhood centre
A pedestrian crossing
‘Surrey Hills Festival
A short-lived parent-run alternative school
A local market
A local newspaper called Surrey Hills Neighbourhood News
Our Holy Redeemer
School Surrey Hills
Frank Dame
In 2004, Our Holy Redeemer School on Mont Albert Road in
Surrey Hills celebrated its centenary. The Catholic primary
school was originally established by the Sisters of St Joseph,
where three Sisters were responsible for teaching 152 students
in the original school Hall. The first lay Principal was appointed
to the school in 1979. Significant building development
occurred during 1984 and again in 2000. In 2009 the current
Administration Area was refurbished through the Federal
Government’s National School Pride Program. In 2010 four
upstairs rooms were added comprising three classrooms and
a multi-purpose room. At the same time a Technology Lab and
Library were added to the ground floor. The 2010 development
was funded through the Federal Government’s Building the
Education Revolution.
The current school community comprises 175 students located
in nine well-resourced classrooms. The school provides
programs which cater for the spiritual, academic, physical, social
and emotional development of all students. The parents and
staff work together to develop a curriculum with an emphasis
on providing every child with the skills necessary to become
life-long learners. Our Holy Redeemers results in Literacy
and Mathematics remain consistently above the state average.
The staff are dedicated to providing both a rich and balanced
curriculum and support to our parents, who are the first
educators of their children, particularly in the ways of faith.
The school provides a stimulating and enriching education based
on our faith in the teachings of Christ’s Gospel. The children
have opportunities to prepare for, and receive, the sacraments
of Reconciliation, First Eucharist and Confirmation. Specialist
subjects are offered in the areas of Physical Education; Science;
Music and LOTE (Mandarin).
As a 21st century school, Our Holy Redeemer has embraced
the variety of ways in which technology can be adopted to
enable students to investigate, create and communicate in ways
not previously possible.
Our Holy Redeemer values its rich history, the place it holds
in our community of Surrey Hills, and to continually support
students as they Grow, Learn and Succeed.
Frank Dame is Principal at Our Holy Redeemer School and can be
contacted at [email protected]
Over time we lost:
Two butchers shops
The newsagent
Mrs Griffiths’ grocery
Now I’m the one who says ‘Good Morning’ to new
neighbours when I don’t know them and eventually, like me,
they will own the neighbourhood.
Now the joint owns me.
Jane Badger can be contacted at [email protected]
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Surrey Hills
Neighbourhood
Centre News
Course highlights
Children’s activities
Creative movement and dance programs
Have fun with movement and music in these popular classes run by our
experienced dance and yoga teacher, Karen.
Toddler class (parents in attendance): Tuesday 9.15 -10.00am, Friday 10.00 10.45am. 3-5 year old class: Tuesdays 10.15 - 11.00am, Fridays 11.00 - 11.45am
and 12.00 - 12.45pm. 5-9 year old class: Mondays 4.00 - 4.45pm. 9 year old
plus teen class: Learn calming yoga moves to help with relaxation Monday 5.00
- 5.45pm.
Playgroups – parent/carer led
Our playgroup sessions are held in a large sunny room with a fantastic secure
outdoor area. Tuesdays or Thursdays 9.30 - 11.30am, Fridays 9.30 - 11.30am.
Creative pursuits
We are starting the year with a great range of courses
and activities for everyone. For more information
including costs, or to enrol, please contact us on 9890
2467 or by email to [email protected]
or download a program from our website on www.
surreyhillsnc.org.au
Back by popular demand, enjoy this fun class with Chef Tamaki as she guides
you in the Japanese art of making the components of a traditional Bento Box.
Friday 4 March 7.00 - 9.00pm.
Blogging for beginners
Do you want to share your hobby with other people or maybe you travel and
want to share your experiences? Come along and discover how to get started
on WordPress. Mondays 7.00 - 9.30pm.
Drawing
Heritage collection
Yoga classes
Join this group to work on our heritage collection. Newcomers welcome.
The Collection may be viewed on Monday or by appointment. Group meets
Mondays 10.00am - 3.00pm.
Bring balance and harmony to the mind, body and spirit through yoga postures
and breathing techniques. Mondays 7.00 - 8.00pm or Wednesdays 5.45 –
6.45pm or 7.00 – 8.00pm or Thursdays 9.30 - 10.45am.
Historical Society
Community, social and volunteer activities
This group meets on 3rd Tuesday of the month to learn about various local
themes. Visitors most welcome. Tuesday 8.00 - 10.00pm. 16 February, 15 March.
Ageless grace
A fun, seated exercise program to uplifting music which is designed to focus
on the healthy longevity of the body and mind. Register your interest for an
introductory session.
Health and wellbeing
Armchair travel
Active living 55 Plus
A friendly and inclusive class focussing on balance, stretch, strength and light
cardio. Mondays 8.45 - 9.45am.
Explore historic and exotic sights from around the world. Learn about the
history and culture of those places from different guest speakers. 4th Tuesday
monthly 1.30 - 3.00pm.
Auf Deutsch, bitte! Kurs 2
Would you like to converse in German? Ongoing beginners to intermediate
class for those building on a basic knowledge of German. Wednesdays 9.30 11.00am.
Bollywood
A fun fusion of dance and fitness. Thursdays 7.00pm, at Camberwell Community
Centre. Phone 9882 2611.
Share your pleasure of reading with other like-minded people. Monthly 4th
Tuesday 7.00 - 8.30pm. 23 February, 22 March.
Buy and sell on eBay
Bike riding groups
Our six bike riding groups are very popular and offer a mix of ride levels. We
have vacancies in Women on Wheels Wednesday and a Thursday group.
Coming to your senses
Using your senses as a stimulus, this short course aims to reconnect you to
Mindfulness or deepen your experience. Five weeks starting Thursday 11
February 6.30 - 7.30pm.
Laughter club
Join this friendly group and laugh your way to improved physical and emotional
wellbeing. Wednesdays 8.30 - 8.50am.
Nia
Nia is a creative blend of martial arts, dance and healing practices that stimulates
your brain and inspires your spirit. Weekly starting Wednesdays 7.15 - 8.15pm
‘Blokes in the kitchen’ - cooking with John
A group designed for men who find themselves in need of cooking and menu
planning skills. Each session works to a set curriculum with recipes drawn from
a wide range of standard favourites. Participants enjoy lunch together and take
home their produce. 2nd and 4th Fridays each month.
Community knitting group
Join this volunteer community knitting group led by an experienced knitter.
Mondays 7.00- 9.00pm.
Drop-in morning tea
Newcomers are always welcome to this friendly get together in the Cottage
Kitchen. Come into the office, and we will take you over and introduce you to
some of the regulars. Mondays 9.30 - 11.30am.
Mah Jong
Join our enthusiastic group and experience the challenges of this ancient
Chinese game. Fridays 1.30 - 4.00pm.
Men’s discussion group
Come and join this engaging group to share your views about current events or
other topics over morning tea. Thursdays 9.30 - 11.30am.
Scrabble
Enjoy the challenge of words! This friendly group welcomes new players experienced or beginners. 1st, 3rd and 5th Tuesday each month.
Stitch and chat
Learn how to sell on eBay and Gumtree. BYO device. Two sessions Monday 7
March and 21 March 12.30 - 3.00pm.
Nia workshop
Bring your sewing project along and enjoy a shared afternoon tea with this
friendly group. 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month. 1.30 - 3.30pm.
Classical music appreciation
A weekend workshop Sunday 7 February 10.00am - 12.30pm
Table Tennis
Pilates
This friendly group welcomes new participants and players of every standard.
Enjoy playing and meeting others. Thursdays 1.00 – 3.00pm.
Participants share their favourite piece or pieces of music. These evening are
intended to be a relaxing opportunity to listen to some lovely music. 2nd
Tuesdays of the month 7.00 – 9.00pm.
English conversation class
Painting
Facebook: is this the right social media for you?
Improve your conversation skills in friendly and supportive classes. Thursdays
11.00am - 12.30pm. Free with SHNC membership.
Students explore a variety of techniques applied to a range of subject
matters. Acrylics: Mondays 1.00 - 3.00pm. Watercolour: Wednesdays 10.00am
-12.00noon. OR 1.00 - 3.00pm.
This class will present an overview of the various social media options with an
emphasis on Facebook. Thursday 18 February 2.00 - 3.30pm. Cost: $10.
Summer preserving workshop
In this hands-on workshop, learn three ways of preserving your summer
harvest. Everything supplied. Saturday 27 February 9.30am - 12.30pm.
In this two part workshop, participants BYO device with a photo, relevant
passwords and email details to set up a Facebook account. Thursday 3 and 17
March. 200 - 4.00pm.
Writing group
Florins
Facebook: setting up an account and more
Women’s friendly and social group meets to chat and have regular excursions
and lunches out and about. 2nd and 4th Thursdays every month.
The Surrey Hills Summer Twilight Market is an initiative of
local artists and celebrates beautiful locally made products.
Live Music, Food, Beverages
SHOP PLAY EAT DRINK BROWSE CELEBRATE
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Enjoy a medium paced walk around the neighbourhood. Stop for a coffee along
the way! Mondays 9.00 - 10.30am or Fridays 8.30 - 10.00am.
Come along and help out at SHNC with preparing, installing and planting
wicking beds. This vegetable and herb garden will be open to the public. Date
TBC. Register your interest.
Leisure and learning
Drawing skills can be a great introduction to other art mediums. This class is
suitable for beginners and those wanting to expand their repertoire. Tuesdays
2.30 - 4.30pm.
These workshops will cover theory, practice, feedback and workshopping your
pieces in a relaxed and supportive environment. Thursdays 7 - 9pm
Walking groups
Enjoy a great foreign film, wine, cheese and coffee in your neighbourhood.
Wednesday 17 February and 16 March 7.30 - 10.30pm.
Wicking Community Garden Beds: permablitz
Book club
Bento Box with Chef Tamaki
Foreign Films
This class focuses on building strength and improving flexibility and agility.
Mondays 10.00 - 11.00am or Tuesdays 8.00 - 9.00am or Thursdays 6.00 –
7.00pm.
Qi Gong
Gently heal your body, improve clarity of mind and enhance your creative spirit.
Wednesdays 10.00 - 11.15am.
Strength training
Conducted by experienced YMCA instructors: exercise core muscles using
weights, dumbbells etc. Suitable for all ages. Contact the office for more details.
Important Dates
Term 1: Monday 1 February - Thursday 24 March
Twilight Market: Friday 26 February 6.00 - 9.00pm
Neighbourhood News 200th edition celebration: Friday 4 March
7.00pm. All welcome, but RSVP by 26 February.
Cultural Diversity Night: Friday 8 March 7.00 - 9.00pm
Public Holidays: Monday 14 March and Friday 25 March.
Tai Chi
Relax the body and focus the mind in gentle exercise. Suitable for all ages.
Instruction class led by experienced tutor Wednesdays 8.50 - 9.50am.
Transition to retirement
Create a road map to help you plan for your ideal retirement. Learn about
what science is teaching us about the elements for a happy and meaningful
life (no financial advice). Saturday 20 February over two weeks 1.00 - 4.00pm.
FRI 26 FEB 2016
6-9PM
SURREY HILLS
SUMMER
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157 Union Road Surrey Hills, VIC 3127
ph:9890 2467
[email protected] www.surreyhillsnc.org.au
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Surrey Hills Neighbourhood Centre staff:
Liz Reddy, Shima Ibuki, Louise Bielinski, Melanie Sanders
and Ruth o’Rourke (Chris Young ‘book keeper’ - not in photo)
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International Women’s
Day Cemetery Tour:
Summer Music
at Canterbury Gardens
Whitehorse Australia
Day awards
Boroondara Australia
Day awards
Tuesday 8 March, 2.00 - 4.00pm
6.00 - 9.00pm Saturday 20 February
Whitehorse Council acknowledged the work of some of
Whitehorse’s most exceptional community members with its
2016 Whitehorse Australia Day Awards. The awards recognise
people who live or work in the City of Whitehorse and have
made enormous contributions to the local community, from those
who volunteer their time to serve others to a community leader
who has worked tirelessly over decades for the rights of animals.
The awards presentation formed part of a day of celebrations in
Whitehorse that included a citizenship ceremony, family concert
and a spectacular fireworks display. The 2016 Whitehorse
Australia Day Awards recipients were: Citizen of the Year – Anne
Payne; Young Citizen of the Year – Thanushi Peiris; Outstanding
Community Leadership Award – Dr Hugh Wirth AM; Community
Achievement Awards went to: Dilnaz Billimoria, Graeme Elder,
Patricia Fincham, Anne Makhijani, and Neville Moulden. The
Whitehorse Sport and Recreation Australia Day Trophy went to
Victorian Obedience Dog Club Inc.
The winners of the 2016 Boroondara Citizen of the Year awards
were announced on Australia Day, Tuesday 26 January, at the
Hawthorn Arts Centre, with environmental advocate Carolyn
Ingvarson named Boroondara Citizen of the Year.
As a mark of remembrance, members of Box Hill and Surrey Hills
Historical Societies will conduct a two hour tour of approximately
12 graves of and memorials to some of the local women who
have made significant contributions to the communities of Box
Hill, Mont Albert, Surrey Hills and beyond. These include: Isabelle
Bruce Reid (vet), Barbara Stevenson Brake (chiropractor); Bertha
and Arabella Brewer (inventors of Marvel polish); Florence
Kerr (milliner); Guilia Tambourini (opera singer); Alice Jackson
(jeweller); and Susannah Sarovich (furrier).
Cost is $15.00 per person and includes light refreshments at the
end of the tour.
Numbers are limited and bookings are essential. Bookings: Surrey
Hills Historical Society on 0417 368 990, or leave a message on
9836 0245 or email [email protected]
Leave the car at home and take
advantage of the beautifully
manicured
landscape
of
Canterbury Gardens, where
The Grand Park Opera will
carry you on an eclectic journey
through some of opera’s wellknown and classic favourites as
part of the Boroondara Council Summer Music series. Let
local greats of the genre, Karen Van Spall and Adam Miller lead
you through an evening of whimsy, romance and high drama.
Enjoy the show in the stunning open-air surrounds over a picnic
whilst the sun sinks its glow beneath the horizon for another
day. There will be a sausage sizzle and sweet treats.
On the day meet at the Cemetery Office in the centre of the
cemetery 10 minutes before start time. Please wear sturdy
shoes and bring water and hats. Dress suitably for the weather
conditions.
Parking: There is limited parking available inside the cemetery,
especially at the moment as additional works are in progress.
We have been requested to park only in Third and Sixth Avenues.
The new gates on Middleborough Road should be finished; if not
vehicle entrance will be from Sanders Road only. A map of the
cemetery can be obtained from http://www.boxhillcemetery.
com.au/visiting-the-cemetery/
Di-Verse-City:
A new poetry venue in Surrey Hills
First Sunday of the month from 2.30pm - 4.30pm at Watts
Cooking (licensed) Cafe, 147 Union Road Surrey Hills.
Upcoming events: 6 March: Featuring poet Kristin Henry, plus
open mike. 3 April: Featuring poet Komninos Zervos, plus open
mike.
Cost: $5 waged and $3 unwaged.
For more details see Di-verse-city on Facebook, or contact Francis
Sutherland at [email protected]
Boost your business
Treasures &Tastes
@ Trinity Market resumes for 2016
After another successful year, this popular market resumes on
Saturday 19 March, and for the rest of the year will be held on
the third Saturday of the month from 9.00am - 1.00pm at Holy
Trinity’s complex, corner of Union Road and Montrose Street,
Surrey Hills. Most months there are now over 35 indoor stalls in
Trinity Hall and the John English Room, and eight outside in the
courtyard and out the front.
The Whitehorse Council ‘Boost Your Business Program’ 2016
running in March is the perfect opportunity for businesses to
learn from the experts when it comes to growing and developing
their enterprise. The program covers a range of topics and
areas of interest for businesses of all sizes. The program runs
Monday 7 March - Friday 11 March, with an extra event on
16 March, at various venues across Whitehorse and costs have
been kept to a minimum to ensure they are accessible by all
businesses in the area. Bookings: www.wbiz.com.au
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A musical start at the
Whitehorse Centre
Award-winning country music star Melinda Schneider takes
to the stage 26 February and Saturday 27 February to open
the 2016 season at the Whitehorse Centre. Melinda Does
Doris was a tribute to legendary actress and singer Doris Day
and an uplifting way to open a year of great entertainment,
with the 2016 season entitled Happy. The 2016 Whitehorse
Centre program includes amazing music, dance, drama, comedy
and children’s shows. For a full Whitehorse Centre Season
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A wide range of lovely handcrafted items, jewellery, children’s
clothing and toys, cards, health and beauty products, pottery and
woodwork, and gifts are available as well as cakes, quiches and
sausage rolls, jams and preserves, honey, wine, fresh fruit and
vegetables, flowers and plants. Something for everyone – even
your dog with special biscuits for sale! The Treasures Café and a
sausage sizzle operate on the day, so why not come and meet up
with your friends. For stall inquiries please contact: 0447 733 949.
The Young Citizen of the Year Award went to 16 year-old
Kathleen Hanson while the Volunteer of the Year Award was
awarded to Debbie McColl-Davis. Mayor Jim Parke said each
of the winners and those specially commended demonstrated
outstanding dedication to helping the community thrive.
Tanya Warms was awarded a special commendation for her
commitment to the community. Georgia Brown was awarded a
special commendation for her contribution to the Boroondara
sporting community. Barbara Bedford was awarded a special
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‘God So Loved the World’ Statement in relation to the
removal of a tree in Empress
meditation
As luck will have it…
Palm Sunday 20 March 7.00pm
‘A man forgets his good luck next day but remembers his bad
luck until next year’-(Edgar Watson Howe). I don’t agree, I have
been a lucky man all my life and belief me, I remember every
incidence.
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The choir of Holy Trinity Surrey Hills will lead a Passiontide
devotion of hymns, readings and anthems by Goss, Palestrina,
Schutz and Somervell under the direction of Mr Richard Hoy. It
will be held on Sunday, 20 March at Holy Trinity Anglican Church,
corner of Union Road and Montrose Street at 7.00pm. Light
refreshments will follow the service.
The choir, which now numbers twenty sings at the 9.30am
Sunday Eucharist, and at Choral Evensong on the first Sunday of
the month at 5pm. On 7 February, the music will include work
by the Australian composer Colin Brumby. Inquiries: 9894 2335
Rotary giving tree
The Rotary Giving Tree was well supported by all. Your
contributions helped to brighten Christmas for the elderly,
adults and children alike. Thank you from our hearts to the
Rotary Club of Mont Albert and Surrey Hills (MASH), local
residents, Surrey Hills Neighbourhood Centre and Bread
Street Bakery, Mont Albert. We feel privileged to have been
involved and look forward to providing continuing support to
this project in the future. We wish you a happy and safe new
year and good wishes for 2016. From the Management of RossHunt Real Estate.
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Getting into your garden again will be one of
life’s real joys. And with it comes the need
to have all the right tools and products to
make the very best of your garden. Of
course at Acorn Nursery we only stock the
best plants, products and implements to
make gardening truly joyful.
John Lupino
Council’s Tree Local Law aims to balance a private property
owner’s right to build a new home with conservation of existing
mature trees. Where both cannot be achieved, we attach a
higher priority to the owner’s right to build their new dwelling.
In this case, we accepted a report from an arborist, including
observations that the applicant’s architect stated that it is
not possible to build the new two storey home with the tree
present. The tree would require significant pruning of the
canopy and destruction of the tree’s critical root system. This
would result in the death of the tree and a hazard to neighbours
as the tree would be more susceptible to falling.
The loss of this tree is disappointing but our decision
acknowledges the right of a
home owner to build on their
land and considers the risks to
the surrounding residents.
John Luppino is Director, City
Planning, City of Boroondara, and
can be contacted at boroondara@
boroondara.vic.gov.au
Trees are an important feature to the
Surrey Hills and Mont Albert character
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Most will know that I came from a country that is very short on
luck, not blessed with much except smiles and, for a long time,
I did not understand why the happy faces are plentiful in a poor,
war torn country, but I get it now, it’s a secret I’ll share with you
one day when time permits.
As for myself, I have been lucky to be born into a large stable
family, never been hungry, received an education, survived a
war, topped the open sea, spared by the pirates, picked up by
Australia to be one of their new residents, received a better
education, got a dream job, have a wonderful family and, best
of all, get to call myself a resident of Surrey Hills. So, yes I have
been very lucky.
I have been a pharmacist in Surrey Hills for fifteen years now.
It seems like yesterday when my eldest daughter came to work
with Dad during school holidays with a sleeping bag so that she
could take a nap after lunch under the counselling desk at the
pharmacy. She is now 19 and, yes, following Mum and Dad’s
footsteps to be a pharmacist. I’ve asked her why? Has she not
seen enough of what I do to embark on a different career? Her
reply was that I seem to really enjoy what I do, enjoy talking
to people, learning not just what is wrong with them but what
their concerns are, but most of all, my attempts at sharing my
knowledge and helping them.
I do relish coming to work. We have a great team of people from
all varied background, one has been with us for more than 15
years, one still travels from Philip Island to help one day a week,
one from Afghanistan, one from Thailand, one from Malaysia,
two from Vietnam, one of an Indian heritage and a bunch of
‘juniors’ (definitely not in size but in age). This concoction has
not been by design but ending up being a fair reflection of our
neighbourhood.
Opening up the pharmacy in the morning I often will be greeted
by Tony the dry cleaner with a bear hug. (Tony is the unofficial
Mayor of Surrey Hills and officially president of our traders
association). He’s been up at the crack of dawn, those who
have been on the receiving end of his ‘bear’ hug will attest to
the strength and character of the man. Looking across the road,
Kinh at Anne’s pantry will substitute a nod for a ‘good morning’
as he frantically makes coffee
for the tradies. Philip (the
pen pusher) at Warren-Smith
can often be seen giving
orders at his staff while they
are toiling away on an array
of cars on hoists. Regular
walkers and joggers joust for
the footpath, while students
in numerous uniforms rush
for the late trains (they seem
to always be late don’t they?).
Surrey Hills Village is much
more vibrant now than the
sleepy town just a few years
ago, with the eclectic range
of shops from Zimt patisserie at one end to Surrey Hills Cellars
at the other, pampering to our needs and wants making living in
Surrey Hills consistently being most desirable.
What is making living and working here so alluring is really not
the range of shops but the people within it, and the locals who
patronise them. The locals who frequent their favourite shops,
often paying a little more for their goods than at the big box
stores, they do so because they value the service and friendly,
familiar faces within.
This reminds me of a middle aged chap rushing in after we had
put on the closing sign one Christmas eve, after apologising for
keeping me from going home he proceeded to say ‘mate, today
you’ve got to be my saviour’. Not letting him finish, I interject
with a jovial, festive comment that he may find his saviour at
Holy Trinity diagonally across the road, but being the season it
is he may have to get in line. In that he sees the humour and
cracked up laughing whiles the frenzied stress slowly drained,
gathering his thought he indicated that ‘there’s no way in hell’
he will be fighting the mob at ‘Chaddie’ for ‘something for the
missus’.The cheerful, delighted fella scooted out thanking me all
the way for the ‘something’ nicely wrapped up.
It is not often in the life of a pharmacist you receive this much
appreciation from someone for something so trivial, yet you
know, however small, you made his day.You’ve made a difference,
and making a difference has been my hope and definitely, my
privilege.
So have I been more than lucky? You betcha. I have been
accepted into this community and ‘there’s no way in hell’ I’ll
ever forget that.
Hung Le can be contacted at [email protected]
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Damien Hudson
Community Bank.
In 1998, I began working full time
at Ray Hudson Real Estate in
Union Road, becoming part time
in 2011 until the business closed
in 2013. During those years
I was heavily involved in local
volunteering mainly with the
Surrey Hills Festival, Neighbour
Centre and the Bendigo
Hudson Real Estate was founded in 1973 by my father, Ray. My
mother also worked there. My brother Mark was the property
manager. Dad started the business from a garage in Box Hill
North and his first shopfront was in Whitehorse Road Mont
Albert. In the 1980s he moved to 139 and then to 141 Union
Road. A small family business, we had a personal way of dealing
with clients which fitted perfectly with the connected and
community feel of Union Road.
For years Mark and Ray had been involved in the community
of Surrey Hills and encouraged me to do the same. I soon
found myself as the Sponsorship and Promotions Manager of
the revived Surrey Hills Festival in 1999. My job was to get
people to the festival and secure sponsorships. Through the
generosity of our traders, the great volunteers of Surrey Hills
Neighbourhood News, and some general wheeling and dealing,
we estimated we got over 1,000 people to our first Festival
on a promotional budget of $0. I soon found myself on the
Neighbourhood Centre’s Committee of Management.
Paul Daley
Paul has had 50 years in the
printing industry. He started
school at Surrey Hills Primary,
left school at year 11 and did
Matriculation at night.
He
worked with his father who ran
a printing business in Victoria
Street, Abbotsford
where,
amongst other things, New Life,
a conservative Christian newspaper, was published. In 1969,
they bought the site of Surrey Press, a local printer on the
corner of Sunbury Crescent and, in 1977, Paul established New
Litho Printers.
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REAL ESTATE.
LEADERS.
Later when the last bank had left Union Road, I formed a
committee that would eventually see the establishment of the
Bendigo Community Bank in Union Road now, with four sites; it
is the largest Community Bank in Australia. This is something all
who helped found the bank, or who bank with the Community
Bank should be very proud of. It has contributed $2.8 million
locally in sponsorships and grants. It was born in the Chandler
Room at the Neighbourhood Centre at a public meeting
attended by passionate locals.
The bank is a tangible example of the whole community coming
together to improve Surrey Hills, and it was built on the strong
connectedness and generosity of the Surrey Hills Community.
After one hard day at the Surrey Hills Festival’s BBQ, a friend
I had roped in from Caulfield observed Union Road was like a
country town – everyone was welcoming and seemed to know
each other, a place of strong and visible community. It was an
astute observation: Surrey Hills is like a country community,
with people willing to pitch in to make Surrey Hills an even
better place.
Surrey Hills’ volunteers and traders have a ‘can do’ and ‘roll
your sleeves up’ giving attitude, and this manifests in many local
initiatives that improve or bring our community together, often
reported in Neighbourhood News. Congratulations to Bill
Chandler and the many contributors of articles over the years.
Being part of the Surrey Hills Community is a great privilege
and experience.
Damien Hudson can be contacted at
[email protected]
Paul reflects on the progress of printing: from the time of
Gutenberg to the electronics of the current era, alongside social
media. He also reflects on the important of local publications
like Neighbourhood News to credibly inform people and
influence events in their local area where, like most areas, there
is sometimes a fear of change.
Looking back, there has always been change and it will continue.
Otherwise we would still be living in a romantic image of times
past.
Through the skill and generosity of New Litho and Paul
the original scratchy cut and paste editions of Surrey Hills
Neighbourhood News have been able to evolve and continue
to this 200th edition - and beyond.
The Venerable Ian Morrison
Holy Trinity has been part of
the community in Surrey Hills
and Mont Albert since Anglican
services began in 1885 in the
then Recreation Hall in Albany
Crescent and, subsequently,
serving our suburbs from
churches in Union and Mont
Albert Roads. Since 1988, we
have consolidated our outreach
from the parish centre in Union
Road, an interconnected union of
three buildings with modern facilities. It is used both for parish
activities including funeral and wedding receptions, and by many
community groups for ballet, orchestra, cheerleading rehearsals,
violin classes, Al-Anon and owners corporation meetings, as well
as a variety of functions organised by local residents.
Our own activities include an outstanding music ministry from
our monthly Choral Evensong led by our twenty member choir,
to musical performances by organ, the Surrey Hills Orchestra,
and a variety of local talented performers as part of the annual
Surrey Hills Music Festival. We also have a monthly market Treasures & Tastes at Trinity - where hand produced craft,
garden and food items are available. During these markets our
Tony Chiodo
Tony is probably one of the best
known people in a Surrey Hills.
His formal role is ‘dry cleaner’, at
the Union Road address where
he works and lives. But it is his
outgoing, positive and friendly
nature that makes such a great
contribution to our community,
and his shop is the venue for
many and varied conversations particularly about his beloved Collingwood Football Club.
Born in Richmond, Tony’s parents came with their separate
families to Melbourne in 1956, but from the same village in
Calabria, Italy. With two sisters and a brother, the Chiodo
family lived above their dry cleaning shop in Collingwood until
1975, and then moved to Doncaster. Tony left school at 15 to
parishioners staff the Treasures Café offering a meeting place for
locals to have a Devonshire tea or a coffee before wandering
around the craft and food stalls. A sausage sizzle is also manned
in the parish courtyard. Don’t be surprised to see our Vicar,
Father Ian, helping at the barbeque, and ‘food-tasting’ the
sausages and bacon on behalf of the whole community! Our
mission extends beyond our postcode too. Each week we
collect bread from a local bakery and deliver this to the homeless
and the less fortunate in Fitzroy, together with other grocery
items donated by our parishioners. Our Trinity@Home Ladies
group make knitted and patchwork items that, together with a
collection of school supplies, are distributed to those living in
challenging circumstances in Eastern Europe. We love to engage
with members of our local community, not just on election days
in the hall, or at our annual Spring fair in November, but at all of
our activities where locals are always welcome to join us.
Ian Morrison, Archdeacon of Box Hill, and Vicar, Holy Trinity Surrey Hills,
can be contacted at [email protected] or phone 0433 304 444
work in the dry cleaners and, at 17, took over the Saville Row
business in 1979 after his father had identified the potential
of Surrey Hills. ‘It was then just a little village, but now it is a
different place’, says Tony. He fondly remembers the squash
courts, pinball machines, and pool tables in the old Surrey Hills
cinema on the corner of Croydon Road.
At Carey school, Tony played football. ‘I could run and I was
tough’, he says with his hallmark smile. His son Anthony now
plays football, and he enjoys watching him, as well as supporting
Collingwood. Tony loves his work in Surrey Hills: mostly
he enjoys talking with the people. He has a succession of
generations of customers: parents, children, grandchildren. And
there are the relatives and the friends who help in the shop.
Tony celebrates the fact that Surrey Hills is a great place to live
- schools, shops, parks, railway station - and he thinks that it will
only get better. He shares the view that his father had all those
years ago: that Surrey Hills has great potential.
Helping our
community grow.
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Surrey Hills Primary
School
The Community Precinct provides a full size netball/basketball
stadium; Performing Arts Studio with an indoor/outdoor stage;
Multi-purpose room; instrumental music practise rooms;
community meeting space and a commercial kitchen.
Margaret Staley
This year we celebrate 129 years of state education which is
a remarkable achievement for our school. As a community
of learners with a strong sense of heritage and pride ‘Proud of our past, dedicated to the Future’ - we believe our
learning environments play a significant role in improving the
interdisciplinary, physical, personal, social and pedagogical
approaches through the stages of learning for all children.
Surrey Hills Primary School provides a seamless educational
journey that values and addresses each individual student and
their role in their immediate and global communities. The
original School was built in 1886, with various permanent and
portable buildings being added over the next 100 years as
student numbers grew. The school was very fortunate to be
the recipient of state and federal funding in 2008/10 ($9Million)
to build the new learning areas completed in 2009 and the
Stadium and Performing Arts complex completed in 2010.
The school has entered a new and innovative stage in its history
since it was established in 1886. Redevelopment included
rebuilding of the Learning Zones, refurbishment of the original
school building, and the Stadium and Performing Arts precinct
has provided open and flexible learning spaces for all students.
Chatham Primary
School
Striving for continuous
according to our shared
ourselves. Surrey Hills
promotes integrity and
attainment of excellence.
improvement and living each day
values is the challenge we have set
Primary School is a school which
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Chatham Primary is nestled in the suburb of Surrey Hills. A
school moderate in size, with a current enrolment of 420, we
take pride in being part of our neighbouring communities. Our
school has a rich history with a strong connectedness to its past
and the community. We pride ourselves on our community feel
and community spirit and the care that we provide all of our
families. But although we recognise our past, we also have a
vision - to develop and prepare our students as global citizens
whilst building optimism for a sustainable future.
Chatham prides itself on the partnership that exists between
students, parents, teachers and the wider community to achieve
common and shared goals. Currently as a school community
we are designing our new Strategic Plan - a four year plan that
encompasses the direction and priorities we hope to achieve
in that time.
As a society, we are entering a new revolution in education
- one where the future prospects for our students have not
even been realised. The question of how to best prepare our
students for this world is to forge relationships and connect
While the role of education in the 21st century is still to
develop life-long learners, it is equally about developing learners
who are creative, critical thinkers and problem solvers. Schools
are no longer just institutions for the consumption of facts and
figures. Schools are places of inquiry and self-discovery. In
our Junior School in Prep and Year 1, we operate a play-based
investigations program that is child-centred and child-directed
four mornings a week. The remainder of the school is beginning
a journey to design more authentic, engaging opportunities for
deeper learning. This more powerful learning model allows
for the development and transference of skills; the wisdom
to embrace and learn from mistakes and a determination to
persevere and develop resilience.
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