History of Drysdale Published

The Bellarine Historical Society has recently published "The Waterholes: A history of Drysdale on the Bellarine" by Lynette Willey.

The book covers early settlement of the Bellarine Peninsula, the early land holders, the various schools, chruches and sporting clubs that were in existence along with commercial enterprises, the railway station, various hotels, farming enterprises and so forth.  The book concludes with three walking historical tours of Drysdale you can take. Each walking tour takes approximately 90 minutes and begins and ends at the old Courhouse Museum in High Street Drysdale.

To buy a copy of the book visit the Old Courthouse Museum in High Street, Drysdale or phone 0417 133 177.

Bellarine Historical Society wins the Sir Rupert Hamer Records Management Award

Located at the Old Court House, in High Street, Drysdale, The Bellarine Historical Society has taken out the Sir Rupert Hamer Records Management Award for its work in digitising and indexing original school registers.

The win has been detailed by Margaret Linley in the Echo (Thursday May 27, 2010, p 7). The society was awarded the prize for the work they did in saving records from Marcus Hill Primary School in 1993. The records have now been digitised and indexed by the Public Records Office of Victoria.

More information about the Bellarine Historical Society is available by phoning (03) 5255 5233.