Article from Brooksy's Briefing about Stage 2 of Bundoora Primary School's rebuild including a new library, STEM and Arts classrooms.Newsletter article text with three colour imagesbundoora primary school, colin brooks

Article from Brooksy's Briefing about the North East Link and delivery of the first tunnel boring machine.Newsletter article, text with colour imagenorth east link, north east link tunnels, colin brooks

Article from Brooksy's Briefing about Reverse Vending Machines for recycling at Greensborough PlazaNewsletter article text with colour imagegreensborough plaza, recycling, colin brooks, container deposit scheme victoria

Article from Brooksy's Briefing about the opening of the upgraded Watsonia Primary School facilities including refurbished areas and a new classroom block.Newsletter article text with colour imagewatsonia primary school, watsonia, colin brooks

Article from Brooksy's Briefing noting the death of Allan Robinson OAM, retired Principal at Montmorency Secondary CollegeText and good colour imagealan robinson, montmorency secondary college, colin brooks

Article from Brooksy's Briefing about the Kingsbury Drive Community Market back and running for 2021Newsletter article text with colour imagekingsbury drive community market, colin brooks, markets, diamond valley community support

Article from Brooksy's briefing about the new Watsonia ambulance stationNewsletter article, text with two colour photoswatsonia, ambulance station watsonia, colin brooks

Article from Brooksy's Briefing about funding for a pedestrian crossing between St. Helena Road and the Civic Drive roundabout in Greensborough.Newsletter article, text with colour imagest helena road greensborough, civic drive greensborough, colin brooks

Article from Brooksy's Briefing about St Helena Road as a dirt track in the 1890s compared to today.Newsletter article text with colour imagest helena, colin brooks, st helena road greensborough, greensborough historical society, diamond creek road greensborough

Article from Brooksy's Briefing about a new quiet outdoor play space at Apollo Parkways Primary SchoolNewsletter article text with colour imageapollo parkways primary school, colin brooks

Article from Brooksy's Briefing about Gemma Sprague who has been a volunteer at Diamond Valley Support (DVCS) for over 20 yearsNewsletter article text with colour imagediamond valley community support, gemma sprague, colin brooks

Article from Brooksy's Briefing about Greensborough's new transport interchange nearing completion, with car parking and bus interchange adjacent to Greensborough Station.Newsletter article text with colour imagegreensborough, transport, public transport, colin brooks, greensborough station

On the 14th May 1927 his Excellency Lord Somers, in the presence of a large assemblage opened Braille Hall at the Braille Library (now Vision Australia Library) in Commercial Road, South Yarra. To mark appreciation of the gift of the hall by the two benefactors Edward Wilson and Richard Gibson, the committee placed two of the stained glass windows on each side of the hall’s fireplace. Commissioned by Librarian Miss Millicent Ritchie, the windows depict four British authors - Scott, Milton, Shakespeare and Dickens. They were removed from South Yarra in 1999 for conservation work and cleaning prior to their relocation to Kooyong in 2001. In 2017 refurbishment works made the windows redundant however they were reinstalled either side of the main entranceway in 2018. 4 x stained glass windows depicting famous writersbraille and talking book library, millicent ritchie

Article about new classrooms being built at Watsonia Primary School, printed in Brooksy's Briefing 2023. [Wa4838]Printed article about Watsonia Primary School with colour photos from Brooksy's Briefingwatsonia primary school, labour government, colin brooks

It was used at Nott Street Primary School in the mid 1970s.A small book with an orange coloured cover. There is an illustration of a boy & dog in green and girls in pink. Called 'John & Betty', it was' produced as a child's first reading book. It contained simple text illustrated by coloured pictures. David P/11education - primary schools, nott street primary school

A Good Start Early Learning Centre is to be built on Devonshire Road Watsonia, on the site of the former Watsonia Uniting Church Printed text with colour photochild care, early learning, watsonia, devonshire road watsonia

A short piece by two students at Bundoora Primary School about the origins of the name of the suburb Bundoora.Text with two coloured photosbundoora, bundoora primary school

Article from Brooksy's Briefing about works on the new sports facilities at Greensborough College which will temporarily house Watsonia Heights Football Club and St Mary's Football Club during the building of the North East Link.Newsletter article, text with two colour imagesgreensborough college, colin brooks, north east link, watsonia heights football club, st marys football club

Newsletter article from Brooksy's Briefing about Mill Park Drive and the history of horse racing in the Mill Park area.Newsletter article text with colour imagemill park, colin brooks, mill park drive, the stables mill park

Article from Brooksy's Briefing about the refurbished community room at All Saints Anglican Church GreensboroughNewsletter article text with colour imageall saints anglican church greensborough, colin brooks

Article from Brooksy's Briefing about the new multi-purpose training facilitities at Loyola Reserve Text and small colour imagebanyule parks, colin brooks, loyola reserve, bundoora united cricket club, watsonia baseball club, watsonia - places

Article from Brooksy's Briefing about Stage 2 of the Greensborough College rebuildNewsletter article, text with two colour photosgreensborough college, colin brooks

Update on Kalparrin Early Childhood Intervention Centre which had received funds from the Victorian Government to redevelop amenities at the centre.Text with small colour photokalparrin, colin brooks

Article anout the redevelopment and upgrade of the Diamond Valley Sports and Fitness CentreText and colour photodiamond valley sports and fitness centre, colin brooks, nillumbik

Article from Brooksy's Briefing about new classrooms and food technology centre for Bundoora Primary School Newsletter article text with colour imagebundoora primary school, colin brooks

Article from Brooksy's Briefing about St Mary's Primary School's refurbished hall thanks to school fundraising and a North East Link Community Grant.Newsletter article text with colour imagest. mary's primary school, colin brooks, st marys parish greensborough, st marys primary school

Article from Brooksy's Briefing about an upgrade planned for St Mary's Primary School including a new STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Maths) centre and general learning area.Newsletter article text with colour imagest mary's primary school, colin brooks, st marys parish greensborough

Article from Brooksy's Briefing about the removal of the old Greensborough Electrical Substation at Greensborough StationNewsletter article, text with one colour photogreensborough, greensborough electrical substation, colin brooks, greensborough station, brooksy's briefing

This plaque was made to commemorate the generous funds donated Mr A.M Nicholas in 1936 almost entirely funding the building of the new Mission to Seamen at Port Melbourne opened in 1937. Mr Nicholas died in Feb 1937. The new building was opened on the 4th of December 1937 by Lord Huntingfield, the plaque was dedicated and unveiled the same by his nephew Mr Nicholas Lightfoot. The plaque was removed from the building which ws demolished in 1995. The plaque is really similar to the memorial plaque made in memory of Ethel Godfrey (see item 2053).Mr Nicholas together with Mr HW Shmith organised rights to produce Aspirin aka ASPRO in Australia in 1915 during WW1. The Nicholas Family were significant philanthropists in Melbourne and Victoria and this plaque commemorates his gift to the Mission for visiting seamen between 1937 and late 20th C. The story of the donation is told in an unpublished autobiography by the then Rev'd Frank Oliver, based at 717 Flinders st. as senior Mission Chaplain 1930-1960.A heavy ceramic plaque with moulded metal alloy frame, polychrome glazed irregular ceramic tesserae design and memorial text in Gothic script in central lozenge set into a rectangular clay base.in each corner design features initials: "ihs" / IN central lozenge of design text reads: " To the Glory of God/ and in grateful memory of/ ALFRED MICHAEL NICHOLAS Esq / through whose generous gift/ the whole of this Institute / and Chapel were built./ Died February 26th 1937"1908, plaque, alfred m. nicholas, memorial, alfred michael nicholas, port melbourne, 1937, aspro