Mitcham Chamber of Commerce has disbanded because of lack of support from retailers. Former chamber president, Graeme Miller, was approached by Whitehorse Council with plans to revitalise Mitcham Shopping Centre. He lamented the Council's decision not to open the Mall to traffic. Whitehorse Council are accused of not being responsive to the Chamber's needs.Mitcham Chamber of Commerce has disbanded because of lack of support from retailers. Former chamber president, Graeme Miller, was approached by Whitehorse Council with plans to revitalise Mitcham Shopping Centre.shops, mitcham chamber of commerce, miller, graeme, mitcham shopping centre, cooke, neil

As a member of the Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society, donor Arthur ROWAN photographed a series of significant buildings in the Port and South Melbourne area over several years. A selection of nineteen of these was presented to the Port Melbourne Society in 1993. The Council Club Hotel was one of six Port Melbourne hotels deprived of their licences in 1923 by the Licences Reduction Board.Small print mounted on white card, with mounted, typed caption: Quinn's Council Club Hotel 378 Bay St, corner Spring St. Established 1874, deprived of license about 1912 [sic]. Original Licensee: Michael QUINNbuilt environment - commercial, arthur rowan, michael tarver quinn, business and traders - hotels, council club hotel

Frank Wright was a renown resident of Smeaton, where he was born. He lived at Laura Villa, and attended Smeaton State School. His father William was a gold miner and his mother's name was Sarah. Their family won many singing and instrumental awards. Frank was tutored by Percy Code and was awarded a gold medal for the highest marks in the ALCM examinations in the British Colonies at the age of seventeen years. He became the Australian Open Cornet Champion by the age of eighteen. A year later, Frank conducted the City of Ballarat Band, and later the Ballarat Soldiers’ Memorial Band. He formed the Frank Wright Frisco Band and Frank Wright and his Coliseum Orchestra. These bands won many South Street awards, and Frank as conductor won many awards in the Australian Band Championship contest. In 1933 Frank Wright sailed to England to conduct the famous St Hilda’s Band and was appointed in 1934 as the Musical Director of the London County Council (the GLC or Greater London Council), where he organized many amazing concerts in most of the 150 parks, in and around the London district. He was also responsible for some of London’s major concerts at Kenwood, the Crystal Palace and Holland Park. He was made Professor of Brass and Military Band Scoring and Conducting and was a Fellow of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Frank was often invited to adjudicate Brass Band Championships around Europe, in Australia, including South Street and in New Zealand. Frank was awarded an M.B.E. in 1967. The Frank Wright Medal at the Royal South Street competition is awarded to an individual recognized as making an outstanding contribution to brass music in Australia.A single printed black on white page detailing a London County Council, open air, 'Massed Band' concert held on 12th July 1953. The three bands and their conductor's are mentioned as well as the pieces being played. These are The bands of Croydon Borough, Crystal Palace and Hazell's (Aylesbury) Printing Works. Also mentioned is the musical director of the Council, Frank Wright, who is also directing a Grand March in the concert.massed bands programme, frank wright, london county council, conductor, brass bands, croydon borough band, crystal palace band, hazell's (aylesbury) printing works band

Cato Lake view from Victoria Street looking towards Sloane Street. This view shows the emptying of the lake carried out in c 2002 for deepening the lake by Shire Council Works. This view shows a tractor working around the empty lake. Coloured photograph of emptied Cato Lake from Victoria Street side looking towards Sloane Street. The lake was emptied in c 2002 for deepening by Shire Council Works. This view shows a tractor working around the emptied lake. In the background are trees with houses amounts them.Written in biro 5.2.2002stawell

The Gippsland Institute of Advanced Education was established by an Order-in-Council in September 1968. The Council of the Institute included members of the Gippsland community who are prominent in local government, industry, commerce, education and the professions, the Director of the Institute, and representatives of the academic staff, students, and graduates. On its establishment, the institute assumed responsibility for the diploma courses previously offered by the Yallourn Technical College which had commenced diploma teaching in 1929. Initially, all the Institute's teaching was conducted in the diploma building of the Yallourn Technical College. In 1972 the Institute transferred part of its operations to the first of its permanent buildings on a large campus in rural surrounds near the township of Churchill, ten kilometres south of Morwell and one hundred and sixty kilometres east of Melbourne. The Gippsland Institute of Advanced Education was opened on 20 November 1976 by the Honourable Lindsay Thompson, Deputy Premier of Victoria and Minister of Education; and Senator J.L. Carrick, Minister for Education in the Commonwealth Government. Silver and yellow soft covered booklet celebrating the opening of the Gippsland Institute of Advanced Education at Churchill, Victoria. An introduction is written by C.H. Ford, President of Council. The book was designed and produced by the design Centre, G.I.A.E. SChool of Visual Arts.gippsland institute of advanced education, m.w. hopper, c.h. ford, lindsay thompson, j.l. carrick, r.w. muncey, churchill, yallourn, morwell, yallourn technical school, yuncken freeman architects, f.a. gray, f.r. goddard, j. milton-smith, j.r. lawry, b.r. groves, c.p.a. hos, c.w. tolley, k.f. smith, j. dowsley, robert charles bigelow, charles hartley ford, daniel eric kent, barbara lapin, john charles mcgauran, neville thompson, john charles vinall, leslie alfred galvin, maxwell francis gray, john alfred forster oram, donald robert hannington, john perrin kellaway, john james robertson, leslie lawrence shipp, valerie lorraine willington, leonard allan falk, kwong chiu lee dow, brenton robert groves, glen william drover, kenneth francis gibson, maxwell wallace hopper, teunis jan geerit korevaar, j.j. robertson, d.f. kretlow, chancellor and patrick, churchill campus, gippsland campus collection

IT IS ON PERMAMENT LOAN FROM HEPBURN SHIRE COUNCIL. CR. W.C. FOULKES WAS ELECTED TO THE CLUNES BOROUGH COUNCIL IN 1925, AND SERVED AS MAYOR IN THE ABOVE MENTION YEARS. THE PHOTOGRAPH ORIGINALLY HUNG IN CLUNES TOWN HALL DURING HIS TERM AS MAYOR.PHOTOGRAPH OF CR. WILLIAM C. FOULKES-J.P. - FRAMEDCLUNES BOROUGH COUNCIL ELECTED COUNCILLOR-1925 MAYOR 1928-29-32-33-1940-41, 41-42, 46-47, 1951-52, 52-53, 1960-61, 61-62, 62-63, 63-64, 64-65. RETIRED IN 1965. HORNBY STUDIO BALLARATlocal history, photography, photographs, councillors & officers

Letter to Ringwood Council detailing the need for better facilities for advanced education in and around Ringwood. Signed by Messrs Dungey, Maher, Garing. Subsequent letter from Ringwood Council to Minister for Education.

Council decisions not to switch to triennial elections was influenced by August '89 election in which all councillors forced reelection due to boundary changes. Council received $30,000 as local government grant.Council decisions not to switch to triennial elections was influenced by August '89 electioncity of nunawading, elections.

Tom Bentley (1912-1993) was born in Lancashire (UK). From circa 1951, he was the Overseer/Superintendent of Outdoor Works for Kew City Council. Until his retirement in the 1970s, he was based at the Kew Council Depot, located in the former MTB Horse Tram Depot on the corner of Disraeli and High Streets, Kew. Accompanying the set of twelve photographs is a 12-page illustrated biography of the Bentley and Plumridge families, separately kept in the 'Bentley' subject file.Duplicate black and white positive print photograph of road works in Studley Park Road, Kew, carried out under the supervision of Tom Bentley, Overseer/Superintendent of Outdoor Works for the City of Kew. The location at which the photograph was taken is believed, by the donor, to be in the vicinity of Tara Hall (dem. 1960). The photograph shows two Council vehicles.city of kew, public works, studley park road, tom bentley, road works

Tom Bentley (1912-1993) was born in Lancashire (UK). From circa 1951, he was the Overseer/Superintendent of Outdoor Works for Kew City Council. Until his retirement in the 1970s, he was based at the Kew Council Depot, located in the former MTB Horse Tram Depot on the corner of Disraeli and High Streets, Kew. Accompanying the set of twelve photographs is a 12-page illustrated biography of the Bentley and Plumridge families, separately kept in the 'Bentley' subject file.Duplicate black and white positive print photograph of road works in Studley Park Road, Kew, carried out under the supervision of Tom Bentley, Overseer/Superintendent of Outdoor Works for the City of Kew. The location at which the photograph was taken is believed, by the donor, to be in the vicinity of Tara Hall (dem. 1960). The photograph shows a Council vehicles shifting soil.city of kew, public works, studley park road, tom bentley, road works