In 1998, Arthritis Victoria (AV) conducted a Half-Day Seminar for Sports & Arts Groups. The seminar, which was sponsored by the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth), was held at AV's headquarters in Elsternwick. Attending were representatives from Table Tennis Victoria, Badminton Victoria, the Victorian Croquet Association, the Ethnic Communities Council of Victoria, and VicHealth. This photo depicts AV's Exercise Facilitator, Domenic Trimboli, leading participants in some gentle Stretch Break exercises during the event. A cropped version of this photo (with Domenic cropped out) appears on page 17 of the Vol 11 Issue 4, Summer 1998 edition of the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's quarterly magazine, Arthritis Update. It is captioned: "Following Domenic's directions (above) are L-R Graham Lockwood (Table Tennis Victoria) Ann West (Badminton Victoria), and (left) Lee Choon Siauw (VicHealth), George Latham (Victorian Croquet Association) and Michal [sic] Morris (Ethnic Communities Council of Victoria).Colour photo of a small group of people in a large room. One man is standing, and the others are sitting around some tables. They are all stretching their arms above and behind their heads, with their fingers spread out.[On two yellow sticky notes, handwritten in black ink - archivist's notes] See feature in Arth Update Summer 1998 p.17 MIDDLE TRIO [crossed out] L-R Domenic Trimboli (standing) Arthritis Victoria Exercise Facilitator Unidentified (seated left) [crossed out] Graham Lockwood (seated) (Table Tennis Victoria) Lee Choon Siauw (VicHealth) George Latham (Victorian Croquet Assoc.) Michael Morris (Ethnic Communities Council of Vic)arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, osteoporosis victoria (os), arthritis victoria, av, victorian health promotion foundation, stretch breaks, stretching exercises, gentle exercise, domenic trimboli, exercise facilitator, graham lockwood, table tennis victoria, ann west, badminton victoria, lee choon siauw, vichealth, george latham, victorian croquet association, michael morris, ethnic communities council of victoria, arthritis update, 1998

Certificate of Appreciation to Marcela Bole in 2001For a contribution to the Carers Revealed - An Artistic View exhibition for Carers WeekCertificate of AppreciationAction on Disability within Ethnic Communities Inc.certificate of appreciation, marcela bole, slovenian association melbourne

The house was built in 1913 for Mr James Rubira and named for his wife Emilia Tajouera Guidotti, an Italian opera singer. She was born in 1865 and died in Surrey Hills on 21 October 1950. James was born in 1863 in Allela, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain and died on 8 November 1935 in Surrey Hills. They married in Victoria in 1892. They married in 1892. James's mother was a member of the Parer family. The Rubiras and the Parers were among a number of Spanish families who began to migrate to Australia in the 1860s. James' mother was Teresa Florentina Lluisa Parer. Many of the families settled in Box Hill and then Surrey Hills by the 1900s. The Rubiras and the Parers established and supplied a number of high-class restaurants and hotels in Melbourne.Coloured image of an Edwardian style brick house at 4 Albany Crescent, Surrey Hills. It shows the path up to the house with the garden on each side. There is a fountain in the garden on the LHS of the path.On rear in blue pen: "Mr Rubira's House / per / A Noack (underlined) / Albany Cres"emilia villa, house names, 1913, singers, spanish community, italian community, ethnic communities, parer family, albany crescent, surrey hills, restaurants, hotels, edwardian style, mr james rubira, mrs emilia rubira, miss emilia tajouera guidotti

The document reflects the social, economic and demographic characteristics of the City of Broadmeadows during a period of significant industrial activity and population growth. Manufacturing remained the dominant employment sector, with major employers including Ford Motor Company, W.R. Grace, Clyde-Hancock and numerous transport and food production enterprises. The report also documents migration patterns, public housing development and community infrastructure during a period when Broadmeadows was one of Melbourne's principal industrial municipalities.This report is significant for its documentation of the demographic, social and economic characteristics of the City of Broadmeadows during the early to mid-1980s. It provides a contemporary snapshot of one of Australia's major manufacturing municipalities and records information on population growth, migration, housing and employment patterns during a period of substantial change. The report has research significance because it consolidates data drawn from multiple sources into a single reference document and records information about major local industries, employers and community characteristics that may no longer exist in the same form. It provides valuable evidence of the municipality's industrial base, settlement patterns and community development priorities. The report has social significance through its documentation of the diverse communities living within Broadmeadows and the role of public housing, migration and industrial employment in shaping the municipality's identity.11-page black-and-white stapled photocopied report comprising typed text, tables and statistical summaries on A4 paper.Two old catalogue labels on back page: "WI-2424" (highlighted with yellow) “WI-2222”city of broadmeadows, local government, demography, population statistics, workforce, employment, manufacturing industry, housing, public housing, immigration, ethnic communities, historic sites, education, transport, municipal history, community development, census data, melbourne northern suburbs, campbellfield, broadmeadows, glenroy, fawkner, tullamarine, coolaroo

Published: unknown, however, on 26 June 1935 a similar, but not the exact photo in the McKenzie Collection, was published in The Age: Published title: Shipping Victorian Flour to the East Published Caption: Flour and wheat figure prominently in all cargoes carried by ships trading to Chinese, Japanese and Eastern ports. Victorian millers are eager to extend lids outlet for their produce, and every opportunity is grasped. The pictures show Australian labourers unloading from railway trucks some of the 2300 tons of flour which will go into the hold of the Burns, Philp motor ship Neptuna for shipment to Hong Kong, while Chinese seamen are busy cleaning and painting the rudder post of the ship. Hard by the Neptuna, other ships are taking on flour for the East. Research by Project Volunteer, Louise McKenzie: The image was described by Hugh Bull on the rear of the glass plate as – “Lascars cleaning ships rudder 1933”. Basically, a “lascar” is a seaman. Image No. 032 in the McKenzie Collection shows two lascars perched on the rudder of a ship, with two others standing in a rowboat along side. They are dressed in baggy trousers and jackets and wearing caps. Across a very calm dock area is a single funnel ship with on-deck derricks. The rudder of the ship being cleaned is white, with large black roman numbering denoting the depth at which the ship is sitting, depending on whether it is loaded or empty. Whilst the exact photo in the McKenzie Collection has yet to be located in The Age in 1933, the date when it was taken, there is a photo published in The Age on 25 June 1935 which appears to be one of a series of photos taken on the same day, featuring lascars cleaning a ship’s rudder. It bears a striking resemblance to MCK 032, but it is taken from a slightly different angle. The 1935 published photo is a close up of a ship’s rudder being cleaned, with same style of roman numerals in black on the white of the rudder. One lascar is standing on the rudder, one is standing in a small clinker style rowboat, with its characteristic wooden overlapping hull planks, holding a broom; two more lascars are sitting in the bow and stern of the rowboat. The ship being cleaned is in a dock, as a wharf and warehouses can be seen in the background, the water is very calm, and there are two other ships moored nearby – one across the other side of the dock with a black and white hull and derricks on its deck, and one adjacent, with its mooring lines clearly visible. The lascars are wearing caps, baggy trousers and jackets. Compelling similarities therefore exist between the two images. Whilst it is difficult to positively identify the cultural background of these particular lascars in either photo, the newspaper article dated June 1935 advises they are “Chinese”. This is possibly because the ship they are associated with, the Neptuna, is reported to have sailed from Melbourne on this date, bound for Hong Kong. However, the men are probably from South East Asia. Wikipedia describes the term “Southeast Asia” as covering ” … the people of Southeast Asia from prehistory to the present in two distinct sub-regions: Mainland Southeast Asia (or Indochina) and Maritime Southeast Asia (or Insular Southeast Asia). Mainland Southeast Asia comprises Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar (or Burma), Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam whereas Maritime Southeast Asia comprises Brunei, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Christmas Island, East Malaysia, East Timor, Indonesia, Philippines and Singapore. Additionally, Wikipedia “Lascars” states that “Lascars were sailors from the Indian subcontinent, South East Asia, the Arab world, British Somaliland and lands east of the Cape of Good Hope, who were employed to work on colonial merchant ships. The practice ran from the 16th century to the mid 20th century”. Indian seamen were used as early as the 16th century by Portuguese explorer Vasgo da Gama in his successful voyage to India, and subsequently by Portuguese ships in the 16th and 17th centuries. “Through the Portuguese and Spanish maritime world empires, some Indian lascars found their way onto English merchant ships, and were among the sailors on the first English East India Company (EIC) ships to sail to India.” In the 17th Century “When the English adopted the term "lascar", they initially used it for all Asian sailors on English-flagged ships, but after 1661 and the Portuguese ceded Bombay to England, the term was used mainly to describe Indian sailors specifically. The term "topaze" was used to describe Indo-Portuguese personnel, especially those from Bombay, Thana, Diu, Dammam and Cochin. The term "sepoy" was used to describe Indian soldiers in European service. The number of lascars employed on EIC East Indiamen was so great that the Parliament of England restricted their employment via the Navigation Acts (in force from 1660 onwards) which required that 75% of the crew onboard English-flagged ships importing goods from Asia be English subjects. The restriction arose due to the high rates of illnesses and death among European sailors on East Indiamen, and their frequent desertions in Asia, which left such ships short of crew for the return voyage. Another reason was the frequent impressment of European sailors from EIC East Indiamen by the Royal Navy in times of war“. The term “impressment” colloquially refers to “the “press gang” …”a type of conscription of people into a military force, especially a naval force, via intimidation and physical coercion, conducted by an organized group (hence “gang”). .. The large size of the British Royal Navy in the Age of Sail meant impressment was most commonly associated with Great Britain.”. (Wikipedia – Impressment). By the 20th century these sailors served on British ships under "lascar agreements", which allowed shipowners more control than was the case in ordinary articles of agreement. The sailors could be transferred from one ship to another and retained in service for up to three years at one time. “Lascars served all over the world in the period leading up to the First World War. Lascars were barred from landing at some ports, such as in British Columbia. At the beginning of World War I, there were 51,616 lascars working on British merchant ships in and around the British Empire. In World War II thousands of lascars served in the war and died on vessels throughout the world, especially those of the British India Steam Navigation Company, P&O and other British shipping companies. The lack of Canadian naval manpower led to the employment of a total of 121 Catholic Goans and 530 Muslim British Indians on the Empress vessels of the Canadian Pacific Railway, such as the Empress of Asia and Empress of Japan. These ships served in the Indian Ocean both as ANZAC convoy ships and in actions at Aden. The ships were placed under the British Admiralty as part of Canada's contribution to the war effort and all of the Indian men were awarded medals by the Admiralty, though none of them were delivered. In the 1950s the use of the term "lascar" declined with the ending of the British Empire. The Indian “Lascar Act” of 1832 was finally repealed in 1963. However, "traditional" Indian deck and Pakistani engine crews continued to be used in Australia until 1986 when the last crew was discharged from the P&O and replaced by a general-purpose crew of Pakistanis. The term lascar has been widely used to engender an element of exoticism in literature eg “Sir Arthur Conan Doyle created a Lascar foil to Sherlock Holmes in "The Man with the Twisted Lip" in 1891. Lascars aboard the ship Patna figure prominently in the early chapters of Joseph Conrad's novel Lord Jim. Frances Hodgson Burnett's novel A Little Princess features a lascar named Ram Dass. Also, Caleb Carr portrays two lascars as bodyguards for a Spanish diplomat near the end of The Angel of Darkness. In Wuthering Heights, it is speculated that Heathcliff, the main character, may be of lascar origin." (Wikipedia – Lascar) And what has become of these “forgotten heroes of the World Wars”? The South Asian Heritage Trust, which seeks to commemorate, mark and celebrate South Asian cultures, stories, and communities, published an article in July 2025 entitled – The Lascars: Seafaring Roots of Modern Britain. It particularly honours the role of the 80,000 lascars who served Britain in WWI, and the over 100,000 who served in the British Merchant Navy in WWII, and concludes: “The hardships faced by Lascars were profound. They were often assigned the most dangerous tasks, lived in substandard conditions aboard ships and, even after their immense contributions to the war efforts, many veterans found it difficult to secure the recognition, pensions and rights afforded to other veterans. Many were employed under ‘Asiatic Articles’, which offered less protection and lower pay than their European counterparts. Yet, their legacy endures. The multicultural fabric of areas like East London owes much to these early seafarers and settlers. The East London Mosque, established in 1910, became an important spiritual and community hub. Today, efforts to bring their stories out of the shadows are growing. The Museum of London Docklands features exhibits on their history. Memorials, such as the P&O headstone in Dover for the 22 Lascar crew members of the SS Maloja sunk in 1916 and the careful restoration of the Lascar War Memorial in Kolkata, serve as important reminders of the sacrifices. The journey of the Lascars – from their homelands, along dangerous wartime shipping routes, to the docklands of Britain – is a story of personal courage and of a rich contribution to Britain’s history and identity.” The ship MV Neptuna, mentioned in the 1935 article, had that year been purchased from a German company by Australian-owned Burns Philp, with Australian Government assistance, and it was instrumental in ensuring the shipment of rice from Vietnam to Papua New Guinea. Rice is still a household staple in PNG. Despite it being introduced into PNG more than 100 years ago, the crop has not been sufficiently integrated into the country’s traditional agricultural production system, and today PNG imports still account for nearly 98% of rice. (Spotlight Magazine Sept. 2016) The 1935 newspaper article states that the Neptuna is involved in moving flour for the East. Australian wheat exports began in 1845, but were not regular until the 1870s. New land clearing methods in Australia allowed large tracts of land to be cleared more efficiently – this included the invention of the iconic ‘stump jump’ plough. With the success of the wheat harvests, flour mills began to spring up around the country. By the 1870s, many large country towns had their own mills, with around 500 mills producing flour across the country. Flour exports were an important part of the wheat industry until around the 1930s. After the Second World War, many of Australia’s export partners (which were mainly in the developing nations of Asia) began setting up their own flour industries and the Australian product was no longer in demand. In 1942 MV Neptuna was being utilised for the war effort, and carrying depth charges and other armaments for Australia, when on 19 February it was sunk in a bombing raid on Darwin, and where part of her hull still lies. References: SHIPPING VICTORIAN FLOUR TO THE EAST. (1935, June 25). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), p. 11. Retrieved July 23, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article204357218 Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Tuesday 25 June 1935, page 11 Wikipedia, Clinker (boat building), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinker_(boat_building) Wikipedia, Lascar, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lascar Wikipedia, History of Southeast Asia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Southeast_Asia Wikipedia, Impressment, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impressment NEPTUNA LEAVES FOR CHINA WITH TOURISTS (1935, June 25). The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), p. 5. Retrieved July 23, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article244841163 National Research Institute SPOTLIGHT paper Vol 9, Issue 7, https://pngnri.org/images/Publications/Spotlight_No_9_Vol_7_-_201609_-_Sofe__Odhuno_-_Rice_Import_Quota1.pdf South Asian Heritage Trust, The Lascars: Seafaring Roots of Modern Britain, July 11,2025 : Royal British Legion. https://southasianheritage.org.uk/royal-british-legion/the-lascars-seafaring-roots-of-modern-britain/ Photographer notations on slide: "Lascars cleaning ships rudder 1933".lascars, ships, 1930-1939, employment, ethnic communities

In 1999, as part of the VicHealth sponsorship programs, Arthritis Victoria partnered with the Ethnic Communities' Council of Victoria (ECCV) and the Department of Human Services (DHS) to promote the 'Active for Life' message through various sports and arts groups. In this photo, Middle-Eastern music and dance troupe, Yalla, are depicted performing at the Frankston Multicultural Variety Concert in July 1999 as part of a series of concerts. This photo appears on page 23 of the Arthritis Victoria (inc Osteoporosis Victoria) 1999 Annual Report under the heading, "VicHealth Sponsorship Programs". The photo is not captioned, however it accompanies a brief report under the sub-heading, "VicHealth Sponsorship Programs 'Active For Life - Just find 30 Minutes a Day' ".COL photo of a four-piece music and dance troupe performing on a large stage. The troupe consists of a female dancer and three musicians: a dambooka/darabukka drummer, a piano accordion player, and a violinist . They are all wearing Middle-Eastern inspired traditional clothing/costumes. The dancer is holding her arms out wide, mid-dance, while the musicians are seated. Above the stage, affixed to a large black backdrop, is a large white banner with a blue logo and the text, "Ethnic Communities' Council of Victoria". Beside the troupe is a freestanding vertical banner on a stand, with the text, "ACTIVE FOR LIFE JUST FIND 30 MINS A DAY", and a corresponding logo. Beside it is another banner with a logo and text in white on a dark blue background. The text heading is "Victoria 1999". There is a small audience watching the troupe from the auditorium seating.[Handwritten in pencil on two white labels] As part of the 1999 VicHealth Sponsorship programs, AV were linked with the ECCV and the DHS to promote the 'Active for Life' message at metro and regional multicultural concerts in 1999. The 1999 Senior's Expo was another major event that AV was linked with through this sponsorship. In picture [crossed out]: CAPTION:- Yalla, a traditional upbeat Middle-Eastern music band performing at the Frankston Multi-Cultural Variety Concert, July 1999. [Handwritten below the labels, directly onto the photo in thick black felt pen] PHOTO 1 [On a small yellow sticky note, handwritten in pencil] Not part of caption [Handwritten on a yellow sticky note, in black felt pen] with a black arrow pointing upwards] Page. 23 Annual99/pagesarthritis foundation of victoria, afv, culturally and linguistically diverse, cald, languages other than english, lote, migrant communities, multicultural, traditional dancing, costumes, traditional dress, world music, middle eastern, traditional singing, yalla, maria sangiorgi, exercise, active for life, 30 minutes a day, frankston, variety concert, vichealth, department of human services, metro, regional, 1999

The certificate of appreciation was issued to Dennis Varigos in recognition of his work with the ethnic communities, in particular the Greek migrant community of Richmond where one of his pharmacies was located. The Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs at the time was Peter Spyker.The descriptive section of the certificate in entry 0430

Sunshine West Ethnic Community Child Care Co-Operative Murray Street Ardeer Planning Permit Application Detached House Doherty Street Deer Park Plan of Subdivision ICI Ballarat Road Proposed Construction of Whitesides Avenue Collenso Street Sunshine West Private Street Schemesunshine west ethnic community child care co-operative, murray street, whitesides avenue, collenso street, sunshine west, doherty street, ici, ballarat road, deer park

Attachments for the Ordinary Meeting 11th December 1979 Municipal Association of Victoria Letter Dated 2nd November 1979 M.M.B.W. Rate Rise Sunshine Group Migrant English Programme Marian College Glengala Road Sunshine West Department of Social Security Letter Application for Financial Assistance to Purchase Property for the West Sunshine Ethnic Community Child Care Co-Operative Limited Statement of Objection Amusement Parlour Highpoint West Village Entertainment Centremarian college, glengala road, sunshine west, west sunshine ethnic community child care co-operative, highpoint west shopping centre, rosamond road, maribyrnong

Sauro Antonelli was awarded an AM for services to the Italian community in 2007 and for his work in state and local government in community and ethnic affaira2 p. text and col. photographs, 1 col. photographic printantonelli family, sauro antonelli

In 1998, Arthritis Victoria (AV) conducted a Half-Day Seminar for Sports & Arts Groups. The seminar, which was sponsored by the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth), was held at AV's headquarters in Elsternwick. Attending were representatives from Table Tennis Victoria, Badminton Victoria, the Victorian Croquet Association, the Ethnic Communities Council of Victoria, and VicHealth. This photo depicts AV's Exercise Facilitator, Domenic Trimboli, leading participants in some gentle Stretch Break exercises during the event. A slightly cropped version of this photo appears on page 17 of the Vol 11 Issue 4, Summer 1998 edition of the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's quarterly magazine, Arthritis Update. It is captioned: "Arthritis Victoria invited our "cluster" of sport and arts groups sponsored by VicHealth, to a half day seminar recently. It was a great opportunity to share information and find ways to work more closely. Domenic Trimboli [2nd from left], Arthritis Victoria's exercise facilitator, kept us alert with a stretch break. Domenic has been in demand with our sports groups, taking "warm-up" sessions at club events and coaching seminars." Also pictured (facing the camera) are Graham Lockwood from Table Tennis Victoria and Ann West from Badminton Victoria.Colour photo of a small group of people in a large room. One man is standing, and the others are sitting around some tables. They are all stretching their arms above their heads, with their fingers interlocked.[On two yellow sticky notes, archivist's notes handwritten in black ink] 1/2 DAY SEMINAR with Sports & Arts Groups [underlined] DOMENIC TRIMBOLI (2nd from Left) Arthritis Victoria's exercise facilitator. See feature in Arth Update p.17 Summer 1998 R Graham Lockwood (Table Tennis Victoria) Domenic Trimboli (Arthritis Victoria Exercise Facilitator) Ann West (Badminton Victoria)arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, osteoporosis victoria (os), arthritis victoria, av, vichealth, victorian health promotion foundation, stretch breaks, stretching exercises, gentle exercise, domenic trimboli, exercise facilitator, graham lockwood, table tennis victoria, ann west, badminton victoria, arthritis update, 1998

Notice of Finance Committee Meeting 23rd June 1980 Report of the Town Clerk Rates, Sanitary & Interest Statements as at 2nd June 1980 Rates Control Rates, Sanitary & Interest Statements as at 19th May 1980 Progressive Analysis Accounts Outstanding Rates, Sanitary & Interest Statements as at 19th May 1980 Analysis of Arrears Within Hold Areas Rates, Sanitary & Interest Statements as at 2nd June 1980 Rates, Sanitary & Interest Statements as at 2nd June 1980 Progressive Analysis Accounts Outstanding Rates, Sanitary & Interest Statements as at 2nd June 1980 Report of the Superintendent Traffic & By-Laws Staff Requirements Horse / Stock Float Report of the Accountant Report of the E.D.P. Supervisor Report of the Chief Clerk Report of Home Help Report of the City Librarian Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services Counselling Service Propose Purchase of 30 Murray Street Sunshine West for Sunshine West Ethnic Community Child Care Co-Operative Centre Report of the City Engineer & Planner Sunshine Indoor Poolsunshine west ethnic community child care co-operative centre, murray street, sunshine west, sunshine indoor pool, kennedy street, service street, sunshine

Matters Arising from Agenda and Forward Planning Committee Meeting Held on 30th October 1978 Report of Town Clerk Tottenham Technical School House Duke Street Scout Hall Dempster Park Reimbursement of Part Cost of Sewer Works Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services West Sunshine Ethnic Community Child Care Co-Operative Purchase of 90 Murray Street Sunshine West Report of the Chief By-Laws Officer Fire Hazards Removal Report of the City Librarian Sunshine - Melton Library Agreement Report of the City Engineer Planning Permit Application Glengala Road Planning Permit Application 40 Bed Nursing Home Thomson Street and Jackson Street Plan of Subdivision Chicago Street Construction of Hulett Street and Sydney Street Contract Tennis Courts Dempster Park Council Depot Amenities Building Half Cost Kerb & Channel Provision of Footpath Ballarat Road between Westmoreland Road and McIntyre Road Finalisation of Gooding Street Private Street Scheme Extraordinary Business Application to Country Road Board for Funds for the Year Ending 30th June 1980 Construction of Hulett Street Tender Construction of Sydney street Tender city of sunshine, alexander "alex" george gillon, tottenham technical school, duke street, sunshine, dempster park, phoenix street, sunshine north, west sunshine ethnic community child care co-operative, murray street, sunshine west, glengala road, thomson street, jackson street, maidstone, chicago street, maribyrnong, hulett street, albion, sydney street, ballarat road, westmoreland road, mcintyre road, gooding street, st. albans

A soft covered book with title and author's name written on frontnon-fictionA memoir of the author's journey on mental illness and self-discovery.mental illness and self discovery, trauma and healing, reconciliation

The origin of Moomba dates back to 1951, when Melbourne celebrated fifty years of Federation with a parade and the staging of the theatre production 'An Aboriginal Moomba: Out of the Dark'. The following year, the final Labour Day procession was held in Melbourne after running for almost a century. A parade through the streets of central Melbourne have been a key part of the Moomba festival since its beginning. The floats have an annual theme, usually an elaboration on 'Let's get together and have fun', the avowed mission and vision statement of Moomba. In the beginning the floats usually promoted a Commercial or Government organisation, but in later years, as business became more reluctant to spend money on elaborate floats, they tended to represent sporting clubs, ethnic groups and other community organisations (source Melbourne Museum).Mounted colour photograph with cover depicting the COGB Moomba Float. Taken on corner of Flinders and Swanston Streets, Melbourne. Bendigo Easter Fair Guest Float.moomba, swanston street, labour day, city of greater bendigo tourism, city of greater bendigo events

Notice of Ordinary Meeting of the Council 31st October 1978 Report of the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Town Clerk Proposed Lease Tottenham Technical School House Duke Street Staff Training Lease Italo-Australian Co-Operative Social Club Procedural By-Law Land Acquisition Everlast Steel Products Western Avenue Pre-school and Infant Welfare Centre Diamond Avenue Debt Collection 1978/79 Local Government Representative on the Melbourne & Metropolitan of Works Development of land between Devonshire Road and Dickson Street adjacent to the R.S.L. Scout Hall Dempster Park Reimbursement of Part of the Sewer Works Cost Sunshine High School Oval Maintenance Easement Drainage Bounded by Robinsons Road, Ballarat Road, Orma Street, Doherty Street and Quinn Street International Year of the Child West Sunshine Ethnic Community Child Care Co-Operative Ltd 90 Murray Street Sunshine West Report of the Chief Health Inspector Health Act Registrations Application for Transfer of Proprietorship of Premises Under the Health Act Removal of Dwelling Outside the Municipality 21 Boreham Street Sunshine to Lot 46 Greenwich Grange Coronet Bay Victoria Application for Installation of Gas Fired Dry Septic Tank Units Application for Septic Tank Systems Report of the Chief By-Laws Officer Court Proceedings Parking and Traffic Infringements Proposed Restrictive Parking Sunshine Road Tottenham Proposed Italian Festival Procession Deer Park by the Italian Community of Deer Park Dog Act Fire Hazards Removal of fire Hazards 1978/79 Report of the City Librarian Sunshine - Melton Library Agreement Report of the City Engineer Planning Permit Car Park Lot 28 Station Road Adjacent to Sims Markette Supermarket Amendment No 72 Part 2A to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Planning Permit Application Cafe Extension Lot 4 Glengala Road Planning Permit Application Malibu Prad Prix Entertaining Complex Geelong Road Brooklyn Planning Permit Application Factory Warehouse and Office Complex 245 - 247 Sunshine Road Tottenham Planning Permit Application 40 Bed Nursing Home Thomson Street and Jackson Street Maidstone Planning Permit Application Placement of Fill Material Construction of Creek crossing and erection of Industrial Building and Office 245 - 247 Sunshine Road Tottenham Planning Permit Application Flats St. Albans Road North West Corner of Percy Street Strata Subdivision 83 Mayne Street Sunshine West Plan of Subdivision 4 Chicago Street Maribyrnong Tentative Plan of Subdivision Telecomm Australia and Australia Post Hampstead Road Consolidation of Title Comley Street and Drake Street Sunshine North Plan of Consolidation Middle Road and Barb Street Maribyrnong Strata Subdivision 19 Canterbury Street Deer Park Tender Construction of Hulett Street and Sydney Street Contract Elderly Citizens' Bus Contract Somerville Road Outfall Drain Completion Contract Tennis Courts Dempster Park Sunshine Cricket Club Request for Improvements to Change Rooms Council Depot Amenities Buildings World Town Planning Day 1978 coping with Flooding Seminar Traffic Signal Maintenance State Highways Dickson Street Part Private Street Scheme Half cost Kerb & Channel Neale Road Declaration of Sewered Properties General Notice Request by Sunshine High School for Provision of Footpath Ballarat Road Between Westmoreland Road and McIntyre Road Finalisation of Gooding Street Part Private Road Scheme Statcon Signal Program Ballarat Road / Hampshire Road Intersection Additions to Station Road Pre-School Centre Sunshine Indoor Swimming Pool Provision of Sewerage Facilities Half Cost Fencing Ainsworth Reserve Child Care Centre / Pavilion Glengala Road Sunshine West Report of the Building Surveyor Building Over Easement 6 Haven Close Sunshine West Building Over Easement 18 Blackmore Street Sunshine North Building Over Easement 38 Cavendish Drive Deer Park Building Over Easement 78 Wright Street Sunshine city of sunshine, alexander "alex" george gillon, tottenham technical school, south road, braybrook, italo-australian co-operative social club, furlong road, st. albans, diamond avenue, albanvale, western avenue, sunshine, scouts, dempster park, phoenix street, sunshine north, sunshine high school, ballarat road, robinsons road, orma street, doherty street, quinn street, west sunshine ethnic community child care co-operative, murray street, sunshine west, boreham street, italian community of deer park, sims markette, station road, glengala road, geelong road, brooklyn, sunshine road, tottenham, thomson street, jackson street, maidstone, mayne street, st. albans road, percy street, diamond avenue pre-school centre, chicago street, maribyrnong, hampstead road, comley street, drake street, middle road, barb street, canterbury street, hulett street, sydney street, albion, somerville road, sunshine cricket club, selwyn park, selwyn street, dickson street, neale road, westmoreland road, mcintyre road, gooding street, hampshire road, station road pre-school centre, sunshine indoor swimming, service street, ainsworth reserve child care centre, ainsworth reserve, haven close, blackmore street, cavendish drive, wright street

Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Council held on 31st October 1978 Report of the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Town Clerk Proposed Lease Tottenham Technical School House Duke Street Staff Training Lease Italo-Australian Co-Operative Social Club Procedural By-Law Land Acquisition Everlast Steel Products Western Avenue Pre-school and Infant Welfare Centre Diamond Avenue Debt Collection 1978/79 Local Government Representative on the Melbourne & Metropolitan of Works Development of land between Devonshire Road and Dickson Street adjacent to the R.S.L. Scout Hall Dempster Park Reimbursement of Part of the Sewer Works Cost Sunshine High School Oval Maintenance Easement Drainage Bounded by Robinsons Road, Ballarat Road, Orma Street, Doherty Street and Quinn Street International Year of the Child West Sunshine Ethnic Community Child Care Co-Operative Ltd 90 Murray Street Sunshine West Report of the Chief Health Inspector Health Act Registrations Application for Transfer of Proprietorship of Premises Under the Health Act Removal of Dwelling Outside the Municipality 21 Boreham Street Sunshine to Lot 46 Greenwich Grange Coronet Bay Victoria Application for Installation of Gas Fired Dry Septic Tank Units Application for Septic Tank Systems Report of the Chief By-Laws Officer Court Proceedings Parking and Traffic Infringements Proposed Restrictive Parking Sunshine Road Tottenham Proposed Italian Festival Procession Deer Park by the Italian Community of Deer Park Dog Act Fire Hazards Removal of fire Hazards 1978/79 Report of the City Librarian Sunshine - Melton Library Agreement Report of the City Engineer Planning Permit Car Park Lot 28 Station Road Adjacent to Sims Markette Supermarket Amendment No 72 Part 2A to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Planning Permit Application Cafe Extension Lot 4 Glengala Road Planning Permit Application Malibu Prad Prix Entertaining Complex Geelong Road Brooklyn Planning Permit Application Factory Warehouse and Office Complex 245 - 247 Sunshine Road Tottenham Planning Permit Application 40 Bed Nursing Home Thomson Street and Jackson Street Maidstone Planning Permit Application Placement of Fill Material Construction of Creek crossing and erection of Industrial Building and Office 245 - 247 Sunshine Road Tottenham Planning Permit Application Flats St. Albans Road North West Corner of Percy Street Strata Subdivision 83 Mayne Street Sunshine West Plan of Subdivision 4 Chicago Street Maribyrnong Tentative Plan of Subdivision Telecomm Australia and Australia Post Hampstead Road Consolidation of Title Comley Street and Drake Street Sunshine North Plan of Consolidation Middle Road and Barb Street Maribyrnong Strata Subdivision 19 Canterbury Street Deer Park Tender Construction of Hulett Street and Sydney Street Contract Elderly Citizens' Bus Contract Somerville Road Outfall Drain Completion Contract Tennis Courts Dempster Park Sunshine Cricket Club Request for Improvements to Change Rooms Council Depot Amenities Buildings World Town Planning Day 1978 coping with Flooding Seminar Traffic Signal Maintenance State Highways Dickson Street Part Private Street Scheme Half cost Kerb & Channel Neale Road Declaration of Sewered Properties General Notice Request by Sunshine High School for Provision of Footpath Ballarat Road Between Westmoreland Road and McIntyre Road Finalisation of Gooding Street Part Private Road Scheme Statcon Signal Program Ballarat Road / Hampshire Road Intersection Additions to Station Road Pre-School Centre Sunshine Indoor Swimming Pool Provision of Sewerage Facilities Half Cost Fencing Ainsworth Reserve Child Care Centre / Pavilion Glengala Road Sunshine West Report of the Building Surveyor Building Over Easement 6 Haven Close Sunshine West Building Over Easement 18 Blackmore Street Sunshine North Building Over Easement 38 Cavendish Drive Deer Park Building Over Easement 78 Wright Street Sunshine Orders of the Day Accounts for Payment as at 15th October 1978 Proposal to Construct Easement Drainage in the Area Bounded by Robinsons Road, Ballarat Road, Orama Street, Doherty Street and Quinn Street Under the Provisions of Section 651 and 578 of the Local Government Act 1958 Extraordinary Business Report of the Town Clerk Errington Reserve Report of City Librarian Unemployment Discussion Corio Street Branch Library Report of the City Engineer Planning Permit Application Advertising Sign Sydney Street Planning Permit Application Take Away Food Premise Cafe Amusement Parlour Highpoint Shopping Centre Rosamond Road Application to Country Roads Board for Funds for the Year Ending 30th June 1980 Construction of Hulett Street No Tender Accepted, Council to Construct Road Using Hire machinery and Annual Supply Contracts Reconstruction of Sydney Street No Tender Accepted, Council to Construct Road Using Hire machinery and Annual Supply Contracts city of sunshine, alexander "alex" george gillon, tottenham technical school, south road, braybrook, italo-australian co-operative social club, furlong road, st. albans, diamond avenue, albanvale, western avenue, sunshine, scouts, dempster park, phoenix street, sunshine north, sunshine high school, ballarat road, robinsons road, orma street, doherty street, quinn street, diamond avenue pre-school centre, duke street, devonshire road, dickson street, west sunshine ethnic community child care co-operative, murray street, sunshine west, boreham street, italian community of deer park, station road, sims markette, deer park, glengala road, geelong road, brooklyn, sunshine road, tottenham, thomson street, jackson street, maidstone, st. albans road, percy street, mayne street, chicago street, maribyrnong, hampstead road, comley street, drake street, middle road, barb street, canterbury street, hulett street, sydney street, albion, somerville road, sunshine cricket club, selwyn park, selwyn street, neale road, westmoreland road, mcintyre road, gooding street, hampshire road, station road pre-school centre, station street, sunshine indoor swimming pool, ainsworth reserve child care centre, service street, haven close, blackmore street, cavendish drive, wright street, errington reserve, main road east, highpoint shopping centre, rosamond road

Notice of Ordinary Meeting of the Council 16th October 1979 Report of the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Town Clerk Polling Hours Petition for Change Crown Reserves vesting in the Council Land Transfer to the Council from Rosslare Estate Deer Park Funds of Former Western Suburbs Municipal Association Proposed Transfer to Western Region Commission Land Transfer to the Council from Rosslare Estates Deer Park Municipal Association Increase in Subscriptions Supplementary Valuations Western Suburbs Review of Municipal Boundaries Proposed Purchase of Land Maribyrnong Valley Sealing of Land Transfer Rights of Way Rear of Sims Property Deer Park Contract for Cleaning of Council Properties Variation of Municipal Officers Award Award Matters Road Funding New Tax Levy Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services Western Suburbs Spastic Relief Association Victorian Municipal Welfare Officers Association Quarterly Conference 24th October 1979 Proposal of Upgrading Housing Commission Areas in Sunshine Braybrook / Maidstone Housing Commission Liaison Committee West Sunshine Ethnic Community Child Care Co-Operative Limited to Purchase 90 Murray Street Sunshine West Community Youth Support Scheme Albanvale Playgroup Victorian Council of the Ageing Quarterly Meeting Report of the Chief Health Inspector Report of the Inspector of Weights and Measures Municipal Sunshine Tip Hulett Street Asbestos Dumping of Waste Material by James Hardie & Co Pty Ltd Infant Welfare Installation of a Septic Tank Recirculating Sand Filter System Application for Installation of a Gas Fired Dry Septic Tank Units Draft Environment Protection Policy for the Air Environment of Victoria Sanitary Contract Application for Transfer of Proprietorship of Premises Under the Health Act Health Act Registrations for 1972 Prosecution Proceedings Sunshine Magistrates Court Report of the Superintendent Traffic & By-Laws Dog Act Court Proceedings Parking and Traffic Infringements School Crossing Supervision Snake Eradication Dog Act Increased Fees Lost Dogs' Home Fire Hazard Removal Tenders Season 1979/80 Proposed Control of Stray Cats Amendment to the Local Government Act No 9283 Report of the City Librarian Christmas / New Year 1979/80 Public Hours Report of the Interdepartmental Committee on Joint Use Libraries Report on Melton Library Report of the Municipal Recreation Officer August / September 1979 Holiday Programmes Report of the City Engineer & Planner Survey of Existing Cafes and Restaurants in Sunshine Shopping Centre Planning Permit Application Cafe Lots 2 & 3 (Shops 2 & 3) Watt Street Sunshine Amendment No 127 to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme (Retail Facilities) Rezoning of Land North East Corner of Mitchell Street and Hampstead Road Maidstone Planning Permit Application Office Extension to F.B.T. Pty Ltd Transport Depot North West Corner of Alick Road and Kalingra Road Tottenham Planning Permit Application Amusement Machine Addition to Existing Roller Skating Rink Lot 89 Wright Street Sunshine Amendment No 88 Part 2A to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Planning Permit Application Signs Lot 2 Neale Road Deer Park Proposed Amendment No 104 to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Planning Permit Application Service Premises Additions to Existing Cluster Subdivision 104 Station Road Deer Park Planning Permit Application Place of Worship Vule Street St. Albans Planning Permit Application Cafe and Amusement Parlour Lot 2 Disraeli Street St. Albans Planning Permit Application Additional Roller Skating Rink Lot 89 Wright Street Sunshine Planning Permit Application Three Villa Units Lot 13 Hertford Road Sunshine Planning Permit Application Truck Park Lot 189 West Avenue Sunshine North Enforcement 36 Wintersun Drive Albanvale Panel Beating and Mechanical Repairs Amendment No 81 Part 4 to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Planning Permit Application Factory Extension Lot 1 Bunnett Street Sunshine North Planning Permit Application Medical Consulting Room Lot 173 Fairbairn Road Sunshine West Planning Permit Application Truck Wash Lot 1 McDonald Road Brooklyn Planning Permit Application Licensed Sports Club Talmage Street Albion Planning Permit Application Office Sims Supermarkets 463 Somerville Road Tottenham Home Occupation 3 Phase Power Connection 7 Conifer Avenue Brooklyn Strata Subdivision Lot 583 Stradbroke Drive St. Albans Consolidation of Title 3 Deakin Street Maidstone Cancellation of Easement Opie Road Subdivision Albanvale Strata Subdivision 65 Mailey Street Sunshine West Reuction of Road Reserve Width Opie Road Albanvale Drainage Reserve Ballarat Road and Victor Street Sunshine North Plan of Subdivision 19 Mayne Street Sunshine West Plan of Subdivision Neale Road Deer Park Contract Construction of Right of Way off Cornhill Street St. Albans Tenders for Road Sweeper Tenders for Class 6 Dozer Tenders for Semi-Trailer Type Bookmobile Tenders for Tractor Loader Drainage Stage 2 Sunshine View Estate Neale Road / Station Road Intersection Improvement Works Sunshine High School North Sunshine Fun Playgroup Land Slippage Van Ness Avenue / Belvedere Close Maribyrnong Right of Way Wright Street to Sunshine West High School Road 7 Drain Westerngate North Stage 4 Electrification of Railway to Deer Park Allocation of Funds 1979/80 Joint Works Unclassified Road Country Roads Board Proposed Bus Stop Bookmobile Site 6 McKechnie Street St. Albans Prohibited Parking Kermeen Street Sunshine West Traffic Control Items Civic Guides Reflectorized Pavement Markers Fairbairn Road Vandalism Prohibited Parking Churchill Avenue / Western Highway (Ballarat Road) Maidstone Albion Tennis Club Pavilion Aycliffe Drive Pre-School & Infant Welfare Centre Deer Park Variations Diamond Avenue Pre-School & Infant Welfare Centre Albanvale Variations Bon Thomas Reserve Pre-School Centre Deer Park Variations Orama Street Pre-School Centre Variations Highpoint West Welfare Centre Variations Orama Street Pre-School Centre Sewage Treatment Plant & Effluent Disposal System Bon Thomas Reserve Pre-School Centre Sewage Treatment Plant & Effluent Disposal System Report of the Building Surveyor Building Over Easement Lot 171 Billingham Road Deer Park Building Over Easement 48 Warick Road Sunshine North Building Over Easement 21 Lachlan Road Sunshine West Building Over Easement 41 Woodland Drive Albanvale Siting of Building Lot 980 Entally Drive St. Albans Siting of Building Lot 485 Cumbernauld Crescent Deer Park Siting of Building 504 Neale Road Deer Park Siting of Building Lot 877 Livingston Street Deer Park Siting of Building 46 Millbank Drive Deer Park Fence 33 Raleigh Road Maribyrnong Installation of Underground Tank 76 Berkshire Road Sunshine North Installation of Underground Tank Corner Princess Highway (Geelong Road) and Burgess Road Brooklyn Building in Breach of Regulations Lot 50 Cromer Avenue Sunshine North Orders of the Day Accounts Submitted for Payment as at 25th September 1979 Notice of Motion Setting of General Rate Levymaribyrnong valley, sims, deer park, western suburbs spastic relief association, west sunshine ethnic community child care co-operative, murray street, sunshine west, albanvale playgroup, sunshine tip, hulett street, james hardie & co, watt street, sunshine, mitchell street, hampstead road, maidstone, f.b.t. pty ltd, alick road, kalingra road, tottenham, wright street, neale road, station road, vule street, st. albans, disraeli street, hertford road, west avenue, sunshine north, wintersun drive, albanvale, bunnett street, fairbairn road, mcdonald road, brooklyn, talmage street, albion, barclay reserve, king edward avenue, somerville road, conifer avenue, stradbroke drive, deakin street, opie road, mailey street, ballarat road, victor street, mayne street, cornhill street, sunshine high school, north sunshine fun playgroup, van ness avenue, belvedere close, maribyrnong, sunshine west high school, lachlan road, mckechnie street, kermeen street, churchill avenue, western highway, albion tennis club, selwyn park, selwyn street, aycliffe drive pre-school & infant welfare centre, aycliffe drive, diamond avenue pre-school & infant welfare centre, diamond avenue, bon thomas reserve pre-school centre, quinn street, orama street pre-school centre, orama street, highpoint west welfare centre, rosamond road, billingham road, warick road, woodland drive, entally drive, cumbernauld crescent, livingston street, millbank drive, raleigh road, berkshire road, geelong road, burgess road, princess highway