Vol. 4, No. 1, Jan-Feb 1999 CONTENTS LEGACY OF WILLIAM WESTGARTH Beginnings of German culture in Victoria 3 POSTCARD FROM VIENNA Soni Stecker in the coffee capital of Europe 6 SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL Poets Christen the Montsalvat barn 9 NEW BLOOD FOR ARTS OF ELTHAM 11 HILARY JACKMAN IN PROFILE An artist examines her motives 12 POETRY 14 VOLUMES 1ST BIRTHDAY Celebrating a new chapter in the story of Nillumbik 16, 17 NEW HEIDE EXHIBITION Luna Park and the Art of Mass Delirium 18 SONGLINES A dream takes shape for Nerida Kirov 20 THEATRE WITH CAROLYN PICKETT 23 BOOK REVIEWS 24 - 28 CD REVIEWS Coco's Lunch -Wally Wombat Shuffle; Hooray! for Mr Whiskers 29, 32 "Peter Dougherty has been involved in the local art scene for many years. As publisher and editor of the arts magazine Artstreams, his comments on the various branches of the arts are widely respected. His "The Arts" column in the Diamond Valley Leader presents a brief summary for a much wider cross section of the local community. Peter also operates his own gallery and the Artstreams Cafe at the St Andrews market. Peter has a wealth of knowledge about present day and historical aspects of local art and artists." - Eltham District Historical Society Newsletter No. 161, March 2005Colour front and back cover with feature articles and literary pieces with photographs and advertisements printed in black and white. 36 pages, 30 cm. Vol. 1, no. 1 (Nov. 1996) - Vol. 10, no. 5 (summer ed. 2005/​06) art streams, john borrack, ziebell farmhouse, sumer in the parks, william westgarth, westgarthtown, yarra valley country club, llobex image wizards, soni stecker, vienna, victorian artists supplies, adams of north riding, pool & spa care centre, montsalvat, eltham arts council, hilary jackman, st andrews hotel, jordie albiston, ian mcbryde, city of whittlesea community festival, volumes, clive dickson, luna park, museum of modern art at heide, art in public places, songlines, nerida kirov, manningham arts centres, carolyn pickett, women's circus, edna walling, trisha dixon, jennie churchill, gwen ford, eltham library community gallery, roberta sykes, soni silvan strecker, dymocks booksellers, wintyre recital gallery, carolyn morwood, anne delaney, coco's lunch, bulleen art & garden centre, franciscus henry, monty deli & catering services

The newsletter highlights local council initiatives, community events, environmental programs, and infrastructure developments occurring across the Nillumbik Shire during late 2001. It focuses on community engagement, sustainability, local culture, and service improvements for residents. Christmas 2001 articles include: Governor of Victoria re-dedicates Kangaroo Ground War Memorial Tower [Shire of Eltham War Memorial] Election details (2002) Summer at the Diamond Creek Pool Community Safety Expo Nillumbik Festival of the Arts: ‘art, caught in the act’ 22 Feb to 3 Mar 2002 Neighbourhood Character Study out for comment Plans to revive St Andrews Market site Integrated Transport Strategy seeks less car usage Eltham Festival Album Rural connector roads strategy Rural Collector Roads to be Sealed Roundabout funding for Diamond Creek Community Fireguard helps prepare for fire Planning for bush fire this summer Capital Works projects on track for 2001-2002 Eltham Town Square opens council newsletters, nillumbik news, nillumbik shire council, alistair knox, andre haermeyer, andrea roberts, andy griffiths, barry dickens, brett wood, brooke ryan, david holmgren, deborah halpern, emma sam, erin monagle, jenny bourke, john butler, nick carson, robert doyle, sigmund jorgensen, tony fitzgerald, wendy evans, harry gilham, sally crew, matthew hall, diamond creek pool, edendale farm, peter perkins, norman golgerth, coco's lunch, sebastian jorgensen, judy jacques, invention in time, leslie avril, lola's delight, robbie grieg, chocolate lilies choir, st andrews market, neighbourhood character, eltham festival, frank lynch, eltham town square, ross mather, wendy mather, vince jones, rural road, plenty valley 88.6 fm, tony raunic, shire of eltham war memorial, jacinda brown

Vol. 7, No. 2, May-Jun 2002 CONTENTS Comment The Future of the Arts 2 Conversation with Lex de Man, Mayor of Nillumbik 3 Short Story Traces of Life by Sharyn Munroe 5 Art Brut and the Aesthetic Impulse Pam Dougherty 9 Book Review: The Boyds Louise Poland 12 Record of on Individual Soul Elizabeth Cross on Peter Wegner' s portraiture 15 Theatre Review: Paradise at La Mama Christine Crowle 17 Book Review: Forests of Ash Graham Petersen 20 Australian Classical Music Elizabeth Scarlet 21 CD Reviews 22 Allister Hullet, Dili Allstors, CoCo's Lunch 22 Stripperomo at Heide 24 Poetry News and Reviews John Jenkins 25 Artin’ about 26 Wining & Dining 30 Poetry Armana Lee 32 "Peter Dougherty has been involved in the local art scene for many years. As publisher and editor of the arts magazine Artstreams, his comments on the various branches of the arts are widely respected. His "The Arts" column in the Diamond Valley Leader presents a brief summary for a much wider cross section of the local community. Peter also operates his own gallery and the Artstreams Cafe at the St Andrews market. Peter has a wealth of knowledge about present day and historical aspects of local art and artists." - Eltham District Historical Society Newsletter No. 161, March 2005Colour front and back cover with feature articles and literary pieces with photographs and advertisements printed in black and white. 36 pages, 30 cm. Vol. 1, no. 1 (Nov. 1996) - Vol. 10, no. 5 (summer ed. 2005/​06) art streams, st andrews hotel, lex de man, cultural heritage, willy wonka's ice cream gourmet food, sharyn munro, fleur de feliss florist, eltham fullife pharmacy, chris pittard, mary lou pittard, bulleen art & garden centre, pam dougherty, arts project, bibby's bahnhof cafe, montsalvat, winter in banyule, eltham wiregrass gallery, arts on burgundy, la mama theatre, folkart warrandyte, thompsons pharmacy, recherche, bundoora homestead, dynamic vegies, armana lee, heide museum of modern art, metro 5 gallery