14 Stokes Place (Lot 83) was the home of Peter and Carla Vermey. The land was purchased in May 1979 and construction commenced September 1979. The home was built by Peter and Carla Vermey after the developer, Macquarie Builders went bankrupt. Sold October 2017 by Morrison and Kleeman Real Estate. Stokes Place from end of court looking south, April 1980 [Photo: Peter and Carla Vermey] Taken from the current linear park adjacent to No. 9. Stokes Place was part of the Stokes Orchard Estate which was developed from the break-up of the the orchard owned by Frank Stokes who lived on the northeast corner of Nyora Road and Eucalyptus Road. His daughter Beryl advised that the Shire had levied a rate assessment on individual parcels of land within the orchard which became unaffordable resulting in its sub-division and sell off. The Stokes Orchard Estate was developed by Macquarie Builders in two stages starting with stage 1 in 1976. Stokes Place was part of Stage 2 in 1979. The Estate was bounded between Nyora Road, Eucalyptus Road, Diosma Road and Stokes Place. The original orchard only just reached the left most portions of Stokes Place and did not go fully up to Diosma, rather to just beyond the extant of Stokes Place. Stokes Place was known within the family as "The Oats" as that is where they grew oats. Frank Stokes moved to Eltham c.1945 after visiting Harold Bird to view his orchard, located diagonally opposite Stokes Orchard from the intersection of Eucalyptus Road, Pitt Street and Nyora Road. It was on Harold Bird's recommendation that Frank purchased the land. Stage 2 of the Stokes Orchard Estate, implented 1979, included Stokes Place coming off Nyora Road, as well as Orchard Way, The Crest, The Lookout and The Nook all coming off Diosma Road. The proposed lots (and streets) along Diosma Road did not eventuate due to the lack of a sewer system. These lots and streets were combined into 5 acre blocks, which were not able to be subdivided till the 1990s when the sewer was eventually run up Diosma Road.The Stokes Orchard Estate collection is typical of housing developments of the late 1970s and 1980s. It was one of the earliest estates in Eltham following the nearby Woodridge Estate development.Digital fileScanned by EDHS from 49 x 35mm colour transparencies provided on loanstokes place, eltham, stokes orchard, stokes orchard estate, streets, houses, peter and carla vermey

In 2020 during the period of lockdown due to COVID the National Wool Museum asked their volunteers to make and donate blocks made from a variety of materials found in their homes, for an ISO quilt. The NWM reached out to the patchwork and quilter community to find a local quilter to sew the donated blocks together. The quilt is sewn together and quilted by Judith Oke, 2020-2021. Judith is a local patchwork and quilter and a member of Geelong Patchwork & Quilters Guild. Through the process she was inspired by the tradition of wagga quilts, where bits and pieces are stitched together, sometimes lined with whatever the sewer found available, such as clothing and sacking, to provide warmth. In construction of the finished quilt the challenge was combining 10 inch blocks made from a variety of materials, with uneven sizing. The aim was to combine these very different blocks into a harmonious whole. To this end a light and dark pattern was planned, with the blocks to be sewn onto a blanket. The choice to layer the blocks over each other, rather than sew an even seam was aimed at emphasizing the make do nature of these ISO blocks. Due to the weight of the blanket a decision was made to sew the blocks onto a base before the whole was stitched onto the blanket. The blanket was sourced from NWM donations. The rich, red of the blanket provides a bright, warm background for the colourful squares. Some of the light weight blocks were backed with iron-on interfacing to strengthen them for sewing. The edges of two of the woven squares were blanket stitched with knitting wool. The 10 inch donated blocks/squares were machine sewn to a cotton sheet base, with liberal use of blanket stitching, as the blanket was too heavy to sew the blocks directly onto the blanket. The base with squares was then machine sewn onto the red blanket backing.Various multi coloured and designed patchwork squares sewn onto a red woollen blanket. isolation, covid, quilt, wool

Notice of Ordinary Meeting of the Council 25th September 1979 Report of the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Town Clerk Supplementary Valuations Worker's Compensation Payment Extension of Make-Up Time Excise Duty Low Alcohol Products Road Reservation North of Robert Barrett Reserve Garbage By-Law 123 Amendment By-Law 127 Land Duke street Proposed Lease and Development Council Functions The Sunshine Swimming Pool Complex Opening by The Hon. Alan Hunt Minister of Education General Revenue Grants to Municipalities Melbourne Tourism Authority Request for Financial Assistance Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services Combined Pensioners Association of Deer Park School Leavers Project Maribyrnong Senior Citizens' Club Summer School for Under Privileged H.S.C. Students Multi-Cultural Senior Citizens' Club Sunshine West & Multi-Cultural Senior Citizens' Club Sunshine North Community Youth Support Scheme Tenants Advice Service Brooklyn Playgroup Report of the Chief Health Surveyor Sewer Blockage Mullenger Street Prosecution Proceedings Sunshine Magistrates Court Application for Transfer of Proprietorship of Premises Under the Health Act Health Act Registrations for 1979 Sanitary Service Report of the Superintendent Traffic & By-Laws School Crossing Supervisors Report of the City Librarian Library Association of Australia 20th Biennial Conference 26th to 30th August 1979 August School holiday Programme Report of the Municipal Recreation Officer Victoria Olympic Appeal and Olympic Games Week Holiday Programme Grant Report of the City Engineer & Planner Selwyn Park Planning Permit Application Appeals Planning Permit Application Community Health Centre Andrea Street St. Albans Planning Permit Application Service Industry Lot 80 Porter Road Deer Park Planning Permit Application Kororoit Creek 760 Ballarat Road Deer Park (Deer Park Hotel) Planning Permit Application Alterations to Petrol Filling Station Glengala Road North East Corner St. Andrews Drive Sunshine West Planning Permit Application Two Service Premises and Consulting Rooms Lots 2, 3 & 4 Glengala Road Sunshine West Amendment No 91 Part 1 to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Amendment No 127 to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Planning Permit Application Sky Sign 248 Hampshire Road Sunshine Planning Permit Application Toilet Block Extension to Existing Factory Development 2 - 4 Henderson Road Sunshine North Enforcement 17 Disraeli Street Motor Repairs, Electrical Repairs and Servicing Planning Permit Application Amusement Parlour Highpoint West Shopping Centre Rosamond Road Maribyrnong Amendment No 115 to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Albanvale Estate Stage 6A Strata Subdivision 128 - 130 Suffolk Road Sunshine North Tenders for Annual Supplies Proposed Traffic Signals Market Road / Wright Street / Sunshine Road School Crossing Main Road West Near Kate Street St. Albans Proposed School Crossing Anderson Road Installation of Traffic Signals Under Statcon Programme Ballarat Road / McIntyre Road / Anderson Road Remodelling of Existing Signals Proposed School Crossing Fairbairn Road Between Bennett Street and Killeen Street Sunshine West Traffic Signals Intersection of Western Highway (Ballarat Road) and Ashley Street Maidstone Replacement of Bus Shelter Forrest Street West of Tower Street Ardeer Replacement of Bus Shelter Forrest Street East of Yallourn Street Ardeer Replacement of Bus Shelter Forrest Street East of Holmes Street Ardeer Pedestrian Operated Signals in Rosamond Road Between River Street and Fisher Street Deferred Payment Scheme Berkshire Road Parking in Front of Rockwell Axles Reflectorized House Numbering Montasell Avenue Deer Park Parking Princess Street Arcade St. Albans Traffic Parkside Subdisivion Sunshine West Installation of Traffic Signs Watt Street Sunshine Installation of Traffic Signs Duke Street Sunshine Installation of Traffic Signs Furlong Road Sunshine North Installation of Traffic Signs Berkshire Road Sunshine North Installation of Traffic Signs Pengally Court Sunshine Sewerage Facilities Deer Park Declaration of Sewerage Area No 3848 Antioch Court, Fairfax Circuit & Neale Road Albanvale Toilet Blocks Various Reserves Report of the Director of Parks & Recreation Hire of Plants for Decoration Diamond Avenue Pre-School Centre Landscaping Maribyrnong River Beautification New Anglers Hotel Orders of the Day Accounts Submitted for Payment as at 15th September 1979 Special Order for Making By-Law No 127 with respect to the provision, use and control of receptacles for the deposit and collection of refuse and rubbish (whether temporary or otherwise) and prescribing the size and shape of and material to be used in the construction of such receptacles.robert barrett reserve, rosamond road, maribyrnong, duke street, sunshine north, sunshine swimming pool, kennedy street, sunshine, maribyrnong senior citizens' club, multi-cultural senior citizens' club sunshine west, multi-cultural senior citizens' club sunshine north, brooklyn playgroup, mullenger street, braybrook, selwyn park, selwyn street, albion, andrea street, st. albans, porter road, deer park, ballarat road, kororoit creek, deer park hotel, glengala road, st. andrews drive, hampshire road, henderson road, disraeli street, highpoint west shopping centre, suffolk road, market road, wright street, sunshine road, main road west, kate street, anderson road, mcintyre road, fairbairn road, bennett street, killeen street, western highway, ashley street, maidstone, forrest street, tower street, yallourn street, holmes street, ardeer, river street, fisher street, montasell avenue, princess street, watt street, furlong road, pengally court, antioch court, fairfax circuit, neale road, albanvale, diamond avenue pre-school centre, diamond avenue, maribyrnong river, new anglers hotel, anglers hotel

Minutes of the ordinary meeting of council held on 25th September 1979 Report of the Town Clerk's Department Report of the Town Clerk Supplementary Valuations Worker's Compensation Payment Extension of Make-Up Time Excise Duty Low Alcohol Products Road Reservation North of Robert Barrett Reserve Garbage By-Law 123 Amendment By-Law 127 Land Duke Street Proposed Lease and Development Council Functions The Sunshine Swimming Pool Complex Opening by The Hon. Alan Hunt Minister of Education General Revenue Grants to Municipalities Melbourne Tourism Authority Request for Financial Assistance Report of the Co-Ordinator of Welfare Services Combined Pensioners Association of Deer Park School Leavers Project Maribyrnong Senior Citizens' Club Summer School for Under Privileged H.S.C. Students Multi-Cultural Senior Citizens' Club Sunshine West & Multi-Cultural Senior Citizens' Club Sunshine North Community Youth Support Scheme Tenants Advice Service Brooklyn Playgroup Report of the Chief Health Surveyor Sewer Blockage Mullenger Street Prosecution Proceedings Sunshine Magistrates Court Application for Transfer of Proprietorship of Premises Under the Health Act Health Act Registrations for 1979 Sanitary Service Report of the Superintendent Traffic & By-Laws School Crossing Supervisors Report of the City Librarian Library Association of Australia 20th Biennial Conference 26th to 30th August 1979 August School Holiday Programme Report of the Municipal Recreation Officer Victoria Olympic Appeal and Olympic Games Week Holiday Programme Grant Report of the City Engineer & Planner Selwyn Park Planning Permit Application Appeals Planning Permit Application Community Health Centre Andrea Street St. Albans Planning Permit Application Service Industry Lot 80 Porter Road Deer Park Planning Permit Application Kororoit Creek 760 Ballarat Road Deer Park (Deer Park Hotel) Planning Permit Application Alterations to Petrol Filling Station Glengala Road North East Corner St. Andrews Drive Sunshine West Planning Permit Application Two Service Premises and Consulting Rooms Lots 2, 3 & 4 Glengala Road Sunshine West Amendment No 91 Part 1 to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Amendment No 127 to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Planning Permit Application Sky Sign 248 Hampshire Road Sunshine Planning Permit Application Toilet Block Extension to Existing Factory Development 2 - 4 Henderson Road Sunshine North Enforcement 17 Disraeli Street Motor Repairs, Electrical Repairs and Servicing Planning Permit Application Amusement Parlour Highpoint West Shopping Centre Rosamond Road Maribyrnong Amendment No 115 to the Melbourne Metropolitan Planning Scheme Albanvale Estate Stage 6A Strata Subdivision 128 - 130 Suffolk Road Sunshine North Tenders for Annual Supplies Proposed Traffic Signals Market Road / Wright Street / Sunshine Road School Crossing Main Road West Near Kate Street St. Albans Proposed School Crossing Anderson Road Installation of Traffic Signals Under Statcon Programme Ballarat Road / McIntyre Road / Anderson Road Remodelling of Existing Signals Proposed School Crossing Fairbairn Road Between Bennett Street and Killeen Street Sunshine West Traffic Signals Intersection of Western Highway (Ballarat Road) and Ashley Street Maidstone Replacement of Bus Shelter Forrest Street West of Tower Street Ardeer Replacement of Bus Shelter Forrest Street East of Yallourn Street Ardeer Replacement of Bus Shelter Forrest Street East of Holmes Street Ardeer Pedestrian Operated Signals in Rosamond Road Between River Street and Fisher Street Deferred Payment Scheme Berkshire Road Parking in Front of Rockwell Axles Reflectorized House Numbering Montasell Avenue Deer Park Parking Princess Street Arcade St. Albans Traffic Parkside Subdisivion Sunshine West Installation of Traffic Signs Watt Street Sunshine Installation of Traffic Signs Duke Street Sunshine Installation of Traffic Signs Furlong Road Sunshine North Installation of Traffic Signs Berkshire Road Sunshine North Installation of Traffic Signs Pengally Court Sunshine Sewerage Facilities Deer Park Declaration of Sewerage Area No 3848 Antioch Court, Fairfax Circuit & Neale Road Albanvale Toilet Blocks Various Reserves Report of the Director of Parks & Recreation Hire of Plants for Decoration Diamond Avenue Pre-School Centre Landscaping Maribyrnong River Beautification New Anglers Hotel Orders of the Day Accounts Submitted for Payment as at 15th September 1979 Special Order for Making By-Law No 127 with respect to the provision, use and control of receptacles for the deposit and collection of refuse and rubbish (whether temporary or otherwise) and prescribing the size and shape of and material to be used in the construction of such receptacles Extraordinary Business Report of the Commissioner Change of Date of Council Meetings Report of the City Engineer & Planner Pedestrian Operated Signals in Anderson Road South of Ridley Street Traffic Signals Interestion of South Roadrobert barrett reserve, rosamond road, maribyrnong, duke street, sunshine swimming pool, kennedy street, sunshine, maribyrnong senior citizens' club, multi-cultural senior citizens' club sunshine west & multi-cultural senior citizens' club, mullenger street, braybrook, andrea street, st. albans, porter road, deer park, ballarat road, glengala road, st. andrews drive, sunshine west, hampshire road, henderson road, sunshine north, disraeli street, highpoint west shopping centre, suffolk road, market road, wright street, sunshine road, kate street, anderson road, fairbairn road, bennett street, killeen street, ashley street, maidstone, forrest street, tower street, yallourn street, holmes street, river street, fisher street, berkshire road, rockwell axles, montasell avenue, princess street, watt street, pengally court, antioch court, fairfax circuit, neale road, albanvale, diamond avenue pre-school centre, diamond avenue, maribyrnong river, new anglers hotel, ridley street, south road