Education Magazine - The History of School No 192 Truganinatruganina state school, state school, dohertys road, truganina

List of former and current schools in the City of Brimbank. This includes churches in the former City of Sunshine and City of Keilor.This report records current and former schools in the City of Brimbank as of 15th March 2026.Name Albanvale Primary School Albion Primary School No 4265 Albion State School No 4265 Albion Church of England School Albion Common School No 6 Ardeer High School Ardeer Primary School No 4848 Ardeer South Primary School Sunshine College Sunshine Technical School Annex Braybrook College Braybrook High School Braybrook Private School(s) Braybrook Secondary College Braybrook State School No 1102 Caroline Chisholm Catholic College Christ The King College Christ The King Primary School Dinjerra Primary School Footscray College of TAFE (Braybrook Training Centre) Rosamond School St. Johns College Tottenham Crossing Primary Tottenham North State School No 4703 Tottenham Technical School Braybrook Junction State School / Braybrook South State School Braybrook South Private School Brooklyn State School No 4710 Cairnlea Park Primary School No 1434 Deer Park North Primary School Deer Park Primary School No 1434 Deer Park Secondary College Deer Park West Primary School No 5032 Derrimut on Kororoit Creek State School No 1434 Kororoit State School No 1434 St. Peters Chanel’s Primary School Victorian University Secondary College – Junior Campus Copperfield College Mac Kellar Primary School Derrimut Church of England School No 192 Truganina Common School No 192 Western Institute & University of Melbourne Kealba High School Kealba Secondary College St. Albans Park High School Calder Rise Primary School Keilor Church of England School No 1578 Keilor Primary School Keilor State School No 1578 St. Augustine’s Primary School Keilor Downs College Keilor Views Primary School Monmia Primary School Keilor Park Primary School Copperfield College Kings Park Primary School Movelle Primary School Resurrection Catholic School Footscray North Special School No 4792 Maidstone Common School No 394 Maidstone National School No 394 Maidstone Primary School no 4658 Maidstone Private School (Mrs Douglas's School) Maidstone Private School No 791 (Miss Webb's School) Maidstone State School Baltara School Maribyrnong College Maribyrnong High School Maribyrnong Primary School No 3736 (1st Site) Maribyrnong Primary School No 3736 (2nd Site) Maribyrnong Private School Raleigh's Punt Church of England School St. Margaret’s Primary School Kororoit School No 1933 New Cambridge Common School No 919 Rockbank State School No 919 Brimbank College Catholic Regional College St. Albans Holy Eucharist Primary School Jackson Specialist School Jamieson Park Secondary College Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School St. Albans East Primary School No 4741 St. Albans Heights Primary School No 4948 St. Albans High School St. Albans Meadows Primary School St. Albans North Primary School No 4811 St. Albans Primary School No 2969 St. Albans Secondary College St. Albans South Primary School St. Albans Technical School Stevensville Primary School No 5047 University Park Primary School Victoria University St. Albans Campus Victorian University Secondary College – Senior Campus Western Institute Footscray College of TAFE Sunshine Campus Sunshine College Sunshine East Primary School No 4645 Sunshine Harvester Primary School Sunshine Primary School Sunshine State School Sunshine Technical School Sunvale Primary School No 4818 Albion North Primary School No 4855 Furlong Park School for Deaf Children St. Bernadette’s Primary School Sunshine Christian School Sunshine High School Sunshine North Girls Technical School Sunshine North Primary School No 4745 Sunshine North Technical School Victoria University Sunshine Campus Glengala Primary School Marian College Sirus College - Sunshine Ibrahim Dellal Campus St. Pauls Primary School Sunshine College – West Campus Sunshine Heights Primary School No 4744 Sunshine Secondary School – West Campus Sunshine Special Developmental School Sunshine West High School Sunshine West Primary School Catholic Regional College Sydenham Copperfield College Emmaus Catholic Primary School Keilor Road Station No 1641 Sydenham - Hillside Primary School Sydenham Primary School Sydenham State School Sydenham West Primary School Taylor Lakes Primary School Taylors Lakes Secondary College Tottenham State School No 4707 Truganina Common School No 192 Truganina Common School No 192 school, schools

SUMMARY - Ernest W (Bon) Barrie, 1909 – 1985 Profile Melton Mechanics Institute Member 1935 - 1982i Trustee 1952 - 1982 Life Member 1968 Years of service – 47 years He constructed and provided a public address system which was used at Melton and district halls and sports grounds for a wide variety of community events including school sports, gymkhanas, theatrical productions and processions. Fire Brigade Melton Fire Brigade (and predecessor Bush Fire Brigade) Apparatus Officer, 1945 - 1953 Captain, 1951 - 1965 Mt Cotterill Fire Brigades’ Group Elected Group Officer, on the formation of the Group, 1967. As Group Communications Officer he operated the VL3 LY base radio station from home on a 24 hour basis for fire brigades of Melton, Rockbank, Sydenham, Diggers Rest, Toolern Vale, Truganina and Werribee. With his brother Edgar, he built the first Melton Fire Truck. It was housed on the family property until a fire station was constructed in the Melton township. Recipient of the Queens Medal, 1979 Recognised for 44 years of service on the Melton Fire Brigade Memorial Wall Plaque, dedicated May 2013 Melton State School, no 430 Committee – School Correspondent (secretarial and financial role) 34 years of Service Provided his Amplifier Equipment for events and the annual district School Sports from 1939-1973. Donated the House Athletic Shield Melton and District Historical Society 1968 – 1985 President and foundation member Willows Historical Park – supported the establishment of the park and contributed many volunteers hours in the construction and landscaping of the precinct Member, Western Metropolitan Groups of Historical Societies, 1980s Shire of Melton Councillor South Riding, 1969-1971 Member of the Water Trust Melton Uniting Church Melton Uniting Church (and its predecessors the Methodist, Methodist-Presbyterian churches). A lifetime association which extended from childhood when he attended Sunday school until his death in 1985. Member of the Presbyterian Board of Management for more than 25 years in which he held positions of Honorary Secretary and Treasurer, Board member of the Parish Council and Member of the Committee of Management. He was a Sunday school teacher 1933. Community development With Mr RC Butler met with Shire Council in 1937 to canvass residents to ascertain prospective Electric consumers in the district. Electricity was subsequently turned on at dusk on 20th December 1939. Melton Progress Association, including Melton Musical, Elocutionary and Vocal Competitions, Vice President 1939 1940 Melton Development Association, 1960s Volunteer Air Observers Corps (VAOC)ii Carried out plane spotting at Shire Office and spotting tower in Melton and later from home until 1944/45. Agriculture and farming Progress and Better Farming Association, Melton. Honorary Secretary, 1935 Member, Agricultural Engineering Society Australia c1960-1985 A successful grower of wheat, oats and barley, he planted experiment plots and held Field Days on the “Darlingsford” property. He later diversified into other grains and sheep (wool and meat). He took a enthusiastic interest in agricultural engineering and was keen to introduce innovative ideas that improved the productivity of farms and farming practices. In the mid 1950 he conducted trials during harvest on the family property of the original mechanical hay fork built on a British Bedford truck by Bill Gillespie. This design was further refined in collaboration with the Gillespie brothers and resulted in the construction the hydraulically operated tractor mounted hay fork. The innovative design of the hay fork created interest from far and wide and was quickly taken up by farmers because it significantly reduced hand labouring of loading sheaves of hay with a pitch fork. His father established chaff mills in Melton, Rockbank, Parwan, Diggers Rest in the first decade of 1900 and in 1915 went into partnership with JR Schutt to establish the Schutt & Barrie Pty. Ltd. Chaff Cutting and Flour Mill in West Footscray. When it ceased trading in 1968 the directors were: Ernest W Barrie and Thomas L Barrie, R, A, and M Schutt. Awards Queens Medal, 1979 Rotary Award for Community Service, 1980 Victoria 150th Anniversary Celebrations contributions, 1985 Photographs of Bon Barrielocal identities, pioneer families

SUMMARY - Ernest W (Bon) Barrie, 1909 – 1985 Profile Melton Mechanics Institute Member 1935 - 1982i Trustee 1952 - 1982 Life Member 1968 Years of service – 47 years He constructed and provided a public address system which was used at Melton and district halls and sports grounds for a wide variety of community events including school sports, gymkhanas, theatrical productions and processions. Fire Brigade Melton Fire Brigade (and predecessor Bush Fire Brigade) Apparatus Officer, 1945 - 1953 Captain, 1951 - 1965 Mt Cotterill Fire Brigades’ Group Elected Group Officer, on the formation of the Group, 1967. As Group Communications Officer he operated the VL3 LY base radio station from home on a 24 hour basis for fire brigades of Melton, Rockbank, Sydenham, Diggers Rest, Toolern Vale, Truganina and Werribee. With his brother Edgar, he built the first Melton Fire Truck. It was housed on the family property until a fire station was constructed in the Melton township. Recipient of the Queens Medal, 1979 Recognised for 44 years of service on the Melton Fire Brigade Memorial Wall Plaque, dedicated May 2013 Melton State School, no 430 Committee – School Correspondent (secretarial and financial role) 34 years of Service Provided his Amplifier Equipment for events and the annual district School Sports from 1939-1973. Donated the House Athletic Shield Melton and District Historical Society 1968 – 1985 President and foundation member Willows Historical Park – supported the establishment of the park and contributed many volunteers hours in the construction and landscaping of the precinct Member, Western Metropolitan Groups of Historical Societies, 1980s Shire of Melton Councillor South Riding, 1969-1971 Member of the Water Trust Melton Uniting Church Melton Uniting Church (and its predecessors the Methodist, Methodist-Presbyterian churches). A lifetime association which extended from childhood when he attended Sunday school until his death in 1985. Member of the Presbyterian Board of Management for more than 25 years in which he held positions of Honorary Secretary and Treasurer, Board member of the Parish Council and Member of the Committee of Management. He was a Sunday school teacher 1933. Community development With Mr RC Butler met with Shire Council in 1937 to canvass residents to ascertain prospective Electric consumers in the district. Electricity was subsequently turned on at dusk on 20th December 1939. Melton Progress Association, including Melton Musical, Elocutionary and Vocal Competitions, Vice President 1939 1940 Melton Development Association, 1960s Volunteer Air Observers Corps (VAOC)ii Carried out plane spotting at Shire Office and spotting tower in Melton and later from home until 1944/45. Agriculture and farming Progress and Better Farming Association, Melton. Honorary Secretary, 1935 Member, Agricultural Engineering Society Australia c1960-1985 A successful grower of wheat, oats and barley, he planted experiment plots and held Field Days on the “Darlingsford” property. He later diversified into other grains and sheep (wool and meat). He took a enthusiastic interest in agricultural engineering and was keen to introduce innovative ideas that improved the productivity of farms and farming practices. In the mid 1950 he conducted trials during harvest on the family property of the original mechanical hay fork built on a British Bedford truck by Bill Gillespie. This design was further refined in collaboration with the Gillespie brothers and resulted in the construction the hydraulically operated tractor mounted hay fork. The innovative design of the hay fork created interest from far and wide and was quickly taken up by farmers because it significantly reduced hand labouring of loading sheaves of hay with a pitch fork. His father established chaff mills in Melton, Rockbank, Parwan, Diggers Rest in the first decade of 1900 and in 1915 went into partnership with JR Schutt to establish the Schutt & Barrie Pty. Ltd. Chaff Cutting and Flour Mill in West Footscray. When it ceased trading in 1968 the directors were: Ernest W Barrie and Thomas L Barrie, R, A, and M Schutt. Awards Queens Medal, 1979 Rotary Award for Community Service, 1980 Victoria 150th Anniversary Celebrations contributions, 1985 Service held at Melton Uniting Church local identities

The interviews were recorded in 2000 by Bronwen Gray and Alan Young for the production of Unreserved, Stories from Truganina Explosives Reserve, animated stories from past residents, workers and interested people of the Reserve (subject to copyright 2004). Doug and Noel Grant’s Grandfather, Don Grant, was officer in charge of Truganina Explosives Reserve from 1910-1930. On his retirement, his son, William (known as Bill) took over the position until 1956. Along with their two older brothers and younger sister, Doug and Noel Grant grew up, first in the assistant manager’s weatherboard cottage and then in the brick house which was set aside for the officer in charge, until they married and moved into their own homes in their early 1920s. On returning from the second world war, Noel Grant worked as a magazine assistant of explosives on the site from 1946, When the site had closed down in 1962 he worked as an inspector of explosives at the Explosives Branch in Melbourne until he retired in 1985. During that time Noel was asked to move back on site, meaning that three generations of Grants have lived on the site during the twentieth century. Doug Grant worked for ICI/Nobel in head office in 1940 and their older brother Alan worked at the Nobel Explosive Company in Deer Park from 1937. After returning from the Second World War, Alan bought a transport business that had once had the licence to cart explosives in and around the state. They discuss their memories of the living at Truganina Explosives Reserve and the workings of the Reserve, including the names of men who worked there, ships which carried the explosives and life in and around Altona. A primary source of information on memories of the Truganina Explosives Reserve and Altona,VictoriaDigital copy of original cassette recorded in 2000 and digitised in 2018hobsons bay, altona, galvanised iron fence, picket fence, golf course, altona school, margaret grant, bill grant, explosives magazine, lighters, joe hyde, alex grant, pines scout camp, maribynong river, 1896, inspector of explosives, pier, point wilson, werribee sewerage farm, george grant, lighterman, huia, argonaut, pirie, alma doepel, merton street altona, horse, jessie grant, jean grant, sandal, kilmartin, lewis, currie, todd, robinson, balwyn