Historical information

The Nillumbik Festival was introduced as a replacement for the Eltham Festival following the disbandment of Eltham Shire Council in December 1994 and the creation of Nillumbik Shire Council. It was an attempt to draw away from Eltham and be more inclusive of the wider communities in Nillumbik. However other local communities had their own festivals and the concept of a Nillumbik Festival was never widely accepted by the community and it shortly reverted back to the Eltham Fesitval in 1997.

Page 5 Photo:
Acting Sen-Sgergeant Paul MacNicholl of Eltham Police with Jamie-Lee Teagley and friends at the Nillumbik Festival on Saturday

Page 6 Photos:
Nillumbik Chief Don Cordell with Parade leader Jock Read & Lofty
Roma O'Callaghan and Brian McKean of Plenty Valley FM - 88.6
Artist Ray Macminn of Diamond Valley arts Society exhibition
The Eastside Jazz Band lead the way in Saturday's Nillumbik Festival
Eltham Football Club fellas fly the flag for the Panthers in Main Road
Eltham Lionesses Marcia Whitely, Peggy Lear, June Cook & Kath Elliott
ALP's Sherryl Garbutt, Harry Jenkins, Sig Jorgensen and Jenny Macklin
Diamond Valley Arts Society's Don Cook paints with oils on Saturday
It's amaxing who'll you'll meet at the Nillumbik Festival

Page 7 Photos:
Eltham MLA Wayne Phillips with Jaga Jaga candidate Michelle Penson
Greens candidate Julie Coulston with Geraldine Ryan at Knox Park
The Anti Ring Road Organisation march on, you guessed it, Main Road
Lower Plenty Primary School had an imaginative display in the Parade
The Melbourne Kyokushin Club show their defence skills on Saturday
Brian Harvey of Diamond Valley Sports Complex at the Fitness Expo
Michael Jerrard and president Trevor Taylor of Greensborough- Diamond Creek Apex
Jock Kyme drives the Democratic Nillumbik Association float on Main Road

Page 8:
Letter: Time for a new Eltham Festival by Sigmund Jorgensen

Physical description

Newsprint

Subjects