About
Altona Laverton Historical Society operates from the Altona Homestead, in Logan Reserve Altona, and acquires and preserves objects, personal stories, idustrial heritage, and past and modern history of the immediate areas. The suburbs that we look to cover are Altona, Altona Meadows, Laverton, Seaholme, Altona North and Brooklyn. Our members encourage the study of local history and inform the community residents about their history through its website, newsletters, regular newspaper articles and tours of the Homestead. We also support the history curriculum of several of the local primary educational institutions.
Our collection
The Altona Laverton Historical Society collects and maintains a local history archive relevant to the history and development of Altona, Laverton/Altona Meadows, Seaholme, Altona North and Brooklyn. The Society provides support to the Hobsons Bay City Council on heritage matters. The Society's archive contains photographs and digital images, newspapers, rate records, artworks, books and journals, manuscripts, maps, cemetery records, oral and family histories relating to past and present local residents, past local industries, and community organisations (past and present). History of the Altona Homestead, past owners and its strong connection to the area.
