Aboriginal people were referred to as ‘Blacks’, ‘Native People’ or ‘Yarra Tribe’ until William Thomas, the Assistant Protector of the Aboriginal people for Melbourne and Westernport districts, provided more information. He lived and moved with Aboriginal people in the... Everyone’s story is unique. The Nillumbik Festival of Stories is a chance to participate in a multifaceted event with storytellers from across the Nillumbik Shire using poetry, memoir, fiction, song writing, storytelling as a vehicle to showcase their talent. The... 
60,000 years ago, the local Aboriginal clan, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung, lived in the area that now includes Nillumbik Shire, and at the time of European contact, probably numbered around forty adults and twenty or more children. William Barak was a respected... Allwood Neighbourhood HousePhoto of front entrance and logo, 2025 In 1985, the Eltham Shire Council purchased the property of Allwood House, and Allwood Neighbourhood House was established. Today, the Allwood Station that Cornelius Sharpe Haley established, with a... Collage of photosRobert Ferguson and his mother Sheila Ferguson at Allwood House circa 1950s-1980s In the early 1950s, the youngest daughter of the Grays, Sheila, moved back to Allwood with her husband Gordon (nicknamed Blue) and two young sons, Tim and Robert... 