If we were to ask you what Hurstbridge is best known for, some might say the Bushranger saga of 1866 and the death of Henry Hurst. Others might say our past orchards and fruit farming, considering in 1915 Hurstbridge had 187 registered growers and a cool store was... 
Tonight, Friday 14th March there is a full moon over Hurstbridge. In the Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrung calendar, the full moon at this time of year heralds the beginning of the season of ‘Iuk’ or eels. Mature eels, fat and nutritious begin their journey downstream from the... During the Nillumbik Festival of Stories, a pop-up shop will operate in the foyer of Allwood Neighbourhood House. The works of local Nillumbik writers and musicians will be on display and available for sale. This is a great chance to get to know and support local... 
In the years after John Batman’s arrival, Nillumbik was referred to as the ‘Great Stringy Bark Forest’. Little is known of the Wurundjeri people in the area however, axes, grinding stones and anvil stones have been found in the gullies around Research and canoe trees... 