Toolangi-Castella District Community House

Toolangi-Castella District Community House

Dec 6, 2021 | Social History

Toolangi-Castella District Community House by Margaret O’Connell   Strengthening our community through opportunity, diversity and connection – Vision Statement 2019–2022 In 1995, under the auspices of the Kinglake District Neighbourhood House (KDNH), a local...
Origin of Place Names Toolangi and Castella

Origin of Place Names Toolangi and Castella

Dec 6, 2021 | Place Names

Origin of Place Names Toolangi and Castella by Bernie Miller by Bernie Miller  Previous names and origin of the name Toolangi   Toolangi and Mount Rose On commencing research for this article, there were many comments, locally and online, that the Toolangi...
A Tale of Three Schools: Toolangi, Castella and Granton

A Tale of Three Schools: Toolangi, Castella and Granton

Nov 26, 2021 | Education

A Tale of Three Schools: Toolangi, Castella and Granton by Bernie Miller by Bernie Miller   When I began researching the history of the school in the Toolangi-Castella area, I was surprised to find a history of three schools, not one. Two of these schools closed more...
Timber Tramways of Toolangi and Castella Forests

Timber Tramways of Toolangi and Castella Forests

Nov 18, 2021 | Natural Resources

Timber Tramways of Toolangi and Castella Forests by David Pockett  Introduction Although they were well known to the Taungurung people for millennia, when first discovered by European settlers and explorers, the magnificent forests surrounding Toolangi and Castella...