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ALL FIRED UP is a multi-faceted
project initiated by members of the
Mundaring Shire Volunteer Bush Fire Brigades - on
display in the Mundaring Arts Centre from 6 February
to 8 March.
It features
exhibited artworks generously donated for
auction by residents of the Hills and surrounding communities,
alongside a fascinating historic display of materials
and artefacts conveying aspects of the story of the
Mundaring Shire Volunteer Bush Fire Brigades, curated
by the Mundaring and Hills Historical Society.
All sales proceeds go towards
the writing and publication of a history of the
Mundaring Shire Bush Fire Brigades.
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MHHS 2009 Heritage Calendar
only $5, available at the
Mundaring Visitor Centre or phone 9298 8944.
- Delay in moving to the Mundaring
Stationmasters House - due to Western Power
having to reconnect power to the site...
- Don't forget to visit the Harry Weeks exhibition
which will remain open until ANZAC Day, at the
Mundaring District Museum.
Donovan’s Service Station c.1940
This is now the site of the Peak service
station cnr Bilgoman Rd and Grt East Hwy, Glen
Forrest. A garage has occupied this site for over 70
years!
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Alfred Donovan (left) & his son Vivian, standing in
front
of fuel bowsers. c.1940 MHHS Collection
The MHHS has always advocated the protection of
places of historic significance to the Shire. For
this reason we are deeply dismayed by the choice of
the site currently occupied by the Department of
Environment and Conservation (DEC)’s Divisional
Headquarters for a treatment plant for water destined
for the Kalgoorlie pipeline.
The site is located in the village settlement area
near Mundaring Weir, the storage dam for the
goldfields water supply, and is not the site
recommended by the community after extensive
community consultation. While MHHS recognises a plant
is needed to treat water that supplies WA’s eastern
goldfields and wheatbelt, the chosen site will mean
the loss of a significant part of Mundaring’s
heritage.
If you would like to express your objection to the
use of the site as a water treatment plant we would
like to hear from you. Please contact us on 9298
8944.
More information
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Update on the preparation of an Interpretation
Strategy for the Shire of Mundaring.
In late 2008, the Mundaring and Hills Historical
Society was successful in achieving a Lotterywest
grant to have an Interpretation Strategy prepared to
advance cultural and natural heritage interpretation
in the Shire of Mundaring. The concept is to utilise
the Mundaring District Museum in conjunction with
Mundaring Visitor Centre as the hub from which locals
and visitors can engage with the shire’s rich and
diverse heritage.
Dr Brian Shepherd is the consultant working on the
project and has already met with some of the key
stakeholders. Brian will meet with the executive of
the MHHS on 11 February. He will then prepare a brief
discussion paper for distribution prior to a public
meeting. Issues to be addressed include:
- Developing the main themes for the museum to
address
- Strategies for telling the stories of each
definable hills community
- Ways visitors may explore sites and how they
can be understood
A draft Interpretation Strategy will then be prepared
and distributed for comment prior to a second public
meeting.
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