A Homestead By The Bay
Once the home of the Langhorne family, Altona Homestead is now home of the Altona Laverton Historical Society. We warmly welcome visitors and invite you to explore beautiful Altona and savour our famous Devonshire Tea.
Celebrating Local History
From a tiny seaside township to a thriving city, Altona and district has a rich and fascinating history to discover. Read about it here and visit the homestead to learn more.
Acknowledgement
We acknowledge and show our respect to the Kulin Nation and the Boonwurrung people who are the traditional custodians of this land, waterways, flora and fauna. We pay our respect to their elders both past and present.
Latest News
May 2, 2023
National Volunteer Week (15–21 May) is a great opportunity to recognise the role of our volunteers and the positive difference that they make to our organisation and our community. We want to acknowledge the challenges of the past few years and express gratitude for our wonderful volunteers who have returned […]
April 27, 2023
As we commemorate ANZAC Day (2023) it is a time to remember past generations of our families who served our country in times of conflict but also in times of peace keeping and humanitarian aid operations. I am sure that we all have family members who served within the Army […]
March 11, 2023
It is with deep regret that we share the sad news that our dear friend, long standing member and President, Owen Hyde, passed away on Friday afternoon, 10 March 2023. Owen had been admitted to the St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne, about three weeks ago and the underwent open heart surgery […]
January 31, 2023
The tender for construction of the Altona Pier was awarded in December 2022, and now works on this exciting project will commence in May 2023. The build is expected to take most of this year to complete and will be ready to showcase to the community during next summer. The […]
November 19, 2022
On Tuesday, November 8, Dan Xia and Roger Wang from from the Spacious Property Development Group presented the Altona Hospital plaque to Altona Laverton Historical Society archivist President Own Hyde. Owen expressed the society’s gratitude for the safe return of the historical marker indicating the original location of the Altona Community […]
August 16, 2022
After recently hearing rumours about an unknown historic plaque somewhere on the Toyota site, in Altona North, members of the Altona Laverton Historical Society and of the Friends of Lower Kororoit Creek were welcomed to the Toyota Centre of Excellence by our host Robert Hutchinson. Robert gave us a short […]
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