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
March 2, 2025
On 2 May this year the Western Bulldogs will celebrate 100 years since playing their first VFL/AFL game. Before joining the VFL, Footscray played in the VFA where they had won nine premierships, the last two were in 1923 and 1924 just before joining the VFL. On that day they […]
March 2, 2025
On 8 March 2025, celebrate International Women’s Day under the theme, “For ALL Women and Girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment.” This year’s theme calls for action that can unlock equal rights, power and opportunities for all and a feminist future where no one is left behind. Central to this vision is […]
January 27, 2025
Those with a passion for history or research can assist our Society through volunteering. Volunteers play an integral role that provide opportunities to gain new research, library and digital media skills, including scanning techniques. These include: Supporting specific research projects and events Conservation and archiving of historical objects Producing content for […]
November 20, 2024
The new film ‘Behind The Fence’ about the Truganina Explosive Reserve will be launched on 1 December 2024 at 2.00pm, at the Reserve 276 Queen Street, Altona. The event is free and refreshments will be provided. For more information: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asPLJkRxXS8&t=15s
June 8, 2024
This year marks 30 years since the Victorian Local Government Board (under the Kennett Government) instigated Council amalgamations throughout Victoria. This saw the elimination of 210 Councils and the creation of 79 new Councils through an amalgamation process. On 22 June 1994 Hobsons Bay City was created with the amalgamation […]
May 30, 2024
The Williamstown Literary Festival brings together readers, writers and book creatives of all sorts for an annual celebration of story-telling, author talks, panel discussions and writing workshops. This year we are pleased to have an event at the historic Altona Homestead on Thursday evening, 13 June with award-winning short story […]
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