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 Bunurong 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
November 14, 2021
Councillor Peter Hemphill, the longest serving, Hobsons Bay City Council, councillor was elected to his third term as mayor. He joins former councillor, Angela Altair, as the only Hobsons Bay councillor to serve for three mayoral terms. As the representative for the Strand Ward, Councillor Hemphill is Hobsons Bay’s longest-serving […]
September 24, 2021
This week’s earthquake was the largest recorded in Victoria, since 1835, but it not the first. Earthquakes have been recorded being felt in and around Melbourne since 1841 and appear to happen more frequently than people realise because most are classified as tremors rather than quakes. The last sizeable earthquakes […]
September 12, 2021
It was in the middle of March this year when member Russell Grant alerted us to the fact that a pianola that had been in his family for over 100 years, much of that time spent at the Truganina Explosives Reserve (50+ years), would soon be in need of a […]
September 11, 2021
When COVID restrictions prevent us from getting about we turn to projects that we can do at home or online, which is what a number of our members are currently undertaking. We recently received an email from a former resident of Altona who is currently living in New South Wales […]
July 10, 2021
WWW.HobsonsBayQRwalks.com.au is a QR code podcast installation created by local artist Gina Kennedy with contributions from over 50 members of the Hobsons Bay Community. QR codes will be installed on the footpaths to scan and listen to local stories while you’re out for a walk. The QR Codes will be installed at […]
June 4, 2021
Tweddle was born in 1920 out of a desire to stop significant infant mortality, malnutrition and infection affecting thousands of Victorian babies. In the early 1920’s when Tweddle commenced, mums and dads would ride their bikes or walk for miles pushing huge prams to get to Tweddle but today, everyone […]
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