Stawell
Located in the Wimmera Region of Victoria, it is 237 kilometres from Melbourne. The town site was first settled during the gold rush of 1853 and was named Pleasant Creek. In 1861,Read More…
Bonfire at Williams – 2013
Towards the end of October – before the fire danger period really starts, John and Jan Williams host quite a get together to set light to a huge bonfire. With the beautifulRead More…
Front Door Bell
We have just had some very large fires and walking around the house, the sun was shining through some fairly heavy smoke which created an eerie golden colour on our front wall.Read More…
Heather’s Owl
With the smoke filled air, a gold coloured light reflected onto the front wall of our home. Heather received a nice gift for Christmas – another Owl. This has highlighted with someRead More…
Stawell Court House – using Heatherlie Quarry Stone
Extract from the Victorian Heritage Database The town of Stawell grew out of two mining settlements established in the 1850s. Gold was discovered at Pleasant Creek (later Stawell West) in 1853 andRead More…