Newsletter 30 June 2024

Fun and games in the Eaglemont Station ramp garden.

Hello Friends, before I tell you about the strange goings on in the ramp garden, l have a few matters I wish to bring you up to date with. FoEV held its first fundraiser at Jane Crafter’s beautiful Arts and Crafts house last Sunday. Jane’s beautiful garden, house, Ballroom, and

Eaglemont's VoiceStephen Lake

The Boulevard

Nilss has reminded us that John did a lot of work on the local history. Below is a link to one of his articles about the Boulevard from May 2023, and it has some lovely descriptions of Eaglemont too: The Boulevard - The Riverside Drive that Nearly WasThe Boulevard -

Eaglemont's VoicePippa Griffith

Some of Eaglemont’s heritage ...

This lovely house is called Awaba and is in the Victorian Heritage Database It is described as “of local architectural and historical significance, is an unusual and picturesque example of Queen Anne style, notable for its distinctive verandah details and stained glass. It is a large and early hous…

Eaglemont's VoicePippa Griffith

Coming Up:

Sit and Sew at The Dish, 2 pm Thursday 4 July

Working Bee Saturday 6 July. 9.30 am start, meet at 43A Sherwood Rd

National Tree Planting Day working bee Sunday 28 July.  9.30 am start, 43a Sherwood Road.

Visit to Moonta, by the Cullens:  We recently had the opportunity to visit Moonta, the original home of John Walkley, on a week long road trip.
The beauty of the coast line at Moonta Bay and the charm of the historical town made it an enjoyable visit.
Whilst there, we visited John who was laid to rest in Moonta Cemetery in November 2023. We were impressed with the natural bush beauty that surrounds John's resting place, made even more beautiful by the perfect blue sky day.
John is sadly missed but fondly remembered as the mentor and founder of FoEV - we left a small sprig of native bush in memory of John.
Steve & Jen Cullen

Thanks to Mary V for this scary information:  Show Your Stripes Day is a global moment to share our concern about how the climate is changing and the need for action.
The “warming stripes”, are a visual representation of how temperatures have increased since the industrial revolution (the image is for Melbourne).  Created by climate scientist Professor Ed Hawkins at the University of Reading, each stripe represents one year, with colours transitioning from cool blues to warm reds to represent the increases in temperature seen throughout the past 150 years or more.
June 21 has been designated as "Show your Stripes Day" (coinciding with the summer (NH) and winter (SH) equinox.

Also we are very lucky this month to have received a short movie regarding the Fairy Garden from Ivanhoe Girls Grammar.