History Monash Inc will be open to the public at the Monash Federation Centre in Oakleigh on Tuesdays between 10 am and 2 pm. For research enquiries in 2026, please send an email to [email protected]

On Thursday 6 November 2025, the Hon. Steve Dimopoulos MLA (State Member for Oakleigh) launched a new History Monash Inc publication, Oakleigh is Our Life: Greek Settlement in Oakleigh, written by History Monash Secretary Ann Nield.Since World War II, Greek-Australians have helped to transform Oakleigh into a vibrant multicultural community

Oakleigh Primary School celebrated its 150th anniversary on Saturday 8 November 2025. Amongst many events and displays, the Heritage Hall featured historical artefacts and photos. Anne Brew, the OPOS librarian, who organised the event, is seen here with a part of the historical display. History Monash was pleased to be

The latest exhibition curated by History Monash Inc features the collection of T.G. Newton & Co., a prominent real estate agency in the Oakleigh region. This company had its origins in an earlier real estate agency in Oakleigh offering land subdivisions in and around the area for sale from 1875.

The “Heartbreak Streets” was the name popularly given to newly-opened sub-divisions in post-World War 2 Melbourne and at the time applied to areas of north and south Oakleigh and Clayton. They were called this because of the dearth of amenities in these areas, such as unmade roads and lack of

Mount Waverley Combined Probus Club visited History Monash Inc on 13 May 2025 to view the “Out of the Archives” exhibition. Visitors were particularly interested in the collection of old school readers and arithmetic books, many of which they had used as children. HM President Edda Williams spoke to the

History Monash Inc recently received a donation of $750 from Community Bank Pinewood, following a contribution by History Monash of some historic photos of the Pinewood shopping centre. The bank plans to display these photos on its walls as an indication of how much Pinewood has changed since the 1950s.

History Monash Inc is thrilled to have received $3200 at the Community Bank Pinewood Pitch Night on Thursday 10 November 2022. This money will enable HM to buy an A3 scanner and archival materials to preserve and catalogue the Looker-Newton real estate collection, which dates back to 1879. (See the

History Monash joined other historical societies and organisations at the Victorian Parliament House on 27 October 2022 to celebrate History Month. David Davis MLC hosted the event and led a tour through parts of Parliament House, including the beautiful members’ library. Pictured below in the library is Professor Richard Broome