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Information about the Heidelberg Historical Society in Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia. We are open every Sunday between 2.00 and 5.00 p.m.

Entry $5.00, free for children under 16 and members Local historical society relating to the Heidelberg district in Victoria, Australia.

27/10/2026

Our new exhibition " Yarra Birrarung: The Ribbon through Heidelberg" is open!

The exhibition combines panels from Dr. Judith Buckrich's 'Yarra Birrarung: Artists Writers and the River' exhibition (on display at the Royal Historical Society of Victoria 2024-5) along with images, objects and information from Heidelberg Historical Society's collections.

We are open every Sunday in November 2-5 (last entry 4.30 p.m.) at the Heidelberg Historical Society Museum and Research Rooms, Jika Street Heidelberg. Entry is $5.00 with members and children free

17/10/2026

LAST DAY! Our Heidelberg of the Heidelberg Artists exhibition will close on Sunday 18 October (last entry 4.30 p.m.) If you heard Steven Barlow talking at Rosanna Library last Thursday, or if you've been meaning to come see it - this is your last chance! Old Heidelberg Court House, Jika Streeet Heidelberg (opposite Heidelberg Gardens), open 2.00 to 5.00 p.m. on Sundays. Entry $5.00, members and children under 16 free.

09/10/2026

ONLY TWO MORE SUNDAYS!
The last day for our 'Heidelberg of the Heidelberg Artists' exhibition will be Sunday 18th October. So, if you've been meaning to visit, you'll need to come on either 11th or 18th October.
The exhibition shows Heidelberg as it was between 1880 and 1900, when the 'Heidelberg School' artists spent their summers in the area.
We're open on Sunday only between 2.00 and 5.00 p.m. Entry $5.00

29/08/2026

No doubt you will have noticed the hoardings and advertising for the new apartments to be built on the south-east corner of Hawdon Street and Burgundy Street.
This will involve the demolition of the existing old grocers' shop which was erected in 1899. The shop was built as an investment by John May, who lived in Toryburn, a large house that still stands in Darebin Street, near the railway line.
The two storey building had the shop below and residential quarters above. The first occupant was grocer Ernest Frost, followed by Billy Winsor by 1916, as seen in this November 1918 photo of a parade celebrating the end of World War I. It was quite common for grocers to have shops in both Ivanhoe and Heidelberg and this was the case for both Frost and Winsor's grocers.

We have a huge collection of photographs of Heidelberg and the surrounding areas which you can view at our Museum, Jika Street Heidelberg. Our current exhibition is 'Heidelberg of the Heidelberg Artists'. We are open on Sundays between 2 and 5 p.m. (with last entry at 4.30). Entry is $5.00, with members and children under 16 free.

07/08/2026

TALK: CELEBRATING 150 YEARS OF THE HEIDELBERG FOOTBALL CLUB.
Tuesday 11 August 7.30 p.m. Ivanhoe Uniting Church Community Centre, Seddon Street Ivanhoe.
The Heidelberg Football Club was formed in 1876 and is one of the oldest clubs in the country. Please join us on Tuesday 11 August as Mat Sheahan, from Heidelberg Football Club, tells us about the history of the club and its presence in Heidelberg. Free talk, followed by supper- all welcome.

Image: Heidelberg Football Club Runners Up 1907.

01/08/2026

Don't forget that the Heidelberg Busy Bee Quilt is on display for one day only on Sunday 2nd August 2026 between 1-4 p.m. at Heidelberg Scots Uniting Church, 187 Burgundy Street Heidelberg. This is a rare opportunity to see this quilt, created by a “Busy Bee” group in 1895-96 to raise funds for the Church. All are welcome.

19/07/2026

You are warmly invited to visit Heidelberg Scots Uniting Church on the 125th anniversary of the building. On display in the adjacent Garden Room will be a historic signature quilt, created by a “Busy Bee” group in 1895-96 to raise funds for the Church.

DATE: Sunday 2 August 2026

TIME: 1 pm to 4 pm

GETTING THERE: Close to Heidelberg railway station. Free parking is available on the west side of the Church.

ACCESSIBILITY: The venue is wheel-chair accessible.

Everyone is welcome to this free event.

The quilt is in the collection of the Heidelberg Historical Society. Its museum in Jika Street is close to the location of the earlier Scots Church building (1845-1901). The current exhibition, “The Heidelberg of the Heidelberg Artists, 1880-1900”, is open every Sunday from 2 pm to 5 pm.

20/06/2026

Fancy a nice Sunday afternoon drive? Why not come out to Heidelberg Historical Society Museum on Sunday between 1.00 and 5.00 p.m. to see our 'Heidelberg of the Heidelberg Artists' exhibition. We're located on the corner of Jika Street and Park Lane Heidelberg, opposite Heidelberg gardens. Entry is $5.00 with members and children under 16 free. Last entry is at 4.30 p.m.

Hopefully you'll be warmer and drier on your trip than these motoring stalwarts in what was said to be the first car in the Heidelberg district, travelling along the Eaglemont end of Maltravers Rd. Note the post and rail fence and the heavy planting of pine trees which may have been part of the 'pinetum' planted by William Ferguson for John Henry Brooke who purchased Eaglemont Estate in 1859. In 1861 it was said to be the largest pinetum in the colony, with 81 conifers from all over the world.

03/06/2026

TALK: ARTHUR AND NORA STREETON
On Tuesday 9th June 2026 Heidelberg Historical Society welcomes the Honorable Julie Dodds Streeton KC to our June meeting to speak on the life and times of Arthur and Nora Streeton.

Thirty years ago, Julie and her late husband Roger took over Longacres, the Olinda retreat and gardens of Roger’s grandfather Sir Arthur Streeton, one of the ‘Heidelberg Artists’ who spent their summers painting in Eaglemont. Longacres was a country house and garden designed and built by Arthur Streeton in 1921– 24 as a retreat for himself and his wife Nora, an internationally renowned, Canadian born violinist. The story of the gifted original occupants, their family histories, great romance, remarkable circle of friends and brilliant careers is an interesting part of Australia’s cultural heritage.

Please join us on Tuesday 9th June at 7.30 p.m. at the Ivanhoe Uniting Church Community Centre, Seddon Street Ivanhoe. Free, and all welcome.

Image source:H. Walter Barnett Arthur Streeton with Nora Streeton and Pat the dog platinium photograph 15.3 × 20cm

Photo: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne

28/05/2026

Our 126-year old Courthouse is looking beautiful since our recent painting and concrete repair work to the exterior of the building.

Jamie from PBE Solutions gave the woodwork a fresh coat of paint, and cleaned and painted the concrete work on the gables of the roof and other surrounds of the building.

We are very grateful to DEECA for the funding provided to undertake this work, enabling us to keep this jewel of 'old Heidelberg' in such good condition.

Address

Corner Of Jika Street And Park Lane
Melbourne, VIC
3084

Opening Hours

2pm - 5pm

Telephone

+61394552130

Website

http://heidelberghistoricalsociety.com.au/

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