Railway Station
The Diggers Rest railway station has not changed that much over the last 20 years or so. In fact, it remains a strong part of history as the last stop …
Old Post Office
The Diggers Rest hasn’t always been attached to the General Store. Back in the early 1980’s the Post Office and private boxes were located along School Lane. This was not the …
General Store
We need some history on the old General Store. Some say that it was one of the original farmhouses then converted to a General Store. It would be great to …
Food for all
A group of Landscape Architecture students at RMIT are in the process of investigating ways in which food production could be increased in urban environments and this semester we are …
Sorry “No Vacancies”
SORRY! “NO CARAVAN PARK FOR DIGGERS REST” This was one of the weapons used in the fight against the proposed caravan park. It didn’t take very long before it was …
Squadron Runs for Primary School
A Special Minty Moment… Radio Squadron Runners In a small township like Diggers it’s always hard to raise funds due to the limited numbers. The Radio Squadron decided to get …
Walk through time
The walk through time was an initiave of the Diggers Rest Primary School and supported by the Melton City Council. TILE No: 1 THE DREAMTIME Presented by Matthew and Caitlin …
Have we always had a school?
On September first 1874 State School 1447 Diggers’ Rest opened with Walter J. Bee as Head Teacher. He stayed four months. School was a bluestone room 24ft x 16ft, with …