History Matters 2021 Autumn Edition
The latest History Matters Magazine is now available at the Torquay newsagents, featuring a range of story related to the Torquay district. The cover features Rex ‘China’ Gilbert and inside …
Game On
Not Wimbledon or the Aussie Open but still significant tennis tournaments played in Torquay. Lawn tennis was invented by Major Walter Wingfield in 1873. The game quickly became a popular …
Our Pop-Up Museum
Check out no 32 Gilbert Street for our display of photos and stories on old Gilbert Street. This shop was once owned by Don Loveless who ran his TV and …
History Matters Summer Edition
Read about the early years of the Torquay and Jan Juc pubs, heritage saved at Loveridge Lookout, some heritage lost at the Barwon River Ovoid Sewer Aqueduct and the fight …
We Remember
Tomorrow, Remembrance Day (also known as Armistice Day) — remembers the agreement between the Allies and Germany on November 11, 1918, to stop fighting which marked a victory for the …
