Winter Edition Out Now
The winter edition of History Matters is out now. A great story on how the Torquay Motor Yacht and Angling Club was formed then evolved into separate organisations and the …
NEWS
Education Week
Torquay State School This year’s theme for Education Week ‘150 Years of Public Education’ is about Victoria’s public education journey. Our participation in Education Week, starting on Monday, showcases Victoria’s …
Grant Success
TMWW is excited to announce the success of our Grant Funding application for $1000 to purchase a new printer and computer consumables. This funding will support the production of our …
Grant Success
Keep an eye out for our upcoming ‘pop-up’ exhibitions in Gilbert Street. We plan to do displays during the Easter and School holidays. Find more information in the upcoming History …
Bombing of Darwin
The bombing of Darwin occurred on the morning of 19 February 1942, when 188 Japanese aircraft appeared over Darwin. The aircraft had taken off from four aircraft carriers in the …
Remembering a day of terror
Today marks 39 years since the Ash Wednesday bushfires devasted large parts of the Surf Coast. There were over 100 fires fanned by hot winds of up to 110 km/h …
Breaking the ice – Torquay Winter Olympian
Ice hockey originated in Canada in the early 19th century, based on several similar stick-and-ball games played in Europe. The first Olympic ice hockey tournament took place at the 1920 …
Torquay Winter Olympian: Oslo, 1952
The 1952 Winter Olympics was held at Oslo in Norway with athletes from 30 nations competing. The Australian delegation consisted of nine athletes, three in the figure skating and alpine …
Six O’Clock Swill
Before the Torquay Coffee Palace, built-in 1888, held a liqueur licence the following year, Felix Rosser and James Follett were two cheeky fellows who were often prosecuted for sly grog. …
Buckley’s Chance
Willliam Buckley, the ‘wild white man’ who lived with the local Aboriginals in our area for more than thirty years, died this day in 1856 due to falling from his …