On the Street Where You Live Project

Over the last few years the pace of natural change in the built environment we live in has accelerated.  The 3127 Street Project was an ambitious one which aimed to capture a snapshot of Surrey Hills and Mont Albert in 2013 by photographically recording the street view of all of the houses, businesses, schools, churches and other buildings in post code 3127.  Over 40 volunteers registered as photographers or assistants. They recorded well over 80% of the area covered by 3127. As a result we have a huge archive of ‘contemporary’ images, although already many are already historic. The comparatively large blocks in this area are attractive to developers and many of the timber Californian bungalows have disappeared.One of the wonderful unexpected outcomes of the project was that a number of people send in historic black and white photos of their homes, which in a number of cases are no longer extant.  Thank you to everyone who contributed to Stage 1 of this project.

One of the wonderful unexpected outcomes of the project was that a number of people send in historic black and white photos of their homes, which in a number of cases are no longer extant.  Thank you to everyone who contributed to Stage 1 of this project.

• are interested in volunteering for the Heritage Collection
• have a query regarding the collection
• are willing to share aspects of your family’s history with the public through this collection
• donated material to the collection in the past – as we wish to update our records regarding past donations.