About the Rowville Lysterfield History Project
When Bryan Power became the editor of the Rowville-Lysterfield Community News in late 1990 he commenced a monthly local history article. Since then the Rowville-Lysterfield Community News has published over 100 articles, many of them based on interviews with long-time residents of Rowville and Lysterfield.
The committee of the News had long held the hope that these stories would one day be published in a single collection, and the awarding of a grant through the Commonwealth Government's Federation Community Projects Program provided the means of realising that dream.
The release of these stories and photographs in three media: website, CD-ROM and book is a small but not insignificant part of our nation's celebration of 100 years of achievement since Federation.
Peter Nugent, MHR for Aston, Bryan Power, President of the R-LCNews and Cr Emmanuelle Cicchiello, Taylor Ward representative for the Knox City Council, at the launch of the RLHP at the Rowville Community Centre on 26 October 2000. Photo by Geoff Inkster.
The origins of RLHP as told by Bryan Power
Bryan Power, founder of the Rowville-Lysterfield History Project, is interviewed by historian, Craig Bellamy. You will need a RealAudio compatible player, or download the free RealPlayer.
When did you first move to Rowville?
How did you develop an interest in the history of the region?
How long's the newspaper been going for?
How did you develop the idea for the Web version of this project?
What do you think are the most important historical events that happened in the region?
What can you tell us about the POW camp?
Using this site
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Credits
The Rowville/Lysterfield History Project is a community, not-for-profit website produced for the Rowville/Lysterfield Community News.
Produced by Toy Satellite.
Hosted on Community Communications Online.
Powered by the MoveableType publishing system.
All content was originally published in the Rowville-Lysterfield Community News except where otherwise acknowledged.
Compiled and edited by Bryan Power.
Producer/Creative Director: Andrew Garton
Web Builder: Justina Curtis
Programmer: Grant McHerron
Designers: Andrew Thomas, Kim Bounds
Design Consultant: John Power
Acknowledgements
This project would not have been possible without the generous support of the Federation Community Projects Program and the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (formally known as Cinemedia).
This site rebuild would not have been possible without the support and commitment of APC.au Ltd (c2o/Toy Satellite).