Join ASHG for our first Talking History event for 2024 in our new home. Make sure you RSVP. Details below:
The YCC is on the corner of Villa Street and Park Rd, Yeronga, entry is from Villa Street.
In 2023 ASHG’s history room in the Yeronga Community Centre was a work in progress.
In January 2024 the new history room has become a reality.
ASHG held our first Open Day on Wednesday 17 January. It was great to see long term members and new people come in to look at our displays, find out what we do and share stories about our local community.
The centre will be open on Saturday 17 January from 10.00 – 12.00 midday and Wednesday 24 January, 9.00-12.00 midday. Come and say hi. We’re in the new Community Plus+ Yeronga Community Centre in Villa Street.
Our first history talk for the year is the History of the Yeronga Community Centre on Monday 5 February at 7.00 pm. The guest speakers are Melinda McInturff and Mel Hilditch from Community Plus+ Yeronga Community Centre. The history talk will be preceded by the ASHG monthly business meeting at 6.00 pm.
Get your walking shoes on, ASHGs first self-guided walk has landed.
Click here for Fanny Street walk instructions.
This walks begins in Annerley Junction, at the corner of Ipswich Road and Fanny Street – just across from pub where Annerley Road intersects.
As you go you’ll learn about Fanny Street’s history, the people, who they were and what they did.
It is a relatively short walk of about 800 metres but you may find yourself lingering for up to 30 – 45 minutes to absorb the stories and history.
Please bring a hat and water and look out for the shady areas outside the places you stop. Not a walk for the heat of the day.
The walk is fairly easy, but involves a short incline, but may be difficult for those with walking aids.
Afterwards, if you are looking for coffee or refreshments here are some options:
Enjoy the walk and this slice of history. We are planning on more self-guided walks in the near future.
This walk was researched and designed by Pauline Peel, Denis Peel and Kate Dyson.
A big thanks to everybody who has contributed in 2023 – the committee and members, guest speakers, BCC libraries, our local representatives.
Local railway stations in Fairfield, Yeronga and Yeerongpilly are being upgraded and made accessible as part of the Cross River Rail project. ASHG is working with Cross River rail to provide historical signage for each of the stations. Research for the Fairfield Train Station has been finalised although the signage is yet to be installed. In the meantime Cross River rail have presented ASHG with 3 posters for the new local history room in the Yeronga Community Centre. The posters reflect each area of the research undertaken for the signage: Indigenous history; Rail (Fairfield) History and Urban Change. Denis Peel, Secretary of ASHG, holding the poster about the rail history of Fairfield in the above photo. Denis and President Jeff Brunne undertook the research.
