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Winchelsea Shire Council

  • Corporate body
  • 1860 - 1994

Winchelsea was created a District on 9 November 1860. It was proclaimed a Shire on 27 May 1864. It was redefined on 7 November 1890. It was re-subdivided into four ridings on 26 February 1889. It was part severed and constituted as part of Otway Shire on 6 May 1919. It was redefined by a part being severed and annexed to Barrabool Shire on 31 May 1927. Riding boundaries were redefined in July 1959. A part was severed and annexed to Otway Shire on 1 October 1963. It was enlarged and redefined by annexation of an area of land from the Shire of Barrabool on 1 April 1989. It was re-subdivided into three ridings on 1 April 1989. Local Government Reform 1993-1995 Winchelsea Shire amalgamated with Barrabool Shire and severances from the City of Greater Geelong and Colac Shire to create Surf Coast Shire on 9 March 1994. This occurred as part of a statewide program of local government reform enacted between 1993 and 1995. The reform process reduced the number of councils from 210 to 78.

Weatherboard Station

  • Corporate body
  • c.1830s - ?

From the late 1830's the weatherboard station pastoral run, which was owned by the Derwent Company, was located on both sides of the Barwon river near Inverleigh.

In 1854 it was subdivided into Weatherboard No.1 on the north side of the river and Weatherboard No.2 on the south side. Weatherboard No.1 became the property in 1856 of William Berthon. He kept journals of his time on the property from 1864 until 1875, which are now part of the Geelong Heritage Centre collection.

The original Weatherboard property was a prefabricated iron house imported from England in the 1850s, manufactured by John Walker of Millwall, Poplar in London. These prefabricated houses have both architectural and historical significance.

Warrenbeen Station

  • Corporate body
  • c.1840s - current

Warrenbeen Station was part of the early wool industry in the Geelong region, situated on the Shelford Rokewood Road, running merino sheep across 40,000 acres.

The station was part of the land leases of crown land in the early 1800s with a succession of lease holders.

Major WD Mercer held the property from 1842-1846. It was then leased and owned by Major John Bell, resident of Bell Park, Geelong. It was noted in Major Bell's obituary on 29 Jan 1876 that he had owned Warrenbeen station.

The station was later known by the names Warrambine and Warrambeen and is currently in existence as Warrambeen Estate.

United Ancient Order of Druids Corio Lodge No 208

  • Corporate body
  • 1903 - 1969

The United Ancient Order of Druids (UAOD) was founded in Victoria around 1862.

A meeting was held on the 18 June 1886 at the Caledonian Hotel in Little Ryrie St, Geelong to gauge interest in the formation of a Geelong branch of the Ancient Order of the Druids.

The United Ancient Order of Druids (UAOD) was a benefit society and when a member joined they were able to access medical assistance and medicines.

The Druidic movement became popular and boasted more than 70,000 members at its peak.

Toc H (Ocean Grove Branch)

  • Corporate body
  • c1939 - c1960s

'Toc H' also known as Talbot House was founded by Reverend P.B "Tubby" Clayton, near the battlefields of Ypres Belgium in 1915 during World War 1. The original Talbot House was in the close by town of Poperinge, Belgium, and was a building where soldiers could rest, relax and pray while going and returning from the horrible front lines of the war.

The house was named in memory of a close friend of Rev. Clayton who died in 1915, Lieutenant Gilbert Talbot. "Toc" signifies the letter T in the signals spelling alphabet used by the British Army in World War I.

After the war, the spirit and ethos of Tabot House became a movement, beginning in 1922 in England and then began to spread around the world, especially in the Commonwealth.

In Australia, the movement was championed by the then Governor General Lord Forster, who himself had lost two sons in World War 1. In 1925 Rev. Clayton toured Australia and by the early 1930s there were Toc H branches in every state.

The Toc H movement continues today. It's main work is building friendships and offering service to the community. It's vision statement is 'to build a better world by reaching out to all in friendship and service, promoting mutual understanding to lessen prejudice, and practising Christian Values.’

The Ocean Grove branch was established in 1939, meeting at St Peter's Church in Hodgson St, Ocean Grove.

On January 7th 1940 a great tragedy occurred for the organisation as two young boys drowned while attending a Toc H Camp at Ocean Grove.

The artist Sidney Nolan regularly attended Toc H meetings and was involved with the group, during the time he lived in Ocean Grove in 1939-1940.

Toc H (Geelong West Branch)

  • Corporate body
  • 1925 -

'Toc H' also known as Talbot House was founded by Reverend P.B "Tubby" Clayton, near the battlefields of Ypres Belgium in 1915 during World War 1. The original Talbot House was in the close by town of Poperinge, Belgium, and was a building where soldiers could rest, relax and pray while going and returning from the horrible front lines of the war.

The house was named in memory of a close friend of Rev. Clayton who died in 1915, Lieutenant Gilbert Talbot. "Toc" signifies the letter T in the signals spelling alphabet used by the British Army in World War I.

After the war, the spirit and ethos of Tabot House became a movement, beginning in 1922 in England and then began to spread around the world, especially in the Commonwealth.

In Australia, the movement was championed by the then Governor General Lord Forster, who himself had lost two sons in World War 1. In 1925 Rev. Clayton toured Australia and by the early 1930s there were Toc H branches in every state.

The Geelong branch began meeting in November 1925 at the Guild Hall, Myers Street Geelong.

The Toc H movement continues today. It's main work is building friendships and offering service to the community. It's vision statement is 'to build a better world by reaching out to all in friendship and service, promoting mutual understanding to lessen prejudice, and practising Christian Values.’

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