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Written in Stone

by Gordon Plowman (2021) The pillars either side of the Montville Memorial Gate pay tribute to the fallen and those who served during...

(From Treasurer’s Report 13th March 1903) “…on the 20th September 1902, at Mr Edward Smith’s House ( the present Montville Art Gallery ),...

Len and Val Gorsch always knew their home at 107 Western Avenue was pretty special, but now some of the house’s history has been...

You can’t help but feel joyful in the presence of Jane Hutton. She’s wearing soft cotton overalls covered in hearts with string ties on...

The Dome was built in 1972 by Roy and Rosalind Hayes. It is the geodesic dome designed by the famous American architect...

It was a derelict eyesore when one of Montville’s premier attractions, the Dome turned 50 in August, 2020. Built in 1972 the Dome had...

Christmas 2019 sees the St. Mary’s Hall in the best condition it has been in for years. Current Chairman of the St. Mary’s Auxiliary,...

Montville Memorial Hall, St Mary’s Church Hall and Community Hall (Former RSL Hall) St. Mary’s Church Hall and Community Centre (c. 1978)...

It must have been ten years ago that I first heard the need for a deck on the eastern side of the hall being discussed. I was the new...

On New Year’s Day 1897, ten Salvationists from Nambour rode to Razorback to lend support to local Salvationist, Frank Senescal who had...

2022 marked 125 years of history for the Montville Post Office. Today residents are particularly grateful to have retained the Montville...

An explanation and description of the Memorial Gate and Pillars to remember those who fought in World War 1. These gates are located at...

Lighted throughout with Quirk’s Air Gas; Hot and Cold Baths…… ‘Phone: Montville 3, Miss T. Pickering. Just two of the enticements for...

THE MONTVILLE CAFÉ BAR AND GRILL Braemar, in 2017, originally built for the Monte Dart Family The site of the Montville Cafe Bar and...

Ernest and Emma Dalton, two of the earliest settlers in the Montville area (then known as Razorback) purchased about fifteen acres south...

The heart of the newly named ‘Montville Estate’ at 15 Western Avenue (Lot 53 SP116528) is the original pioneer homestead of early...

Gillie Warren wrote this piece in 2002 – fifteen years ago and she is reflecting on her 1987 visit to Montville 15 years earlier. Now,...

Christmas 2019 sees the St. Mary’s Hall in the best condition it has been in for years. Current Chairman of the St. Mary’s Auxiliary,...

By Gordon Plowman First, a little history leading up to the establishment of the Soldier’s Memorial Hall in Montville: During World War...

Montville’s distinctive character was created in the 1980s and the 1990s. Of the 30 commercial development applications for building...