About Us

Buninyong and District Historical Society

Buninyong & District Historical Society

Reg number: A0030085Y

About the Society...

The Society promotes the study, collection and preservation of the history, heritage and environment of Buninyong and the surrounding district.

The Society meets regularly and welcomes visitors to view the records it holds in two historic buildings, the Old Court House, Learmonth St, and the Old Library, Warrenheip St.

Court House

The Old Court House History Centre is open from 9.30am - 1.00pm on the third Saturday of every month and the Reading Room in the Old Library is open Wednesday-Sunday, 11am - 2pm.

Membership

Some members engage in a variety of restoration, research and cataloguing projects, working in small groups or individually and reporting back to the Society at its bi-monthly meetings. Others enjoy coming to the meetings to hear guest speakers and keep up with the Society's activities.

At the 2021 AGM the Society elected a new President, all other positions were filled by their incumbents.


2022 Executive:

New members are welcome. You may join the Society by filling out its Membership Form and paying an annual membership subscription.

About this Site...

Please email any queries or comments about historical matters or the activities of the Historical Society directly to the Secretary at buninhistsoc@gmail.com

About Buninyong ...

For information about Buninyong visit: www.buninyong.vic.au

Visit us in Buninyong

Court House History Centre

Learmonth St Buninyong

Hours

9.30am - 1.00pm on the 3rd Saturday of the month.

The Courthouse holds the Historical Society's records with many fascinating photographs, maps and documents of Buninyong's story to the present day. It is well worth a visit and members of the Historical Society are on hand to answer your queries.

Butter Factory/Old Police Courthouse

The Historical Society also opens the old Butter Factory/Police Court off Cornish Street, behind the Primary School, on special occasions such as local festivals.

Read our Newsletters

They are packed with wonderful information about Buninyong's history.

Visit our Facebook page

Buninyong and District Historical Society

Buninyong Information Centre

Hours

Open Wednesday-Sunday, 11am-2pm.

The Old Library, 406 Warrenheip St, which now operates as the Buninyong Information Centre, is staffed by friendly volunteers who can assist you with your enquiries. It holds many historical records: