SARAHCRAZE

How the cows and sheep gave way to the network of valuable sports fields of the Glen Iris Valley.

Its the end of 2024! Join me for a round up of local news.

A brief history of netball and its significance to girls in Ashburton.

I recently presented on this topic at the Royal Historical Society of Victoria. Just as High Street turns down the hill towards Glen Iris...

In this last post of the series on Ashy Redbacks, I examine the history of women's football and girls in the club.

In Part I: I took a few thousand words to say the illegal sale of alcohol saved the Ashy Redbacks from financial ruin... Before we begin, once again I must acknowledge Bruce Phillips’ Ashy Always book as a source for this post. Let’s pick up the Ashy Redbacks story in the early 1990s and the aftermath of the ‘recession we had to have’ . This is a time when there were still milk bars and 20c bags of mixed lollies; fish and chips shops and all-you-can-eat Pizza Huts; Safeway;

Part I (1971- 1992) Before we begin: a disclaimer. I remain eternally grateful that my kids are not interested in playing Australian Rules football competitively. This is because I’m a fair weather supporter at the best of times – I’ll watch the game live only if the weather is fair – so I am fortunately spared from freezing my ample arse on a muddy football field in the depths of a Melbourne winter every Sunday morning. This does not lessen my admiration for those who do. I’