Wonthaggi & District Historical Society is an incorporated, not for profit organization founded in 1959. It is the custodian of the town and district’s mining, social and cultural heritage. Local newspapers, documents and manuscripts, photographs, maps, local histories, oral histories and objects all make up our archives. The historic, former Wonthaggi railway station building is both a museum and home to the society.

 

The Museum

The Plod

About the Society

News and Events

November Meeting

November Meeting

Our next meeting will be at 7.00pm on 20th November 2025 at the Railway Station Museum.

15 Minutes of History WK 2

15 Minutes of History WK 2

SHOWCASING OUR MUSEUM DISPLAY Open Daily 11.00am – 1.00pm Monday January 12 – Saturday January 17, 2026

Plod Essay Novener 2025

Plod Essay Novener 2025

Snippets from the newspaper archives – Wonthaggi State School Mothers Club – by Nola Thorpe

Annual Dinner 2025

Annual Dinner 2025

This year the theme is Wonthaggi’s History in Music and Verse, on Friday 28th November at 6.00 pm at the Wonthaggi Workmens Club.