Eltham Community Action Group

Spirit of Eltham: place and community

Eltham’s historical context can begin to define its identity. Situated on the lands of the Wurundjeri people, Eltham’s built form first took shape when Europeans settled it in the late 1830s. Eltham was at that time ‘almost a country town’, so far away from Melbourne’s urban centre that it was almost seen as a separate village.

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Cecil Street – A massive win for Eltham at VCAT

STOP PRESS! VCAT NEWS! WE WON!! CECIL ST, ELTHAM !! Congratulations residents, ECAG and Nillumbik Council for a fantastic win at VCAT! Five months after the VCAT Hearing for the 3 storey 6 apartment proposal for Cecil St, Eltham, we learned this week that VCAT had refused a permit. Important comments in the VCAT member’s […]

Eltham War Memorial Buildings: A Lost Appeal but a Victory of Sorts

By Andrew Lemon After a full-day public hearing last February, and weeks of consideration, a panel of the Heritage Council recently formally announced it had rejected the appeal spearheaded by ECAG to have the Eltham War Memorial complex of buildings included on the Victorian Heritage Register. A disappointing result, but the process has delivered three […]

Eltham Roundabout & MRPV

Many people have emailed Vicki Ward MP outlining their concerns regarding the Fitzsimons Lane roundabout removal and the destruction of our iconic treed entrance.
The standard reply they are receiving includes feedback from Major Road Projects Victoria stating that residents have been consulted and that the Eltham Community Action Group design fails to adequately address some features that are required to resolve the traffic flow issues in peak hours.

Preserving Eltham’s Character (ECAG)