CORIO BAY VILLA

Wattle Park is a large park in Burwood named for its plantation of 12,000 wattle trees. The park provides public open space for recreation.

Thank you to those that came to our open house event. The sun was out. Here are some photos from that lovely day.

William Emberson died in WWI. In 1923, Charles Emberson built a memorial to his son William at the entry to his property in Kallista,

Windsor Park was a large estate in Surrey Hills that was developed for suburban living in the 1880s by the Freehold Investment and Banking

Alfred Hand worked as a hairdresser, which was a relatively new occupation in 1907, when Alfred was at Corio Bay Villa with his family.

Have you ever wondered who has lived in your home before you? My husband and I fell in love with our Victorian era home and I've been...

An analysis of the Corio Bay Villa residents from 1890 to 2021 reveals that the most common type of occupants are families.

Adrian and Megan were newly weds in search of a home in which to raise a family. When they came across Corio Bay Villa it was very run down.

There have been many changes made to Corio Bay Villa over the years, both big and small. No doubt, every owner has changed the house in thei

Frank and his wife Elizabeth bought Corio Bay Villa in 1967 and moved in shortly afterwards. They lived there for four years.

Mrs F. M. Svensson was one of the earliest tenants to live at Corio Bay, having lived there in the year 1900.

A very short history of Surrey Hills up until the 1950s, with a focus Corio Bay Villa and its immediate surrounds.

Charles and Olive Martha McCullough lived at Corio Bay Villa for just a year or so in 1926. It was a small part of their long life together.

The Henry family was probably the largest family to have ever lived Corio Bay Villa. John and Emily Henry lived there for four years.

Walter Phipps Turnbull was an engineer who lived at Corio Bay Villa for three years from 1917 to 1919. He also had many siblings living near