The Arapiles Historical Society (AHS) is volunteer run and community supported. Based in the town of Natimuk, AHS have three sites – the Court House, the former Natimuk Garage and the former Natimuk Masonic Hall.
The Arapiles Historical Society (AHS) was formed at a public meeting in Natimuk on 1 March 1962. Since then AHS has been the custodian of a growing collection of items from around the Arapiles region, which have the potential to present aspects of the history of the Arapiles district in a detailed and lively fashion.
The Arapiles Historical Society has also been involved in projects such as the restoration in 1966 of the Polkemmet cemetery, the building of an obelisk near the site of Major Mitchell’s 1836 camp on the west side of Mount Arapiles in 1970, and the 2001 Natimuk Tidy Towns historical-markers initiative. These Arapiles Historical Society projects provide a snapshot of the history of Natimuk and the surrounding district.
MEETINGS: the Research Center is open most Tuesdays from 2 to 4 PM. Committee meetings are held at 3pm, on the second Tuesday of each month. New members and occasional helpers are needed, and most welcome!!!
Committee Members
| 2024 – 2025 Committee | |
| President | Pat Ford |
| Vice President | Elizabeth Both |
| Secretary | Di Ellifson |
| Treasurer | Jennette Sudholz |
| Committee Members | |
| Collection Team | Peter French, Martin Perkins, Jennette Sudholz |
| Research | Gianna Sudholz |
| Communications & Publicity | Brigitte Muir |
| Climbing Museum Coordinator | Keith Lockwood |
| Grants Officer | Elizabeth Both |
| Assets Manager | Peter French |
Thank you to our sponsors.
Arapiles Historical Society 
Could you please give me a call on 0459530563
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Dear Arapiles Historical Society.
The Horsham Society Rob! Suggested I contact you with my question. My name is Lindsay Mott and I am trying to locate the current location of the Mott Dummy Hut detailed on the Victorian Web site as B3444. I was in the vicinity two weeks ago and failed to locate the hut! I am enquiring to see if you have any information about its location. The Victorian web site as it listed as being at the corner of Sambkes Road and Goroke Roads, west of the township of Goroke.
I plan to be in Horsham again in a few weeks and would like to hear if you have any information to assis
Kind regards
Lindsay Mott
Mob: 0412 318 241
Email: lindsay.mott@me.com
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Hello.
I have just been speaking with Charlie McCuish and he mentioned that there should be some letters between his father Charles and Mary Kate O’Flaherty in your possession.
They were donated by Daryl O’Flaherty after the Back to Natimuk 1972 and were given to Jennette Sudholz at the time.
I wonder if they could be tracked down for us to see as neither of us have viewed them.
Kind Regards,
Kellie Morton
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Hi Kellie, I will pass that on this afternoon. Sorry about delay, no one checks the website.. we are a few volunteers very stretched across platforms. Our FB page is the best place to send messages. Cheers, Brigitte
PS I asked Jennette and she said she was not living in Natimuk at the time. Gianna, our collection manager has no recollections of the letters. Sorry we could not help. All the best, B.
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