By MELISSA MEEHAN
ELTHAM is a perfect example of where the city meets the country.
Only half an hour from Melbourne, Eltham provides a quirky arts town full of cafes, book shops and other interesting nooks and crannies to get a meal or watch the world go by.
More and more funky, quirky and interesting cafes and restaurants are popping up providing so much choice for visitors and locals alike.
It also has an important piece of history, Eltham’s granite war memorial (unveiled in 1919) has now been protected for future generations and visitors after the government officially recognised it as of local heritage significance.
The granite war memorial was first unveiled by the Lieutenant Governor of Victoria Sir William Irvine on 3 August 1919, on the northwest corner of the intersection of Main Road and Bridge Street, Eltham.
The cenotaph bears the names of 27 locals who died in World War I, and 11 more who lost their lives in World War II.
The cenotaph was moved to the Eltham Returned and Services League of Australia (RSL) building in the 1950s and was once again relocated last year following the amalgamation of the Eltham and Montmorency RSLs and subsequent sale of the Eltham RSL.
