History – How the Grapevine got its name

In the first issue, the editorial committee ran a competition to find a name and masthead for the fledgling community newsletter. The winner of the competition was Julie Handcock who designed the masthead you see on the cover page below.

You can click on the images to read the pages. The images are optimised for 800 x 600 rendition.

It is interesting to note that the Moyhu Lions Club ran a “Bush Market”, the precursor to the current “Farmers Market” way back then. It was held in the Moyhu Caravan Park which would have been a pretty and shady location. See Page 13.