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Planning for the 2026 Heritage Fleurieu Coast Festival is underway

Promoting community interest in local history, encouraging preservation of historical buildings and sites, collecting and documenting district heritage since 1977.

Explore Our District’s Heritage

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Places in Our District

Find out about our townships, places in our region that are listed for State Heritage and other places of local heritage significance

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Photo Gallery

Browse some of the photos from the YDHS extensive collection. The Featured Collection changes every few months

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Self-Guided Tours

Create your own heritage tour of the region. Created as the ‘Calico Bag’ for Heritage Fleurieu Coast 2024, now a permanent resource

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People of Our District

Learn about the First Nations people of our region. Explore contributions of early white settlers through our family folders and posters

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Publications

Peruse YDHS books and publications including the popular ‘Old’ series of booklets. Download the monthly ‘Past and Present’ newsletter

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Consultations

Meet with YDHS members on Wednesday mornings at the Yankalilla Library for in-person consultations and assistance with research

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 Research Tools

Access digital and physical material including rate assessment books, cemetery records and community archives

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Events

Join us for General Meetings, Friday Talks, Members Tours & Social Activities and the award-winning Heritage Fleurieu Coast Festival

Time Travel Torrens Vale

Heritage Fleurieu Coast

Immerse yourself in the biennial Heritage Fleurieu Coast Festival. The next Festival is May 2026. Launch is Saturday 2 May, Second Valley Hall

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Past and Present 

A monthly newsletter produced by YDHS.

February 2026

Contents of this issue

  • From the President

  • New Photo Gallery web page

  • Yankalilla Soldiers’ Memorial Park Centenary

  • Biddle Cottage

  • The Second Valley by Ron Blum

  • News clippings
    Freemasonry. Yankalilla Lodge​

 

If you enjoy writing, love history, or want to help produce Past and Present, please contact Sue Speck on 0448 438 974.

Yankalilla Regional News

YDHS also contributes articles of historic interest to every issue of the Yankalilla Regional News. An index of article titles is available as a pdf.

Our Supporters 

 

YDHS acknowledges the ongoing support of the History Trust of South Australia

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We are proud to be affiliated with the Myponga History Group

 

The YDHS acknowledges the strong support of other organisations committed to the preservation and promotion of the Yankalilla region’s heritage.

District Council of Yankalilla 

Yankalilla and District Lions Club

Yankalilla District Historical Museum 

Yankalilla Library

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Yankalilla & District Historical Society supports the cultural, spiritual, ecological and economic regeneration of the Aboriginal peoples of this place assisted by the actions and power of individuals, organisations and governments.

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© YDHS 2022—2026

Initial site design

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Contact Us

 yank.hist.soc@gmail.com 

PO Box 421, Yankalilla 5203

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