The history of a town is the accumulation of the life, times and work of many people. Some have been well-known, others requiring a bit of research to bring out their full story.
Ringwood has been fortunate to have many civic minded organizations to help guide its development. These included a wide range of churches, business associations and horticultural organizations. Sporting organizations and service clubs were integral to the fabric of the society.
As the well-used adage says, “Everyone has a story to tell” and every circumstance that has occurred in many a country or suburban town, in past decades and centuries, has been replicated in Ringwood.
We have had our sporting heroes, politicians and people of note. Some have become world leaders in their fields. In the end, most often return to the stability of the Ringwood environment and the families that have made up the social fabric.
Much of the early history of Ringwood was recorded by Ron and Ellie Pullin and by former councillor J.K. McCaskill. It is because of the work of these and other people, that we are fortunate to have such strong archives in the RIngwood Historical Society and are able to produce this website.
