The annual Kurth Kiln Heritage Festival was held on Sunday April 11, 2011, at the Kurth Kiln Picnic Ground, near the corner of Beenak and Soldiers Roads, Gembrook, 65 km east of Melbourne.

A highlight of the events at the historic charcoal-producing kiln precinct was a recreation of an armed hold-up on a stagecoach.

The festival helps raise money for the preservation of the remains of the kiln, workers’ huts and associated buildings. ... (more)