THIS EVENT IS BOOKED OUT.

Please join us for the launch of this re-imagined second edition of Weston Bate’s history

THE STORY OF MELBOURNE’S LANES: Essential but Unplanned

Weston Bate, Richard Broome, Nicole Davis, Andrew May, Helen Stitt

To be launched by Professor Robert Adams AM, multi award-winning architect and urban designer

Thursday 3 October 2024, 5:30pm – 7pm

Royal Historical Society of Victoria, 239 A’Beckett Street, Melbourne 3000

Published by RHSV and SLV

We are thrilled that Lee ‘Sonnyboy’ Morgan, a Gunditjmara/ Kirrae Whurrong man hailing from Framlingham in SW Victoria, will be performing at our book launch. Lee is a blues and country music guitarist and lyricist who has performed with and appeared on many albums with some of Australia’s legendary musical talents including Shane Howard, Archie Roach, the late great Ruby Hunter, Jessica Mauboy and Dean Geyer (Australian Idol fame), Jimmy Barnes and Paul Kelly. In 2023 he was appointed Indigenous Ambassador with Blues Music Victoria Inc.

Housekeeping

This event will be in-person only at the RHSV rooms. There will be no Zoom. Although it is a free event we do ask our members and friends to RSVP so we can get the catering right!

You will be sent an automatic email confirmation of your booking – if it doesn’t turn up in your in-box please check your spam mail or junk mail folders. Don’t panic – there will be a list at the door – you don’t need your ticket.

The book will be available for purchase at a special launch price.

This is a History Month event