Past Events
April 2023
East Melbourne: The Men who went to War
In 2014, Major-General Mike O’Brien gave us a list of men with a connection to East Melbourne who had volunteered for the 1st World War. As a result of enthusiastic volunteers, we now have an archive of around 600 war records, some of which we would like to share with you at our April meeting. With Mike O’Brien as compere, five E.M.H.S. members will each tell a story drawn from our archives, of a local man who volunteered to fight…
June 2024
Our Yarra River
East Melbourne Historical Society Presents "Our Yarra River" Presenter: Ian Penrose Ian is a former senior executive in the coal mining and gas industries, but after 27 years he switched his focus to the natural environment. He headed the Victorian Government’s program to restore the Snowy River with increased flows and bankside rehabilitation. Later, as a state water commissioner, he helped manage environmental water releases into our depleted rivers and wetlands. In 2006, he became the first Yarra Riverkeeper, leading the…
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