REGIONAL SEMINAR WEEKEND IN MORTLAKE
Mortlake RSL Sub-Branch 17 Shaw Street, MortlakeWe are thrilled that Mortlake & District Historical Society will be hosting our first HSSC* regional seminar for 2024. Why not plan a weekend, or longer, and use the seminar in Mortlake as a jumping off point to explore the Western District? There is a wonderful program of speakers and topics and around the seminar is a convivial program of walks and a dinner.
Gotcha! Concrete Prints from the McEwans Celebrity Pavement
City Gallery 110 Swanston Street, MelbourneWho remembers the McEwans celebrity pavement?
Between 1972 and 1994, scores of celebrities had their hand- and footprints immortalised in cement at the entrance of the McEwans hardware store in Bourke Street. Shopping for a hammer or a hair-dryer, you’d step in the prints of actors, musicians, sportspeople, writers, dancers, politicians, an astronaut, a racehorse – even an operatic dog.
Curated by Robyn Annear, 'Gotcha!' presents 40 of the surviving prints from the McEwans pavement, together with stories of the celebrities who made them and newspaper images that capture the mood of the times.
Labassa open day
Labassa 2 Manor Grove, Caulfield NorthExperience the complex richness of Labassa’s architectural and human history. Although more than 700 people have lived at Labassa, it has miraculously survived with most of its opulent Victorian era
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MENTIONS IN DESPATCHES: In Conversation with Dave Sabben MG
Shrine of Remembrance Birdwood Ave, MelbourneGet a fascinating glimpse into day-to-day life during the Vietnam War as Dave Sabben MG uncovers stories from his new book Mentions in Despatches. Appearing in conversation with Shrine Governor and former broadcaster Squadron Leader (Retd) Peter Meehan OAM, Sabben will share his stories of service collected from letters sent home during his tour of Vietnam.