Victorian History Events
Box Hill Cemetery Tour
Box Hill Cemetery 395 Middleborough Road, Box Hill, VIC, AustraliaTo coincide with the beginning of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day in March, our tour will focus on women in Box Hill cemetery. We will visit the graves
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Scoresby Steamfest 2020
National Steam Centre 1200 Ferntree Gully Road, Scoresby, VIC, AustraliaA unique experience with demonstrations and exhibits of Australian domestic, industrial and agricultural heritage. Our engines are impressive to see in action with some of Victoria's best steam, diesel and
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Up from the vaults: As the River Flows
Old Quadrangle University of Melbourne First floor, Parkville, VIC, AustraliaThe changing shape of Birrarung (Yarra River) In the first outing of our ‘Up from the Vaults’ series for 2020, Dr Liz Dean from the School of Social and Political
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2020 McIntyre Lecture: Nigel Lewis
Just Theatre, Kew Court House 188 High Street, Kew, VIC, AustraliaNigel Lewis is a heritage architect who entered private practice in 1976. Early projects included the first urban conservation projects for many parts of inner Melbourne and rural historic site
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Ceremony to unveil a plaque to the Sparrow family
Sparrow Farm Lake Gorrie Road, Macarthur, VIC, AustraliaTony Wright wrote a terrific article in The Age on Saturday 7 March, The Sparrows fell, and the town won't forget. It tells of the big flood of March 1946
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‘Wings of Peace 1920-2020’ Centenary of Australia First Official Air Race, Serpentine Victoria
Please contact the organiser before attending this event in case it has been cancelled. In 1920 post WWI, the small village of Serpentine Victoria was selected to be the starting
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Back to Hastings
Hastings Club 155 MARINE PDE, HASTINGS, VIC, AustraliaPlease contact the organiser before attending this event in case it has been cancelled. We are planning a reunion of all those people who remember their time in Hastings or
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Fishermans Bend: an urban renewal project unlike any other in Australia
Mary Kehoe Community Centre 224 Danks St, VIC, Albert Park, VIC, AustraliaPlease contact the organiser before attending this event in case it has been cancelled. Want to know more about what's going on with Fishermans Bend? U3A's Saturday seminar Fishermans Bend:
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Gippsland Art Gallery: tour and talk
Gippsland Art Gallery 70 Foster St, Sale, VIC, AustraliaPlease contact the organiser before attending this event in case it has been cancelled. Enjoy a guided tour of the Gippsland Art Gallery led by Director, Simon Gregg, and hear
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Designing a Travelling Exhibition
Bairnsdale Library 22 Service St,, Bairnsdale, VIC, AustraliaPlease contact the organiser before attending this event in case it has been cancelled. This AMaGA workshop, targeted at small museums and volunteers will look at exhibition development, design principles,
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