In a foreign climate and environment, how did European women adapt to living in rural Victoria and the emerging suburbs of Melbourne? Explore and delight in the opulent tastes and
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There will be a Return to Labassa on Sunday 7th May between 11am and 3pm for former owners, residents and their descendants. Come and share your memories and view some
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In the lead-up to National Volunteer Week join us for an afternoon tea with Dr Allan Mawdsley, from St John Ambulance Historical Society, as we launch the latest exhibition at
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Commemorative Service to be held for the 80th anniversary of the tragic crash and loss of two of the three crew of an Australian Woomera bomber at Bylands, south of
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Celebrate the release of a powerful new history of Australian motherhood this Mother’s Day weekend! When she first become a mother in 2013, historian Dr Carla Pascoe Leahy looked around
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2019-2021 State President Marion Dewar talks about the beginnings of the Country Women's Association of Victoria (CWA) and its role today; touching on all levels from branch to state, to
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Experience the brilliance of Labassa’s original extravagant stained and etched glass. Hear the story behind the creation of the magnificent 1873 Ferguson and Urie stained tripartite glass window and recent
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In January 1961, 50 mothers marched through the Victorian town of Healesville demanding their doctor be reinstated to the local hospital. Their placards declared '1000 Babies Can't Be Wrong'. These
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