Week of Events
Traditional Trades Exposition
Join this annual knowledge-sharing forum that brings together practitioners to exchange experiences, successes, and challenges, while fostering discussions on conservation philosophy and processes. Set against the backdrop of Labassa Mansion, the Exposition will showcase displays and demonstrations by some of Victoria’s finest traditional trade practitioners and offers a unique opportunity to engage their knowledge and
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INAUGURAL GWENDA D. M. JONES MEMORIAL LECTURE
INAUGURAL GWENDA D. M. JONES MEMORIAL LECTURE
We are thrilled to launch the inaugural Gwenda D. M. Jones Memorial lecture as part of our Distinguished Lecture series. Eminent historian, Richard Aitken will deliver the inaugural lecture, ‘“Orontes” adventure: introducing the Jones Collection of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria’. Richard will use Gwen’s 1953–54 study tour of Britain and Europe as a springboard for discussing the Jones Collection. Richard is best known as a garden historian but he was also a friend of Gwen and her family. During COVID lockdowns Richard worked assiduously to organise and annotate the Jones Collection. His deep knowledge of Gwen and her family adds immeasurably to the value of the collection.
The Dominatrix Next Door
The Dominatrix Next Door
🎭 The Dominatrix Next Door - Mother by day, Dominatrix by night. When a cash-strapped single mother of two in suburban Melbourne has a fun idea to start a side hustle running workshops for hens’ parties, she has no idea it will lead her on a surreal adventure (or twenty) through the debaucherous underground world
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