Calendar of Events

Dookie Military Vehicle Rally 2023

Mary Street, Dookie, Victoria 65 Mary Street, Dookie, Victoria, Australia

The Military History Group invite you to their 14th Annual Dookie Military Vehicle Rally  

Toys, Tales & Tenacity – Exhibition

The Shrine of Remembrance Birdwood Avenue, Melbourne, Australia

11 August 2023 to July 2024 From cherished toy soldiers and adventure comics to immersive cadet training and captivating computer games, children have long engaged in war-like activities that ignite their imagination and spirit.   Through these games, stories, and activities, they navigate a world that can often seem senseless, finding meaning and understanding within […]

Yarrawonga Family History Expo

Yarrawonga College P-12 8 Gilmore St,, Yarrawonga, Victoria, Australia

Victorian Association of Family History Organisations in conjunction with Yarrawonga Family History Group is holding a Family History Expo on Saturday, 14th October in Yarrawonga (History Month!). The theme is DNA. If your historical society or family history group would like to take part in the expo as an exhibitor then contact Gina (gina.annand5@gmail.com) before […]

Saving Lieutenant Kennedy: The heroic story of the Australian who helped rescue JFK

Old Quad, The University of Melbourne Parkville, Victoria, Victoria, Australia

Join the Robert Menzies Institute as we host former treasurer of Australia Peter Costello for the launch of Brett Mason's new book Saving Lieutenant Kennedy: The heroic story of the Australian who helped rescue JFK on Tuesday 31 October 2023 5:30pm - 7:00pm (formalities commence at 6:00pm). About The Book On a moonless night in […]

Toys, Tales & Tenacity – Exhibition

The Shrine of Remembrance Birdwood Avenue, Melbourne, Australia

11 August 2023 to July 2024 From cherished toy soldiers and adventure comics to immersive cadet training and captivating computer games, children have long engaged in war-like activities that ignite their imagination and spirit.   Through these games, stories, and activities, they navigate a world that can often seem senseless, finding meaning and understanding within […]

Frederick Whirlpool V.C.

ANZAC Memorial - Hyde Park 126 Elizabeth St, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Eminent military historian Lieutenant-Colonel Rowan Tracey LLB BA (retd) will speak on the life of Irish-born Frederick Whirlpool, including his actions in the face of enemy fire at the Battle of Jhansi (1858) during the Indian Mutiny that led belatedly to his Victoria Cross for extreme gallantry and saving the lives of colleagues. Whirlpool was […]

Indo-Pacific Sea Power Conference

International Convention Centre Sydney 14 Darling Dr, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Welcome to the 13th Royal Australian Navy Indo-Pacific Sea Power Conference, held in conjunction with the biennial Indo Pacific 2023 International Maritime Exposition. Together these events underpin the largest maritime event of their kind in the Southern Hemisphere. They are an opportunity for industry, government, defence and academia to come together to showcase the outstanding […]

Royal United Services Institute of Victoria Annual Luncheon

William Angliss TAFE restaurant 550 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, Australia

You are cordially invited to attend the Annual Luncheon at Angliss Restaurant, 550 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, at 12-00pm for 12-30pm. Monday 13th November, 2023 Dress: Lounge Suit/Jacket and Tie (no medals or decorations) Ladies: Day Dress The cost of this function is $45 per person and includes pre-lunch drinks and table wines Book early […]

Pipeclay 2023 AGM

Online via Zoom

TAKE NOTICE that a General Meeting of the Association will be held online at 5.00 pm on Tuesday 14th of November 2023. AGENDA Attendance Apologies Minutes of previous meeting President’s Report – LTCOL M Buckridge Secretary’s Report – SBLT S Lake Treasurer’s Report – SBLT S Lake Resolutions Elections: President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Committee (3) Other Appointments: Accountant Auditor […]

Life So Full of Promise with Ross McMullin

Royal Historical Society of Victoria 239 A'beckett St, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

An event with Ross McMullin is always much anticipated. Ross is an award-winning historian and biographer, a renowned storyteller, an entertaining speaker, and a longstanding RHSV member. His multi-biography Farewell, Dear People was awarded the Prime Minister’s Prize for Australian History, and in his new sequel Life So Full of Promise, Ross has again combined […]

Toys, Tales & Tenacity – Exhibition

The Shrine of Remembrance Birdwood Avenue, Melbourne, Australia

11 August 2023 to July 2024 From cherished toy soldiers and adventure comics to immersive cadet training and captivating computer games, children have long engaged in war-like activities that ignite their imagination and spirit.   Through these games, stories, and activities, they navigate a world that can often seem senseless, finding meaning and understanding within […]

Where the Flaming Hell are We? A Public Lecture by Author Craig Collie

ANZAC Memorial - Hyde Park 126 Elizabeth St, Sydney, NSW, Australia

'We used our knees and our rifle butts and our blades. For a while we stopped being ordinary blokes and became blood-lusted creatures.' March, 1941: 40,000 Australian and New Zealand troops are rushed to Greece in a desperate attempt to stop the Wehrmacht overrunning the country. Most of them overseas for the first time in […]

POSTPONED – Webinar: The Yachties: Australian Volunteers in the Royal Navy 1940-45. – Speaker: Janet Roberts Billett

Online via Zoom

The Wednesday 6 December event has been cancelled & will be re-scheduled in the New Year. Format: HardbackISBN: 978-1-922669-52-0Released: March 2023Price: $49.95 Their recruitment, training and war service is detailed and was as diverse as it was dangerous. They served in the Atlantic and Arctic convoys, Combined Operations which included the amphibious landings, covert operations […]

Toys, Tales & Tenacity – Exhibition

The Shrine of Remembrance Birdwood Avenue, Melbourne, Australia

11 August 2023 to July 2024 From cherished toy soldiers and adventure comics to immersive cadet training and captivating computer games, children have long engaged in war-like activities that ignite their imagination and spirit.   Through these games, stories, and activities, they navigate a world that can often seem senseless, finding meaning and understanding within […]

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