Calendar of Events

This conference of the International Society for First World War Studies is being hosted by Deakin University from Monday 9 July to Wednesday 11 July 2018, with keynote lectures from some excellent international and Australian historians and archivists. The venue will be Deakin Downtown in the Melbourne CBD.   Click HERE for more information.

All you model and radio remote control model enthusiasts will want to visit the National Vietnam Veterans Museum on Sunday 9 September ‚Äì the week after Father‚Äôs Day.The following clubs are putting on displays of their amazing and remarkable models at the Museum for your pleasure and enjoyment.   South West Amalgamated Model Plane Society; […]

Military Equitation Australia will be hosting their Skill at Arms and Horse Archery Competition at the castle on Saturday 10th of March so be sure to come along and see some of the best riders, from different historical periods, competing across a number of obstacles with sword, spear, lance and bows.

The National Vietnam Veterans Museum is proud and excited to present the 3rd annual Antiques Evaluation Day at the Museum on Sunday 10 June, 2018. This day will be conducted in the style of the Antiques Roadshow with a range of specialists available to provide advice, information and estimates on items presented to them. Take […]

Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Battle of Amiens.In the final year of the Centenary of ANZAC, we join to celebrate General Sir John Monash‚Äôs role in World War 1. Commemorating the decisive Battle of Amiens in which the Australians and Canadians were the ‚Äòarrowhead‚Äô that changed the direction of the War in the Allies […]

Join Michael Veitch and discover the extraordinary story of young Australian airman Barney Greatrex. Shot down during his 20th mission over occupied France and rescued by the resistance, Barney seized the opportunity to continue fighting. Presenter: Michael Veitch Date: Wednesday 10 October, midday Location: Auditorium, Shrine of Remembrance Cost: $5.00, free for Shrine Friends

We are simply delighted that AFL/VFL Legend Kevin Sheedy, has honoured us by accepting to be Guest Speaker for our Annual Maj. Gen. Pompey Elliott Luncheon 2018. In the steam and the heat of the jungle, a bloke knew there was only one thing he could rely upon for survival. Not a gun, nor a […]

Military History and Heritage Victoria in association with the Athenaeum Club are pleased to host an Armistice Centenary Luncheon where Professor Geoffrey Blainey, AC will be the guest speaker. Geoffrey Blainey is an Australian historian, academic and commentator with a wide international audience. He has been described as a living national treasure. Professor Blainey has […]

The Melbourne Welsh Male Choir will mark the 100th anniversary of the Armistice with Till They All Come Home, a concert expected to pack out Melbourne Town Hall on Sunday 11 November, 3pm. The choir hopes that veterans and their families (and others) will make a day of it and come to the concert after […]

Do you love Rock n Roll? Save this date to your diary ‚Äì Monday 12 March 2018. Come along to the National Vietnam Veterans Museum and Rock Away on Labour Day with popular local bands Rockhouse and The Laing Brothers from 11.30am until 4.30pm. Local Rock & Roll dance groups will give some lively displays […]

See the drawings of Will Dyson, appointed Australia‚Äôs first official war artist in 1917 in the Changing face of Victoria exhibition. Dyson called war a ‚Äòfilthy business‚Äô ‚Äì learn about his intention to accurately capture the experience of being a soldier in World War I. Join us under the Dome at dusk for a series […]

Probably the only play in the world written for a cast of fifteen women and a nanny goat, Dinkum Assorted by Linda Aronson is a wild comedy with music and tap dancing, set alongside some thought-provoking stories about women striving for personal and professional freedom. Set during the wartime spring of 1942 in the remote […]