Nhill Airshow 2024
Nhill Aviation Heritage Centre 221 Propodollah Road, Nhill, Victoria, AustraliaDon't miss the next spectacular Featuring Paul Bennet Sky Aces with their amazing aerobatics ...and much more. There will be something for everyone at the 2024 Airshow. In addition to the airside program there will be lots of displays related to the theme of aviation, heritage and community: Pacific Belles Military Vehicles Vintage and classic […]
Royal United Services Institute of Victoria Lunchtime Address
ANZAC House 4, Collins St, MelbourneThe RAAF – Post Force Structure Review. Air Commodore Joe Medved Director General, Defence Aviation Safety Authority Topic: The RAAF – Post Force Structure Review. Air Commodore Medved joined the Royal Australian Air Force in 1992 and graduated from the Australian Defence Force Academy as an Aeronautical Engineering Officer. In his career, AIRCDRE Medved has […]
Pipeclay Club – 2024 ANZAC Day Lunch
RACV City Club 501 Bourke Street, Melbourne, AustraliaThe Defence Reserve Strategic Review - a perspective. After the ANZAC Day March, the Pipeclay Club invite members and guests to come together to mark this solemn day of remembrance. Special guest speaker Brigadier Michael Annett CSC will speak about the Reserve Strategic Review. About the Topic: As a consequence of the Defence Strategic Review […]
Toys, Tales & Tenacity – Exhibition
The Shrine of Remembrance Birdwood Avenue, Melbourne, Australia11 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 […]
Battle for Beersheba & The Ottoman III Corps – presented by Professor Mesut Uyar
ANZAC Memorial - Hyde Park 126 Elizabeth St, Sydney, NSW, AustraliaAlthough the centenary passed years ago, public interest in the Beersheba Battle (31 October 1917) is high in Australia. New titles appear frequently, and library shelves are moaning under the weight of them. But most of these works are just repeating well-established discourses and focus on the Australian Light Horse at the expense of others. […]
Melbourne University Rifles Association Annual Dinner
University House 112 Professors Walk, university of Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaGuest of Honour and Speaker - Keith Wolahan MP, Federal Member for Menzies, MUR graduate/MURA Member All former and serving members of the Melbourne University Regiment, their partners and guests and any other friends of the Regiment are most welcome to attend this dinner. Timings: 6:45 pm for 7:15 pm. Cost: $130 Dress: Mess Dress/Black […]
From Books and Blackboards to Battlefields- Victoria’s State School Teacher-Soldiers in the Great War – Speaker: Rosalie Triolo
Online via ZoomAll of us have memories of our schooldays, but few Victorians have paused to contemplate the experiences of Victoria’s male State school teachers, mainly ‘primary’ but with some from the beginnings of State ‘secondary’ and ‘technical’ education, who served in the Great War. This presentation explores experiences common to those teachers as enlistees, as educated […]
A Boer War Day Commemoration Service Shrine of Remembrance
The Shrine of Remembrance Birdwood Avenue, Melbourne, AustraliaOn Sunday 26 May will be our fourteenth annual Boer War Day Commemoration Service at the Melbourne Shrine of Remembrance. This year we will be Commemorating the 122nd Anniversary Signing of the Peace Treaty of Vereeniging on 31 May 1902, officially ending the Boer War, MHHV Committee Member Dr Daryl Moran, will deliver the Commemoration […]
Royal United Services Institute of Victoria Lunchtime Address
ANZAC House 4, Collins St, MelbourneThe ADF Reserves Strategic Review - the perspective of the Defence Reserves Association . Royal United Services Institute of Victoria Lunchtime Address Thursday 30th May 2024 at 1200 for 1230 ANZAC House, 4 Collins St, Melbourne Brig Mike Annett, CSC - National President, Defence Reserves Association. Topic: The ADF Reserves Strategic Review - the perspective […]
Toys, Tales & Tenacity – Exhibition
The Shrine of Remembrance Birdwood Avenue, Melbourne, Australia11 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 […]
Trenches to Runway – Military influences on popular fashion
The Shrine of Remembrance Birdwood Avenue, Melbourne, AustraliaAt first glance, the world of fashion and the gravity of military service may appear distant, even disparate. Yet, they share a tapestry of connections that reveal themselves in profound ways. Our latest exhibition explores the rich connections between the uniforms that once graced the battlefield and the iconic fashion staples we embrace today. Trenches […]
Faces of Peace
Bendigo Military Museum 37-39 Pall Mall, Bendigo, Victoria, AustraliaFaces of Peace showcases the stories of 30 local peacekeepers from regional Australia that have dedicated their lives to promoting peace in vastly different parts of the world. Each of their stories provides a unique window into what it means to be a peackeeper. Hidden away in our local communities are everyday heroes that have […]