Calendar of Events

On behalf of the Yachtsmen Scheme volunteers, you are invited to attend the Dominion Yachtsmen Scheme Plaque Dedication Ceremony. The ceremony will be held at 11.00 am on Thursday 4 May 2017 in the Captain Reg Saunders Courtyard of the Australian War Memorial. Please have your office contact Ms Allanah Bannister, Events and Ceremonies Coordinator, […]

The Battle of Crete & Greece Commemorative Council is hosting a Presentation Lecture titled ‚Äú Maleme ‚Äì Fulcrum of War by well known historian and author of ‚Äú Forgotten Anzacs ‚Äú Dr. Peter Ewer, on Thursday 4th August 2017 at 7.00pm at the Mezzanine Level, Greek Centre,168 Lonsdale street Melbourne. This event is under the […]

The Victorian Branch of the Vietnam Veterans Association of Australia Inc. Invite you to a Non-Denominational Service of Thanksgiving and Commemoration at St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne. Wednesday 4th October 2017 at 1.30pm

Entranced by the myths surrounding the army‚Äôs Kokoda campaign in Papua, few Australians appreciate or even know of the role played by the Royal Australian Navy between December 1941 and August 1945. Ian Pfennigwerth will demonstrate that our ships and men were in the forefront of the fighting, not in backwaters, and their professionalism and […]

Members, Family and Friends of the Ex-Prisoners of War and Relatives Association are cordially invited to the Ladies Luncheon. (Men are most welcome) The luncheon will a two course meal with two bottles of wine (one red wine, one white wine) provided for each table. Pre-luncheon drinks and additional table drinks will be available at […]

Announcing the official unveiling of Caribou 231. This events marks the successful delivery and re-assembly of Caribou 231 and commemorates the first flight of Caribou into Vung Tau, Vietnam on the 8th August 1964, by RAAF Transport Flight Vietnam which later became 35 Squadron. Hands up every Vietnam veteran who had the pleasure of riding […]

It is about time Australia caught up with Fred Smith. This remarkable singer-songwriter ‚Äì who at various times reveals influences that range from Paul Kelly via Lou Reed to Loudon Wainwright III to Leonard Cohen ‚Äì keeps releasing amazingly accomplished albums. In tune with the times and prepared to reach beyond predictable folk formats, he […]

1966 was the year that Australia sent a Task Force to Vietnam, the year the first National Servicemen served in the war, and the year of the battle of Long Tan. Australia felt the heat of the Cold War and the throes of a youth revolution, in the year the first baby boomers came of […]

1966 was the year that Australia sent a Task Force to Vietnam, the year the first National Servicemen served in the war, and the year of the battle of Long Tan. Australia felt the heat of the Cold War and the throes of a youth revolution, in the year the first baby boomers came of […]

Join Professor Gillian Shepherd and discover the ancient origins of our modern commemoration. The Shrine was inspired by classical architecture such as the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus. Although the Mausoleum did not house the war dead, its decoration depicts scenes of mythical combat throughout the ancient Greek world, particularly in Athens‚Äîwhere special arrangements were made for […]

View postcards sent to Laura Brooks between 1915 and 1918 by her future husband Alan Ferguson, her two brothers and her uncle. Explore the journeys and sights they encountered, as well as the devastation caused by war. Dear Laura presents First World War postcards sent to Laura Brooks between 1915 and 1918 by her future […]

Meet some of our last surviving Second World War navy veterans Jim Paizis, David Manning, Norm Tame, Hiram Ristrom, Ray Leonard and Pamela Nicholls of the WRANS as they recount tales from their service. From taking part in the Battle of Coral Sea, surviving POW camps in South East Asia and decoding and encoding war-winning […]