Calendar of Events

With special guest Havala Laula, the last Fuzzy Wuzzy Angel from the Kokoda Track, along with Bill Stuart, one of the last of the 39th Battalion.   Join us for an intimate evening at the Toorak Services Club, as we pay tribute to the carriers and soldiers of the Kokoda campaign. This is truly the […]

Australia's experience of war, especially in the First and Second World Wars, helped shape our sense of ourselves as a nation and as a community with a distinctive ethos and way of life. To provide opportunities for future generations to understand, investigate and value these experiences, we must ensure that siginificant material relating to Australia's […]

With special guest Major General David McLachlan AOVietnam Veterans‚Äô Luncheon with Major General David McLachlan AO 2017 marks the 51st anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan. Please join us to honour those who served in Vietnam with special guest speaker Major General David McLachlan AO. General McLachlan graduated from the Officer Cadet School, Portsea […]

The next War Veterans Luncheon will be held on Wednesday October 11 with our guest speaker The Honourable Dr Brendan Nelson, AO. Dr Brendan Nelson commenced as Director of the Australian War Memorial on 17 December 2012. Prior to this, he was the Australian Ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg, the European Union and NATO (2009‚Äì12). Born […]

Two-day Conference 12 - 13 May 2017.¬†Monash Centre, Gallipoli Barracks, Enoggera, Brisbane.Registrations are now closed. Updates may be found on Twitter at MHHVic #WISP17 In the wake of al-Qaeda‚Äôs attacks on the United States in September 2001 Australia embarked on a military-led campaign in Afghanistan and Iraq. But few, if any, envisaged it would turn […]

The 58/32 Infantry battalion Association Inc. invite you to attend the Major General H. E. ‚ÄúPompey‚Äù Elliott CB CMG DSO DCM Annual Reunion Memorial Service and Luncheon Guest Speaker - Major General Greg Melick AO RFD SC Maj. General Greg Melick has indicated that the topic for his speech will be "Myths of WW1" and […]

The Soldiers' XI explores the conflicts in Timor, Iraq and Afghanistan from the unique perspective of cricket. Sergeant H has played cricket on 11 deployments with the Australian Army: to maintain team resilience, to build rapport with locals, and to de-stress after combat. Cricket once even brought together allies and enemy. Eleven bats each tell […]

The Art of War is a unique conversation with artists Matthew Sleeth, Wendy Sharpe and Tanja Johnston from Australian National Veterans Art Museum (ANVAM) as they discuss the intersections of art and war.Hear what these artists learned as bystanders in conflict zones, and what it was like to confront the political and cultural realities we […]

All serving and former Infantrymen, their partners and friends are cordially invited to the¬† Infantry Victoria Annual Dinner (Brought to you by the Royal Victoria Regiment Association) To commemorate the centenary of the end of the Great War To be held at the Kelvin Club No. 1 Melbourne Place, Melbourne on Friday, 2 November 2018 […]

Improve your online research skills in this one-hour workshop.Learn to form effective questions and retrieve the most reliable results from Google, as well as filter and evaluate the information you find. Can't make it to this workshop in person or want to extend your learnings? We also offer an online course in search skills. Book […]

Mr. James Rosenberg, Chairman of The Spirit of Australia Foundation, invites you to attend the 2018 Monash Commemorative Service to be held in The Legislative Assembly Chamber, Parliament House, Spring Street, Melbourne on Friday 3rd August 2018, 10.30 am to 11.45 am. Morning tea from 10 am Dress: Lounge Suit or equivalent, Large Medals and […]

Greece has a centuries-old tradition of armed resistance. The Greek word for partisan is Andartes and these fighters fiercely resisted German, Italian and Bulgarian occupation from 1941 until 1944. Rival groups then turned on each other. 'Resistance‚Äô and ‚ÄòUnderground‚Äô are names used to describe the various secret organisations that arose in European states under enemy […]