Calendar of Events

The National Malaya & Borneo Veterans Association Australia Monthly meetings are held at the Batman Hotel in Spencer Street the first Tuesday of the month (except in December) followed by Lunch. We encourage any Veteran of Malaya, Malaysia to come along and join us for lunch and hopefully then join the Association.

The General Sir john Monash Commemorative Service: Friday 1 August 2014, at Parliament House, Victoria, at 10.30 for an 11.00am Service, concluding at 12.15pm. Followed by The Spirit of Australia Foundation Luncheon at The Windsor Hotel, Spring Street, at 12.30 for 1.00pm. For information and registration go to website: spiritofaustralia.org.au

Powerful photographic images of the Vietnam conflict by Gunner Paul Haw, a Vietnam veteran of 1968-69

To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the D-Day Landings on 6 June 1944, Dr Mark Johnston discusses the largest seaborne invasion in history. Involving more than 150,000 Allied troops, including 3,000 Australians, the invasion of Normandy began the liberation of German-occupied Western Europe and contributed significantly to Allied victory in the Second World War. General […]

2014 will mark the centenary of the capture of the German wireless station at Bita Paka in Rabaul on 11 September 1914 by the Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Force (ANMEF), commanded by Colonel William Holmes DSO. War between Britain and Germany was declared on 4 August and a few days later a telegram was […]

Shortly after midday the gunners at Fort Nepean lined up the German merchant steamer ‚Äì the SS Pfalz - as it bolted towards the heads and fired the first shot in a terrible war that would last four long years and scar the world. How was Australia placed at this moment in history? What were […]

The Fort Queenscliff Museum Annual Black Tie Dinner is to be held at the Queenscliff & Point Lonsdale R.S.L on Saturday 2nd August 2014 at 6.30pm for 7pm. This annual fundraising dinner includes a three course meal and special guest speaker. This night is open to everyone. Come along with your friends and learn about […]

The National Malaya & Borneo Veterans Association Australia Monthly meetings are held at the Batman Hotel in Spencer Street the first Tuesday of the month (except in December) followed by Lunch. We encourage any Veteran of Malaya, Malaysia to come along and join us for lunch and hopefully then join the Association.

The Friends of the Black Powder Mill will explain the milling process, and the work that was carried out on the former Albion Explosives Factory site. This site was important in defence manufacturing during and after World War II. It‚Äôs a reminder of the thousands of men and women who worked in the munitions industry […]

The 2014 Seymour Military Heritage Weekend is ready to go off with a bang on Saturday 3 May and Sunday 4 May. The stories of military life will come to life in a thrilling live event at the Australian Light Horse park in Seymour. Mitchell Shire Council along with living history groups from all over […]

The Royal United Services Institute of Victoria is pleased to present: Colonel (Rtd) Richard Iron, CMG, OBE Visiting Fellow at Oxford University Entrance fee: $10.00 Colonel Richard Iron was originally commissioned in 1975, with early service in Germany, Kenya and the Falkland Islands. He served three years in the Sultan of Oman‚Äôs Armed Forces and […]

The National Malaya & Borneo Veterans Association Australia Monthly meetings are held at the Batman Hotel in Spencer Street the first Tuesday of the month (except in December) followed by Lunch. We encourage any Veteran of Malaya, Malaysia to come along and join us for lunch and hopefully then join the Association.