Calendar of Events

An exhibition of 10 content-rich panels from the Texas Tech University‚Äôs Vietnam Center & Archive , which gives the American perspective on a range of fascinating aspects to their helicopter war in Vietnam.¬† Enhanced with QR Codes (Hint: make sure your mobile phone has the QR code app), the embedded technology in the panels allows […]

Friends of the Cerberus is holding our Annual General Meeting this Sunday, the 20th of October at 2.00 pm at the Black Rock Yacht Club, in sight of HMVS Cerberus. Full and associate members are both welcome to attend, but only full members are able to vote. Many thanks to the Black Rock Yacht Club […]

The day when Phillip Island locals (proof of residency or other long term association with PI) have free entry into the Museum.¬† Opening 10 am to 5 pm, with Thai, Vietnamese and Korean food also available. Two brand new exhibitions open to the public for the first time . All visitors welcome at usual entry […]

A photographic story telling exhibition by Susan Gordon-Brown, based on Vietnam veteran stories associated with the Huey helicopter.¬† The companion exhibition to Behind the Wire, scheduled for the Shrine in 2014. Exhibition access included in your Museum entry ticket but gold coin donations are welcome. From 9 am to 5 pm most days , check […]

A photographic story telling exhibition by Susan Gordon-Brown, based on Vietnam veteran stories associated with the Huey helicopter.¬† The companion exhibition to Behind the Wire, scheduled for the Shrine in 2014. Exhibition access included in your Museum entry ticket but gold coin donations are welcome. From 9 am to 5 pm most days , check […]

This two day conference will bring Maritime Museum Members and the wider community together to showcase the Murray River, it past, present and future. Details Cost of $130 ($120 if booked before 1 February) includes entry to Port of Echuca, all conference sessions, drinks on the wharf on Friday evening, morning tea, lunch & afternoon […]

Mrs. Elizabeth Chen is the daughter of Squadron Leader Douglas W Leckie OBE AFC, and she will talk about her father‚Äôs aviation career. The President of the Aviation Historical Society of Australia Inc. Mr Antony Grage, and the AHSA Committee invite you and your spouse, partner or friend to attend the 2013 John Duigan Memorial […]

HMAS Cerberus will be holding its¬†biennial Open Day on Sunday 23rd¬†October 2016. The theme for this¬†event is to be ‚ÄòCommunication and¬†Innovation‚Äô and will incorporate the¬†anniversary of 95 Years of Training. HMAS Cerberus has an Open Day on Sunday 23rd October 2016 from 10am to 4 pm Entry is via South Beach Road (Melway Ref 194 […]

Join us for this compelling lecture recounting the lives of eight remarkable nurses whose resilience, courage and skill took them from Australia to Gallipoli, Lemnos and the Western Front. These women, represented in Susanna de Vries‚Äô reprinted publication, Australian Heroines of World War One, had the courage and strength for which the Anzacs are renowned […]

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An exhibition of original, iconic images by legendary war photographer Tim Page.Sale proceeds to ‚ÄòSoldier On‚Äô¬† and NVVM. This amazing range of images comes from Tim‚Äôs earliest interaction with the Australian troops soon after arrival in Vietnam in 1965. The troops were almost all regular Army, and were mainly from the 1st Battalion Royal Australian […]

The Great War is, for many Australians, the event that defined our nation. The larrikin diggers, trench warfare, and the landing at Gallipoli have become the stuff of the Anzac 'legend'. But it was also a war fought by the families at home. Their resilience in the face of hardship, their stoic acceptance of enormous […]