2018 Heritage Festival Program PDF

Victorian
Program
18 April – 20 May 2018
The Australian Heritage Festival is supported through funding from the Australian Government’s National Trusts Partnership Program.
“Our presentation of
the Australian Heritage
Festival aligns with
the National Trust’s
mission to inspire
the community to
appreciate, conserve
and celebrate its diverse
natural, cultural,
social, and Indigenous
heritage.”
Kristin Stegley
Welcome to the 2018

Australian Heritage Festival
We extend an invitation to all Victorians and visitors We call on communities to treasure their local cultural
alike to join us in celebrating the best of our shared heritage by telling their stories and celebrating their
heritage during this year’s Australian Heritage Festival. traditions, including storytelling, music, food, dance,
traditional games, and crafts. This year in particular
The National Trust of Australia (Victoria) is the most we encourage communities to consider the role of new
significant grassroots, cultural heritage organisation in generations in celebrating and protecting our heritage.
the state of Victoria. Each year we coordinate a diverse
program of events for the Australian Heritage Festival. We are grateful for the generous support of our
Events are held across the state, organised by a wide sponsors who have made this Festival possible.
variety of community groups, local councils, individuals, In particular we thank our Friend of the Festival
heritage agencies, and other kindred organisations. The supporters who have contributed so many events,
Festival begins annually on 18 April, the International and the Commonwealth Government for their
Day for Monuments and Sites, and in 2018 will draw ongoing support.
to a close on 20 May.
I encourage you to join us in sharing our diverse heritage
This year we have expanded the Festival, focusing in the Festival and beyond, to ensure it is protected
on what makes a place special, encouraging us all to and respected, contributing to strong, vibrant and
embrace the future by sharing the strengths of our prosperous communities.
cultural identities. The 2018 Australian Heritage Festival
theme is My Culture, My Story, celebrating the diversity
of cultures that have shaped our shared heritage. The
Festival is an opportunity to reflect on the places where
we live, work, and travel, and why they are special,
celebrating our many diverse and distinctive cultures. Kristin Stegley OAM
Chairman, National Trust of Australia (Victoria)
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Contents
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage 4 Local Walking Tours 56
Advocacy, Activism,
and Conservation 8 Modernism 64
Motoring, Transportation,
Cultural Expressions 12 and Machinery 68
Gaols, Hospitals, and Asylums 18 Oral and Social History 72

Gardens, Landscapes
and the Environment 20 Queer History 76
Industrial and
Maritime Heritage 26 War Heritage 78
Living Museums, Galleries,
Archives, and Collections 32 Women’s History 82
Local and Residential Workshops, Seminars,
Heritage 44 and Lectures 86
Acknowledgements 90
What our icons mean
Accessible Index by Region 92

Toilets
Accessible Toilets We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of Country
Family Event throughout Victoria and recognise the continuing
(family ticket includes 2 adults and 2 children) connection to lands, waters and communities.
We pay respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Refreshments Available cultures; and to Elders past, present and future.
Parking Available Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
are advised that this document may include images
Guided Tour
or names of people who have since passed away.
Companion Cards Accepted
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Aboriginal
Cultural
Heritage
The National Trust of Australia (Victoria) is committed shaping the legacy we leave for future generations.
to Reconciliation, and have actively pursued our vision The events presented throughout this theme will engage
for a respectful and embracing society since 2011. communities to promote, recognise, and celebrate
The Aboriginal cultural heritage theme celebrates over Aboriginal cultural heritage. Events are presented from
40,000 years of culture in the place we now know as a range of organisations and peak bodies, including
Victoria. We recognise the role of custodians, advocates, Victorian Registered Aboriginal Parties, Traditional
and community members in preserving and celebrating Owners and Native Title holders.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural heritage,
Photo: Aboriginal Heritage Walk at the Royal Botanic
Gardens Victoria.
Birrarung Wilam Walk
Koorie Heritage Trust
The Birrarung Wilam Walk takes you through Federation
Square and down to the Birrarung Wilam (Common
Ground) Aboriginal art installations, experiencing the
Aboriginal history of the Birrarung Marr (beside the river
of mists) and Aboriginal Peoples of the Kulin Nation.
FRIDAYS 18 APRIL–20 MAY 3–4PM
Koorie Heritage Trust, Swanston Street, Melbourne
Bookings: trybooking.com/345509
ADULT $33 CONC $17 CHILD $17
Cultural Connections
Yarra Ranges Regional Museum Wurundjeri Ceremonial Rings Tour
Visitors can explore the new exhibition, In Reconciliation: City of Melton
Art of Apology and Forgiveness featuring works by Bindi Come and join a free guided bus and walking tour to
Cole Chocka and artists connected via the Healesville and around the Sunbury Indigenous Ceremonial Rings
Indigenous Community Services Association. with a Wurundjeri Elder. Learn how the Wurundjeri use
THURSDAYS 18 APRIL–20 MAY 11AM the ceremonial rings and their importance to cultural
practices past and present.
Yarra Ranges Regional Museum,
35-37 Castella Street, Lilydale THURS 28 APRIL 10AM–1PM
Bookings: 1300 368 333 232 High Street, Melton
FREE EVENT Bookings: melton.vic.gov.au/heritageweek
FREE EVENT
Gumbadik (Soft Tree Fern) Project

National Trust of Australia (Victoria)
Mornington Peninsula Branch
Join National Trust members to learn about the
amazing cultural journey of a group of local artists,
who through photography and Indigenous languages,
connect with remnant natural bushland at Endeavour
Fern Gully in Red Hill. Take the opportunity to explore
this signficant landscape.
FRI 20 APRIL 11AM–2PM
St George’s Anglican Church Hall,
Arthurs Seat Road, Red Hill
Bookings: gilliantolley@gmail.com, (03) 5986 5279
ADULT $20 CONC $15
NT MEMBER $15
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You Yangs Rural Districts Heritage
Tour: ‘Before 1850’
Little River Mechanics Institute Library & the You Yangs
Region Tourism Group with the Wadawurrung Corporation
Join a self-drive or optional coach tour celebrating
You Yangs local farming communities and its rugged
landscape. We will explore the heritage of the Anakie,
Balliang, Lara, and Little River districts ‘Before 1850’
with a traditional Welcome to Country
and Wadawurrung and settler family stories.
SAT 12 MAY 10.30AM–4.30PM
You Yangs Region Rural Districts,
8 Rothwell Road, Little River
Bookings: youyangsregion.org.au
Aboriginal Heritage Walk ADULT $20 CONC $15 CHILD FREE NT MEMBER $18
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne is a
significant cultural site for the local Kulin people.
Journey into their ancestral lands and explore their
rich and thriving culture.
Footprints on the Landscape
DAILY 18 APRIL–20 MAY EXCEPT SATURDAYS, Melbourne Water, Parks Victoria and City of Whittlesea
11AM–12.30PM
The Plenty Valley has a rich cultural heritage resulting
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, Melbourne from its original habitation by Aboriginal people
Gardens, Birdwood Avenue, Melbourne and, in more recent times, from its settlement and
Bookings: (03) 9252 2429, development for farming. A guided tour explores
rbg.vic.gov.au/whats-on/aboriginal-heritage-walk how Traditional Owners navigated and used the
local landscape of the Plenty River.
NT MEMBER $29 SAT 19 MAY 1–3.30PM
Plenty River Mernda,
10 Hathfelde Boulevard, Mernda
Bookings: whittlesea.vic.gov.au/events
ADULT $15
Dja Dja Wurrung at Harcourt

Harcourt Valley Heritage & Tourist Centre Inc.
Harcourt Heritage conduct monthly ‘fireside chats’ on
a variety of subjects relating to the area. This month, join
a Dja Dja Wurrung Elder as they share stories about the
land and their people. The Dja Dja Wurrung have lived
in this area for over 40,000 years and wish to share
their culture.
SUN 20 MAY 1.30–4.00 PM
Harcourt Heritage Centre,
7 High Street, Harcourt
ADULT $5
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#win
We’re giving you the chance to win a free National Trust family
membership valid for one year. Simply attend an Australian
Heritage Festival event and share your experiences of the
My Culture, My Story theme on Instagram to enter.
How to enter:
• Upload a photo on Instagram while attending
a Festival event between 31 March–31 May
• Follow us @nationaltrustvic on Instagram
• Tag @nationaltrustvic and @australianheritagefestival
• Hashtag #nationaltrustvic #AHF2018
and #MyCultureMyStory
• Make sure your profile isn’t set on private
• Each photo represents one entry and
you may enter as many times as you like
The winning post will be selected by the Festival team, and announced
on Friday 8 June 2018. Your photos may also be re-shared throughout
the duration and following the conclusion of the Festival.
@nationaltrustvic
@australianheritagefestival
Advocacy,
Activism, and
Conservation
Generations of Victorians have worked tirelessly to focused advocacy from the preservation of individual
conserve, protect, record, and research the heritage places and neighbourhoods, to gardens and trees, rich
places that have made Victoria unique for future natural and cultural landscapes, Indigenous heritage,
generations. Here, the history of advocacy, activism, and archaeology. The pivotal role of custodians in their
and conservation, and its ongoing contribution, is ongoing conservation of heritage places will also be
recognised, and highlights the importance of community celebrated and acknowledged.
Photo: Anne Algar, Algarhythm Photography.
Green Bans Walking Tour—
Heritage Fought and Won
Earthworker Cooperative
Many of Melbourne’s heritage buildings stand today only
through union and community activism in Australia’s
famous ‘Green Bans’ (1960s–70s). Explore Melbourne
like never before with Green Ban activist Dave Kerin.
Visit these sites while learning the legacy of people
power protecting heritage and public good.
FRIDAYS 18 APRIL–20 MAY 3–5PM
Trades Hall, 54 Victoria Street, Carlton
Bookings: contact@earthworkercooperative.com.au
earthworkercooperative.com.au/green-ban-tour
ADULT $10 CONC $5 CHILD FREE
FAMILY $20 NT MEMBER $5
earthworkercooperative.com.au/green-ban-tour
These Walls Speak Volumes

City of Whittlesea
Come hear 2016 Victorian Community History Award
winners Pam Baragwanath and Ken James speak about
their history of Mechanics Institutes in Victoria, and
how the popular community organisations, with the
aim of self-improvement and education, has impacted
on these communities.
MON 23 APRIL 1–2PM
Mill Park Library, 394 Plenty Road, Mill Park
FREE EVENT Photo: Trades Hall, J.T. Collins Collection,
La Trobe Picture Collection, State Library of Victoria.
National Trust Advocacy

The Conservation of Toolkit Launch
Chewton Town Hall National Trust of Australia (Victoria)
National Trust of Australia (Victoria) Join the National Trust’s Advocacy Team for the
Bendigo and Region Branch launch of the Trust’s new Advocacy Toolkit. This
Visitors will have the chance to discuss the free online resource will provide communities across
conservation of the Chewton Town Hall and hear Victoria with the tools they need to protect their
about the issues and adversities campaigners natural and cultural heritage.
overcame to ensure its heritage and preservation. WED 16 MAY, 1-2PM
Explore this historic town hall and experience
the work and success of local heritage advocacy. Royal Historical Society of Victoria,
239 A’Beckett Street, Melbourne
SAT 5 MAY 10–11.30AM Bookings: conservation@nattrust.com.au,
Chewton Town Hall, 141 Maine Road, Chewton trybooking.com/346911
FREE EVENT FREE EVENT
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Festival
Launch Event
What is Heritage in the 21st Century?
National Trust of Australia (Victoria) and Australia ICOMOS
How do we recognise the contribution heritage makes to our contemporary urban and regional landscapes,
the well-being of our communities and our economy? Join the National Trust and Australia ICOMOS on April
18, International Day for Monuments and Sites, for a discussion panel that will examine the evolving field of
heritage in Victoria, recognising the increasing interdisciplinary nature of the heritage profession and emerging
practitioners. Drawing on current movements that demonstrate how communities value heritage places and
considering the role of heritage in underpinning place-making in our urban and regional centres, this event will
reflect on the priorities of the heritage profession and the role of the next generation as we move further into
the 21st century.
WED 18 APRIL 6.30–8.30PM
Singapore Theatre, Melbourne School of Design, University of Melbourne
FREE EVENT
Photo: Annie Spratt on Unsplash
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Conservation Echoes in East
Melbourne: Tracing a 1964
Heritage Itinerary
In 1964, the former Junior Group of the National
Trust hosted a walking tour of East Melbourne. Join
Urbanist James Lesh and Community Advocate Caitlin
Mitropoulos as we re-trace their youthful steps and
reflect on seven decades of heritage activism.
SAT 19 MAY & SAT 26 MAY 2–3.30PM
Tasma Terrace, 6 Parliament Place, East Melbourne
Bookings: trybooking.com/346895,
bookings@nattrust.com.au
FREE EVENT
Mills Cottage Conservation Tours

Join us for a guided tour of Mills Cottage to hear
about the recent conservation works currently being
undertaken to the building, including plastering,
carpentry and specialist wallpaper conservation,
made possible through the State Government’s
Living Heritage Grants Program.
SUN 27 MAY 11AM–12PM, 1–2PM, 3–4PM
Mills Cottage, 40 Gipps Street, Port Fairy
ADULT $15 CHILD $10
NT MEMBERS ADULT $10 CHILD $5
National Archaeology Week 2018

National Archaeology Week Committee
National Archaeology Week aims to increase public
awareness of Australian archaeology and the work
of archaeologists, while promoting the importance of
protecting Australia’s unique archaeological heritage.
Visitors can explore behind the scenes of archaeological
digs and examine artifacts.
20–26 MAY
Various locations across Australia
(see website for more details)
archaeologyweek.com
FREE EVENT
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Cultural
Expressions
Many of us celebrate our heritage in the languages distinctive characteristics. These events, through musical
we speak, the food we eat, the music we make and performances, storytelling, artistic endeavours, markets,
stories we tell. Our communities have a rich and diverse dance, and the love of food, will immerse everyone in
tapestry of cultures that have made their indelible the history and heritage of our communities.
mark throughout Victoria. It is the stories, cultures,
and ongoing traditions of our shared heritage that Photo: Frankston Art Centre presents Creature: An Adaptation
have given our suburbs, towns, and communities their of Dot and the Kangaroo, photo by Darren Thomas.
Cooking with Cheese
City of Whittlesea and That’s Amore Cheese
That’s Amore Cheese will host a cooking with cheese
masterclass at their award winning cheese factory in
Thomastown. Their local chef will show how cheese can
be used to lift and inspire your cooking, and leave you
with the skills to make delicious cheese based dishes.
SAT 14 APRIL 1–3PM
That’s Amore Cheese, 66 Latitude Boulevard,
Thomastown
Bookings: whittlesea.vic.gov.au/events
ADULT $10
Creature: An Adaptation
March to Art: Community of Dot and the Kangaroo
Australian National Veterans Arts Museum
Frankston Arts Centre
March to Art: Community is an exhibition of
The classic Australian story Dot and the Kangaroo
contemporary art by ten current and ex-serving veteran
jumps into the digital age with this stunning
artists from across Australia. Their work showcases
new stage adaptation. Featuring breathtaking
a variety of mediums and forms, emphasising the
aerial acrobatics, live music, and spectacular
important role and impact community has on veterans’
3D projections, you will discover the Australian
wellbeing.
landscape as you’ve never seen it before.
SUN 25 MARCH 10AM–2PM, 18–25 APRIL
SAT 28 APRIL 6PM & SUN 29 APRIL 11AM
WEEKDAYS 10AM–3PM, THURS 10AM–5.30PM,
SAT 10AM–2PM, CLOSED SUN Frankston Arts Centre,
27-37 Davey Street, Frankston
Collins Place Gallery, 25 Collins Street, Melbourne
Bookings: thefac.com.au, (03) 9784 1060
FREE EVENT
ADULT $25 CHILD $25 FAMILY $95
Newport Archives
The SUBSTATION Hotel Sorrento
Join Newport Archives as they present self-guided audio Frankston Arts Centre
tours of the history of the Substation building and the Frankston Arts Centre presents Hannie Rayson’s
surrounding Newport areas. Drawing on interviews and classic Australian play, Hotel Sorrento. The play
experiences of local residents, visitors can explore the explores the reunion of three sisters and their
origins and history of Newport through its streets and experiences growing up in the seaside town
sites. of Sorrento, exploring issues of family, place,
and memory.
18 APRIL–20 MAY 11AM–4PM CLOSED SUNDAYS &
MONDAYS SAT 19 MAY 8–10PM
The Substation, 1 Market Street, Newport Frankston Arts Centre,
Bookings: info@thesubstation.org.au, (03) 9391 1110 27-37 Davey Street, Frankston
Bookings: thefac.com.au, (03) 9784 1060
FREE EVENT
ADULT $45-$57 CONC $42-$52
UNDER 30 $27-$35
Boulevard of Dreams: Twilight Chamber Music
Stories from St Kilda Road at Rippon Lea Estate
National Trust of Australia (Victoria) Public Art Committee Team of Pianists
Come on a journey to see and hear about St Kilda Violinist, Elizabeth Sellars joins pianist, Rohan Murray
Road’s remarkable public art collection—a snapshot of in a stunning program featuring the celebrated works
Melbourne’s cultural history over two centuries. This by Faure, Catoire, and Beethoven, performed in
is a tram and walking tour so please bring your myki. Rippon Lea’s stunning ballroom.
SUN 6 MAY 2–4PM SUN 20 MAY 6.30–8.45PM
Meet at Mirka Mora Mural (outside clocks) Rippon Lea Estate, 192 Hotham Street, Elsternwick
Flinders Street Station Bookings: trybooking.com/SXZX,
Bookings: trybooking.com/TVSY info@teamofpianists.com.au
ADULT $15 CHILD $7 ADULT $40 CONC $25 CHILD $20
NT MEMBER $12 NT MEMBER CHILD $5 NT MEMBER $35
The Four Bs at Barwon Park—Bach, Our Past Captured on Canvas

Beethoven, Brahms and Bernstein Narre Warren Mechanics Institute
Team of Pianists Join us in exploring a snapshot of Narre Warren and its
Within the grounds of historic Barwon Park, Robert surrounds from the 1800s to the present day, with an
Schubert (clarinet), Josephine Vains (cello) and Robert exhibition of canvases depicting local heritage buildings
Chamberlain (piano) reprise their popular program of and homesteads as part of the City of Casey Through Art
pieces by Bach, Beethoven, Bernstein and Brahms. series.
This amazing experience includes afternoon tea
SUN 29 APRIL 10AM–3PM
and an opportunity to explore the mansion.
Narre Warren Mechanics Institute Hall,
SUN 6 MAY 2PM 59 Webb Street, Narre Warren
Barwon Park, 105 Inverleigh Road, Winchelsea Bookings: jpowen@iprimus.com.au
Bookings: trybooking.com/SYER
FREE EVENT
NT MEMBER $35
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Macedonian Cultural Afternoon Will Dyson, Australia’s Radical
City of Whittlesea Genius, a talk by Ross McMullin
Join us for an afternoon of Macedonian cultural Geelong Museum Association Inc.
entertainment which will include traditional and Will Dyson, a bohemian, raconteur and Australia’s
authentic food, music, dance, and choir. The afternoon first war artist, who married into the Lindsay family
will also include a screening of The Third Half, based had a wide and varied career. Author and historian,
on a true story during the Second World War. Ross McMullin will present a talk on this interesting
SUN 29 APRIL 2.30–6.30PM Australian personality.
Plenty Ranges Arts and Convention Centre, SUN 29 APRIL 2–4PM
35 Ferres Boulevard, South Morang National Wool Museum, 26 Moorabool Street, Geelong
Bookings: (03) 9407 5913 Bookings: trybooking.com/TFTM,
ADULT $7 geelongmuseum@gmail.com, 0422 307 652
BY DONATION
AAADA Antiques Fair Melbourne,

Art-Design-Living Big Pond
Australian Antique & Art Dealers Association Woodland Players
Bringing together many of Australia’s top antique and Big Pond is a theatrical performance that draws upon
art specialists, the AAADA Antiques Fair Melbourne has the experiences of John Wilson, caretaker of Yan Yean
established itself as Australia’s leading art and cultural Reservoir and his family on a busy day in 1892. On this
event, presenting an exceptional four days of cultural particular day several visitors beat a path to the door—
and social experiences. the last under cover of darkness. Life at the reservoir is
never dull.
THURS 3 MAY GALA PREVIEW 7–10PM,
FRI 4 MAY 11AM–8PM, SAT 5 MAY 11AM–6PM, SAT 19 MAY 2–4PM
SUN 6 MAY 11AM–5PM Caretakers Cottage, Recreation Road, Yan Yean
03 Expo Hall, Melbourne Showgrounds, Bookings: skwright7@bigpond.com, 0414 526 407
Epsom Road, Ascot Vale
ADULT $15
Bookings: aaada.org.au/melbournefair
ADULT $10 CHILD FREE
Greek Cultural Afternoon

City of Whittlesea
Dandenong Ranges Open Studios Get your Greek on with an afternoon of cultural
Burrinja Cultural Centre entertainment, which will include traditional Greek
food, music, dance, and theatre. The afternoon will also
Experience over twenty unique studio environments
include a screening of NISOS 2, followed by a traditional
featuring individuals and groups practising across
afternoon tea.
different mediums including photography, ceramics,
printmaking, painting, and sculpture. Immerse yourself in SUN 20 MAY 1–5.30PM
the vibrant creative spaces and incredible architectural Plenty Ranges Arts and Convention Centre,
dwellings of the Dandenong Ranges. 35 Ferres Boulevard, South Morang
SAT & SUN 5–6 MAY 10AM–5PM Bookings: (03) 9407 5913
Burrinja Cultural Centre, ADULT $7
351 Glenfern Road, Upwey
FREE EVENT
Photo: Orion by Geoffrey Bartlett, 2008, St Kilda Road,
Melbourne, by John Gollings.
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Regional Centre for Culture 2018
The Regional Centre for Culture is a year-long showcase of local creativity spread across
four central Victorian municipalities. The region and local Dja Dja Wurrung people will host
awe-inspiring events, performances and arts projects. This runs throughout the City
of Greater Bendigo, Central Goldfields, Mount Alexander, and Hepburn Shire Councils
See rcc2018.com for more details on the program and the events listed here.
Red Dog on Broadway This Is…The Daylesford Market

Plenty of talent has come out of regional Victoria, not The Regional Centre for Culture isn’t a building—think
least the canine star of the popular film Red Dog. This Country, place, art and local produce. This Is…The
fun community art project will celebrate local pups— Daylesford Market sees the Regional Centre for Culture
from friendly farm dogs to Hollywood hounds. present food producers, local chefs, winemakers and
artisans. There’ll also be live performances such as tango
SAT & SUN 21–29 APRIL ANYTIME dancers, live circus acts, and surprise performers.
Broadway Street, Dunolly
FREE EVENT Daylesford Railway Station, 18 Raglan Street,
Daylesford
FREE EVENT
Four Seasons Fine Music Festival Big Dance
A year of fine musical performances in historic churches, Big Dance is a one-of-a-kind participatory dance festival
aligning with the seasons. The two May events of the coming to Castlemaine from across the globe in 2018.
Four Seasons Fine Music Festival program, Autumn I Whether you’re Fred Astaire or Napoleon Dynamite,
and Autumn II will take place in St. Paul’s Anglican everyone is welcome to learn the moves, via workshops
Church in Clunes. and online tutorials, and take part in the final, gigantic
performance. Let’s dance!
SAT 5 MAY 5PM & SUN 6 MAY 2PM
St Paul’s Anglican Church, Templeton Street, Clunes SUN 29 APRIL 1.30PM
Booking: search on trybooking.com Victory Park Castlemaine
ADULT $20 CHILD FREE FREE EVENT
Maryborough Museum of Australian Now You See It…

History and Art Open House See the historic Anderson’s Mill like never before—
resurrected though art, light, and music. The old Mill will
The Museum of Australian History and Art Gallery in the be lit up with video projections accompanied by music
Maryborough Railway Station has a unique collection for the brand-new audio-visual work Now You See It....
specialising in the Indigenous and gold rush-era heritage For full details see rcc2018.com.
of the area. Over two weekends the museum’s owner
will also open one of the town’s oldest homes and FRI–SUN 11–13 MAY EVENINGS AFTER DARK
gardens, built in 1872. Anderson’s Mill, Alice Street, Smeaton
SAT & SUN 21–22 APRIL, SAT & SUN 12–13 MAY FREE EVENT
Maryborough Museum of Australian History and Art,
29 Station Street, Maryborough
ADULT $10
Tiny Towns Arts Trail

The Tiny Towns Arts Trail is a collaborative ‘open house’
of artists’ studios, gallery spaces and rarely opened
buildings. This year’s trail will include Bealiba, Dunolly,
Tarnagulla, Adelaide Lead, Talbot, Maryborough, Clunes
and more.
SAT & SUN 21–29 APRIL 10AM–4PM
Throughout the City of Greater Bendigo,
Central Goldfields, Mount Alexander,
and Hepburn Shire Councils
FREE EVENT
Gaols,
Hospitals,
and Asylums
Victoria’s history of institutions are dark, rich, and forgotten stories and legends that have languished
compelling. The social history of these institutions are for generations in wards, cell blocks, and beneath
often told through the stories of the infamous, not so the gravestones.
infamous, and marginalised, residents of Victoria’s penal
and medical establishments. They reveal the lives and
deaths of some of our notorious figures, as well as the Photo: Old Melbourne Gaol, by Jay Hynes.
A Prisoner’s Journey
Join our tour guides on a ‘Prisoner’s Journey’ through
the Old Melbourne Gaol and surrounds. Tours will
MeEt ThE
explore the existing cell block, as well as reveal
forgotten stories from developed sites around
the gaol. inmates.
WEEKENDS 18 APRIL–20 MAY 10.15AM
& 11.15AM
do SOME
time.
Old Melbourne Gaol,
377 Russell Street, Melbourne
$5 PER PERSON
PLUS GENERAL ADMISSION TICKET
Paranormal Investigations
Australian Paranormal Society
Come join the very experienced team from the
Australian Paranormal Society for a paranormal
investigation of some of Victoria’s most historic
locations. You be the investigator, use the equipment
(or bring your own), and take part in the paranormal
experiments and experience the atmosphere.
18 APRIL–20 MAY EVENT TIME VARIES ACCORDING
TO LOCATION AND EVENT
Various locations across Victoria
(see website for more details)
Bookings: facebook.com/australianparanormalsociety/
Hangman’s Feast DISCOVER YOUR

Twisted History OLD MELBOURNE GAOL
Join the team at Twisted History for this special STORY.
event as they step back in time to the first execution
within the walls at Geelong Gaol of James Ross on
April 22nd, 1856. Sit down for a last meal, as Ross did
before hearing the stories of those executed and the
executioners.
Geelong Gaol,
202 Myers Street, Geelong
Bookings: bookeo.com/twistedhistory, OPEN DAILY
limelighttours@gmail.com, 1300 865 800 9.30am to 5.00pm and select evenings
ADULT $60 377 Russell St, Melbourne
oldmelbournegaol.com.au
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Gardens,
Landscapes,
and the
Environment
Victoria contains some of the most beautiful and highly history. Experience significant landscapes and scenic
valued natural and cultural landscapes in Australia, features throughout Victoria, including the importance
many of which are recognised for their design and and diversity of our flora and fauna along our coastlines
connections to our history and heritage. This theme and rural landscapes, appreciate the beauty of significant
gives naturalists and the curious alike the opportunity gardens, and the history of memorial Avenues of
to explore and engage with the natural environment Honour.
that surrounds our everyday life, while discovering the
visible features which highlight important aspects of our Photo: Rippon Lea Estate, Elsternwick,
by Christopher Groenhout.
Story of the Garden Convoy of Conservation
National Trust Australia (Victoria) Convoy of Conservation
Como House’s gardens have long been pivotal to the Join us for a self-drive guided tour of our backyard, and
social life of the House and those that called it home. the homes of Victoria’s faunal emblems—the Helmeted
Join us as we discover the stories and fascinating Honeyeater and Leadbeater’s Possum. Meet some of the
histories behind this magnificent garden and its biggest trees on mainland Australia and also help with
impact on the broader community. the revegetation of vital habitat.
WEDNESDAYS 18 APRIL–20 MAY 2.30–3.30PM SAT 21 APRIL & SAT 19 MAY 9AM
Como House and Gardens, Cnr Williams Road and Belgrave Station, Main Street/Belgrave-Gembrook
Lechlade Avenue, South Yarra Road, Belgrave
Bookings: trybooking.com/347600, Bookings: convoyofconservation@gmail.com
bookings@nattrust.com.au, (03) 9656 9889
BY DONATION
Guided walk of Maddingley Park,

Rippon Lea Garden Tour Bacchus Marsh
National Trust of Australia (Victoria) Bacchus Marsh & District Historical Society Inc
The Rippon Lea gardens are of national significance; Maddingley Park, situated along the Werribee River,
a tranquil oasis in the heart of suburbia. The National will have a guided tour of the bushland including past
Trust invites you on a journey of discovery to learn and current sites of the park. The tour will explore the
about the development of the Estate. Back by popular memorial gates, Evans Pavillion, Dickie Bandstand, the
demand, our 40 minute walk focuses on the Estate’s CWA shelter, and other points of significance.
social history.
SAT 21 APRIL, SUN 29 APRIL, SAT 5 & 12 MAY 11AM
18 APRIL–20 MAY
WED & THURS 12–12.45PM, FRI 2–2.45PM Maddingley Park, Taverner Street, Maddingley
Rippon Lea Estate, FREE EVENT
192 Hotham Street, Elsternwick
NT MEMBER $4
Yan Yean Water Supply System Tour

Melbourne Water and City of Whittlesea
Completed in 1857, the Yan Yean Water Supply System
Postcards from the Gardens remains one of the oldest functioning water systems in
Williamstown Botanic Gardens - Hobsons Bay Ciy Council Australia. Join us as we travel north along the system,
visiting sites of importance and learn about the historical
Postcards from the Gardens: Moments in Time and cultural significance of the system.
gives oppurtunity for a talk and tour of the beautiful
Williamstown Botanic Gardens. Discover the gardens SAT 28 APRIL 9.30AM–4.30PM
and immerse yourself in retracing the steps of postcard Caretakers Cottage, Preston Reservoir, 883 High Street,
photographers from 1900 to 1920. Reservoir
THU 19 APRIL 10AM–12PM Bookings: whittlesea.vic.gov.au/events
Williamstown Botanic Gardens, Osborne Street, ADULT $30
Williamstown
Bookings: eventbrite.com.au/o/15832480968
FREE EVENT
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Islands of Inspiration Victorian Tree of the Year Voting
National Trust of Australia (Victoria) Bass Coast Branch National Trust of Australia (Victoria)
Join us for a one day guided bus tour of Phillip Island Voting for the Victorian Tree of the Year will be open
and Churchill Island as we travel around the picturesque to everyone on our National Trust Facebook page
landscapes. Explore how contemporary art and building throughout the Festival. The winner will be a tree that
design celebrates the culture and history of the islands has captured the hearts of Victorians. It doesn’t have to
of Western Port. Lunch and a guest speaker will be be the biggest or the oldest of its kind, just the tree we
enjoyed on the historic Churchill Island. love the most.
SAT 28 APRIL 9AM–4.30PM 18 APRIL–20 MAY
Islands of Inspiration, 91-97 Thompson Avenue, Cowes Vote at facebook.com/NationalTrustVictoria/
Bookings: visitbasscoast.com.au, 1300 366 422 FREE EVENT
ADULT $30
Photo: Churchill Island, by Eric Burt.
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Rippon Lea Heritage Talk— Shaping a Landscape: The Mouth
Australian Garden Designers of the Yarra (Birrarung) and
in the 21st Century Westgate Park
National Trust of Australia (Victoria) Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Dr Anne Vale is a garden historian, writer, garden with Friends of Westgate Park
photographer, and a public speaker. Her beautifully Come join a guided walking tour from the Sandridge
illustrated talks are primarily garden history related. foreshore in Port Melbourne through to Westgate Park,
She will be discussing her thoughts and views on the where the walk will conclude back at the foreshore.
philosophy on garden designers and their impacts. The walk will focus on changes to the mouth of the Yarra
and the creation, and restoration, of Westgate Park.
WED 9 MAY 11AM–12PM FOLLOWED BY Q&A
Rippon Lea Estate, SUN 13 MAY 10AM–12.30PM
192 Hotham Street, Elsternwick Life Saving Victoria,
200 The Boulevard, Port Melbourne
ADULT $8 CONC $5 CHILD $5 NT MEMBER $6
Bookings: eventbrite.com.au/o/16499515754
FREE EVENT
The Rippon Lea Fernery

Discover the history of the Rippon Lea fernery,
one of the only existing Victorian ferneries of its
kind found in the Southern Hemisphere. Justin
Buckley, Head of Horticulture for The National
Trust, will share the social history of the fernery
and its significance in Victorian times.
FRI 11 MAY 12–12.40PM & 2–2.40PM
Rippon Lea Estate,
Rippon Lea Heritage Talk—

Heritage Trees Linking Past,
Present and Future
Join University of Melbourne botonist and ‘plant
mechanic’, Dr Greg Moore as he discusses his
interest in arboriculture, centred on understanding
how trees cope with their environment and benefit
urban spaces.
WED 9 MAY 2–3PM FOLLOWED BY Q&A
Rippon Lea Estate,
NT MEMBER $6
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Extraordinary Trees Starry Southern Skies

Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria
Explore and discover the rare and significant trees of See Melbourne Observatory Telescopes rotate and open
the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria Melbourne Gardens, up to the Australian night sky. Have the chance to view
many of which are featured on the National Trust’s planets using our powerful heritage telescopes under
Significant Tree Register. You will meet some of our the guidance of experts from the Astronomical Society
oldest, most unusual and tallest trees; ones that mark of Victoria.
important events and honour significant people through
history. MONDAYS 18 APRIL–20 MAY 8–9.30PM
THURS 19 APRIL 10.30AM–12PM Melbourne Observatory, Royal Botanic Gardens
Victoria, Melbourne Gardens, Birdwood Avenue,
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, Melbourne Gardens, Melbourne
Birdwood Avenue, Melbourne
Bookings: rbg.vic.gov.au or call 9252 2429
Bookings rbg.vic.gov.au or call 9252 2429
ADULT $24 CHILD $20 NT MEMBER $20
ADULTS $10 FAMILY $20 NT MEMBER $8
Garden Explorer – Melbourne
& Cranbourne Gardens
The Garden Explorer is a relaxing way to discover our
two magnificent Gardens. Hop on and off as you enjoy
the live commentary, absorb the stunning views, and
wind your way around the Gardens.
DAILY 18 APRIL–20 MAY EVERY HALF HOUR
FROM 11AM–4PM
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, Melbourne Gardens,
Birdwood Avenue, Melbourne departs from Oak
Lawn OR Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, Cranbourne
Gardens, Corner Ballarto Road and Botanic Drive,
Cranbourne, departs from the Visitor Centre
ADULT $10 CHILD $8 NT MEMBER $8
Australian Textile Exhibition

Curated by Leesa Chandler of Chandlers Cottage, this
exhibition features works by leading textile artists
inspired by the beautiful flora, fauna, landscapes and
landmarks of Australia. Experience examples of our
landscape heritage as you’ve never seen them before.
DAILY 8 MAY–13 MAY 9AM-5PM
Visitor Centre, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria,
Cranbourne Gardens, Corner Ballarto Road and Botanic
Drive, Cranbourne
FREE EVENT
Industrial
and Maritime
Heritage
It is easy to overlook the importance Victoria’s maritime significance of shipping and seafaring as an integral
and industrial history has played on shaping our aspect of Victoria’s commerce history—evident in the
contemporary lives. Our industrial heritage traces the remnants of shipwrecks along our rugged coastline and
history of development, technology, and labour through in the maritime infrastructure of wharves, docks, and
the factories, mines, mills, and machinery that shape lighthouses that sits upon it.
our physical landscape. Maritime heritage explores the
Photo: Bendigo Gasworks, National Trust Bendigo
and Region Branch.
Mission to Seafarers Heritage Tours,
Talk, and Exhibitions
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Guided tours of the Heritage listed Mission to Seafarers
with morning tea. Led by our experienced volunteers
you will be able to step inside and discover the original
use of the Norla Dome, a special exhibition by OSSA, its
hidden garden and enjoy morning tea in the courtyard.
THU 26 APRIL 10.30AM
Mission to Seafarers, 717 Flinders Street, Docklands
Bookings: eventbrite.com.au/e/41453512572
ADULT $20 CONC $15 NT MEMBER $15
Mission to Seafarers Explore Jack’s Magazine

Working Heritage
Self Guided Tour
Explore Jack’s Magazine – the intriguing former
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
explosives storage facility by the banks of the
Early Origins exhibition is a permanent collection Maribyrnong River. Get a glimpse behind the facility’s
of historical artefacts, photography, and documents imposing bluestone walls and explore its buildings,
that uncover the untold tales of the early days of the tunnels, tramways, and giant earth mounds
Mission to Seafarers, the Ladies Harbour Lights Guild, as part of a guided walking tour.
and the Port of Melbourne. Taken as a self guided
tour, explore at your own pace. SUN 22 APRIL & SUN 13 MAY 11AM, 11.15AM,
11.30AM
DAILY 18 APRIL–20 MAY 11AM–8PM
Jack’s Magazine, 17B Magazine Way, Maribyrnong
Mission to Seafarers,
Bookings: jacksmagazineahf.eventbrite.com.au
717 Flinders Street, Docklands
BY DONATION $5 ENTRY
Bendigo Gasworks Tour

Bendigo and Region Branch
The Bendigo Gasworks are one of only a small handful
of intact 19th century gasworks in the world, and the
only one in Australia. Listed on the Victorian Heritage
Register it is regarded as an internationally significant
example of an entire provincial gasworks by the
Institution of Engineers, Australia.
SUN 22 APRIL 10AM, 11AM, 1PM & 2PM
Bendigo Gasworks, 8-32 Weeroona Avenue, Bendigo
bookings@nattrust.com.au
FREE EVENT
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1859 Cape Schanck Lighthouse Wattle Gully Mine Tour
History Tours and Museum National Trust of Australia (Victoria)
The Lady of History Bendigo and Region Branch
With a tour guide you will climb the historic 1859 The Wattle Gully Gold Mine is a substantially intact
Cape Schanck Lighthouse to the lantern room and be gold mining site which operated from 1937 to the
told about the history and operation of the lighthouse, 1990s. The poppet head, winding machinery, and
and see the spectacular view across Bass Strait from crushing battery are on site, with 1980s cyaniding
the lighthouse balcony. In the Museum you will find plant to show changing technology over time.
lighthouse and maritime exhibits.
SAT 5 MAY 12.30PM, 1PM, 1.45PM,
MON, TUES, WED 23–25 APRIL 2.15PM & 3PM
45 MINUTE TOURS AT 1PM, 2PM & 3PM
FREE MUSEUM ENTRY AS PART OF THE TOUR Wattle Gully Mine, Wattle Gully Road, Chewton
Cape Schanck Lighthouse Reserve, Bookings: trybooking.com/349170,

420 Cape Schanck Road, Cape Schanck bookings@nattrust.com.au, (03) 9656 9889
Bookings: search Cape Schanck Lighthouse on FREE EVENT

trybookings.com, jhaynes@ncable.net.au, 0407 348 478
ADULT $11 CHILD $5 FAMILY $34
Visit The Black Powder Mill

Friends of the Black Powder Mill Incorporated
Hear the story of the heritage listed Black Powder
Mill and its place in the development of Victoria, and
in the defence of Australia. Learn about the history
of gunpowder and the production of explosives in
Melbourne’s west, especially in Deer Park and see the
restored Mill machinery in operation.
SAT 28 APRIL 10.30AM–3.30PM,
TALKS AT 11.30AM & 1.30PM
The Black Powder Mill, Parklea Ave, Cairnlea
FREE EVENT
Murtoa Stick Shed Open Day

Murtoa Stick Shed - Open Day
Prepare to be stunned when you walk through
Portarlington Mill the small door to behold the massive historic
National Trust of Australia (Victoria) structure. Walk the length and width and be
amazed at the vastness of the space, while learning
Visitors can come and experience a fully-functioning
about the historic importance of the Stick Shed
19th century steam driven flour mill at Portarlington,
to the region and the country from those
where a guided tour of the mill and brickworks will
who worked in the shed.
explore its history and contribution to the area.
SUN 6 MAY 10AM–4PM
SAT & SUN 5–6 MAY 11AM–4PM
The Murtoa Stick Shed,
Portarlington Mill, 7 Turner Court, Portarlington
1465 Wimmera Highway, Murtoa
BY DONATION
ADULT $10 CONC $9
FAMILY $20
NT MEMBER $9
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Pirate Day at Polly Woodside
National Trust of Australia (Victoria) Tour Portland’s Fishing Fleet
We invite all scallywags and buccaneers to join us in a Whaleboat
at Polly Woodside for a day of adventures and fun.
Promoting Portland Maritime Heritage Inc. and the
Children will get to scrub the decks, swing on a rope,
National Trust of Australia (Victoria) Portland Branch
sing in the pirate choir or participate in fun pirate
games. Children with loud voices and an ability View Portland’s Fishing Fleet in Portland Harbour
to pull scary faces are encouraged to attend. from the thwarts of whaleboat ‘William Dutton’. Listen
to National Trust member Gordon Stokes present a
SUN 6 MAY 10AM–4PM history of Portland’s fishing industry while guiding
Polly Woodside, the whaleboat, rowed by PPMH members, among the
21 South Wharf Promenade, South Wharf moored fishing boats, jetties, and wharves.
ADULT $16 CONC $13 SUN 13 MAY 11AM 12.30PM & 2PM
CHILD FREE NT MEMBER FREE Boat Ramp Jetty adjacent to the Portland Yacht Club,
Lee Breakwater Road, Portland
Bookings: gordon.stokes@bigpond.com, 0438 012 352
FREE EVENT
Alma Doepel Open Day

Alma Doepel Supporters Club
Join us for a behind the scenes tour of the Alma
Doepel work shed where visitors can review work in
progress on magnificent tall ship, observe restoration Coliban Water Channel Tour
techniques employed by the shipwrights, and inspect National Trust of Australia (Victoria)
stored artefacts. See the new Soldiers at Sea exhibition Bendigo and Region Branch
showcasing Alma’s war service and the soldiers who
The Coliban Water System was constructed in the late
had to learn to be sailors.
1860s and runs around 70 kilometers from Malmsbury
SUN 6 MAY 10AM–4PM Reservoir to Bendigo. The channel has a number of
structures that have significant heritage value which are
Docklands, Shed 2 North Wharf Road, Docklands
listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.
FREE EVENT/GOLD COIN DONATION
SAT 19 MAY 9AM
Number 7 Reservoir, Granter Street, Kangaroo Flat

National Trust Anderson’s Mill Heritage Weekend
Anderson’s Mill Heritage Weekend Inc.
Smeaton comes alive with a weekend of heritage, crafts, machinery, and classic trades. The Mills on the Air Amateur
Radio Group will have a collection of radios and transmitters on display, while a large array of vintage engines, tractors,
and machinery will be operational, with demonstrations and the chance to learn more from experts. Goldfields quilts
and spinners will also be on hand demonstrating their skills, along with an exhibition of craft work, including dolls house
rooms and miniatures. Visitors can observe stoneground organic flour being milled, and have the opportunity to explore
the heritage mill with local tour guides. The weekend will also feature daily Asking for Trouble circus performances and
workshops for children. In the evenings, Anderson’s Mill will be lit up with Now You See It video projections, with music
by Video Architecture. This event is part of the Regional Centre for Culture, a year’s celebration of the four Victorian
centres of Bendigo, Daylesford, Castlemaine, and Maryborough.
SAT & SUN 12–13 MAY 10AM–4PM,
LIGHT SHOW FRI–SUN 11–13 MAY EVENINGS
Anderson’s Mill, Alice Street, Smeaton
FREE EVENT
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Find more festival
events online at
#AHF2018 #MyCultureMyStory #nationaltrustvic
The Heights, Geelong.

Living
Museums,
Galleries,
Archives, and
Collections
The collections and archives of our galleries, museums, discussions and events which bring these histories
and historical societies aim to unearth the stories to life. Meet an archivist or a curator, and enjoy an
that have shaped the communities of Victoria. opportunity to take a look behind the scenes at a
Millions of items in collections across Victoria will significant collection or archive in your community,
be on display in exhibitions which trace community or further afield. Get a glimpse of the objects, both
histories and personal narratives, including the use of ordinary and extraordinary, which tell our stories.
artistic expression to interpret our history, along with
Yesteryear Tour
Mont De Lancey Historic Property
Come and enjoy the Mont De Lancey experience in the
picturesque Yarra Valley. Take a step back to yesteryear
with a guided tour of the 1880s historic homestead and
its beautiful gardens, home dairy, blacksmiths, vintage
machinery, and museum.
18 APRIL–20 MAY 10AM–4PM
CLOSED MONDAYS & TUESDAYS
71 Wellington Road, Wandin North
Narrapumelap Homestead
Narrapumelap Homestead
90th Anniversary of the High Court
Narrapumelap Historic Homestead is a rare and
complete example of the French Gothic style of Australia Building
architecture set in the Western Districts. Built in Supreme Court of Victoria
1873, visitors can experience one of the most Celebrate the 90th Anniversary of the High Court
unique architectural designed homesteads in the Building, with an exhibition about the building and a
region, and take in its breathtaking park. history of the High Court in Melbourne before it moved
EASTER SUN 1 APRIL & MON 2 APRIL to Canberra in 1980. In addition to the exhibition, which
10.30AM–5.30PM (NO BOOKINGS) is held in the Supreme Court library, there will be history
OR BY APPOINTMENT DURING THE FESTIVAL and heritage tours.
Narrapumelap Homestead, WEEKDAYS 18 APRIL–20 MAY 9AM–5PM,
153 Narrapumelap Road, Wickliffe CLOSED ANZAC DAY
Bookings required for visiting at other times during Supreme Court of Victoria,
Festival: (03) 5350 3220 210 William Street, Melbourne
ADULT $10 NT MEMBER $8 FREE EVENT
Heritage Festival at Coolart 2018

Out of the Archives Parks Victoria
Port of Echuca Discovery Centre Join an experienced guide for an informative walk and
At the Out of the Archives exhibition, visitors will have talk around the heritage buildings and lovely garden
the rare opportunity to view photographs and artefacts at Coolart. Hear stories about the early pioneers of the
that are not normally on display to the public. Adopting Mornington Peninsula. Bring along a picnic to enjoy
the theme of My Culture, My Story the exhibition will in the grounds.
celebrate the journey and growth of the Port of Echuca.
TUESDAYS 18 APRIL–20 MAY 10.30–11.30AM &
DAILY 18 APRIL–20 MAY 9AM–5PM 2–3PM
Port of Echuca Discovery Centre, Coolart Wetlands & Homestead,
74 Murray Esplanade, Echuca 40 Lord Somers Road, Somers
ADULT $14 CONC $11 CHILD $9 FREE EVENT
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Fire Services Museum of Victoria Nepean—Point of all Nations?
Fire Services Museum of Victoria Nepean Historical Society
The Eastern Hill Fire Station is a heritage listed building, The Nepean Historical Society presents an exhibition of
with the museum featuring Australia’s largest collection photographs and memorabilia showcasing the diversity
of fire services equipment, vehicles, and memorabilia. of cultures which have shaped our shared heritage on
Retired firefighters will be available to guide visitors the Southern Mornington Peninsula. Local residents will
as they celebrate Victoria’s fire services history and be on hand to share their family stories and history.
heritage.
WEEKENDS 18 APRIL–20 MAY 1.30–4.30PM
THURS & FRI 18 APRIL–20 MAY 9AM–3PM, Sorrento Museum, 827 Melbourne Road, Sorrento
SUN 10AM–4PM
Fire Services Museum of Victoria, ADULT $5 CONC $4 NT MEMBER $4
39 Gisborne Street, East Melbourne
Bookings: fsmvic@tpg.com.au, special group bookings
can be arranged (03) 9662 2907
ADULT $10 CONC $8 CHILD $8 FAMILY $18
NT MEMBER $8 Explore Geelong’s Cultural History
Geelong Regional Library Corporation
Heritage staff will lead participants on a journey through
the Geelong Heritage Centre’s collections. This small
group session will explore some of the diverse European
cultures that have shaped the city and hear their stories
Maldon’s Easter Procession: of migration and community.
An Exhibition WED 18 APRIL 9.30–10.30AM
Maldon Museum & Archives Association Inc
Heritage Reading Room, Geelong Library & Heritage
Our exhibition celebrates the Maldon Easter Fair Centre, 51 Little Malop Street, Geelong
Procession which has been bringing our diverse local
Bookings: grlc.vic.gov.au/whats-on
community together since 1878. In 2018, the 141st
Procession will again showcase the community’s FREE EVENT
ingenuity, flair, and home-grown humour adding another
page to this enduring story.
SATURDAYS 18 APRIL–20 MAY 1.30–4.00PM
Maldon Museum, 93 High Street, Maldon
ADULT $5 CONC $5 CHILD FREE A Night at The Museum
Chiltern Athenaeum Museum
Chiltern Athenaeum Museum houses a large collection
of literature by local authors, including Henry Handel
Richardson, Mary Gaunt, and Wilfred Busse, who have
written extensively on the history and development of
Naming Rites—The Stories behind the town. The museum will host six lectures as part of
Street Names in Warrandyte the My Culture, My Story series.
Warrandyte Historical Society FRI 20 APRIL, FRI 4 MAY & FRI 18 MAY
The stories behind Warrandyte’s street names will be Chiltern Athenaeum Museum,
discovered in this exhibition. Some of their origins date 57 Conness Street, Chiltern
back to the area’s gold history, while others to people,
Bookings: chilternathenaeum.com.au,
places, and events. All of which reflect back to the
info@chilternathenaeum.com.au
significance of its historic, rich, and interesting past.
FREE EVENT
WEEKENDS 18 APRIL–20 MAY 1.30–4.30PM
Warrandyte Museum,
111 Yarra Street, Warrandyte
FREE EVENT
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Opening the Drawers Open Day at Gulf Station
National Trust of Australia (Victoria) National Trust of Australia (Victoria)
Ever wondered what is hidden in the drawers, Visit Gulf Station as the volunteers go about their work
wardrobes, and cupboards at The Heights? Come and maintaining this historic farm complex. Take a tour, meet
learn more about the stories and personal possessions the friendly Clydesdales, see sheep dogs and working
left behind by Louis and Marnie Whyte, the last owners horses demonstrate their skills, and make sure to visit
of the property. the station’s plant stall.
SUNDAYS 18 APRIL–20 MAY 1–4PM THURS 19 APRIL 10AM–2PM
The Heights Heritage House and Garden, Gulf Station, 1029 Melba Highway, Yarra Glen
140 Aphrasia Street, Newtown
NT MEMBER $7
Photo: Gulf Station, Yarra Glen,

by Chrisopher Groenhout.

History Tour Bundoora Homestead Open House & Museum
Art Centre Museum of Australian History & Art Gallery
Bundoora Homestead Art Centre Explore and lose yourself in the garden and rooms of
Hear the stories that have helped shape Bundoora one of Maryborough’s oldest homes. Built in 1872, the
Homestead Art Centre. Trace its history, from the homestead has a rich history of owners and occupants,
Smith family home to Convalescent Farm for returned and visitors can learn about the local history, and
servicemen, and to Repatriation Mental Hospital before Aboriginal culture at the Museum of Australian History.
finally becoming a public art gallery for the Darebin SAT & SUN 21–22 APRIL, SAT & SUN 12–13 MAY
community. 10AM–4PM
THURS 19 APRIL 2.30–3.30PM Museum of Australian History & Art Gallery,
Bundoora Homestead Art Centre, 29 Station Street, Maryborough
7 Prospect Hill Drive, Bundoora ADULT $10 CONC $10
Bookings: bundoorahomestead.com,
bundoorahomestead@darebin.vic.gov.au,
(03) 9496 1060
$5 ENTRY
Coragulac House Open Day
Coragulac House
Coragulac House will be open for the general public to
wander through this impressive Homestead. Its owners,
Eyes On Glen Eira Maps Garry and Sharyn Gibson, will provide a living history of
Glen Eira Historical Society the families who have lived in the property over the past
140 years.
See past and present maps of Glen Eira, including the
quirky Horse Trough locations of 1915 and the 1908 SUN 22 APRIL 10AM–4PM
MMBW map (Caulfield/Caulfield East/Caulfield North) Coragulac House,
showing the locations of various mansions and large 895 Corangamite Lake Road, Coragulac
properties of the time.
FRI 20 APRIL & TUES 24 APRIL 9AM–12PM, NT MEMBER $12
SUN 22 APRIL 2–4PM
Glen Eira Historical Society,
965 Glen Huntly Road, Caulfield
FREE EVENT
Collector’s Afternoon Tea
Buda Historic Home and Garden
Buda will host a special ‘Collector’s Afternoon Tea’ event
with guest connoisseur and collector of Edwardian
The Culture and Heritage of Lady postcards, Chris Wheat, presenting Take a Trip in My
Airship: Revelations of Edwardian Postcards. Visitors can
Northcote Children’s Farm School
also explore Buda’s open house and gardens between
Lady Northcote Association Inc. 12–5pm Wednesdays to Saturdays and 10am–5pm on
Visitors are welcome to join a guided tour of the almost Sundays.
fully restored cottage of the Lady Northcote Children’s
SUN 22 APRIL 2PM & SUN 13 MAY 2PM–4PM
Farm School, that was home to many migrant children
sent from the UK from the 1930s to the 1970s, some of Buda Historic Home and Garden, 42 Hunter Street,
which will be on hand to tell of their expierences. Castlemaine
Bookings: budacastlemaine.org,
SAT 21 APRIL 11AM–3PM
admin@budacastlemaine.org, (03) 5472 1032
YMCA Lady Northcote Childrens Recreation Camp,
Glenmore Road, Rowsley ADULT $30 CONC $25 NT MEMBER $25
BY DONATION

Family Fun Day Open House at La Trobe’s Cottage
National Trust of Australia (Victoria) Friends of La Trobe’s Cottage
Bring the whole family to experience what life was Charles Joseph La Trobe was a visionary
like in Victorian Mt Martha. Guided tours of the administrator, who lived with his wife Sophie
homestead, old fashioned games, and dress ups and their four children for nearly 15 years in
available throughout the day as visitors step back the family’s elegant prefabricated cottage.
in time and explore the life of the Balcombe family Take a tour of La Trobe’s Cottage and hear some
in the 1840s. fascinating stories from the family’s letters about
life in early Melbourne
The Briars Homestead, SUN 22 & 29 APRIL, SUN 6 MAY 2–4PM
Nepean Highway, Mount Martha La Trobe’s Cottage,
Cnr Birdwood Avenue & Dallas Brooks Drive,
ADULT $10 CONC $7 CHILD FREE Melbourne
NT MEMBER FREE
Photo: The Briars Homestead, Mount Martha.

Barwon Grange—By Twilight
Visit Barwon Grange in the evening to see and
experience the house in a whole new light. Barwon
Grange is a stunning example of an 1850s Urban
Villa built on the Barwon River for Jonathon Porter
O’Brien and his family.
FRI 27 APRIL 6–9PM
Barwon Grange, 25 Fernleigh Street, Newtown
Free Garden Entry to Noorilim Estate

Noorilim Estate
Melbourne: Foundations of a City Come visit the immaculate gardens of Noorilim Estate
Old Treasury Building and the opportunity to have a paid guided tour of its
historic mansion (prebookings strongly advised). Visitors
In this introduction to the exhibitions at the can bring a picnic and enjoy the native birdlife and
Old Treasury Building historian Margaret Anderson wander the exquisite homestead, comprising of over 20
discusses the extraordinary history of Melbourne, acres of botanical gardens.
from its origins, to the modern metropolis that
became the first capital of the new nation SUN 29 APRIL 10AM–4PM
of Australia. Noorilim Estate,
TUES 24 APRIL 1PM 205 Wahring-Murchison East Rd, Wahring
Old Treasury Building, Bookings: info@noorilim.com.au, (03) 5826 2444
20 Spring Street, East Melbourne FREE EVENT
Bookings: melbourne-foundations.eventbrite.com.au,
bookings@otb.org.au, (03) 9651 2233
FREE EVENT
Family Fun Day

On this special family day visitors are encouraged
WWI Conscription and the to try their hand at old fashioned activities to
discover what life was like in colonial Victoria
Propaganda War in the 1840s. There will be a range of activities
Old Treasury Building for children to experience, including a scavenger
Attempts to introduce conscription during World hunt, and an opportunity to explore the grounds.
War I were hugely controversial. The ensuing
debate has been described as the most divisive and
violent in our history, with a bitter propaganda war McCrae Homestead,
conducted by both sides. Join historian, Margaret 11 Beverley Road, McCrae
Anderson as she discusses its impact on Australia.
THURS 15 MAY 1PM NT MEMBER FREE
Old Treasury Building,
20 Spring Street, East Melbourne
Bookings: propaganda-war.eventbrite.com.au,
bookings@otb.org.au, (03) 9651 2233
FREE EVENT
Flemington Racecourse Raceday
Heritage Tours
Victoria Racing Club
Home of the Melbourne Cup since 1861, Flemington Bookings: 1300 727 575
Racecourse is one of Australia’s most significant cultural
and sporting venues. Explore the rich history of the
NT MEMBER FREE
racecourse’s characters and famous victories, followed
by a day of racing action.
WED 25 APRIL 11.30AM–1.30PM & SAT 5 MAY
11.00AM–1.00PM
Flemington Racecourse,
448 Epsom Road, Flemington
Victoria Police Museum

Highlights Tour The Victorian Kitchen
Victoria Police Museum National Trust of Australia (Victoria)
Enjoy an exclusive tour of the museum with one of our Rippon Lea’s kitchen complex is a rare survivor
expert staff. Learn about policing past and present, and of its kind and offers visitors a glimpse into a world
hear stories of some of Victoria’s most notorious crimes very different to that enjoyed by the families who
while you discover secrets behind some of our favourite lived ‘upstairs’. Come with us on a journey back
objects and displays. in time and discover more about the working lives
WED 2 MAY 2.30PM of Rippon Lea’s servants.
Victoria Police Museum, WED 2, 9 & 16 MAY 1–1.30PM,
607 Flinders Street, Docklands 2–2.30PM & 3–3.30PM
Bookings: policemuseum-mgr@police.vic.gov.au Rippon Lea Estate,
BY DONATION

Archaeology Uncovered—
Tour Heritage Victoria’s Artefact
and Research Centre
Heritage Council of Victoria and Heritage Victoria
Thousands of archaeological treasures reside in Heritage FRI 4 MAY 10AM, 11AM, 2PM & 3PM
Victoria’s Artefact and Research Centre. The Heritage 45 MINUTE TOURS
Council of Victoria and Heritage Victoria are joining Heritage Victoria, 4 Harper Street, Abbotsford
forces to open the centre for public tours for one
day only. Numbers are limited, get in quickly Bookings: kerry.taylor@delwp.vic.gov.au
to secure a place. FREE EVENT
Tara House Open Day and Vintage Family Fun Day
Wedding Gown Exhibition National Trust of Australia (Victoria)
The Lady of History Kids enter free on this special family day at Mulberry
The Tara House Open Day and Vintage Wedding Gown Hill. Old fashioned activities and games will be on
Exhibition will offer the public the opportunity to view hand as well as guided house tours, where visitors
this 1890s private home in Bairnsdale and wedding can learn and experience the story behind the
gowns from The Lady of History Collection. Visitors building of Joan and Daryl Lindsay’s home.
will also be able to explore the homestead’s heritage SUN 6 MAY 11AM–4PM
gardens.
Mulberry Hill, 385 Golf Links Road, Langwarrin South
SAT 5 MAY 10.30AM–3PM
Tara House, Bairnsdale, 37 Day Street, Bairnsdale NT MEMBER FREE
Bookings: jhaynes@ncable.net.au, 0407 348 478
BY DONATION
Mooramong Lalique Expo

Villa Alba Archaeological Tour The history of glamorous Hollywood actress Claire
Villa Alba Museum Incorporated Adams and her wealthy Australian husband Scobie
Mackinnon, is well and truly on display at the elegant
Join conservator, Andrew Thorn as he leads a guided Mooramong homestead, with an exhibition of the
tour of the unique nineteenth-century architecture, family’s exceptional collection of Lalique, Bohemian
technical details, paintings, and interior designs of Villa crystal, and Spode tableware.
Alba. The tour will look intimately into the history and
archaeological significance of the house in the SUN 6 MAY 12–4PM
Victorian era. Mooramong Estate,
SUN 6 MAY 1PM WITH TOURS AVAILABLE 635 Mooramong Road, Carranballac
AT 1.30 & 3PM ADULT $12 CONC $12 CHILD $12
Villa Alba, 44 Walmer Street, Kew
ADULT $12
High Tea at The Heights

Geelong Museum Association Inc.
The Original ‘Kit Homes’ An exquisite selection of teas, sweets, and savories
will be on offer at this high tea event, which will be
served in the historic billiard room of The Heights,
Today’s housing crisis is nothing new as the lack Newtown. You will also have the opportunity to
of dwellings plagued nineteenth-century Melbourne. explore the homestead and its iconic gardens.
Step back in time and see how the housing shortage in
early Melbourne was solved over 160 years ago by SUN 6 MAY 2PM
visiting the site of these three prefabricated houses. The Heights, 140 Aphrasia Street, Newtown
SUN 6 MAY 11AM–4PM Bookings: trybooking.com/TIAC,
geelongmuseum@gmail.com, 0422 307 652
Portable Iron Houses, 399 Coventry Street, South
Melbourne ADULT $48
FAMILY $14

Guided Tour of the Stonnington A Printer’s Story
History Centre, Northbrook National Trust of Australia (Victoria)
Stonnington History Centre When 15 year old Robert Martin sat down at the
Come on a behind-the-scenes tour of the working keyboard of a linotype machine in 1965, he would
archives of the Stonnington History Centre, where never have thought he would be working with the
visitors can see some of our precious records and machine over 50 years later. Come in and chat with
photographs, and learn about the programs and Robert and learn about some wonderful old printing
resources available for conducting your own research. machines that are now back in working order.
WED 9 MAY 10–11AM SAT & SUN 12–13 MAY 10AM–3PM
Stonnington History Centre, 1257 High Street, Malvern Federal Standard Printing Works,
Main Street, Chiltern
FREE EVENT
FREE EVENT
Murder at The Mansion

A Murderous Affair
What would you do if you arrived for dinner and
strange and mysterious things started to happen
around you? Who can you trust? Who is doing
all they can to deceive you and everyone in their
presence? Can you solve the mystery in this
immersive dining experience?
SAT 12 MAY 5.55PM FOR 6PM SHARP START
Barwon Park Mansion,
105 Inverleigh Road, Winchelsea
Bookings: amurderousaffair.com.au/book-tickets,
enquiries@amurderousaffair.com.au
ADULT $135
Mother’s Day Devonshire Tea

at McCrae Homestead
National Trust of Australia (Vic) Mornington Peninsula Branch
Celebrate Mother’s Day with Devonshire Tea served
in the grounds of the McCrae Homestead, designed
by Georgiana McCrae for her family. Come along
and enjoy tours of the iconic homestead, and view
wonderful art works, and memorabilia in the gallery.
McCrae Homestead, 11 Beverley Road, McCrae
Bookings: jwa45664@bigpond.net.au,
(03) 8774 1825

Sharing Stories of Birthplace New Land, New Life, New Friends
and Migration National Trust of Australia (Victoria)
Footscray Historical Society Labassa has been home to generations of migrants—
An exhibition telling the stories of birthplace and British settlers, survivors of the Holocaust, and
migration to the Footscray and western surburbs area. economic migrants from Scandinavia and Eastern
The exhibition will also highlight the area’s Indigenous Europe. Learn how they lived together as a
culture, early settlement, and the wave of migration that harmonious and supportive community.
contributed to its unique and colourful character. SUN 20 MAY 10.30AM–4PM
TUES–SUN 15–20 MAY 11AM–3PM, Labassa, 2 Manor Grove, Caulfield North
TALK SUN 20 MAY 2–3PM
Ercildoune, 64-66 Napier Street, Footscray FAMILY $35 NT MEMBER FREE
BY DONATION
Photo: Labassa, by Anthony Basheer.

Local and
Residential
Heritage
Local and residential heritage tells the stories of role in keeping residential heritage alive and active,
communities through architecture, history, industry, as they trace their stories through the trees, landscapes,
and artwork. Our neighbourhoods are imprinted with houses, factories, and artworks, while maintaining its
generations of Aboriginal heritage and living tradition, oral histories, exhibitions and house museums. In this
and the fabric of these neighbourhoods has been theme, local experts expose the stories embedded
shaped by layers of economic hardship and mobility, in the transformation and shifts of our urban and
waves of migration, labour and industrial history, and regional landscapes.
urban development. Local historians play a significant
Photo: Chewton Town Hall and Post Office,
National Trust Bendigo and Region Branch.
The Moora Working Draught
Horse Muster
Moora Working Draught Horses Inc.
Come celebrate the equine heroes of the 180km long SUN 1 APRIL GATES OPEN 9.30AM, HORSES
Waranga Western Channel with re-enactments of the WORKING APPROX. 10.30AM–3.30PM
traditional tools and techniques used to construct this Moora Racecourse and Recreation Reserve,
important waterway. Locals will be answering questions Heathcote-Moora Road, Moora
and showing ploughing and harrowing techniques with
the big horses. ADULT $12 CONC $8 CHILD $5
Rushworth Easter Heritage Festival

Rushworth Easter Heritage Festival Inc
A fun, family friendly event with a focus on the heritage SAT 31 MARCH 7AM–4PM
of the historic gold rush town. The day includes a large
Rushworth, High Street, Rushworth
market, wood auctions, raffles, antique vehicle and
steam engine displays, a variety of food and drink, live FREE EVENT
music, and numerous activities for kids and families.
This all leads up to the Parade, which features antique
vehicles, horses and much more!
175th Anniversary of Our Church Eating The Country:
Christ Church Anglican, Morrabool Street, Geelong A Pioneer Picnic
Christ Church Anglican Geelong will be open every Wimmera Regional Library Corporation
Sunday afternoon after morning services. 2018 is the The Wimmera Regional Library’s private bus tour will take
175th anniversary of the laying of its foundation stone participants on an enjoyable afternoon in the bush, where
in 1843, and visitors can view the church’s beautiful they can experience as it was for the early pioneers.
historical stained glass windows, archival exhibition, Discover early settler cooking and food, along with a tour
and music. of Duffholme Museum, and the Jane Duff replica hut.
SUNDAYS 18 APRIL–20 MAY 12–4PM SUN 22 APRIL 1.30–APPROX. 5.30PM
Christ Church Anglican, Corner McKillop and Horsham Branch, Wimmera Regional Library,
Moorabool Street, Geelong 24 McLachlan Street, Horsham
FREE EVENT Bookings: proscribe.net/subscriber/events,
horsham.library@wrlc.org.au, (03) 5382 5707
ADULT $20 CHILD $20
Point Cook Homestead Ghost Tour

Lantern Ghost Tours
Discover the Chirnside Family secrets in their original
God’s Half Acre: The Point
1850s homestead, which family members still haunt. Gellibrand Burial Ground
Hear of betrayal in the old stables that were home to Hobsons Bay City Council with
Melbourne Cup winners and visit long lost souls still Williamstown Historical Society
lingering on the private beach.
Hobsons Bay City Council, in partnership with
SAT 21 APRIL & SAT 19 MAY 8.30PM Williamstown Historical Society, invites visitors to
Williamstown Library as local historian Brian Haynes
Point Cook Homestead, 1 Point Cook Homestead Road,
presents the sad story of the Point Gellibrand Cemetery,
Point Cook
one of the earliest European burial grounds in Victoria.
Bookings: lanternghosttours.rezdy.com/104956/point-
cook-homestead-ghost-tour-victoria THURS 26 APRIL 6.30–8PM
Williamstown Library,
ADULT $36 FAMILY $89 (CHILD 12+ ONLY)
104 Ferguson Street, Williamstown
Bookings: heritagehobsonsbay.eventbrite.com,
(03) 9932 2001
FREE EVENT
High Treason High Tea

Museum of Australian Democracy at Eureka
High Treason High Tea is a special event that traces the
stories around the Treason Trials of 1855. Curator Cash
Brown will lead a fun and entertaining discussion with
contemporary legal minds while you enjoy High Tea
including a glass of sparkling wine.
Museum of Australian Democracy at Eureka,
102 Stawell Street South, Eureka
Bookings: info@made.org, (03) 5333 0333
ADULT $55 CONC $50 FAMILY $165
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Botanic Gardens Curator’s Cottage
Glenelg Shire Council
This is the chance to see important memorabilia of
Portland’s history from the arrival of the first settlers
in 1832 up to the present day. Enjoy the opportunity
to speak to historical society members and visit the
historical gardens, including the Botanic Gardens
Curator’s Cottage.
SAT 21 & SUN 22 APRIL 10.30AM–3PM
Curators Cottage,
Portland Botanic Gardens, Cliff Street, Portland
FREE EVENT
Cemetery Symbols
Glenelg Shire Council
Dig into the past and distant voices of Portland’s early
settlement with a guided tour of historic South Portland
Cemetery, where visitors can explore and learn about its
rich array of early monumental symbols and learn their
origins and meanings.
South Portland Cemetery,
229 Cape Nelson Road, Portland
Bookings: bwallace@workskillsemployment.com.au,
(03) 5523 1645
FREE EVENT
Indian Hawkers Of the South West

St Stephens, Portland—Victoria’s Glenelg Shire Council
Oldest Anglican Church Indian Hawkers of the South West considers the region’s
Glenelg Shire Council Indian hawkers, who travelled around the south-west of
Victoria from the 1880s to the 1950s selling clothing,
Victoria’s oldest Anglican Church is found in the historic
spices, pots, pans, and fancy goods to small settlements
town of Portland, and its history stretches back to
and isolated homesteads.
the town’s initial founding in 1834. The church invites
visitors and locals to see this beautiful house of worship, SUN 29 APRIL 7–7.45PM
and the role it has played in the town’s community. Portland WorkSkills,
SATURDAYS 18 APRIL–20 MAY 10–11AM Shop 9, 103-111 Percy Street, Portland
St Stephens Anglican Church, Bookings: bwallace@workskillsemployment.com.au,
57 Julia Street, Portland (03) 5523 1645
BY DONATION FREE EVENT

Stories from the Ciderhouse Casey Cardinia Heritage Festival
Tarndwarncoort Homestead Casey Cardinia Libraries
Tarndwarncoort opens the garden gate to celebrate Celebrating 150 years of local government, the Casey
the completion of restoration works on the 1860s Cardinia region invites locals and visitors to the area
Ciderhouse. Enjoy cider, Cornish fare and guided tours where they can learn and engage with the region’s
of the 178 year old family farm. Paid ticket events history. Engaging with local historians, people can
include cider tasting masterclasses and Stories from The explore the stories, people, and places that have
Ciderhouse performances. contributed to the history of the area.
SUN 29 APRIL 10AM–5PM SUN 6 MAY 10AM–3PM
Tarndie, 37 Roseneath Road, Warncoort Upper Beaconsfield Community Complex,
Bookings: tarndie.com/events 10-12 Salisbury Road, Beaconsfield Upper
Glenhuntly Road Elsternwick

Historical Walking Tour
Glen Eira City Council
Did you know that electric trams first ran along
Glenhuntly Road in 1913? Do you ever look above
the awnings and wonder what heritage buildings
were named after? Join us on a fun and accessible
tour of Glen Eira’s most historically significant
shopping precincts.
SUN 6 MAY 2–3PM
Elsternwick Station Reserve, Elsternwick
Photo: Tarndwarncoort, J.T. Collins Collection, La Trobe FREE EVENT

Picture Collection, State Library of Victoria.
Open House at Hardhill

National Trust of Australia (Victoria) Bendigo Branch Portland Book Launch
Experience the ambiance of old world living by Glenelg Shire Council
visiting this humble cottage, built from mud bricks Join Mayor of Glenelg Shire Councillor Anita Rank as she
in 1874. The history of the house will be on display launches Place Names of Portland and the Glenelg Shire
along with the story of the family who lived here of Victoria, a new book by historian Bernard Wallace.
since 1874. Find out how to discover the history The book explores the colourful origins and meanings
of your own house and get information to explore of the names of the Glenelg Shire’s localities.
Bendigo’s golden history.
SUN 6 MAY 3–4PM
SUN 6 MAY 10AM–4PM Portland WorkSkills,
Hardhill, 57 Green Street, California Gully Shop 9, 103-111 Percy Street, Portland
ADULT $8 CONC $5 CHILD FREE Bookings: bwallace@workskillsemployment.com.au,
FAMILY $13 NT MEMBER FREE (03) 5523 1645
FREE EVENT

Heritage Awards 2018
Geelong & Region Branch
The Heritage Awards program recognises excellence
in retention, restoration, and reuse of heritage places.
The awards aim to recognise and celebrate the
achievements of those who have contributed to the
conservation of heritage places in the Geelong region.
WED 9 MAY
Geelong venue to be confirmed
Enquiries: 0407 504 262
FREE EVENT
Mansions of Moreland
Casterton Book Launch— Moreland City Libraries
Place Names of Portland and Join us for a presentation showcasing some of
Moreland’s magnificent mansions past and present,
the Glenelg Shire of Victoria whose histories help lay the foundations for the
Glenelg Shire Council suburbs we live in today. The showcase will also
Join Glenelg Shire of Victoria Councillor, Karen Stephens feature newly-digitised material from Moreland City
as she launches Place Names of Portland and the Glenelg Libraries’ collection.
Shire of Victoria, a new book by historian Bernard THURS 10 MAY 7–8PM & FRI 18 MAY 1.30–2.30PM
Wallace. The book explores the intriguing and colourful
origins and meanings of the names of the Glenelg Shire’s Coburg Library Meeting Room,
localities. Corner Victoria and Louisa Streets, Coburg
Bookings: moreland.vic.gov.au/libraries/library-
THU 10 MAY 2–3PM events-and-activities/readmore-project
Casterton Town Hall, 67 Henty Street, Casterton (03) 9353 4000
Bookings: bwallace@workskillsemployment.com.au, FREE EVENT
(03) 5523 1645
FREE EVENT
Bendigo Heritage Unwrapped

Bendigo Heritage Attractions
Spend the day on a heritage adventure in Bendigo.
Heritage Unwrapped is your opportunity to discover
all that Bendigo has to offer, with a number of historic
sites open to visitors. Hop on and off one of Bendigo’s
themed heritage trams throughout the day and learn
more about the city’s colourful history.
SAT 12 MAY 9.30AM–5PM
Bendigo Visitor Centre, 51-67 Pall Mall, Bendigo
Bookings: bendigotourism.com/whats-on/whats-on-
this-month/event/8853-heritage-unwrapped,
(03) 5434 6060
BY DONATION
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The Substation, Newport.
Heritage Hobsons Bay

Explore Hobsons Bay during the Australian Heritage Festival. From waterfront Williamstown,
the original port of Melbourne, to the 176 year old Altona Homestead built by the Langhorne
family, who were early settlers in the area. Our history and heritage are an important part
of our identity here in Melbourne’s west. Join us for a program of free events and guided walking
tours or travel along the 24 kilometre coastal trail with interpretive markers that tell unique
heritage stories along the way.
Free Heritage Walking tours

Step back in time and unlock the secrets of Williamstown with free guided heritage tours.
Every Tuesday and Friday during the festival, 11.45am–12.45pm. Tours depart from
Hobsons Bay Visitor Information Centre, Syme Street, Williamstown.
Bookings required: hobsonsbaytickets.com.au
All events are free, bookings are required.

Bookings: heritagehobsonsbay.eventbrite.com
Further information at Hobsons Bay Visitor Information Centre,
(03) 9932 4310 or hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/heritagehobsonsbay
Spotswood Industrial Heritage Tour
Take a journey from Spotswood’s industrial beginnings
to its transformation into one of Melbourne’s key
industrial areas. The tour utilises the Museum Victoria
Spotswood Industrial Tour App, however people with
or without devices are still encouraged to attend.
THURS 19 APRIL 9.30AM–1PM
Tour departs from Scienceworks,
2 Booker Street, Spotswood
On The Beach
In partnership with the Williamstown Historical Society
Presented by local historian Brian Haynes, this
talk uncovers the history and development of the
Williamstown beach scene and its activities from
the 1850s to more recent times. Nelson Place, Williamstown.
Williamstown Swimming and Life Saving Club,
Esplanade, Williamstown Williamstown and Newport:
A Primary Industrial and Railway
Hub of Victoria, 1857–2018
In partnership with the Inner National Trust of Australia
(Victoria) Inner-West Branch
Sealegs: Stories From a Tugboat Join Ian Jenkin of the Australian Railway Historical
Film Screening and Talk Society (Victorian Division) to discover more about
the important story of Newport and Williamstown in
Produced by Heather van Heerwaarden, Sealegs was first
the creation of the Victorian railways. From the first
shown at Seaworks as part of the 2016 Art & Industry
train arrival at Greenwich (Newport) in 1857 to the
Festival. Sealegs is a short film about the skipper and
current day the area continues to play a pivotal role
crew of one of the tugboats that guides ships into our
to railway operations throughout Victoria. Followed
port. Join us for a film screening, artist talk (and maybe
by an optional visit to Newport Railway Museum.
a drink) at the Pirates Tavern, a hidden gem of the west.
TUES 8 MAY 12–2PM
THURS 3 MAY 6.30–8PM
The Substation, 1 Market Street, Newport
Pirates Tavern (Seaworks Maritime Precinct),
enter from Ann Street off Nelson Place, Williamstown
Discovering The Sons of

Truganina Explosives Reserve Williamstown: A Labour of Love
Open Day
In 1917, on behalf of the people of Williamstown,
In partnership with Truganina Explosives Reserve
Councillor William Henderson collected portraits of
Preservation Society
each of the 265 Williamstown men who gave their lives
Join a guided tour and discover the remnants of the during the WWI. Join us to find out more about our
Explosives Reserve and learn about the indigenous unique WWI honour board and the stories it tells.
plants in the area. Take a self-guided walk around the
Under Keeper’s residence and Keeper’s gardens. THURS 10 MAY 6.30PM–8.30PM
Williamstown Town Hall,
SUN 6 MAY 1–4PM
104 Ferguson Street, Williamstown
Truganina Explosives Reserve, Queen Street, Altona
Shared Dreams and Destinies:
Botanic Gardens of Melbourne
PMI Victorian History Library
Prof. Tim Entwisle, Director and Chief Executive of Royal
Botanic Gardens Victoria, talks about the Melbourne
and Sydney Botanic Gardens. These are two of the older
botanic gardens outside of Europe and demonstrate
how beautiful heritage landscapes can be displayed
and impact our local history.
SAT 28 APRIL 2–3.30PM
PMI Victorian History Library,
39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran
Bookings: trybooking.com/SYJO, (03) 9510 3393
BY DONATION
Stonnington Mansions Bus Tour

Through Toorak, Armadale
Sheds, Shears and Strikes: and Malvern
the Golden Age of Wool 1860–1890 Loreto Mandeville Hall Toorak
PMI Victorian History Library Come on an elevated bus tour through Toorak,
Hear about the demise of blades shearing and the Armadale, and Malvern. Conducted by local historian
introduction of the sheep shearing machine in Australia. Steve Stefanopoulos, discover the magnificent
Exhibiting a collection of blades, shears, and historic architectural gems of the area and end with a glass of
machines, Dr James Donaldson will trace their history sparkling wine in the Toorak mansion, Mandeville Hall.
and development against the introduction of the Unions.
SAT 21 APRIL 2–3.30PM Mandeville Hall, 10 Mandeville Crescent, Toorak
PMI Victorian History Library, Bookings: trybooking.com/TFSJ, (03) 9823 8157
Bookings: trybooking.com/SYIM, (03) 9510 3393
BY DONATION
The Hardy Survivor:

Stories behind the PMI
Heritage Walk: Department PMI Victorian History Library
Stores of Chapel Street The PMI Victorian History Library is the second oldest
library in Victoria. Founded in 1854, it was incorporated
under its own Act of Parliament in 1899 and is the only
Join local historian and Mayor of the City of Mechanics’ Institute in Victorian still governed by one.
Stonnington, Steve Stefanopoulos on a wander along
Chapel Street exploring former department stores, WED 2 MAY 11AM–12PM
historical sites and heritage buildings along one PMI Victorian History Library,
of Melbourne’s most iconic streets. 39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran
SUN 22 APRIL 2–4PM Bookings: trybooking.com/SYOZ, (03) 9510 3393
PMI Victorian History Library, BY DONATION
Bookings: trybooking.com/SYKG, (03) 9510 3393
Acland Street:
The Grand Lady of St. Kilda
Join Dr Judith Buckrich as she talks about her latest
book, Acland Street: the Grand Lady of St Kilda. The book
covers 175 years of history from its naming through to
all the ups and downs of its extraordinary social, cultural,
architectural, and economic history.
SAT 12 MAY 2–3.30PM
PMI Victorian History Library, 39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran
Bookings: trybooking.com/SYMN, (03) 9510 3393
Guided Tour of Malvern Town Hall BY DONATION
Stonnington History Centre
Come on a guided tour of the Malvern Town Hall with
the Mayor Councillor Steve Stefanopoulos, and explore
the beautiful interior architecture.
WED 2 MAY 10AM–12PM Mother’s Day High Tea
Malvern Town Hall, 284 Glenferrie Road, Armadale Loreto Mandeville Hall Toorak
Bookings: eventbrite.com.au/e/41330652093 Come celebrate Mother’s Day in the opulent rooms
of this historic Toorak mansion with a scrumptious and
FREE EVENT
indulgent high tea, which includes sparkling wine, tea,
coffee, and sweet and savory treats.
SUN 13 MAY 2PM
Mandeville Hall, 10 Mandeville Crescent, Toorak
Bookings: trybooking.com/CNMN
Slide Night: Old Melbourne
$60
Whether it be Aunty Gladys’s garden slides or Dad’s
recording of your trip to Phillip Island, take a journey
back to Melbourne and Victoria of yesterday drawing
on slide collections from various sources.
THURS 3 MAY 7.30–9PM Malvern Civic Precinct
PMI Victorian History Library, 39 St Edmonds Road, Prahran Heritage Walk
Bookings: trybooking.com/SYOV, (03) 9510 3393 City of Stonnington
Join the City of Stonnington Mayor Councillor, Steve
BY DONATION
Stefanopoulos as he takes visitors and locals on a guided
heritage walk of the Malvern Civic Precinct. The tour will
delve into the stories of it historic buildings, landmarks
and people who have contributed to the local area.
WED 16 MAY 10AM–12PM
Tour the Toorak Mansion— Malvern, 1257 High Street, Malvern
Mandeville Hall Bookings: eventbrite.com.au/e/41330790507
Loreto Mandeville Hall Toorak FREE EVENT
Take a tour through the opulent rooms of the world
significant Toorak mansion, Mandeville Hall. The tour
will conclude with a glass of sparkling wine.
SUN 6 MAY 2–4PM
Mandeville Hall, 10 Mandeville Crescent, Toorak
Bookings: trybooking.com/TFSJ, (03) 9823 8157
Portland’s Three Lockups
and Watch Houses Share your
National Trust of Australia (Victoria) Portland Branch
Join National Trust member Gordon Stokes as he #AHF2018
presents a construction history of Portland’s lockups.
From the temporary slab construction in 1840
to the substantial bluestone Watch House built
experience
in 1850, this is a unique opportunity to delve into
the town’s heritage.
on social media
SAT 19 MAY 2PM–3PM
Cafe Bahloo & Bar (former Watch House), #AHF2018
85 Cliff Street, Portland
FREE EVENT
#MyCultureMyStory
#nationaltrustvic
Photo: Portland Watch House, J.T. Collins Collection,

La Trobe Picture Collection, State Library of Victoria.
Celebrate 150 Years of the

Blackwood Hotel
The Blackwood Hotel, Victoria
Celebrate 150 years of the Blackwood Hotel with an
open day where visitors can explore Blackwood and the
oldest weatherboard pub in Victoria with a continuous
licence. The birthday celebrations will be a fun filled day
for all ages. See website for more details.
SAT 19 MAY 10AM–7PM
Blackwood Hotel, 1 Golden Point Road, Blackwood
FREE EVENT

Local
Walking
Tours
Much of Victoria’s most celebrated heritage is easy to as you walk, ride, bus, or sail in the footsteps of some
miss and it takes the valuable knowledge of a local or of Victoria’s infamous, and lesser known, characters.
historian to reveal the hidden secrets of our streets and These tours explore the historical threads of migration,
communities. Here, experts will guide you along arcades poverty, industry, commerce, and affluence and the
and laneways, through towns and regions to discover impact that has on shaping the character of suburbs and
obscure accounts, unique architecture, and local towns as reflected in architecture and streetscapes.
legends. See your community through a different lens
Photo: Melbourne Central Unlocked Tours,
by Simon Scheuerle on Unsplash.
Monuments and Sites in Bendigo Ghosts of the Old City Williamstown
Bendigo Historical Society Lantern Ghost Tours
In recognition of the International Day for Monuments Armed with only a lamp light, come and explore King
and Sites this walking tour will look at historic buildings William’s Town, the original capital of Victoria. Steeped
and sites in View Street, Bendigo before moving into the in a history of alleyways, beer, and apparitions of
adjoining Rosalind Park. A guide will be on hand to share convicts, sailors, and locals, people can experience
stories and the history of these significant sites. a once thriving town as they delve into hidden
laneways and burial sites.
WED 18 APRIL 2–3PM
View Street and Rosalind Park Bendigo, FRI & SAT 18 APRIL–20 MAY 8.30PM–10.30PM
50 View Street, Bendigo Walking Street tour in Williamstown, begins at
Bookings: specimencottage@gmail.com Hobsons Bay Visitor Information Center, Williamstown
Bookings: lanternghosttours.rezdy.com/85279/ghosts-
ADULT $5 of-the-old-city-williamstown-victoria
ADULT $36 FAMILY $89 (CHILD 12+ ONLY)
SHAC Art Walk 2018

Soldiers Hill Artist Collective (SHAC)
Take a self-guided tour past heritage buildings through Heritage Architecture Tour
the historic streets of Ballarat’s oldest surveyed suburb, at Abbotsford Convent
whilst viewing contemporary art produced by artists Abbotsford Convent Foundation
living in Soldiers Hill. Visitors can use the Art Walk Map,
available at local businesses, to explore these iconic Discover the Abbotsford Convent’s rich architectural
sites. Art in venues other than the private studios can be history on this guided walking tour of one of the largest
viewed from the footpath throughout the festival. intact monastic complexes in the world. Guided by the
convent’s resident architect, the detailed and unique
18 APRIL–20 MAY, PRIVATE STUDIOS & RESIDENCES architectural history of its buildings will be on full display
OPEN SAT & SUN 19–20 MAY 10AM–4PM for all visitors.
At a variety of different venues in Soldiers Hill, THURS 19 APRIL 12–1.30PM
Lydiard St North, Macarthur St, Armstrong St North
and others, Soldiers Hill Abbotsford Convent, St Helliers Street, Abbotsford
Bookings: community@abbotsfordconvent.com.au
FREE EVENT
ADULT $15 CONC $13
Step Back in Time—Williamstown

Guided Walking Tour
Hobsons Bay City Council
Journey back in time and unlock the secrets of
Williamstown, with guided heritage tours. The tours
will explore the area’s waterfront and seaport as guides
recount stories and the history of places, people,
buildings, and landmarks of one of Melbourne’s most
iconic suburbs.
TUES & FRI 18 APRIL–20 MAY 11.45AM–12.45PM
Hobsons Bay Visitor Information Centre,
1 Syme Street, Williamstown
Bookings: hobsonsbaytickets.com.au, (03) 9932 4310
FREE EVENT
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Night Cemetery Tours
Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust Horrible Hotham—Truths and Lies
There are few historic places more atmospheric and Horrible Hotham History Tours
illuminating than Melbourne General Cemetery, the final
Journey into the depths of North Melbourne’s history,
resting place of many notable Victorians. You will visit
but beware, not every story your guide tells you is true
the graves of fascinating figures in Australian culture
and it’s up to you to decide what is fact and what is
while your tour guide regales you with tales of mystery
fiction. An interactive tour of yarns, mystery, and tales
and history.
that might send a shiver down your spine.
FRI 20 APRIL 7.30–9PM, SUN 29 APRIL FULL MOON
SAT & SUN 21–22 APRIL 2–3PM
TOURS AT MULTIPLE TIMES, FRI 4 & 18 MAY
7–8.30PM Meet at the water fountain outside the North
Melbourne post office on Errol Street, North Melbourne
Melbourne General Cemetery, College Crescent,
Parkville Bookings: info@horriblehotham.com
Bookings: mgc.smct.org.au ADULT $10 CONC $8 NT MEMBER $5
What’s in a Lane?
Memories of Lily Street Bendigo Presented by Isabel Simpson
Bendigo Historical Society Discover laneways and alleys unfamiliar, perhaps largely
ignored, in the western region of Melbourne’s CBD, and
Join our tour guide to explore Lily Street, Bendigo and
includes one launched by the tour guide, ‘Rostella Way’. A
learn about the people who lived and worked in this
guided tour will provide a unique history and insight into
area. Lily Street was surrounded by mining claims, but is
some of Melbourne’s lesser known streets and places.
now close to the St John of God Hospital.
SAT 21 APRIL 10AM–12PM (WALKING TIME APPROX)
REFRESHMENTS AT CONCLUSION INCLUDED
Lily Street, 63 Lily Street, Bendigo
Corner William & Lonsdale Streets, Melbourne
Bookings: specimencottage@gmail.com
Bookings: isas.jap@bigpond.net.au
ADULT $5
ADULT $30
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Heritage Creates Art Walking Tour
Melbourne Heritage Action
A Walk Through Time: South
Enjoy a walk through some of Melbourne CBD’s
unique arts and cultural spaces that could only exist Melbourne Heritage Tour
in heritage listed buildings. This guided tour will visit National Trust of Australia (Victoria)
laneways, sites, and hidden spaces highlighting the You are invited to take a guided tour around one
significance of the city’s heritage places. of Melbourne’s earliest suburbs, Emerald Hill—the
SAT & SUN 21–22 APRIL 11AM–2PM original name for South Melbourne. The historic walk
will venture into the suburb’s rich history and explore
Various, Oliver Lane, Melbourne the local characters that help shape and refine its
Bookings: unique heritage.
melbourneheritageaction@gmail.com
SAT 21 APRIL 2PM
FREE EVENT Portable Iron Houses, 399 Coventry Street,
South Melbourne
Bookings: trybooking.com/TUIL,
NT MEMBER $7

Jewish and Italian Carlton Walk Geelong Civic and
Princes Hill Community Centre Cultural Precinct Heritage Walk
Traverse the historic and interesting streets of Carlton City of Greater Geelong
to find remnants of Carlton’s Jewish and Italian The City of Greater Geelong is presenting a guided heritage
communities with historian Jeff Atkinson. This walk is walk around the Civic and Cultural precinct of central
offered as a joint initiative of the Princes Hill Community Geelong. The walk will take in some of Geelong’s first
Centre and Carlton Community History Group. civic buildings and include stories from members of the
SAT 21 APRIL 10AM–12PM Wadawurrung community, the area’s Traditional Owners.
Starting Point Macarthur Square, SUN 22 APRIL 2–4PM
1-71 MacArthur Place North, Carlton Old Geelong Post Office, 83 Ryrie Street
Bookings: programs@princeshill.org.au, (03) 9387 7740 (corner Gheringhap Street), Geelong
ADULT $10 Bookings: planningstrategy@geelongcity.vic.gov.au,
(03) 5272 5078
FREE EVENT
Melbourne Golden Mile

Heritage Walk
Hidden Secrets Tours White Hills Cemetery Tour Bendigo
A must do activity in the city’s CBD for history buffs, Bendigo Historical Society
this walk is a wonderful way for visitors to orientate The ‘Woes of Women and Children’ is a guided walking
themselves around the important historical points of the tour of the White Hills Cemetery in Bendigo, highlighting
city. With a registered professional tour guide, visitors the confronting history and stories of women and
can learn about Melbourne’s history and heritage first children as they first arrive on the goldfields of Bendigo.
hand.
FRI 27 APRIL 2PM–3PM
SUN 22 APRIL 10AM–12PM White Hills Cemetery, Corner Holdsworth Road and St
Melbourne CBD, Swanston Street, Melbourne Kilian’s Street, North Bendigo
Bookings: hiddensecretstours.rezdy.com/ Bookings: specimencottage@gmail.com
catalog/34647/heritage-walks
ADULT $5
ADULT $45
Melbourne Central Unlocked Tours

Melbourne Central
Experience Melbourne Central’s hidden nooks and
secret vantage points in an Unlocked Tour, guided
by historian, Dale Campisi. Hear intriguing tales of
Melbourne’s architectural history and learn about
the iconic Coops Shot Tower and glass cone, two of
Melbourne’s most recognisable landmarks.
SAT 28 APRIL, 2PM, 3PM, 4PM
SUNDAY 29 APRIL 11AM, 12PM, 1PM
Melbourne Central, Corner La Trobe and Swanston
Streets, Melbourne
Bookings: melbournecentral.com.au/what-s-
happening/unlocked-tours
$10 ENTRY

Shepparton’s Public Art and History
Guided Walks Walking Tour Soldiers Hill
Greater Shepparton Visitor Centre National Trust of Australia (Victoria) Ballarat Branch
Discover the diverse culture and story of Shepparton. Ballarat’s rich heritage and history will be on display
An accredited volunteer tour guide will lead you on a in a walking tour around the area of Soldiers Hill.
free hour and a half walking tour, exploring the history The guided tour will explore the domestic
of Shepparton including Indigenous settlement, the first architecture of the area, while engaging with its local
explorers to travel through the area and the famous history, the stories of the goldfields, and the people
Furphy Family. whose contribution is still celebrated.
SUN 29 APRIL & SAT 19 MAY 10–11.30AM SUN 29 APRIL 2–3.30PM
Meet at Greater Shepparton Visitor Centre, Crompton Street near the corner
33 Nixon Street, Shepparton of Macathur Street, Soldiers Hill
Bookings: info@visitshepparton.com.au,
$5 ENTRY
(03) 5832 9330
FREE EVENT
Architecture of Melbourne’s
Migrants
Behind Closed Doors
Melbourne Architours
Eaglehawk Heritage Society
Join Melbourne Architours as they take you on a walking
How often do you wander past an interesting building tour of architecture completed by immigrant architects.
and pause to ponder, just what is behind that closed Find out how their story has been shaped by the various
door? This walking tour offers an opportunity to look cultures that have designed some of Melbourne’s most
behind the doors of several of Eaglehawks oldest public significant and interesting buildings.
buildings, and discover the history of the places and the
people who occupied them. SAT 5 MAY 10–11.30AM
SUN 29 APRIL 10–11.30AM Outside Tasma Terrace,
6 Parliament Place, East Melbourne
MUIOOF Hall, 24 High Street, Eaglehawk
Bookings: bevhanson6@bigpond.com, (03) 5446 9528
$5 ENTRY

Williamstown Cemetery Down Memory Lane
Walking Tour Brunswick Community History Group Inc.
Hobsons Bay City Council with Participants can walk the route that thousands of
Friends of Williamstown Cemetery Brunswick men, women and children have walked to go
Join the Friends of Williamstown Cemetery on a to work, to church, to school, to entertainment and to
discovery walk through the heritage listed Williamstown celebrate the civic days in the majestic Town Hall.
Cemetery, which is the final resting place for over SAT 5 MAY 1.30–4PM
33,000 people. Learn about the early pioneers of the
Randazzo Park then to Sherwood House,
area who are buried there.
33 Saxon Street, Brunswick
SAT 5 MAY 3–4.30PM
BY DONATION
Williamstown Cemetery, Champion Road,
Williamstown North
(03) 9932 2001
FREE EVENT
My Story: A Walking Tour
of Williamstown Cemetery
Hobsons Bay City Council with
Friends of Williamstown Cemetery
Friends of the Williamstown Cemetery will be guiding
Digging Up Castlemaine’s visitors on a tour of the Williamstown Cemetery, where
Chinese Culture they will explore and talk on the history of the area, and
Castlemaine Historical Society Inc recount the stories of success and tragedy of the early
pioneers who are buried there.
A guided walk through the historically significant and
heritage listed, Castlemaine Cemetery, to uncover the SAT 12 MAY 3–4.30PM
hidden stories and tales of the Chinese people who lived Williamstown Cemetery, Champion Road,
and contributed to the local community in the early days Williamstown North
of the Mount Alexander Goldfields.
SAT 5 MAY 2PM (03) 9932 2001
Castlemaine Cemetery, Cemetery Road, Campbells FREE EVENT
Creek
Bookings: chsi@castlemainehistoricalsociety.com,
(03) 5470 6072
SINGLE ADULT $20 DOUBLE ADULT $30
Historic Carlton Walk

Princes Hill Community Centre
Explore the historic and fascinating streets of Carlton
to discover remnants of the 1860s before the era of
cast-iron terraces. Historian and author Jeff Atkinson
will reveal Carlton’s most notorious crimes, notable
migrants, and more recent controversies.
SAT 5 MAY 10AM–12PM
Church of All Nations, 180 Palmerston Street, Carlton
Bookings: programs@princeshill.org.au, (03) 9387 7740
ADULT $10

Williamstown Town Hall
Centenary Tour
Hobsons Bay City Council
Enjoy a tour of the recently restored front building of
the Williamstown Town Hall as we approach the 100th
anniversary of the laying of the foundation stone.
Visitors will have an opportunity to explore the history
of the building and learn about the significant role it has
played in the community.
TUE 15 MAY 11.30AM–1PM
Williamstown Town Hall, 104 Ferguson Street,
Williamstown
(03) 9932 2001
FREE EVENT
Celebrate
with us
Rippon Lea Estate

192 Hotham St, Elsternwick
ripponleaestate.com.au

Modernism
During the 1950s, 60s, and 70s Victoria underwent post-war heritage has been difficult. Events included
a period of transformation and change on a scale not within this theme celebrate the optimism and
seen since the gold rush. The post-war boom saw inventiveness of the art, architecture, and design
Melbourne’s population almost doubled, with the 1956 produced during this highly influential period,
Olympics a key moment in the modernisation of the highlighting the masterful minds and organisations that
city. Despite the historical importance of this period, sort to reshape and redefine the city around us.
progress towards recognising and celebrating our
Photo: Godsell House, Balcombe Road, Beaumaris,
by Derek Swalwell.
Walsh Street Tours
Robin Boyd Foundation
Tour ‘Walsh Street’, the house Boyd designed for his
own family in 1957. It is his most well-known work and
has been extensively published both nationally and
internationally as an exemplar of modernist Australian
architecture and a house that continues to influence
architectural thinking.
THURS 19 APRIL & THURS 26 APRIL 11AM–1PM
290 Walsh Street, South Yarra
Bookings: robinboyd.org.au
NT MEMBER $30
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Photo: Photo: Robin Boyd house Templestowe,
by Peter Wille, State Library of Victoria.
Ranelagh Estate, Mount Eliza.
Manningham Modern Ranelagh Estate Walks

City of Manningham and National Trust National Trust of Australia (Victoria)
Suburban Modern Working Group Mornington Peninsula Branch
Join the City of Manningham’s Heritage Advisor, Vicki Visitors will be able to enjoy a guided walk through the
McLean, for a background talk on mid-twentieth century curvilinear streets of the Walter Burley Griffin designed
suburban development and housing in Manningham, Ranelagh Estate and learn first hand about the history
and the launch of the self-guided tour developed in of the heritage dwellings that line the streets of this
partnership with the National Trust Suburban Modern stunning estate.
Working Group.
FRI 27 APRIL, FRI 4 & 11 MAY, SAT 19 MAY 1.40–4PM
THURS 10 MAY 6–7.30PM The Ranelagh Club, 3 Rosserdale Crescent, Mount Eliza
Manningham Civic Offices, 699 Doncaster Road, Bookings: jwa45664@bigpond.net.au, 0407 099 855
Doncaster
FREE EVENT
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Let’s Talk MCM Heritage:
An Expert Panel Discussion
Beaumaris Modern
What makes mid-century Australian architecture so
unique and worthy of heritage protection? Why are
we finally appreciating modernist suburban architecture
built from the 1950s through to the 1970s? Our
impressive panel ready to answer these and many
more questions, includes acclaimed Architect &
Educator, Peter McIntyre; Architect & Host of Grand
Designs Australia, Peter Maddison; Founder, Modernist
Australia, Patricia Callan; Academic & Author, Professor
Philip Goad. And our host and moderator will be Emma
Telfer, Executive Director, Open House Melbourne.
See beaumarismodern.com.au or the Australian
Heritage Festival website for full details of event.
THURS 17 MAY 7.30–10.30PM
Beaumaris Modern is a not-for-profit, community Beaumaris Bowling Club, Martin Street, Beaumaris
organisation with the aim of celebrating, educating Bookings: eventbrite.com.au/e/42113123486
and preserving mid-century modernist architecture in
Beaumaris. We’ve scheduled a series of exciting events ADULT $75
and tours through 2018, culminating in the inaugural BEAUMARIS MODERN MEMBER $50
Beaumaris Modern Open House day in Spring.
Learn more & become a member at:
beaumarismodern.com.au
m
aris
beaumMODERN
Photo: Buchanan House, by Wolfgang Sievers,
Pictures Collection State Library of Victoria.
Share your
#suburbanmodern
experience with us
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Motoring,
Transportation,
and Machinery
Victoria has long had a proud tradition and history through its arteries of roads, tramways, and train lines
of motoring, transportation, and machinery and has a that connect us and provide a tangible reminder of the
significant legacy of manufacturing Australian designed machinery and innovations that have kept us moving.
cars, farm machinery, and locomotives. These events
celebrate the growth and achievement of Victoria Photo: Serviceton Railway, Neville Gee and Ted Payne
courtesy of Train Hobby Publications.
10% Iron, 90% Men— The Motorist Museum
Victoria’s Railways and its People Education Day
Newport Railway Museum The Motorist Collection Museum
Come to the Railway Museum and discover the See vintage vehicles before, during, and after
incredible contribution that Victoria’s railways have restoration. Learn the basics of mechanical operation,
played in our history. Our collection ranges from preservation, maintenance, assembling, and maintaining
locomotives and carriages through to personal items these vintage classics, and discover how to enjoy and
and stories of the many people who worked for or were appreciate the ownership of older vehicles.
served by the railway system.
WED & THURS 18–19 APRIL, WED & THURS 25–26
SATURDAYS 18 APRIL–20 MAY 12–5 PM APRIL, WED & THURS 9–10 MAY, GENERAL PUBLIC
ARHS Newport Railway Museum, 12–1PM, PUFFING BILLY PASSENGERS 11.45AM–
26 Champion Road, Newport 2.30PM
The Motorist Collection Museum,
ADULT $8 CONC $4 CHILD $4 FAMILY $20 77 Main Street, Gembrook
Bookings: info@vintagefun.com.au, 0411 465 098
ADULT $5 CONC $3 CHILD $2 FAMILY $10 NT
MEMBER $3
Planes, Trains, and Fuel Tanks

National Trust of Australia (Victoria) Wimmera Branch
Come and enjoy the opportunity to explore Horsham
and Nhill, as a guided coach tour will venture through
the area and arrive at the historic Serviceton Railway Workshop and Restoration Tour
Station. Visitors can also see current restoration Ballarat Tramway Museum
projects at the Nhill Aviation Heritage Centre. The Workshop and Restoration Tour will take visitors on
SUN 6 MAY 8.15AM–APPROX. 6PM a guided tour behind the scenes at the Ballarat Tramway
Museum to see how the fleet of vintage trams are
Wimmera Regional Library, maintained and restored. Hear from enthusiasts who
28 McLachlan Street, Horsham helped saved the tramway from extinction in 1971.
Bookings: tintacarwimmera@outlook.com,
(03) 5382 0681 TUES 24 & SAT 28 APRIL 11AM–4PM
Ballarat Tramway Museum,
ADULT $75 Wendouree Parade, Lake Wendouree
BY DONATION
Heritage Motorcycle Day

On the picturesque and heritage gardens
Beechworth Drive Back In Time
of Rippon Lea, Vintage Motorcycle Club of Victoria Beechworth Old Cranks Motor Club Inc.
presents a superb collection of vintage motorcycles Over 220 classic and vintage cars will be on display
for display, with machines ranging from the Victorian at the Beechworth Back in Time event in the town’s
era to the early 1980s. heritage precinct, along with a large display of oil
engines. Visitors and entrants can also participate
in the Cruisin’ Back in Time street cruise.
Rippon Lea Estate,
192 Hotham Street, Elsternwick SAT 5 MAY 12PM BBQ, CRUISE 4.30PM
SUN 6 MAY 8AM–2.30PM
Ford Street, Beechworth
NT MEMBER FREE
FREE EVENT
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Victorian Colonial Express
Victorian Goldfields Railway
Join us for a memorable ride on Victoria’s oldest railway
carriages. Over 130 years old, these relics from a long
past era are being operated especially for visitors to the
Heritage Festival. Experience rail travel of the 1880s
when these were the latest in speed and comfort.
SATURDAYS 18 APRIL–20 MAY 12PM DEPARTURE
FROM CASTLEMAINE & 4.30PM RETURN.
TRAIN RIDE IS ONE HOUR EACH WAY.
Castlemaine Railway Station,
Kennedy Street, Castlemaine
Bookings: vgr.com.au
NT MEMBER $40
Heritage Tour of Geelong and
Bellarine in a 1966 Mustang
Mustang & Co.
Mustang & Co. offer a customised tour of the Geelong
and Bellarine Region in a chauffeur driven 1966
Mustang Convertible. The tour will take in various
landmarks and historic buildings that make this area
so unique. This is your chance to view some amazing
history, some of which has been reinvented.
18 APRIL–20 MAY TOURS CAN BE STARTED AT 9AM
WITH LAST TOUR FROM 1.30–4.30PM
Pick up from personal address or public location
in Geelong. 2 days notice required for booking.
Bookings: mustangandco@bigpond.com, 0407 052 427
3 OR 4 HOUR TOURS ARE AVAILABLE 42nd Historic Winton
AT $110 PER HOUR Austin 7 Club Inc & Historic Motorcycle Racing
Association Victoria
In its 42nd year, Australia’s longest-running, all-
historic race meeting presents a weekend of thrilling
action. Experience the competition of 400 historic
cars and motorbikes from the 1920s to the 1980s,
plus a huge display of rare, old and loved cars, bikes,
vans, emergency vehicles, and more.
SAT–SUN 26–27 MAY 7.30AM–5.30PM
Winton Motor Raceway, 41 Fox Street, Winton
ADULT $35 CHILD FREE
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Oral and
Social History
Social history provides a window into the past of physical fabric of our heritage. Through stories, artefacts,
ordinary people and oral history tells these stories recordings, places, and archives, these events will
through songs, storytelling, folklore, and memory. The provide a window into the hearts and minds of ordinary
secrets of our history tend to lurk in forgotten archives people who shaped the historical landscape of Victoria.
and dwell within the intergenerational narratives
that make-up our diverse heritage. The voices of the Photo: Dandenong Market, Dandenong, 1973, (detail)
Victoria’s past continue to unravel the historical threads by Graham Southam. Image courtesy Graham Southam
that binds places, families, and communities to the Collection, City of Greater Dandenong.
A Look Back at Public Institutions Geelong’s Ukrainian Heritage
in Flemington & Kensington with Dr Natalie Senjov-Makohon
Moonee Valley Libraries Geelong Regional Library Corporation
Moonee Valley Libraries present local historian and Ukrainians have been contributing to the cultural, social,
Chair of the Flemington Association Committee, John and economic activities in Geelong and Australia since
Dickie as he shares his expertise and insights on the the 1950s. Dr Senjov-Makohon is the author of the
establishment and history of the local institutions in the book Two Twigs about the two groups of first Ukrainian
Flemington and Kensington area. emigrants who travelled from diverse areas of Europe
to arrive in Geelong.
WED 18 APRIL 6.30–7.30PM
Flemington Library, 313 Racecourse Road, Kensington TUES 15 MAY 6.30–7.30PM
Bookings: eventbrite.com.au/o/3088070228 Wurdi Youang North,
Level 5, Geelong Library & Heritage Centre,
FREE EVENT 51 Lt Malop Street, Geelong
FREE EVENT
Giving Voice to the Past

Slide Night Boroondara
with Oral History
Boroondara Library Service
Remember the family slide night? Join us for a fun
The simplest definition of history is stories of the past. night with pizza and popcorn at Slide Night Boroondara,
Sarah Rood will give a highly visual talk loaded with where 35mm slides from the library’s historic collection
examples to see and hear, including her most recent will be presented, encouraging others to share
project Geelong Remembers Them, which was featured in their stories.
the National Spirit of ANZAC Roadshow Experience.
THURS 17 MAY 6.30–8PM
THURS 3 MAY 6.30–7.30PM
Camberwell Library,
Wurdi Youang North, Level 5, Geelong Library & 340 Camberwell Road, Camberwell
Heritage Centre, 51 Little Malop Street, Geelong
FREE EVENT
FREE EVENT
The Day Melba Arrived in Town

The Mystery of Fairyland
Lilydale & District Historical Society
Boroondara Library Service
Lilydale & District Historical Society is celebrating Dame
Join author James Nicolas as he uncovers the mystery Nelly Melba’s 157th birthday with a special talk, tea, and
of Fairyland. Nicolas will be discussing the tale of a real a guided visit to her grave at Lilydale Cemetery. After
Fairyland that existed in Kew, and how it impacted the morning tea, presenter Sue Thompson will tell some
generations within the community as he recounts their stories about Melba’s 1909 Back Blocks tour of NSW
fond memories and stories. and Queensland.
THURS 3 MAY 7.30–9PM SAT 19 MAY 10AM–12PM
Kew Library, Corner Cotham Road and Civic Drive, Kew Old Lilydale Court House, 61 Castella Street, Lilydale
Bookings: eventbrite.com.au/e/42111578866 Bookings: (03) 9735 1104
FREE EVENT ADULT $10
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My Dandenong, My Story
City of Greater Dandenong
My Dandenong, My Story provides a space to reflect on 18 APRIL–20 MAY
Dandenong’s journey from a country market town to the TUES–FRI 10–4PM
diverse, bustling regional capital of the south-east. This ORAL HISTORY EVENT AT LAUREL LODGE
story will be told through an exhibition of select oral WED 18 APRIL 10AM
histories and photographs from Greater Dandenong’s Heritage Hill, 66 McCrae Street Dandenong
Civic Collection.
FREE EVENT
Photo: Youth on truck, Dandenong, 1978,

by Graham Southam.
Ways 2B Muslim: An Exhibition

Meet Yasmina... Health
of Contemporary Muslim Life Science Student, shoe
The Islamic Museum of Australia collector, Muslim.
Ways 2B Muslim exhibition reinvents Peter Drew’s Muslim Collective,
campaign, 1.6 Billion Ways to be Muslim through the 2018.
photography and videography of six young Australian
Muslim artists. Join the artists, producers, and special
guests for topical conversations through this timely
exhibition and exciting public program.
18 APRIL–20 MAY TUES–SAT 10AM–4PM,
CLOSED SUNDAYS & MONDAYS
Islamic Museum of Australia,
15A Anderson Road, Thornbury
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STUDY URBAN AND CULTURAL HERITAGE
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
MASTER OF URBAN AND CULTURAL HERITAGE

A unique cross-disciplinary and industry-oriented program
tailored for graduates passionate about the social and cultural
dimensions of the built environment in the 21st century.
On-campus only (Parkville)

1 year full time or 2 years part time.
Intensive modules available.
msd.unimelb.edu.au
Queer
History
The untold stories and struggles of lesbian, gay, the buildings, streetscapes and landscapes that comprise
bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer people and our shared heritage and tell the stories of the hidden
their communities have in recent years begun to come love of gay bushrangers and diggers, of the sordid
to light, with accounts of the underground, forgotten nineteenth century underbelly of Melbourne,
narratives of repression, political activism, and pride and the protests and people that shaped LGBTIQ
reminding us of their contribution to shaping Victoria’s activism of the 1970s and beyond.
social fabric. These forgotten histories are embedded in
Queering Heritage
The National Trust of Australia (Victoria)
and the Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives
The recent demolition of the Greyhound Hotel in St
Kilda has provoked discussion about how we should
remember and protect the social value of queer
spaces. How can we preserve and memorialise queer
history? Join experts in a panel discussion of queer
heritage in the built environment.
FRI 18 MAY 7.30PM–8.30PM
Hares & Hyenas, 63 Johnston Street, Fitzroy
Bookings: trybooking.com/TXJU
FREE EVENT
Photo: Gay Liberation demonstration, City Square, Melbourne,
1 December 1972. By Peter McEwan, courtesy Australian Lesbian
and Gay Archives.
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B ELEURA
A THEATRE
OF THE
PAST
Beleura is a wonderful time capsule, an

Italianate villa erected in 1864 and a theatre
of the past. Its magic is the depth of its
provenanced collection of household things
– some grand but much ephemeral, trivial,
amusing… The auction of Beleura in1916 To visit, telephone or see our website.
Open: Select days throughout the year
attracted Sir George and Lady Tallis. A: PO Box 1198, Mornington Vic 3931
T: 03 5975 2027 E: info@beleura.org.au
Their youngest son, John Tallis, acquired W: www.beleura.org.au
the estate in 1948 and bequeathed
Beleura to the people of Victoria in 1996. m accredited
p
museum
War Heritage
War heritage explores and commemorates the legacy of experience of communities and families in war-time,
Australia’s involvement in conflict and the contributions the history of the anti-war movement and draft
of those who served and died in all wars, conflicts, resistance, and the commemoration of war in our
and peacekeeping operations. These events trace the national identity. Through personal stories and artefacts,
personal stories of hardship and mateship embedded local histories, and national exhibitions, events examine
in the birth of the ANZAC legend in Gallipoli in World the nuanced and complex tapestry of loss, pride,
War I to the evolution of Australia’s living heritage and sacrifice, and memory that comprises the Victorian
commemoration of its ongoing involvement in war legacy of war and conflict.
and peacekeeping. War heritage tells the stories of
those who served in the Australian armed forces, the Photo: Argus Newspaper Collection of Photographs,
State Library of Victoria.
Writing the War: Pompey Elliott and
Personal Stories From WWI Villers-Bretonneux
City of Melton Bayside Library Service
The Writing the War exhibition shines a light on seven Ross McMullin, award-winning biographer of Pompey
personal stories from the State Library’s rich collection, Elliott, will speak about the famous battle of Villers-
tracing the wartime accounts of a nurse, bank clerk, Bretonneux in the climax of World War I. Australians
farmer, sports master, journalist, artist, and activist. This influenced the destiny of the world in 1918 more than
travelling exhibition includes letters, photos, and diaries any other year, and no one was more pivotal at Villers-
from WW1. Bretonneux than Pompey Elliott.
18 APRIL–20 MAY, WEEKDAYS 8AM–6PM, THURS 19 APRIL 6.30–7.30PM
SAT 10AM–4PM, SUN 1–4PM Brighton Library, 14 Wilson Street, Brighton
Caroline Springs Library, Caroline Springs Boulevard, Bookings: trybooking.com/345214
Caroline Springs
FREE EVENT
FREE EVENT
War Heritage Roadshow Melbourne

First World War Postcards
Victorian Government, University of Melbourne
to Una of Harcourt and Melbourne Museum
Soldiers Memorial Institute Military Museum The War Heritage Roadshow will be visiting the
The exhibition presents a group of postcards sent by Melbourne Museum where it will bring Victorians
Australian soldiers serving in the First World War. They together with Australia’s leading conservation and
were received by schoolgirl, Una Frankling of Harcourt, war heritage experts to get one-on-one advice about
from men who had lived nearby or had strong links with their personal memorabilia and attend preservation
the Harcourt area. workshops.
18 APRIL–20 MAY, MON WED & FRI 9AM–6PM, TUES SAT 21 & SUN 22 APRIL 10AM–4PM
& THURS 9AM–7PM, SAT 10AM–3PM, CLOSED SUN Melbourne Museum, 11 Nicholson Street, Carlton
Bendigo Library, 259 Hargreaves Street, Bendigo Bookings: bit.do/whroadshow2017, (03) 9348 5700
Australia’s Arsenal A World War I Walk

Melbourne’s Living Museum of the West Inc. in Cranbourne Cemetery
An exhibition about the evolution and growth of Narre Warren & District Family History Group Inc.
Australia’s military capacity in both WWI and WWII.
This exhibition places an emphasis on the supply, A guided tour of historic Cranbourne Cemetery will be
ordinance, and logistics involved in carrying out war, on offer for visitors who wish to learn more about the
focusing on arsenal developments in the Footscray and brave men, women, and families associated with the
Maribyrnong areas. There will be a regular talk during area and the Great War. There will be an opportunity
the festival. to see books on the local history, which include stories
about soldiers in the area.
TUES–THURS 18 APRIL–10 MAY 11AM–3PM WITH
TALKS ON TUES 2PM SUN 22 APRIL 10–11.30AM
Pipemakers Park, Van Ness Avenue, Maribyrnong Cranbourne Cemetery, Corner of Sladen Street
& Cemetery Road, Cranbourne
Bookings: admin@livingmuseum.org.au
Bookings: cemetery.tours@nwfhg.org.au,
FREE EVENT (03) 9796 1421
ADULT $5
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Australia Will Be There: Victorians The Art of War
in the First World War (1914-19) Shrine of Remembrance
Glenelg Shire Council Australian war artists as historians, documenters,
Through historical photographs and personal stories, and first hand witnesses, must confront their own
this exhibition presents a chronology of the First World experience of the tragedies of war. In partnership with
War and provides the opportunity to discover the Linden Art Gallery, join us for a conversation with two
fascinating stories with particular reference and focus contemporary Australian war artists discussing their
on the contribution of Victorians. experiences in war-torn countries.
WEEKDAYS 23 APRIL–20 MAY 10AM–5PM TUE 1 MAY 6PM

OPENING EVENT TUES 1 MAY 5.30PM Shrine of Remembrance, Melbourne, Birdwood Avenue
FLOOR TALK WED 2 MAY 10.30AM Bookings: (03) 9661 8100
Portland Arts Centre, 4 Glenelg Street, Portland
ADULT $5
Bookings: enquiry@portlandartscentre.com.au,
(03) 5522 2263
FREE EVENT Photo: Art of War, Shrine of Remembrance.
Courage in The Skies

Shrine of Remembrance
Ross McMullin—’Never Forget Jim Eames recounts the remarkable story of Qantas
Australia’—Transformation and its crew in the face of the Japanese advance
at Villers-Bretonneux towards Australia. Flying unarmed planes through war
zones and at times under enemy fire, the airline supplied
Geelong Libraries
the front lines, evacuated the wounded and undertook
The German onslaught in March 1918 caused surprising escapes.
Britain’s gravest crisis of the war. The Australians’
vital contribution in this climax of the conflict was the TUE 8 MAY 12PM
stunning counter-attack at Villers-Bretonneux. On the Shrine of Remembrance, Birdwood Avenue, Melbourne
eve of the centenary, award-winning historian Ross Bookings: shrine.org.au/Visit-the-Shrine/Talks-and-
McMullin will illuminate what occurred. Events/Courage-in-the-Skies
MON 23 APRIL 6.30–7.30PM ADULT $5
Geelong Library & Heritage Centre,
51 Little Malop Street, Geelong
FREE EVENT
Rippon Lea Heritage Talk—Pompey
Elliott at War: In His Own Words
Pompey Elliott was Australia’s most famous fighting
Villers-Bretonneux 100 Years general in World War I. Now, with historian Ross
Commemoration for Anzac Day 2018 Working Group McMullin’s new book, Pompey Elliott has also become
Robinvale-Euston will be commemorating the 100th the creator of Australia’s most riveting personal
Anniversary of the Battle of Villers-Bretonneux, where narrative of that conflict.
visitors will have access to services in both Euston and
WED 9 MAY 4.30–5.30PM FOLLOWED BY Q&A
Robinvale, the opening of the new Memorial Park, and
a number of opportunities to learn about the region’s Rippon Lea Estate,
unique history. 192 Hotham Street, Elsternwick
TUES 24 APRIL FROM 2PM & WED 25 APRIL ADULT $8 CONC $5 CHILD $5
NT MEMBER $6
Memorial Park, Johnson Road, Robinvale
BY DONATION
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Curator Talk: For Humanity B-24 Liberator....Our Work
Shrine of Remembrance B-24 Liberator Memorial Australia Inc
What does it means to preserve life when those around Visit an authentic WWII hangar and see the restoration
you are taking it? Historians and writers discuss how of the only B-24 Liberator in the Southern Hemisphere,
Victorian service men and women since 1945 have one of only 8 existing worldwide. The Liberators flew in
helped the sick and wounded in war and peacekeeping all WWII theatres of war and were particularly important
across the world, sometimes in dire conditions and to the defence of Australia.
desperate circumstances.
TUES 15 & THURS 17 MAY 10AM–2PM
TUE 15 MAY 11AM
Restoration Hangar, Corner Farm Rd & Princes Highway,
Shrine of Remembrance, Birdwood Avenue, Melbourne Werribee
Bookings: shrine.org.au/Visit-the-Shrine/Talks-and- Bookings: liberator@b24australia.org.au, 0410 198 949
Events/Curator-Talk--For-Humanity
ADULT $5
ADULT $5
Photo: B-24 Liberator Memorial Australia, Werribee.
War Heritage | 81
Women’s
History
These events position the experiences and voices of domestic household as a crucial window to understand
women at the forefront of Victorian history and across the history of communities and places. These events will
landmark historical events. Through archival research explore the theme of My Culture, My Story by situating
and oral history, these events will unearth the forgotten women as the historical focal point in the stories of
voices and overlooked contributions of women our local communities, our significant events, and their
throughout Victorian history and trace the struggles and contributions and achievements in both the private and
achievements of women’s liberation. Come and trace public spheres.
the experience of Aboriginal women over thousands of
years, uncover the narratives of hardship and burdens Photo: Joan Lindsay’s work room, Mulberry Hill,
carried by women in wartime, and experience the Langwarrin South.
The Rare Priviledge of Medicine:
Women Anaesthetists in Australia
and New Zealand 18 APRIL–21 MAY 10AM–4PM
CLOSED WEEKENDS & ANZAC DAY
Geoffrey Kaye Museum of Anaesthetic History
Geoffrey Kaye Museum of Anaesthetic History,
The Rare Privilege of Medicine: Women anaesthetists in
630 St Kilda Road, Melbourne
Australia and New Zealand looks at the professional lives
of some early women anaesthetists. It explores the Bookings essential: museum@anzca.edu.au,
difficulties they faced as they tried to make their mark in (03) 8517 5309
a male dominated field, while revealing and celebrating FREE EVENT
their many triumphs.
geoffreykayemuseum.org.au
Image courtesy of the Women’s Library,

London School of Economics and Political
History Matters: Alicia Cerreto Migration: Women & Resilience

on Alice Meyer von Forell Multicultural Arts Victoria (Auspice Body)
Stonnington History Centre Film screening as part of a statewide inter-generational,
Between the end of World War II to 1980, hundreds culturally diverse social history program WHAT
of Stonnington residents would have had dance, HAPPENED at the PIER about immigrants and refugees
deportment, or debutante lessons with the formidable who arrived in Port Melbourne up until the 1970s. At
Alice Meyer von Forell. Join historian, Alicia Ceretto as the end visitors are invited to engage in conversation
she brings to life the stories of this remarkable woman. with the presenters.
WED 18 APRIL 10–11AM THURS 26 APRIL 6–8PM

Stonnington History Centre, 1257 High Street, Malvern Museuo Italiano, 199 Faraday Street, Carlton
Bookings: eventbrite.com.au/e/41330455505 Bookings: multiculturalarts.com.au,
lella.cariddi@multiculturalarts.com.au, (03) 9188 3681
FREE EVENT
FREE EVENT
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Miss Show Girl 1957–1996 A Pharmacist’s Tale
Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria National Trust of Australia (Victoria)
Victoria’s inaugural Miss Show Girl commenced in Learn the story of Hilda Gray, a young pharmacist,
August 1957. A joint initiative of the Sun-News-Pictorial who set out to do business in Chiltern in 1930 when
and RASV, the quest was publicised in the media and it was a dusty little town with a history of goldmining
via regional Show societies. Developed with former and drinking. Discover Gray’s pharmacy, complete
Show Girls from across the state, two short films and with lotions, potions, tonics, and pills, and discover
photographs will be on display. the life of this amazing woman.
WEEKDAYS 1–15 MAY 10AM–4PM SAT & SUN 12–13 MAY 10AM–3PM
Melbourne Showgrounds, Epsom Road, Ascot Vale Dow’s Pharmacy, 44 Conness Street, Chiltern
Material Culture: Stories from

Objects
History Council of Victoria Inc
We live in a material world, but decoding the objects of
the past is not always straightforward. In this seminar,
two leading heritage practitioners reflect on the stories
they have teased from objects, with a particular focus on
women’s objects from Victoria’s Gold Rush era.
TUES 8 MAY 6–7.30PM
Old Treasury Building,
20 Spring Street, East Melbourne
Bookings: historycouncilvic.org.au/material_culture_
stories_from_objects
FREE EVENT
The Female Achievers of Melbourne

Presented by Isabel Simpson
In a celebration of the achievements of the women
who helped shape Victoria’s architectural, artistic, and
cultural landscape, this walking tour of Melbourne’s
CBD highlights the buildings, plaques, and sites that
recognise their contribution and legacies.
WED 9 MAY & SAT 19 MAY 10AM–12PM WALK,
REFRESHMENTS AT CONCLUSION
Outside Tasma Terrace,
6 Parliament Place, East Melbourne
Bookings: isas.jap@bigpond.net.au
ADULT $30
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At Home with Henry Handel
Richardson
Step back in time to when a young Florence Ethel
Richardson ran through the rooms of her childhood
home, Lake View. Years later, under the pseudonym
Henry Handel Richardson, she wrote extensively
and passionately about this charming home
in her various novels.
SAT & SUN 12–13 MAY 10AM–3PM
Lake View House, Victoria Street, Chiltern
FREE EVENT
Photo: Lake View House, Chiltern,

by Georgie James Photography.
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Portarlington Mill, Portarlington.
Women’s History | 85
Workshops,
Seminars,
and Lectures
These workshops and seminars invite you to participate and advocate for a threatened heritage place or utilise
in shaping the stories of your community through citizen digital technology to map and share information about
heritage and public history. Have you ever wanted to the built heritage of your community, attend workshops
learn how to research your ancestry and family history? on writing historical fiction or biographies, and establish
Take up the mantle of local historian or learn the your skills as a novice historian by learning how to use
practical skills of how to restore and conserve Victoria’s archives and records. These workshops and seminars will
built heritage? These events will provide the hands-on provide you with the skills and knowledge to preserve
tools and resources to become a heritage advocate, and shape the stories of your community.
or researcher. Get advice on how to build a campaign
Photo: Geelong Regional Library, by Emma Cross.
Finding Families, Altona North Hands on Heritage
Hobsons Bay Libraries Hobsons Bay Libraries
If you need a bit of help getting started with your family Hobsons Bay City Libraries offers a large resource base
tree then these local workshops will help and inspire and guidance to support you as your search the history
you. We will point you in the right direction to discover of your family and local history. With staff on hand to
the principles of family history research and the many guide you, they will provide support and resources to
relevant resources available in exploring your genealogy. help discover your local area.
WED 18 APRIL 2.30–3.30PM THURS 26 APRIL 2–3.30PM
Altona North Community Library, Williamstown Library,
McArthurs Road, Altona North 104 Ferguson Street, Williamstown
Bookings: libraries.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au, Bookings: libraries.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au,
1300 462 542 1300 462 542
The Politics of Tourism: Heritage, How to Research the History

Tourism and Places of Pain and of Your House
Shame Boroondara Library Service
Bendigo Art Gallery & Post Office Gallery Have you always wanted to trace the history of your
Join a fascinating discussion with historians and house but don’t know where to start? Join us for a
academics on the notion of ‘dark tourism’, which workshop aimed for the novice and amateur researcher,
raises ethical considerations for the tourist seeking to with resources and guidance available to help delve into
meaningfully engage with the darkest aspects of history, the history of your house.
including war and the Holocaust. TUES 1 MAY 6–9PM
THURS 19 APRIL 6PM Hawthorn Library, 584 Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn
La Trobe Art Institute, 121 View Street, Bendigo Bookings: eventbrite.com.au/e/42111604944
Bookings: (03) 5434 6088 FREE EVENT
FREE EVENT
Medicine of the 1850s

Geelong & Region Branch
Join apothecary, Dr John Harrison, at the Former
Friendly Society Dispensary as he presents an
engaging performance discussing the herbal,
medical, and other lore of 19th century Goldfields
and beyond.
TUES 24 APRIL 10AM & 12PM
Former Friendly Societies Dispensary,
45 Ryrie Street, Geelong
Bookings: 0407 504 262
BY DONATION
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David Long instructing participants in dry stone
walling techniques for historic basalt walls
Dry Stone Wall Workshop

City of Melton Picture This: Explore Geelong
A free, hands-on workshop for those interested in Heritage Centre’s Image Collection
learning how to repair historic basalt walls with a
professional waller. The workshop will look to engage
people with the basics of stone working techniques The Heritage Centre’s image collection is a treasure
and wall design by dismantling and rebuilding an historic trove of wonderful insights into bygone eras. In this
field stone wall. small group session Heritage staff will be introducing
participants to a range of tools available to explore
SAT 5 MAY 10AM–3PM digitised collections and photographic resources.
Mount Cottrell, 231-319 Faulkners Road,
WED 9 MAY 9.30–10.30AM
Mount Cottrell
Reading Room, Level 3, Geelong Library & Heritage
Bookings: melton.vic.gov.au/heritageweek
Centre, 51 Little Malop Street, Geelong
FREE EVENT Bookings: grlc.vic.gov.au/whats-on
FREE EVENT
Finding Families, Altona Meadows

Hobsons Bay Libraries
If you need a bit of help getting started with your family Home Truths
tree then these local workshops will help and inspire Hobsons Bay Libraries
you. We will point you in the right direction to discover What is the true story of your home? Accessing
the principles of family history research and the many resources at Hobsons Bay City Libraries has never been
relevant resources available in exploring your genealogy. easier, with staff to guide you as you explore your local
TUE 8 MAY 6.30–7.30PM history. Come along and start the journey of discovering
the hidden secrets of your home and street.
Altona Meadows Library and Learning Centre,
2 Newham Way, Altona Meadows THURS 10 MAY 11AM–12PM
Bookings: libraries.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au Williamstown Library, 104 Ferguson Street,
1300 462 542 Williamstown AND Altona North Community Library,
McArthurs Road, Altona North
FREE EVENT
Bookings: libraries.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au,
1300 462 542
FREE EVENT
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Share Your Story Home: a Right, a Dream,
Hobsons Bay Libraries a Contested Space
Hobsons Bay City Libraries are offing the unique City of Port Phillip
opportunity for families and visitors to come and share Join us for an afternoon exploring notions of home and
their stories and have their old photographs scanned. housing from historical and contemporary perspectives.
Using the latest software, staff will be on hand to assist Our panel of speakers will discuss the myriad issues
you in preserving your old photographs and how to that surround the concept of ‘home’ in past and current
catalogue them at home. times, across cultures, and through stories.
SAT 19 MAY 10AM–12.30PM SAT 19 MAY 2–5PM
Williamstown Library, Port Melbourne Town Hall,
104 Ferguson Street, Williamstown 333 Bay Street, Port Melbourne
Bookings: libraries.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au, Bookings: eventbrite.com.au/e/42113801514
1300 462 542
FREE EVENT
FREE EVENT
Photo: Portable Iron Houses, South Melbourne.
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Thank
you. The National Trust of Australia (Victoria) thanks all the
event organisers for their contributions to this year’s
Australian Heritage Festival program. The Festival
relies on the support of local communities, without
which we could not have produced such a wonderful
program. A special thank you goes to all the volunteers
who have generously contributed their valuable time
to ensure the success of their events and the ongoing
care of their heritage places.
We would also like to thank our Friends of the Festival
for their contributions. To recognise their financial
support, our Friends have a distinctive design to
their events. Don’t forget to check out the Australian
Heritage Festival website for even more events
as well as the latest details on what is happening
near you. Head to the website for full details.
#AHF2018 #MyCultureMyStory
#nationaltrustvic
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to you by the National Trust of Australia (Victoria)
Tasma Terrace, 6 Parliament Place, East Melbourne VIC 3002

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Disclaimer: This program is provided for information purposes only. While every effort has been made to ensure that the information is accurate and current
at the time of publication, the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) does not accept any responsibility for any errors, omissions or inaccuracies whatsoever arising
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Event index
Daylesford & the Macedon Ranges
Regional Centre for Culture 2018 16 Red Dog on Broadway 16
This Is…The Daylesford Market 16 Regional Centre for Culture 2018 16
Four Seasons Fine Music Festival 17 Bendigo Gasworks Tour 17
Now You See It… 17 Big Dance 17
Tiny Towns Arts Trail 17 Maryborough Museum of Australian History and 17
Art Open House
Guided Walk of Maddingley Park, Bacchus 21
Marsh Tiny Towns Arts Trail 17
National Trust Anderson’s Mill Heritage 30 Wattle Gully Mine Tour 28
Weekend
Coliban Water Channel Tour 29
The Culture and Heritage of Lady Northcote 36
Maldon’s Easter Procession: An Exhibition 34
Childrens Farm School
Collector’s Afternoon Tea 36
Celebrate 150 years of the Blackwood Hotel 54
Open House & Museum 36
Geelong & the Bellarine
Mooramong Lalique Expo 41
You Yangs Rural Districts Heritage Tour: ‘Before 6
1850’ High Treason High Tea 46
Will Dyson, Australia’s Radical Genius, a talk by 15 Open House at Hardhill 48
Ross Mc Mullin Bendigo Heritage Unwrapped 49
Hangman’s Feast 19 Monuments and Sites in Bendigo 57
Portarlington Mill 28 SHAC Art Walk 2018 57
Explore Geelong’s Cultural History 34 Memories of Lily Street Bendigo 58
Opening the Drawers 35 White Hills Cemetery Tour Bendigo 60
Barwon Grange—By Twilight 38 Behind Closed Doors 61
High Tea at the Heights 41 Walking Tour Soldiers Hill 61
175th Anniversary of Our Church 46 Digging up Castlemaine’s Chinese Culture 62
Heritage Awards 2018 49 Workshop and Restoration Tour 69
Geelong Civic and Cultural Precinct Heritage 60 Victorian Colonial Express 70
Walk
First World War Postcards to Una of Harcourt 79
Heritage Tour of Geelong and Bellarine in a 71
1966 Mustang The Politics of Tourism: Heritage, Tourism & 87
Places of Pain and Shame
Geelong’s Ukrainian Heritage with Dr Natalie 73
Senjov-Makohon Grampians
Giving Voice to the Past with Oral History 73 Murtoa Stick Shed Open Day 28
Ross McMullin—’Never Forget Australia’— 80 Narrapumelap Homestead 33
Transformation at Villers-Bretonneux
Eating the Country: a Pioneer Picnic 46
Medicine of the 1850s 87
Planes, Trains, and Fuel Tanks 69
Picture This: Explore Geelong Heritage Centre’s 88
Image Collection
Great Ocean Road
Mills Cottage Conservation Tours 11
Gippsland
The Four B’s at Barwon Park—Bach, Beethoven, 14
Tara House Open Day and Vintage Wedding 41
Brahms & Bernstein
Gown exhibition
Tour Portland’s Fishing Fleet in a Whaleboat 29
Goldfields
Coragulac House Open Day 36
Dja Dja Wurrung at Harcourt 6
Murder at The Mansion 42
The Conservation of Chewton Town Hall 9
Botanic Gardens Curator’s Cottage 47 Story of the Garden 21
Cemetery Symbols 47 Yan Yean Water Supply System Tour 21
Indian Hawkers Of the South West 47 Rippon Lea Heritage Talk—Australian Garden 23
Designers in the 21st Century
St Stephens, Portland—Victoria’s Oldest 47
Anglican Church Rippon Lea Heritage Talk—Heritage Trees linking 23
Past, Present and Future
Stories from the Ciderhouse 48
Shaping a Landscape: the Mouth of the Yarra 23
Casterton Book Launch—Place Names of 49
(Birrarung) and Westgate Park
Portland and the Glenelg Shire of Victoria
The Rippon Lea Fernery 23
Portland Book Launch 49
Extraordinary Trees 24
Portland’s 3 Lockups and Watch Houses 54
Starry Southern Skies 24
Australia Will Be There: Victorians in the First 80
World War (1914-19) Australian Textile Exhibition 25
High Country Garden Explorer – Melbourne and Cranbourne 25
Gardens
A Night at the Museum 34
Explore Jack’s Magazine 27
A Printer’s Story 42
Mission to Seafarers Heritage Tours, Talk, and 27
Beechworth Drive Back In Time 69 Exhibitions
42nd Historic Winton 71 Mission to Seafarers Self Guided Tour 27
A Pharmacists Tale 84 1859 Cape Schanck Lighthouse History Tours 28
At Home with Henry Handel Richardson 85 and Museum
Melbourne Visit The Black Powder Mill 28
Birrarung Wilam Walk 5 Alma Doepel Open Day 29
Wurundjeri Ceremonial Rings Tour 5 Pirate Day at Polly Woodside 29
Aboriginal Heritage Walk 6 90th Anniversary of the High Court of Australia 33

Building
Footprints on the Landscape 6
Fire Services Museum of Victoria 34
Green Bans Walking Tour— 9
Heritage Fought and Won Eyes On Glen Eira Maps 36
National Trust Advocacy Toolkit Launch 9 History Tour Bundoora Homestead Art Centre 36
These Walls Speak Volumes 9 Open House at La Trobe’s Cottage 37
What is Heritage in the 21st Century? 10 Melbourne: Foundations of a City 38
Conservation Echoes in East Melbourne: Tracing 11 WWI Conscription and the Propaganda War 38
a 1964 Heritage Itinerary Flemington Racecourse Raceday Heritage Tours 39
Cooking with Cheese 13 The Victorian Kitchen 39
March to Art: Community 13 Victoria Police Museum Highlights Tour 39
Newport Archives 13 Archaeology uncovered—tour Heritage Victoria’s 40
Boulevard of Dreams: Stories from St Kilda Road 14 Artefact and Research Centre
Our Past captured on Canvas 14 The Original ‘Kit Homes’ 41
Twilight Chamber Music at Rippon Lea 14 Villa Alba Archaeological Tour 41
AAADA Antiques Fair Melbourne, Art-Design- 15 Guided Tour of the Stonnington History Centre, 42
Living Northbrook
Big Pond 15 New land, New life, New friends 43
Greek Cultural Afternoon 15 Sharing Stories of Birthplace and Migration 43
Macedonian Cultural Afternoon 15 God’s Half Acre: The Point Gellibrand Burial 46
Ground
A Prisoners Journey 19
Point Cook Homestead Ghost Tour 46
Postcards from the Gardens 21
Rippon Lea Garden Tour 21
Melbourne continued My Story: A Walking Tour of Williamstown 62
Cemetery
Glenhuntly Road Elsternwick Historical Walking 48
Tour Williamstown Cemetery Walking Tour 62
Mansions of Moreland 49 Williamstown Town Hall Centenary Tour 63
Discovering the Sons of Williamstown: A Labour 51 Walsh St tours 65
of Love
Manningham Modern 66
On the Beach 51
Let’s talk MCM Heritage: An Expert Panel 67
Sealegs: Stories from a Tugboat Film Screening 51 Discussion
and Talk
10% Iron, 90% Men—Victoria’s Railways and its 69
Spotswood Industrial Heritage Tour 51 People
Truganina Explosives Reserve Open Day 51 Heritage Motorcycle Day 69
Williamstown and Newport: A primary industrial 51 A look back at Public Institutions in Flemington 73
and railway hub of Victoria, 1857–2018 & Kensington
Heritage Walk: Department Stores of Chapel 52 Slide Night Boroondara 73
Street
The Mystery of Fairyland 73
Shared Dreams and Destinies: Botanic Gardens 52
My Dandenong, My Story 74
of Melbourne and Sydney with Tim Entwisle
Ways 2B Muslim: An Exhibition of 74
Sheds, Shears and Strikes: the Golden Age of 52
Contemporary Muslim Life
Wool 1860–1890
Queering Heritage 76
Stonnington Mansions Bus Tour Through Toorak, 52
Armadale and Malvern A World War I Walk in the Cranbourne 79
Cemetery
The Hardy Survivor: Stories behind the Prahran 52
Mechanics’ Institute Australia’s Arsenal 79
Acland Street: The Grand Lady of St. Kilda 53 Pompey Elliott and Villers-Bretonneux 79
Guided tour of Malvern Town Hall 53 War Heritage Roadshow Melbourne 79
Malvern Civic Precinct Heritage Walk 53 Writing the War: Personal stories from WWI 79
Mothers Day High Tea 53 Courage in the Skies 80
Slide Night: Old Melbourne 53 Rippon Lea Heritage Talk—Pompey Elliott at 80
War: In His Own Words
Tour the Toorak mansion—Mandeville Hall 53
The Art of War 80
Ghosts of the Old City Williamstown 57
B-24 Liberator....our work 81
Heritage Architecture Tour at Abbotsford 57
Convent Curator Talk: For Humanity 81
Step Back in Time—Williamstown Guided 57 History Matters: Alicia Cerreto on Alice Meyer 83
Walking Tour von Forell
Horrible Hotham—Truths and Lies 58 Migration: Women & Resilience 83
Night Cemetery Tours 58 The Rare Privilege of Medicine: Women 83
Anaesthetists in Australia and New Zealand
What’s in a Lane? 58
Material Culture: Stories from Objects 84
A Walk Through Time: South Melbourne 59
Heritage Tour Miss Show Girl 1957–1996 84
Heritage Creates Art Walking Tour 59 The Female Achievers of Melbourne 84
Jewish and Italian Carlton Walk 60 Finding Families, Altona North 87
Melbourne Central Unlocked Tours 60 Hands on Heritage 87
Melbourne Golden Mile Heritage Walk 60 How to Research the History of your House 87
Architecture of Melbourne’s Migrants 61 Dry Stone Wall Workshop 88
Down Memory Lane 62 Finding Families, Altona Meadows 88
Historic Carlton Walk 62 Home Truths 88
Home: a Right, a Dream, a Contested space 89
Share Your Story 89
Mornington Peninsula
Gumbadik (Soft Tree Fern) Project 5 Share your
Creature: An Adaptation of Dot and the
Kangaroo
13
#AHF2018
Hotel Sorrento 13
experience
Heritage Festival at Coolart 2018 33
Nepean—Point of all Nations? 34 on social media
Family Fun Day, The Briars Homestead 37
Family Fun Day, McCrae 38 #AHF2018
Family Fun Day, Mulberry Hill
Mothers Day Devonshire Tea at McCrae
41
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Homestead #nationaltrustvic
Ranelagh Estate Walks 66
Out of the Archives 33
Phillip Island
Islands of Inspiration 22
The Murray
Yesteryear Tour 33
Free Garden Entry to Noorilim Estate 38
Rushworth Easter Heritage Festival 45
The Moora Working Draught Horse Muster 45
Shepparton’s Public Art and History Guided 61
Walks
Villers-Bretonneux 100 Years 80
Various Locations
National Archaeology Week 2018 11
Paranormal Investigations 19
Victorian Tree of the Year Voting 22
Yarra Valley & Dandenong Ranges
Cultural Connections 5
Dandenong Ranges Open Studios 15
Convoy of Conservation 21
Naming Rites—The Stories behind Street Names 34
in Warrandyte
Open Day at Gulf Station 35
Casey Cardinia Heritage Festival 48
The Motorist Museum Education Day 69
The Day Melba Arrived in Town 73
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Welcome to the 2018

Gaols, Hospitals, and Asylums 18 Oral and Social History 72

Accessible Index by Region 92

Gumbadik (Soft Tree Fern) Project

Aboriginal Cultural Heritage | 5

Dja Dja Wurrung at Harcourt

6 | Aboriginal Cultural Heritage

These Walls Speak Volumes

National Trust Advocacy

FREE EVENT FREE EVENT

Advocacy, Activism and Conservation | 9

Photo: Annie Spratt on Unsplash

10 | Advocacy, Activism and Conservation

Mills Cottage Conservation Tours

National Archaeology Week 2018

Advocacy, Activism and Conservation | 11

The Four Bs at Barwon Park—Bach, Our Past Captured on Canvas

AAADA Antiques Fair Melbourne,

Greek Cultural Afternoon

Red Dog on Broadway This Is…The Daylesford Market

ADULT $20 CHILD FREE FREE EVENT

Maryborough Museum of Australian Now You See It…

Tiny Towns Arts Trail

Hangman’s Feast DISCOVER YOUR

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Guided walk of Maddingley Park,

Yan Yean Water Supply System Tour

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Photo: Churchill Island, by Eric Burt.

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The Rippon Lea Fernery

Rippon Lea Heritage Talk—

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Extraordinary Trees Starry Southern Skies

Australian Textile Exhibition

ADULT $20 CONC $15 NT MEMBER $15

Mission to Seafarers Explore Jack’s Magazine

Bendigo Gasworks Tour

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Cape Schanck Lighthouse Reserve, Bookings: trybooking.com/349170,

Bookings: search Cape Schanck Lighthouse on FREE EVENT

ADULT $11 CHILD $5 FAMILY $34

Visit The Black Powder Mill

Murtoa Stick Shed Open Day

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Alma Doepel Open Day

ADULT $30 CONC $25 CHILD $25

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The Heights, Geelong.

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Heritage Festival at Coolart 2018

ADULT $14 CONC $11 CHILD $9 FREE EVENT

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Photo: Gulf Station, Yarra Glen,

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Photo: The Briars Homestead, Mount Martha.

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Free Garden Entry to Noorilim Estate

Family Fun Day