Calendar of Events

The National Vietnam Veterans Museum is holding a commemorative Exhibition to mark the 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Coral and Balmoral. A series of photographs, displays and audio visual effects will portray the history, the people and the stories. Unique information and images, hitherto unavailable, will be on display. This Exhibition will run from […]

On October 5th, 1918 Seville‚Äôs George Ingram was with the 24th Battalion as they entered the village of Montbrehain in France, the last major action by the AIF in World War One. George‚Äôs efforts on this day led to him being awarded the highest medal for gallantry in the presence of the enemy, the Victoria […]

A Fort Queenscliff Heritage Association ‚ÄúFriends of the Fort‚Äù social function, in the form of a ‚ÄúTrivia‚Äù night, is to be held at the Monahan Centre on Friday 5th October 2018 at 6.30pm for 7pm start.Dress: Smart Casual Price: $20.00 per head Drinks: Bar prices Catering: BYO snacks You are invited to organise a table […]

Join Shrine Curator Neil Sharkey as he unravels the many myths and legends of the Australian Light Horse in the Middle East. This exhibition extends beyond the legendary attack on Beersheba and features paintings by Sidney Nolan, George Lambert and Susan McMinn.Presenter: Neil Sharkey Date: Tuesday 6 February, 1pm Cost: $5.00 (non-refundable if cancelled within […]

In 1941, Australian troops were far from home fighting Axis forces across North Africa and the Middle East. By 1942, Japan had advanced on Singapore and seized Australian territories in New Guinea while America joined the Allies in the Pacific. John Edwards will discuss the leadership of Prime Minister John Curtin during this pivotal time […]

The Shrine Trustees together with Deakin University¬† are pleased to invite you to the launch of the centenary touring exhibition:AUSTRALIA WILL BE THERE VICTORIANS IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR (1914-19) 2pm Wednesday 7 February 2018 Alfred Deakin Prime Ministerial Library Sally Walker Building, The Atrium Deakin University, Geelong Waterfront Campus RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/australia-will-be-there-victorians-in-the-first-world-war-1914-1919-tickets-42731382716 Refreshments will be […]

This exhibition tells the story of medical care in war and peacekeeping since 1945. Victorian men and women have helped the sick and wounded across the world, including in Korea, Malaya, Vietnam, Rwanda, East Timor, Iraq and Afghanistan. They have braved sometimes dire conditions and desperate circumstances, often coming under direct threat of death and […]

This exhibition tells the story of medical care in war and peacekeeping since 1945. Victorian men and women have helped the sick and wounded across the world, including in Korea, Malaya, Vietnam, Rwanda, East Timor, Iraq and Afghanistan. They have braved sometimes dire conditions and desperate circumstances, often coming under direct threat of death and […]

This exhibition tells the story of medical care in war and peacekeeping since 1945. Victorian men and women have helped the sick and wounded across the world, including in Korea, Malaya, Vietnam, Rwanda, East Timor, Iraq and Afghanistan. They have braved sometimes dire conditions and desperate circumstances, often coming under direct threat of death and […]

This exhibition tells the story of medical care in war and peacekeeping since 1945. Victorian men and women have helped the sick and wounded across the world, including in Korea, Malaya, Vietnam, Rwanda, East Timor, Iraq and Afghanistan. They have braved sometimes dire conditions and desperate circumstances, often coming under direct threat of death and […]

This exhibition tells the story of medical care in war and peacekeeping since 1945. Victorian men and women have helped the sick and wounded across the world, including in Korea, Malaya, Vietnam, Rwanda, East Timor, Iraq and Afghanistan. They have braved sometimes dire conditions and desperate circumstances, often coming under direct threat of death and […]

While Australian infantry served in the grim trenches of the Western Front, their comrades in the Australian Light Horse were fighting dynamic campaign of manoeuvre against the Ottoman Turks in the desert wastes of Sinai, Palestine and Syria. This exhibition tells the story of the Sinai-Palestine campaign and explores how it has captured the imagination […]

This exhibition tells the story of medical care in war and peacekeeping since 1945. Victorian men and women have helped the sick and wounded across the world, including in Korea, Malaya, Vietnam, Rwanda, East Timor, Iraq and Afghanistan. They have braved sometimes dire conditions and desperate circumstances, often coming under direct threat of death and […]

This exhibition tells the story of medical care in war and peacekeeping since 1945. Victorian men and women have helped the sick and wounded across the world, including in Korea, Malaya, Vietnam, Rwanda, East Timor, Iraq and Afghanistan. They have braved sometimes dire conditions and desperate circumstances, often coming under direct threat of death and […]

This exhibition tells the story of medical care in war and peacekeeping since 1945. Victorian men and women have helped the sick and wounded across the world, including in Korea, Malaya, Vietnam, Rwanda, East Timor, Iraq and Afghanistan. They have braved sometimes dire conditions and desperate circumstances, often coming under direct threat of death and […]

Sister Florence James-Wallace was stationed at Villers-Brettoneaux during the early stages of the 1918 German offensive. She described it as resembling 'Dante's Inferno'. The hospital overflowed with badly wounded men and hundreds more lay in the streets on stretchers needing her nursing skills. This is her story. Presenter: Susanna de Vries and Phil Castle Date: […]

The Lemnos Gallipoli Commemorative Committee will be hosting the official 2018 Photo¬graphic Exhibition on Lemnos - Gallipoli at Parliament House on Wednesday 8th August at 6.00pm. For more information please contact Mr. Lee Tarlamis on 0411 553 009.

As part of the centenary touring exhibition, Deakin University Library invites you to a talk about the private experiences of the war among families in Victoria: 'The long war at home,' by Dr Bart Ziino, Senior Lecturer in Twentieth Century History. He teaches twentieth-century world history, and Australia in the two World Wars. Bart is […]

This conference of the International Society for First World War Studies is being hosted by Deakin University from Monday 9 July to Wednesday 11 July 2018, with keynote lectures from some excellent international and Australian historians and archivists. The venue will be Deakin Downtown in the Melbourne CBD.   Click HERE for more information.

All you model and radio remote control model enthusiasts will want to visit the National Vietnam Veterans Museum on Sunday 9 September ‚Äì the week after Father‚Äôs Day.The following clubs are putting on displays of their amazing and remarkable models at the Museum for your pleasure and enjoyment.   South West Amalgamated Model Plane Society; […]