Calendar of Events

Mud and Blood, Meg McNena's compelling 80-minute, six-actor play, is about distinguished Australian general, Harold 'Pompey' Elliott, who led the Essendon Rifles and took most of them to WWI. The […]

The Centenary of Military Aviation 2014 Air Show is proudly presented by the Royal Australian Air Force at RAAF Williams, Point Cook, Victoria over the weekend of 1st and 2nd […]

2014 will mark the centenary of the capture of the German wireless station at Bita Paka in Rabaul on 11 September 1914 by the Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Force […]

Shortly after midday the gunners at Fort Nepean lined up the German merchant steamer ‚Äì the SS Pfalz - as it bolted towards the heads and fired the first shot […]

The Fort Queenscliff Museum Annual Black Tie Dinner is to be held at the Queenscliff & Point Lonsdale R.S.L on Saturday 2nd August 2014 at 6.30pm for 7pm. This annual […]

The National Malaya & Borneo Veterans Association Australia Monthly meetings are held at the Batman Hotel in Spencer Street the first Tuesday of the month (except in December) followed by […]

The Friends of the Black Powder Mill will explain the milling process, and the work that was carried out on the former Albion Explosives Factory site. This site was important […]

The 2014 Seymour Military Heritage Weekend is ready to go off with a bang on Saturday 3 May and Sunday 4 May. The stories of military life will come to […]

The Royal United Services Institute of Victoria is pleased to present: Colonel (Rtd) Richard Iron, CMG, OBE Visiting Fellow at Oxford University Entrance fee: $10.00 Colonel Richard Iron was originally […]

The National Malaya & Borneo Veterans Association Australia Monthly meetings are held at the Batman Hotel in Spencer Street the first Tuesday of the month (except in December) followed by […]

On the 100th anniversary of the commencement of World War I ‚ÄúThe lights are going out‚Ķ‚Äù Choral Evensong, with the extinguishing of the lights‚Ķ 6pm Sunday 3th August 2014 British […]

Friday, 3 October 2014, in the Club Pavilion room at the RACV City Club, 501 Bourke Street, at 7.00 for 7.30pm. Dance the night away to a Reserve Band Ensemble […]

Enjoy the rare opportunity to tour a 19th Century Coastal Artillery Fort. Fort Queenscliff is one of Victoria's most important heritage sites and one of the largest and best preserved […]

The involvement and role of Australian women in wartime is many and varied. Come and listen to two Australian women share their story. Helen was ten year‚Äôs old when the […]

Through historical photographs and personal stories, this exhibition will present the chronology of the First World War (1914-18). It will provide you with the opportunity to discover the fascinating stories […]

The exhibition, running from 4 August 2014 until 8 August 2016, will explore the experience of World War I and its aftermath through the lives of ordinary people. It will […]

The National Malaya & Borneo Veterans Association Australia Monthly meetings are held at the Batman Hotel in Spencer Street the first Tuesday of the month (except in December) followed by […]

Royal United Services Institute Victoria - Book Launch Mark Dapin, The Nashos' War: Australia's national servicemen and Vietnam On 10 March 1965, the first nasho's birthdate was drawn from a […]

A photographic story telling exhibition by Susan Gordon-Brown, based on Vietnam veteran stories associated with the Huey helicopter.¬† The companion exhibition to Behind the Wire, scheduled for the Shrine in […]

An exhibition of 10 content-rich panels from the Texas Tech University‚Äôs Vietnam Center & Archive , which gives the American perspective on a range of fascinating aspects to their helicopter […]

During the centenary of the Great War, the Chinese Museum endeavours to research and tell the untold stories of Chinese-Australian war contributions both at home and abroad. This exhibition seeks […]

Fort Queenscliff is the site where the order was given to fire the first shot in anger by the British Empire of WWI. Artillery at Fort Nepean then fired warning […]