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SUMMARY:Tours De Force - Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Since the Vietnam War\, Australian entertainers have performed for troops on the front line in war and peacekeeping operations.  \n \nTheir talent and celebrity have lifted spirits and brought a slice of home to service personnel abroad. \nForces Entertainment is the special military unit that fosters relationships between the Australian Defence Force and the entertainment industry. It recruits\, promotes\, and prepares entertainers for a taste of military life and ensures their safety in foreign war zones. \nIn addition to the well-documented performances in Vietnam\, Australian entertainers have been placed in East Timor\, Afghanistan\, Iraq\, the Solomon Islands\, Sinai and in HMAS vessels at sea\, often enduring gruelling tour schedules and the possibility of danger. They must adapt to military discipline and situations far removed from the civilian green room and stage. \nIn this special exhibition\, stories\, memorabilia and rare photos and videos tell the stories of entertainers on the front line spanning Lorrae Desmond\, Normie Rowe and Lucky Starr to Kylie Minogue\, John Farnham and Lehmo. It also explores the mission\, operations and experiences of the people who have facilitated these successful tours. \nTheir contribution reminds us of the profound impact on and support for mental health and wellbeing that entertainment can provide our armed forces and all Australians.
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/tours-de-force-exhibition-3/
LOCATION:The Shrine of Remembrance\, Birdwood Avenue\, Melbourne\, 3000\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230413T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230413T120000
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SUMMARY:Running Deep: An Australian Submarine Life - Book Talk
DESCRIPTION:From conducting top-secret missions to making Australian submarine history\, hear Commodore Peter Scott recount what it takes to be a Submariner. \n \nOver a decorated 34-year career\, Commodore Scott served in 10 submarines\, passed the most demanding military command course in the world and served as the Head of Profession of the Submarine Arm of the Royal Australian Navy. \nHis new book Running Deep: An Australian Submarine Life uncovers these stories as well as Commodore Scott’s success and failures as a leader\, and his personal battles with mental health. \nThe talk will be followed by a Q&A and book signing\, and copies of Running Deep will be available for purchase. \nThe talk will be held in the Shrine Auditorium with entry via the Education Courtyard. Members from the Royal Australian Navy Band Melbourne will perform before and event from 10.30am. \nTickets are $10.00 \nThis event is free for Shrine Friends* and volunteers. Bookings essential. * One free ticket per membership \n 
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/running-deep-an-australian-submarine-life-book-talk/
LOCATION:The Shrine of Remembrance\, Birdwood Avenue\, Melbourne\, 3000\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230416T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230416T170000
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SUMMARY:Tobruk Sunday 2023
DESCRIPTION:On behalf of the Committee of the Rats of Tobruk Association it is our privilege to invite you to our annual Tobruk Sunday commemorative service\, 2023 will see the 82nd Anniversary of the commencement of the siege of Tobruk. \nThe service will be conducted within the vicinity of Tobruk House (44 Victoria Ave\, Albert Park VIC 3206) and will commence at 2pm Sharp. \nThis years’ service will feature Guest Speaker Commander Terry Makings AM RAN (Retd) who wall talk on the naval contribution to the siege of Tobruk\, Terry is a Governor of the shrine of remembrance\, State Vice President of RSL Victoria and President of the Scrap Iron Flotilla Association. \nFollowing the service Afternoon tea will be provided at Tobruk house.
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/tobruk-sunday-2023/
LOCATION:Tobruk House\, 44 Victoria Ave\, Albert Park\, VIC\, 3206\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230420T123000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230420T133000
DTSTAMP:20260918T223053
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SUMMARY:Life So Full of Promise by Ross McMullin - Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:Join award-winning historian and biographer Ross McMullin for the launch of his new book Life So Full of Promise. \n \nThis is his second multi-biography about Australia’s lost generation of the First World War\, following Farewell\, Dear People\, which won national awards including the Prime Minister’s Prize for Australian History. \nThe rich cast of characters in Life So Full of Promise includes a talented barrister whose outstanding leadership enabled a momentous victory in France; a popular doctor who was more fervently mourned than any other Australian casualty; an admired farmer whose unit was rushed to the rescue in the climax of the conflict; an eminent newspaper editor who kept his community informed about the war while his sons were in the trenches; a brilliant cricketer whose stunning feat became an enduring record; three close sisters who found their lives transformed; and the most versatile top-level sportsman Australia has ever known. \nCopies of Life So Full of Promise will be available for purchase and signing.
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/life-so-full-of-promise-by-ross-mcmullin-book-launch/
LOCATION:The Shrine of Remembrance\, Birdwood Avenue\, Melbourne\, 3000\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230423T200000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230424T030000
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SUMMARY:Defending with Pride - Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:This special exhibition is the first of its kind for an Australian war memorial. It reveals the history of lesbian\, gay\, bisexual\, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) people in service. \nLesbian\, gay\, bisexual\, transgender and queer people have been proudly defending Australia through their military service since the formation of the armed forces. Today\, anyone identifying as LGBTQ+ can serve openly in the Australian Defence Force (ADF): diversity and inclusion are values that our contemporary military actively champions and supports. It has not always been this way. It has been a long and often difficult journey for LGBTQ+ people to be recognised\, accepted\, and celebrated for their service. \nDrawing on historical research\, community consultation and collections from the Australian Queer Archives\, this immersive exhibition takes you on a journey from denial and exclusion to recognition and inclusion. \nAt its centerpiece are the personal stories and reflections of veterans and current serving ADF personnel. Their testimony speaks to the richness and diversity of experiences of LGBTQ+ people in service: highlighting their continuing journey.
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/defending-with-pride-exhibition/
LOCATION:The Shrine of Remembrance\, Birdwood Avenue\, Melbourne\, 3000\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230425T133000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230425T153000
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SUMMARY:Mutineers\, A True Story of Heroes and Villains - Pipeclay Club ANZAC Day Lunch
DESCRIPTION:After the ANZAC Day March\, the Pipeclay Club invite members and guests to come together to mark this solemn day of remembrance.Special guest speaker Robert Hadler presents “Mutineers\, A True Story of Heroes and Villains”. \nAbout our Speaker: \nRobert Hadler lives in Melbourne. He is a former award-winning economics journalist who has worked in the Commonwealth Public Service\, as a political adviser\, a lobbyist for industry groups and in senior executive roles. Since 2015\, he has been a Director on Government\, corporate and not-for-profit boards. Robert has a passion for Australian military history and the stories of young men and women who lived through the major events that shaped our nation. \nSpecial guest speaker Robert Hadler presents “Mutineers\, A True Story of Heroes and Villains”\nAbout the Topic: \nMutineers is a true story of the heroes and villains who sparked the biggest controversy in the annals of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) when they led a mutiny on the battlecruiser\, HMAS Australia in Fremantle Harbour in June 1919. \nFive young teenage boys from working class suburbs in Sydney and Melbourne joined the RAN to fight in the First World War. Fate brought them together in the bowels of the battlecruiser. The leader of this small band of sailors\, Dalmorton Rudd became a war hero after he took part in a raid on a German submarine base at Zeebrugge in Belguim in 1918. His younger brother Lenny\, and his friends admired Dalmorton Rudd and followed his lead. \nHowever\, after five years in the North Sea these sailors were home sick and tired of harsh British naval discipline. Dalmorton Rudd had also lost his first wife and their child to the Spanish Flu. He was grief stricken and angry with the world. There were signs of trouble just before HMAS Australia sailed for home in April 1919 and when the battlecruiser reached Fremantle tensions reached flashpoint. \nAfter an alcohol fuelled night in Fremantle pubs\, where the five sailors drank with disaffected dockside workers\, they came back on board demanding extra shore leave. When this was rejected by the officers they went on strike and were charged with mutiny. A naval court martial in Sydney sentenced them to two years imprisonment with hard labour in Goulburn Gaol. \nThe Labor Party seized on the ‘savage sentences’ to attack the Nationalist Government several months before the December 1919 Federal election. The Prime Minister\, Billy Hughes\, and Navy Minister Sir Joseph Cook\, came back from the Paris Peace Conference to find their Government in turmoil on the issue. To avoid a damaging election debate\, Billy Hughes and Sir Joseph Cook asked the Admiralty in London to commute the prison sentences but the Sea Lords refused. So the Australian Government went over the heads of the Admiralty to their British political masters in Whitehall. \nThe Royal Navy officers leading the RAN were shocked and resigned over this political interference in naval discipline. It would require deft political management of this controversy to avoid a diplomatic rift with Great Britain that would leave the RAN in disarray. But it was also an opportunity to take control of Australia’s destiny as an independent Dominion within the British Empire. \nSome of the sailors fell by the wayside after they left Goulburn Gaol but the others survived the hardship of the Great Depression and conflict again during the Second World War to live long and happy lives. This is their story… \nDress: Uniform or Men – Lounge suit / Jacket and Tie\, and Ladies – Day Dress and medals. \nCost: $65 per person\, includes 2 course luncheon. \nBeverages: Beverages are available at the cash bar. \nBookings: Bookings are necessary and guests are very welcome. You do not have to be an RACV Club Member to book. \nRSVP: When bookings use the link below: \nBook here for Pipeclay ANZAC Day 2023 Luncheon (racv.com.au) \nPlease advise any dietary requirements or special needs. \n 
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/mutineers-a-true-story-of-heroes-and-villains-pipeclay-club-anzac-day-lunch/
LOCATION:RACV City Club\, 501 Bourke Street\, Melbourne\, Australia
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SUMMARY:70 Years of the Korean War Truce - Keith Wolahan MP
DESCRIPTION:In this special event\, Keith Wolahan MP will discuss Australia’s involvement in the Korean War and its lessons for the modern world. \nThe Korean War is in many respects the war that never ended. This year marks 70 years since the signing of the Armistice Agreement which ended the three-year conflict in which 340 Australians lost their lives. These soldiers were part of a United Nations force which defended South Korea from an invasion from the Communist North. The conflict was the first clear flare up of the Cold War in the Asia-Pacific and the first to which the Menzies Government committed Australian ground troops. While the armistice served as an acknowledgement of a hard-fought stalemate in which the border between the two Koreas ended up in virtually the same place it had been at the outbreak of hostilities\, the respective sides have never signed a full peace treaty. Tensions between North Korea and the West remain high to this day. In many respects the conflict is a lesson that history never ends\, and that the maintenance of international peace and security is a constant work in progress. \nIn this special ANZAC Day event\, the Robert Menzies Institute is proud to host the Federal Member for Menzies\, Keith Wolahan MP for a talk on Australia’s involvement in the Korean War and its lessons for the modern world. Prior to being elected to Parliament at the 2022 election\, Keith served in the Australian Army\, completing part-time officer training at Duntroon\, reaching the rank of Captain. He qualified as a commando\, serving several periods of full-time service within Special Operations Command\, including one tour of Timor-Leste (2007) and three combat tours in Afghanistan (2008\, 2009/10\, 2014). In the 2011 Australia Day Honours\, he was decorated with a Commendation for Distinguished Service for performance of duty in action as a platoon commander.
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/70-years-of-the-korean-war-truce-keith-wolahan-mp/
LOCATION:Old Quad\, The University of Melbourne\, Parkville\, Victoria\, Victoria\, 3010\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230427T120000
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SUMMARY:Royal United Services Institute of Victoria  Lunchtime Address - Senator James Paterson
DESCRIPTION:Senator James Paterson is a Liberal Senator for Victoria. First elected in March 2016 at age 28\, Senator Paterson is the youngest Liberal ever elected to the Senate.\nSenator Paterson was appointed the Shadow Minister for Cyber Security and the Shadow Minister for Countering Foreign Interference by Opposition Leader Peter Dutton. Cyber attacks and foreign interference are two of the most serious contemporary threats to Australia’s national security. \nHe was the Chair of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security from February 2021 until May 2022. During this time\, Senator Paterson oversaw a record high workload in response to Australia’s changing security environment\, handing down 23 reports relating to Australia’s national security in just 12months. \nHe currently chairs the Senate Select Committee on Foreign Interference Through Social Media and is the past chair of the Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services\, and the Senate Finance and Public Administration Committee. \nSenator Paterson is also the Australian co-chair of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China; co-patron of Liberal Friends of Israel; and co-chair of the Parliamentary Friends of the Baltics. \nCoffee and Tea from 12.00 pm. Entrance fee: $10 \nTo book your seat please contact \nBob Hart\nSecretary\nRoyal United Services Institute of Victoria Inc.\nB Block\, Victoria Barracks\n256-310 St Kilda Rd\nSouthbank VIC 3006\nMonday & Thursday\nMob 0412 435 025\nw: www.rusivic.org.au\ne: secretary@rusivic.org.au
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/royal-united-services-institute-of-victoria-lunchtime-address-senator-james-paterson/
LOCATION:ANZAC House\, 4\, Collins St\, Melbourne
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230430T123000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230430T130000
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SUMMARY:82nd Anniversary of the Battle of Kalamata
DESCRIPTION:This commemoration service is in honour of those who fought and died in the defence of Greece. \nThe Society of Kalamata ‘23 March’ cordially invite you to the commemoration of the 82nd Anniversary of the Battle of Kalamata at the Australian Hellenic Memorial\, Domain Gardens\, Corner Birdwood Avenue & Government House Drive\, Melbourne. \nSunday 30th April 2023 at 12.30 pm \nRSVP by Tuesday\, 27th April\, 2023 \nPlease advise if you will be laying a wreath at the Memorial \nEmail: kalamata23@hotmail.com\nTelephone: 0416 020 865\nPostal: P.O. Box 1191\, Windsor\, VIC\, 3181 \nThis commemoration service is in honour of those who fought and died in the defence of Greece. \n“Tell them we were here” was the call that went out across Kalamata\, as the last embarkation boats rowed away\, leaving eight thousand allies\, Australians\, New Zealanders\, British\, Indians\, Cypriots\, Palestinians (Muslims and Jews)\, Yugoslavs & Greeks\, on the beaches of Kalamata to make their own way home.
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/82nd-anniversary-of-the-battle-of-kalamata/
LOCATION:Australian Hellenic Memorial\, Birdwood Avenue & Government House Drive\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
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