BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//MHHV - ECPv6.2.2.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:MHHV X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au X-WR-CALDESC:Events for MHHV REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Melbourne BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20230401T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20230930T160000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230601T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230601T200000 DTSTAMP:20260918T142711 CREATED:20221215T041616Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230513T014736Z UID:12552-1685646000-1685649600@www.mhhv.org.au SUMMARY:‘Born of Fire and Ash: Australian operations in response to the East Timor crisis 1999-2000’ Volume 1: Official History of Australian Peacekeeping Operations in East Timor - Speaker: Craig Stockings DESCRIPTION:The first volume in the landmark Official History of Australian Operations in Iraq\, Afghanistan and East Timor\, Born of Fire and Ash is an honest\, challenging and compelling account of the 1999–2000 East Timor crisis and Australia’s response to it. \nThursday 1 June 2023 7:00PM-8:00PM (Australian Eastern Standard Time) \n \n \nThe presentation \nAustralia’s involvement in East Timor from 1999–2000 was this nation’s largest mission conducted under United Nations auspices\, the single largest deployment of ADF personnel since the Second World War and an instrumental part of Timor-Leste gaining its independence. Critically\, it was also one not nestled within a larger or lead nation’s logistics and administrative support\, and also the first time Australia had led such a large multi-national force. In short\, International Force East Timor was the most complex politico-strategic challenge Australia had faced\, at least since the 1940s. \nWritten from classified government sources and buttressed by hundreds of interviews with veterans and stakeholders\, this first volume in the landmark Official History of Australian Operations in Iraq\, Afghanistan and East Timor — Born of Fire and Ash — is an honest\, challenging and compelling account of the 1999–2000 East Timor crisis and Australia’s response to it. It tackles the good alongside the bad\, successes and failures\, to chart a complex ‘truth’ unknown to most Australians\, then and now. \nAbout the presenter\nProfessor Craig Stockings is the Official Historian of Australian Operations in Iraq\, Afghanistan and East Timor. Craig is a graduate of both the Australian Defence Force Academy\, and the Royal Military College\, Duntroon. As an infantry officer he served in a range of regimental appointments within the 3rd Battalion\, Royal Australian Regiment\, and deployed with INTERFET to East Timor in 1999–2000. Craig holds a First Class Honours Degree in History\, Masters qualifications in International Relations and Education\, and a PhD in History. Concurrent with his appointment as Official Historian\, he is a Professor of History at the University of New South Wales (Canberra). Stockings’ books include The Torch and the Sword: A History of the Army Cadet Movement in Australia; a study of the First Libyan Campaign in North Africa 1940–41\, Bardia: Myth\, Reality and the Heirs of Anzac; Swastika Over the Acropolis: Re-interpreting the Nazi Invasion of Greece in World War II (with Associate Professor Eleanor Hancock); Letters from the Veldt: The Imperial Advance to Pretoria Through the Eyes of Edward Hutton and His Brigade of Colonials; and\, more recently\, Britannia’s Shield: Lieutenant-General Sir Edward Hutton and Late Victorian Imperial Defence. \n  \nThe book \nUNSW Press Born of Fire and Ash: Australian operations in response to the East Timor crisis 1999–2000 | UNSW Press\n  URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/born-of-fire-and-ash-australian-operations-in-response-to-the-east-timor-crisis-1999-2000-volume-1-official-history-of-australian-peacekeeping-operations-in-east-timor-speaker/ LOCATION:Online via Zoom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.mhhv.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/A-Stockings-BannerSpeakerPgm400x400.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230607T120000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230607T143000 DTSTAMP:20260918T142711 CREATED:20230409T011905Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230409T011905Z UID:12718-1686139200-1686148200@www.mhhv.org.au SUMMARY:2023 DRA Luncheon DESCRIPTION:Originally celebrating Victoria’s Third Division 1916 – 1991\, this lunch continues to be a unique opportunity for past and present Reservists to keep in touch with old friends. \n \nDate: Wednesday 7 June 2023 \nTime: 12 noon for 12:30 pm \nPre-lunch drinks (at own cost) will be available from 12.00 noon on the second floor ante-room\, with the function commencing at 12.30 pm in the adjacent Pavilion Dining Room. \nTwo-course fixed menu lunch: \n\nEntrée;\nalternating Mains;\nwith table wines (limited);\nand soft drink.\n\nIf more drinks are required at a table\, refer to the Lunch Administration Officer. \nGuests most welcome \nCost: \n\n$85 per head – Financial DRA members\, or\n$94 per head – non DRA members\, plus\nA small Eventbrite booking fee.\n\nDress: Jacket and tie\, medals and decorations (preferred). \nParking:  is available beneath the RACV building until the car park is full. Pay before exiting the car park. \nRSVP: To Defence Reserves Association by Wednesday 17 May 2023 \nBooking Form: Via Eventbrite \nFurther Information: CAPT Judy Cumming (Lunch Administration Officer) mobile: 0419 569 304\, email: jaltyre@gmail.com. Download the flyer here. URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/2023-dra-luncheon/ LOCATION:RACV City Club\, 501 Bourke Street\, Melbourne\, Australia ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.mhhv.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/DRA-Logo.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230612T100000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230612T170000 DTSTAMP:20260918T142711 CREATED:20221203T225026Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221203T225026Z UID:12518-1686564000-1686589200@www.mhhv.org.au 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-4/ LOCATION:The Shrine of Remembrance\, Birdwood Avenue\, Melbourne\, 3000\, Australia ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.mhhv.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Tourdeforce400x400.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230614T120000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230614T140000 DTSTAMP:20260918T142711 CREATED:20230423T024512Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230423T025026Z UID:12742-1686744000-1686751200@www.mhhv.org.au SUMMARY:Naval Warfare Officers Association Melbourne Lunch DESCRIPTION:Guest speaker Commodore Peter Scott\, CSC RAN Rtd. \n \nThe enduring characteristics and value of Australian Submarines – a personal perspective. \n \nMembers and guests of all RAN veterans  organisations in Victoria are invited \nWhen Wednesday 14th June 2023; 12 midday\nWhere Angliss Restaurant\, William Angliss Institute\, 550 Little Lonsdale Street\, Melbourne \nPrice $40 per person for a 2 course lunch \nDrinks cash bar \nBooking pre-booking and pre-payment by 7th June essential; non NWOA members contact Doug Stevens URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/naval-warfare-officers-association-melbourne-lunch/ LOCATION:William Angliss Institute Restaurant\, 550 Little Lonsdale Street\, Melbourne\, 3000\, Australia ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.mhhv.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/new-badge400x400.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR