Celebrate the release of a powerful new history of Australian motherhood this Mother’s Day weekend! When she first become a mother in 2013, historian Dr Carla Pascoe Leahy looked around her for stories of how mothering had changed over time. She was shocked to find that no one had written a history of Australian motherhood.
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2019-2021 State President Marion Dewar talks about the beginnings of the Country Women's Association of Victoria (CWA) and its role today; touching on all levels from branch to state, to national, to South Pacific, to world connections and adds a little of her personal CWA journey. Bookings are essential with a gold coin donation for
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Experience the brilliance of Labassa’s original extravagant stained and etched glass. Hear the story behind the creation of the magnificent 1873 Ferguson and Urie stained tripartite glass window and recent restoration works to the 1890s front door panels. Although more than 700 people have lived at Labassa, its mirrors and etched glass panels and some
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In January 1961, 50 mothers marched through the Victorian town of Healesville demanding their doctor be reinstated to the local hospital. Their placards declared '1000 Babies Can't Be Wrong'. These mothers were supporting Dr Arthur Deery, a Hungarian Jewish doctor and a person of interest to Australia's security services. Dr Fallon Mody from Melbourne University
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We have the pleasure of hosting Author Stuart Kells who has written several volumes in the category of ‘books about book’ (our personal favourite being his one titled "The Library: A Catalogue of Wonders"). His most recent book is a history of Australia’s oldest and most prestigious university press, Melbourne University Publishing. He also wrote
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Authors Heather Arnold and Isaac Hermann invite you to the launch of their book, Enchanted Beneath the Bluff, Agnes & Geraldine’s Pursuit of Elwood’s Elusive Black Diamonds. Within a place of love, sorrow and salvation, where Elwood's Swamp met St. Kilda's Red Bluff, two ardent women - Agnes Simmons and Geraldine Minet - with their
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Rev. Dr. D’Arcy Wood will explore a phenomenon that began with the large open-air rallies held by the Wesley brothers in the mid-18th century and developed into the stirring tunes and expressions of devotion that became the bedrock of congregational singing in the nineteenth century. Here is your opportunity to sing along with a guest
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