Unfortunately, we have had to postpone our Trivia night with Prof May until our 22 March meeting.
We will still hold a meeting on the 25 January which will be held on Zoom. We will begin with general business and then all members are invited to think of something to say about the following topic - “Something I love about living/having…

Weather permitting, we are planning to be in Edwards Park on Sunday 12 December between noon and 3 pm for an end-of-year picnic in the park.
More details will be posted closer to the event.
Image: Robert Harper & Co picnic, 1908. PMHPS Collection
David Radcliffe and Janet Bolitho will take us on a virtual walk around the area covered in David's book Changing Fortunes: Ebb and Flow of People and Place in a Pocket in Port Melbourne.
Changing Fortunes was recently shortlisted for the 2021 Victorian Community History Awards.
Details for the meeting will be distributed closer to the date.
Felicity Watson from the National Trust will be the guest at our September meeting.
In this presentation, National Trust Advocacy Manager, Felicity Watson, will discuss the enduring importance of heritage advocacy to communities across Victoria, and current issues and debates in heritage, including the recognition of social significance, support for local heritage protection, and good design in a heritage context.…
Former City of Port Phillip Mayor, Bernadene Voss, will be guest speaker at the 2021 PMHPS Annual General Meeting via Zoom on Tuesday 24 August.
"What I have learnt from my community and how history has influenced how this is passed on. A personal perspective into the recent past and a peek into the future."
Please use the following link…

Steven Haby, Secretary Librarian at the Prahran Mechanics' Institute Library will be the guest speaker for our virtual July meeting via Zoom.
Steven will speak on the topic of A 'standard' bus: the CAC / Comair.
Camden Bus Service (11) JFF-416 a Bedford SB5 / Comair from 1965 at Chadstone. Image (c) Bus and Coach Society of Victoria.
Following the end…
My favourite Port Melbourne place presented by PMH&PS members.
Auditorium, Port Melbourne Town Hall, Bay Street.
Attendees must sign in, wear a mask and maintain a safe distance from one another. Supper will not be served. Please email Emma Ozols if you plan to attend.
In May we will again meet in the auditorium at Port Melbourne Town Hall. The guest speaker will be Dr Jackie Watts OAM, Chair, Melbourne Maritime Heritage Network and board member, Off-shore and Specialist Ships Australia.
Jackie will speak to us on the topic of The Melbourne Maritime Heritage Network : All boats float on a rising tide. A…
Starfish Image by Bill Boyle
Tim Allen will be our special guest at our April meeting. Tim will speak to us on the topic of What lies beneath? A potted history of Port Phillip Bay.
We all know Port Phillip Bay – or we think we do. It’s the beach on our back doorstep and our outdoor playground.…

Our March meeting will be held at 7.30pm on Tuesday 23 March. PMHPS member, Ben Piper will talk on the topic of 'Brushes with Fate, and with Port Melbourne', the story of how Ben came to live in Port Melbourne, told through a lens of world, Australian and Port Melbourne history, with occasional lashings of nostalgia.
Replay meeting at…