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Welcome to 2016

News and NoticesJanuary 12, 2016

A warm welcome to 2016 to all our members and friends. Late last year we added a collection of drawings by Brian Cleveland showing many places in Port that are now gone or have been altered. If you haven't had a look, click here or look for the appropriate option under Projects.

Coles Stall – 12 December 2015

News and NoticesDecember 6, 2015

Look out for our annual stall at Coles this Saturday 10am - 4pm. Our Historic Calendar or other Port Melbourne publications make perfect Chrissy presents or order one of our limited edition panoramas for that special Port person.

New Electoral Structure for 2016 Council Elections

News and NoticesNovember 29, 2015

The name Sandridge is to disappear and Port Melbourne will be incorporated in a new Gateway Ward in new electoral arrangements for Port Phillip Following the recommendations of a review completed in 2015 by the Victorian Electoral Commission, the electoral structure of Port Phillip has been changed. Changes to the current electoral structure will take effect at the next Port Phillip council elections in…

Local History Talks at Boyd

News and NoticesSeptember 22, 2015

Southbank Library at Boyd are initiating Sunday School, a series of monthly Local History Talks with a different presenter each month. In October, Goldie Alexander, the music teacher at J H Boyd Domestic College in 1967 will return to Boyd to talk about that first teaching job, her writing and much more. Sunday 18 October from 3pm-4pm at Southbank Library, Boyd Community…

Beach St Queuing Lane

News and NoticesSeptember 16, 2015

The second stage of public consultation regarding the separated queuing lane in Beach Street for cruise ship/Spirit of Tasmania passengers and trucks is now open. Visit www.portphillip.vic.gov.au/queuing-lane.htm for more information and to have your say before 18 September 2015.

Emerald Hill Heritage Centre Program

News and NoticesAugust 7, 2015

The Emerald Hill Heritage Centre at 195 Bank St, South Melbourne offers a wonderful program for anyone seeking to research their family history or the history of their house. Here is the program for August and September. This workshop may also interest Society members. Beginning Oral History - Workshop SUNDAY 16 AUGUST 10 AM – 4PM Presented by Sarah Rood, professional historian from consulting…

Port Melbourne First World War Centenary

Events, News and NoticesMarch 12, 2015

Did someone from your Port Melbourne family serve during WWI? The Port Melbourne WWI Centenary project aims to list volunteers from Port who enlisted for active service and tell some of the stories of the Home Front in Port during the war. David Thompson will present an overview of the project where you can learn how you can contribute with your own family history and…

Exhibition ‘What happened at the Pier’

News and NoticesJanuary 12, 2015

'What happened at the Pier' on until 13 February 2015 at the Emerald Hill Heritage Centre, Bank St, South Melbourne. This moving exhibition centres on some valued objects that people brought with them on the journey to Australia. They hold stories of migration and are a means of sharing that story with family and a broader audience. The exhibition is curated by Lella Cariddi, who…

Adventuring Liardets & Celebrating the Landing

News and NoticesNovember 11, 2014

Pamela Horsley's Adventuring with the Liardets and the PMHPS complementary exhibition Celebrating the Landing open on Friday 14th at 7 pm at Gasworks Arts Park. Most of the images of the Liardets we see are black and white, and yet we know from every account that their lives were full of colour and flair. Pamela Horsley brings the words of recollection to…

Commemoration at Princes Pier this Sunday

News and NoticesOctober 16, 2014

Commemoration at Princes Pier All three piers at Port Melbourne were used for the first convoy: Town Pier, New Railway Pier (later Princes Pier) and Railway Pier (later Station Pier). This Sunday, 19th October, Princes Pier will be the focus of the commemoration of the first convoy to leave Victoria in World War 1. A detailed programme for the event is…

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