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."
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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…
From the archives. Our February meeting will be another of our regular looks at some of the wonderful items in the Society's collection.
The meeting will be held in the auditorium at Port Melbourne Town Hall in order for us to follow COVID protocols. No supper will be provided but members can bring their own sustenance if they wish.
Please…
Our first meeting of 2021 and our first in-person meeting in quite some time will be our Trivia Night with John May which has been rescheduled from November last year.
We will be in the auditorium at Port Melbourne Town Hall to allow for social distancing and to further meet COVID protocols supper will not be served.
To assist with…