8:00 pm at The Museum
Speaker: Ian Miles – former Director of the Land Conservation Council and a long-time researcher and passionate conservationist.
Topic: “Conservation in Victoria over the last 50 years”
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Monthly Meeting July 7th 2017
NOTE SPECIAL TIME: 2:00 pm at The Museum
ex SLV HERE
Speaker: Murray Adams, Mornington Peninsula Shire’s Digitisation Officer,
Topic: “The fascinating story of Mr. ROSE” the man behind the Rose Postcards. These thousands of images provide us with valuable records of times and places past. Hear about how Mr. Rose lived for his work and travelled widely to obtain these wonderful views.
Monthly Meeting June 2nd 2017
8:00 pm at The Museum
Andrew Mackinnon, pic from Bernie Poll
Speaker: Tim Ryan, long time friend of Andrew’s
Topic: “Ships on The Bay” – The Andrew Mackinnon Maritime Collection
Monthly Meeting May 5th 2017
8:00 pm at The Museum
click on pic to go to ESA website
Speaker: Mandy Bede, President of the Ephemera Society of Australia
Topic: Mandy will speak about and show items of ephemera – things of every day life that are not meant to be retained or preserved.
Items of ephemera include such things as tickets, programmes, printed tins and packaging, posters, newspapers and much more.
Monthly Meeting April 7th 2017
8:00 pm at The Museum
from Trove HERE
Speaker: Noel Erbs, NHS member and keen researcher
Topic: ‘Another One Bites the Dust’, The Power Station at Sorrento
Monthly Meeting March 3rd 2017
8:00 pm at The Museum
Joint meeting with Nepean Conservation Group
Speakers: Cr Rosemary West OAM, Deputy Mayor City of Kingston & David Harrison, Editor Mornington Peninsula Bandicoot
Topic: Green Wedges On the Peninsula
Monthly Meeting February 3rd 2017
8:00 pm at The Museum
Speakers: Arthur Hicowe
Topic: Films & Footage of Early Sorrento
Arthur is an aficionado with a vast knowledge of film and film history, especially of the local area.
Point Nepean National Park Draft Master Plan 2016
Craft Market – Point Nepean
We have a ‘Community’ Stall at the Craft Market – Sun 21st Jan at 9:00am – 2:00pm
Come and pay us a visit
Monthly Meeting November 4th 2016
. . . In association with:
The Nepean Conservation Group
Speaker: Alexandra Hill – Projects Manager at the National Trust
Alex gave us a terrific overview of the Trust’s work managing 300 heritage places including a volcano and Fern Gully in Red Hill. Advocacy work is a vital aspect of Trust efforts.
Alex’s special interest is Indigenous Heritage and she described the important research of the Boon wurrung currently being conducted on the Peninsula through McCrae family archives and Endeavour Fern Gully.
Nepean Historical Society 