Steam to Surf - City of Greater Geelong

GeelONG aND reGION
herItaGe feStIVal exPO
Presented by Geelong & Region Branch,
National Trust (Vic)
state government Office Foyer
30-38 little Malop street, geelong
WheN: Sunday 17 april,
tIMe: 11am to 3.30pm
COSt: No entry charge
hIStOrIC MOSaIC Mural
in the foyer of the state government
Office you can view the unique 30 metre
historic mural that depicts the history
and development of geelong and the
Western District. The mural contains more
than a 1.25million cut-glass tiles imported
from venice for its construction.
herItaGe feStIVal exPO
There will also be displays and information
by various heritage groups from the
geelong region:
• Anglesea and District Historical society
• ClAN (Care leavers Australia Network)
• Colac and District Family History group
• Connewarre History sub Committee
• embroiderers guild, geelong Branch
• geelong and District Historical
Association
• geelong and region Branch, National
Trust (vic.)
• geelong Barwon region of Australian
red Cross
• geelong Family History
• geelong Historical society
• geelong Hospital Nurses league
• geelong philatelic society
• lara spring Fair
• Queenscliffe Historical society
• surf Coast Family History group
• Torquay and District Historical society
GeelONG herItaGe CeNtre
51 little Malop street, geelong
(between gheringhap and Fenwick
streets) ph: 03 5272 4970
WheN: Sunday 17 april
tIMe: 11am to 4 pm
COSt: No entry charge
reading room will be open to the public
and staff will be on call.
free GeNealOGy SeMINar – “tIMe IS lIke
Water – DON’t let It SlIP thrOuGh yOur
haNDS.”
WheN: Sunday 17 april
tIMe: 11.30am and 1.30pm
BOOkINGS eSSeNtIal: on 5272 4970
The geelong Heritage Centre is
presenting two free seminars by
Canberra-based author and freelance Tv
researcher Megan gibson.
Megan will provide insight and her tips
on how to save time searching for your
family tree. Megan is author of the book
“How To Get More Family Tree Time—
Tips for the Time Poor”. she has worked
as a freelance researcher on episodes
of the hit Australian Tv series “Who Do
You Think You Are?” (including geelong
research) and will present a 1-hour talk
at 11.30am and again at 1.30pm in the
Heritage Centre’s Morrow Theatrette,
giving genealogists and family historians
of all levels tips on how to get more time
to start or progress with your family tree
...before it’s too late.
Megan will also have her new book on
sale at a special Heritage Festival price.
reservations are essential to attend
a seminar and can be booked by
contacting the geelong Heritage Centre
on 5272 4970.
hIStOrIC BOttle DISPlay
Members of the geelong Bottle and
Collectables Club will be at the geelong
Heritage Centre with a display of their
members’ collections and will be
available to provide advice/information
to members of the public who wish to
bring in their own historic bottles.
For further information about these
events:
email: heritage@geelongcity.vic.gov.au
or visit www.geelongaustralia.com.au/
heritage
MuSIC IN the Park
Presented by Geelong & Region Branch,
National Trust (Vic)
Johnstone park Band rotunda
gheringhap street, geelong
WheN: Sunday 17 april
tIMe: 1pm to 3.30pm
COSt: No entry charge
A casual afternoon of musical
entertainment featuring songs of the sea
presented at the historic Band rotunda
by geelong West Brass Band, choral and
instrumental groups.
ByO rugs, chairs and picnic
GeelONG PeaCe MeMOrIal
Johnstone park, geelong
WheN: Sunday 17 april
tIMe: 12noon – 3pm
COSt: No entry charge
Built as a memorial to soldiers who served
in World War i and continued on by
adding the names of those who served in
every war since.
the BOatMaN
– hIStOrICal re-eNaCtMeNt
Presented by Geelong & Region Branch,
National Trust (Vic)
Barwon river, south end of swanston
street (downstream from landy Field),
south geelong
WheN: Sunday 17 april
tIMe: 11am and 2pm
COSt: No entry charge
BOOkINGS: No booking needed
Written for the 2011 Heritage Festival,
this historical re-enactment by local
playwright Doug Mann features Neil
Fletcher as “The Boatman”
With its own enigmatic pulse the river
Barwon flows, living and life giving,
through the heart of geelong. its waters
and 22 kilometres of bank-side parks are
home to a profusion of natural and
man-made heritage, each with many
a story to tell. There are pelican and
platypus (yes, deep in the heart of
the city!), rosella and redfin, red gum,
cumbungi. ghosts can be heard in
the whispering reeds, haunting the
cliffs and the midden heaps. stately
gardens look down on the waters and
once bustling factories have long held
their breath. look closely and you may
see the champion rowers with bristling
moustaches drip ripples of gold from
their glistening oars. Watch closely, and
listen, to the tales of The Boatman as he
unlocks the secrets that belong to us all
in the waters of the river, time present,
time past, time unknown.
the heIGhtS hIStOrIC hOuSe
aND GarDeN – exhIBItION Of
1930S faShION
140 Aphrasia street, Newtown
(Melways 451 e4)
WheN: Sunday 17 april
tIMe: 12noon to 4pm
COSt: All entries at Concession price
today only $5
victoria’s largest german pre-fabricated
dwelling is set in a delightful heritage
garden with meandering paths and
mature shade trees. The house is
furnished in 1930s period style and the
grounds boast a bluestone groom’s
cottage, coach house and stables, a
dovecote and water tower.
Devonshire Tea available for a small
donation.
BarWON Park
105 inverleigh road, Winchelsea.
(Melways 511 B8), ph: 03 5267 2209
WheN: Sunday 17 april
tIMe: 11am to 4pm
COSt: Adult $8.50, Concn $6.50,
Child $4, Family $20
showcasing the intricate recently
restored plasterwork funded by the
Commonwealth governement.
Other attractions include:
• elizabeth Austin – life &
legacies Display
• New interpretative
panels in
the stables
• stage 1 of the reconstruction
of the parterre garden
• The restored Billiard
room
• Winchelsea Creative Arts
Network display
• Market stalls
• refreshments
hIStOry COMeS alIVe
The Military Historical Society of Australia
Geelong Branch Inc and Geelong Military
Re-enactment Group
WheN: Saturday 9 & Sunday 10 april
tIMe: sat 10am – 3.30pm
sun 10am – 3pm
COSt: $10, children under 12 free
experience a spectacular presentation
of Australian Military history and
memorabilia from the 1800s through
to vietnam with encampments and
re-enactments.
www.geelongmrg.com
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