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2012

Tuesday – 15 May 2012
Gold & Governors: 150 years of the Old Treasury Building, 6 – 8pm
Special viewing of the exhibition of original paintings, drawings and plans of the architect J J Clark  and a rare opportunity to view the La Trobe portrait in the Governor’s Executive Council office. Guest speaker: Frances O’Neill, Senior Historian at Heritage Victoria.
Click here to visit the exhibition website.
(La Trobe Society event)

Sunday – 13 May 2012
Mothers’ Day: Cottage open 2 – 4pm
Tours focused focus on Sophie La Trobe’s role as wife and mother and provided a fascinating glimpse into family life at “Jolimont”. As the La Trobes so loved their garden, all mothers received a flower.

Sunday – 29 April 2012
Prefabrication to Mansion: Cottage open 10.30am – 4pm
Heritage trail featuring innovation and invention at a special opening of three National Trust’s properties: La Trobe’s Cottage, Portable Iron Houses in South Melbourne and Labassa in Caulfield.

Monday – 23 April 2012
A Taste of Persia: 6 – 8pm
An opportunity to view Love and Devotion: From Persia and Beyond, the State Library’s major landmark exhibition, featuring illustrated manuscripts and miniatures from the Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford. Guest speaker: Shane Carmody. 
Click here to visit the exhibition website
(La Trobe Society event)

Sunday – 15 & 22 April 2012
Australian Heritage Week: Cottage open 2 – 4pm
Tours focused on Charles Joseph La Trobe as Superintendent of the Port Phillip District in the early years of the settlement of Melbourne and provided a glimpse into family life at his “Jolimont” estate. Click here to visit the Australian Heritage Week website

Sunday – 25 March 2012
La Trobe’s Birthday Celebration: 2.30 – 4pm
‘La Trobe’s Views of Nature’ - guest speaker: Professor Richard Broome, Professor of History at La Trobe University. Refreshments and a ceremonial cutting of a birthday cake in celebration of Charles Joseph La Trobe’s 211th birthday. Venue: Domain House, next door to La Trobe’s Cottage.
(La Trobe Society event)

Monday – 12 March 2012
Labour Day: Cottage open 2 – 4pm
A glimpse into family life in early Melbourne, at the modest yet elegant home of Charles Joseph La Trobe, Victoria's first governor, and his wife Sophie and their four children Agnes, Nellie, Cécile and Charley. Visitors were also able to see how La Trobe’s re-created garden was developing.
Click here to visit an informative Labour Day website

Thursday – 26 January 2012
Australia Day: Cottage open 1 – 4pm
Visitors could join in the celebration of Australia Day in the Domain: guided tours, folk music, flag raising ceremonies and rifle salutes. It was Open Day at nearby Government House so they were able to see the homes of both the first and current Victorian Governors.

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