Monday – 19 May 2025, 5.30 – 7.00pm A reception to meet Collette Brennan, the recently appointed Chief Executive Officer of the National Trust of Australia (Victoria). Ms Brennan was formerly CEO and Artistic Director of the Abbotsford Convent, and was the founding Chair of the Sunshine Coast Arts Advisory Board. She is currently a […]
Past events - 2025
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Joint La Trobe Society/ RHSV AGL Shaw Lecture 2025
Tuesday – 15 April 2025, 5.30–7.30pm La Trobe, Red Coats and the Mounted Police: Their Presence in the Port Phillip District until 1850, by Dr Andrew Kilsby, La Trobe Society Fellow 2024-25, graduate of the Royal Military College Duntroon and independent historian with a particular interest in military, business and biographical history, from colonial times […]
La Trobe’s Birthday Celebration
Sunday – 23 March 2025, 4.30–6.00 pm From India to Jolimont, a talk by Tim Gatehouse, researcher into Victoria’s colonial history, who provided new insights on some of the Cottage Furniture. Sparkling wine and birthday cake was served to celebrate Charles Joseph La Trobe’s 224th birthday. Venue: La Trobe’s Cottage, Cnr Birdwood Avenue & Dallas […]