by Karen Cummings | 5 Sep, 2026
Our annual History Walk will be held on Saturday 14 November at 2 pm and will cover the area of Abbotsford bounded by Hoddle, Johnston, Nicholson and Gipps Streets. Note that we will not be going inside the Town Hall. The route summary of the Walk will be available on...
by Karen Cummings | 3 Mar, 2026
Our annual dinner, AGM and guest speaker event will be held at the Yorkshire Stingo Hotel. Our guest speaker will be Dr Marguerita Stephens, author of The Years of Terror: Banbu-deen. Kulin and Colonists at Port Phillip, 1835-1851, published in association with...
by Karen Cummings | 3 Mar, 2026
Our next meeting will be held at the Collingwood Library at 7:30 pm. This is a working meeting to report on our projects and discuss future plans. Non-members are also welcome to attend.
by Karen Cummings | 3 Mar, 2026
This will be a working meeting to report on activities and projects and plan work for the following few months. It may be a face to face meeting or an online Zoom meeting. This will be confirmed closer to the date. Members will also receive the agenda and Reports a...
by Karen Cummings | 22 Feb, 2026
Our next meeting will be held on Monday 20 April at 7:30 pm. This will be a “working” meeting to discuss work carried out on projects, plans for future activities, and events for the year. Over the weekend of 18-19 April, members will receive the agenda...
by Karen Cummings | 6 Jan, 2026
The next meeting of the society will be held on Monday 16 February at 7:30 pm at Collingwood Library. This is a working meeting to discuss plans for the coming year and report on recent activities and projects. Non-members are welcome to attend.
by Karen Cummings | 22 Aug, 2025
Note we had to cancel due to the rainy windy weather. Some members and friends enjoyed a drink and a chat at the Park Hotel. The Walk will be re-scheduled, probably in March 2026. Our annual History Walk will be held on Saturday 8 November at 2 pm and will cover the...
by Karen Cummings | 22 Aug, 2025
Our meeting will be held on Monday 20 October at 7:30 pm. at Collingwood Library, 11 Stanton Street Abbotsford. This is a working meeting to report on projects and activities and plan for future work. Non-members are welcome to attend.
by Karen Cummings | 5 Jun, 2025
Our annual dinner and AGM, followed by a guest speaker, will be held at the Yorkshire Stingo Hotel on Tuesday 19 August. Our guest speaker will be Dr Bart Ziino from Deakin University on the topic: Enlisting and Resisting: Why did Australian men decline to enlist in...
by Karen Cummings | 5 Jun, 2025
Our next meeting will be held on Monday 16 June at 7:30 pm. Members will be sent a Zoom link prior to the meeting. If you are not a member but would like to attend, email us from the “Contact Us” page.
