2024 Lecture Series
The Full Year Lecture
Schedule is out now.
Our Lecture Series are held, at 7:30pm on the first Wednesday on the month from February through to December, at the Virginia Todd Community Centre, 9 Clarence Street, Geelong West 3218.
We welcome both our society’s members and the general public. They are free events and a supper is provided at the conclusion of the evening.
The 2024 Lecture Schedule
February 7
Alan McLean – The Fiji shipwreck disaster at Moonlight Head in 1891
March 6
Harry Roberts – Discover the story behind Geelong’s first Customs House
April 3
Deb Robinson – Old Geelong Gaol
Please note: This meeting was held at the Old Geelong Gaol, 202 Myers St, Geelong VIC 3220
May 1
Dr Roslyn Otzen – The last of the Bengalat of the Wadawurrung of the Bellarine Peninsula
Please note: This meeting was also our Annual General Meeting
June 5
Harry Roberts (2024 President) – Future vision for the Geelong Historical Society
July 3
Phoebe Wilkens – Geelong Stories from a researcher behind SBS Australia’s ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’
August 7
GHC Staff – The GEELONG HERITAGE CENTRE- special access evening and talk. Be there at 7pm for a 7:15 start.
September 4
Tony Joel & Mathew Turner – Line & Length the story of the Geelong Cricket Club 1840 to the present.
October 2
Andrew Caddy – Customs and Border Force links with Geelong.
November 6
Bart Ziino – The Red Cross in Geelong during World War One.
December 4
Members’ Night & Christmas Supper.
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