Please join us at our opening night event for ‘NCDC Unearthed: architecture and landscape’ on Thursday 24th April 2025 at 5-7pm to read and see an exhibition of drawings, models, and maps, and to share your personal recollections of NCDC developments in Canberra.

Join Tim on this special after-dark tour, snooping around the spaces of Old Parliament House, as he reveals secrets about the building and its past occupants.

How did Canberra’s landscapes evolve? This self-drive, all-day, guided geological excursion around the Central Canberra Geotrail will tell us a lot about the history of the region’s landscapes: National Rock Garden, Black Mountain, Mount Ainslie, Woolshed Creek, and State Circle.

Kayak the serene waterway of Popran Creek. All kayaks, gear included + morning tea and lunch.

* Morning Tea at Neverfail community settlement
* Historical Storytelling about river tales and mystery revealing the past
* Launch at the meeting of the Hawkesbury River and Mangrove Creeks

Join us for an afternoon of unearthing lost history at Camden Library. Dr Ian Willis OAM will present a talk on Death in training at the Liverpool Field Hospital in early 1915 and Jo O'Brien from Camden Area Family History Society will present an informative talk on Digging up the past with TROVE.

This Southern Highlands belle, Bowral, has many fascinating heritage features hiding in plain sight, if you know where to look and what they're pointing to.

Find out how to write a family history that people want to read! Join sought after presenter Keith Whelan for this informative and fun workshop. Also includes a display from Jo O'Brien from Camden Area Family History Society. A must for any writer, researcher and / or historian!

Attend the opening of our Camden Streetscape Exhibition and then enjoy a guided tour of the historic Camden Town Centre.

Explore the historical remains of Dubbo Gully when Mangrove Creek was a thriving river community with wharves, inns, and slab homes. Visit hidden sites, Fairview homestead and St Thomas Cemetery.

Experience life during the Victorian era in one of the oldest homes in the St George District. The State heritage-listed building is home to a wonderful collection of fine antiques and period objects. Enjoy Devonshire Tea on the back verandah with views of Botany Bay.

The 'Allies at War' performance coincides with 80 years since the end of Australia's involvement in WWII. The concert will include a tribute to the entertainers and radio legends of the ‘Concert Parties’ who performed during WWII and also WWI in the effort of boosting the troops’ morale.

Unearthing childhood memories of Punch & Judy, toy theatres, magic lantern shows and puppets, tea parties, flower pressing, painting and reading.
Together with a photographic exhibition of the development of mining in Adelong and models of machinery used during the gold rush.

Ballarat Antique Fair will be held in the wonderful Art Deco Civic Hall.

A family history talk looking at all things relating to death records, cemeteries and graves.

Do you have convicts in the family & would like to know more about them? Join us to learn how to discover more.

Hands on workshop, learning the ins and outs of using Map Warper.

Join our Family History Team for a fascinating journey into the history of Miller's Homestead, and the man who built it.

Did one of your ancestors serve in the military? Join us to learn where to find information about their service.

Explore the history of Firefighting in Victoria, since settlement.

Learn a rare trade: how to make soap & botanical distillations & soap making history

Displays & demonstrations of vintage agricultural machinery this year featuring Caterpillar