Visit graves of many of Geelong's influential people where storytelling and interaction with costumed interpreters will transport you back in time!
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History Unearthed: Geelong’s Past Reawakened
Visit graves of many of Geelong's influential people where storytelling and interaction with costumed interpreters will transport you back in time!

International Museum Day
Join us for an enriching experience as we celebrate International Museum Day!
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Up Close with the Collection: In the Anzac Spirit
Step behind the scenes at the National Wool Museum for Up Close with the Collection: In the Anzac Spirit, a rare tour uncovering wartime treasures—from WWI uniforms and Red Cross-knitted socks to soldier-made blankets—revealing the wool industry’s vital role in the ANZAC legacy.

Geelong Gallery’s 129-year history
Geelong Gallery was established in 1896 and is one of Australia’s leading art galleries, with a magnificent collection of Australian and European painting, sculpture, printmaking and decorative arts dating from the 18th century to today.
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Barwon Grange – Open Days
The only survivor of a fashionable and picturesque mid-nineteenth century villa built along the Barwon River in Geelong.

The Heights Heritage House & Garden – Open Day
Visit one of the largest surviving prefabricated houses in Victoria, situated in a flourishing garden setting.

The Heights Heritage Skills & Traditions Autumn Fair
Step into history at The Heights Heritage Skills & Traditions Autumn Fair. Explore heritage gardens, discover traditional skills, and enjoy a relaxing autumn day in a stunning setting.

Meet a Beekeeper
Join us for an opportunity to meet beekeepers, explore their tools of the trade, and engage in discussions about bees and the practice of beekeeping.

Salute to the Old Mill, Portarlington
This event revisits the history of the beautiful old Portarlington Steam Flour Mill on the Bellarine Peninsula and tells tales of its optimistic foundation in 1858, its decline through a series of debasing usages, its restoration, its closure to the public in 2020, and those who loved it.

Step into Queenscliff’s Past
Join a local guide to unearth the stories hidden behind the distinctive heritage facades of the Victorian colonial-era buildings in Queenscliff, or explore at your own leisure with a self-guided heritage walk.

Behind the Railway Workshop Doors
A guided tour around and inside four large railway objects undergoing restoration; a steam locomotive designed and built in Australia during WW2, a railway carriage built in 1879, a 1912 steam crane and a small Fordson tractor powered locomotive.

Memories of the Golden Past
Reimagine the past as you walk the old streets and discover the stories of the search for gold and appreciate the native bushland flora, enjoying morning and afternoon tea at the conclusion of the walk.

Unearth Stories of B-24 Liberator Bombers during World War II
Come for a guided tour of our special museum where we are restoring the only B-24 Liberator bomber that remains in the southern hemisphere, and discover special stories about the role of Liberators and their crew.

Hume and Hovell Expedition Termination Discussion
Discussion on the termination point of the Hume and Hovell expedition at the Werribee river.
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Barwon Park Mansion – Open Days
Barwon Park is an imposing bluestone mansion set in a sweeping rural landscape.

Limestone Unearthed at Point Nepean
The Story of Limestone Quarrying and Limeburning at Sorrento, Portsea and Point Nepean

History Reconstructed
An exhibition of sculptures or three dimensional forms representing or unearthing the creator's view of history.

Point Cook Homestead Ghost Tour
Discover the home of the Chirnside family. Located at the end of an isolated country track, you will be transported to another world. Discover the 1850s homestead, outbuildings and family secrets on this secluded, haunted 25 acre property.
