The Brighton Cemetorians invite you to the Glen Eira Story Stelling Festival – Artists of the Brighton Cemetery When: Saturday, June 27, 2026 at 2.00pm. Where: Brighton General Cemetery – meet at the front gate on North Road Many artists who played significant roles in the history of Australian art are buried in the Brighton […]
The Friends of Cheltenham Regional Cemeteries invite you to a talk about four notable people buried at the Cheltenham Memorial Park – a Titanic survivor, a tragic female entertainer and comedian, a legendary AFL footballer and one of the power houses behind the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. When: Wednesday 29th July 29, 2026 – 10:30 am […]
Join the Friends of Cheltenham and Regional Cemeteries on this interesting look at people who died in tragic circumstances in the 1930s and who are buried in the Cemetery. More details to come.
The Victoria Police was formally established on 8 January 1853 from an existing colonial police force of 875 men. Of the large numbers of Irish who joined the Police Force many were Laborers, Miners, Farm workers and even pardoned Convicts. These early policemen worked very hard, especially in country Victoria. Their wives and children would […]