Upcoming Community Events, Projects and Art
A Photographer’s Guide: The Great Ocean Road & Otways
What happens when you spend good money planning a trip to an area, but then waste time when you get there deciding where the best place is to photograph, and at what time?
How much easier would it be if there was a guide to show you the best places to go? Well, now there is a guidebook that shows you the exact information any photographer needs to know to make the most out of their trip to GOR & Otway region.
This book is the result of over four years of work, capturing the breathtaking landscapes of the Great Ocean Road and Otways region. It features 152 carefully chosen photography locations and more than 1,100 images, along with a wealth of practical knowledge on landscape photography techniques, seascapes, and waterfalls. It’s a comprehensive guide aimed at helping photographers explore this stunning part of Australia while offering valuable insights into capturing its beauty.
Jarryd Goundrey - A Road Dog @ Melbourne Comedy Festival
Jarryd Goundrey is Australia's Least Decorated Soldier.
After serving in the Australian Army for seven years as an infantry soldier and then leaving to work in a restaurant as a decorated chef, Jarryd is now on the road, hustling as a comedian.
Surrounded by a high-achieving successful family, Jarryd is happy being the black sheep stepson. His decision to put his possessions into storage and live on the road for the last 14 months as a full-time professional comic was met with scepticism, but life seems to be working.
Jarryd has amassed over 36 million views online for his storytelling and military humour and is a regular at all the comedy clubs across Australia.
His show Incoming sold out its run at the 2022 Melbourne International Comedy Festival and his show Good Lord! sold out the Adelaide Fringe and Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2023.
Jarryd has shared the stage with Jimeoin, Dave Hughes, Kitty Flanagan, Joel Creasey, Tom Ballard, Dave O'Neil, Damian Power, Mark Normand, Jim Jeffries and many more.
Come see why.
Australian Heritage Festival 2025
The Australian Heritage Festival is the country's largest community-driven celebration of heritage.
For more than 40 years the National Trust has connected the nation through the Australian Heritage Festival celebrations.
Spanning cities and regions across Australia, the Festival offers unique opportunities for the community to engage with the country’s rich and diverse stories, bringing heritage to life for thousands of people to enjoy.
Events happen anywhere: urban and rural locations; in museums and libraries; in boats, trains and mysterious buildings; on the street, by the water and in nature.
With over 600 events on offer across the country as part of the 2025 celebrations, it’s time to fill your diary with a colourful range of unusual encounters, unforgettable experiences and exclusive access to many special historic places.
A Happy & Holy Occasion
ANVAM Deputy Director, Kat Baldwin, stars in Malvern Theatre Company’s season two production of ‘A Happy and Holy Occasion’, written by John O’Donoghue.
It is February 1942, and tonight is a very happy and holy occasion. Tomorrow, young Christy will travel to Sydney to begin his studies for the priesthood. The O’Mahon family, proud Irish-Australians, throw a small party of farewell, with lamingtons and sing-alongs. But faith and duty can be heavy burdens, and the news of the war is increasingly grim – the family is forced to confront difficult truths.
Malvern Theatre Company is pleased to revive this classic Australian play. A joyous celebration of Irish-Australian humour and resilience, a study of faith and friendships, a drama of a family at pressure-point, ‘A Happy and Holy Occasion’ is a bitter-sweet portrait of a vanished Australia.
The Oasis Townsville - Creative Connections Workshops
Creative Connections is back for its second block of free workshops! Working with Creativity Hood, Oasis Townsville cannot wait to deliver their next 9-weeks of workshops to the Veteran Community.
Join them from April 29th as they explore mixed media collaging on a Tuesday evening & and continue to develop their skills with painting Australia’s native animals on a Thursday morning.
All artwork created will have the opportunity to be shown in the Oasis Townsville art exhibition towards the end of the year.
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