What's On

Learn how to make your own pickled vegetables using simple ingredients.

Our kiln technician Frida will introduce you to the basics of firing ceramics in an electric kiln

Discover how DNA testing is transforming family history. Learn how it connects us to ancestors, uncovers surprises, and deepens our understanding of identity. This session explores how science and traditional research come together to make genealogy more personal, accessible, and revealing than ever.

Join Robert Baker, archivist at Kew Historical Society as he explores changing tastes in fashion and design in this talk.

Step into the stylish world of racewear with fashion historian Nicole Jenkins. In this lively illustrated talk, discover how Melbourne’s race day fashion evolved—elegant, bold, and sometimes wild—shaped by weather, trends, and London flair. Come along and be inspired!

Want to know what records the National Archives holds in the East Burwood facility? Join fellow history lovers for an inspiring guided tour of the repository and view some of our important historical documents such as architectural drawings, photographs and War Service Homes records.

Learn how to make your own eco-friendly, plantable seed paper.

In this tour members of the Box Hill and Surrey Hills Historical Societies will explore how some of the fashions around caring for and fare welling the dead are reflected in the Box Hill Cemetery.

The Society’s Annual Book and Ephemera Sale is on again! Come along and find cheap good quality pre-loved books on a wide variety of topics, including Australiana, biography, gardening, history and poetry. A special Collectors’ Corner has some gems, and an expanded ephemera section.

Choose a paper person and style them in your favourite vintage clothes!

In our Introduction to Watercolour workshop you will discover the joy of experimenting with watercolour as a medium in a beautiful heritage setting.

Join Whitehorse Historical Society to celebrate twelve of their special wedding dresses that have been adored, worn and stored through the decades.

Visit Strathdon House and Orchard Precinct in Forest Hill. Enjoy freshly baked scones with jam and cream, plus tea or coffee, in a charming setting. Then take a guided tour and discover the site's rich history and orchardist heritage.

Council’s Heritage Advisor, Ian Coleman, will speak on the changing styles and fashions in residential architecture in Whitehorse over the past 160 years. He will outline the features and characteristics of Victorian, Federation, Interwar, Mid-Century Modern and late-20th century housing found in the municipality.

Learn to make pottery pieces on the ceramic wheel.

Join us for a fun and hands-on family workshop where creativity and clay come together! Make a functional and beautiful piece of art — your very own birdbath for the garden.