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25.01.2022 STATUS UPDATE from Friends of the Cerberus Inc.: We are breaking our self-imposed period of radio silence to provide this update specifically in response to queries received from our supporters. What is the current situation with the monitor former HMVS/HMAS Cerberus (later HMAS Platypus II) in relation to Bayside Council's stated intention that they will contract a monolithic infill of the historic warship with 4,000 tonnes of concrete? In answer, the following ........ Continue reading at - http://www.cerberus.com.au/cgi-bin/newsscript/newsscript.pl

25.01.2022 Maintain the Rage - Write to Politicians FROM OUR 'ARSENAL' FOR WHAT COULD BE A LAST STAND Please help us to fire a broadside that simply cannot be ignored & bear in mind that there will be a State election in Victoria next month on Saturday 24 November 2018 with a Federal (Commonwealth) election likely to be held by mid May next year (2019). ... Continue reading at -... http://www.cerberus.com.au/cgi-bin/newsscript/newsscript.pl . Update (28 Oct '18) - Also check out our "Write to the Media" item at - http://www.cerberus.com.au/cgi-bin/newsscript/newsscript.pl . To keep track of this campaign dont forget to "like/follow" our page before leaving. See more

23.01.2022 Happy 150th Birthday Cerberus. http://www.cerberus.com.au/cgi-bin/newsscript/newsscript.pl

22.01.2022 Beach Road Billboard: Friends of the Cerberus Inc. and the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) have had a billboard placed in Beach Rd almost opposite the Half Moon Bay car park entrance to raise awareness of what authorities intend doing to our former colonial flagship HMVS Cerberus. ..... continue reading at - http://www.cerberus.com.au/cgi-bin/newsscript/newsscript.pl .... . Tim Smith MP - Member for Kew; See more

21.01.2022 Geoffrey Dougall has been publishing some great old photos in this group with plenty of content contemporary with Cerberus, well worth joining.

21.01.2022 Here's a great article about our 'old girl' ...

21.01.2022 ANZAC Day 25 April 2019 (Australia & New Zealand). Order of March, assembly areas and formation step-off times for Melbourne and Sydney are available as follows ... Melbourne: Links to the "ANZAC Order Of March 2019" plus other information is available from "RSL Victoria" at -... http://www.rslvic.com.au/commemoration/anzac-day Reunions Information at - http://www.rslvic.com.au/commemorat/reunions-2019-anzac-day Sydney: Order of March & details of remembrance services for Sydney from "RSL New South Wales" at - http://www.rslnsw.com.au/commemoration/anzac/march ... other commemorative services ... Canberra: Details of services at the "Australia War Memorial" in our National Capital are available from their website at - https://www.awm.gov.au/commemoration/anzac-day New Zealand: Details of services across New Zealand are provided by the "Royal New Zealand Returned & Services' Association" (RSA) at - http://rsa.org.nz/find-an-anzac-service Turkey & France: Details of traditional dawn services at Gallipoli (25 Apr '19) in Turkey and Villers-Bretonneux (25 Apr '19) in France, together with information about other important commemorations around the world are available on the Australian "Department of Veterans' Affairs" website at - https://www.dva.gov.au//commemor/overseas-commemorations-0

20.01.2022 ... extract from a manual of Commonwealth Naval Orders ... relating to the official designation of the naval forces of the Commonwealth and flags to be worn by His Majesty's Australian warships. ...

20.01.2022 The Victorian state elections are upon us and my vote will likely be submitted as informal for the first time ever because I can't justify lending any support t...o the drivel almost universally being pedalled as good governance. During this campaign someone suggested to me that our governments and political parties are run like the proverbial 'local cricket club' and that's why everything is going pear-shaped. Wrong, wrong, wrong ..... If they were run like the local cricket club we would be far better off. These 'headless chooks' couldn't organise a game of marbles at morning recess. I got several replies to the offer of my vote in exchange for political favours should candidates be successful and actually get elected. The 'favours' I sought were - 1) Stop the impending concrete infill of Cerberus at Half Moon Bay and the accompanying 600 tonnes contribution of atmospheric C02. 2) Demonstrate some backbone and act against those encroaching upon Australia's Antarctic Territorial waters & fishing zone in breach of not only our sovereignty but also numerous international treaties established to protect the Antarctic environment. These two 'favours' were posted during September/October and the replies I got were all regarding the Cerberus, most of these were mundane party-line bottom draw templates written by staffers to deflect rather than effect. A few acknowledged the issue and referred me down the line in hopes that I would get tired of following the rabbit. One, Rosemary Lavin Animal Justice Party Upper House Candidate Eastern Metro, commented on my timeline about her opposition to pouring concrete into a marine environment which was welcome as far as it went. Unfortunately she also opposes injected structural polyurethane, the only sensible alternative at this stage with even a remote chance of replacing concrete. As far as I can discover the mix proposed cures almost instantly in water and is environmentally inert in that state which is in line with information published by Friends of the Cerberus Inc.. We still have a Commonwealth election early next year and my vote remains 'for sale'. I will be adding more issues here that I feel don't get enough attention. These are the issues that will get my vote for any candidate who I believe will make a difference in the 'right' direction. Here's a useful link -

20.01.2022 USS Camanche (1866) pre-dates our own HMVS Cerberus by a couple of years and like other US monitors of the period, lacked the advantages of a breastwork deck which famously set Cerberus (launched 1868 in Britain) apart from her immediate predecessors 'across the pond'. On this occasion it is interesting to compare the accompanying photo of a turret engine in Camanche with James Millett's impression of one in Cerberus from his well researched sketches of 'inside the shield dec...k' published at - http://www.cerberus.com.au/shield_forward_1024.html Our thanks to David Black Mastro for sharing the USS Camanche photo in our Fb group Save HMVS Cerberus. Our followers would no doubt also enjoy other images, many being of ships contemporary with HMVS/HMAS Cerberus, from his "Naval History" album at - https://www.facebook.com/david.b.mastro/media_set . . Victorian Maritime Centre;

20.01.2022 Laurence Sharpe-Stevens' UK based Fb group VIRTUAL DOCKYARD includes six posts from 9 to 12 July 2019 of progress on his Virtual Reality Project relating to the former HMVS/HMAS Cerberus. To ensure that you can easily find these group posts please note the following direct links: https://www.facebook.com/groups/746640655414602/permalink/2368119106600074 - posted 9 July 2019 1036. https://www.facebook.com/groups/746640655414602/permalink/2369679746444010 - posted 10 July 2019 ...0756. https://www.facebook.com/groups/746640655414602/permalink/2369738666438118 - posted 10 July 2019 0853. https://www.facebook.com/groups/746640655414602/permalink/2371201546291830 - posted 11 July 2019 0504. https://www.facebook.com/groups/746640655414602/permalink/2371490046262980 - posted 11 July 2019 0908. https://www.facebook.com/groups/746640655414602/permalink/2372974956114489 - posted 12 July 2019 0601. Also advised is that when completed it will be available for download free from the Virtual Dockyard website which is greatly appreciated. Virtual Dockyard (Fb page) - "She is being built as a PC stand alone VR walk through. When done she will be added to my site for free download. Please use my Cerberus work any way you wish to support and promote her." - comment dated Tuesday, 13 August 2019 0653. Virtual Dockyard's website is at http://compiled.virtualdockyard.co.uk . . . John Robert Rogers; John Baragwanath; John Toogood; Graeme Disney; Patrick Simpson; John Trewarne; Gary Grimmer

19.01.2022 Took these pics on a weekend dive. HMAS Cerberus canons which where removed to preserve the deck from collapse, and placed just south of the old girl. The bu...st is located near the easterly piles. The story of the bust is unknown to me. I presume it is of a local indigenous notary. See more

19.01.2022 Spreading the Word: This great promotion by WarshipResearch Blog (click on the image) of our cause has been raising awarenes in the Netherlands and provides additional prespective for an item published on our timeline back in May 2016 titled "Monitors of the Royal Netherlands Navy". https://www.facebook.com//a.17089526593/1708952662687425/... It should also be noted that many other groups and individuals have shared our primary post (dated 11 Apr '18) https://www.facebook.com/hmvscerberus/posts/2001618566754165 campaigning to stop those that would see the former HMVS/HMAS Cerberus filled with concrete. This post alone has reached almost 15.5K facebook users, mostly within the first few weeks but has recently shown renewed activity. During the same period our main website (www.cerberus.com.au) has seen a doubling of web traffic that has propelled the number of unique visits well past 460K We thank you all and share another link to highlight the support of Tomasz Walczyk from the group World of Museum Ships who has pinned his 20 July 2017 post featuring Cerberus to aid in our current 'fight'. https://www.facebook.com//1558/permalink/2031227143772787/ The following link to WarshipResearch Blog is thanks to the efforts of Aleksandr Mariy. http://warshipsresearch.blogspot.com.au//what-will-happene Josh Frydenberg; Bayside City Council, Victoria;

19.01.2022 Christmas - New Year ... 2017/18

18.01.2022 We have just passed 450K unique visits to our website. Great effort everyone! Now let's see how soon we can stretch that out to the half million mark. http://www.cerberus.com.au

18.01.2022 My Dad built a Cerberus model. It took many months, in such fine detail to which the deck was made from the actual Cerberus decking timber and their were maps w...ith descriptions inside the wheel house. He donated it to the Cerberus museum. My dad is Peter Utber and he was the Australian champion Mussel Loading shooter back in the seventies, then my Mum and Dad, with friends created the Australian Bush Band called Governors Pleasure, later dad became a great artist painting many ships... Update... I remember dad speaking of using the timber of the Cerberus when I was young, but when I just confirmed with him that he did. He replied that he didn't. He would have tried to get permission and access though, no doubt, because I remember that being the plan. See more

17.01.2022 ANZAC Day 25 April 2018 (Australia & New Zealand). Order of March, assembly areas and formation step-off times for Melbourne and Sydney are available as follows ... Melbourne: Links to the "2018 ANZAC Day Melbourne Dawn Service & March" guide plus other information is available from "RSL Victoria" at -... http://www.rslvic.com.au/commemoration/anzac-day Sydney: Order of March & details of remembrance services for Sydney from "RSL New South Wales" at - http://www.rslnsw.com.au/commemoration/anzac/index.html ... other commemorative services ... Canberra: Details of services at the "Australia War Memorial" in our National Capital are available from their website at - https://www.awm.gov.au/commemoration/anzac-day New Zealand: Details of services across New Zealand are provided by the "Royal New Zealand Returned & Services' Association" (RSA) at - http://rsa.org.nz/find-an-anzac-service Turkey & France: Details of traditional dawn services at Gallipoli (25 Apr '18), in Turkey and centenary services for the battles of Villers-Bretonneux (25 Apr '18) and Hamel (4 Jul '18), both in France, in addition to that of the Armistice (11 Nov '18) are included on the Australian "Department of Veterans' Affairs" website at - https://www.dva.gov.au//commemor/overseas-commemorations-0

17.01.2022 This short film includes a depiction of the Confederate and Union Ironclads Merrimack/Virginia and Monitor in their historic clash during the Battle of Hampton Roads 8 & 9 March 1862. Just five and a half years later the Breastwork Monitor Cerberus was laid down at Jarrow UK for the colony of Victoria. She featured vastly improved sea-keeping qualities together with many advanced innovations that would prove invaluable to the future development of both surface and submarine ...warships well into the next century. (Background - USS Merrimack was a Union steam frigate burned and sunk in dock 20 April 1861 then raised by the Confederacy and converted into the casemate ironclad CSS Virginia). With traditional Monitors still in use by today's navies time has shown that their most notable feature, the 'monitor deck' (low free-board) which so enhanced the original Monitors' capabilities, is still prominent. In fact without it, a ship isn't really a 'monitor' at all despite a sometimes loose application of the term.

16.01.2022 Is this the 'last gasp' for Cerberus? Let's hope not! Bayside Council recently lodged a formal application with Heritage Victoria to fill our former HMVS/HMAS Cerberus with concrete under the guise of Heritage preservation despite clearly being at odds with the "Burra Charter" which is accepted nationally as the standard for heritage conservation. http://www.cerberus.com.au/cgi-bin/newsscript/newsscript.pl... National Heritage List; The Heritage Network; NSW Heritage Network Inc.; National Trust of Australia (Victoria); Royal Australian Historical Society; Royal Historical Society of Victoria; Australian National Maritime Museum; Victorian Maritime Centre; Naval Historical Society of Australia; John Broadwater; The Heritage Council; Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning; DELWP PortPhillip; Ian Donald MacLeod; Michael Sukkar MP - Member for Deakin; The Bolt Report; 7 News Melbourne; Liberal Party of Australia: Young Liberal Movement of Australia; Malcolm Turnbull; Liberal Victoria: Victorian Young Liberals; Australian Labor Party: Australian Young Labor; Victorian Labor: Victorian Young Labor; Tim Smith MP - Member for Kew; Tim Wilson; Tim Wilson - Federal Liberal Member for Goldstein; Pauline Hanson's One Nation - Victoria; Tony Burke MP; Anthony Albanese MP; David Davis MP; Richard Wynne; Richard Wynne MP; Preserve Melbourne's Heritage; USS Monitor Center; Legacy of the USS Monitor; Friends of the Hunley; Portsmouth Historic Dockyard; Warships 1871-1905. The Pré-dreadnought era & Ironclads since the first.; Historic Naval Ships Association; HMS Warrior 1860; Hms M33; HMS President; Falls of Clyde; Friends of Falls of Clyde; Save Falls of Clyde - International; Lee Spence; Paul G. Allen; Vulcan Inc.;

15.01.2022 Christmas - New Year ..... 2019/20

14.01.2022 SISTERS IN ARMS ! Thanks to Gran Duque Sergio for sharing this photo of HMVS Cerberus' sister ship HMS Magdala, one of two delivered to Bombay (India) soon after Cerberus left for Melbourne (Victoria, Australia). The other was HMS Abyssinia, slightly the lesser in both dimensions and engine power but otherwise of identical design to the Cerberus class. Although first to be built, Abyssinia left Greenhithe 23 November, almost a month after Magdalla and arrived at Bombay via th...e Suez Canal 23 January 1871 having made the voyage under steam alone. Abyssinia apparently managed well without the temporary built-up sides installed on Cerberus for her longer voyage, nor the temporary masts and rigging provided for both Cerberus and Magdalla. Cerberus had departed 20 October from Sheerness and Magdalla followed a week later only to be delayed after breaking both screws whilst navigating the then narrow Suez Canal. Both Abyssinia and Magdalla were purpose built for defense of Bombay Harbour as was Cerberus for Melbourne's Port Phillip. In 1892 both Indian Monitors were re-armed with 8" breach loading guns to replace their original 10" muzzle loading riffles after modification and conversion of the mountings to hydraulic training. In 1897 they were also fitted with 7 machine guns and 2 boat guns each. Abyssinia and Magdalla were broken up in 1903 and 1904 respectively after spending their entire service life in defense of Bombay Harbour. The accompanying pages provide additional links and a lot of interesting reading about these ships and much technical detail that applied equally to HMVS Cerberus. HMS Magdala & HMS Abyssinia - http://www.cerberus.com.au/magdala.html (see also a link to "History of the Indian Colonial Navy". Magdala & Abyssinia SlideShow - http://www.cerberus.com.au/mag_aby_slideshow.html Cerberus Timeline - http://www.cerberus.com.au/timeline.html

13.01.2022 In Support of the Case AGAINST Filling Cerberus with CONCRETE: We have had a number of queries about our proposed alternative infill, structural polyurethane, s...hould the current intention to use concrete be abandoned. Despite the cement component of a 4,000 tonne concrete infill delivering 600 tonnes of atmospheric CO2 into our environment, many seem to be of the opinion that polyurethane would deliver an even worse environmental impact but the accompanying Technical Data Sheet reinforces our assertion that this product is "environmentally safe" and is "NSF/ANSI 61.5 compliant". See more

13.01.2022 During the current 'departure' from normality it bears noting that as the target of our collective affections was in fact a warship, perhaps it behoves us to delve into the archives for a military solution to our current COVID-19 woes.

13.01.2022 On this day (1 March 1901) The order was gazetted that all Australian armed forces should be transferred from the jurisdiction of the State Governments to the Federal Government, which under the Federal Constitution, would be the sole Australian Defence authority. .....

13.01.2022 THE ARGUS SEPTEMBER 3 1926. "Yesterday morning the hulk of the old iron-clad Cerberus was towed from her berth at the Williamstown pier, where everything of value had been removed from her, and sunk off the Black Rock jetty to form a breakwater for the yachts and fishing boats. ....."

12.01.2022 The Australian WW1 Submarine HMAS AE1 has been located off the Duke of York islands group in Papua New Guinea 103 years after her mysterious loss at sea.

11.01.2022 To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the arrival of HMVS Cerberus in Victoria, Australia Post has commissioned a postage stamp. The stamp depicted above shows ...Cerberus as she appeared in the mid 1880s. Ian Hansen, has done an excellent job, with our input being limited to the direction of the smoke, the height of the fighting top, the colour of the breastwork, the number of boats and the lack of a forward charthouse. I agonised over whether to ask for the Nordenfelt machine guns to be included but decided that they would not be visible on a postage stamp size image. The painting clearly shows the problem faced by the lookouts in the fighting top as described by the Argus's newspaper correspondent on 31 March 1888 - "There is perhaps only one more undesirable position, [than the stoke hole] & that is to be sent up to the crow's-nest on board the Cerberus when the funnel is belching forth its thick cloud of smoke." From John Rogers Save the Cerberus page

10.01.2022 Seaworks is a great place to visit for the museum and also the Pirates Tavern Williamstown (Official) out the back argh!

10.01.2022 Remember them at 11:00 am this Monday 11 November.

09.01.2022 Its been a busy year for my family, with two weddings and two babies and another child expected soon. It helps to keep a grandmother well occupied. Even w...ith the most deeply held differences, treating the other person with respect and as a fellow human-being is always a good first step towards greater understanding. Through the many changes I have seen over the years, faith, family and friendship have been not only a constant for me but a source of personal comfort and reassurance. Watch The Queen's Christmas broadcast 2018. Merry Christmas to all! #ChristmasDay

07.01.2022 Vote for Sale .....

07.01.2022 11 November is "Armistice Day", known variously around the world as 'Remembrance Day' (alternatively 'Remembrance Sunday' which is marked on the nearest Sunday to 11 Nov) and 'Veterans Day'. Since an Armistice was signed in the early hours of 11 November 1918 to formally end the Great War at 11:00am that morning, the 11th day of the 11th month at the 11th hour has been a time traditionally set aside for two minutes of silent reflection in memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice (some have reduced this to one minute). This Sunday (11 Nov 2018) it will be 100 years since that first Armistice Day. If you haven't already done so, buy a poppy to wear and please make a point off stopping where ever you are at 11:00am to pay the appropriate respects.

07.01.2022 ALMOST THERE, MAIN WEBSITE CLOSING IN ON HALF A MILLION. With less than 500 to go Friends of the Cerberus Inc.'s main website at http://www.cerberus.com.au will pass half a million unique visits within the next few days. We think this is a big deal that highlights the level of ongoing interest in and support for our 150 year old monitor former HMVS/HMAS Cerberus which is currently the subject of a determination by Bayside Council and our so called Heritage authorities to end ...all future conservation efforts and actively destroy the ship by concrete infill. . . . Image Credit: Friends of the Cerberus Inc. committee members confer on the breastwork deck during a periodic inspection of the former HMVS/HMAS Cerberus. At right you can see a ladder leaning against the conning tower at the top of which (out of frame) our intrepid President was struggling to replace a Victorian flag that is maintained on board by 'Friends'. This photo was taken 14 Oct 2010 from atop of the aft turret looking forward along the port side of the breastwork deck by John Toogood.

07.01.2022 The Age Newspaper's item resulted from an interview with our President John Robert Rogers at Black Rock earlier this week. Like, comment and share, declaring your support for the preservation rather than destruction of our heritage. Josh Frydenberg; David Davis MP: Bayside City Council, Victoria; Andrew Thorn;

05.01.2022 Cry 'Havoc' and Let Slip the Dogs of War - Heritage Betrayed. The 'barbarians' are at the gates. Heritage Victoria chooses Heritage Vandalism over preservation as just days ago approval is formalised for a 4,000 tonnes monolithic concrete infill of Cerberus. Happy WWI centenary. We might have expected our antagonists to invoke the 'bard of Avon' as they charge headlong toward 'destroying' the sole substantive remnant of Australia's Great War fleet, but this 'call to action' i...s all ours. Let us "Cry 'Havoc!' and let slip the dogs of war, that this foul deed shall smell above the earth ..." to counter this latest, most serious and immediate assault on our collective inheritance. Continue reading on our main website at - http://www.cerberus.com.au/cgi-bin/newsscript/newsscript.pl Video Credits: This is simulated footage prepared for Friends of the Cerberus Inc. by the team at "Three Headed Dog Productions" and depicts HMVS Cerberus attacking Port Phillip Heads. Thanks also to Neville Scantlebury, Joe D'Amico, Lewis Scheuch-Evans, John Underwood, Michael Sloan, Gordon Edwards & Gerard Venezano from The Historical Re-enactment Society of Australia and to the model builder Robert Schorah. To see more of the ship visit our main website's video library - http://www.cerberus.com.au/videos/callvideo.html National Heritage List; The Heritage Network; NSW Heritage Network Inc.; National Trust of Australia (Victoria); Royal Australian Historical Society; Royal Historical Society of Victoria; Australian National Maritime Museum; Victorian Maritime Centre; Naval Historical Society of Australia; John Broadwater; The Heritage Council; Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning; DELWP PortPhillip; Cassandra Philippou; Ian Donald MacLeod; Michael Sukkar MP - Member for Deakin; The Bolt Report; 7 News Melbourne; Liberal Party of Australia: Young Liberal Movement of Australia; Malcolm Turnbull; Liberal Victoria: Victorian Young Liberals; Australian Labor Party: Australian Young Labor; Victorian Labor: Victorian Young Labor; Tim Smith MP - Member for Kew; Tim Wilson; Tim Wilson - Federal Liberal Member for Goldstein; Pauline Hanson's One Nation - Victoria; Tony Burke MP; Anthony Albanese MP; David Davis MP; Richard Wynne; Richard Wynne MP; Preserve Melbourne's Heritage; USS Monitor Center; Legacy of the USS Monitor; Friends of the Hunley; Portsmouth Historic Dockyard; Warships 1871-1905. The Pré-dreadnought era & Ironclads since the first.; Historic Naval Ships Association; HMS Warrior 1860; Hms M33; HMS President; Falls of Clyde; Friends of Falls of Clyde; Save Falls of Clyde - International; Lee Spence; Paul G. Allen; Vulcan Inc.;

05.01.2022 Christmas - New Year ..... 2018/19

04.01.2022 The Heritage Network said - Due to restrictions imposed as a result of the current pandemic all marches associated with 2020 ANZAC Day ceremonies across Australia have been cancelled and memorial services closed to the public. Thankfully, the son of a Vietnam war veteran, Justin Wilbur has launched an app "Anzac Day 2020" and is also behind the movement calling on Australians to continue the dawn service tradition privately. Therefore all are encouraged to participate at the ...end of your driveways or on your balconies in a national minute's silence at dawn (6:00am). At 6:00am on Saturday 25 April the application will display a single burning candle and contains either a live broadcast of the National Service or a pre-recorded short recitation of The Ode, The Last Post, a minute of silence and Reveille. The application is free as follows, on Android at - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details and Apple at - https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/anzac-day-2020/id1508625222 The Department of Veteran's Affairs is encouraging Australians to take a minute of personal reflection at 11.30am, which is 4.30am at Gallipoli. Lest We Forget!

04.01.2022 Cerberus Needs Your Support Now: Further to our preceding post, which now has well in excess of 10,200 fb views in just 5 days, a reminder that time is fast running out for supporters to make a submission opposing Bayside Council's application to fill the monitor, former HMVS/HMAS Cerberus with concrete. These must be in writing (hard-copy) and be posted, NOT emailed, to Heritage Victoria PO Box 500 Melbourne 8002 Victoria Australia, as indicated by the original news item to ...arrive no later than 23 April '18. If you live outside Australia and wish to make a submission feel free to do so by email to Friends of the Cerberus Inc. making sure you allow a few days for us to print and forward by conventional mail on your behalf. Hard-copy submissions are required by Heritage Victoria no later than their stated deadline in order to be considered regarding the defeat of Bayside Council's permit application but emails may still be sent as well. They certainly won't do any harm, just make sure the snail-mail is sent to arrive in time. All are urged to share this post on your timelines, any relevant Fb pages you manage and groups to which you belong. Every share, like and (favourable) comment helps to spread our message and encourage others to 'join the fray'.

03.01.2022 Thanks Bob Hartley for sharing with us Paul Carpenter's post to the group "HMAS in scale" -

03.01.2022 The Heritage Network said - "Australia's fully restored 19th century barque 'James Craig' arrives at Seaworks Pier this afternoon (27 Feb '20) for the Williamstown Seaport Festival. During her stay she will be taking on passengers for day cruises of up to 5 hours duration. Although some of the longer cruises are already sold out there are currently still twenty (20) places available on Saturday 7 March. Bookings here - https://shf.rezdy.com/369264/a-day-at-sea-in-melbourne F...ollow the accompanying links for details of how to get your festival zone tickets, 1 hour sails on James Craig Sunday 1 March plus access to tall ships 'Young Endeavour' (Seaworks Pier), 'Enterprize' (Gem Peir) and a host of other activities. Whilst at Gem Pier for the Enterprize you will no doubt also notice a Bathurst-class Corvette, the former HMAS Castlemaine- Melbournes own World War 2 museum ship which is always well worth a visit." . . Sydney Heritage Fleet said - "You would have probably guessed by now: Tall Ship James Craig is in Melbourne this weekend for the Williamstown Seaport Festival! Come and greet us as we will be sailing into Seaworks pier at approximately 1pm on Thursday 27 February. Vistors can then be a part of the Welcoming Ceremony at Seaworks from 3pm! More info found here www.williamstownseaportfestival.com.au/tall-ships ..."

02.01.2022 Clearly it wasn't a Bayside concrete barge .....

01.01.2022 If you are in Melbourne on Friday 31 August '18 make time from 3pm till 8pm to visit a refurbished Seaworks Maritime Discovery Centre at Williamstown for their formal 're-opening'. Featured in the re-organized museum is Friends of the Cerberus' excellent colonial navy display now located opposite the museum's main entrance. The museum is routinely open for visitors on Wednesdays and Sundays from 11am till 3pm so even if you miss the opening you can still come and check out th...e displays. Entry is a gold coin donation. Also check out Seaworks' new website at - http://seaworks.com.au

01.01.2022 151 Years and counting ..... 2 Dec 1868 - On this day 151 years ago the monitor former HMVS/HMAS Cerberus (and finally HMAS Platypus II) was launched.

01.01.2022 Extracts from Friends of the Cerberus Inc's Newsletter #200 published 29 May 2018. No News Regarding Our Objection to Concrete Fill: To date we have not heard form Heritage Victoria regarding the outcome of our objection to Bayside's request for a permit to fill Cerberus with concrete. This would seem to suggest that our objections are being taken seriously although it is beyond us as to how any heritage body could be involved in such a disastrous proposal. As readers of rece...Continue reading

01.01.2022 HMAS Cerberus in Port Melbourne waters.