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25.01.2022 PLEASE NOTE: EVENT CANCELLED... Please note that due to the current medical advice, this book launch has unfortunately been cancelled. We apologise for any inconvenience.

23.01.2022 We are thrilled to have launched our finished project about Mirka Mora's life in St Kilda. Click here to watch comments by Mirka's son and gallery owner, William Mora, and City of Port Phillip Mayor, Bernadene Voss. We hope you enjoy! https://stkildahistory.org.au/our-collecti//349-mirka-mora

22.01.2022 With only a couple of days to go until our Short Story competition winners are announced, the short list has been published on our web site! Thank you to everyone who entered - all 134 of you! The short list is available here, and winners will be announced on Friday: https://www.stkildahistory.org.au//348-short-story-competi

20.01.2022 Looking for some incredible ways to celebrate International Women’s Day? Our very own Helen Halliday OAM is presenting at Tuesday night’s event. It has already reached capacity, but see below for registration for the waiting list, as well as other great local events.

19.01.2022 Short Story Competition - win $1,000! During the Covid-19 lockdown, people have been discovering new creative talents. Entries are coming in! A bleak wintery day indoors might be an excellent time to try your hand at writing fiction. There are open and junior categories. Entrants may write on any theme, in any genre and in any time period, providing that the story is inspired by or set in St Kilda. It is not necessary to be a resident of St Kilda to enter. First prize in the open section is $1000. The judge is local writer, Lee Kofman. Closing date is 7 August 2020. Click here for full information: https://stkildahistory.org.au//item/348-short-story-compet

18.01.2022 These dancers at Leggetts Ballroom look like they had perfected social distancing way before their time! Missing being able to visit our beautiful buildings in person these days? Why not have a look at our Flickr albums? Besides buildings, we have aerial photos, street scenes and houses, just to name a few: https://www.flickr.com//stki/albums/with/72157652838623688

18.01.2022 A timely reminder to have your entries ready by 7 August!

16.01.2022 Well done to the Bring Back Brookes Jetty group and all involved.

11.01.2022 Join us on Sunday 22 March as we celebrate the launch of "St Kilda Families: Memorials in Christ Church". The book, by Jenny O’Donnell and with a forward by the Archbishop of Melbourne, reveals the story behind each of the Church's many memorial stained glass windows, which celebrate the lives of prominent and less prominent citizens of early Melbourne. It will be launched by Dr Andrew Lemon OAM and copies will be available for purchase on the day. We welcome everyone to thi...s important event. Sunday 22 March, 3:00pm Christ Church St Kilda - 14 Acland Street Refreshments provided

11.01.2022 To celebrate our 50th anniversary, the St Kilda Historical Society is holding a short story competition. You may write on any theme, in any genre and in any time period, providing that the story is inspired by or set in St Kilda. There are two categories - open and junior. Entries close on 7 August, 2020. See our web site for more details: https://stkildahistory.org.au//item/348-short-story-compet

07.01.2022 #stayathome While Victorians are self-isolating and community spaces such as the St Kilda Library and St Kilda Army and Navy Club (the venue for many of our recent events) are closed, the Society will not be holding any public events. Our planned April display in the library entrance will not go ahead either. The committee has been meeting via Zoom. At our last meeting we discussed what we could provide for members during the COVID-19 restrictions. We are looking at how we ...can be more active online, and expand two-way communications. Our ideas so far: We encourage you to keep sending your queries to the website, although matters requiring access to the library can’t be dealt with while the library is closed. This time of social distancing is good for undertaking projects such as family history, or investigating the lives of people of historical interest, for which many resources are available online. An important role for the Society during this time will be to suggest ways we can help members with such projects. We are in the process of improving our self-help resource page and planning a Zoom demonstration. Our April newsletter is out now, and we will increase the frequency of publication to bi-monthly, with our next one scheduled for June. We very much welcome contributions from members your family stories and images. Send them to [email protected]

05.01.2022 The winners of our short story competition have been announced on our web site! Congratulations to all! See the link below for a blurb on each winning story, in a report from our judge, Lee Kofman. Members will get to read some of the winning entries as they will feature in our December newsletter. Please see our web site for information about how to join as a member of the St Kilda Historical Society.

04.01.2022 Here is a nice email we received from Marie from Marymede Catholic College (South Morang). Hopefully our web site will be a useful resource for all during this challenging time. Thanks Marie!

04.01.2022 This beautiful exhibition celebrating St Kilda icon Mirka Mora is on until 3 April. Gallery hours are Wednesday to Friday, 10am - 4pm or by appointment.