Tour of Langley Estate

Saturday 11 May     10.00 a.m. Tour of Langley Estate – a goldfields landmark since 1904. By popular demand  – a return to Langley Estate at 484 Napier St. White Hills. Thomas and Simone Heywood will guide us through the wonderful history of the estate. Tour and morning  tea. – $25.        Bookings essential – Message 0472 […]

The Story of one of Bendigo’s Poppetheads – Car Tour

Photograph of Deborah Extended Mine, (c 1950), Item 927, BHS Collection, Victorian Collections

Saturday 4 May       2.00 p.m. The story of one of Bendigo’s steel Poppetheads – the symbol of the City Join James Lerk and Baden Coakley on a car tour commencing in the Whipstick and finishing at Happy Valley (near the Gold Mines Hotel) exploring  the great symbol of Bendigo. Tour approx. 1 ½ […]

The Coliban Water System

“Walk into History” Sunday 5 May 2024     10.00 a.m. Follow in the footsteps of Joseph Brady – The Coliban Water System – Bendigo’s lifeline Hired by the Bendigo Water Co. in 1858, Irishman Joseph Brady was described by one biographer as “probably the most accomplished civil engineer to have worked in Australia.” Coliban Water […]

Tour of Langley Estate

National Trust Heritage Festival Saturday 11 May     10.00 a.m. Tour of Langley Estate – a goldfields landmark since 1904. By popular demand  – a return to Langley Estate at 484 Napier St. White Hills. Thomas and Simone Heywood will guide us through the wonderful history of the estate. Tour and morning  tea – $25. 00 […]

Theatres and Entertainers in years gone by

Sunday 7 April 2024     10.00 a.m.    Bendigo’s fascinating history of stunning entertainers and glorious theatres. Tour leaders: Heather McNeill, Mary Richards and Pip Johanson. Meet: Steps of Capital Theatre, View St. Members $5.00. Non-members $10.00. Image – Plaza Theatre (SLV)

Women’s Cricket 150th Anniversary Match

Good Friday 29 March 2024 at 2.00 p.m. at the QEO. T20 Women’s Match between a Bendigo Representative Team and a Ballarat Representative Team. Free Entry. The first organized Australian Women’s Cricket Match was held in Bendigo at the Bendigo Easter Fair in 1874.

Walk Into History

Sunday 3 March 2024 10.00 a.m. Not Ghosts but Ghost Signs Discover the history of Bendigo through its faded advertising signs Tour leader: Felicity Woodward Meet: steps of the Capital Theatre, View St. Members $5.00. Non-members $10.00.

Sunday 4 February 2024 10.00 a.m.

“Walks into History” 2024 Sunday 4 February 2024       10.00 a.m. ‘Let’s not get sloshed!’  Pubs, breweries and beer shops. Join James Lerk on our first Walk into History for 2024. He will lead us as we wander through the neighbourhood between View and Arnold Streets to tell us the stories of pubs and breweries dotted throughout the area […]

Walk into History Sacred Heart Cathedral

Sacred Heart Cathedral – Bendigo’s English Gothic Revival marvel  Sunday 3 December at 2.00 p.m.  NOTE CHANGE OF TIME Meet: Sacred Heart Cathedral, 66 Short Street, Bendigo $5 members, $10 non-members From gargoyles and flying buttresses to marbled floors with angels soaring high above, Sacred Heart Cathedral is not only a sacred space and architectural […]

Walks into History Bendigo Chinese Precinct, Bridge Street Bendigo

Sunday 5 November, 10.00 a.m. meet at the Lotus Flower $5.00 members – $10.00 non-members In this tour Leigh McKinnon will explore the history and personalities of the old Bridge Street Chinatown, from the first Chinese businesses which were established there in the 1850s, its heyday in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, its decline and […]