Greetings With Jackie taking a well-deserved holiday it has been left to me to navigate the September MMHN update, which is a significant privilege, but also sees me charting a course through new waters. We have had an interesting and productive month, and we...

Greetings Exploration beneath the waves is always risky. Some say water represents possible woe, difficulty or trouble in many idioms. For example, “pour oil on troubled waters”, “jump of the deep end” and “between devil and the deep sea”. Water often features in...

  Greetings all Our thoughts in these winter months turn towards escapism - through maritime books! Contents 1. Maritime opportunities during Rare Book Week July 21-29 2. The Yachties - Volunteers 3. Invitation: Polly Woodside 4. Maritime Book Specialists 5....

  Greetings - AHOY! Last MMHN Update, we warned that pervasive presence of maritime terminology in our everyday vocabulary, once noticed could not be ignored! However, MMHN is not alone with this maritime fixation. Maritime references also course through the...

Greetings - AHOY! An invitation to present at the National Trust (Vic) Heritage Week event at the English Speaking Union led us to reflect on the surprisingly widespread adoption of maritime 'terminology' in modern life. In fact, we were quite taken 'ABACK' (Said of a...

Greetings! Let’s commence at least with good news! Actually quite a lot of promising news to put wind in our sails this month. Contents 1. Melbourne to Osaka Double Handed Yacht Race 2. Invitations to forthcoming events 3. A Gentle Reminder 4. HMAS Australia II - a...

  Greetings   A Summer draws to a close, news to share and important dates for your diaries and, as befits a maritime network, literally ‘out of the blue', a rare, actually unprecedented appeal to individuals or organisations who may be in a position to...

Heritage Partners Program This is a rare, actually unprecedented, appeal to individuals or groups who may be in a position to offer a financial grant to support and sustain MMHN advocacy. We seek 20 Heritage Partners willing to commit to a financial contribution of...

Greetings An eclectic mix of maritime matters have emerged over the holiday period. 2023 promises to be a fascinating year in the maritime sector. Contents:  (Click on the headings below for specific items, or scroll down for the full Update) 1. Australia’s Strategic...

  Seasons Greetings! This is the last issue of the MMHN Update for 2022. The MMHN Board sends best wishes the holiday season to all maritime enthusiasts – whether they be on, in, or nearby, our wonderous oceans, waterways and rivers. Or perhaps inside avidly...

Greetings all Should summer ever arrive in Victoria and should the weeks of the wind and rain cease, may you enjoy the Festive Season ahead. Perhaps commence with a wonderful invitation to gladden the hearts of maritime enthusiasts:Exhibition of Marine and Maritime...

  Greetings all   Victoria is awash, inundated, flood water is causing havoc, breaking river banks – and hearts – on its way to the ocean. Perhaps a timely moment to consider the immense power of water and its critical importance in our lives. Contents: (Click on...

Greetings all We’re commencing this month with a crucial question: Is the maritime industry sector in decline in Australia? Alarming, yet at the same heartening, to note increasing reference in the mainstream media about the decline in Australia’s maritime capability....

Greetings all Plenty to report this month as we deal with lingering COVID, gaining courage as we tentatively venture forth, masked, impatient and energetic from what seems to have been a deep, long and cold winter. So - official matters first.   Notice of Annual...

Greetings Prudently, amid a wave of frustration, the MMHN Board has reluctantly made a decision to ‘abandon ship’ as COVID threatens to swamp, if not capsize, our events program. We are ‘charting a new course’ until the end of the year, when the pandemic storm may...

Greetings Reflecting the recent freezing weeks of June, the content of this Update appropriately features ice!   Contents:  (Click on the headings below for specific items, or scroll down for the full Update)   1. Mawson Hut Foundation (MHF) 2. More on Ice...

Hello Maritime Enthusiasts Greetings - With the federal election so recently behind us we can but speculate at the moment on changes in the maritime heritage, marine environment maritime industry and defence investment and naval engagement etc. etc - onwards and...

Greetings These are fraught times - COVID threat seems to be everywhere, the war rages in the Ukraine, the Pacific situation is somewhat uncertain, and a seemingly marathon federal election period However MMHN has Good news! MMHN is privileged to announce the...

Greetings So far away from us - yet inextricably connected by the sea. MMHN acknowledges with sorrow the desperate plight the citizens and seafarers of Ukraine. See more on ‘War in Ukraine’ below.   Contents: (Click on the headings below for specific items, or...

MMHN joins with the University of Hull’s Blaydes Maritime Centre, and with Hull: Yorkshire’s Maritime City team, on an exciting partnership to explore the connection between Melbourne and Hull.

Greetings! What an eventful month this has been – fire, wrecks, wind power, collisions, engine failures? Read on…

New Years’ Greetings for 2022! Moving forward against the headwinds of the persistent pandemic storm is enough to challenge anyone’s buoyancy! However, given that maritime stakeholders are resilient and the MMHN Board is an optimistic enthusiastic crew, we have plans...

Greetings! MMHN is always alert to links to maritime heritage and finds that a parallel can be drawn between our pandemic predicament and those aboard the vessel Ticonderoga who were no doubt jubilant about surviving the long voyage south, only to be quarantined on...

MMHN November 2021 Update Several pleasing announcements as we tentatively set sail, caste off and launch into the post Lockdown ‘new normal’. First – an announcement that the new MMHN website is up and running. With a completely new look, the website is easy to use...

Greetings Melbourne Maritime Heritage Network is ALL about Advocacy and all about Networking in relation to matters maritime – past, present and future. MMHN Updates try to report on any progress achieved by MMHN - all of which should be attributed to our expanding...

Greetings Even amid lockdown, Spring 2021 brings a hint of the ‘buoyancy’ that most of us crave. Similarly, two MMHN Board announcements bring optimism and inspiration: The MMHN Board is delighted to warmly welcome a new member – Jacyl Shaw. Jacyl is Global Director...

Greetings July 2021 MMHN Update contents:  (Click on the headings below for specific items, or scroll down for the full Update) 1. CSIRO – Research in a Maritime Industry 2. Australian Heritage Council (AHC) appointment 3. Indigenous Maritime Heritage – Your help is...

   Greetings June 2021 MMHN Update contents:  (Click on the headings below for specific items, or scroll down for the full Update) 1. Congratulations are in order! 2. Osborne House – Naval Museum Update 3. Wind Farms – new clean energy ‘extractive’ maritime industry...

Greetings May 2021  MMHN Update contents:  1. Maritime Museums Victoria (MMV) 2. Ferries are inspiring! 3. Harbour Esplanade on Victoria Harbour 4. Central Pier  - Heritage at Risk 5. Maritime Experiential Centre on Central Pier 6. City of Melbourne Greenline Trail,...

MMHN Update April 2021 Greetings The past month has seen progress on a wide range of issues with great potential to enhance recognition of Victoria’s maritime heritage. At the same time, there is ongoing lack of clarity around future plans for Victoria Harbour and...