At the Shrine, we embrace the diversity of our community and acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we honour Australian service men and women, and we pay our respects to Elders, past, present and emerging.

In this video from our archives, Aunty Dot (1930–2019), a Yarra Yarra Elder, reflects on her father's military service and her inspiration for initiating the Victorian Aboriginal Remembrance Service now held annually on 31 May at the Shrine.

Join our live-stream at 11am on Facebook tomorrow (Sunday 31 May) as the Shrine Guard lay a wreath at the Stone of Remembrance in honour of all Aboriginal Victorian service men and women who have served Australia in all wars and peace keeping missions.

Join historian Professor Peter Monteath and broadcaster Megan Spencer (creator of the podcast 'From A Whisper to a Bang!')for an insightful conversation about the Battle of 42nd Street in Crete, 1941.

This episode was recorded as video which is available on YouTube and Facebook.

Peter's book, 'Battle on 42nd Street' is available for purchase through the Shrine shop.

Writer Mike Rosel speaks about his about his newly published book A Rat of Tobruk: A Digger’s Lost Images of the Siege and rediscovering his father's extraordinary photographs of the siege.

A Rat of Tobruk is available through the Shrine shop.

Videography by Neil Creek.

This episode was supported by the Victorian Government.