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Are you curious about the work our volunteers do behind the scenes? or the wide variety of items we receive from community donations? 

Volunteers update

The team in the workroom has been making steady progress in cataloguing a large number of artifacts that were recently retrieved from storage. They are unpacking, evaluating, cataloguing and re-packing a massive collection that has been acquired over many years and requires attention.


We would love some more volunteers to help review and catalogue our collection. Please let us know if you are available regularly on a Wednesday or any other day and would like to be involved in this activity. Everyone is welcome and we are looking at opening up a second day with the support of more volunteers.


Welcome to our newest workroom volunteers - John and Gerald. Thanks for joining us and sharing your skills and knowledge. We look forward to getting to know you.



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New donations & acquisitions

We sincerely thank the Altona Lions Club who has donated $500 which will be used to upgrade our electronic catalogue database.

Thank you Altona Lions Club committee and members.


A large variety of historical items collected by the Gubbins Family from 1860-1980.

Thank you Lynette and Janette Gubbins.


Records, including the Club Charter from the Williamstown Lions Club who sadly has been recently disbanded. Thank you for your community work over many years.

Thank you to Terry Heazlewood and all members of the Williamstown Lions Club, past and present.


A collection of books, including a first edition and some valuable Williamstown Cricket Club cards, dating from 1888, collected by his father.

Thank you Arthur Liebert.


Recent arrivals to our collection are two Honour Boards from the Williamstown Ladies Bowling Club which we have accepted for safe keeping. These once graced the walls of the club in Dennis Reserve. This space has now been converted to additional tennis courts.


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