Events calendar for 2025
Upcoming events
MAY
A time traveller’s guide to forbidden places of awe and wonder in Australia
Friday 2 May, from 7:30 pm.
In this illustrated presentation, geologist and author Marc Hendrickx brings a historical perspective to recent closures of bushwalking and climbing sites in Australia.
BOOK NOW! https://esuvic.org.au/content/time-travellers-guide-forbidden-places-awe-and-wonder-australia
This event is the ESU's contribution to the 2025 Australian Heritage Festival. The Festival's theme in Victoria this year is "Unearthed". Marc's fascinating presentation uncovers lesser known histories, stories and narratives that reveal the complicated interplay of politics, power and fabrication behind decisions to lock Australians out of their cultural heritage. How may this "unearthed" history be used to reopen these places and ensure that other awe-inspiring places remain accessible to all of us?
The Politics of Police Diplomacy: The Australian Experience - The Victorian launch of a book by Dr Martin Hess
Saturday 24 May from 2:30 to 4:30 pm.
BOOK NOW! https://esuvic.org.au/content/politics-of-police-diplomacy
AUGUST
"Poems We Love"
A Zoom event, likely to be on a Saturday afternoon.
OCTOBER
Friday Night Forum
Friday 17 October. Details TBC.
Cultural Renewal Conference
Saturday 18 October
This "invitation only" event is for creative producers whose work is aligned with the ESU's strategic directions.
Enquiries: events@esuvic.org.au
NOVEMBER
Annual General Meeting
DECEMBER
End-of-year celebration
Communication and bookings
Our members and supporters receive notification of events via our occasional E-News and via supplementary emails if we have your email address. To join as a Social Member, please complete the form HERE.
Unless otherwise advised, all events are held at our premises in Ascot Vale.
If you wish to attend a scheduled ESU activity, please book by using the online booking form for the event.
Further information is available via telephone on 0477 005 932 or via email at admin@esuvic.org.au.
Our schedule of events in 2025 is limited because we are preparing to redecorate parts of the interior of our building, now that the roof repairs have been largely completed.
New events, when scheduled, will be announced via this webpage and also in future editions of our E-News bulletin.
This page was created on 15 April 2025.