Military History & Heritage Victoria

Military history and heritage are an important part of Australia’s national story. MHHV aims to encourage interest in Australian military history and heritage in all of its forms; to develop and engage in activities related to its research, preservation, promotion, education and commemoration; promote cooperation within the military history and heritage community and advance the interests of its members in the community at large.

What’s Coming Up

May
2
The Making of Armoured Military Vehicles in Australia, 1915 to 1945
ANZAC Memorial – Hyde Park
May 2 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
May
2
Fort Queenscliff Heritage Association Inc. Annual General Meeting
Queenscliff RSL Hall
May 2 @ 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Latest News

Under a Bamboo Sky

Special Cinema Events Pre Anzac Day 2026

RAA Historical Company Firepower Seminar Series.

MHHV is proud to be co-hosting the opening event of the Royal Australian Artillery Historical Company (RAAHC) Firepower Seminar series to be held in Melbourne on 19th March.

Fighting to the Finish: Australia in 1945 – Strategy, Victory and Legacy.

Which were the key battles Australians were fighting in?

Latest Articles

New Feller Master: Beyond the Trenches – Australia’s Neglected WW1 Story. Presented by Michael Piggott

Deep into the shadows of empire acclaimed archivist Michael Piggott AM unearths a crucial yet overlooked story: the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force (ANMEF) and its occupation of German […]

Book Review – Survival in Singapore: The triumph and tragedy of Australia’s greatest commando operation by Tom Trumble

This book provides a fascinating and tragic account of what it was like in WW2 to be a civilian internee or prisoner of the Japanese Imperial Army in Singapore after […]

Under a Bamboo Sky

Special Cinema Events Pre Anzac Day 2026