AWE2018 ticket giveaway
If you don’t know that CONTACT is an Official Media Partner to the Australian Warrior Expo, then you must have
Read more
What’s on…
Australian Warrior Expo still evolving/growing
When you have a great idea and get stuck into bringing it together, a lot of evolving and development, mixing
Read more
August at the Memorial
Battle of Long Tan and the Long Tan Cross The Long Tan cross has been moved to its new permanent
Read more
August at the Shrine
Vietnam Veterans Day Saturday 18 August, 11am Join us as we honour all Australians who fought in the Vietnam war and commemorate the hundreds
Read more
Australian Warrior Expo is getting bigger than Ben Hur
Australian Warrior Expo is getting bigger than Ben Hur. OK, so that may be an exaggeration or even a cliché
Read more
Shooting enthusiasts get ready to lick drool off your chin
The Australian Warrior Expo floor plan was recently expanded to deal with an awesome response from exhibitors. Nearly all the
Read more
A party to remember*
Everyone loves a good party. My 50th birthday was a humdinger (what I can remember of it), and my brother’s
Read more
AWE2018 – way more than ‘just’ an event
As an event, Australian Warrior Expo – AWE2018 – is unique in Australia (as explained here). BUT, AWE2018 is not just a three-day
Read more
May at the Shrine
Remembering at dawn Thousands gather in honour of service In a public expression of respect for those who have served
Read more
April/May at the AWM
For more than a hundred years, Australia has been collecting the stories of its people at war and on operations.
Read more
April 2018 at the Shrine
ANZAC DAY 2018 Wednesday 25 April Anzac Day is a time for the community to come together to remember and
Read more
March at the Shrine
Honouring service in recent conflicts Redeveloped gallery launch The Recent Conflicts Gallery redevelopment was formally relaunched last Friday by The
Read more
March at the AWM
Their activities are secret. Their missions classified. Their identities protected. Over 600 objects, rarely seen by the public, tell the
Read more
February 2018
Sir John Monash Centre tapestry – only display on Australian soil The Shrine is currently home to one of the
Read more
February 2018
For over a hundred years our country has been collecting the stories of Australians at war and on operational service.
Read more
Sir John Monash Centre tapestry on display at Melbourne’s Shrine
The Morning Star tapestry, created to hang in the new Sir John Monash Centre in France, went on display at the
Read more
January at the AWM
Welcome to 2018 The year 2018 is a significant one at the Australian War Memorial, marking the centenary of the Armistice that ended
Read more
January at the Shrine
What’s On at the Shrine New calendar of events to June 2018 Exploring the Galleries with our curators and enjoying the colours
Read more