Announcements – Friends of Churchill Island Society Inc.

General Meeting to be held on Saturday 30 January 2021

Sunday 10 January 2021 by Tom O'Dea (Webmaster)

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Churchill Island Museum Collection Recognised

Saturday 21 November 2020 by Tom O'Dea (Webmaster)

Samantha and the Churchill Island Heritage Farm Team have been nominated as finalists in the 2020 Victorian Museum Awards in the Victorian Collections Award for Excellence in Museum Cataloguing category. These awards acknowledge the hard work and dedication of organisations like ours that have been cataloguing their collections online using Victorian Collections.

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FOCIS Web Site Spam

Saturday 2 November 2019 by Tom O'Dea (Webmaster)

To members of the Friends of Churchill Island Society,

We recently had 3 items of Spam published on the FOCIS Web Site.

These items have now been removed.

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Pat Baird’s Book: Churchill Island – History and Her Story – Now Available for Sale

Monday 16 September 2019 by Tom O'Dea (Webmaster)

The second edition of Pat Baird’s Book: Churchill Island – History and Her Story is now available.

You can purchase copies from our Online Shop here: Online Shop

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How to access the FOCIS web site

Monday 16 September 2019 by Tom O'Dea (Webmaster)

To members of the Friends of Churchill Island Society,

This is a reminder about how to access the FOCIS web site.

The web site address is: https://focis.org.au/
You can view most of the information on the new web site without the need to login using your web site username and password.

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Churchill Island Friends Society Inc.

3 days ago

New signage advertising Churchill Island on the main road includes the Heritage Garden, but not the Heritage Buildings. Rogers Cottages are the oldest publicly accessible buildings in Bass Coast. Amess House may well be the oldest publicly accessible homestead in Bass Coast. Thanks to good management and grants, all are in very good condition. Either way, both the gardens and the Heritage buildings are well worth a look. Photo shows road sign, featuring CI's famous Kelpie sheep dog "Rip". ... See MoreSee Less

New signage advertising Churchill Island on the main road includes the Heritage Garden, but not the Heritage Buildings. Rogers Cottages are the oldest publicly accessible buildings in Bass Coast. Amess House may well be the oldest publicly accessible homestead in Bass Coast. Thanks to good management and grants, all are in very good condition. Either way, both the gardens and the Heritage buildings are well worth a look. Photo shows road sign, featuring CIs famous Kelpie sheep dog Rip.

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6 days ago

Do you recognise either of these women? (circa 2000?) There has been a long tradition of 'guides' demonstrating crafts such as needlework, (pictured here) created in situ in Amess House and Rogers Cottage. The traditional crafting skills of these volunteers have been greatly admired for many years, and add so much to the visitor experience. CI curator Samantha would love to know the identity of these women so that she can update the entry for this photo on victoriancollections.net.au where you can now view well over 1,000 CI collection images. Extra information on any of the images there will be greatly appreciated! ... See MoreSee Less

Do you recognise either of these women? (circa 2000?) There has been a long tradition of guides demonstrating crafts such as needlework, (pictured here) created in situ in Amess House and Rogers Cottage. The traditional crafting skills of these volunteers have been greatly admired for many years, and add so much to the visitor experience. CI curator Samantha would love to know the identity of these women so that she can update the entry for this photo on victoriancollections.net.au where you can now view well over 1,000 CI collection images. Extra information on any of the images there will be greatly appreciated!

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1 week ago

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General Meeting – Saturday 30 January 2021 Date/Time: Sat 30 Jan 2021 - 1:30PM to 4:00PM Categories: General Meetings Organiser: The Friends of Churchill Island Society Contact Name: Leah Tempany - ...

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2 weeks ago

Many people visit Churchill Island for the history. Churchill Island Heritage Farm is an Accredited Museum with the Australian Museums and Galleries Association Victorian Museum Accreditation Program, which means it operates at National Standards for Museums. Did you know there is another, very different sort of MAP Accredited Museum nearby which you can also visit? The National Vietnam Veterans Museum is located just off the main Phillip Island Rd past the Cape Woolamai turnoff as you head towards Cowes. The NVVM spent some years working on their displays, processes, services and collection in order to qualify as a MAP Museum in 2020. Our congratulations to them! FOCIS well knows that it is a huge undertaking to reach the National Standards. You can see more about them and their museum on their website: vietnamvetsmuseum.org/ They are currently open daily 10 am - 5 pm, and the Nui Dat Cafe there (named after the main Australian base in Vietnam during the Vietnam War) is open 10 am - 3 pm. Photos from their website home page. ... See MoreSee Less

Many people visit Churchill Island for the history. Churchill Island Heritage Farm is an Accredited Museum with the Australian Museums and Galleries Association Victorian Museum Accreditation Program, which means it operates at National Standards for Museums. Did you know there is another, very different sort of MAP Accredited Museum nearby which you can also visit? The National Vietnam Veterans Museum is located just off the main Phillip Island Rd past the Cape Woolamai turnoff as you head towards Cowes. The NVVM spent some years working on their displays, processes, services and collection in order to qualify as a MAP Museum in 2020. Our congratulations to them! FOCIS well knows that it is a huge undertaking to reach the National Standards. You can see more about them and their museum on their website: https://vietnamvetsmuseum.org/ They are currently open daily 10 am - 5 pm, and the Nui Dat Cafe there (named after the main Australian base in Vietnam during the Vietnam War) is open 10 am - 3 pm. Photos from their website home page.

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2 weeks ago

CI cafe is now opening 10-6 weekdays and 9-6 weekends. Follow the link below to their page on the PINP website to see their all-day menu and to book your table (necessary). They use lots of locally sourced, healthy food! ... See MoreSee Less

CI cafe is now opening 10-6 weekdays and 9-6 weekends. Follow the link below to their page on the PINP website to see their all-day menu and to book your table (necessary). They use lots of locally sourced, healthy food!

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