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STORIES WE SHOULD KNOW: THE COOLBAROO CLUB
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Willagee Community Centre Sat 1 Oct | 5.30–8.30pm FREE Bookings required
Come along to the Willagee Community Centre to hear and watch the story of The Coolbaroo Club, an Aboriginal-run dance club that grew and thrived in post-war Perth, despite a hostile policy of racist segregation that excluded Aboriginal people from many places and activities across the state.
PANEL: FAKE NEWS AND THE FUTURE OF JOURNALISM
AH Bracks Library + Creative Space Sun 9 Oct | 3–4.30pm FREE Bookings required
What is fake news? How does fake news impact journalism? Why do people believe misinformation despite evidence to the contrary? Join our panel of experts for an insightful discussion.
BREAKFAST WITH A SIDE OF HISTORY
Bluewater Bistro, Goolugatup Heathcote Fri 14 Oct | 7.30–8.30am
TICKETED
Enjoy brekkie with a difference! Join Kaylene Poon for continental breakfast with a side of history, as she discusses recent discoveries from the East Perth Cemetery.
Melville Storylines
IT STARTS AS JUST A LITTLE TASTE AND TRYING SOMETHING NEW, BUT IT CAN LEAD TO BIG THINGS. THERE’S A LOT OF JOY IN THAT. IT’S FOSTERING THAT LITTLE GEM OF CREATIVITY OR WONDER, AND SHOWING IT’S NEVER TOO LATE TO EXPLORE AND LEARN.
lorraine Horsley, Cultural PrograMs offiCer and Co-Curator of Melville storylines
The inaugural Melville Storylines celebrates the beauty of storytelling in all its forms, from writing and spoken word to film and digital news media. A fearless program of over 30 literary and creative events, Storylines explores the art, the science and the magic of crafting a good story.
Join renowned storytellers David Milroy and Lucky Oceans as they explore the idea of Stories in Song in an evening of personal stories and open conversation. Hear the stories of the land we live on, with Noongar Elder Aunty Marie Taylor at Dyoondalup Point Walter, and the fascinating history of The Coolbaroo Club with Noongar Elder Aunty Roma Loo. Take a look Behind Closed Doors with a viewing of the vintage radios and communication objects at Wireless Hill, guided by the museum storytellers.
The program also includes workshops and panel sessions for budding writers, with opportunities to meet established authors and artists. It looks at the way storytelling has changed in the digital age, and how the stories we tell can make us who we are. How does a book get written and published? What is that part of us that falls under the spell of fake news? How does your own story shape your identity?
A literary festival for everyone, Melville Storylines is an invitation to discover that we all have a story to tell.
For the full Melville Storylines program and to purchase tickets, visit melvillecity.com.au/melvillestorylines On the weekends we washed our manes soaking up that vitamin D. The intimacy, the ritual of drying our thick black locks considered pretty unorthodox for our neighbours as they tried to get a glimpse through the crack in the fence. We’d fight for the title of ‘Longest Hair in Leeming’ as we hopped into the Tarago for another weekly ritual synonymous with the Khalsa parivaar… fruit picking.
An excerpt from Pardēs, a new work by Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa, poet and spoken word performance artist commissioned for Melville Storylines.
Various Private Homes Sat 12, Sun 13, Sat 26 and Sun 27 Nov | 4–6pm
TICKETED
Contemporary Architecture and Sound Sessions
Explore the story of the city as homeowners across Melville open their doors to Melville | Contemporary Architecture and Sound Sessions.
Melville | Contemporary Architecture and Sound Sessions 2021, captured by Chris Gurney
Each session invites guests to look at home design through a different lens, with a tour of one of the city’s architectural gems. Revealing iconic post-modern designs to contemporary builds that challenge accepted norms of space and connectivity, the sessions explore how our homes reflect the values of their time and how these values are well worth preserving.
Hosted by the home’s owners, each session includes a discussion by a design expert – often the original architect – offering insights into the ways design can help us respond to the contemporary challenges of a growing population and a changing climate. Guests are invited to stay for a live music performance and refreshments to complete this fascinating afternoon of design and discovery.
To see the full line-up of Melville | Contemporary Architecture and Sound Sessions, visit melvillecity.com.au/architecturesessions
EACH HOUSE TELLS A STORY; SOME OF THEM HAVE BEEN IN THE SAME FAMILY FOR GENERATIONS. BUT EACH ARCHITECTURAL STYLE ALSO TELLS A STORY, ABOUT HOW OUR SOCIETY AND THE WAY WE LIVE HAS EVOLVED, FROM THE 50S AND 60S ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO TODAY.
Cold War to Dance Floor
Cold War to Dance Floor follows the evolution of electronic music, from the laser-lit raves of the 90s all the way back to its origins in Cold War military technology.
Featuring a series of hands-on interactive exhibits and sound labs, the exhibition explores a little-known side of electronic music, in the beautiful surrounds of Yagan Mia Wireless Hill.
The old engine room of WA’s most significant wireless station will play host to the ‘engine room’ of the dance floor; the synths and drum machines that first exploded on the scene in the 1970s and 80s, propelling dancers across the world to stay up all night. Audiences will be taken on a fascinating journey of militarised science and technology that eventually caused a pop culture explosion in music, art and entertainment. Join us to celebrate the opening night with a live synth show, DJ and bar and your first chance to have a go on some of the vintage synths on display.
COLD WAR TO DANCEFLOOR
Wireless Hill Museum Opening Night Fri 9 Dec | 6–8pm Exhibition runs until Sun 19 Feb
FREE
For more information, visit melvillecity.com.au/ wirelesshillmuseum
Curator Will Axten captured by Rebecca Mansell
Local History Session captured by Luke Latty
Local History
You would not believe what our local historian can give you access to.
Artefacts, photographs, recorded oral histories, old newspaper articles, maps, and even ancestry and genealogy contacts.
Jump online anytime or make an appointment to come in and discuss your enquiry in person.
LOCAL HISTORY
Our Local History Officer works Tuesdays and Wednesdays. They can be contacted on michelle.campbell@melville.wa.gov.au for advice and appointments.
