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Notice of our Annual General Meeting

We are pleased to invite members to the Annual General Meeting of Melbourne’s Living Museum of the West. 

Date                Friday 14 November 2025

Time                 1.00pm

Place               Maribyrnong Library, 120 Rosamond Road, Maribyrnong 3032

Please RSVP to admin@livingmuseum.org.au

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Multilingual Park Brochures

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Ecomuseum Studies

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Educational + Potted Histories

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Books + Reports

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Publications

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