Our Volunteers
An important part of any museum complex is the family of devoted volunteers that form it's community. Mont De Lancey relies on a team of junior and veteran volunteers, and is always looking for more people to join the team. We have a great community spirit amongst our people, and our people have a great pride in the work that they do to advance the facilities and resources of Mont De Lancey.
In 2007 eighteen volunteers were honoured for fifteen years of unbroken service to Mont De Lancey. Seventy have been honoured for ten years. From the earliest days of the house restoration and building program volunteers working behind the behind the scenes have driven Mont De Lancey forward. With ongoing maintenance and restoration work and new projects on the drawing board, the opportunities for volunteers are limitless.
Volunteers are sought for the following positions:
Guiding
Showing people around our great historical homestead and Museum.
Reception
Welcoming visitors to Historic Mont De Lancey and selling local products.
Gardening
Do you have a green thumb? We meet every Tuesday.
Blacksmiths
Membership required, work on Sundays.
Maintenance
Are you handy with tools or a paint brush? We have a dedicated team of helpers working every Saturday.
Data Entry and Catalogue Updating
Our online database facility requires volunteers who can work from home and enter updated and new
items into the vast catalogue of exhibits held by the museum
... as well as Machinery Restoration, Housekeeping, Promotion and Fundraising.
If you would like to know more details about ways that you can help with this important community project please let us know. Call the office on (03) 5964 2088.
The Volunteers at Mont De Lancey
Inspirations of Mont De Lancey
Exhibition & Sale
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"Arte on Yarra"
Exhibition at the MDL Gallery from Wed 14th April to Sun 9th May 2010.
An exhibition celebrating a mother's journey, exploring colour and the beauty of nature as the river flows towards the sea. Specialising in silk paintings & scarves, enhanced with a collection of mixed media paintings by Julia Goodwin.
(The Gallery is open Wed to Sun inclusive, 10-4.30pm, with $5 pp entry, which includes self-serve coffee & tea).
Closed Mondays & Tuesdays, however, Group bookings for these days may be arranged.
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Family Reunion Day
Dig out those family trees and contact those long lost relatives, it's time to fill in the gaps and add those new generations! Come along and enjoy a day of family fun, reunions and reminiscing. Bring along your photos and family trees to share.
Sunday March 14th, 10am to 4pm
Adults $5, Kids FREE
Maroondah Woodturning Club
Meetings at Mont De Lancey on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month, starting at 7.00pm. Visitors and New members are most welcome.
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# 4 - In 1892 Mr C Thomas Briggs, a pioneer fruitgrower, established the first commercial passion fruit culture in Victoria. The first seeds were obtained from a plant growing in the garden of Mr George E Overton. Mr Briggs encountered difficulties at first in selling the fruit, for, at the time it was virtually unknown in Victoria.
MONT DE LANCEY
Wellington Road, Wandin,
PO Box 316, Wandin, Victoria, 3139
Tel: +61 3 5964 2088
Fax: +61 3 5964 3855
Weds to Sun 10:00am to 5:00pm
Please note:
Closed Good Friday 2nd April,
and open Saturday 3rd, Sunday 4th, Monday 5th and Tuesday 6th April.
Closed 24th December through to 1st January 2011 - re-opening 2nd January 2011.