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Bills, Bells & Ballots - 150 years of Victoria's Parliament

A major highlight of the anniversary year is an interactive multi-media travelling exhibition. The exhibition features an informative walk through the history and role of Parliament and showcases treasures, significant documents and many other items rarely seen outside of the Parliament of Victoria.

Map of Victoria showing towns the exhibition will visit Mildura Warracknabeal Shepparton Wodonga Bairnsdale Morwell Melbourne Castlemaine Ararat Portland

Bills, Bells & Ballots will travel to the the following nine regional and two metropolitan areas during the anniversary year.

Dates

23 November – 18 December 2005

Venue:

Castlemaine Market Building

44 Mostyn Street

 

Castlemaine

Opening hours

Monday - Sunday 9am - 5pm

Host Council:

Mount Alexander Shire Council  

 

16 January – 10 February 2006

Venue:

The Supper Room -

Portland Civic Centre
Bentick St

 

Portland

Opening hours:

Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm  

(Closed Thursday 26 January – Australia Day)

Host Council:

Glenelg Shire Council

 

18 February – 13 March 2006

Venue:

Ararat Gallery Town Hall
(Cnr Barkly & Vincent Streets)

 

Ararat

Opening hours:

Monday – Friday, 11am – 4pm

Weekends, 12pm – 4pm

Host Council:

Ararat Rural City Council

 

18 March – 17 April 2006

Venue:

Visitor Information Centre
Alfred Deakin Centre
(Cnr 12th Street & Deakin Ave)

 

Mildura

Opening hours:

Monday – Sunday, 9am – 5pm

Host Council:

Mildura Rural City Council

 

22 April – 14 May 2006

Venue:

Wheatlands Warracknabeal Museum

Henty Highway

 

Warracknabeal

Opening hours:

Monday – Sunday, 10am – 12pm

1pm – 5pm

Closes at 4:30pm on Sunday

Host Council:

Yarriambiack Shire Council

 

20 May – 11 June 2006

Venue:

Shepparton Art Gallery
Eastbank Centre
90 Welsford Street

 

Shepparton

Opening hours:

Monday – Sunday, 10am – 4pm  

Host Council:

City of Greater Shepparton

 

19 June – 30 June 2006

Venue:

Queen's Hall

Parliament House
Spring Street

 

Melbourne

Opening hours:

Monday – Friday, 8:30am – 6pm
Note: the exhibition will close at 12pm on Friday 30 June

(Not open 24 June)  

 

15 July – 5 August 2006

Venue:

Arts Space Wodonga
Cnr Lawrence & Hovell Streets (Entry via Wodonga Library)

 

Wodonga

Opening hours:

Monday – Friday, 9:30 am – 6pm  

Saturday, 9:30am – 12:30pm

Closed Sunday

Host Council:

Wodonga City Council

 

14 August – 1 September 2006

Venue:

East Gippsland Art Gallery
2 Nicholson Street

 

Bairnsdale

Opening hours:

Tuesday – Friday, 10am – 4pm  

Saturday, 10am – 2pm

Closed Sunday and Monday

Host Council:

East Gippsland Shire Council

 

Venue:

Government Expo –
2006 Royal Melbourne Show

Epsom Road

 

Ascot Vale

Opening hours:

Monday – Sunday, 10am – 6pm  

Host:

Royal Melbourne Show

 

Venue:

Latrobe Regional Gallery
138 Commercial Road

 

Morwell

Opening hours:

Monday – Friday, 10am – 5pm  

Weekends, 11am – 4pm

Host Council:

City of Latrobe