Events

Meetings are held on the first Tuesday in the month, February to December, at the Moonah Community Centre, 7 Gormanston Road, Moonah commencing at 10.00am.

Guest speakers at the monthly meetings cover a wide variety of topics relative to early Tasmanian history, its people, life and times and development. Some recent topics have included Photographing Tombstones, Life & Death in Old Hobart Town, Orphan School, the Female Factories and Governor Sir John Franklin, William Bligh, Children of Convict Parents.

From time to time member excursions visit historic sites and buildings.

Visitors are most welcome to attend.

Each year ...

The next Annual Floral Tribute will be conducted at 11.00 AM Thursday, 20th February 2025.

Each year representatives from the original inhabitants, government, councils, Mission to Seamen, Historical Societies and our members and friends attend the tribute at the Hunter Street monument to commemorate our First and Early settlers.

A casual morning tea or lunch is later enjoyed at a local café organised on an impromptu basis on the day.

Help celebrate the centenary of Hobart's St David's Park

The City of Hobart invites you to help celebrate the centenary of St David's Park.

The celebrations will be held on Friday 13 November 2026 from 10am until 1pm and include a garden party with a brass band playing from the rotunda and roving actors in period costume.

* Devonshire tea will be served at 10am, followed by a performance from the rotunda by the Tasmanian Heritage String Ensemble at 10.30am.
* There will be an official welcome at 11.20am with a heritage talk from local historian Brendan Lennard at 11.30am.
* The ceremonial planting of two young giant sequoias, replacing the two lost earlier this year, will take place at 11.50am.

If you plan to attend please RSVP online on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/2062870064365681/ or at Humanitix: https://events.humanitix.com/st-david-s-park-100th...

St David's Park was designed in the early 1920s by Leslie Lipscombe, Hobart City Council's first Superintendent of Reserves.

Before his death in 1928 Leslie laid out plans for Fitzroy Gardens, Long Beach Reserve, Cornelian Bay, the rose garden on the Domain and of course, his masterpiece, St David's Park.

If you have questions about the event you can email our communications team at communications@hobartcity.com.au