The State of Victoria in Australia was known as the Port Phillip District of New South Wales prior to separation on 1 July 1851. Settlement at Melbourne, on the northern shore of Port Phillip Bay, commenced in 1835.
Our President, Barbara Hawkins, can be contacted by telephone on (03) 9763 8252; our Vice President, Margaret Kaan on (03) 9439 3856, our Honorary Secretary, Marilla James on (03) 9822 1776 and our Examiner of Proofs, Mavis Gerdtz on (03) 9879 6355.