OUR BRANCH

The first Australian Branch of the Richard III Society was founded in Melbourne on 2nd October 1959. The Melbourne-based branch was the focus for Australian Ricardians until the 1980’s when separate branches were founded in the other Australian states and New Zealand.

Most of our branch activities are held in Victoria however we welcome anyone residing interstate who is interested in being part of the Melbourne-based group.
The Branch holds seven meetings during the year, at which talks are given on matters of historical interest associated with Richard III, his life and times.    Open discussion is always a feature of the meetings, which end with a supper provided by the members.  A Branch newsletter is published quarterly.  The first meeting of the year is always an informal “picnic day” giving us an opportunity to catch up after the Christmas/New Year break.
Annual membership fees, which fall due in September each year, include membership to the Society in England and subscription to their annual magazine -The Ricardian – as well as their quarterly newsletter - "The Bulletin".