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Voluntary (Honorary) Role | Williamstown, Victoria

About Seaworks Seaworks Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation responsible for the stewardship, activation and long-term development of the Seaworks Maritime Precinct in Williamstown. Seaworks operates both a museum and Melbourne’s leading maritime heritage precinct, spanning 2.74 hectares of significant waterfront in Williamstown. The organisation is evolving into one of Melbourne’s most distinctive events destinations, carefully...

Seaworks Maritime Precinct in Williamstown is preparing to welcome one of the most immersive historical experiences to hit Melbourne:  PirateFest, a spectacular exhibition charting the true history of pirates from the ancient world to the infamous Golden Age of Piracy in the 18th century.

Opening for the Easter school holidays from 4th...

Alex Ibels joined the volunteer team three years ago after relocating to Melbourne from Canberra during the Covid pandemic. He has an undergraduate degree in design with experience...

They had surnames such as Burgess, Collins, Cobby, Green, Morton, Ross and Spring. In February 1885, they secretly joined the crew of the Confederate warship CSS Shenandoah while it was undergoing repairs on the Government Patent Slip in Williamstown. At the time, the American Civil War was still raging – and it was an offence for British...

People get a lot of satisfaction when they build something themselves. But when you build a wooden boat out of beautiful timber using traditional methods dating back hundreds of years, the satisfaction gets amplified immensely.

The members of the Seaworks Wooden Boat Building group take great pride in what they have learned and the skills they have gained building wooden clinker...

This March, The Finders Keepers presents The Art of Dining, an immersive food market series that celebrates every aspect of how we gather, from growing and sourcing to preparing, sharing, and savouring. And for the very first time, we’re bringing this design-led culinary celebration to the...