A PM in the house

Australia’s second Prime Minister, Alfred Deakin, prepares for a dip near his holiday home at Point Lonsdale. Picture courtesy Alfred Deakin Prime Ministerial Library, Deakin University/Margaret Brookes
A PM in the house
JOHN VAN KLAVEREN tours Point Lonsdale’s Aripla, former holiday home of Australia’s second Prime Minister and the namesake of Deakin University. A hidden national treasure at Point Lonsdale links Geelong to Australia’s emergence from colonialism into federation. The link runs through Geelong’s university and includes many notables of the time as well as events […]