Yesteryear with Martin.
A warm 60-minute presentation for retirement villages and aged-care residents — bringing to life the Melbourne, the identities and the great Australia they grew up in.
An hour of stories your residents will never forget.
Martin comes to your venue with a lifetime of Melbourne stories — the identities they remember, the streets they walked, the songs they sang, and the great Australia of their youth.
This is not a lecture. It's a warm, engaging, image-rich conversation, paced for seniors, with plenty of room for their own memories to flow. It's history — but it's their history.
"The best Tuesday afternoon our residents have had all year."
Great Melbourne identities
From Sir John Monash to Dame Nellie Melba, from Squizzy Taylor to Ron Barassi — the names that made a city.
Landmarks & icons
The Cup, the trams that rattle on, the clocks at Flinders Street, the Windsor's afternoon tea.
Australia of yesteryear
Post-war migration, the milk bar and corner pub, Sunday roasts, country dances, the songs everyone knew.
Melbourne at war
Home-front stories, the Anzac spirit, letters home, the streets that farewelled a generation.
Choose your session.
Request a free talk online, or send an enquiry and Martin will call you back within 24 hours.
60-minute presentation
- Delivered at your venue
- Photos, visual aids & Q&A
- Up to 200 residents
- Metro Melbourne travel included
2-hour extended session
- Delivered at your venue
- Photos, visual aids & Q&A
- Up to 200 residents
- Metro Melbourne travel included
Not quite ready to book?
Prefer to chat first, discuss custom themes (Anzac Day, Australia Day, migrant stories), or plan a series of visits? Send Martin an enquiry.
Hard-copy brochure
Printable single-page brochure — perfect to drop off at your local aged-care facilities.
Download brochureCall Martin directly
Happy to take bookings by phone or SMS — old-fashioned way, still the best way.
0422 007 703