Category: Event News

Unfortunately Culture Shock Event’s Doctor Who convention has been postponed until 2019. No date has been set, but they are looking at a mid-2019 date. According to their Facebook post, the event and their Star Trek event – Final Frontiers, has been postponed due to a lack of ticket sales.

“After discussions with the guests and their agents, in order to secure the guests we would like as well as ensuring the best event for fans and the guests, it has been decided to postpone both Final Frontiers and Who’s Who until 2019. Current ticket sales unfortunately did not make them viable to run at this time. With more time, and a little more organisational detail, we feel that the move will make for better events in the end.”

To read the full post, view the Facebook post here.

A third guest has been added to Culture Shock’s Who’s Who convention. Graeme Harper is unique in that he has directed both classic and new series episodes of Doctor Who – having worked with Peter Davison and Colin Baker in the classic series, and David Tennant in the new series. Graeme has also worked on the Doctor Who spin-off, The Sarah Jane Adventures.

For more information on Who’s Who and to purchase tickets, visit the Culture Shock Events Website.

Dan Starkey has been added as a guest for Culture Shock Event’s upcoming Who’s Who convention. Dan Starkey is best known for his recurring role as Strax in Doctor Who, but has also played a number of other characters in the show – mainly of the Sonatran race. Dan will be joining Caitlin Blackwood (Young Amelia Pond) at this event on November 18th.

For more information, visit the Culture Shock Events website at: http://cultureshockevents.com/whos-who/

Supanova Comic Con and Gaming has announced their first guest for 2018. And what a huge guest it is to be, especially for us Doctor Who fans! None other than the 12th Doctor himself, Peter Capaldi will be coming to the Melbourne and Gold Coast shows in 2018.

The announcement was made via a live Facebook video after the final Supanova show for the year in Adelaide over the weekend. Supanova made the announcement surrounded by Daleks from the Australian Dalek Builders Union (who are based in Adelaide).

Of course, providing Peter doesn’t have any filming commitments pop-up at that time, this will certainly be an exciting time for the Doctor Who Club of Victoria.

Watch this space and our Social Media pages for more information on what the club will be bringing to Supanova. And follow up on all of the Supanova news at www.supanova.com.au.

Supanova will take place in Melbourne on the weekend of April 20-22 in 2018.

Selected cinemas around Australia will be showing the previously abandoned story Shada starring Tom Baker and Lalla Ward on the weekend of November 24-26. The previously uncompleted scenes have been bought back to life using animation. The new version will consist of original footage upscaled to high-definition, combined with the new animation sequences. For more information and participating cinemas, visit the Sharmill Films website.

Please note that the club won’t be organising a TARDIS trip for this event, as being on the same weekend as our Anniversary/Christmas party, we will be hard at work with this.

But why not have your own Whovian weekend – you could go to a screening on Friday night, our Anniversary/Christmas Party on Saturday, and the Whovian Parade on Sunday. See the Events page for full details.

John Barrowman will be returning to Melbourne on January 16th next year to perform his only Australian show. In an evening of song and stories, John will surely be as entertaining as always.

Tickets go on sale on Monday 30th October @ 9:00 am. However, Ticketmaster is holding a pre-sale on Thursday at 10:00 am for those wanting to get in early! Prices range from $79-$120 for adults, $68-$75 for concession, or $250 for a VIP meet and greet package.

For more information visit the Melbourne Arts Centre website.

Australia’s first-ever LGBTI+ and Queer friendly pop-culture event is on this weekend at the Melbourne Showgrounds on both Saturday and Sunday.

A Celebration of Diversity in all its forms, Queer Expo brings VIP Celebrity Guests and Ticket Holders together to Celebrate Hope, love and equally without discrimination.

Aside from celebrity guests, there will be panels, discussions and learning opportunities on an array of LGBTI+ subjects, a traders hall, and even a drag competition! So whether you identify as LGBTI+ or are an Ally, then there’s something for everyone!

For more information, be sure to check out the website at http://ausfancons.com/queerexpo/.

Oz Comic-Con have announced none other than the 7th Doctor Sylvester McCoy as a guest for Melbourne in July. Autograph and photo tokens can be pre-purchased online, with autographs costing $40 each, and photographs with Sylvester being $50 each. Or for the hardcore fan, why not have dinner with Sylvester for $220.

Oz Comic-Con will be on the weekend of July 1st/2nd at the Melbourne Convention and
Exhibition Centre. We will be in attendance, along with the Tardis from Rent-a-Tardis.

For more information on Oz Comic-Con or to book tickets, visit their website, or for specific information on Sylvester McCoy, see this page.

Deza-Con is a small, friendly convention, with the local community spirit in mind. With a range of different stalls ranging from toys, collectables and fan-made items, there’s surely something for everyone.  We will be having a stall there, so come along and say hello. And we’ll also be taking part in a debate with the Star Trek Role-Playing Group – USS Yarra, about which series has the best monsters. So if you live in the South-Eastern suburbs of Melbourne (or even if you don’t), why  not drop by Deza-Con – it’s only $5 entry!

Deza-Con III is on Saturday 27th May from 10am until 4pm at the Narre Community Learning Centre. For more information visit their Facebook Event Page.