Michelle FinckeDec 8, 20192 minFrom two-room cottage to community hub: how the Footscray Mechanics' Institute blossomedThe Footscray Mechanics' Institute (FMI) is a local, independent, self-funded, self-help initiative. In 1857 the first FMI provided a...
Michelle FinckeNov 30, 20191 minTrust Me, I'm A Crime WriterFMIL member, teacher and well-known author Sherryl Clark paid the Reading Room a visit in October to talk about her new crime novel,...
Michelle FinckeNov 29, 20191 minOur beautiful Reading Room is open!We celebrated the opening of our refurbished Reading Room earlier this year with a party for friends, members and locals. As well as...