See Yup Temple

21/03/2026

We know that many people worship, visit and love the See Yup Temple for different reasons. Help us to understand what you find important about the temple. Are there any improvements or changes you would like to see happen. Click here (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdsxuDPgN6D_vZc9TUwkyzaaFIgDMKXG7BAQjSyaSvGHJ0gag/viewform?usp=header) to complete four questions in this anonymous survey.

我們知道，每位訪客來到四邑關帝廟，都有各自的原因——或來此參拜，或前來遊覽，或對這裡懷有深厚的情感。我們希望了解，這座廟宇對您而言最重要的是什麼，以及您期望看到哪些改善或改變。
歡迎點擊以下連結（https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdsxuDPgN6D_vZc9TUwkyzaaFIgDMKXG7BAQjSyaSvGHJ0gag/viewform?usp=header），填寫這份包含四條問題的匿名問卷，與我們分享您的想法。

12/03/2026

If you haven't had a chance to have a look at 'See Yup Temple: The Next 170 Years' never fear it is still on! We are delighted to include it as part of Victoria's Australian Heritage Festival: https://australianheritagefestival.org.au/event/34522570-a/see-yup-temple-the-next-170-years

Extended Lunar New Year hours have ended but the See Yup Temple is still open EVERY WEEKEND 9am to 4pm (free entry, although gold coin donation appreciated). There is also a terrific display outlining the conservation work and support that the students from the Cripps Institute at the University of Melbourne have provided the temple as part of our recovery.

Did you know that tucked away in suburban South Melbourne is the oldest Chinese temple in Australia? People have been worshiping on this site for 170 years...

11/03/2026

We were delighted to see the launch of our exhibition: 'See Yup Temple: The Next 170 Years' written up in the 'Australia China Daily': https://www.acd.com.au/chinese-community-news/weishengsiyiguandimiao170zaitezhanqimu-gongqiwenhuaguibaozhonghuanxinsheng/. The temple is now only open on weekends (9am to 4pm) and the exhibition is still on display. Everyone is welcome.

23/02/2026

23/02/2026

It has been wonderful to see the See Yup Temple, Australia's oldest temple, alive with worshippers as we leap into the Year of the Horse. Alongside this we are still working hard on post-fire recovery efforts. On Saturday we were very excited to welcome Nina Taylor MP, Labor Member for Albert Park, to the temple to launch a new exhibition 'See Yup Temple: The Next 170 Years' on behalf of Ingrid Stitt MP, Minister for Multicultural Affairs.

We were honoured to have Alex Makin, Mayor of the City of Port Phillip and Cr Libby Buckingham, City of Port Phillip join the launch. In addition we had Chin Tan (former Race Discrimination Commissioner), Multicultural Museums Victoria, the Golden Dragon Museum, the Museum of Chinese Australian History, Heritage Victoria, National Foundation for Australia China Relations, Robert Cripps Institute for Cultural Conservation and Chin Communications.

Communication is vital part of our recovery work. We know some worshippers and visitors are still not aware that there has been a fire, the extent of the damage caused by it and complexity of the recovery efforts needed. This exhibition helps us share this information but we also wanted to take the opportunity to look to the future. What do visitors value about the temple, how might it be improved, how do you want the temple to look post recovery?
To learn more come and visit the exhibition in the temple gardens.

Where: 76 Raglan St, South Melbourne (just off Clarendon St)
When: Till 6 March: open every day 9am to around 4pm
After 6 March open every weekend 9am to 4pm

Visit our website: www.seeyuptemple.com.au
Assist our fundraising through a tax deductible donation: https://www.givenow.com.au/seeyuptemplerecovery

22/11/2025

The See Yup Temple are proud to see that The Australian Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Material (AICCM) has recognised the volunteer work of 18 students from the Master of Cultural Materials Conservation program at The Robert Cripps Institute for Cultural Conservation at the temple through an Outstanding Student Volunteer Award.

The students dedicated over 400 hours stabilising and recovering collections from the fire-affected site and helped ensure the safe handling, documentation, and storage of fire-affected collections, while supporting the temple’s spiritual and cultural recovery.

A special thanks and congratulations to the students from the See Yup Temple.

06/11/2025

We are thrilled to be one of 50 Community Heritage Grants recipients for 2025!

This grant will allows us to improve the care and management of our heritage objects and also undertake basic conservation of items damaged in the tragic fire in February 2024 with the professional guidance of the Grimwade Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation at The University of Melbourne.

The Community Heritage Grant (CHG) program is an incredibly important program that provides non-profit community organisations with funding to assist with the preservation of locally owned, nationally significant collections. The grants also aims to make these collections more publicly accessible.

This vital program is funded by Australian Government through the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts (AusGov Office for the Arts); National Library of Australia; National Archives of Australia; NFSA - National Film and Sound Archive of Australia and National Museum of Australia.

Find out more: https://brnw.ch/21wXcSu


Photo credits: Grimwade students packing fire damaged embroidered banners (S.Couchman); See Yup Temple caretakers preparing temporary worship space after the fire (S.Couchman); Michael Lam and Sophie Couchman inspecting 1901 Federation Dragon head stored at the temple (Robert French, Museums Victoria)

13/05/2025

07/05/2025

Thank you to everyone who joined us Tuesday night at the Emerald Hill Library for our talk on “After the Fire: Recovery Efforts at the See Yup Temple”.

We’re so grateful to all who came to hear about the temple’s rich history, the devastating fire, and the important recovery work now underway.

Special thanks to Dr Sophie Couchman and the students Mollie and Danni from at the University of Melbourne for sharing their expertise and insights. We’re heartened by the community’s support and care.

To keep up with the ongoing conservation efforts, please visit our website www.seeyuptemple.com.au

05/05/2025

Three students from Grimwade Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation under the supervision of Associate Professor Nicole Tse started some brush vacuuming of one of the temple’s largest and most ornate donation plaque before we move it. This gentle cleaning really brings up gold gilding spectacularly!

05/05/2025

On 17 February 2024 a devastating fire, caused by an electrical fault, broke out in the main Kwan Dai Hall at the See Yup Temple in Raglan Street, South Melbourne. Built in 1866, over two hundred objects were recovered from the site of the fire. Thankfully none of the temple Gods were damaged.
News reports of the fire mentioned in passing that the temple was heritage listed. But what does this mean and why should we care?

Join Professional Historian and Curator Dr Sophie Couchman and students from , the University of Melbourne, to learn more about recovery efforts after the fire and the work ahead.

Free entry, prebooking required.

For more details please visit: https://www.seeyuptemple.com.au/news/after-the-fire-recovery-efforts-at-the-see-yup-temple