1983 - Moyle Organ Appeal Launch - Prime Minister Bob Hawker with vicar Alan Cadwallader.

In 1982, a project commenced to restore the Moyle Organ, a small chamber organ built for a residence, previously used in St Cuthbert’s Brunswick. The organ had been stored by Christ Church Brunswick for some time. St Linus’ expressed a degree of interest in the instrument in 1978. Matters slowly progressed and eventually an appeal was launched under the auspices of the Organ Historical Trust of Australia, with the then local member for Wills, Mr Bob Hawke, and the Archbishop joint patrons of the appeal. The organ was stored in pieces in the hall, the vicarage kitchen cupboards and in local garages until restoration commenced.

The organ appeal was officially launched in November 1993 by the then Prime Minister Hawke, in the company of parishioners, invited guests and journalists, a large number of police and security people and a group of uranium protesters who had followed him from a meeting at the Coburg Town Hall. The afternoon was a great occasion for the parish and the ensuing publicity was of benefit to the appeal.