A bronze bust of Sir Robert Menzies is to take pride of place in the Liberal Party's meeting room at Parliament House.
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Liberal Party's founding by Sir Robert and a group of 80 men and women from non-Labor parties.
The bust of Australia's longest-serving prime minister was not especially commissioned but was bought by a small group of MPs and senators at a fundraiser for the Victorian Liberals' state election campaign.
Victorian senator Scott Ryan will deliver it to Parliament House next week.
In another mark of respect for the former prime minister, there will be an inaugural Sir Robert Menzies dinner at Old Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday.
The dinner, organised by Speaker Bronwyn Bishop, Social Services Minister Kevin Andrews, parliamentary secretary Josh Frydenberg and ACT Senator Zed Seselja will raise funds for beyondblue, which raises awareness about depression and anxiety.
Guests include Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Sir Robert's daughter Heather Henderson.
Old Parliament House is running an exhibition curated by former prime minister John Howard, marking the first Menzies government of 1939-41.
Mr Howard has also written a book on his political hero, The Menzies Era.
Sir Robert's second period in government ran from December 1949 to January 1966.
REMEMBERING MENZIES
* Menzies electorate in Victoria
* RG Menzies Building at Australian National University, Canberra
* The Menzies Foundation, Victoria
* RG Menzies Walk, Canberra
* Menzies Humanities Building at Monash University (known as the "Ming Wing")
* Menzies Centre for Australian Studies, Kings College, London
* Busts in Liberal Party HQ in Canberra and Ballarat Botanical Gardens.
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