The deadline for proposals for the 2026 OHA Biennial Conference is approaching. The theme is the very timely ‘Human voices, modern technology: Oral history & authenticity’.
oralhistoryaustralia.org.au/biennial-con...
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Do you need help finding funding for your history project? PHA (Vic & Tas) invites all PHA members across Australia to Think Like a Kindergarten: Avenues for Funding with Jonathan O'Donnell.
www.phavic.org.au/event-items/...
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Map of Lost Places: A Collaborative Project Exploring Women’s Memory, City Space and Story
Visit the website:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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The latest issue of Circa, the Journal of Professional Historians is now available to read online!
www.historians.org.au/new-issue-of...
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Have you checked out the Melbourne Writers Festival program yet? Lots of history-themed writers coming to Melbourne in May.
mwf.com.au/program
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For Women's History Month, the History Council of Victoria presents: Women and the Criminal Justice System in Australia.
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www.historycouncilvic.org.au/mph_2026_mar...
Whose histories endure, whose are erased and how should we reckon with them today?
On 25 March, Dr Scarlette Nhi Do, Professor Zoë Laidlaw and PhD candidate Kacey Sinclair create a timely conversation about women’s influence in shaping Victoria’s past.
www.eventbrite.com.au/e/she-carrie...
Our friends at Oral History Victoria are presenting: Oral history for the future: preservation and accessibility.
events.humanitix.com/oral_history...
Glamorgan Spring Bay History Society are launching their latest publication, Tasmanian Built, at the Derwent Room, Wrest Point Casino on between 5:30 and 7:30 pm on 25 March.
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Brettena Smyth: Making it better for women
Tuesday, 10 March, 6pm
Fiona Gatt will speak on how Brettena Smyth used her North Melbourne shop to spearhead feminist and suffrage efforts in late 19th-century Australia.
www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/event/brette...
Oral History Victoria presents Oral History for the Future: Preservation and Accessibility. Friday, 13 March, 9:30am - 1pm (Online). Fees apply.
events.humanitix.com/oral_history...
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Special Damage by Jessica Lake book cover
HCV's first Book & Author chat is with Jessica Lake, the author of Special Damage: The Slander of Women and the Gendered History of Defamation Law.
Thursday, 5 March, 6 pm at Bard's Apothecary, 24 Crossley Street, Melbourne.
www.historycouncilvic.org.au/book_author_...
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It'll suck you in!
Front cover of The True Story of The Kelly Gang protected by the Register.
The UNESCO Australian Memory of the World Committee is calling for nominations to its Australian Register.
Custodians of documentary heritage of significance to Australia can now nominate to the Register until 30 June 2026.
www.amw.org.au/how-nominate
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I don't know unfortunately, but if you ask RHSV they may be able to help you. Try office@historyvictoria.org.au
Slide promoting Reclaim her Name workshops in February and March
There are significantly fewer places named after women than men.
This month, the Royal Historical Society of Victoria has collaborated with Gender Equity Victoria on the Reclaim Her Name initiative.
www.historyvictoria.org.au/reclaim-her-...
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Call for Papers: Studies in Oral History
Produced by Oral History Australia, the theme is ‘Bearing Witness, Making Histories’.
The deadline for submission of peer review articles is 31 March 2026, and for reports is 29 May 2026.
oralhistoryaustralia.org.au/journal/cfp-...
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The State Library and Archives of Tasmania is pleased to offer a 12-month fellowship program. In 2026, four Fellowships are available. Applications close: Friday 6 February 2026
libraries.tas.gov.au/slat/fellows...
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Submissions are now open for the Griffith Review, issue 93. They are looking for submissions no more than 4,000 words on the theme: Into the Archive.
www.griffithreview.com/for-writers/
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Are you an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander researcher? There’s still a little time to apply to the Loris Williams Memorial Fund for financial assistance with study, research, or professional development in the archives and records sector.
www.archivists.org.au/Web/Web/Care...
Great to see so many people dedicated to protecting our wonderful institution at the SLV Rally on Saturday.
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The PHA (Vic & Tas) wish to publicly congratulate Victoria's First Peoples' Assembly, Victorian Parliament and generations of advocates and activists who contributed to Victoria’s Treaty.
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Do you have an interesting take on the history of the City of Melton, its residents and the surrounding areas?
www.melton.vic.gov.au/Out-n-About/...
Melton City Council is looking for events to include in the Melton Heritage Festival 2026!
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Thousands continue to sign the petition to stop the cuts to the State Library. The CPSU has organised a protest rally on 13 December at 12.30 pm outside the State Library.
www.change.org/p/save-the-s...
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Of course, you know ALL the history of everything!
Today PHA (Vic & Tas) issued a statement protesting the proposed budget cuts to the State Library of Victoria. To find out what you can do too, visit our website today.
www.phavic.org.au/news-items
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Funding cuts threaten our beloved State Library of Victoria.
Sign the petition to stop these cuts and share it with everyone you know.
The Petition link is c.org/JMgHTzVjLQ
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Support history advocacy and communication in Victoria with a donation to the History Council of Victoria this year.
www.historycouncilvic.org.au/donate
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Did you know...
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Unimelb's School of Government, Archives and Special Collections, and Trinity College are delighted to invite you to a Symposium being held to mark the 50th Anniversary of the Fraser Government.
12-13 December 2025
www.trinity.unimelb.edu.au/whats-happen...
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