The 2024 Victorian Community History Awards are now open. Presented by Public Records Office Victoria in partnership with the Royal Historical Society of Victoria, the awards are held annually to celebrate the people involved in community history projects who are dedicated to telling local stories which help all Victorians to better understand their past.
The awards include a dedicated Oral History Award presented in collaboration with Oral History Victoria.
Entries close at 5pm on Wednesday 2 October 2024. For further information and to enter:
- enter online: https://www.historyvictoria.org.au/victorian-community-history-awards-2024/
- use the hardcopy entry form available from September at the following sites: Victorian Archives Centre, Ballarat Archives Centre, Bendigo Regional Archives Centre, Geelong Heritage Centre and the Royal Historical Society of Victoria
- download and print a form at https://prov.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/media/vcha_entry_form_2024.pdf.
The award categories include:
- Victorian Premier’s History Award ($5000 prize)
- Collaborative Community History Award ($2000)
- Local History Project Award ($2000)
- History Publication Award ($2000)
- Small History Publication Award ($1500)
- Small Organisation History Project Award ($1500)
- Community Diversity Award ($1500)
- Digital Storytelling Award ($1500)
- Historical Interpretation Award ($1500)
- Oral History Award presented in collaboration with Oral History Victoria ($1500)
- History Article Award ($500).