Oral historians are often working within and across community groups, be they cultural, local, or communities of shared interest or experience. This symposium will provide an opportunity to hear about the outcomes of the award winning oral history project Behind…
Tune in to 3CR Community Radio’s Breakfast Show at 8 am on Monday 1 May to hear the voices of people remembering what they got out of courses run by TUTA, Australia’s unique, fully government-funded union training body (1975-1996). This…
For booking details of our most popular training session ‘Oral history interviewing for beginners’, kicking off Saturday 25th March visit our event listing.
Hosted by our OHV Committee Member and President of Oral History Australia, Professor Al Thomson, the Ideas and Skills Exchange session provides an opportunity for OHV members to ask questions and share experiences and discoveries in oral history. For details…
Listen to the 3CR Summer Special – Women in Sport featuring the audio documentary The First Friday in February by Kirby Fenwick (Oral History Victoria’s newly appointed Rewind editor) and hosted by 3CR broadcaster (and Oral History Victoria Secretary) Claudia Craig…
Listen to an interview with Nat Grant, recipient of the 2022 Victorian Community History Oral History Award for Prima Donna Podcast by David Astle on ABC Radio 774 Evenings on the 8th December 2022. To read more about Prima Donna…
The November 2022 issue of the OHV newsletter ‘Rewind’ is now available. Highlights include: Report on OHV 2022 AGM and Awards Presentation Report on the OHA Biennial conference News from near and far Current OHV members receive the the newsletter…
Oral History Victoria warmly congratulates our life member Gwladys McLachlan for being the recipient of the 2022 Hazel De Berg Award for Excellence in Oral History. The award recognises Gwlad’s significant contribution to oral history over three decades in creating,…
Listen to an interview with Nat Grant, recipient of the 2022 Victorian Community History Oral History Award for Prima Donna Podcast by David Astle on ABC Radio 774 Evenings on the 8th December 2022. To read more about Prima Donna…
Concerned about the preservation of oral history collections? Oral History Australia President Professor Alistair Thomson recently joined a panel discussing a proposal for the development of an Australian Language Data Commons which could also potentially provide a home for some…