There has been an extension for entries to the 2026 Victorian Community History Awards, which include a dedicated oral history award, are now open. The new closing date is 5pm on July 7. The Victorian Community History Awards are proudly…
A recording of Oral History Victoria’s latest Talking about Listening event featuring Oral History Handbook author Beth Robertson and former OHV president Alice Garner is now available online. The Talking about Listening occasional series involves two oral historians discussing oral…
A free online guide and training package for community history groups that wish to create and preserve oral history collections is now available on the Oral History Victoria (OHV) website. Although developed specifically for Victorian community history groups, the package…
A final report and online database is now available as part of the Identifying Precarious Victorian Oral History Collections Project. The project, which ran from July 2024 to November 2025, was led by oral historian and Research Project Manager Dr…
Community oral historian and broadcaster Gwlad McLachlan passed away recently in Melbourne at the age of 94, leaving a priceless legacy of recorded interviews and activism. A life member of Oral History Victoria (OHV) since 2013, Gwlad is the only…
2025 Symposium: members’ voices EoI OHV members are invited to submit an expression of interest to present in person at the Members’ Voices session of our 2025 OHV Symposium and AGM. The Symposium is on Friday 21 November at the…
The deadline for registering precarious oral history collections held in Victoria has been extended to 28 September 2025. If you hold an oral history collection in Victoria and are not confident that your collection will be safe in 10, 20…
A video showcase of projects shortlisted for the 2024 Victorian Oral History Award is now available on the Oral History Victoria (OHV) YouTube channel. The recording features presentations from the winner Alexandra Pierce for her podcast series Women, Conscription, War…
Victoria’s top oral history award goes to Alexandra Pierce for her podcast series ‘Women, Conscription, War’. Oral History Victoria warmly congratulates Alexandra, the recipient of the 2024 Oral History Award, presented as part of the Victorian Community History Awards. The…
Oral history awards shortlist The shortlisted projects for the 2024 Victorian Community History Awards have been released. The winners will be announced at a VCHA ceremony on Monday 24 March. Oral History Victoria warmly congratulates all of the projects listed below. In The Footsteps (Melbourne…