In recognition of 2019 as the United Nations Year of Indigenous Languages, Oral History Australia (OHA) has announced it is offering two bursaries of up to $750 each for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander oral historians presenting a paper at the…
Memento Media and Moreland City Council presented ReCollection at the Coburg Carnivale as part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival. ReCollection celebrated, shared and captured memories of Moreland’s places, history and faces. The installation showcased oral history based documentaries and a range…
The December 2018 issue of the OHV newsletter ‘Rewind’ is now available. Current OHV members receive the the newsletter by email through the MailChimp platform. If you are not an OHV member you can subscribe. You can also view the…
The year is almost over so it’s time to wish our members and supporters all the best for the holiday season and the New Year. We hope you’ve enjoyed your experiences with us and we look forward to seeing you…
Oral History Victoria is pleased to announce that four grants of up to $750 each may be awarded to any member, and at least one student member presenting a paper at the 2019 Biennial Oral History Australia Conference, ‘Intimate Stories,…
Oral History Australia’s next biennial conference will be held at the State Library of Queensland in Brisbane on 10 to 13 October 2019 and proposals for presentations are now being accepted. The 2019 Biennial Oral History Australia Conference takes place…
Congratulations to Kirby Fenwick whose audio documentary ‘The First Friday in February‘ took out the 2018 Oral History Victoria Award at our awards and annual general meeting night on 25 October 2018. Kirby’s documentary tells the story of the first AFLW…
As of September 2018 the Oral History Victoria newsletter ‘Rewind’ has a new electronic format. Distributed through the MailChimp platform, the new-look ‘Rewind’ newsletter brings together all the latest news from our website, Facebook page and beyond. You can view it…
Members and friends of Oral History Victoria are invited to attend our presentation evening and AGM at the Royal Historical Society Building on the corner of A’Beckett St and Williams St (opposite Flagstaff station – enter via Williams St entrance)…
We run on person power and it’s time to call for nominations to the OHV committee for 2018-2019. A likeable group of a dozen or so, the committee meets every 8 weeks for a couple of hours in the Melbourne…