Interested in undertaking a history PhD? This PhD scholarship is part of a new project: Australia’s first history of disability: Making a more inclusive Australia, based at Monash University. careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...

Oral History Victoria is hosting a half-day workshop 'Oral History for the Future' as part of their 2026 Symposium 'Victoria’s Precarious Oral History Collections: from identification to preservation' on Friday, 21 August.

The Jane Hansen Prize for History Advocacy is now open for applications! If you know an individual or organisation who has made an impact by advocating for history in Victoria this year, visit the website for more information on how to submit a nomination. historycouncilvic.org.au/prizes-and-c...

The Queensland Tiger has revived the songs Charles Thatcher, one of the best-known entertainers of the Australian goldfields during the 1850s and 1860s. VTo download and listen to the songs (no charge): thequeenslandtiger.com/albums/ #phavictas #vichistoryevents #historyvictoria

This year's Wilson History Oration, hosted by PHA (SA) and presented by Karen George promises to be a fascinating exploration into the difference historians make in our lives. phavic.wildapricot.org/event-6726318 #phavictas #vichistoryevents

The Victorian Community History Awards 2026 are now open! If you've produced a community history project – or know someone who has – now is the time to put in a submission. Head to www.historyvictoria.org.au/victorian-co... for the submission form and full terms and conditions.

Victorian Community History Awards - Royal Historical Society of Victoria

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Historians were given much to think about at the recent AI and Algorithms workshop, presented by PHA members Deb Lee-Talbot and Mike Jones. There are already calls for part 2! #phavictas

Oral History Australia's 2026 awards are now open! The deadline for submissions is 31 July. Visit the website for more information. oralhistoryaustralia.org.au/news/oha-202...

OHA 2026 awards now open - Oral History Australia

Nominations and applications are now being accepted for the 2026 OHA awards. The deadline is 31 July 2026. Winners will be announced at the 2026 OHA Biennial Conference in Adelaide, South Australia, f...

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Nominations for the AMaGA awards are now open! Australia's museums, galleries, libraries, archives, and cultural institutions do extraordinary work and the AMaGAs exist to recognise it. amaga.org.au/Web/Web/Awar... #phavictas

PHA (Vic & Tas) sends our congratulations to Professor Clare Wright for winning the Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-fiction AND Book of the Year at the NSW Literary Awards for Näku Dhäruk: The Bark Petitions. www.theguardian.com/books/2026/m... #phavictas

‘A book that should be read by all Australians’: Clare Wright wins book of the year at the NSW Literary awards

The historian won $50,000 for her nonfiction book Näku Dhäruk: The Bark Petitions, which judges praised as deeply researched, ‘highly original’ and ‘vividly alive’

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Great news from RHSV: the Victorian Community History Awards will be returning for 2026! This year's season will cover works completed (i.e. published, exhibited or launched) between 1 July 2024 and 30 June 2026. More details coming soon!

This interactive online workshop from our friends at Oral History Victoria explores approaches and issues in creating written outputs from oral history interviews, using examples from Alistair’s oral history publications and from participants’ own work. events.humanitix.com/writing-oral...

Writing Oral History: Turning Talk into Text

Full day advanced workshop taught by Alistair Thomson that focuses on approaches to creating text-based outputs from oral history interviews.

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Panel Discussion: Authentic Stories in Architecture: The Importance of Indigenous Co-Design When: Thursday, 14 May, 5:30 - 8 pm Where: Gray Puksand Studio, 565 Bourke Street, Melbourne events.humanitix.com/authentic-st... #melbournedesignweek

Authentic Stories in Architecture: The Importance of Indigenous Co-Design

The MDW audience to experience a meaningful conversation on the importance of authentic storytelling in architecture.

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PHA (Vic & Tas) is pleased to invite Australian historians to attend this half-day workshop: From Archives to Algorithms: Digital Methods and AI Tools for Historians. Space for non-members is VERY limited. Fees apply. www.phavic.org.au/event-items/...

From Archives to Algorithms: Digital Methods and AI Tools for Historians — Professional Historians Association (Victoria & Tasmania)

A half-day workshop exploring key developments and emerging tools for historians. The session will develop digital and AI literacy by exploring the impact of new technologies on hi...

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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... #OralHistory #historyvictoria #phavictas

Biennial Conference 2026 - Oral History Australia

Conference home The 2026 Oral History Australia Biennial Conference will be held in Tardanya/Adelaide, South Australia, on the lands of the Kaurna people, from 3-6 December. The conference is being pr...

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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/... #phavictas

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... #vichistoryevents #phavictas #historyvictoria

The latest issue of Circa, the Journal of Professional Historians is now available to read online! www.historians.org.au/new-issue-of... #phavictas #historymatters #history

Have you checked out the Melbourne Writers Festival program yet? Lots of history-themed writers coming to Melbourne in May. mwf.com.au/program #phavictas #vichistoryevents #historyvictoria

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For Women's History Month, the History Council of Victoria presents: Women and the Criminal Justice System in Australia. #vichistoryevents 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...

She Carried On: Women’s Power, Erasure, and Legacy in Victoria’s History

Women's History Month talk hosted by Santilla Chingaipe

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Our friends at Oral History Victoria are presenting: Oral history for the future: preservation and accessibility. events.humanitix.com/oral_history...

Oral History for the Future: Preservation and Accessibility

How to preserve oral history interviews so they're accessible in 100 years. Half-day online workshop presented by Alistair Thomson.

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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. #tasmania

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...

Brettena Smyth: Making it better for women

Join us for this special International Women’s Day talk on Brettena Smyth with Fiona Gatt.

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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... #oralhistoryaustralia #historyvictoria #phavictas #vichistoryevents

Oral History for the Future: Preservation and Accessibility

How to preserve oral history interviews so they're accessible in 100 years. Half-day online workshop presented by Alistair Thomson.

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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_... #vichistoryevents

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 #phavictas #unescoworldheritage

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-... #vichistoryevents #phavictas #rhsv

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-... #oralhistory

Call for Papers 2026 - Oral History Australia

Studies in Oral History, Issue No. 48 Editors: Mia Martin Hobbs and Geraldine Fela Bearing Witness, Making History Peer-reviewed articles Contributions are invited from Australia and overseas for the ...

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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... #phavictas

Fellowships - State Library of Tasmania and Tasmanian Archives

The State Library of Tasmania and Tasmanian Archives are pleased to offer a fellowship program. The Fellowships, each valued at $10,000 will commence in 2023 with one research fellowship and one creat...

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