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What's new in 2022: December
![Patient Register and Case Record, VPRS 18933 Vol 1 an inside page of a book featuring water colour and a stamp that says Mason Firth and McCutcheon Account Book Manufacturer Melbourne](/sites/default/files/styles/348x144/public/files/banners/nov_banner.jpg?itok=u9al1jZx)
New To The Collection
Yarns from Ballarat
![BADAC Stories BADAC Firepit](/sites/default/files/styles/348x144/public/files/banners/badac_banner4.jpg?itok=zJbqOT84)
In The Community
Complete your book in 2023
![type - writing class VPRS 14517/P0001/37, O286 a classroom of women writing](/sites/default/files/styles/348x144/public/files/banners/writing_banner.jpg?itok=aPHOI8qE)
News And Events
Review our draft Managing Records in Business Systems Policy
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Recordkeeping For Government
A New RDA for Victorian Government Schools
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Recordkeeping For Government
Website archiving: A simple solution
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Recordkeeping For Government
Places of Deposit in flood affected locations
![Water damaged records water logged books](/sites/default/files/styles/348x144/public/2017-12/Flooded%20records%20banner.jpg?itok=Uw3WpJbG)
In The Community
Nominations now open
![Sir Rupert Hamer top of a man's face](/sites/default/files/styles/348x144/public/files/banners/hamer-awards-grk-banner.jpg?itok=tn15c9x1)
Recordkeeping For Government
What's new in 2022: August
![VPRS 18806 Box 2 Dated 1956 hospital beds](/sites/default/files/styles/348x144/public/files/banners/vprs_18806_box_2_dated_1956_banner.jpeg?itok=ukWHkHwS)
New To The Collection
Annotating the archives
![GIPPS6 MITCHELL RIV FROM LAKE KING TO THE FORD AT LINDENOW AND LAKE VICTORIA FROM JONES' BACKWATER TO STORM POINT map of historic plan showing annotation pin markers on prov map warper](/sites/default/files/styles/348x144/public/files/GIPPS6Banner_asa.jpg?itok=G-BW0ghL)
News And Events
Material in the Public Record Office Victoria archival collection contains words and descriptions that reflect attitudes and government policies at different times which may be insensitive and upsetting
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples should be aware the collection and website may contain images, voices and names of deceased persons.
PROV provides advice to researchers wishing to access, publish or re-use records about Aboriginal Peoples