Recipients of the 2019-2020 Local History Grant Program are listed below. Congratulations to all recipients!
Alphington Bowls Club
The First Hundred Years
Awarded $7,000
Beechworth Cemetery Trust
Beechworth Public Cemetery Website and Branding Project
Awarded $9,005
Bellarine Historical Society Inc.
Displays of Agricultural Industries and Rural life
Awarded $4,233.35
Bendigo Youth Choir Inc.
Sing, Dream, Belong, A History of the Bendigo Youth Choir
Awarded $15,000
Buninyong and District Historical Society
Digital preservation of oral and video histories
Awarded $1,299
Business & Tourism Creswick Inc.
A Goldmine of History - a pictorial history of the Australasian No 2 mine
$10,329
Care Leavers Australasia Network Inc.
Geelong Care Leavers talk back to historical records of the Children’s Welfare Department
Awarded $13,800
Charles Sturt University
Mayday Hills and Beechworth Cemetery Virtual Tour
Awarded $6,067
Chiltern Court House Committee of Management
Chiltern Courthouse History Panels Project: presenting stories of the courthouse
Awarded $7,000
Chinese Australian Family Historians of Victoria Inc.
Making Chinese-Australian travel records publicly available: An online database
Awarded $11,000
Cottage by the Sea
Cottage by the Sea Archive Management System and storage equipment
Awarded $879
Dandenong Ranges Historical Council Inc.
Digitise Ferntree Gully News 1940-1947
Awarded $4,915.68
Darebin Libraries
Darebin Heritage Assessment Study
Awarded $5,000
Deaf Children Australia
Cataloguing Deaf Children Australia History Collection - 1862 - Present Day
Awarded $14,885
East Gippsland Family History Group Inc. (EGFHG)
Preserving East Gippsland
Awarded $3,500
Eureka Australia Descendants and Supporters
Eureka in Melbourne Walking App
Awarded $3,980
Friends of St. Brigid's Association
Preserving the history of St Brigid's Crossley. Stage 1.
$1,500
Geelong Regional Library Corporation
Significance Assessment Report and Perspectives Plan for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Materials in the Geelong Heritage Centre Archive
Awarded $9,500
History Monash Inc.
New archival storage shelves and archival preservation materials
Awarded $3,870
Kooloonong Natya Landcare Group
Kooloonong-Natya-Boundary Bend Centenary of Soldier Settlement 1920-2020
Awarded $12,475
Korong Historical Society
E-publication with text and over 800 photographs of significant heritage sites
Awarded $3,280
Krowathunkooloong Keeping Place within GEGAC Gippsland and East Gippsland Aboriginal Co-Operative Ltd.
Krowathunkooloong Keeping Place: lockable display cabinets and archive quality prints
Awarded $4,076.91
Landcare Victoria Inc.
Landcare Voices - an Oral History Phase II
Awarded $7,050
Leongatha & District Historical Society Inc
Equipment project
Awarded $1,000
Merino Progress Association Inc.
Merino Township Historic Signage
Awarded $8,728.80
Mildura Rural City Council
100 years of Soldier Settlement
Awarded $14,994
Morwell Cricket Club Inc
Morwell Cricket Club Public Display Records
Awarded $915
Musculoskeletal Australia
Digitisation and Cataloguing of MSK's Photographic Collection
Awarded $7,200
National Trust of Australia (Victoria)
Our Land, Your Law: Case Studies of Aboriginal Incarceration at Old Melbourne Gaol
Awarded $15,000
North Cyprus Community of Victoria
Muslims of Victoria: Our stories of belonging, community and homemaking
Awarded $10,862
Nullawil Historical Society Inc.
Auchmore museum collection archiving
Awarded $5,035.45
Numurkah & District Historical Society Inc.
Display of, and signage for, tools and farming items currently in storage
Awarded $7,600
Pammessinian Brotherhood Papaflessas Ltd
Messinia To Victoria Oral History
Awarded $2,000
Phillip Island Historical Society
Oral Histories of Phillip Island
Awarded $7,000
Scout Heritage Victoria
Conservation and Storage of Textile Event Pennants
Awarded $2,925
St Arnaud & District Historical Society Inc.
St Arnaud Mining History Discovery Trail
Awarded $9,280
Stawell Historical Society Incorporated
Implementation of a Digitising Project for cataloguing records of Museum Objects
Awarded $2,000
Strathbogie Tableland History Group
Strathbogie Heritage Trail
Awarded $6,190
Tetoora Road Community Centre Committee of Management
Oral History of Tetoora Road Area
Awarded $4,720
The Albanian Australian Islamic Society
Melbourne's First Mosque- Albanian Mosque Celebrating 50 Years
Awarded $5,984.45
The Cancer Council Victoria
Eighty years of the Victorian Cancer Registry, 1940-2020
Awarded $7,754.50
The Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria Ltd (RASV)
Celebrating Victoria's Rural Heritage - The Frank Johnson Photography Collection
Awarded $6,050
The Sovereign Hill Museums Association
Pioneer Women of Ballarat Project
Awarded $14,926
Torquay Museum Without Walls Inc.
Digitizing Torquay's Civic History
Awarded $1,987
Victorian National Parks Association Inc.
Park Watch: 70 years of protecting Victoria’s National Parks and reserves, 1952 - 2022
Awarded $15,000
Werribee River Association Inc.
WRA's 40 Years of Waterway Protection
Awarded $5,500
Westgate Concert Band
Westgate Concert Band Digital Archive
Awarded $1,050
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Purchase and installation of display units for the Whitehorse Historical Society
Awarded $3,902.80
Willaura Modern Inc.
Precious Objects: shared memories of our collective past
Awarded $2,900
Wimmera Mallee Pioneer Museum
Wimmera Mallee Pioneer Museum-Significance Assessment
Awarded $7,500
Winchelsea and District Historical Society
Becoming Digital
Awarded $3,246
Woods' Farming & Heritage Museum
Ball Gown Preservation
Awarded $4,800
Yarra Ranges Regional Museum
Culture Chats - Gathering Stories
Awarded $4,170