The 2017 Victorian Community History Awards were announced at the Arts Centre on the 16th of October. Winners included:
Victorian Premier’s History Award
Returning the Kulkyne by John Burch
Judges Special Prize
Cruden Farm Garden Diaries by Michael Morrison and Lisa Clausen
Collaborative Community Award
Fletcher Jones: Stories from our Community, Julie Eagles, Project Coordinator
Local History Project Award
Notable People of Collingwood by the Collingwood Historical Society
History Publication Award
La Trobe. Traveller, Writer, Governor by John Barnes
Local History – Small Publication Award
Building Castlemaine: The Red Brick Legacy of H.D. McBean by Robyn Lewis
Cultural Diversity Award
Reading the Wind and Afterwards, two documentary films by Adam Ricco, Lella Cariddi and Multicultural Arts Victoria
Multimedia History Award
Joseph Reed and the Making of Marvellous Melbourne by Ros Stirling and Heritage Films
Historical Interpretation Award
Discover Historic Kyneton: A Guide to Discovering Kyneton’s Historic Places and People by Discover Historic Kyneton
Centenary of World War One Award
To Paint a War: The Lives of the Australian Artists Who Painted the Great War 1914-1918 by Richard Travers
History Article (Peer Reviewed) Award
One Woman’s Crèche is a Bureacrat’s Child-Minding Centre, “The Flat” at Footscray High School 1976-1986 by Miranda Francis, Provenance Journal.
Download the winner's booklet for more information on these projects.