The Andrews Labor Government is supporting community history projects across the state, making Victoria’s rich local history more accessible for all Victorians.
Member for Bendigo East Jacinta Allan MP today announced that two local historical groups were among 52 projects that will share in $350,000 of Local History Grants.
The program is run by Public Record Office Victoria to support community and history organisations to preserve, record and share Victoria’s local history.
This year’s successful grant recipients include Bendigo Regional Genealogical Society, who will receive $5,000 to assist their project of digitising copies of the Elmore Standard between 1912-1920.
The East Loddon Historical Society are also successful grant recipients and will receive $7,722 for their project conserve the history of the Dingee Bush Nursing Centre by digitising records ahead of its centenary in 2023.
Other successful projects will help Victoria’s history reach everyone in the community through interactive online exhibitions, podcasts, e-books, history apps and oral histories.
The full list of recipients is available at prov.vic.gov.au
Quotes attributable to Member for Bendigo East Jacinta Allan MP
“These grants will help to make Greater Bendigo’s history more accessible to the community and capture our past for future generations to come.”
“Congratulations to Bendigo Regional Genealogical Society and East Loddon Historical Society on their successful projects, which reflect the diversity, innovation and creativity of community groups and local historians across our region.”