Recipients of the 2014-2015 Local History Grant Program have been awarded.
3CR Community Radio
Radical Radio – 40 Years of 3CR
Awarded: $8,500.00
Castlemaine Historical Society Inc
Fryerstown Court Records
Awarded: $1,430.00
Axedale Our Town – Our Future Inc.
‘A Town Once Divided, Now United’ – Axedale Historical Loop App
Awarded: $12,051.60
Ballarat and District Genealogical Society Inc
Taking Ballarat Courier to the world
Awarded: $7,500.00
Ballarat Base Hospital Trained Nurses League
Ballarat Base Hospital, School of Nursing Educator Project 1888-1988
Awarded: $3,300.00
Beaumaris Primary School
Retracing Beaumaris Primary School’s lost history – a preservation, publication and heritage panel project
Awarded: $10,956.00
Bellarine Historical Society Inc.
Digitise Shire of Bellarine Rate and Valuation books
Awarded: $3,520.00
Benalla Historical Society Inc.
Conservation of Edward Harcourt Paintings
Awarded: $8,584.40
Euroa Agricultural Society Incorporated
The publication of 130 years of the Euroa Agricultural and Pastoral Society 1885-2015
Awarded: $6,050.00
Yaapeet Community Club
Yaapeet History Trail Stage 1
Awarded: $4,985.20
Birchip Historical Society Inc
Purchase of archival quality storage products and display cabinets for railway research
Awarded: $397.10
Bruthen & District Citizens Association Inc
Bruthen Heritage Precinct – Development of historic displays
Awarded: $6,930.00
Stratford and District Historical Society
Tyers Street Walk Book
Awarded: $1,400.00
Korumburra & District Historical Society Inc.
Digitising the Great Southern Advocate
Awarded: $8,250.00
Korumburra Golf Club Inc.
A History of the first 100 years of the Korumburra Golf Club
Awarded: $3,000.00
Poowong Football & Netball Club Inc.
Poowong Football & Netball Club – Celebrating 125 Years
Awarded: $5,500.00
Toora Bowls Club
History of the Toora Bowls Club publication
Awarded: $2,200.00
Wodonga District Girl Guides
The Past, the present and the Future: Protecting & Preserving our History
Awarded: $3,477.00
Yackandandah & District Historical Society Inc.
Unlocking the Yackandandah Primary School WW1 Memorial Journal
Awarded: $2,035.00
Burke Memorial Museum
The Early Beechworth Potteries
Awarded: $2,556.00
Chinese Museum
Cantonese opera in Australia: Bridging communities and cultures
Awarded: $10,200.00
JOY 94.9
History of JOY 94.9
Awarded: $14,357.00
Melbourne Library Service
Graeme Butler Heritage Image Collection
Awarded: $12,632.00
Societa’ Isole Eolie
90th Anniversary Aeolian Commemorative Project
Awarded: $6,325.00
Travellers Aid Australia
Travellers Aid Australia’s 100th Anniversary
Awarded: $15,000.00
Friends of Flagstaff Hill
Flagstaff Hill Collection cataloguing
$3,000.00
City of Warrnambool Rowing Club
Warrnambool Rowing Club- 140 years on the Hopkins River
Awarded: $2,812.70
Kerang Pony Club Inc
55 Year History of the Kerang Pony Club
Awarded: $3,520.00
Lalbert Progress Association Inc
Lalbert Primary School 2990 History Preservation
Awarded: $1,650.00
Nyah District Primary School
Memories of the Rail School
Awarded: $5,475.00
Pyramid Hill & District Historical Society
Preservation of fantastic old photographs
Awarded: $2,411.20
Cohuna A. P. & H. Society
100 Years of Showing Off
Awarded: $9,159.70
Commonwealth Clydesdale Horse Society Victorian Branch
The Centenary of Clydesdales at the Royal Melbourne Show 1914-2014
Awarded: $6,930.00
Darebin Libraries
Digitising Darebin – 1980’s Northcote images
Awarded: $6,700.00
Devon Meadows Primary School
DMPS Centenary Celebrations
Awarded: $5,500.00
Emerald Community House Inc
Emerald Heritage Walk – Stage 2
Awarded: $8,680.00
Mount Evelyn RSL Sub-branch
The Vagabond in the Yarra Valley Publication
Awarded: $6,000.00
Yarra Ranges Regional Museum
Oil Paint and Ochre: The Story of William Barak and the de Purys
Awarded: $14,080.00
Southern Sherbrooke Historical Society Inc
Oral History Preservation And Access
Awarded: $5,500.00
Upwey Belgrave RSL Inc
Museum Workshop Archive Project
Awarded: $2,684.00
Gippsland Heritage Park
Cataloguing of Buildings and Collections at Old Gippstown
Awarded: $1,340.00
The Committee for Drouin
‘Stories of Drouin’ from our Local Knowledge Identities
Awarded: $10,454.40
Harrow Bush Nursing Centre
Pathways to Harrow 2015
Awarded: $3,238.00
Horsham Historical Society Inc.
Digitise old Films
Awarded: $1,100.00
Horsham Saints Cricket Club
Horsham Saints Cricket Club Premiership Photos Refurbishment
Awarded: $931.70
Heidelberg Historical Society Inc
Map Backlog Completion Project
Awarded: $1,063.70
Kew Historical Society Inc
Survey Maps of Kew
Awarded: $3,081.10
Knox Historical Society Inc
Audio Recording Digitisation
Awarded: $2,057.00
Multicultural Arts Victoria
Stories from The Pier
Awarded: $9,956.00
Theatre Heritage Australia Inc
Digitising J C Williamson Ltd Scene Books c. 1890s-1930s
Awarded: $9,894.50
North Wangaratta Community Group
North Wangaratta’s Walking/Bike Trail from Reedy Creek to The Vine – reliving indigenous & early European stories
Awarded: $10,326.00
Riddells Creek Social History Group
Heritage Walk
Awarded: $5,401.00
Scout Association – Victorian Branch (Scout Heritage Victoria)
Digitisation of Australia Jamboree Newspapers/Book Conservation
Awarded: $4,455.00
United Jewish Education Board
UJEB 120
Awarded: $4,880.00
St Anthony’s Parish
Preserving the Past
Awarded: $600.00
Toorak College
Toorak College Archive Image Digitisation Project
Awarded: $2,076.00
Victorian Women’s Cricket Umpires Association Inc
Victorian Women’s Cricket Umpires Association 80 Seasons 1936/37 – 2015/16
Awarded: $2,979.90
West Gippsland Relic, Mining and Heritage Protection Inc
Aberfeldy Tracks
Awarded: $5,500.00
Yallourn Association
Yallourn – Open Cut Timeline, Countour Lines on Map & Housing
Awarded: $10,725.00
Yarrambat Heritage Museum
Yarrambat Heritage Museum Development
Awarded: $3,520.00
Geelong Heritage Centre
Digitising and indexing of the Geelong Valuation and Rate Books Records
Awarded: $9,000.00