Recipients of the 2018-2019 Local History Grants Program are listed below. Congratulations to all recipients!
Alexandra Timber Tramway and Museum Inc.
Awarded $5,692
Interpretation panels and signage for historic exhibits display
Bacchus Marsh and District Historical Society
Awarded $12,973
Digitisation of The Bacchus Marsh Express Newspapers
Ballarat and District Aboriginal Cooperative
Awarded $15,000
BADAC: 40 Years Strong
Beaumaris Modern Inc.
Awarded $2,010
Beaumaris Modern Walking Tour App
Benalla Aviation Museum Inc.
Awarded $1,320
Museum Information Signage
Bonnie Doon Recreation Reserve Inc.
Awarded $3,000
Historical timeline and details of the Bonnie Doon Recreation Reserve
Carlton Community History Group Inc.
Awarded $2,030
Digitisation and preservation of oral history interviews and talks
Castlemaine Billy Cart Challenge
Awarded $7,800
70 years in the making: Capturing the history of billy cart racing in Castlemaine
Colac and District Family History Group Inc.
Awarded $2,098
Computer to Digitise Colac and District Family History
Collingwood Children's Farm (CCF)
Awarded $15,000
Shared Histories
Creswick Museum - Hepburn Shire
Awarded $4,350
Purchase and installation of compactus unit for the Creswick Museum Research Centre
Creswick Railway Workshops Assoc Inc.
Awarded $8,330
Creswick Interactive History Installation: 100 Years of Culture Change
Dried Fruits Australia
Awarded $15,000
Dried Vine Fruits Industry: Preservation of 100 years of History Stage Two
Echuca Historical Society Inc.
Awarded $15,000
Digitise and Archive 6493 pages 2001,2002 Riverine Herald
Environment Victoria Inc.
Awarded $13,875
50 years of protecting Victoria’s environment
Euroa Historical Genealogical Society
Awarded $1,200
Security Cameras
Fire Services Museum of Victoria
Awarded $5,714
Mosaic Upgrade and Enhancement
Gippstown Reserve Committee of Management
Awarded $5,200
Old Gippstown Heritage Buildings and Collections History Website
Horsham Historical Society
Awarded $2,049
Computers for public access to view our digitised collection
Kew Historical Society Inc.
Awarded $14,500
Conserving the former City of Kew's Mayoral Portraits
Kilmore General Cemetery Trust
Awarded $5,350
Kilmore General Cemetery records conservation project
Kinglake Historical Society
Awarded $4,950
Kinglake District Archival Storage
Kow Plains Homestead Committee (Mildura Rural City Council)
Awarded $6,000
Kow Plains and Beyond Revisited 1849-2019
Leongatha and District Historical Society Inc.
Awarded $2,220
The Leongatha Historical Society equipment project
Lilydale and District Historical Society
Awarded $6,989
Digitisation of the Lilydale Express newspaper 1900-1913 and 1919-1920
Longwarry and District History Group Inc.
Awarded $3,930
Historical Photo Display Panels
Melbourne Legacy
Awarded $7,225
Digitisation of important historical films from the Melbourne Legacy Archives
Merrigum and District Historical and Educational Society Inc.
Awarded $1,400
Making a Digital Merrigum
Nillumbik Historical Society Inc.
Awarded $1,858
Digitising, Preserving and Sharing Documents and Artefacts from Diamond Creek's Historical Society
Nuggetty Land Protection Group
Awarded $7,200
Nuggetty Oral History
Old Geelong Football Club
Awarded $1,000
Old Geelong Football Club Year by Year Web History Project
Port Fairy Historical Society Inc.
Awarded $8,492
Equip a new purpose built archive facility
Quambatook Historical Centre Inc.
Awarded $1,500
Remembering Quambatook History as told by the Towns older residents
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Awarded $1,944
Establish Scanning Workstation (overhead scanner) for Large Documents
RMIT Design Archives
Awarded $11,200
Creating culture through clothes 1980s to 1990s: the Sara Thorn fashion archive
Sale Historical Society Inc.
Awarded $4,362
Archive Development 2019-2020
Skipton and District Historical Society
Awarded $10,500
Digitisation and upload to Trove of the Skipton Standard, part 1, 1914-1928
Smythesdale Cemetery Trust
Awarded $14,592
Smythesdale Cemetery Trust - A Tribute to the Women of the District
Sunbury Family History Society Inc.
Awarded $15,000
Digitisation: The Sunbury News
Tatura and District Historical Society Inc.
Awarded $15,000
Tatura Guardian Digitisation
The Chaffey Trail Reference Group
Awarded $13,068
Chaffey Trail Ambassador Program
Tweddle Child and Family Health Service
Awarded $6,000
Tweddle 2020 - From the First 100 Years to the First 1,000 days
Valencia Soldier's Memorial Hall Committee
Awarded $2,500
Digitisation and preserving of 1950s-60s local films
Wandong History Group Inc.
Awarded $2,259
Purchase new equipment
Warburton Fire Brigade - Country Fire Authority
Awarded $7,800
Warburton Community Fire History
Warragul and District Historical Society
Awarded $4,182
Digitisation of film and audio tape records of local history
West Wimmera Shire Council (Kaniva Historical Museum)
Awarded $14,836
Digitising Lawloit Times 1910-1929
Wodonga Historical Society Inc.
Awarded $14,414
Extending coverage of the Albury Banner and Wodonga Express
Yarra Libraries (City of Yarra)
Awarded $1,494
Digitisation of Fitzroy Cricket Club Annual Reports 1896-1986