The Nationals’ Member for Mildura, Jade Benham, is pleased to confirm the Victorian Community History Awards and Local History Grants Program will once again be open for applications later this year.
Ms Benham, along with her Victorian Nationals colleagues across regional Victoria successfully advocated for the continuation of the grants program in 2023.
The projects included under the program can be newspaper and photograph digitisation works, memorial websites, digital histories, oral histories and archiving projects.
“The funding allocation is critical to the ongoing growth and digitisation of the State’s archives and supports countless community volunteer historical societies, who contribute thousands of hours to build and maintain community-based archives.
“The Local History Grants Program will celebrate Victoria’s history and preserve it for future generations.”
“Community groups across the state do important work showcasing our local history.”
Ms Benham welcomes any organisation wishing to submit an application contact her office for a letter of support.
Visit https://prov.vic.gov.au/ for details of Local History Grants Program recipients and past Victorian Community History Awards winners.
