81 grants were announced on 1 July 2011 by the Hon. Ted Baillieu, Premier and Minister for the Arts.
Adam Lindsay Gordon Commemorative Committee Inc
Information Storage & Delivery
Awarded: $2,000
Purchase a lap top and a projector screen and deliver illustrated talks to history societies and other organisations about Australia’s first poet of note, Adam Lindsay Gordon. The equipment will be in valuable to us and last a lifetime. We have our own digital projector.
Monbulk Historical Society
Establishment of a Collection Management System for records held by Monbulk Historical Society
Awarded: $2,925
Purchase the software, “Maxus Collections for Museums” and progressively transfer the historic records and photos of MHS onto this data base, installed on our existing computer.
Melbourne Hebrew Congregation
Highlighting Melbourne’s Jewish Colonial Past
Awarded: $4,500
Collate and curate an exhibition of historical items, documents, photographs and momentos reflecting the history and integration of Melbourne’s colonial jewish people and the formation of the Melbourne Hebrew Congregation, Victoria’s first Jewish House of Worship.
Nepean Historical Society Inc
Alexander Black’s pre-Federation Contour Map 1891
Awarded: $568
Conserve and preserve thee contour map of the Mornington peninsula published in December 1891.
Jamieson & District Historical Society Inc
Book publication Jamieson: Emporium of the Ranges
Awarded: $4,500
Produce a 200 page A4 hard cover book Jamieson: Emporium of the Ranges, written by Dr Brian Lloyd, recounting the story of 150 years of settlement of the Jamieson district in the Upper Goulburn Valley.
Yinnar & District Community Association
Guide for History Walk
Awarded: $2,658
Design and print a guide to the historical signage in the town of Yinnar, to create a Yinnar History Walk for residents and visitors.
Friends of Cheltenham & Regional Cemeteries Inc
Commemorating the 1926 Caulfield Railway Disaster
Awarded: $3,200
Publish a book on the 1926 Caulfield Railway disaster to commemorate the 85th anniversary of the event in May 2011.
Yallourn Association (Owned by Yallourn Old Girls Association Inc)
Virtual Yallourn
Awarded: $8,000.00
The Virtual Yallourn project is an interactive model of the lost township of Yallourn on the website www.virtualyallourn.com. The database behind the virtual town will be able to be updated on an ongoing basis to allow other residents to add further information over time.
Gippsland Immigration Park Inc
Stories from the Wall
Awarded: $3,000.00
This project will give voice to the immigrants whose names are recorded on the Gippsland Immigration Wall of Recognition by creating a book in which their stories are told. If successful this would be the first of a series.
Mount Rouse & District Historical Society
Digitising the Mount Rouse Shire Rate Books
Awarded: $1,383.00
Digitise 5 rolls of 16mm microfilm (covering Mount Rouse Shire Rate books 1863-1951) to DVD. Digitising will preserve the records and enable accessibility to researchers and the general public.
Edenhope & District Historical Society
Local Histories of Kowree Shire
Awarded: $10,196.00
Publish a book to preserve the history of individual life stories acquired through recorded interviews with senior citizens of the former Kowree Shire in S-W Victoria (now part of the West Wimmera Shire).
Goldfields Historical & Arts Society
Seeing the past through a clear future
Awarded: $5,780
Replace dangerous glass in order to keep the public safe and to increase museum research area.
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Rediscovering Portland – a snapshot of time
Awarded: $5,830
In partnership with the Portland Historical Society and Portland Family History Group, develop a photographic exhibition from a previously “unknown†collection of glass plate negatives from c.1890 to 1910, for display at Portland Arts Centre.
Terang & District Family History Group Inc
Reprint Terang & District Pioneer Register Pre 1900
Awarded: $3,000
Reprint Terang & District Pioneer Register Pre 1990 (first published in 1996).
Mirrimbeena Aboriginal Education Group Inc
Cultural Connection to Community
Awarded: $9,000
Research and document the historical connections, happenings and events of the Yorta Yorta Tribes in North Central Victoria and produce a book depicting this history.
The Jewish Cultural Centre & National Library Kadimah
Conversion of Historic Yiddish Audio Tapes to Digital Format
Awarded: $2,420
Transfer historic audio (tapes) of interviews of hundreds of prominent identities in the Yiddish language. The data contained in the audio tapes depicts and explains the life in Europe prior to the Wars and upon migration to Melbourne following the wars.
Altona Laverton Historical Society
Altona Laverton Historical Society Web Development
Awarded: $3,840
Develop a website enabling greater community access to the society’s historical collections including documents, photographs and stories of the history of the area.
Castlemaine Historical Society Inc
Filming/Digitisation Castlemaine Mails 1984-2004
Awarded: $9,000
Microfilm the Castlemaine Mails 1984 – 2004 to assist researchers at the CHSI respository and research centre.
Sea Lake Historical Society
Sea Lake Centenary Photos
Awarded: $3,000
Develop and digitise 33 rolls of black and white film which capture the creation of a township, the establishment of farms and the setting up of facilities in rural Mallee communities. The digitised images will be made available for exhibition and posted on the internet.
Mansfield Historical Society Inc
Mosaic Family History Project
Awarded: $8,026
Create a professional platform for collections management and family history research by cataloguing and cross-referencing 6000 photos and 100 family histories from the Mansfield district using Collections Mosaic Plus software.
Murrabit Promotions Committee Inc
Murrabit Heritage Trail
Awarded: $5,000
Establish a self drive heritage trail to preserve and promote the history of Murrabit and district.
Ballan Shire Historical Society Incorporated
Local Newspaper Binding Project
Awarded: $1,360
Professional standard binding of our most recent seven annual cumulations of the local Ballan weekly newspaper.
Charlton Golden Grains Museum Inc
Microfilming & digitisation of the Charlton Tribune 1957 – 1981
Awarded: $2,000
Microfilm & digitise the Charlton Tribune from the year 1957 until its closure in 1981.
Friends of J Ward Inc
History of J Ward – A Video Record
Awarded: $9,420
Create an historic record of J Ward/Old Ararat Gaol on DVD, to run as a continuous visual/audio presentation (on a television screen) in the J Ward museum.
Lorne Historical Society Inc
Project FreezeFrame
Awarded: $5,000
Production of interactive displays and videos which integrate the scanned photographs, old movie footage and commentary.
Tempy Commemorative Project Committee
Tempy Settlers Commemoration Signage
Awarded: $1,448
Install a 2.4 metre long by 1.2 metre high sign acknowledging the history of the area. This sign will be erected in a prominent position, at the Tempy Wayside Stop, adjacent to the busy Henty Highway.
Wangaratta Historical Society Inc
Cataloguing the Museum Acquisition Register
Awarded: $6,143
Catalogue the Wangaratta Historical Society paper based collection using Inmagic software.
El Dorado Museum Association Incorporated
Woolshed Valley Interpretive Signage
Awarded: $7,669
Develop interpretative signage to tell the stories and history of the Woolshed Valley including the towns, buildings, bridges and other important features.
Deddick Valley Isolated Community Group
Tubbut Tales
Awarded: $2,800
Conduct and record interviews with residents in the local area and digitise old photographs and documents. The records will be stored in a central repository for use by local residents.
Tatura & District Historical Society
Digitisation of World War II Camps Collection
Awarded: $3,000
Digitise and place on hard disk copies of the recollections, records, photos, craft work and memorabilia of former German, Italian and Japanese Internees and prisoners of war held in the seven camps in the Tatura area during World War 2.
Milawa Heritage Group
About a Mile Away – The History of the Oxley Plains
Awarded: $8,000
This project will publish a book celebrating and acknowledging the community stories and history of the Oxley Plains area in North East Victoria.
Rotary Club of Brighton North
Heritage Signage Project
Awarded: $2,000
Errect signs on current buildings that have replaced old heritage buildings of character in Bay and Church Streets, Brighton.
The Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies Inc
Victorian Crown Grantees Index
Awarded: $1,771
Produce and publish in CD format, Part 3 of a five part Index of names of persons granted Crown Lands in Victoria from 1837 to the present.
Bacchus Marsh & District Historical Society Inc
Cataloguing and exhibition project
Awarded: $1,099
Purchase a laptop, portable scanner/photocopier and internet USB, so our members can showcase, teach, and network our history at expos, schools and in our society.
Korumburra & District Historical Society Inc
Purchase and install InMagic Software
Awarded: $2,000
Purchase and install version 12 of InMagic software.
Maryborough Family History Group Inc
Computer Archive and Retrieval System (C.A.R.S)
Awarded: $2,242
Upgrade existing Group Computers to the same operating system. The new system will be used to manage local history databases and indexes which the Group have already compiled and create future works all in the same format.
Phillip Island & District Historical Society Inc
Complete the cataloguing of the society’s photographic collection
Awarded: $2,000
Catalogue the Society’s photographic collection with the help of local retired residents to improve acccess to the collection for researchers.
Yarra Glen & District Historical Society Inc
Online Historical Encyclopaedia of Yarra Glen & Districts
Awarded: $7,500
Publish an online historical encyclopaedia of Yarra Glen and district using a Content Management System which will allow the content to be edited, updated and added to over time.
Colac & District Family History Group Inc
Colac District Ratebook Digitisation
Awarded: $2,112
Digitise the Colac and District rate books from 1865 to 1923 with the assistance of a professional imaging company.
Darebin Libraries
Northcote Carnegie Library: a hundred years of free public library service
Awarded: $2,500
Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the building of the Northcote Carnegie Library by creating static displays and running a series talks and activities, based around Northcote Library.
Berwick and District Agricultural and Horticultural Society Inc
Digitising of Minutes
Awarded: $2,650
Digitise all previous minutes of the Berwick and District Agricultural and Horticultural Society Inc dating back to 1893.
Walhalla Board of Management
Heritage Booklets
Awarded: $750
Produce a booklet which details the history of the former Walhalla Post Office for which the Board is responsible.
Ararat & District Historical Society
Digitisation to the web
Awarded: $1,355
The Ararat & District Historical Society’s Digitisation to the Web project will provide additional access to its large and eclectic collection, via the posting of digitised research and significance assessments of items on to a dedicated website.
Benalla & District Historical Society Inc
Heritage Trail Plaques
Awarded: $8,448
Place identifying plaques on sites surrounding the Mair Street Cultural Complex, stating their historical details and cultural significance. These sites will be linked to a total of 24 sites in a “Heritage Trail†walk/ride with an accompanying brochure.
Invergordon Community Group
Invergordon – A Wheel Change
Awarded: $5,610
Compile an historical and anecdotal record of the Invergordon district to celebrate the 50 year anniversary of closer settlement ,1961 to 2011, through a book and pictorial display.
Fawcett Mechanics Institute Reserve
Fawcett Hall Cemmemorate Booklet 1882 – 2011
Awarded: $3,000
Write a history booklet of Fawcett Hall to celebrate the reopening of the hall in 2011. This booklet will showcase the history of Fawcett Hall and the wider community since its beginning from 1882 to 2010.
Bendigo Historical Society
Storage of the Past for Today and the Future
Awarded: $5,000
Purchase appropriate archival boxes so that collectioni material will be optimally stored in the new purpose built Regional Archive Centre and easily accessible.
Chewton Domain Society Inc
Chewton Town Hall Interpretation Signage Project
Awarded: $1,350
Construct signage to provide interpretation of the historic sites, buildings and townscape of Chewton and surrounds.
Brighton Historical Society
Creating a new website: Brighton and beyond
Awarded: $855
Create a new website that is more user friendly and allows volunteers greater input relating to content and the mechanics of updating of the website.
Belgrave Region Action Group
Belgrave historical plaques & walk
Awarded: $4,000
Produce a series of plaques displaying pictures and text, combined with an informative flyer. The walk is through the township of Belgrave showcasing its historical past by means of a permanent display.
Friends of Mount Alexander Diggings Inc
Convert the Mount Alexander Diggings Guidebooks from print to digital form
Awarded: $1,800
Convert the existing Mount Alexander Diggings Guidebooks from print to web based digital form.
Beulah Historical Society
Compilation & Preservation of Bueulah’s History 1883 – 2010
Awarded: $6,929
Collate and publish a 400 page book featuring Beulah and District. The histories of community, business, church and sporting bodies will be suplemented by stories as told to our volunteers by past and present community members.
St Andrews/Queenstown Historical Society
Computer Database
Awarded: $1,800
Update computer system to enable the expansion of our database and network into other local historical societies.
Vietnamese Community in Australia,Victorian Chapter
Project 35
Awarded: $10,000
Collect oral stories and artefacts of the older members of the Vietnamese Community who escaped from Vietnam to help the younger generation understand, appreciate and learn from the experiences of the first generation.
Horsham Historical Society Inc
Digitise Memory Books series for future printing
Awarded: $400
Buy OCR software and scan existing master copies.
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc
Whittlesea Township Walking Tour
Awarded: $1,200
Provide greater awareness of the historical aspects of the Whittlesea Township & district through the publication of an information booklet outlining a self guided walking tour of the township.
Kaniva Museum & Historical Collection
Digitalisation of the Past for the Future
Awarded: $7,000
Digitise newspapers from the 1880s to present time and burn to CD/DVDs.
Jewish Museum of Australia
Digitising Dunera Boy Histories: Audio
Awarded: $5,330
Digitise the analogue audio interviews with Dunera Boys to enable better and broader community and scholarly access.
The Ballarat and District Genealogical Society Incorporated
Continuing digitising of Ballarat Star newspaper
Awarded: $10,000
Continue digitising the Star newspaper from 1855 and upload to on-line site.
Burraja Cultural Centre
Burraja Cultural Centre Aboriginal Object Collection Recording and Oral History Project
Awarded: $10,000
Recording of oral histories of Burraja Cultural Centre members; conservation and cataloguing of Aboriginal objects; and training Burraja Cultural Centre members in local history skills.
Bendigo Cemeteries Trust
Digitising Kangaroo Flat and Bendigo Cemetery Historic Records
Awarded: $6,050
Digitise Kangaroo Flat Cemetery historic records from the gold rush to the post war period and the first records from four other Bendigo cemeteries. The project will involve the creation of an estimated 35 digitised books.
Broadford & District Historical Society
Converting microfilmed newspapers to searchable DVD
Awarded: $3,812
Transfer 55 years of local newspapers from microfilm to DVD. Namely The Kilmore free Press 1865 – 1891 and The Broadford Courier 1891 – 1920.
Trentham Historical Society
Publication of Trentham at War
Awarded: $3,000
We will publish a small book on our districts contribution to wars in the twentieth century – Boer War, World War I and World War II.
Montrose Historical Society Inc
Montrose Brickworks Heritage Trail
Awarded: $5,964
The Montrose Brickworks Heritage Trail project will promote and interpret local history through the installation of 4 sculptural interpretive signs in the town centre and the production of online heritage trail information.
Flemington Association Inc
Discover the Other Side of the Tracks in Flemington
Awarded: $3,600
We will preserve and promote the history and culture of Flemington on an exciting, accessible and interactive internet site, which will be complimented by flyers celebrating and encouraging locals and others to explore our heritage assets.
Merrijig Public Hall Inc
Merrijig Public Hall History Since 1928
Awarded: $6,000
Identify, catalogue, preserve and electronically store all relevant historical, current and future documentation of the Merrijig Public Hall enabling the archiving of original documents into safe secure storage.
Museums Australia Inc (Victoria)
Museum Practice Online Training
Awarded: $9,000
Create a series of free practical online training sessions using still photo slideshows with an accompanying voiceover.
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society Inc
Saving the past for the future!
Awarded: $5,500
Complete cataloguing of our photographic and document collection and converting the existing catalogue from DOS to Windows software.
West Gippsland Regional Library Corporation
Shire of Buln Buln Rates & Minutes Books – Digitisation/Revitalisation
Awarded: $7,500
Digitise the Shire of Buln Buln Rates and Minutes Books microfiche onto CD and create online searchable indexes to these records.
Australian Polish Community Services
History of the Polish Community in Victoria: A Living Website
Awarded: $10,000
Development of an interactive website or virtual museum that captures the contributions of members of the Australian Polish community residing in Victoria, the rich history, experiences and lifestyles.
Whitehorse Friends for Reconciliation Inc
Whitehorse History of Homes History Project – “A Black History of Whitehorse”
Awarded: $5,000
Record the Stolen Generations stories from Children’s Institutions in the Whitehorse area during the 20th century and produce a DVD documenting these stories.
Violet Town Action Group Inc – Violet Town History Group
Bringing the news home for the 175th Anniversary of Violet Town
Awarded: $4,000
Digitise the 1921-1956 Violet Town Sentinel located in the State Library of Victoria to make it accessable universally and locally.
National Trust of Australia (Victoria)
The Battle for Melbourne Exhibition
Awarded: $6,000
The National Trust of Australia (Victoria) wishes to celebrate Melbourne’s built environment by staging a dynamic, multi-media exhibition exploring the battles waged over many years to save significant historic buildings in the CBD.
Indigo U3A Inc
Shire of Beechworth Rate Books
Awarded: $4,750
This project aims to digitally photograph, transcribe and index the existing Beechworth Shire rate books for the financial years 1856/57 and 1857/58.
Maryborough Midlands Historical Society
Tilly Aston Display
Awarded: $2,000
To provide a permanent display for Tilly Aston memorabilia at Worsley Cottage that has been collected by the society for the past 40 years.
Mirboo & District Historical Society Inc
To Digitise Local Newspapers to DVD’s
Awarded: $1,936
Scan 11 rolls of 35mm film of our old local Mirboo North newspapers and convert to DVD for use in our Historical Society rooms for members, visitors and researchers.
Quarry Hill Primary School
Quarry Hill Primary School History Project
Awarded: $400
Conserve and catalogue photographs and historical documents from the school and store them in appropriate and safe storage systems. The project will create a permanent interpretive storyboard recounting the 153 year history of the school, to be mounted in a highly visible position in the school quadrangle.
Quambatook Historical Centre Inc
Record Quambatook Living Histories
Awarded: $2,500
Equip the Quambatook Historical Centre with suitable technology to record verbal, photographic and written local and personal histories of Quambatook and surrounding districts.
Victoria Police Historical Society Inc
1923 Victoria Police Strike Project – Digitisation of Special Constables’ Archive
Awarded: $4,000
THE VPHS proposes to digitise and catalogue what is believed to be the only surviving collection of documents relating to the Special Constables who were sworn in during the 1923 Victoria Police Strike.
East Gippsland Family History Group Inc
Digitise the Bairnsdale Advertiser Newspaper, Stage One
Awarded: $8,000
Arrange for 38 reels of microfilm, approximately 20,000 frames, to be scanned and reproduced in pdf file format.
Edrington History Research Group Inc
Safe Storage
Awarded: $450
Properly store and protect all photographs and documents after cataloguing.