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The History Council of Victoria delivers a range of public programs and recurring event series that explore history, public engagement and education.
Below are our key event series and current programs.

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hcv Feature Image VCE History Roadshow w Image 960x540

<img decoding="async" width="768" height="432" src="https://historycouncilvic.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/hcv-Feature-Image-VCE-History-Roadshow-w-Image_960x540-768x432.jpg" class="attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image" alt="hcv Feature Image VCE History Roadshow w Image 960x540" srcset="https://historycouncilvic.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/hcv-Feature-Image-VCE-History-Roadshow-w-Image_960x540-768x432.jpg 768w, https://historycouncilvic.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/hcv-Feature-Image-VCE-History-Roadshow-w-Image_960x540-300x169.jpg 300w, https://historycouncilvic.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/hcv-Feature-Image-VCE-History-Roadshow-w-Image_960x540-480x270.jpg 480w, https://historycouncilvic.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/hcv-Feature-Image-VCE-History-Roadshow-w-Image_960x540.jpg 960w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px">

Friday August 28 2026

Traralgon, Victoria

VCE History Roadshow 2026 – Traralgon

A free day-long seminar for regional Victorian Year 11 and 12 History students.

hcv Feature Image VCE History Roadshow w Image 960x540

<img decoding="async" width="768" height="432" src="https://historycouncilvic.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/hcv-Feature-Image-VCE-History-Roadshow-w-Image_960x540-768x432.jpg" class="attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image" alt="hcv Feature Image VCE History Roadshow w Image 960x540" srcset="https://historycouncilvic.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/hcv-Feature-Image-VCE-History-Roadshow-w-Image_960x540-768x432.jpg 768w, https://historycouncilvic.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/hcv-Feature-Image-VCE-History-Roadshow-w-Image_960x540-300x169.jpg 300w, https://historycouncilvic.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/hcv-Feature-Image-VCE-History-Roadshow-w-Image_960x540-480x270.jpg 480w, https://historycouncilvic.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/hcv-Feature-Image-VCE-History-Roadshow-w-Image_960x540.jpg 960w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px">

Friday August 21 2026

Shepparton, Victoria

VCE History Roadshow 2026 – Shepparton

A free day-long seminar for regional Victorian Year 11 and 12 History students.

hcv Feature Image VCE History Roadshow w Image 960x540

<img decoding="async" width="768" height="432" src="https://historycouncilvic.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/hcv-Feature-Image-VCE-History-Roadshow-w-Image_960x540-768x432.jpg" class="attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image" alt="hcv Feature Image VCE History Roadshow w Image 960x540" srcset="https://historycouncilvic.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/hcv-Feature-Image-VCE-History-Roadshow-w-Image_960x540-768x432.jpg 768w, https://historycouncilvic.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/hcv-Feature-Image-VCE-History-Roadshow-w-Image_960x540-300x169.jpg 300w, https://historycouncilvic.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/hcv-Feature-Image-VCE-History-Roadshow-w-Image_960x540-480x270.jpg 480w, https://historycouncilvic.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/hcv-Feature-Image-VCE-History-Roadshow-w-Image_960x540.jpg 960w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px">

Friday August 14 2026

Warrnambool, Victoria

VCE History Roadshow 2026 – Warrnambool

A free day-long seminar for regional Victorian Year 11 and 12 History students.

hcv Feature Image Making Public Histories w Image 960x540

<img decoding="async" width="768" height="432" src="https://historycouncilvic.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/hcv-Feature-Image-Making-Public-Histories-w-Image_960x540-768x432.png" class="attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image" alt="hcv Feature Image Making Public Histories w Image 960x540" srcset="https://historycouncilvic.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/hcv-Feature-Image-Making-Public-Histories-w-Image_960x540-768x432.png 768w, https://historycouncilvic.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/hcv-Feature-Image-Making-Public-Histories-w-Image_960x540-300x169.png 300w, https://historycouncilvic.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/hcv-Feature-Image-Making-Public-Histories-w-Image_960x540-480x270.png 480w, https://historycouncilvic.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/hcv-Feature-Image-Making-Public-Histories-w-Image_960x540.png 960w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px">

Thursday July 30 2026

Victoria

Making Public Histories – Why Republics Die

A free Zoom webinar exploring issues and approaches in making public histories.

hcv Feature Image Book and Author w Image 960x540

<img decoding="async" width="768" height="432" src="https://historycouncilvic.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/hcv-Feature-Image-Book-and-Author-w-Image_960x540-768x432.png" class="attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image" alt="hcv Feature Image Book and Author w Image 960x540" srcset="https://historycouncilvic.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/hcv-Feature-Image-Book-and-Author-w-Image_960x540-768x432.png 768w, https://historycouncilvic.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/hcv-Feature-Image-Book-and-Author-w-Image_960x540-480x270.png 480w" sizes="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 768px, 100vw">

Thursday June 25 2026

Melbourne, Victoria

HCV Book+Author: Contaminated Country – June 2026

Our final event in the 2026 Book+Author in-person conversation series, which showcases new books from some of Australia’s most exciting historians.

hcv Feature Image Making Public Histories w Image 960x540

<img decoding="async" width="768" height="432" src="https://historycouncilvic.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/hcv-Feature-Image-Making-Public-Histories-w-Image_960x540-768x432.png" class="attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image" alt="hcv Feature Image Making Public Histories w Image 960x540" srcset="https://historycouncilvic.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/hcv-Feature-Image-Making-Public-Histories-w-Image_960x540-768x432.png 768w, https://historycouncilvic.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/hcv-Feature-Image-Making-Public-Histories-w-Image_960x540-300x169.png 300w, https://historycouncilvic.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/hcv-Feature-Image-Making-Public-Histories-w-Image_960x540-480x270.png 480w, https://historycouncilvic.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/hcv-Feature-Image-Making-Public-Histories-w-Image_960x540.png 960w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px">

Thursday May 14 2026

Victoria

The Australian Legacies of British Slavery

A free Zoom webinar exploring issues and approaches in making public histories with an expert panel.

hcv Feature Image Book and Author w Image 960x540

<img decoding="async" width="768" height="432" src="https://historycouncilvic.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/hcv-Feature-Image-Book-and-Author-w-Image_960x540-768x432.png" class="attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image" alt="hcv Feature Image Book and Author w Image 960x540" srcset="https://historycouncilvic.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/hcv-Feature-Image-Book-and-Author-w-Image_960x540-768x432.png 768w, https://historycouncilvic.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/hcv-Feature-Image-Book-and-Author-w-Image_960x540-480x270.png 480w" sizes="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 768px, 100vw">

Thursday April 23 2026

Melbourne, Victoria

HCV Book+Author: Snake Talk – April 2026

Our second event in the 2026 Book+Author in-person conversation series, which showcases new books from some of Australia’s most exciting historians.

hcv Feature Image Making Public Histories 960x540

<img decoding="async" width="768" height="432" src="https://historycouncilvic.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/hcv-Feature-Image-Making-Public-Histories_960x540-768x432.png" class="attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image" alt="hcv Feature Image Making Public Histories 960x540" srcset="https://historycouncilvic.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/hcv-Feature-Image-Making-Public-Histories_960x540-768x432.png 768w, https://historycouncilvic.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/hcv-Feature-Image-Making-Public-Histories_960x540-300x169.png 300w, https://historycouncilvic.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/hcv-Feature-Image-Making-Public-Histories_960x540-480x270.png 480w, https://historycouncilvic.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/hcv-Feature-Image-Making-Public-Histories_960x540.png 960w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px">

Thursday March 26 2026

Victoria

Women and the Criminal Justice System in Australia

A free Zoom webinar exploring issues and approaches in making public histories with an expert panel.

hcv Feature Image Book and Author w Image 960x540

<img decoding="async" width="768" height="432" src="https://historycouncilvic.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/hcv-Feature-Image-Book-and-Author-w-Image_960x540-768x432.png" class="attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image" alt="hcv Feature Image Book and Author w Image 960x540" srcset="https://historycouncilvic.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/hcv-Feature-Image-Book-and-Author-w-Image_960x540-768x432.png 768w, https://historycouncilvic.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/hcv-Feature-Image-Book-and-Author-w-Image_960x540-480x270.png 480w" sizes="(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 768px, 100vw">

Thursday March 5 2026

Melbourne, Victoria

Special Damage: The Slander of Women and the Gendered History of Defamation Law

An in-person conversation curated and hosted by Dr Yves Rees, held at Bard's Apothecary.

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