The History Council of Victoria Annual Lecture 2026 takes place on September 24, just a couple of weeks away! The Annual Lecture is our most prestigious event, featuring a noted scholar offering insight and provocation from history and historiography. In anticipation...
Our VCE Roadshow has taken place in one form or another since the 1970s—a day-long program intended to complement students' in-class learning in advance of end of year VCE history exams. This August, VCE students from Warrnambool, Shepparton and Traralgon, regional...
The History Council of Victoria VCE Roadshow has taken place in one form or another since the 1970s, and this August we expand the program to three regional locations to bring a tailored program of presentations to VCE history students across Victoria. The...
The History Council of Victoria awards two annual prizes to reward those who celebrate and advocate for history in Victoria. The Lynette Russell Prize for First Peoples' Histories in Schools awards Victorian students for their work exploring First Peoples'...
Thank you to all those who attended our sold out Book+Author talk last Thursday at Bard's Apothecary! In a full room, convener Dr Yves Rees spoke to Dr Jess Urwin (University of Tasmania) about her newly published book Contaminated Country: Nuclear Colonialism...
Each year, the History Council of Victoria hosts an intern from a Victorian university to work with us on our careers in history event — a panel discussion for tertiary students featuring professionals who once studied history, now working across a range of...
It's the end of financial year, we have a brand new website, and we are asking for your support so we can keep championing the work of historians and the value of history. We are a pro bono, not-for-profit, philanthropic organisation that relies on your donations to...
The History Councils of Australia have submitted a joint submission to the Australian Federal Government to help shape the next National Cultural Policy, the successor to 'Revive: A place for every story, a story for every place', which has guided arts and cultural...