Grants help preserve local history

The State Government is preserving the history of Victoria through providing funding for organisations at the heart of our communities to research, record and showcase local history.
The Member for Eastern Victoria Tom McIntosh announced last Wednesday that East Gippsland Historical Society Inc (EGHS) would be one of the winners from the Local History Grants Program, where 42 organisations will share in $350,000 in funding from the State Government.
“The work our local historical organisations do to preserve history for future generations is incredible, and we’re proud to support East Gippsland Historical Society through this grant,” Mr McIntosh said.
The projects include newspaper and photograph digitisation works, memorial websites, digital histories, oral histories and archiving projects.
The EGHS will use the $11,357 to pay for the Fred Whiting Negative Collection Digitisation project.
The State Government is supporting the next round of the Local History Grants Program and Victorian Community History Awards, with applications to open later this year.
“For 22 years, the Local History Grants Program has ensured the stories and collections of Victoria’s history are not forgotten. We are pleased to see $350,000 shared among such worthy projects in 2024,” Public Record Office Victoria Director and Keeper of Public Records Justine Heazlewood.
A detailed list of all the projects funded through the Local History Grants Program can be found online.