Victorian Community History Awards

The Victorian Community History Award is granted annually and is sponsored by Information Victoria. The awards presented are to recognise "the importance of local and community history as a form of collective memory"cite web|title= Victoria's History Awards, Prizes and Grants |publisher=State of Victoria |url= http://www.history.vic.gov.au/awards.html |accessdate= 2007-07-18] and to recognise excellence in historical research.cite web|title= Victorian Community History Awards|publisher=State of Victoria |url= http://www.information.vic.gov.au/images/commhist/Lo-Res%20Awards%20Flyer%202007.pdf |accessdate= 2007-07-18]

Victorian Community History Awards - Overall Winner

* 2007: Jillian Durance for "Still Going Strong: The story of the Moyarra Honor Roll"
* 2005: Justin Corfield, Dorothy Wickham and Clare Gervasoni for "The Eureka Encyclopaedia"
* 2004: Wandiligong Preservation Society Co-ordinated by Coral Bennett and Joy Kit for "Oriental Crossing"
* 2003: Ann Synan for "We Came With Nothing: Story of the West Sale Migrant Holding Centre"
* 2002: Gillian Upton for "The George: St Kilda Life and Times "
* 2001: Warik Lawrance for the 1864 Website: [http://www.iii.rmit.edu.au/1864.html 1864 Website] , 1864 (CD ROM)
* 2000: Daryl Tonkin and Carolyn Landon for "Jackson's Track - A Memoir of a Dreamtime Place"
* 1999: Dr. Andrew Brown-May for "Melbourne Street Life"
* 1998: Patrick Morgan for "The Settling of Gippsland, A Regional History"

Best Community Research, Registers and Records

* 2007: Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society for "History of a Street Precinct"
* 2005: Graeme Massey for "Gallipoli Heroes: A tribute to the men from Western Victoria who gave their lives for their country"
* 2004: Arthur Yong, North Eastern Melbourne Chinese Association for "Chinese Settlement in Darebin"
* 2003: Graeme Massey (Warracknabeal Secondary College – History Department) for "Fallen Heroes. Warracknabeal War Memorial"
* 2002: Dianne Carroll for "Carroll Heritage Collection"
* 2001: Allan Willingham for "Camperdown: A Heritage Study"
* 2000: Keith Clarke for "Convicts of the Port Phillip District"
* 1999: Brendan Fitzgerald and Bayside Library Services for "Sin on Disc"

Best Collaborative / Community Work

* 2007: Andrew Brown-May and Shurlee Swain (ed) for "The Encyclopedia of Melbourne"
* 2005: Peter Yule (ed.) and the Carlton Residents Association Inc. for "Carlton: A History"
* 2004: Elizabeth Huf for "Courage, Patience and Persistence: 150 Years of German Settlement in Western Victoria"
* 2003: Jewish Museum of Australia (in association with Shalom Association) for "From Russia with Hope: Australian Jews from Russia 1870-2002 (Exhibition)"
* 2002: South Port Day Links and Port Melbourne Historical Society for "Linking Us Together"
* 2001: Sigrid Borke for "In and Out of Port. Voices from the Port of Melbourne. An Oral History"
* 2000: City of Whittlesea for "Oral History and Poster Exhibition Project"
* 1999: Jan Critchett for "Untold Stories - Memories and Lives of Victorian Koories"

Best Print / Publication

* 2007: Richard Broome for "Aboriginal Victorians: A History Since 1800"
* 2005: Barry Hill and the Borough of Queenscliffe for "The Enduring Rip: A History of Queenscliffe"
* 2004: John Poynter for "Mr Felton's Bequests"
* 2003: Vicki Fairfax for "A Place Across the River. They Aspired to Create the Victorian Arts Centre"
* 2002: Carolyn Rasmussen] for "A Museum for the People"
* 2001: Adrian Jones for "Follow the Gleam: A History of Essendon Primary School 1850-2000"
* 2000: Peter Yule for "The Royal Children's Hospital A History of Faith, Science and Love"
* 1999: Janet McCalman for "Sex and Suffering - Women's Health and a Women's Hospital"

Best Walk / Tour

* 2007: Ruth Gallant, Footscray Reference Group & Maribyrnong City Council for "Footscray Trail: a guided walk through the historic central business district"
* 2005: Margaret Gardner and Val Heffernan, The Hamilton History Centre for "Exploring Hamilton Walks"
* 2004: Don Chambers for "Melbourne General Cemetery"
* 2003: Carmel Taig for "Yarraville in 1901"
* 2002: Ross Bastiaan for "The Kokoda Walk in the Dandenong Ranges National Park"
* 2001: Bayside City Council for "Bayside Coastal Art Trail. Stage 3"
* 2000: Richard Peterson for "Brimstone to Bunyip Churches of Collingwood, Clifton Hill and Abbotsford 1852-1999"
* 1999: Angela Taylor, Ron Hateley, Tarnya Kruger for "The La Gerche Walking Track"

Best Audio-Visual / Multimedia

* 2007: Landsborough Festivals Inc for "From Gold to Grapes: The Story of Landborough"
* 2005: The Euston/Robinvale Historical Society Inc for "Happy Birthday Robinvale"
* 2004: James McCaughey, Red Finch Films for "The First Eleven: The First Australian Cricket Tour of England (Video)"
* 2003: Lakes Entrance Family History Resource Centre for "Casting the Net – Pioneer Fishing Families of the Gippsland Coast"
* 2002: Geoff Russell for "Sir John Quick and Bendigo's ANA"
* 2001: Lilydale & District Historical Society for "Melba - Australia's Greatest Daughter"
* 2000: Bronwyn Hughes (Author), Laki Sideris (Production)and Tim Dolby (Producer & Contact Person) for "Lights of our Past: Australian Stained Glass"
* 1999: Timothy Lee for "Wally's Weddings/The Bush Smithy"

Best Exhibit / Display

* 2007: Victorian Jazz Archive Inc. for "Jazz Spans the Decades – A History of Jazz in Victoria"
* 2005: David Williams for "Harvests, Headlands & Halcyon Heritage"
* 2004: Jointly organised by the Warrnambool Art Gallery and the Warrnambool and District Historical Vehicle Club. Curated by Brenda O'Connor for "Early Motoring in Warrnambool"
* 2003: Melbourne’s Living Museum of the West for "A Stone Upon A Stone: A Touring Exhibition about the History and Heritage of Dry Stone Walls"
* 2002: Larahum Hall Committee for "Federation Mural: History of Laharum"
* 2001: Golden Dragon Museum, Bendigo for "Showing Face"
* 2000: Tatura and District Australia Day 2000 Committee for "Tatura Collage Columns"
* 1999: Jan Mitchell for "Baywalk Bollards Project"

Notes

References

* [http://www.information.vic.gov.au/comm_hist/2004.html 2004 Victorian Community History Awards] Information Victoria (Retrieved 18 July 2007)
* [http://www.information.vic.gov.au/comm_hist/2005/Info_Vic_History_Awards_05.pdf 2005 Victorian Community History Awards] Information Victoria (Retrieved 18 July 2007)
* [http://www.information.vic.gov.au/images/commhist/Lo-Res%20Awards%20Flyer%202007.pdf 2007 Victorian Community History Awards] Information Victoria (Retrieved 18 July 2007)

ee also

* List of Australian literary awards
* New South Wales Premier's History Awards
* Australian History Awards
* Northern Territory History Awards
* Prime Minister's Prize for Australian History