Jean Teasdale Bursary 2024: Call for Applications
Oral History WA has created the Jean Teasdale Bursary - a fund of up to $2,000 to support and encourage Western Australian oral history projects.
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CFP NOHANZ 2026
The National Oral History Association of New Zealand (NOHANZ) will hold its biennial conference from 18-20 September 2026 at the Tūranga Central City Library, Christchurch. The theme of the conference is Tūranga | Places we belong. Proposals for a paper…
Job opportunity
The Australian National University is looking for an oral historian to lead a project identifying and supporting oral history collections. The two-year position as Research Project Manager is being offered by ANU’s School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics. The successful…
Accredited oral history training
Dr Elaine Rabbit will deliver her nationally accredited oral history training program on 7-8 February 2026 in Fremantle, Western Australia. The two-day program costs $395 (including GST) with a discounted price of $360 for Oral History Australia members and students…
Word of Mouth – New issue
The Spring 2025 issue of the OHA SA/NT magazine Word of Mouth is now available. Highlights include: To see the new edition of WOM please view or download a copy using the button below. Download Word of Mouth – Spring…
Project outputs now available
A final report and online database is now available as part of the Identifying Precarious Victorian Oral History Collections Project. The project, which ran from July 2024 to November 2025, was led by oral historian and Research Project Manager Dr…
Call for Papers – Journal 2026
Contributions for the peer review and reports sections of the 2026 issue of our journal Studies in Oral History are now being accepted. The deadline for submission of peer review articles is 31 March 2026 and for reports it is 29 May…
New journal editors
Dr Mia Martin Hobbs and Dr Geraldine Fela have been appointed joint editors of the Oral History Australia journal Studies in Oral History, starting with the 2026 issue. Mia and Geraldine replace Dr Carolyn Collins and Dr Skye Krichauff whose…
Vale Gwladys McLachlan OAM
Community oral historian and broadcaster Gwlad McLachlan passed away recently in Melbourne at the age of 94, leaving a priceless legacy of recorded interviews and activism. A life member of Oral History Victoria (OHV) since 2013, Gwlad is the only…
2025 OHA journal now available
The 2025 issue of Studies in Oral History, the journal of Oral History Australia (OHA), is now available. Issue 47, which was published online with open access, features the theme ‘The Power of Oral History—Risks, Rewards & Possibilities’. This is…
Seeking new journal editor/s
Oral History Australia is seeking to fill the role of editor for our journal Studies in Oral History. The role is voluntary but offers the opportunity for an experienced oral historian to give back to our community and/or for an…