Jean Teasdale Bursary: 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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Awards latest 2026
Victorian oral historians have recently been successful in a number of prestigious awards including the Victorian Community History Awards and the awards presented by the Oral History Association (USA). In Victoria, the Victorian Community History Awards were announced on 29…
OHWA Annual General Meeting + 2026 Conference Preview
Our annual gathering is Saturday 17 October, 12.30-3.00pm at the State Library of WA. For those who aren’t able to attend the OHA Conference in Adelaide (or even those who can), the formal AGM will be followed by a series…
Conference registration now open
Registration is now open for the 2026 OHA Biennial Conference. Go to the booking page on Humanitix to book conference registration, workshops and tours and the conference dinner. Early bird pricing is available until 30 October 2026. Member concession rates…
Are Transcripts Worth It?
Transcription came up as a topic in one of our Monthly Drop-In sessions as both a contentious and important part of oral history practice. In this blog post, Charlotte Whincup from the Bunbury Oral History Group talks about how she…
Introductory Oral History Training
Don’t miss out on the next Introductory training opportunity, Saturday 29 August at the State Library WA. This one-day workshop is ideal for those who are new to oral history and want to know more about what is involved. The…
Oral History WA News Bulletin (July 2026)
Welcome to the July 2026 news bulletin. Nominations for the 2026 OHA Awards close at the end of this month, our next Introductory training day is locked in for August, and there’s a great line-up of exhibitions and events for…
Call for Papers Journal 2027
Contributors are invited to submit articles for peer review and reports for the 2027 issue of Studies in Oral History, the journal of Oral History Australia (OHA). The deadline for peer review is 3 December 2026 and for reports, 31 January…
Oral historians honoured
Prominent oral historians Alistair Thomson and Heather Goodall have been honoured with lifetime achievement awards by the Australian Historical Association (AHA). Past Oral History Australia (OHA) president Alistair Thomson and Professor Heather Goodall were two of three historians to be…
Conference & awards update
The 2026 OHA Biennial Conference is getting closer. Registration is scheduled to open in early August and applications and nominations for the OHA awards will be closing soon. The OHA Book Award will close as scheduled on 31 July 2026,…
Photography skills for Oral Historians
OHWA's Philips Gostelow led a portrait photography workshop in July, helping oral historians capture their narrators stories visually as well as on audio.