A free online guide and training package for community history groups that wish to create and preserve oral history collections is now available on the Oral History Victoria (OHV) website. Although developed specifically for Victorian community history groups, the package…
The sixth edition of Beth Robertson’s Oral History Handbook is now available. First released in 1983 as an A5 booklet, the handbook has long been the go-to guide for oral history practice in Australia, trusted by researchers, community groups and…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…