Entries opened 1 June 2016 and closed 2pm Friday 29 July 2016. Winners were announced at an Awards Ceremony held on the 17th of October 2016 at the Arts Centre. Congratulations to all of the 2016 winners:
Victorian Community History Award
These Walls Speak Volumes: A History of Mechanics’ Institutes in Victoria
by Pam Baragwanath and Ken James
Published by the authors
Judges’ Special Prize
Reckoning: A Memoir
by Magda Szubanski
Text Publishing
Collaborative Community Award
Breaking Out: Memories of Melbourne in the 1970s
edited by Susan Blackburn
Hale & Iremonger
Local History Project Award
‘We Are All of One Blood’. A History of the Djabwurrung Aboriginal People of Western Victoria, 1836-1901
by Ian D. Clark
CreateSpace
History Publication Award
Hector: The Story of Hector Crawford and Crawford Productions
by Rozzi Bazzani
Arcadia
Local History Small Publication Award
The Village of Ripponlea
by Judith Buckrich
Lauranton Books
Cultural Diversity Award
Wadaddi Nabadda. Paths to Peace. Voices of the Somali Speaking Community
by Anne Doyle
Olympic Adult Education
Multimedia Award
We Remember: Honouring the Service & Sacrifice of Local Veterans and the Wangaratta Community During WW1
DVD and Website
Rural City of Wangaratta
Historical Interpretation Award
Duldig Studio Documentaries
by Eva de Jong-Duldig and Dr David Smith
Duldig Studio
Centenary of WW1 Award
Home Front Ballarat WW1
Website: www.ballaratww1.org.au
Ballarat & District Genealogical Society
History Article (Peer Reviewed) Award
Beyond Failure and Success: The Soldier Settlement on Ercildoune Road
by James Kirby
Provenance Journal
Download the winners booklet to learn more about each winner and view the list of commendations.
For more information about the Victorian Community History Awards visit historyvictoria.org.au