Proposals are now being accepted from those wishing to present at the 2026 OHA Biennial Conference to be held in Tardanya/Adelaide, South Australia, on the lands of the Kaurna people, from 3-6 December. The deadline for submission is 11 May…
The deadline for contributions for the peer review section of the 2026 issue of our journal Studies in Oral History has been extended to 1 May 2026. The deadline for reports remains the same – 29 May 2026. This is the…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Did you know that our state associations offer discounted training rates for all members of Oral History Australia (OHA)? What that means is that the members’ rate for training offered by one OHA state association is available to all OHA…