“After eight years and three Presidents, our legendary Executive Officer is retiring from the Royal Historical Society of Victoria.
Please join us to celebrate all that she has done to help the Society become one of Australia’s success stories at a time when the arts and humanities need robust history societies more than ever.
Feel free to add any messages or memories of your involvement with Rosemary when you RSVP”.
Robert Pascoe,
read more...Dear Members
We look forward to welcoming as many members as possible to the RHSV’s Special General Meeting (SGM) and Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Tuesday 27 May 2025. To register for the SGM and AGM or to record your apologies please click here. You can use the same link to book for the Weston Bate Oration which follows the AGM (with a short break for refreshments).
On Tuesday evening,
read more...Our two newest staff members will be joining us next week.
Oliver Sperlich, who will be filling a brand new position as Operations/Office Manager, will work Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Oliver brings splendid expertise in IT and technology as well an impressive entrepreneurial ability. Oliver will be looking after our IT, the building and all that entails and the hirers of our space as well as events and projects. Members will get many opportunities to meet Oliver over the coming months.
read more...APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED
THE OPPORTUNITY
Under direction of the Collections Manager, the Collections Officer (Images) would undertake a range of tasks related to the RHSV Collection including research and analysis in order to describe and catalogue collection items; scan and digitise images; handle and store collection material; liaise and negotiate with donors and coordinate with stakeholders; represent the section; respond to public enquiries and assist with project development where necessary. The Collections Officer will be required to provide expertise and recommendations for development and management of the RHSV’s Image collection,
read more...APPLICATIONS CLOSE: 5.00 pm Tuesday 28 January, 2025
This is a new position. The Operations / Office Manager’s main role is supporting the Executive Officer in managing all areas of:
The Operations / Office Manager has the responsibility for ensuring that the management of the society’s IT, property and facilities and projects / events are conducted efficiently and ethically in accordance with established standards and such that all statutory and compliance obligations are met.
read more...The Royal Historical Society of Victoria is looking for a part-time marketing officer to work two days per week from our 1938 heritage-listed home on Flagstaff Gardens and a short stroll from Queen Victoria Market.
If you are a tech-savvy marketing professional looking for a part-time position we would like to meet you.
THE POSITION INCLUDES (but is not limited to) THE FOLLOWING:
For most historical societies we are entering the season for extreme weather – fires and floods and we should all be thinking preparedness!
The Australian Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Material Inc (AICCM) has developed some great disaster-response material including a calendar:
https://aiccm.org.au/disaster/disaster-preparedness-calendar/
Other resources concerning fire, flood and mould can be found on their website
https://aiccm.org.au/disaster/
Being prepared really works in times of emergency when you will probably be battling disaster on your home-front as well as for your historical society.
The RHSV bookshop is getting more successful every year – in 2024 our sales increased by 50% on 2023 which was already a record year. And it is getting too large for the staff to look after it so we are looking for volunteers to make sure our sales keep on increasing. We have two brilliant volunteers in place but need at least 3 more.
There are a myriad of jobs associated with the bookshop –
read more...This is Charles Sowerwine’s letter in full that was sent to historical societies and community action groups in late November. A template letter that can be adapted and sent to the Minister follows. You can read two further articles here: Hong Kong Without the View and Charter 29 Planning System Reforms
25 November 2024
To all RHSV members and historical societies,
Dear Friends,
read more...Please complete this form to claim your reimbursement of expenses for the HSSC Network Day held at the RHSV in Melbourne on Friday 26 July 2024.
Expense Reimbursement form
This form is for claiming reimbursement of travel and accommodation expenses for the Network Meeting on 26 July 2024
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read more...Melbourne was growing fast in the 1850s. No longer a colonial outpost it had boomed into one of the leading cities of the Empire.
People flocked here, people were born here, people died here. And it was the dying that created the problem.
Melbourne needed a morgue but wasn’t sure it wanted one. This was the beginning of a 150-year-journey through place, time and purpose as the morgue evolved from an unpleasant necessity to an internationally respected institution.
read more...Monday 25, Tuesday 26, Wednesday 27 November
Open until 7pm
For these three days we’ll extend our bookshop hours for Christmas shopping. Don’t forget we’ll be able to gift wrap your books. We will also have a mini-book fair of our second-hand titles from the book shop and lots of books which simply haven’t made it on to our website yet.
As I write this post, Christmas is only 13 weeks away and our extended shopping nights are only 9 weeks away.
read more...After 6+ years at the RHSV, our fabulous Treasurer Daniel Clements is standing down from the role. Daniel has moved out of Melbourne to Port Arlington and the commute, despite the bracing ferries, is just too arduous. Daniel has overseen a period of growth and reform for the RHSV and, financially, we have never been in a better position.
So the search is on for a new Treasurer. The full PD can be read here
The Treasurer automatically joins the RHSV Council and a couple of other committees.
read more...DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO 31 JANUARY 2025.
Do you know an unsung hero who has left a lasting legacy in the local history of your community? You are invited to nominate someone who has made a significant contribution to be considered for commemoration in a new place name.
Anyone who has left a lasting legacy can be nominated. For example, the person may have been known for community and volunteer work,
read more...31 March 2025 is the extended deadline for lodging the annual not-for-profit self-review return. Nearly all historical societies, if they are an incorporated association, will need to lodge this return. However, if your society is already a charity it is exempt from lodging a self-review. By lodging this return you are proving to the ATO that your society is exempt from paying income tax.
This is the link to the page on the ATO website where it outlines the steps you take to lodge the review.
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