2025 Local History Awards

The Town of Victoria Park Local History Awards promote interest in the rich history of the Town by encouraging the community to explore local identities, significant events and heritage relevant to the area. These awards are held biennially.

The awards and ability to add to our local history collection means we are able to preserve the written, oral and visual history of the Town for future generations.

All of the entries into the Awards become part of the Local History Collection.

Winners

Following a wonderful Presentation Night on Friday, 23 May 2025, were all those who entered the Awards and their friends and family came to celebrate Local History, the prizes were awarded. So we can now share the exciting news with everyone!

Here are the Winners of the 2025 Local History Awards by Category:

Original Research

1st Prize was awarded to Helen Creed for her entry titled: 'Billabong Community Early Learning Centre 40th Anniversary'
2nd Prize was awarded to Norma Lyons for her entry titled: 'Uncle Paddy's Letter's Home'

Personal Memoirs

1st Prize was awarded to Leslie Stevens for his entry titled: 'Memories of a Vic Park Kid'
2nd Prize was awarded to Madeleine Tingey for her entry titled: 'Kate Reserve: A Hidden Gem'
An Honourable Mention was awarded to Hilary Williams for her entry titled: 'The Way We Were'

Photographic Memories

1st Prize was awarded to Renae Carey for her entry titled: 'The Style of the Times at East Victoria Park'
An Honourable Mention was awarded to Sharon Mitchell for her entry titled: 'A Carefree Summer Day During the Dark Depression Years'

Original Poetry or Performance Work

Equal 1st Prize was awarded to Pat Saunders for her entry titled: '101 Car Yards in Vic Park'
Equal 1st Prize was awarded to Madeleine Tingey for her entry titled: 'Kate Reserve'
2nd Prize was awarded to Leslie Stevens for his entry titled: 'The Hallowed Halls of Flatulence'

All entries are currently being catalogued and processed for access online and to be archived for access in perpetuity within the Local History Collection at the Library.

All of the Entries

Original Research

CREED, Helen (1st Prize): 'Billabong Community Early Learning Centre 40th Anniversary'
LYONS, Norma (2nd Prize): 'Uncle Paddy's Letter's Home'

There were no other entries in this category

Personal Memoirs

CAREY, Renae: 'Walking the Gravel Roads, Home: A Recollection of the 1940s and 50s Air of East Victoria Park'
LIEVENSE, Margaret: ' 'Bottom' School Memories'
MORGAN, Glen: 'Night Sweats'
STEVENS, Leslie (1st Prize): 'Memories of a Vic Park Kid'
STEVENS, Leslie: 'Hallowed Halls of Flatulence'
TINGEY, Madeleine (2nd Prize): 'Kate Reserve: A Hidden Gem'
WILLIAMS, Hilary: 'The Way We Were'

Photographic Memories

CAREY, Renae: 'Dapper Days in the Town of Victoria Park'
CAREY, Renae: 'Guard of Honour for the Ages'
CAREY, Renae: 'Wedding in St Peter's'
CAREY, Renae: 'Saint Peter's Church'
CAREY, Renae: 'A New Perm for a Popular Personality of East Vic Park'
CAREY, Renae: 'Preparing for Studio Portraits, Milford Street'
CAREY, Renae: 'A Young Boy's Big Adventure Over East, Milford Street'
CAREY, Renae: 'Three Generations at 6 Milford Street'
CAREY, Renae: 'Little Dreams in East Victoria Park'
CAREY, Renae: 'Early Days of Existence in East Victoria Park'
CAREY, Renae: 'A Father's Farewell'
CAREY, Renae: 'Off to the Airforce, Milford Street'
CAREY, Renae: 'Ray Bruce, the Son of Airforce Personnel'
CAREY, Renae: 'Uncle's Farewell, Milford Street, WWII'
CAREY, Renae: 'Girls of the 2nd Standard, Edward Millen School'
CAREY, Renae: 'Faces of the 5th Standard, East Victoria Park'
CAREY, Renae: '1st and 2nd Standard, Children of Edward Millen School'
CAREY, Renae (1st Prize): 'The Style of the Times at East Victoria Park'
MITCHELL, Sharon (Honourable Mention): 'A Carefree Summer Day During the Dark Depression Years'

Original Poetry or Performance Work

CARPENTER, Graham: 'Westminster Street'
SAUNDERS, Pat (Equal 1st Prize): '101 Car Yards in Vic Park'
STEVENS, Leslie: 'Backyard Views'
STEVENS, Leslie: 'Fact or Fiction'
STEVENS, Leslie: 'In the 'Anal's' of History'
STEVENS, Leslie: 'Memories'
STEVENS, Leslie: 'Ye Olde Thunder Box'
STEVENS, Leslie (2nd Prize): 'The Hallowed Halls of Flatulence'
TINGEY, Madeleine (Equal 1st Prize): 'Kate Reserve'

Next Running of the Awards

Entries:

Open: Monday, 4 January 2027

Close: Friday, 26 March 2027

Awards Presentation Night: TBC

Awards Exhibition: Exact dates to be confirmed.