This page includes details of forthcoming events and news presented by our member Organizations, as well as the HCSA itself.

Current news and events

What is the Future of History in South Australia?

Thursday 2.30-4pm, 24 May 2012 at the State Library of SA

A lively panel of speakers will identify major challenges and opportunities facing South Australia’s history and heritage communities before responding to questions and comments from the audience.  This forum is for anyone interested in the future of history in this state.

Discussion may include:

• Creating a love of history in students-will the national curriculum help or hinder?
• Does the past matter to young people?
• Is social media the answer?
• Generational change and succession planning for volunteer organisations?
• Is the government allocating enough resources?

The speakers are:

Margaret Anderson, Chief Executive Officer, History SA
Peter Goers, presenter 891 Evenings, ABC Adelaide
Heidi Ing, Liaison Librarian Flinders University
Paul Sendziuk, Associate Professor History Discipline, University of Adelaide

Listen to the experts!

Voice your questions!

Contribute to the conversation!

• To be held on Thursday 24 May 2.30-4pm at the State Library’s Hetzel Lecture Theatre.
• Free event
• Limited places, bookings essential : Tel 8207 7626 or online at www.slsa.sa.gov.au/calendar
• For Enquiries : Contact Wilf Prest on 0403 660 308  or email hcsasecretary@internode.on.net

**SA Oral History Association Workshops

Thursday 12 April 2012 – Adelaide
Thursday 1 November 2012 – Adelaide

For more information please see the Oral History Association of SA website

Past news and events

1 February 2012

* Prime Minister’s Literary Awards- Prize for Australian History

The Prize for Australian History is now part of the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards. This Prize is awarded to an individual or a group for an outstanding publication or body of work that contributes significantly to an understanding of Australian history – and it’s not just for books.
Eligible works can include a published book, website, film or radio documentary, CD-ROM, DVD, other form of multimedia or a series of these works.
To be eligible, the work must be first published, produced or broadcast between 1 January 2011 and 31 December 2011.

Entries close 1 February 2012. To enter or for more information, visit the website

25 August 2011

* National Cultural Policy: A new National Cultural Policy for Australia – the first in nearly 20 years – is being developed and you are invited to comment.  You can comment here

6 September 2011

*Annual General Meeting: All members of the History Council of South Australia and other interested people and organisations are cordially invited to attend the ninth annual general meeting.

To be held on Tuesday, 6th SEPTEMBER 2011

Venue: Ira Raymond Room, Barr Smith Library, University of Adelaide

Light refreshments will be served from 5.15 p.m. AGM to commence at 5.30pm followed by speaker Peter Roberts to commence at 6 pm.

3-5 October 2011

*National History Teachers Conference
‘History with a Difference’ – focusing on the new National History Curriculum
Loreto College, Adelaide, 3-5 October 2011

For bookings and further details go to www.htasa.org.au/UpcomingEvents/2011Conference/tabid/629/Default.aspx

5-7 August 2011

*State History Conference 2011: ‘In Perspective: Rethinking South Australia’s History’: National Wine Centre, Adelaide, 5-7 August 2011
The call for papers closes 31 March 2011: see www.history.sa.gov.au/chu/programs/history_conference

4 August 2011

*On 4 August 2011, as curtain-raiser to the State History Conference 2011, the HCSA will be proud to present one of Australia’s most distinguished and original historians, Dr John Hirst of La Trobe University, to deliver the Annual History Council lecture on ‘South Australia and Australia – Reflections on their Histories’.

Born and educated in Adelaide, Dr Hirst is well-known both for his wide-ranging historical scholarship (as evidenced in numerous books, including Adelaide and the Country 1870-1914, Convict Society and Its Enemies, and Sense and Nonsense in Australian History) and his willingness to participate in contemporary political and social debate.

Bookings for Dr Hirst’s lecture will open on 1 July.

Date and time: Thursday, 4 August, 6.00 pm

Place: Napier Theatre 102, University of Adelaide (parking available at Gate 23, North Terrace)

Cost: Gold coin

History SA statehistoryconference@history.sa.gov.au or telephone History SA on 8203 9888

Or view more information on the History SA website.

4 March 2011

*Launch of new Professional Historians website: the PHA (SA)’s website went live officially on 4 March; together with a directory of SA historians it includes advice on commissioning a history, and the scale of fees recommended by the Australian Council of Professional Historians: http:://www.sahistorians.org.au

*Bound for South Australia: follow weekly postings on the experiences of nine ships and their passengers sailing from England to South Australia in 1836: http://boundforsouthaustralia.net.au