History Council of Western Australia

06/11/2025

Free Chinese Heritage Exhibition by the UWA 'Two Centuries of Chinese Heritage in Western Australia' project team.

21/10/2025

Thanks to our members who participated in the AGM last Sunday, and a special thanks to the Royal Western Australian Historical Society for the venue and for a tour of their wonderful new premises!

The President's report can be found on our website: https://professionalhistorianswa.org.au/agm-update/

Your elected committee members for the next year are: Jacqui Sherriff (President), Lucy Hair (Vice President), Malcolm Traill (Secretary/Membership Secretary), Prue Griffin (Treasurer), and General Committee members Sian Ferraz, Julie Lunn, Carmel Given, Luke Le Cras and Helen Munt.

We're always available for a chat and hearing your feedback, and we look forward to working together for all our members in the coming year.

30/05/2025

One of Australia and the world’s most important artworks is being destroyed by acid gas pollution. The Murujuga rock art on the Burrup Peninsula in Western Australia is a cultural treasure – and more than 40,000 years old. It is at least twice as ancient as the Lascaux cave paintings in France, ...

19/05/2025

15/04/2025

We are in support of the restoration of Paul Ritter's Ore Obselisk. We also call on the City of Perth to make transparent the approval process for the Boonji Spaceman. TheKebab Reece Harley Jenny Gregory

01/04/2025

After a long break the History Slam is back!
PHA is hosting this fun and entertaining event as part of the State Heritage Conference.

Premised on the popular poetry slam concept – in which poets have three minutes to enthral, excite, provoke and amaze their audience to gain the winning edge – the History Slam gathers historians and like-minded people to participants and to share their special moment of Western Australian histo...

28/03/2025

State Heritage Conference
Free to attend but booking required - full and half day options available.

The conference will include speakers including historians, curators, archaeologists, architects and Aboriginal cultural heritage experts.

23/03/2025

Boorloo Heritage Festival bookings and details now available

Look out for your copy of the Lotterywest Boorloo Heritage Festival guide in this Saturday's copy of The West Australian ✨

With over 100 events celebrating Perth's unique and fascinating history kicking off from 1 April, there's no better time to start planning than right now!

Can't wait until the weekend? You can also pick up a copy at any of the following locations:
Council House
City of Perth Library
iCity Kiosk
Perth Town Hall
Dianella Library
Bayswater Library
Inglewood Library
Maylands Library
Morley Library
Victoria Park Library

23/03/2025

Join UWA researchers Yu Tao, Benjamin Smith and Lucy Hair from the ‘Two Centuries of Chinese Heritage in Western Australia’ project to explore the...

23/03/2025

Once Known opens as part of the Lotterywest Boorloo Heritage Festival: 4 April - 17 April 2025, weekdays 11:00am – 3:00pm then reopening to the public ...

09/02/2025

Great resource for anyone researching Chinese people in WA.

Ready to explore the Chinese history of Western Australia? 🔍✨ In this month's podcast episode, we dive into the origins of our project and the comprehensive digital portal showcasing the rich heritage of Western Australia's Chinese community.

Listen now at linktr.ee/chinesewa 🎧 and visit chinesewa.net to browse our portal today! 💻

This project is made possible by the National Foundation of Australia-China Relations and is administrated by the School of Social Sciences at the University of Western Australia.