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History Council of Victoria
The History Council of Victoria (HCV) is a public advisory body sponsored by the Ministry of Education and Training. It comprises representatives from cultural institutions and heritage bodies; history teachers and curriculum advisors; academic and professional historians; and local Indigenous and community history organisations.
To encourage the understanding, appreciation and enjoyment of history, the History Council of Victoria:
- promotes and supports studies of history in schools;
- undertakes to raise the profile of history in government, business, education, and throughout the community;
- seeks to increase resources and recognition for history in education, indigenous affairs, heritage, the media and the arts;
- identifies outstanding achievement in history writing, teaching and communication;
- advocates history as a key context for current decision making, attitudes and action
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