Our addresses can be found on the
Contact Us page

Telephone:
+61 3 9348 5600 or

Freecall:
1800 657 452

Email:
ask.prov@prov.vic.gov.au

What's on at PROV

Records Management Training
January - June 2010
PROV is pleased to announce the recordkeeping awareness and records management training schedule for the first half of 2010. Click here to access further information including the training calendar, course descriptions and details on how to register.

Online Shop Now Open
PROV publications can now be purchased online through a new feature of our website, the PROV Shop.
You can now pay for products online using a credit card, or manually by cheque or money order, using the shop.
Visit the PROV shop here
Or look at our free online publications including rEsearch here

Sir Rupert Hamer Records Management Awards
Nominations are now open. Click here for more information.

Bushfire and disaster preparation for cultural collections
Some information and advice more>>

PROVcommunity
Please click here to share, discuss & ask questions about the Victorian state archives.

Official Launch of Local Government RDA
Please click here to read more.

Arts Portfolio Leadership Awards
Held at PROV, Please click here to read more.

Building Works
PROV is undertaking building works at North Melbourne to improve facilities. The North Melbourne and Ballarat Reading Rooms will be closed on Saturdays and Mondays between June 2009 and February 2010 to accommodate these works. More details >>

13 November 2009
CEO, Staff and Volunteers Factsheets Exposure Drafts
As part of the Guidelines that support the Strategic Management Standard, three new factsheets on the Recordkeeping responsibilities of CEOs, Staff and Volunteers are available for public exposure for your review and comments. To view please visit http://www.prov.vic.gov.au/records/rkstandardsproject.asp

Evidence Act 2008 Project
The draft Guidelines supporting digitisation are ready for public exposure. See “What's happening?” Your comments are greatly appreciated.
More >>

Link to past news items >>

New series available to order >>

How do I...

Accessing records:

Start my research at PROV?

Look at digitised records and indexes online?

Find people migrating to and from Victoria?

Order Wills and Probates?

Order Inquests?

Order records generally?

Purchase PROV publications online?

Make copies of public records?

Managing records:

Find PROV's guidelines for management and disposal of public records?

Transfer records to PROV?