Whilst this blog has been a bit quiet, the Archive has been busy over summer. Molly Strano, a Sports and Recreation Management student from Victoria University, completed a placement in Archive, helping to trace the history of the Victorian YCW Football Competition. Here is a picture of Molly presenting her research in the boardroom of the Western Bulldogs Football Club:
We have also been visited by Associate Professor Rob Hess, from the College of Sport and Exercise Science at Victoria University. He has been delving into our treasure trove of newspaper cuttings about the Sunday sport campaigns from the late 1950s and early 1960s:
More news from the Archive soon…don’t forget to fill in the survey still available below…
This is outreach into the community and building new awareness of the value of our movement. Out of the past, into the present. Really good to see.