Private company

Public Record Office Victoria

Archive of the State and local governments in Victoria, Australia

Public Record Office Victoria (PROV) is the government archives of the Australian State of Victoria. PROV was created by the Victorian Public Records Act 1973 with responsibility for the better preservation management and utilisation of the public records of the State.2 It is part of Department of Government Services.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Photo: Residents of Kew, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Public Record Office Victoria (PROV) is the government archives of the Australian State of Victoria. PROV was created by the Victorian Public Records Act 1973 with responsibility for the better preservation management and utilisation of the public records of the State.2

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

  • Department of Government Services

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1973Founded Founded1

Sources

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