About
The Bendigo Regional Archives Centre (BRAC) is a Class A Place of Deposit holding Permanent Public Records from the Public Record Office of Victoria (PROV)'s collection which relate to eight Local Government Areas - City of Greater Bendigo, Campaspe Shire, Shire of Mt Alexander, Rural City of Mildura, Gannawarra Shire, City of Swan Hill, Loddon Shire and Buloke Shire, and former shire and bodies in that coverage area. The collection encompasses records from government agencies such as councils, hospitals, courts, infrastructure boards and more.
An additional but separate collection is the BRAC Community Collection which holds Temporary Public Records and Non-public records (i.e. privately donated collections). From early 2026 this collection is being added to the Victorian Collections website. Use the Community Collection Access form on BRAC's "Additional Collection" webpage at https://www.brac.vic.gov.au/additional-collection to order items from the Community Collection.
Researchers can view all items held at this repository at the Bendigo Reading Room located on the first floor of the Bendigo Library in Hargreaves Street Bendigo. The Reading Room is open 10:00am to 4:00pm every Wednesday and Thursday (closed on public holidays).
A dedicated search function for Permanent Public Records held at BRAC can be found on PROV's website here: https://prov.vic.gov.au/explore-collection/explore-topic/searching-regional-archives/records-held-bendigo
To browse available Permanent Public Records housed at BRAC, visit PROV here: https://prov.vic.gov.au/search_journey/select?rows=100&modifier=ALL_WORDS&q=category:Series%20AND%20location:Bendigo
Staff may be able to assist with research enquiries.
