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The Project: History Extension Seminar Day

Presented by Museums of History NSW and the State Library of NSW, this seminar day will equip students with the tools, advice and confidence to embark on their major project.

Did you miss the opportunity to register for this event? You can still register to receive a recording of this year's seminar!

Your ticket will include both the recording of the half-day program of keynote speakers and access to a suite of online content (including research tips and presentations) from previous years. Please purchase a ticket before 1 December to receive a link to the recording.

Highlights of this year’s seminar include a Q&A with award-winning journalist, author and history enthusiast Marc Fennell, and a chance to learn all the tips and tricks from high-performing History Extension students from recent years.

This event is FREE for Australian schools with an Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (ICSEA) value of less than 1000, or a special school, as defined by ACARA.

Find the full program below and information about subsidised places in the sidebar. Details about the program, including venue safety and risk assessments are also outlined on our event information page.

Register before 6pm 19 December to receive a recording of the seminar. Once you register, recordings will be available until Thursday 12 March 2026 - just in time for our follow up History Extension virtual seminar, Writing the Project.

Program and information

Keynote speaker

Marc Fennell

Journalist, presenter, author

Marc Fennell is a Walkley Award–winning journalist and an AACTA-nominated filmmaker.

Marc is the creator of the popular television series and podcast Stuff the British stole for ABC Australia and CBC Canada. He is also seen each weeknight as the quizmaster on SBS TV’s iconic game show Mastermind.

Well known for his acclaimed documentaries, Marc hosted the Logie and AACTA–nominated School that tried to end racism (ABC, 2021), The kingdom (SBS, 2023), The mission (SBS, 2023), Rose d’Or shortlisted art-heist docuseries Framed (SBS, 2021), Red flag (SBS, 2024), and Walkley-nominated Came from nowhere (SBS, 2024), and the forthcoming Secret DNA of us (SBS, 2025).

Marc is the creator and host of the ABC history mystery podcast No one saw it coming (2025).

Beyond that, Audible is the exclusive home of Marc’s original podcast journalism and documentaries, including the hit Audible Originals It burns (2019), Nut jobs (2020), winner of two Australian Podcast Awards and an AIDC Award House of skulls (2023), and This is not a game (2024). His latest Audible Original podcast is Corked (2025).

A well-known voice on ABC Radio, Marc presented the technology program Download this show (2012–24) and was triple j’s Movie Guy from 2006 to 2017.

Marc has written two books and has also appeared on ABC’s The drum, Network Ten’s The project, SBS’s Dateline and Insight, and is heard on top-rating ABC Local Radio across the nation.

Location

Online seminar:
Via Zoom

In person:
State Library of New South Wales
The Mint
Hyde Park Barracks
The Justice and Police Museums

Date & time

This event took place on Thursday 13 November 2025. For access to the recordings, register before 6pm 19 December.

Subsidy

FREE tickets for students experiencing challenging circumstances:

This event is FREE for Australian schools with an Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (ICSEA) value of less than 1000, or a special school, as defined by ACARA.

To apply please contact The SLNSW as early as possible on 02 9273 1778 or email learning.library@sl.nsw.gov.au.

Contact us

Phone: 02 8239 2288
Email: learning.team@mhnsw.au

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Writing the Project: History Extension Seminar

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Virtual excursions

Our interactive virtual excursions connect your class live with a museum educator and focus on specific curriculum content, concepts and skills. We currently offer virtual excursions for Stages 1 to 4

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Onsite programs

Our museums, historic houses and gardens are at the heart of every school interaction. We offer immersive, curriculum-linked excursions for Stages 1 to 6

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Learning resources

Explore our range of online resources designed by teachers to support student learning in the classroom or at home