Warragul and District Historical Society has received a grant totalling $2500 to help preserve local history.
The grant is part of the Australian Government's 2021 Volunteer Grants Activity and was officially presented to the society by Member for Monash Russell Broadbent.
Applications for the grants opened in May 2021, with the intended outcome being to strengthen community functioning and increase participation in volunteering.
Society secretary Malcolm Dickson said the grant had allowed for a new filing cabinet to be purchased so photographs and negatives can be securely stored.
"For years and years, we've had boxes of negatives and photos, that needed scanning, including the old Gazette photos," he said.
"Negatives particularly, over a period of time deteriorate if they aren't in archival storage."
"Now we've got them in one secure cupboard that we can gradually go through them."
Originally, the grant was going to go towards a new printer, so negatives could be efficiently scanned, however, while shopping around for the equipment the society had a generous member of the public donate exactly what they were looking to purchase.
Mr Broadbent said the society was a valuable resource for the community in their passion for the history of the area.
"The Warragul and District Historical Society's successful application for $2500 enabled them to not only enhance but upgrade a lot of other equipment as well," he said.