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Our Past

History-led video content for brands, councils, museums and organisations who want to connect with audiences through place, memory and story.

Storytelling with research behind it

Our Past creates short-form and long-form history content that helps people see familiar places differently.

Through researched scripts, location filming, archival material and clear storytelling, Our Past works with organisations to produce content that is factual, engaging and built for digital audiences.

Collaborations may include sponsored reels, commissioned videos, museum and heritage content, tourism campaigns, local history series, event promotion, education projects and branded storytelling.

A highly engaged history audience

Our Past has built a large and engaged audience across Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and YouTube by telling Australian history in a way that is accessible, visual and grounded in place.

300K+ Combined social audience across major platforms.
1M+ Regular monthly reach across organic social content.
Video-first Short-form and long-form storytelling built for digital audiences.
Research-led Scripts developed with care, context and source checking.

Ways to collaborate

Our Past works with partners where there is a natural connection between the story, the audience and the organisation.

Sponsored history reels

Short-form videos built around a relevant place, product, organisation or campaign.

Commissioned video projects

Longer-form videos for councils, museums, heritage sites, exhibitions, events and visitor experiences.

Museum and heritage storytelling

Content designed to make collections, buildings, archives and historical places easier for the public to understand.

Tourism and destination content

Location-based history videos that give audiences a reason to visit, explore and share.

Event and campaign promotion

Video content to support launches, anniversaries, public programs, heritage walks, exhibitions and community campaigns.

Brand integration

Subtle, story-first integrations where the brand supports the content without overwhelming the history.

Previous collaborations and projects

Our Past has worked across public history, community storytelling, commissioned video, media and heritage interpretation.

City of Newcastle

10-min documentary showcasing the history of Shepherd's Hill Cottage.

Business Hunter

History-led content for Business Hunter’s 140-year celebrations, exploring the organisation’s origins as the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce.

Newcastle Museum

Local history content and museum-related storytelling, connecting objects, places and public memory.

Operation Seagull

A 42-minute documentary project supported by a City of Newcastle Arts, Culture and History grant, later screened publicly and shared with museums and historical societies.

National Trust

Short-form video highlighting Miss Porter's House.

Lake Mac Libraries

6-Part short form series highlighting forgotten stories from Lake Macquarie.

Why organisations work with Our Past

Our Past is not a generic content page. It has a specific audience, a clear voice and a strong connection to place.

Every collaboration is approached as a story first. The goal is to create content that feels natural to the audience, useful to the partner and respectful of the history being shared.

Trusted audience

A large Australian audience already interested in history, heritage, travel, architecture, local stories and Australian identity.

Clear storytelling

Calm, direct scripts that avoid overproduced advertising language.

End-to-end production

Research, scripting, filming and editing can be handled in-house.

Partnership possibilities

Partnership opportunities can be shaped around the story, campaign goals, audience fit and available material.

Depending on the project, output may include short-form reels, longer-form video, social cutdowns, still photography, written content, website content, exhibition or display video, interview-led storytelling, public history interpretation, campaign assets, or a broader content series.

Short-form social video
Longer-form commissioned video
Museum, exhibition or display content
Tourism and destination storytelling
Interview-led content
Written and website content
Campaign and launch assets
Ongoing content partnerships

Get in Touch

Let’s chat about your project or idea, and see if there is opportunity for collaboration!