The Testing, Training & Talking: Supporting Local Archives program is presented by the Australian Council of Archives and the Australian Society of Archivists. The first session is on Saturday 18 March from 9.30 - 4.00 pm at the Gippsland Art Gallery, Council Chambers, 68 Foster Street, Sale. Cost is $15.00. The deadline for registration was 6 March. If anyone is interested, it's probably worth contacting Anne Piggott at the Public Record Office on tel 03 9285 7944. The program includes introduction to archives, conservation, promotion, funding and problem solving sessions. Later sessions are at Geelong, Echuca and Melbourne. Heather Birch