| IN BRIEF |
- Find local events during the National Trust Heritage Festival read more
- Celebrate National Trust Day on Sunday 19 April at Observatory Hill read more
- National Trust Corporate Breakfast with guest speakers The Hon. Kristina Keneally MP, Mr Brad Hazzard MP, and Ms Sylvia Hale MLC read more
- National Trust Heritage Lecture on 20 May, with guest speaker Ray Martin read more
- A Night Among the Stars - attend our Annual Gala Dinner on 3 June read more
- S.H. Ervin Gallery E-Art read more
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| ADVOCACY |
CBD Metro – Heritage Issues
The Chief Executive of Sydney Metro has responded to National Trust concerns regarding the potential impacts of the proposed CBD Metro project. It has been clarified that there will be no direct impacts on St Phillips Church in Clarence Street and that the southern views of the church would be considered in the design of any new station entrances. In terms of the Trust’s concerns for the Emil Sodersten designed apartment building at 7 Elizabeth Street, Sydney, it was acknowledged that this property is within a possible construction site. However the Trust was assured that this is only a preliminary position, a flexible approach to property requirements will be adopted, with a focus on minimising property acquisition for demolition.
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Nightingale Wing, Sydney Hospital
The Trust was very pleased to hear that the historic anatomy collection at the Lucy Osburn/Nightingale Museum at Sydney Hospital will remain under the ownership of Sydney Hospital and will be called the 'Kanematsu Collection' in honour of the original benefactors, the Kanematsu Memorial Institute of Pathology that operated at Sydney Hospital from 1933 until 1982 and was the first medical institute in New South Wales. An application will be made for an Anatomy Licence for the whole collection and the housing of the specimens at Sydney Hospital. The specimens are to be used for teaching and research and be available for display.
Kanematsu Institute at Sydney Hospital, 1933
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Barrangaroo
The National Trust has commented on exhibited plans for the northern headland at Barangaroo (East Darling Harbour). The Trust is concerned at the likely impacts on the Millers Point & Dawes Point Village Precinct which was listed on the State Heritage Register in 2003. The National Trust Centre is part of this Precinct and is a neighbour to this development. The Barangaroo Headland proposed car park has intended access via Towns Place and this could generate large daily traffic volumes through sensitive areas of the State Heritage Register listed Area. The Trust has also urged that reinstatement or re-creation of the headland must be in harmony and complement other headlands in Sydney Harbour. The proposed steep grassed slope would be alien to the Sydney Harbour foreshores. Natural headlands around the Harbour are typified by native vegetation (predominantly eucalypts and figs) with a bushland shrub, leaf litter understorey and sandstone rock outcrops and cliff faces. The dominant colours are dull olive greens, browns, yellows and greys.
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Vanderfield Building
Following expressions of concern to the Trust that the 1902 Vanderfield Building, Royal North Shore may be intended for demolition, the Trust is examining the history and significance of the building. The building has been identified as having 'State Significance' and housed the hospital’s first wards and emergency department. More than one-third of Its construction cost was funded through public donations.
Vanderfield Building – Simon Fieldhouse
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| CONSERVATION |
The National Trust prepares 'shovel-ready' projects in hopes of funding
Following the $60 million secured for heritage in the Government's stimuls package, The National Trust NSW recently sent in a submission to both the State and Federal governments for projects that are ready to proceed at our properties. It is hoped that we will receive a portion of the money allocated for heritage, to go ahead with some of these works and help create jobs in the regions surrounding our properties. Some of the proposed works include the restoration of Saumarez Homestead in Armidale and its 1850s farm buildings; the replacement of the roof and restoration of the driveway and gardens at Tomago House in the Hunter Valley; urgent repairs and maintenance to the main building at Cooma Cottage in Yass; and urgent stabilistaion and repair of the front verandah at Vienna Cottage in Hunters Hill.
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Lindesay celebrates 175 years
Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir and Sir Nicholas Shehadie were guests of honour at a dinner party hosted by the President and Board of the National Trust (NSW), to mark the special anniversary at Lindesay, Darling Point on 18 March. The evening featured a Scottish theme to honour its first owner Campbell Drummond Ridell, and its many subsequent owners. Guest were welcomed by a piper on the lawn overlooking the harbour. Entertainment was provided by Robert McInnes and Rhonda Langford with fiddle and keyboard. |
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John Neish, Philip Rasmussen, The Governor Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO, Ian Carroll OAM, The Hon. Barry O'Keefe AM QC, Peter Lowry OAM
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Play your part in Dubbo’s history
The National Trust of Australia (NSW) is working to conserve over 30 historic properties in its care and we need your help. Many of these properties were built in the mid 1800s and are reaching the point when significant amounts of money need to be spent on repair and maintenance. Without your support they will be lost for future generations. As a valued supporter of The National Trust and I hope you will be able to help us with our next major appeal in Dubbo.
Dundullimal Homestead in Dubbo is an unique asset in need of loving care and attention. We have received some grant funds but we need another $20,000. By helping us raise this money we could complete maintenance and resotration works on the hosue and stables complex, improve and expand the interpretation and education facilities at the property and begin critical adaptive reuse works on the shed. |
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| EDUCATION |
Discover the life of a Convict Farmer at Experiment Farm Cottage - Tuesday 14 and Tuesday 21 April, 10am-11.30am
Children can discover Australia’s hidden colonial history. Relive the life of pioneer
farmer James Ruse by re-enacting his historical first planting. Children will dress
up as convicts, plant corn, write letters home to old England using ink and quill,
taste corn bread, horse shoe tossing, and tour the cottage. Cost: $10 per child
(5-12yrs). Bookings: 02 9635 5655 or exfarm@bigpond.net.au.
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Step back in time at Old Government House - Wednesday 15 and Wednesday 22 April
Go back in time to life at Old Government House in 1815. Discover the history
and role of the butler and maids during the Governor Macquarie period. Children
will dress up and tour the house as servants or convicts, play colonial games,
paint a miniature portrait, and say good bye to Old England for ever with
Australian bush poetry. Cost: $10 per child (5-12yrs). Bookings: 02 9635 8149 or exfarm@bigpond.net.au.
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S.H Ervin Gallery Children's School Holiday Workshops: 15 - 22 April
Enrol your children in Art Workshops at the S.H. Ervin Gallery during the school holidays. See E-Art below for more information.
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Organic Gardening Workshops at Norman Lindsay Gallery
The National Trust is running a series of Saturday gardening workshops at the Norman Lindsay Gallery, Faulconbridge.
The cooler months are a great time to work in the garden and get prepared for Spring. Learn about weed control without chemicals, pruning, mulching, composting, native bush regeneration, building a veggie patch, and organic pest control. Participants will also be taken on a guided tour through the Gallery, the landscaped garden estate (adorned with Norman Lindsay sculptures) and surrounding bushland. The workshops will be held 10am – 5pm on Saturdays 2 & 9 May and 13, 20 and 27 June. Lunch available at Lindsay Café.
It promises to be a very pleasant day in the mountains.
For more details click here. Cost: $50. Places limited. P: 02 4751 1067.
William Smith conducting the organic gardening workshop at Norman Lindsay Gallery
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2009 National Trust Heritage Festival - Program of events online
The National Trust invites you to celebrate Australia’s natural and cultural heritage and to be part of one of the largest and longest running community festivals in the State. In its the 29th year, the National Trust Heritage Festival will once again see a fantastic variety of over 300 community-hosted events held across metropolitan and regional NSW from Saturday 4 - Sunday 19 April. This year’s theme is about Australia’s history and place in the numerous discoveries we have made in the world of Astronomy – one of Australia’s most highly cited sciences. View the Heritage Festival program of events online.
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2009 EnergyAustralia National Trust Heritage Awards
The EnergyAustralia National Trust Heritage Awards offer a unique opportunity to showcase and provide recognition to individuals, government departments, commercial organisations and community groups who have completed a project in 2008 that promotes the conservation of Australia's natural, built or cultural heritage. Made possible by the continued support of EnergyAustralia and the NSW Heritage Office, award categories cross over into built heritage and landscape conservation projects, presentation and development tools, tourism, conservation energy management and cultural heritage. Entries for the 2009 Awards closed on Monday 9 February and a total of 59 entries were received over a wide variety of categories. For information regarding the Presentation Lunch on Monday 6 April please see our website or contact Natalie Gross on 02 9258 0181 or ngross@nationaltrust.com.au
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| REGIONAL ROUND UP |
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Committees, Friends, Branches, to submit news and stories from your local region please email the details to staleski@nationaltrust.com.au
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Local heritage reference library at Harper's Mansion
A smal reference library of books on heritage, local history, restoration and architecture has been set up in Harper's Mansion, Wilkinson Street, Berrima. if you would like to access the library or would like to donate books, magazines or other documents in these specialised reference areas of heritage, please call Alan Terrell on 02 4877 2310.
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Andalucian Nights
On 6 March 2009, Friends of Grossman House and their guests enjoyed a thrilling evening
of guitar music.
In a sold out concert New Zealand guitarist, Miles Jackson, presented a program of classical
and flamenco music entitled Andalucian Nights - the Music of Spain. It proved to a be an
evening of great diversity from the Renaissance and Baroque music of Narvaez & Sanz to the
much loved Recuerdos de la Alhambra by Tarrega as well as many traditional and exciting
flamenco forms. His own composition, Andalucian Waltz was particularly well received.
Miles played with virtuosity, warmth and passion displaying great affinity with the music.
His brief explanations of the music and anecdotes about his time in Spain further enhanced the
atmosphere of the evening. The audience was truly transported on a journey through Spain!
The concert was held in the Mitchell Room of Brough House (Grossman’s twin property)
which proved to be an ideal venue in size and sound for this program. Particularly pleasing for
the Friends was the number of new (and younger) faces the program attracted which enabled
us to introduce the National Trust to a wider and more diverse audience in the community.
This was Miles’ second visit to Maitland. In 2007 he toured with quartet Madrugada - an
equally inspiring evening. We eagerly look forward to his next visit and the wonderful music
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Ian Searston, Lynn Morris, Miles Jackson (guitarist) & Alan Todd following the concert in Brough House
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| Wingecarribee Shire Council Heritage Awards |
As part of the National Trust Heritage Festival this year, Wingecarribee Shire Council is again conducting the biennial Heritage Awards. The aim of the competition is to recognise and promote good designs that enhance and maintain heritage buildings and conservation. The awards cover the categories of conservation, restoration and additions, traditional tradespersons, and sensitive/infill new buildings. The winners will be announced at a ceremony at the Berrima Court House Museum on 19 April. National Trust Board member, Alan Terrell will present the award for the best project from all categories.
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Local Planning, Development and Heritage Protection in the Southern Highlands
The Southern Highland's Branch of the National Trust has been represented on the Wingecarribee Shire Council's Heritage Committee, now called a Working Group, since at least 2003. In that time, the Trust's unique perspective has assited Council in dealing with heritage policy and planning, and with many Development Applications (DA's), which have raised important heritage conservation issues across the Shire. This new Council has agreed to trial a system of electronic notification to members of the Heritage Working Group (inclduing the Trust) of DA's that relate specifically to items on the State and Local Heritage Registers. In this way the Trust should be alerted quickly to developments that might adversely affect the built heritage and landscape character in the Southern Highlands, which we are keen to protect. Where these DA's involve important local heritage protection issues, the committee will provide comments to Council. If you would like to inform the Southern Highlands Branch about a development in the area that is of heritage concern and you think the Trust should know about it, please contact Eric on 02 4877 1508.
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| S.H. ERVIN GALLERY E-ART |
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2009 Salon des Refusés at the S.H. Ervin Gallery, Observatory Hill, Sydney - until 3 May
“Archibald’s loss is the Salon’s gain” Sydney Morning Herald, 14 March 2009.
“The Archibald doesn’t really have to be as dreary as it is. The Salon des Refusés at the S.H. Ervin Gallery has a number of more appealing pictures ...” The Australian, 21 March 2009.
For the past 18 years, S.H. Ervin Gallery’s guest selectors have gone behind the judging scene at the annual Archibald & Wynne Prizes, Art Gallery of New South Wales, to select an alternative exhibition of official entries rejected by the AGNSW. And each year the critics agree that the Salon exhibition often rivals the official prize show. This year from over 1400 artworks we selected 44 artworks: 21 Archibald and 23 Wynne - to present our 'best of the rest' overview exhibition. Salon des Refusés was initiated by the S.H. Ervin Gallery in 1992, in the tradition of the renegade French Impressionists of the 1860s who held a breakaway exhibition from the reactionary French Academy. The criteria for works selected for the annual Salon exhibition are quality, diversity, humour and innovation.
Selected artists are invited to discuss their work at the Gallery’s Public Program, hosted on Sundays at 3pm. Sunday 5 April - Professor Peter Pinson, Sunday 12 April - Leo Robba, Sunday 19 April (National Trust Day) - Mostyn Bramley-Moore, Sunday 26 April - Tom Carment. Talks free with exhibition admission.
Visitors to the annual Salon des Refusés exhibition can vote for their favourite artwork in the Holding Redlich People’s Choice Award.Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Sunday 11am – 5pm (closed Mondays, Closed Good Friday & Easter Monday, open: Easter Saturday & Easter Sunday). P: 02 9258 0173.
(t-b): Peter Churcher, Betty Churcher, Exhibition sponsor Holding Redlich, wine sponsor Westend Estate.
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S.H Ervin Gallery Children's School Holiday Workshops: 15 - 22 April
Drawing from the
Reflection - Wednesday 15 April: Children 5-12 years. Using reflective surfaces, students will produce their own self
portrait, experimenting with
pastels, charcoal and ink.
Expressive Self-Portraits - Thursday 16 April: Children 7-14 years. Students use reflective surfaces and photographs brought in
from home to create their unique self-portrait using colour, line and composition. Acrylic paint on canvas.
Drawing Plein Air - Friday 17 April: Children 7-14 years. Inspired by the 360 degree view from Observatory Hill,
children will create drawings investigating the built and natural
environment, explore different mark-making techniques and experiment with
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Sculptural Clay - Tuesday 21 April: Children 5 -12 years. Introducing the concept of working in three
dimensions, children will create a unique ceramic sculpture, incorporating
clay hand building techniques such as kneading, cutting and coil construction.
Collage with Recycled
Materials - Wednesday 22 April: Children 5-12 years. Utilise recycled materials to create
imaginative and playful two dimensional creations. Children will explore how
contemporary artists transform refuse to create interesting artworks with an environmentally friendly message.
Cost: $33 or $30 NT members, per workshop. Bookings: Limited places P: Eleanor 02 9258 0122 or evenables@nationaltrust.com.au
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S.H. Ervin Gallery presents Ruark Lewis and Jo Holder - Artist and Curator Talk for 'Homelessness' - National Trust Centre, Observatory Hill - Monday 20 April, 6pm - 8pm
Over recent weeks visitors to S.H. Ervin Gallery and the National Trust Centre on Observatory Hill, Sydney, may have noticed something very different to the front of the Trust’s main building. Atop our roof, a monumental frieze on the parapet of the National Trust spells out Homelessness - giant letters enabling easy reading by walkers & motorists crossing the Harbour Bridge.
Artist Ruark Lewis and writer/curator Jo Holder are undertaking a series of ephemeral art works that take up the idea and form of a public conversation. The issue under discussion here is the Government’s policy of the selling-off of Public Housing in inner city Sydney. ‘Housing the Seafaring Nation’ is a series of artworks attached to the facades of 2 key public buildings in Millers Point, at the foot of the Harbour Bridge and Homelessness atop the National Trust (NSW) Headquarters.
&Jo Holder discuss their ongoing project; its themes, awareness campaign and responses thus far - while contemplating the logistics of installing the site specific artworks. Please RSVP to P: 02 9258 0150 or lhaynes@nationaltrust.com.au. Admission is free and includes refreshments.
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About the artist - Sydney-based writer and visual artist, Ruark Lewis is renowned for his linking of art, poetics and political discussions. His method, which he calls 'transcription (drawing)', often takes the work of other artists - composers, poets, choreographers, anthropologists and fellow visual artists - and transforms it into abstracted text embodied in sculptural installations. Lewis has exhibited in Australia, England, Germany, Holland, Canada and in Spain. He created RAFT with Paul Carter for the Art Gallery of New South Wales and other commissioned works - for the 2000 Sydney Olympics, 2006 Biennale of Sydney and Performance Space at Carriageworks. In October 2008 he created a commissioned installation for Toronto’s Nuit Blanche festival. This is his first work drawing on local voices to create a history.
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Win Film Tickets to Elegy
Directed by Isabel Coixet (My Life Without Me) and based on Pulitzer Prize winning author Philip Roth's novel The Dying Animal, Elegy features incredible performances from Academy Award winners Ben Kingsley and Penelope Cruz, alongside Patricia Clarkson, Peter Sarsgaard and Dennis Hopper. Filled with humanistic warmth, wry wit and erotic intensity, on the one hand Elegy is a passionate, indelible love story between a celebrated New York college professor and a young Cuban-born woman. Yet Elegy is also a complex, intelligent and unflinchingly honest meditation on lust, mortality, family, male friendship, intimacy and responsibility. The film has a real interest in adult ideas rarely seen in today's cinema, while remaining a powerful and moving dramatic work. In cinemas April 9, 2009. |
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To win 1 of 10 in-season tickets to see the absorbing new film Elegy simply click here and enter your details to see if you are a winner. Only winners will be notified and tickets will be sent via post.
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An Evening Under the Stars with Author, Kate Grenville - Saturday 24 May, 6pm - 8pm
An S.H. Ervin Gallery / Sydney Observatory co-event for Sydney’s Writer’s Festival. Kate Grenville was inspired by 1790 notebooks of astronomer William Dawes while writing her best-selling novel, The Lieutenant. Grenville will discuss her acclaimed work at the S.H. Ervin Gallery in the Rocks. Following Kate’s talk & book signing, guests are invited to walk across to the Sydney Observatory (2 mins from the Gallery) for an evening of stargazing through the telescopes. Cost: $30 or $26 for National Trust & Powerhouse members - includes refreshments & onsite parking. Bookings: via Sydney Observatory. P: 02 9921 3485 or visit www.sydneyobservatory.com.
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| EVENTS & TOURS |
SYDNEY
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Lindesay Open Day - 175th Birthday Celebrations: Saturday 4 April, 10am - 4pm
Built in 1834 by the Colonial Treasurer,
Campbell Drummond Riddell, we will celebrate
Lindesay’s birthday in Scottish style with Pipe
band, Scottish dancing, Scotch whisky tasting and
birthday cake as well as tours of the house and an
exhibition of its history. Cost: $6, Trust members free. P: 02 9363 2401. 1 Carthona Ave, Darling Point. Organised by the Lindesay Management Committee.
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Old Government House, Parramatta: 'In Recital' with Belinda Montgomery and Tommie Andersson, A Ghostly Night, and The Female Factory with Dr Carol Liston
'In Recital' - 17 and 18 April: In celebration of Heritage Week, Soprano Belinda Montgomery and lutist, guitarist and theorbo player Tommie Andersson will perform Heavenly Music from the Renaissance, Baroque and modern periods. Cost: $60, $58 (NT Members). Includes drink and light refreshments. Bookings: 02 9635 8149, at Old Government House or oghouse@bigpond.com.
Tickets limited to 30 places per night.
A Ghostly Night - 24 April and 15 May: Explore this 205-year old Georgian mansion by candlelight and hear tales of strange incidents and psychic encounters. Refreshments and supper included. Cost: $28, due 14 days in advance. P: 02 9635 8149 or 0415 187 402. Bookings: www.friendsofogh.com or send cheques to ‘National Trust (NSW)’ Friends of OGH, PO Box 431, Parramatta 2124. |
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The Female Factory with Dr Carol Liston - 9 May: The Female Factory Parramatta was built by Governor Lachlan Macquarie to accommodate convict women. The women lived there until they went into private assignment, often returned there to have their babies, and were sent there as punishment. It is one of the most important places in Australian women’s history. Join renowned historian and specialist in 19th century NSW history, Dr Carol Liston as she discusses the trials and tribulations of a convict woman. P: 02 9635 8149 or 0415 187 402. Bookings: www.friendsofogh.com or send cheques to ‘National Trust (NSW)’ Friends of OGH, PO Box 431, Parramatta 2124.
Belinda Montgomery and Tommie Andersson
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Celebrate National Trust Day at Observatory Hill, Sydney - Sunday 19 April, 11am -5pm
A special joint ticket available for the S.H. Ervin Gallery Salon des Refuse exhibition and the Treasures of Sydney Observatory exhibition at the Observatory (adults $10). Plus come and enjoy:
- S.H. Ervin Gallery – Salon Des Refuses: The Alternative Archibald and Wynne Prize Selection
- Guest speaker Mostyn Bramley Moore speaking at the Gallery at 3pm
- Live jazz and wine tasting/buying
- Kids activities including badge making
- Our first annual Bake Sale judged by The Good Food Guide's Joanna Savill
- Extended National Trust Café hours
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For further details please visit our website or contact: Natalie Gross, P: 02 9258 0181 ngross@nationaltrust.com.au or
Rod Fitzgerald rfitzgerald@nationaltrust.com.au P: 02 9258 0129. Very limited parking available for members and disabled patrons.
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Corporate Breakfast – “Committing to our Heritage – a Balancing Act for Political Parties” - what our major political parties think come election time. Wednesday 29 April, 7.30am-9am
The National Trust invites you to join us for the first Corporate Breakfast of 2009 with The Hon. Kristina Keneally MP (Minister for Planning and Minister for Redfern Waterloo), Mr Brad Hazzard MP (Shadow Minister for Infrastructure and Planning and Member for Wakehurst), and Ms Sylvia Hale MLC (NSW Greens spokesman for Planning and Heritage). And with special guest MC, Quentin Dempster – Presenter, Stateline NSW, ABC TV. |
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Each speaker will be given 10-15 minutes to put their political platform forward on heritage conservation. At the end of the presentations there will be time for questions from the floor. To be held at The Intercontinental Hotel, Sydney,
Fort Macquarie Room. Cost: $60 NT members,
$80 Non members,
$600 table of 10. Download a booking form or contact Natalie on 02 9258 0181 or ngross@nationaltrust.com.au.
The Hon. Kristina Keneally MP
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Walk at North Narrabeen Rock Pool Reserve: Friday 8 May, 12.45pm - 4pm
Following our succesful walking tour at Long Reef, this time we are going to explore the fascinating North Narrabeen Rock Pool Reserve at low tide with our very experienced guide. We will enjoy afternoon tea following the walk so bring your hat, walking shoes, sun cream, water and camera. Limited to 23 people. Cost: $30. Bookings: Ticket Application Sheet. Tour leader: Debbie Loughnan 02 9997 5949 or 1409 141 933. Tickets close 1 May.
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2009 Heritage Lecture with Ray Martin - Wednesday 20 May
The National Trust Heritage Lecture for 2009 will be held on 20 May at the Maritime Museum with special guest speaker, Mr Ray Martin. Further details are to be confirmed. Please check the National Trust website for these as they occur. Alternatively, please contact Natalie Gross, Events Manager on 02 9258 0181 or ngross@nationaltrust.com.au if you would like to be placed on the mailing list for this event.
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National Trust Annual Gala Dinner – ‘A Night Among The Stars’ - Wednesday 3 June
The National Trust Annual Gala Dinner will be held Wednesday 3 June at the Star Room, Darling Harbour. Come and join us to raise much needed funds for the National Trust to continue to protect our Australian heritage through advocacy, conservation and education. Ticket prices are still to be confirmed, but if you would like to be one of the first to receive the details to this wonderful event, please contact Natalie Gross, Events Manager on 02 9258 0181 or ngross@nationaltrust.com.au
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Interpretations...Our Place in Space art exhibition, Newcaslte - until Sunday 19 April
Interpretations art exhibition will be held this year at the Lock-Up Cultural Centre, Newcastle as part of the National Trust Heritage Festival. The exhibition theme ‘Our Place in Space- Under the Southern Cross’ responds to the artist’s personal memories and associations with their own places. Curated by Delilah van Wyk, Varelle Hardy and Ann Hardy and coordinated by Libby Milgate, the exhibition pulls into focus important spaces and places in the region. Ann Hardy, Secretary of the Hunter Regional Committee says
“most of the work in this exhibition comes from a very personal recollection and observance of our spaces. For some of these artists, it is the night sky, for others it is their own backyard, the unique Newcastle environment or interesting city spaces.” A commission on works will be donated to the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service.
Exhibition runs until 19 April at the John Paynter Gallery, Lock-Up Culutral Centre, 90 Hunter Street, Newcastle. Open Wed-Thur 10am 0 4pm, Fri-Sun 10am - 5pm. Visit www.thelockup.info.
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Norman Lindsay Gallery, Faulconbidge: 'When the Trumpet Calls’- Norman Lindsay and WW1 - until June
A new exhibition at Norman Lindsay Gallery, Faulconbridge. Original posters, handbills and recruiting material with a selection of reproductions of cartoons from 'The Bulletin'. Norman Lindsay's cartoons and recruiting material of World War 1 were powerful images to encourage enlistment and vilify the enemy.
Australian War Memorial Negative number ARTV00027 Copyright H, C & A. Glad
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Miss Porter's House, Newcastle: Heritage Week and Centenary Celebrations - Saturday 11 - Sunday 12 April
Miss Porter's House will celebrate Heritage Week, and the House’s centenary year, with an open house weekend between 10am and 5pm. The house, located in King Street Newcastle (right opposite McDonald’s), contains a century’s worth of history - furnishings, furniture, clothes and household goods. Cost: $5 adults, $3 pensioners and children five years and over. Free to National Trust Members and children under five. P: 02 4927 0202.
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Everglades House and Gardens: The Great Easter Sunday Funday - Sunday 12 April
All day family entertainment including
Easter Hat Parade, egg decorating, egg and spoon, skipping and three legged races.
Also circus acts and workshops, face painting, temporary tattoos and henna hand decorating.
Music provided by Pat Drummond, didgeridoo playing by Malcom King and Aboriginal dancing. 10am - 4pm, 37 Everglades Avenue, Leura. P: 02 4784 1938.
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Tomago House, Tomago: Talk on the Southern Cross - Friday 17 April
All the lights will be turned off at Tomago House, in the Hunter Valley, and the candles will be lit for a talk on the Southern Cross and its place in our space and time by Col Maybury, President of the Astronomical Society of the Hunter.
Skies willing, he will also take us out onto the lawn for a demonstration. There will be a light meal with sparkling wine to begin with. Cost: $20, $15 for children. Bookings: Marjorie Biggins 02 4929 2117.
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Saumarez Homestead, Armidale: Historic Gardens - 17 April - 14 June
An exhibition of photographs organised by the New England branch of the Australian Garden History Society. P: 02 6772 3616.
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Woodford Academy, Woodford: Open Day - Saturday 18 April, Valuation Day - Saturday 16 May
Open Day: Explore the oldest collection of buildings in the Blue Mountains at Woodford Academy. 10am - 4pm. P: 02 4758 8743.
Valuation Day: Bring your antiques to be valued by a fine arts dealer.
10am-12 noon and 1pm–3pm. Cost: $10 for 2 handheld items.
Great Western Highway, Woodford. P: 02 4758 8743.
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Wirrimbirra Sanctuary, Bargo: Wildnight Walkabout - Saturday 18 April, Wildlife Fair - Sunday 17 May
Wildnight Walkabout: Experience the magic of Wirrimbirra at night. Begin with a light meal in the cafe and then join a spotlight tour of the sanctuary. See who can be the first to spot one of the elusive native animals that call Wirrimbirra home. From 7pm. Cost: adults $15, children under 13 years $5. Bookings: 02 4684 1112.
Wildlife Fair: Native animal shows, displays and actitivites. Hot and cold food available. Educational fun for all. P: 02 4684 1112. |
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Coach tour of the Central West: 21 - 23 April
National Trust Lachlan Branch is organising a coach tour in the central west to the Warren area. Arrangements are being made for a coach departing from Forbes via Parkes to visit a variety of places including station homesteads, gardens and cotton gin, plus some history of the area. P: Joy Freebain 02 6864 3211 or Janette Thomas 02 6852 2347.
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Illawarra Shoalhaven Branch: Berry Property Inspection Day - Saturday 16 May
Berry is a classic example of an Anglo 19th century coastal rural town. We will be exploring the rural heritage with visits to a dairy farm and experimental stud farm, along with public and private town buildings. We have eight properties to look at so this will be a very full day. Cost: members $28, friends $35, youth (12-18years) $18. Bookings: Ticket Application Sheet. P: 02 4227 4614. Tickets close 11 May.
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Parramatta Regional Branch: The Priory, Callan Park and Rozelle Hospital - Sunday 24 May
Departing Parramatta at 8.30am, join us for a guided tour of these sites which are under constant threat from developers.
For more information contact Kerima-Gae Topp, President, Parramatta Branch. P: 02 9633 9562 or 0428 284 275. E: topptours@bigpond.com
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After Hours Committee: Berrima Coach Trip - Sunday 24 May
Founded in 1831, Berrima was designed to be a major provincial town in
the English tradition. Grand buildings were erected using convict labour, with
many still seen today. Visit Wirrimbirra Sanctuary, with their fauna enclosure, native nursery and bush tucker garden, finishing with lunch. Afterwards we head to Harper's Mansion, to view its
newly completed maze and gardens, and enjoy afternoon tea. Depart from Gordon railway station 7.30am,
Beverly Hills railway station 8am. Return at 6pm. Cost: $75. Bookings: Ticket Application Sheet. P: Tony Bastow 0404 292 208, Ron Bottrill 0418 112 018 or Pat Barling 0414 702 677. Tickets close 18 May.
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NATIONAL TRUST WAY TOURS
Spring in the Central West of New South
Wales: 20 – 26 September
A Richard Quilty tour visiting both private and
formal gardens around NSW’s central west.
Visit villages and towns such as Orange, Cowra,
Oberon, Newbridge, Millthorpe, Gulgong,
Canowindra, Hampton, Tarana, Rockley, and many
more. Highlights include the Boree Cabonne and
Illandra mansions, the 1920s AMSU theatre in
Manildra and the Gulgong Opera House.
Bookings: Richard Quilty 0418 210 677. License
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'Shredding Ku-ring-gai's Iconic Canopy' by The Hon. Catherine Cusack MLC, NSW Shadow Minister for the Environment & Climate Sustainability - Monday 9 May
The Freinds of Ku-ring-gai Environment Inc (FOKE) present this talk by The Hon Ms Cusack at Killara Uniting Church Hall, corner Arnold St and Karranga Avenue on Monday 9 May. Ms Cusack recently toured parts of Ku-ring-gai with FOKE committee members and was "gobsmacked by the scale and intensity of the proposed rezoning of Ku-ring-gai". The evening will begin with their Annual General Meeting at 7.30pm, with the talk to follow at 8pm.
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Volunteer teachers needed…
If you have a teaching background, or have experience working with children, we would love to hear from you.
Currently, many schools have rung, requesting talks about the National Trust. A background with the HSIE (Human Society in the Environment – K-6) and History syllabus (7-12) would be an advantage, but is not necessary.
Please contact us if you are interested. It is necessary for any volunteer working with children to undergo a Working with Children Check.
Please contact Jennifer Kapp, Human Resources Manager on 02 9258 0159 or hr@nationaltrust.com.au.
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Del Kathryn Barton You are what is most beautiful about me,a self portrait with Kell and Arella (detail) Archibald Prize 2008 winner
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