Monica Barone Corporate Breakfast -Tuesday 5 June 2007

The second breakfast in our twelfth year of the Corporate Breakfast series featured special guest speaker Monica Barone, CEO of the City of Sydney.

Monica spoke at the Tearoom, Queen Victoria Building, on “Creating the Sydney of the Future: How People Can Change Cities – Sydney 2030”. Sydney is growing into a major city, with an expanding population and workforce, as well as an escalating tourism industry. With these positive changes occurring over the next 20 years, it is important that City of Sydney have a vision and a plan in place for the nature of how the city will expand, and how issues such as public transport, architecture and sustainable resources are going to be managed. Monica’s talk intrigued and engrossed our audience, and we were delighted to have the in depth and insider perspective that Monica was able to offer on these important and highly relevant issues.

John Niland Corporate Breakfast - Wednesday 11 April 2007

Over 80 people arrived at our beautiful new venue, the recently restored Tearoom in the Queen Victoria Building, to hear new National Trust President John Niland speak.

Guests were intrigues to hear John talk about his vision for the National Trust. Within the current issues of global warming and our dwindling natural resources, he discussed the importance of the Trust’s position in leading the way in the field of sustainability, and ensuring that the Trust is an exemplar of a sustainable workplace and that our properties follow in this trend as well.

John also discussed the need for the National Trust to ensure that we are financially viable for the coming years, mentioning the importance that is being placed on recruiting new members, the Endowment Fund and promoting the properties.

Brian Preston Corporate Breakfast - 23 November, 2006

The third and final corporate breakfast for 2006 was a huge success. Over 150 guests at the Hotel Intercontinental heard an erudite and informative talk on the crucial issue of sustainability by Justice Brian Preston, Chief Judge of the Land and Environment Court.