Lindesay Christmas Fair 2009 Raffle Winner

The Women’s Committee is most grateful to all those who supported the Lindesay Christmas Fair. Congratulations to the raffle winners
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2009 National Trust Corporate Breakfast -

The second National Trust Corporate Breakfast for 2009 was held on Thursday 3 December at the Tea Rooms, QVB. With 130 people in attendance.

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Opera in the Courtyard

Sunday 8 February, Old Government House, Parramatta

For the past three years the Very Small Opera Company has presented an evening of Gilbert & Sullivan at Old Government House. In 2009 they return for a night of Opera in the Courtyard. The evening begins with a reduced version of Carmen by Bizet, one of the best loved and well-known operas will be performed in the courtyard at the rear of Old Government House.

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Trust launches new Sustainability Program

From its beginnings in 1945 as the Tree Lovers Civic League, the Trust understood that a healthy ecology is at the heart of all the forms of heritage we treasure. Today, we keep in trust 38 of Australia’s most significant heritage properties; campaign for endangered landscapes; run the state’s largest native bush regeneration service; and maintain a large fauna and flora sanctuary and public education centre near Sydney

Click here for more information on our sustainability program.
Click here for a presentation on our sustainability program
Click here for explanatory notes to the sustainability program presentation

Free entry to National Trust properties on Australia Day

Monday 26 January

All across New South Wales National Trust properties are open for free inspection on Australia Day, encouraging Australians of all ages to discover and celebrate our rich cultural heritage. Afternoon teas, sausage sizzles, a 175th anniversary and house tours are among the many activities planned for Australia Day at National Trust properties across New South Wales on Monday 26 January 2009.

For more details see the press release

National Trust Lecture: Hugh Mackay

The amusing and informative Hugh Mackay inspired National Trust members, staff, and the general public with his speech on “The role of place in the formation of our personal and social identity”. Hugh’s speech provided a great insight into social identity and how and why it has evolved over the years.
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Organic Gardening Workshops

Norman Lindsay Gallery, 29 November 2008 - 14 March 2009

Learn how to take care of your garden using organic methods through this excellent series of Organic Gardening Workshops run each Saturday at Norman Lindsay Gallery.
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RALLY TO SAVE IMPORTANT SITES UNDER THREAT OF DEVELOPMENT

About 1000 people from diverse community groups across NSW, including the Trust, rallied in Hyde Park on Sunday 19 October, sending a strong message that “enough is enough”, with hundreds of heritage sites threatened by inappropriate development under Part 3A of the NSW Planning Act.

See photos here	Read more here	Get poster here
See the story on Currawong aired on Channel 7’s Today Tonight on Thursday 16 October here. Callan Park Saved See our media release applauding Planning Minister Kristina Kenneally’s decision to save Callan Park and urging further action to restore public confidence in the planning system.

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