1 Dec 2025
The National Trust (NSW) recognised volunteers and staff with the annual National Trust Honours Awards on Saturday as part of the 2025 Annual General Meeting. The awards acknowledge individuals who have given outstanding service to the National Trust.
Congratulations and thank you to all of our winners - your generosity, time and support is invaluable.
Recipients of the 2025 National Trust Honours Awards. (Photography by Yianni Aspradakis)
Honours Award recipients
Honorary Life Membership:
- Janet Hay OAM – Women’s Committee
Meritorious Service Award:
- Cheryl Bates OAM – Parramatta Branch
- Susan Hoppe – Landscape Conservation Committee
- Siobhan Lavelle OAM – Cemeteries Committee
- Tamara Lavrencic – Collections Committee
- Rosalind Loftus – Riversdale
- Sarah Lucas – Archives and Library Department, National Trust Conservation Team
- Catherine Rich – Women’s Committee
Voluntary Service Award:
- Wayne Feebrey – Bathurst and District Branch
- John Harrison – Everglades House & Gardens
- Ralda Kirton – Miss Porter’s House Management Committee
- Linda Leseberg – Miss Traill’s House Management Committee
- Toni Maher – Women’s Committee
- Kerrie Mead – Woodford Academy Management Committee
- Vickii O’Shea – Riversdale
- Annabel Senior – Miss Porter’s House Management Committee
- Maureen Stapleton – S.H. Ervin Gallery
- Eve Trefely – S.H. Ervin Gallery
Trust Commendation:
- Stephen Abrahams – Friends of Grossmann & Brough Houses
- Suzanne Blacklock – Hunter Regional Branch
- Paul Hardage – Norman Lindsay Gallery
- Ellen Howell – Friends of Grossmann & Brough Houses
- Steven Hunt – Harper’s Mansion Management Committee
- Stephen Jones – Old Government House
- Sue Jones – Old Government House
- Bernadette O’Connell – Everglades House & Gardens
- Tamara Padassa – Harper’s Mansion Management Committee
- David Payne – Norman Lindsay Gallery
- Shiralee Preller – Saumarez Homestead
Staff Distinguished Service Award:
- Simon Cooper– Head Gardener, Everglades House and Gardens
