wa 30 Aug 2022Originally the residence for the Western Australia’s Government Astronomer and the offices for the observatory, 2022 marks 125 years since the building we refer to today as the ‘Old Observatory’ was completed. Now the central office for the National Trust of Western Australia, we’re celebrating this milestone with a LotterywestmoreBook now
nsw 24 Sep 2022 - 6 Oct 202261 years ago the Women’s C ommittee of the National Trust was so concerned about the destruction of Sydney’s sandstone buildings that they mounted an exhibition of 34 Max Dupain photographs – “No Time to Spare” – to highlight the urgent need for protection and preservation of historical buildings atmore
nsw 22 Oct 2022 - 4 Dec 2022Along with photographs and video presentations of the artists at work in their private studio spaces, visit this unique new Artists of the Round Yard exhibition to see displays of working drawings, sketches, diagrams, tools of trade and materials within the inspiring Retford Park Round Yard building. During the exhibitionmore
nsw 22 Oct 2022Costume specialist Lindie Ward and site specific guides will reveal the clothes and customs of life in 19th Century Goulburn and how we look after them now. Start the day at Garroorigang, the home of the Hume family and former Inn and Boys Boarding School. Here you’ll see rare christening andmore
nsw 18 Nov 2022One of the biggest challenges for the future of our natural heritage is arresting the decline in biodiversity due to habitat loss, change in land use and climate change. Making a home for native bees is a great way to start increasing biodiversity in your backyard. Sylvia Cornwell, proudly knownmore
nsw 5 Nov 2022November is one of the best times to see the gardens in full, glorious spring colour. Make the most of the lengthening days with a magical evening tour of the spring highlights in the garden, followed by drinks and canapés on the front verandah of the Victorian mansion as themore
nsw 29 Oct 2022Sunrise is an absolutely stunning time of day to appreciate the Insta-worthy grounds of Retford Park. Bring your camera and join us at our very first Photographer’s Breakfast – an exclusive opportunity for photographers, bird watchers and early risers to gain rare dawn access to the grounds, hear the chorusmore
nsw 16 Dec 2022 - 17 Dec 2022Alfresco Afternoons at Retford Park are a very special way to have pre-Christmas catch up with loved ones. Enjoy drinks and canapés on the front verandah of the striking Victorian Italianate mansion and a stroll through the formal gardens in the cooler evening air. Inside, the house will be beautifullymore
nsw 10 Dec 2022 - 12 Feb 2023‘All Things Great are Small’ is a group of miniaturists, painters, illustrators, printmakers and woodcrafters who came together 15 years ago to promote and foster the appreciation of miniatures and small paintings. The miniature size of these images and crafts does not diminish their greatness – they are so superblymore
nsw 17 Nov 2022 - 19 Nov 2022Join us at the 20th annual Lindesay Christmas Gift Fair, proudly brought to you by the National Trust (NSW) Women’s Committee. Hosted at historic Lindesay, a beautiful harbourside villa dating from 1834, the Fair offers a wide range of special Christmas gifts and wares set to delight. With a varietymore
act 28 Aug 2022The Heritage Walk on Sunday 26 July is to the site of Sherwood Homestead in the Brindabellas. Nothing remains of Henry and Eliza Phillips’ slab hut nor dairy farm but for the exotic plantings of oaks and bulbs – glorious spring flowering bulbs, which will make the trek (an hourmoreBook now
act 24 Aug 2022What lies behind Nolan’s personal Search for Paradise? Join Senior Curator, Virginia Rigney, to journey through Nolan’s life from his childhood haven of St Kilda to his time at Heide and beyond. This special exhibition is on loan to Canberra Museum and Gallery from Heide, Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne.moreBook now
nsw 21 Aug 2022Soft ground can be used to show textures and impressions without any drawing. One example of this is that impressions of the bush floor on site can be used. Another – that artists, including Norman Lindsay, started their plates using soft ground like a pencil drawing. In this workshop youmore
nsw 3 Dec 2022 - 12 Feb 2023Celebrating the artistic friendship of Melbourne artists Ethel Spowers and Eveline Syme, Spowers & Syme presents the changing face of interwar Australia through the perspective of two remarkable women artists. The exhibition offers rare insight into the unlikely collaboration between the daughters of rival media families. Studying together in Paris and latermore
nsw 12 Nov 2022 - 27 Nov 2022Prized Possessions brings together some of the finest pieces from the National Trust collections and is the first major exhibition of our works including the recently revealed Dutch masterpiece gifted to the National Trust in 1979 as part of the contents of the Woodford Academy in the Blue Mountains. Themore
nsw 11 Dec 2022Grossmann House is decking its staircase, and you’re invited! Take the opportunity to snap a very special photo in a festive period setting in the house or head outside to enjoy the beautiful garden. The property will also be open for tours of the fully restored Victorian townhouse. Refreshments onmore
nsw 14 Oct 2022 - 15 Oct 2022The Church Street Spring Fair brings together like minded community groups in a celebration of Spring in this historic precinct of Central Maitland. Join us on the evening of Friday 14 October, for a Distillation of Spring with a hint of the 1950s and 60s. Start your evening with pre-dinnermore
nsw 16 Oct 2022Discover Hobartville Estate – a substantially intact early colonial homestead group, featuring one of the finest pre-1830 houses in the country; extremely rare for its intact setting, landscape features and outbuildings of various ages, and seldom opened for public viewing. Take this rare opportunity to join a guided tour throughmore
nsw 25 Sep 2022Calling all mini ghost-busters in training! Join us on a special kids twilight tour of the ground floor of Old Government House – a 222-year-old early Governors country residence known for some very strange happenings. Children are encouraged to bring their scariest costumes along to add to the feeling ofmore
