wa ‘Beneath the Bitumen: Discoveries from the Chinese Cemetery, East Perth’ is a dual language exhibition and part of the Western Australian Heritage Festival, supported by Lotterywest. It will be on display in St Bartholomew’s Church, East Perth Cemeteries, from 19 May to 19 June. “The Chinese Cemetery, on the westernmore
wa The National Trusts of Australia stand with UNESCO and its efforts to implement emergency support across its spheres of competence and calling for the urgent protection of Ukraine’s extraordinary wealth of cultural heritage, with reference to the 1954 Hague Convention on the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event ofmore
wa The National Trust of Western Australia is excited to be a part of a new initiative from the Margaret River and Busselton Tourism Association. Five new self-guided drive trails will help you see more of what matters – in your own time. The MRBTA has curated a collection of five coastmore
wa Treat in the wheatbelt Today, native species face significant threats from land clearing, weed invasion, pest animals, diseases, grazing and inappropriate fire regimes. Yet, when the flowers bloom it is an incredible site and in 2021 Western Australia turned on an amazing flora display. The Wheatbelt was a wonderful placemore
wa Peninsula Farm ANZAC Sunset Service The National Trust of Western Australia and Peninsula Farm volunteers invite you to the annual ANZAC Sunset Service. Monday 25 April 5.00 pm to 6.30 pm. This event is open to all. No booking is required. Tea, coffee and biscuits will be served after the service.more
wa The National Trust of Western Australia is a proud member of INTO, the International National Trusts Organisation. INTO has been hard at work with National Trusts and heritage organisations across the world to make membership go further. As part of its mission to promote the conservation and enhancement of themore
wa While closed for Good Friday, many of our places will be open over the long Easter weekend. Opening times are listed below, along with links to book your tickets online. Or you can use your device to scan a QR code at our places and book in on site. The systemmore
wa The National Trust is excited to once again be hosting an archaeology field school on the grounds of Peninsula Farm. Staff and students from the University of Western Australia will be on site from 18 to 24 April to get some hands-on archaeology experience. Overlooking Derbarl Yerrigan (the Swan River)more
wa Dr Ingrid van Bremen, Senior lecturer in architectural conservation at the University of Western Australia, along with former National Trust Conservation Architect Kyra Lomas and Conservation Officer Narelle Worth, led a paint scraping workshop at the Samson House stables in Fremantle. Paint scraping is one form of architectural investigation thatmore
wa Join us for the first in our new series of Lotterywest Heritage Conversations for the launch of Dr Toby Davidson’s book. We’ll hear how important poetry was to John Curtin and the ‘mental relief’ it provided as he faced the challenges of prime ministership during the Second World War. Drmore
wa The funding will enable the National Trust to deliver its natural heritage covenanting program, develop a cultural landscape management approach and improve visitor interpretation at several key heritage places. The grant also includes funding towards cultural awareness training for volunteers and will allow the National Trust to engage the communitymore
wa The residency is part of a program run by the Peggy Glanville-Hicks Composers House Trust at three heritage buildings across Australia. Anna, a graduate of Edith Cowan University’s Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, is an award-winning producer with an impressive catalogue of releases across multiple genres. Her early careermore
wa Do you like meeting people? Are you fascinated by the past and its connections to our lives today? We are currently looking for people to help open National Trust places – particularly No 1 Pump Station and Woodbridge. You’ll greet visitors and introduce them to the amazing stories associated withmore
wa The East Perth Cemeteries reflect the diverse range of cultures and religions that made up the population of Perth in the first 70 years of the Swan River Colony. In 1829 this was the site of the first colonial burial ground in Perth, when a general cemetery was established. Thismore
wa It is rare to find photographs depicting the interiors of any of our properties. This one from the 1950s shows the Layman family’s dining room at Wonnerup House. This part of the house features a magnificent jarrah overmantle carved by Clair Layman to commemorate the golden wedding anniversary of hermore
wa A dedicated East Perth Cemeteries tour by Perth’s own Two Feet & a Heartbeat has been created in collaboration with the National Trust. Five dollars from every ticket sold will go directly towards the conservation and management of this one-of-a-kind site. “The National Trust is delighted to be partnering withmore
wa The National Trust is progressively rolling out online booking at its heritage places open to the public. This is one of the ways we’re helping to keep our volunteers safe during COVID, and also means our visitors can plan ahead and secure their spots. You can now buy your ticketsmore
wa The Wesleyan Chapel* on the Greenough Flats (also referred to as Wesley Church and Wesleyan Methodist Chapel) suffered damage to its roof during Cyclone Seroja in April 2020. The Chapel was temporarily covered with tarpaulins to protect the building until repairs can be carried out. While the building has verymore
wa Waiting in the shady laneway by the side of the National Trust’s historic Courthouse Complex in Avon Terrace, we watched as gallery founder Dr Edward Solomon handed a nineteenth century key to Ballardong Elder, Dr Marion Kickett (pictured above). Dr Solomon then stepped back and invited Dr Kickett to openmore
wa The Reconciliation Action Plan was a collaborative effort from the National Trust’s Aboriginal Advisory Committee (AAC) and staff to embed an acknowledgement and celebration of the long and rich history of Aboriginal cultural heritage into day-to-day activities. Beginning with the launch by the Hon Ben Wyatt, then Minister of Aboriginalmore
wa Please note: The National Trust of Western Australia has made the difficult decision to postpone the 2022 CY O’Connor Lecture. We will update those who had bought tickets to give them an opportunity to re-book for the rescheduled event. This year marks 120 years since O’Connor’s death and Mike Lefroymore
