wa Before he was Australia’s 14th Prime Minister, John Curtin was under the tutelage of none other than Norman Lindsay. Inspired by his early life, the National Trust of Western Australia and Writing WA invite emerging and established writers to attend our 2023 Curtin Family Home Series: Writing History. In themore
wa The Mill Manager’s House was built in 1881 when Jarrahdale was the site of the first major timber milling operations in Western Australia. It played a key role in the export of jarrah around the world making a significant contribution to the State’s economic growth. The timber industry started inmore
wa Nominations are called from eligible members for the election of: Councillor (6 vacancies) – 3 year term from 2024 to 2026. Nominations will be accepted from Thursday 7 September 2023. In order to be nominated to be elected to Council, any Member must have been a Member for the precedingmore
wa Named after Margaret Feilman OBE, a founding member of the National Trust of Western Australia, this prestigious award recognises individuals or organisations who demonstrate meritorious achievement or service to heritage in Western Australia. First established in 1999, the Margaret Feilman Medal is managed by the National Trust. By nominating someonemore
wa My COVID-19 scarf came about after a friend in my knitting group decided to make a scarf according to the daily maximum temperature and rainfall and I thought the COVID-19 figures would make an interesting and topical subject for a similar project. I suspect the seed of an idea tomore
wa It all started at 7:30am on a crisp Sunday morning on 30 July at Woodbridge, the task of writing a book in a day – a creative challenge and fundraiser in support of children’s cancer research. The self-named group of creatives, The Woodies began the task at 8:00am with themore
wa Before the National Trust acquired heritage places open to the public with the resulting property and garden volunteers, other volunteers had been diligently working away to fulfil Objective d in the Schedule – Objects of the Trust as outlined in the National Trust of Australia (WA) Act 1964. This taskmore
wa Seven years ago, the Perth Guitar Quartet created a collection of work inspired by the stories of the East Perth Cemeteries, entitled ‘Sound from the Ground’. This week, they return to the Perth International Classical Guitar Festival to perform these songs and more, inspired by West Australian Landscapes. We had a chatmore
wa The National Trust is proudly partnering with Be Our Guest Holding Pty Ltd following a successful EOI process, to revitalise the heritage asset and create a multi-purpose community facility and tourist destination. Plans for the site, located on the banks of Lake Goollelal, include preserving most of the concrete winemore
wa Our temporary exhibition “Beneath the Bitumen: Discoveries from the Chinese Cemetery, East Perth” received a ‘Highly Commended’ in the category for temporary or travelling exhibitions. “Beneath the Bitumen” tells the story of archaeological discoveries made in 2020 during the excavation of the former Chinese and Presbyterian Cemeteries of East Perthmore
wa More than 120 community events will take place over the next 5 weeks in a vibrant celebration of heritage. “We’ve been overwhelmed by the incredible response from the community,” said Julian Donaldson, National Trust of Western Australia CEO. “It demonstrates that there is a real appetite for opportunities to engagemore
wa National Trusts around the country connect the nation in a celebration of our heritage with the annual Australian Heritage Festival. This national program of events has become the country’s largest festival that celebrates natural and cultural heritage. Running in Western Australia from Monday 10 April to Sunday 14 May, themore
wa The National Trust of Western Australia commemorates the significant contribution CY O’Connor’s legacy has made to the state and nation with an annual lecture marking the anniversary of his death – 10 March. 2023 is a special anniversary year for O’Connor’s Goldfields Water Supply Scheme pipeline, colloquially known as themore
wa This special family night was the final event in our Western Australian Heritage Festival, supported by Lotterywest. We welcomed around 90 people to the Old Observatory to have our belated celebration to mark 125 years since the building’s completion. The event had originally been planned for November last year butmore
wa Peninsula Farm Café is set in the grounds of the National Trusts’ Peninsula Farm, located on the banks of the Derbarl Yerrigan, in the now urban suburb of Maylands, Peninsula Farm at Wu-rut Woorat is a place of great historical importance to our state. The café has been reimagined bymore
wa The heritage listed scheme, commonly known as the Golden or Goldfields Pipeline, was officially opened at Mount Charlotte, Kalgoorlie, on 24 January 1903, pumping fresh water 566km east from Mundaring Weir to the Eastern Goldfields. The brainchild of WA’s first Engineer-in-Chief CY O’Connor, the pipeline had a focus on deliveringmore
wa This annual festival, organised by National Trusts around Australia, has become the country’s largest festival celebrating natural and cultural heritage. Local history groups, councils, museums, libraries and community organisations are welcome to take part and register an event in the Festival. “We’re excited to be a part of this nationalmore
wa We were very pleased to support the Binalup Rangers request to the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions for funding to support their on-ground activities on Menang boodja and congratulate them on their successful application. The National Trust manages a culturally significant site at Barmup which, as well as beingmore
wa The Goldfields Water Supply Scheme – also known as the Golden Pipeline – runs over 566 kilometres, delivering water from the Mundaring Weir to the Eastern Goldfields. When it opened in early 1903, the scheme included a series of steam pumping stations, reservoirs and receiving tanks, and was the longestmore
wa Running in Western Australia from Monday 10 April to Sunday 14 May, the 2023 theme is Shared stories. This theme invites event organisers to help us reveal Australia’s layered history by sharing stories of our natural and cultural heritage, and encourages the community to build deeper connections by sharing theirmore
wa The National Trust of Western Australia connects communities to the value of heritage through conservation, interpretation, events and education. Heritage is something we have inherited from the past and is valued enough today to leave for future generations. It can incorporate both the tangible and intangible, and is present inmore
