act 8 Dec 2024This year’s Christmas Party is at Gungahlin Homestead – an opportunity to see what is happening to this grant Homestead, to enjoy Christmas refreshments under the trees and socialise with Trust members and friends. If you haven’t visited Gungahlin Homestead for a while, or perhaps never before, come along andMoreBook now
act 24 Nov 2024Mark Butz, compiler of our new Campbell-Russell brochure, will lead this tour which will include its geology, pre-urban landscape, the natural heritage and the locals’ efforts to protect it. There are a number of military and service-related commemorative parks, as well as references to Russell Hill Settlement and gold diggings.MoreBook now
nsw Thanks to a partnership with the National Gallery of Australia, visitors to Retford Park can view works from James Fairfax’s remarkable art collection hanging once more in the Victorian Italianate house.More
tas Work is underway at the Church of the Apostles at Launceston through a Tasmanian Government Built Heritage Grant and funds donated via the National Trust Tasmania Conservation Appeal.More
tas The launch of a recently acquired Dorothea Pitcairn portrait at Runnymede provided the opportunity to bring together a group of southern Tasmanian philanthropists.More
tas Historic Longford House, the home of Andrew and Meredith Meeves will be the venue for this year’s National Trust Christmas cocktail party on Wednesday 27 November.More
sa 30 Nov 2024Are you keen to attract butterflies, native bees and other pollinator species to your garden? Join the National Trust of South Australia, Dr Katja Hogendoorn and the Butterfly Association of SA for a community information session at Z Ward. Saturday 30 November, 2024 10-11.30am (Morning tea provided) This session willMoreBook now
nsw 3 Apr 2025 - 6 Nov 2025Explore this celebration of statement sleeves and striking skirts, and the undergarments and accessories that helped to create them. Fashionable Silhouettes features some of the most dazzling silhouettes in the collection of the National Trust NSW, from a yellow silk gown first worn in the 1740s, through the bustle backMoreBook now
nsw 2 Mar 2025 - 27 Jun 2025After a successful showing in Sydney, Back to Black heads to historic Saumarez Homestead, a spectacular Edwardian mansion in Armidale. Wearing black is laden with cultural meaning, from mourning a loved one to suggesting chic elegance. This exhibition explores black’s different meanings in the past, while offering visitors the opportunityMoreBook now
sa 17 Nov 2024Join us in taking a trip down memory lane ….. Twelve rooms to visit! Reminiscence about your own past festive season activities. Unique handmade crafts will be on sale. View the film “Bush Christmas” (1947 starring Chips Rafferty) 11:15am – 12.30pm, 12.45pm -2.00pm, 2.15pm – 3.30pm Explore four display pavilions, blacksmith,More
nsw The $500,000 restoration of UNESCO World Heritage site Old Government House is now complete, thanks to overwhelming public support and donations.More
