nsw Congratulations to our 2018 Heritage Awards Individual Winners Lifetime Achievement For an individual who has given special service to heritage conservation. David Sheedy Cathy Donnelly Memorial Award For an outstanding female in the heritage field. Elisha Long Heritage Skills Award For a volunteer, teacher, professional individual or apprentice whoMore
qld CEO Welcome “Dear National Trust of Australia (Queensland) Members, You will receive shortly the latest edition of TRUST magazine with a cover letter as usual from my office, highlighting two Queensland articles. There was an error in the address line impacting on the circulation of the last TRUST magazine and I apologiseMore
qld 4 Glebe Road, Newtown, Ipswich The house known today as Rhossilli was constructed in the 1880s for Richard Gill, the former Post Master at Ipswich, and his second wife, Mary Ann Agnes Gill. Until the early 1950s, when it was converted to flats and later a convalescent and nursing home,More
qld 67 Thorn Street, Ipswich Inside and out, Dougleen is not your usual interwar Ipswich residence, rather a quality construction planned and largely crafted by stonemason Frank Williams. Frank Williams was born in 1872 in Tockington, Gloucestershire, and arrived in Queensland with his parents, George and Georgina Williams, as an infant.More
qld 51 Waghorn Street, Ipswich Set high in Waghorn Street on Denmark Hill is Brighton Cottage, a timber residence constructed early in 1886 by James Walton. Shortly after its construction, Walton auctioned the residence with ‘one of the finest views in Ipswich’ and moved to Laidley where he was a partnerMore
qld Welcome The National Trust of Australia (Queensland) is in an exciting phase of rejuvenation and we want to share our heritage news and advocacy actions with our members, followers and supporters. This is the first edition of our new e-newsletter, The Heritage Advocate. This quarterly newsletter will outlineMore
nsw Adaptive Re-use Shortlist Griffiths Teas – 46 Wentworth Avenue, Surry Hills PopovBass The Griffiths Teas Building in Surry Hills, built circa 1913, was once a storage warehouse for tea, coffee and cocoa. After decades of disuse, the distinctive wedge-shaped building has been inspirited through the careful addition of 37More
sa TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF ENTRY I am physically fit, in good health, and adequately prepared to participate in this event. I will withdraw if I succumb to any injury or illness from which I have not fully recovered by the time of the event. I realise that I am participatingMore
sa Can anyone do the walk? Yes, indeed, we encourage all people to participate in this event. Starting times – How does this work? The event will have a rolling start so as soon as you have checked in you can commence walking. Please arrive at your selected start location (Hahndorf,More
sa AT THE STARTS Bring ticket on paper or mobile phone as check-in will be electronic You may start walking as soon as you have checked in and received your lanyard Take your mobile phone with you in case of emergency Carry a map: download and print, or pick one upMore
sa The historic trail The Pioneer Women’s Trail honours the early Europeans who settled in Hahndorf, and supplied Adelaide with fresh produce at a time when most foodstuffs had to be imported into South Australia. Within weeks of their arrival in 189 the women and girls were walking the rough bushMore
sa I am physically fit, in good health, and adequately prepared to participate in this event. I will withdraw if I succumb to any injury or illness from which I have not fully recovered by the time of the event. I realise that I am participating in this event entirely atMore
act The National Trust (ACT) is participating in both the Canberra and Region Heritage Festival (13 April-5 May) and the Australian Heritage Festival (18 April-19 May). National Trust Open Day at at Gungahlin Homestead Saturday 13 April 10am-3pm Heritage Walk – Scrivener’s Marks that Defined Canberra Saturday 20 April 9.30-11.30am (waiting listMore
qld CEO Welcome “I am enthused by the progress National Trust of Australia (Queensland) is making each and every day and I hope in this news, our members will give us some feedback so we can ensure that your membership is relevant. We may survey all members once more before theMore
qld CEO Welcome “Welcome to 2018. What a year ahead we have to look forward to and the Trust has started as it means to continue! Our Advocacy team, headed up by Jane Alexander, made a number of submissions over Christmas including the Trust’s first ever request for a Stop OrderMore
qld The National Trust of Australia (Queensland) has reviewed the application, proposed design and accompanying Heritage Impact State and is in support of the proposed development and has provided some detail and recommendations in the letter below. January 2017 – NTAQ submission DEV2017/891 PDA Bowen Hills – Jubilee Hotel, FortitudeMore
qld UPDATE – August 2018 See the latest NTAQ Development Submission to Brisbane City Council about the proposed development of a childcare facility at Sinnamon Farm. ADVOCACY UPDATE – 28 February 2018 Our change.org petition to Save Sinnamon Farm has 1,919 signatures – an inspiring effort! We will be submitting theMore
nsw How the early settlers lived and thought can tell us a lot about who we are as Australians in 2018. While the start of a new year seems to urge us to make plans for the future, it’s still important to glance back at the past – it’s the onlyMore
