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The volunteer gardeners removed copious quantities of weeds, revealing extensive beds of bulbs (irises and daffodils) which will be a stunning massed display of colour in spring – well worth a visit!! Trimming back dead wood cleared the view across the garden beds to the paddocks beyond, and a plannedmore
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Geoff Wilson was in 1927 born in Bridgetown, Western Australia and he settled with his family in South Australia in 1941. He studied at the South Australian School of Art and Adelaide Teachers College, and then became a secondary teacher. Geoff travelled to London in 1954 and spent 3more
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This year’s Pioneer Women’s Trail Walk was once again a huge success. With close to a thousand walkers, it was one of our biggest ever! The National Trust of South Australia thanks all participants, stall holders, staff, and volunteers for making it a wonderful event. Overall, the event went verymore
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The week of the 19th June 2023 saw a number of cultural burns being conducted across the Yorke Peninsula including NTSA’s Rocky Bend nature reserve by Nharangga dhura Narungga people with support and knowledge sharing from Firesticks Alliance. A collaboration involving Nharangga First Nations, Yorke Peninsula Council, Landcare Association ofmore
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Over the last four years, The National Trust of South Australia, working alongside the State Records of South Australia and other government agencies, has unearthed the original plans of many of the Trust’s buildings, from stables to police stations, post offices and houses. We’re now able to make thismore
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On the 30th March 2023 we saw the launch of the South Australian Native Vegetation Council’s Heritage Agreement Grants program at the National Trust of South Australia’s Watiparinga Reserve. The grants program will provide grants of up to $100,000 to properties under a Native Vegetation Heritage Agreement, which is amore
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Levant Mine in Cornwall is one of the key Cornish mining sites in the world heritage listing. It houses a rare beam engine which was brought back to working order by National Trust volunteers. The National Trust of South Australia and West Cornwall have commenced a new partnership andmore
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Homemade marmalade competition Open to all members of the public Entries close Friday 1st October 2021 About the competition The Australian Marmalade Awards celebrates the nation’s most outstanding marmalade creations. The Homemade competition is open to everyone. You may wish to enter into one or more of the 6 competition categories listedmore
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Applications for Prelude composer residencies in 2022 are now open and will close on midnight Sunday 15 August 2021. The residency is part of a program run by the Peggy Glanville-Hicks Composers House Trust, offering year-long residencies to allow composers to focus on their craft while residing in one ofmore
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The winners of the Australian Marmalade Awards were announced on Sunday at Beaumont House as part of the Festival of Marmalade. Congratulations! The following people have won gold awards for their marmalades in the home-made competition. Home-made Gold Janet MacDonald (from Vic, by phone) – mandarin marmalademore
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Vote 1 for your local heritage It’s election time for South Australia’s 68 local councils. The chance comes but once every four years to choose your local council. Since the last council elections in 2014 there have been some significant changes to the role of local government in planning, developmentmore
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The third annual Australian Marmalade Festival kicks off this Sunday 7 October at Beaumont House from 11am to 5pm with an event showcasing all things citrus and marmalade! Last week a team of judges spent two days tasting nearly 300 jars of marmalade to find the champion marmalade maker inmore
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It’s cold outside, but the new season’s citrus is rapidly ripening up in the Riverland and our own backyards. It’s time to get into the kitchen and try your hand at making marmalade and entering the Australian Marmalade Competition! The 2018 competition kicks off on Sunday 29 July at Beaumontmore
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The National Trust is challenging thousands of home-made and artisan marmalade makers in Australia’s suburbs and country towns to get busy in the kitchen and mark their mark in the national marmalade awards. Last year marmalade makers responded enthusiastically to the first Australian Marmalade Awards and a chance for amore
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Australia ICOMOS, in conjunction with National Skills Week, SkillsOne Television, the National Trust of South Australia and the International Specialised Skills Institute, is holding a digital photographic ‘Heroes of Traditional Trades’ competition to record individuals involved with traditional trades, crafts or other practices. Entrants are required to send a photographmore
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2016 Volunteer Awards Mocatta Award Anthony Presgrave Anthony has been a member of the National Trust for 44 years and has played a leading role in a number of projects during that time, including ‘Australia’s first mobile home’, the ‘barrage house purchase and siting’, historic beam engine restoration, archivemore
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More than 300 people turned up for a public forum on the State Government’s controversial proposals to diminish local heritage protections and remove councils and communities from future decision making. For more information please click heremore
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The Dressmaker’s ‘50s fashions take centre stage First Phryne Fisher’s fashions wowed us, now the stunning haute couture costumes of the critically acclaimed Australian film, The Dressmaker, are coming to turn our heads. Adelaide’s stately Ayers House Museum will again host a major new exhibition featuring the artful and luxuriousmore
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A partnership between the State Government, the National Trust and developer AV Jennings has been announced to secure the future of the historic Fort Largs while allowing for a new residential development in Adelaide’s western suburbs. Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Stephen Mullighan announced the partnership at the fort on 17 June. The Trust hasmore
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Fort Largs Rally Join the fight to save Fort Largs – Rally this Saturday We are still waiting for information on the Government’s plans for the Fort Largs site. In April the State Government announced plans to sell the fort site to a developer, including the heritage fortifications and associatedmore
