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12 Jun 2025 - 6 Jul 2025A collaboration between CanAssist, the Botanical Art Society of Australia and Retford Park, featuring an annual juried prize and exhibition of competition entries. Described as a liaison between the disciplines of art and science, botanical art aims to capture the essence of the plant; its form, texture and growth habits,more
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14 Aug 2025 - 7 Sep 2025Katherine C Rooney is a contemporary landscape and still life artist based in Sydney. Inspired by the Australian landscape, her artworks are colourful and textured, capturing the changing light and mood of the sky and land with lush layers of acrylic paint. Be it a fleeting colour of the sky,more
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10 Jul 2025Martial is unequivocally, jauntily French – even after almost four decades of living in Australia. His work exhibits all the mores attributed to the French in a dynamic, engaging, wondrous swirl of life well lived. His canvases jump out at you – full of exuberance and literally joie de vivre.more
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12 Oct 2025Please note this festival has been rescheduled from the 12th of April to the 12th of October 2025 Join us for a celebration of all things olive at the vibrant Olive Festival held at the picturesque Beaumont House! Enjoy a delightful day filled with tastings, cooking demonstrations, artisan marketmore
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26 Mar 2025Our first stop will be the Michelago Cemetery where our guides will be Kelly Paxman whose ancestors, the McTernans, are buried here and Tony Maple who has researched families buried at Michelago. We will be joined by special guest, Liam Cotter, whose family has been long associated with the area.moreBook now
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4 May 2025 - 1 Jun 2025Working class people, especially women, until recently have been hidden from written history and their clothing has been overlooked, or subject to only generalized terms. What they wore also remained under-represented in museums due to a low survival rate caused by the thrifty reuse of clothing or worn-out condition, andmore
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5 Apr 2025 - 31 Aug 2025Uncover the hidden history of Melbourne’s prison burial sites in Bones & Burial Boxes: Digging Up the Past at Prison Burial Sites, a compelling exhibition that reveals the untold stories behind some of the city’s most infamous institutions
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Thanks to the remarkable generosity of the National Trust supporters and donors, the conservation of irreplaceable historical items has been made possible.more
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Adelaide Hills Council has been awarded $1.97 million in funding for major works to restore Cox Creek in Bridgewater. The partnership project will protect and improve the creek’s ecological values. Key activities include removal of woody weeds, stabilisation of eroding streambanks, and riparian restoration through revegetation with native species. Themore
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23 Feb 2025We’re so sorry to share that this Sunday’s Teddy Bears Picnic won’t be going ahead due to the uncertain weather forecast and expected rain. more
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The National Trust of South Australia is delighted to announce that our State Office has moved to the historic Ayers House. Since legislation passed in late 2024 to keep Ayers House in our care, we’re excited to return to this iconic site. Visits are by appointment only—contact us to learnmore
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2 Mar 2025Step into the world of Meet Me in the Garden with a special acoustic performance by Rita Satch, set amidst the lush beauty of Rippon lea Estate.
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9 Feb 2025 - 1 Jun 2025Discover the rich social history and stunning heritage of Como's gardens on this 45-minute guided tour, led by our knowledgeable National Trust Guides. moreBook now
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14 May 2025 - 27 Jul 2025Each year the National Trust partners with Reconciliation NSW to tour the student finalists’ works throughout the state, allowing more schools to get involved and showcase their art and writing works. On show at Everglades House & Gardens, Reconciliation NSW’s Schools Reconciliation Challenge exhibition is comprised of a variety ofmoreBook now
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10 May 2025 - 27 Jul 2025The Salon des Refusés was initiated by the S.H. Ervin Gallery in 1992 in response to the large number of works entered into the Archibald Prize which were not selected for display in the official exhibition. The Archibald Prize is one of Australia’s most high profile and respected awards whichmoreBook now
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1 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2025Originally built out to sea from Cape Jaffa on the Margaret Brock Reef and opened in 1872. The historic lighthouse was 41 m high and known as a Wells Screw Pile – designed to ideally suit the local conditions. The 8 roomed dwelling accommodated two lightkeepers and families with enoughmoreBook now
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28 May 2025The National Trust S.H. Ervin Gallery has partnered with Captain Cook Cruises, to offer an exclusive Vivid Boat Tour. Marvel at the spectacular light show while you enjoy a three-course dinner with beer, wines and soft drinks for the duration of the cruise. Step aboard our private charter vessel tomoreBook now
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22 Mar 2025From the brains of every writer published online, comes a script the actors have never seen. Every night a new cast of actors perform a script live on stage, with a twist… the script was written and edited by AI! We asked generative AI to write a 1 hour stagemoreBook now
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5 Mar 2025Saxophonist Fergus Maximus stumbled across an abandoned time machine. Doctor D plugged his Telecaster into it and they were transported into the past! Join their musical journey through Adelaide’s history with a cast of characters, chancers, heroines and heroes brought to life through original songs in a range of styles:moreBook now
