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The National Trust of Australia (WA) 55th Annual General Meeting and Volunteer Awards will be held at: 57 Murray Street Perth. on Wednesday 12 November 2014, commencing at 5.30pm to 7pm. It will be followed by a festive season function. Please RSVP to rsvp@ntwa.com.aumore
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National Trust Chairman, John Cowdell said the decision was the only way to ensure the Artillery Drill Hall would continue as a live performance and cultural venue available to local community groups which currently utilise the Hall. “The ongoing heritage, social and community values of the Artillery Drill Hall includingmore
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CEO Tom Perrigo said a call for expressions of interest for the heritage property reinforced the Trust’s responsibility for good governance. “It demonstrates both the transparency and accountability of the Trust processes for leasing significant heritage places,” Mr Perrigo said. The Trust has been mindful of honouring the advance bookingsmore
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Hon Stephen Smith delivers the National Trust of Australia (WA)’s 2014 CY O’Connor Lecture, The State of Nation Building – the Future for Infrastructure. R Bishop Former Federal minister Stephen Smith has urged governments and political parties not to fear controversy when planning Australia’s future infrastructure needs. Speaking at themore
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Jellyfish Chronicles: Emotional connections to the Swan and Canning Rivers Jellyfish can elicit strong emotions. While at times fear and loathing, more often these ancient creatures inspire fascination, protection and even the composition of original music. Jellyfish have the potential to transcend the physical and provide a metaphor for life,more
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Modern Labor: What would John Curtin think? The Labor Party John Curtin led through some of the most difficult days of Australia’s history is vastly different to the modern machine caught up in the fast paced media cycle and quick sound bite. Michelle Grattan AO, one of Australia’s most respectedmore
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The National Trust received 260 entries from regional and metropolitan schools in this year’s annual competition. Students from eighteen schools as far north as Karratha and Geraldton, east to Kalgoorlie and south to Albany took part in the competition which is in it ninth year. National Trust Education Manager, Joymore
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The National Trust of Australia (WA) 54th Annual General Meeting and Volunteer Awards will be held at: The Main Hall, Constitutional Centre of WA, cnr Havelock Street and Parliament Place, West Perth On Wednesday 13 November 2013 commencing at 5.30pm to 7pm A festive season function will be heldmore
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The daughter of Herbert Bernard and Ethel Anne Feilman, older sister of Patricia, and younger sister of her brother John (died on 29 September 1922 aged two). Margaret Anne Feilman was born on 22 June 1921 and grew up in the state’s south-west. Her love of the environment stemmed frommore
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Michelle Grattan AO will present this year’s Curtin Family Home Lecture entitled Modern Labor: What would John Curtin think? at the Grove Library, Peppermint Grove at 6pm on 25 November to celebrate the work and life of war time Prime Minister John Curtin, his wife Elsie, and their family.more
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Traditional Owners Ezra Jacobs-Smith and Elder Fred Pickett were among nine Noongar representatives at the inaugural Noongar Advisory Panel (NAP)meeting to inform the interpretation of the cultural values of the Swan and Canning Riverpark. The National Trust of Australia is undertaking the project for the Swan River Trust over themore
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Stirling’s war on ‘demolition by neglect’ of heritage properties Perth Now – WA’s biggest council is proposing tough new laws that would allow its officers to enter neglected heritage properties, order repairs and force the owners to pay. The City of Stirling believes it will stop the practice of “demolitionmore
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Happy 10th birthday Golden Pipeline Heritage Trail The 24 January 2013 was the 10th anniversary of the launch of the Golden Pipeline Heritage Trail, held on a very hot day in Kalgoorlie, and the 110th anniversary of Sir John and Lady Margaret Forrest’s opening of the original scheme. The awardmore
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New Funding approved for Swan Canning Riverpark Plan The National Trust of Australia (WA) will prepare an Interpretation Plan to guide the future of Perth’s internationally recognised Swan and Canning Riverpark following the funding approval of a Lotterywest grant by the Premier, the Hon Colin Barnett. National Trust of Australiamore
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In a remote corner of the world, east of Esperance, a stone fish trap has been re-discovered by Esperance Traditional Owners and an integrated research team operating within the Gabbie Kylie Foundation (National Trust of Australia, W.A.). The find is the first fish trap so far recorded in the Esperancemore
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2012 winners of the National Trust of Australia (WA)’s Valuing Our Heritage Competition. M Vince Winners of the National Trust’s annual Heritage Competition for school students were announced at a ceremony at the National Trust of Australia (WA) headquarters on 14 November 2012. Mettams Pool in Trigg, the ghostmore
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton took time to visit Curtin Family Home as part of her Western Australian tour US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited Curtin Family Home on Wednesday 14 November as part of her Western Australian tour. Unprecedented security surrounded the arrival of the high profilemore
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The Annual General Meeting of the National Trust of Australia (WA) was held on the 7th of November, at the Constitutional Center, West Perth. The meeting was well attended with over 50 participants. Max Kay, the Trust’s President, Tom Perrigo, CEO and John Palermo, Treasurer made presentation reflecting on themore
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Report prepared in collaboration with Context Pty Ltd for the National Trust of Australia (WA). Wedge and Grey Shack Settlements Cultural Heritage Assessmentmore
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The Central Greenough Artist in Residence Program, presented by the City of Greater Geraldton and National Trust, provides successful applicants the opportunity to work and live in the Central Greenough historical settlement for a period of one day to four weeks. Artists of all disciplines (including dance, inter-arts, media arts,more
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The Trust thanks the Public Sector Commission for its comprehensive review of the current governance, transparency, accountability and reporting arrangements of the Trust and of the roles and responsibilities of and between the National Trust of Australia (WA) and the Minister responsible for the Administration of the National Trust ofmore
