2 Dec 2024
The National Trust (NSW) recognised volunteers and staff with the annual National Trust Honours Awards on Saturday as part of the Annual General Meeting. The awards acknowledge individuals who have given outstanding service to the National Trust.
Congratulations and thank you to all of our winners - your generosity, time and support is invaluable.
Honours Award recipients
Honorary Life Membership:
- Annette Blinco – Lindesay Management Committee
- John Richardson – Conservation Policies Taskforce, former National Trust of Australia (NSW) Board member
Meritorious Service Award:
- Timothy Cox – Miss Traill’s House Management Committee
- Wayne Johnson – Industrial Heritage Committee, Conservation Policies Taskforce
- Libby Loneragan – Bathurst and District Branch
- Mary Moore – Harper’s Mansion Management Committee
- Elizabeth Saxton – Norman Lindsay Gallery
- Nerida Scarborough – Old Government House and Soft Furnishings Group
- Anthea Walker Smith – Harper’s Mansion Management Committee
Voluntary Service Award:
- Lenore Boronkay – Women’s Committee
- Roslyn Burge – Landscape Conservation Committee
- Angela Di Santo – Miss Porter’s House
- Merilyn Dunn – Grossmann and Brough Houses
- Yvonne Laki – S.H. Ervin Gallery
- Suzanne Leslie – Archives and Library Services, National Trust Centre
- Celene Murney – Old Government House
- Glenys Nice – Women’s Committee
- Fiona Reynolds – Illawarra Shoalhaven Branch
- Edith Ziegler – S.H. Ervin Gallery
Trust Commendation:
- Cameron Arkley – Human Resources, National Trust Centre
- Wendy De Paoli – Hawkesbury Branch
- Peter Ellis – Illawarra Shoalhaven Branch
- Elaine Lawson – Collections Committee, former National Trust of Australia (NSW) Board member
- Carla McKendry – Friends of Grossmann and Brough House
- Gail Parrott – Women’s Committee
- Robert Power – Landscape Conservation Committee
- Colin Thomson – Retford Park
- Eileen Ward – Norman Lindsay Gallery
- Mark Wolff – Old Government House and Experiment Farm Cottage
Staff Distinguished Service Award:
- Leica Wigzell – Executive Office, National Trust Centre
Posthumous Discretionary Award – Lifetime of Distinguished Service:
- Ian Stephenson former National Trust of Australia (NSW) Board member
