National Trust of Australia (NSW)

Entries for the 2025 National Trust (NSW) Heritage Awards are now open! For more than 30 years the Awards have celebrated outstanding heritage projects and people. In 2025, there's ten project categories, including a new 'Enduring' Award for long-term conservation, and three free-to-enter individual categories on offer. If you’ve contributed to a heritage project, or know of an inspiring individual making a difference, we invite you to enter and help shine a light on these exceptional efforts. Find out more > https://lnkd.in/gWdM9cen 📸 - Architecture finalist 2024 - Parramatta Town Hall – entered by DesignInc, Lacoste + Stevenson, Manuelle Gautrand Architecture and TKD Architects #nationaltrustnsw #heritageawards #awards #history #heritage

The National Trust (NSW) recognised volunteers and staff with the 2024 National Trust Honours Awards, 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 are as follows… 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

We’re delighted to welcome the National Trust (NSW) Board for 2025. Announced at the Annual General Meeting on Saturday, the Board welcomes four new members; Hector Abrahams, Lucy Creagh, Paul van Ratingen and Dr Kimberley Webber. We look forward to the new members bringing their diverse skills to the Board. Current directors Bruce Pettman and Luton White were also re-elected.  A special mention and thank you to our retiring board members, Susan Hunt, Lisa Newell and William Oates. We’re extremely thankful for Susan’s wealth of knowledge in curation and philanthropy and Lisa’s expertise in town planning and government. We are also very grateful for William’s invaluable contribution to archives and heritage. Congratulations to both the newly appointed and reappointed members. We look forward to another pivotal year ahead protecting and celebrating heritage. Read more about each Board member here: https://lnkd.in/eZZhggwy #nationaltrustnsw

If you’re looking for a role that gives back to the community, inspires connections with nature and heritage, and values diversity and inclusion, the National Trust (NSW) is a great place to work.

We are pleased to partner with the National Gallery of Australia, thanks to the Sharing the National Collection initiative, to bring these works back to Retford Park for public display. #SharingtheNationalCollection #ArtAcrossAustralia #NationalGalleryAU #RetfordPark                                                        

A wonderful day at Old Government House, Parramatta celebrating the completion of significant conservation works. A fine example of the community it takes to care for special places. Thank you to our donors, bequestors, specialist trades, NSW Government through Heritage NSW, our volunteers and staff. Collectively you’ve brought the heritage of Old Government House to life through conservation. We’d like to like to acknowledge one of our members Claudia Graham who recently passed away. Claudia made a generous gift to the education room in the Barracks to ensure students would be able to connect with history. Also bequestor, the late Peter Crittenden, and Peter’s partner Barbara Browne. We are grateful for Peter’s bequest and the impact it has on Old Government House’s conservation. What a remarkable legacy. To all involved, thank you, it’s an extraordinary result.

The National Trust (NSW) is custodian to more than 60,000 items, one of the most historically significant collections in Australia. Some objects, however, are in urgent need of conservation. Without conservation, these items and their stories will be lost forever. We need your help to preserve these treasured collections for future generations. Help us raise $150,000 to preserve our irreplaceable heritage items. Please donate to the 2024 Collections Appeal and be a part of this exciting project. Donate today and find out more https://ow.ly/l2PN50TzEcO Every gift, regardless of the size, makes a difference. All donations over $2 are Tax Deductible. Items featured: Mott Harp c.1840 located at Lindesay, Thomas West Desk c.1825 located at Old Government House, Mortlake Tapestry c.1675 located at Retford Park (photographed by Paul Wallace), Horses in the Snow c.1890 located at Woodford Academy.

If you’re looking for a role that gives back to the community, inspires connections with nature and heritage, and values diversity and inclusion, the National Trust (NSW) is a great place to work.

It’s wonderful to see the expanded state heritage listing for the Powerhouse Museum Ultimo, which now includes the Wran Building, the Galleria and the Harwood Building. The listing acknowledges the importance of the site, not only for its original uses as a power station and tram depot, but also as a museum.  The National Trust (NSW) supports the listing and has long advocated for the Powerhouse to be maintained as a museum dedicated to the applied arts and sciences. We will continue to advocate for the revitalisation of the museum to be guided by the heritage significance of the site.

The National Trust (NSW) was pleased to contribute to the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water's Sustainable heritage buildings guide. This guide is an important addition to assist custodians of heritage buildings in sustainable management. We wish to congratulate the NSW Government on the publication of this important resource. Read the guide here https://lnkd.in/g5AtcX2N