National Trust Australia (NSW)

With NASA's Artemis program making headlines once again this week, it's the perfect time to look to the skies.

Join us for Art and Astronomy at Norman Lindsay Gallery and experience an evening of art, heritage and stargazing. Enjoy wine and nibbles on arrival, explore the gallery after dark, and discover distant planets, stars and galaxies through a guided telescope viewing with an expert astronomer.

Four dates remain!
Norman Lindsay Gallery, Faulconbridge
Find out more > https://ow.ly/AzMN50ZaKsx

Norman Lindsay Gallery & Museum
Blue Mountains Stargazing
Friends of Norman Lindsay Gallery

Since 1946 the National Trust (NSW) has prepared close to 13,000 heritage listings, and every year this list grows. We’re often asked about the process behind heritage listing a place. So how does it work? Our heritage experts explain.

Read more https://www.nationaltrust.org.au/blog/ask-the-national-trust-what-does-heritage-listed-mean/

Image: Old Government House

Did you know? Five years ago it snowed at Everglades House & Gardens ❄️

While we aren't expecting snow this weekend, you can still escape the winter weather by taking a tour of the Art Deco House or keeping cosy in our tea rooms.

Plan your visit https://www.nationaltrust.org.au/places/everglades-house-gardens/

We recently hosted our generous supporters for a morning tea at Lindesay. We shared with them the important conservation work that is needed to keep Lindesay at its finest.

To reach our goal we need to raise $250,000 before 30 June 2026. Every gift, regardless of the size helps and all gifts over $2 are tax deductible.

Find out more and donate today
https://ow.ly/FhvK50Z9K0p

Building on memory through adaptive reuse.

Award-winning architect Alan Croker shares why adapting what we have is not only more sustainable for the environment but essential to preserving heritage, community and continuity.

Read more https://www.nationaltrust.org.au/blog/building-on-memory-through-adaptive-reuse/

Image: White Bay Power Station, the winner of the Judges’ Choice award at the 2024 National Trust (NSW) Heritage Awards is a leading example of adaptive reuse. Image supplied by Placemaking NSW, Design 5 – Architects, CBRE and FDC.

Step behind the scenes at Pier 4/5.

Uncover the fascinating history of this iconic waterfront landmark, from its colonial beginnings as a working port store to its reinvention as the home of Sydney Theatre Company (STC).

Enjoy an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour, meet the STC archivist and production team, and gain rare insight into the creative life of the wharf.

Finish with complimentary morning tea at the newly revamped End of the Wharf, overlooking spectacular Sydney Harbour.

Join us:
Tuesday 9 June & Tuesday 16 June
Limited tickets remain > https://www.nationaltrust.org.au/event/behind-the-scenes-at-pier-4-home-of-the-sydney-theatre-company/

Image 1: Graeme Andrews Working Harbour Photograph Collection, 1890-2014. Courtesy of the City of Sydney Archives. Image 2: Katje Ford

Are you planning to visit to a National Trust (NSW) place this long weekend? There's so much to see, explore grand gardens, historic house museums and special galleries across the state.

Check open days and plan your visit https://www.nationaltrust.org.au/places-nsw/

Places featured: Retford Park in Bowral, Harper's Mansion in Berrima, Everglades House & Gardens in Leura, S.H. Ervin Gallery in Millers Point, Old Government House in Parramatta and Miss Traill's House in Bathurst.

Members visit for FREE. You can become a member at any National Trust place or online.

The National Trust delivered its position concerning the proposed divestment of Defence assets, at a recent Senate hearing held in Sydney.

Find out more and read the speech
https://www.nationaltrust.org.au/news/statement-by-the-national-trust-nsw-at-the-senate-inquiry-into-the-divestment-of-defence-estate-assets/

Escape to the crisp mountain air of Everglades House & Gardens this long weekend.

Explore the expansive gardens, and keep cosy in our tea rooms with house baked scones and hot chocolate.

The House and Gardens are open all long weekend and the Tearooms will be open Saturday and Sunday, 11am – 3pm. Find out more and plan your visit https://www.nationaltrust.org.au/places/everglades-house-gardens/

Have your say: Elizabeth Farm, Experiment Farm and Hambledon Cottage National Heritage Assessment

The Australian Heritage Council is assessing Elizabeth Farm, Experiment Farm and Hambledon Cottage for possible inclusion in the National Heritage List.

The National Trust (NSW) notes that this precinct includes Australia's oldest building, the first land grant and some of the oldest garden plantings in Australia. It is a place of outstanding significance to the nation.

Lend your support and have your say on this important listing before 26 June.
https://consult.dcceew.gov.au/parramatta-farms-heritage-listing