“I LOVE THIS PLACE …” National Trust of Australia (NSW) Photography Competition 2008 supported by the NSW Architects Registration Board with radio partner ABC Local Radio

Opens 30 June, closes midnight 24 August

We’re asking the community to pick up their cameras to reflect on the built environment and sense of place and be in the running to win $2,000 cash or $1,500 worth of photographic equipment from leading camera specialists Georges.

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NSW Architects Registration Board

ABSTRACT EARTH: The Photography of Richard Woldendorp

20 June - 3 August, S.H. Ervin Gallery

Richard Woldendorp is a well-known and respected photographer and is acknowledged as Australia’s eminent practitioner of aerial photography.  His photographs of the environment taken from the air have established a fresh visual vocabulary for the Australian landscape.  This unique perspective reveals diverse landscapes and ancient forms, and Woldendorp’s images eloquently capture the vastness and solitude of the land from above.

This exhibition acknowledges Woldendorp’s important contribution to Australian landscape photography over the past 50 years and has been selected by eminent art critic John McDonald and photographer R. Ian Lloyd.

Image: RICHARD WOLDENDORP – Lake Hilman, WA 2007

Christmas in July

5 July - Saturday 7pm

Enjoy a winter Christmas in the beautiful bushland surrounds of Wirrimbirra. Traditional Christmas dinner, lots of fun and prizes, and Santa will be calling in.

Cost: $25 adults, $10 children under 13. Bookings essential.

P: (02) 4684 1112

Catholic Architecture in Australia Exhibition

5-25 July 11am-4pm Tuesday to Sunday, National Trust Centre

The exhibition will trace the history of ecclesiastical architecture in the Sydney region, with particular emphasis on the changing architectural styles and decorative features of Catholic churches from colonial times to the present. The exhibition is open to the public, entry by donation.

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Writing with Quills

Tuesday 8th July, Session 1: 10.30am - 12pm, Experiment Farm Cottage,

Suitable for ages 7-12. Play yesteryear games, learn about the convict James Ruse, learn to write with a quill and ink, develop a signature and have fun on a guided tour of Surgeon John Harris’s Cottage.

Cost: $12

Bookings Essential. Call (02) 9635 5655 or e-mail exfarm@bigpond.net.au

Winter School Holiday Art Workshops - Abstract Painting

10 July - Thursday 1pm to 3pm; National Trust S.H. Ervin Gallery, Observatory Hill

Media: Acrylic on canvas. Suitable for 7-14 years old.

Using simple objects and a still life as the starting point, children will develop a unique abstract composition and create their own expressive painting. Concepts such as colour, form, line, texture pattern and shape will be explored using acrylic on canvas.

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Cost: $33 or $30 NT members. Booking Essential.

P: (02) 9258 0122 or email: evenables@nsw.nationaltrust.org.au

Slates and Chamberpots

Friday 11th July, 1pm-2.30pm, Old Government House,

Suitable for all ages 5+. Visit Old Government House and participate in the old school days. Learn the school rules, etiquette, arithmetic, spelling and currency from Miss Johnson in the recreated 1800s classroom, followed by a tour of the oldest public building in Australia. This is a family event and children must be accompanied by an adult. Not suitable for children under 5.

Cost: $15.00 per adult (NT members $10.00) with one accompanying child free, extra children 5-12 years $5.00

Bookings Essential. Call (02) 9635 5655, (02) 9635 8149 or e-mail exfarm@bigpond.net.au

A Touch of Bells at Dusk

11 July, Friday 5-8pm St Mary's Cathedral

A specially commissioned ‘touch of bells’ will ring for the first time in Australia at a special event to celebrate World Youth Day. This special ‘touch of bells’ will be rung to celebrate the visit of His Holiness Pope Benedict to Sydney.

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Winter School Holiday Art Workshops - Mapping the Hill

11 July Friday 1pm-3pm, S.H. Ervin Gallery

Media: drawing and mixed media.

Suitable for 5-12 years old. This fun art making workshop for children will observe the surrounds of Observatory Hill, Sydney Harbour and The Rocks. Children will participate in a series of art making and orienteering experiences to create their own unique aerial map. Stories about the historical significance of the site will also be presented.

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Cost: $33 or $30 NT members. Booking Essential.

P: (02) 9258 0122 or email: evenables@nsw.nationaltrust.org.au

Camelia Time

12 Saturday and 13 Sunday July, 10am-4pm, Eryldene 16 McIntosh Street Gordon

Eryldene's significant collection of camellias comes into bloom, providing a unique reference of living specimens. Enjoy the gardens of Eryldene at their best.

P: (02) 9498 2271

Colonial Stories, Farming and Brick Making

Monday 14th July, Session 1: 10.30am-12pm, Session 2: 1pm-2.30pm, Experiment Farm Cottage

Suitable for ages 5-9. During this session children explore the cellar, make their own convict brick, plant corn in the garden and listen to stories. They will learn about aboriginals, colonial settlement, the convict James Ruse and be taken on a special guided tour of Surgeon John Harris’s Cottage built in 1835. Come in your own colonial costume or dress as a convict servant when you arrive!

Cost: $16

Bookings Essential. Call (02) 9635 5655 or e-mail exfarm@bigpond.net.au

Lazy Daisy Embroidery

Tuesday 15th July, Session 1: 11am-12.30pm, Experiment Farm Cottage

Suitable for all ages. Grandmas, Aunties, Mums and Dads, bring a child to Experiment Farm Cottage these holidays for a special guided tour and an embroidery session. Learn a new stitch or two and embroider a handkerchief to take home. 

Cost: $15 per adult with 1 free child. (NT members $10)
Extra Children are $6.00 each.

Bookings Essential. Call (02) 9635 5655 or e-mail exfarm@bigpond.net.au

Cross Stitch

Wednesday 16th July, Session 1: 11am-12.30pm, Experiment Farm Cottage

Suitable for all ages. Grandmas, Aunties, Mums and Dads, bring a child to Experiment Farm Cottage these holidays for a special guided tour and an cross stitch session. Make your own bookmark. 

Cost: $15 per adult with 1 free child. (NT members $10) Extra Children are $6.00 each

Bookings Essential. Call (02) 9635 5655 or e-mail exfarm@bigpond.net.au

Life on a Colonial Farm

Thursday 17th July, Session 1: 10am-12.30pm, Experiment Farm Cottage

Suitable for children ages 5-12. Play yesteryear games, learn about the convict James Ruse, plant corn in the garden and have fun on a guided tour of Surgeon John Harris’s Cottage.

Cost: $10.00 per child.

Bookings Essential. Call (02) 9635 5655 or e-mail exfarm@bigpond.net.au

Children's Special Tour of Old Government House

Friday 18th July & Saturday 19th July, 11am-12pm, Old Government House

Suitable for children ages 5-12. Children will be taken through Old Government House on a special tour. Explore Australia’s oldest public building, write on a slate in a re-created 1800s classroom, learn about period dress and the lifestyles of our early Governors. Not suitable for children under 5.

Cost: Children $5.00.

Bookings Essential. Call (02) 9635 5655, (02) 9635 8149 or e-mail exfarm@bigpond.net.au

Winter School Holiday Art Workshops - Eco-Art Collage

17 July Thursday 1pm-3pm, S.H. Ervin Gallery

Media: collage and mixed media.

Suitable for 5-12 years old. Collage as an artistic medium was originally made famous by artists such as Matisse and Picasso. This workshop will explore the expressive medium of collage using recycled materials with photographs of Richard Woldendorp to gain inspiration for images translated into textured mixed media artworks.

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Cost: $33 or $30 NT members. Booking Essential.

P: (02) 9258 0122 or email: evenables@nsw.nationaltrust.org.au

Fashion Retrospective 1850s to 1980s

NEW DATE 18 July Friday 7.30pm - Yass Soldiers Club, Meehan Street, Yass

A fashion parade with a difference! This private collection of 'fashion fro the ages' is one of the largest and most interesting ranges of iconic clothing to be seen in a very long time and is certainly not to be missed. Presented by the Friends of Cooma Cottage.

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Cost: $25 includes entry and canapes.

Bookings: Helen Johnston (02) 6226 3665; Bimbi Turner (02) 6227 6182; or Corrine Chalmers (02) 6226 5428

Justice Michael Kirby AC CMG, Justice of the High Court of Australia – 19 November
Our final guest speaker for 2007 was Justice Michael Kirby. Michael Kirby was admitted to the NSW Bar in 1967, serving as Deputy President on the Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission. In 1983 he became a judge in the Federal Court of Australia and was the youngest man appointed as a Federal Judge. Click here for more

Monica Barone Corporate Breakfast -Tuesday 5 June 2007

Monica spoke at the Tearoom, Queen Victoria Building, on “Creating the Sydney of the Future: How People Can Change Cities – Sydney 2030”. Sydney is growing into a major city, with an expanding population and workforce, as well as an escalating tourism industry. With these positive changes occurring over the next 20 years, it is important that City of Sydney have a vision and a plan in place for the nature of how the city will expand, and how issues such as public transport, architecture and sustainable resources are going to be managed. Monica’s talk intrigued and engrossed our audience, and we were delighted to have the in depth and insider perspective that Monica was able to offer on these important and highly relevant issues.