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National Trust News

Catch up on the latest heritage news and advocacy in New South Wales. Read about our Garden Appeal, the new Minister for Heritage, and the steps we're taking to protect heritage at Lugarno and Barangaroo. Plus, there's a special offer to join the Art Gallery of NSW and an exciting new exhibition to enjoy.

GENERAL NEWS

Garden Appeal 2021

Supporters have donated over $104,000 to resuscitate the gardens at Tomago House, Vienna Cottage and Norman Lindsay Gallery. This generosity allows us to remove dead trees and replant new ones, revive garden beds, install irrigation, create new paths and enhance the overall green space around the historic buildings on these properties. Thank you to everyone who dug deep for our gardens!

Special Member Offer

Join the Art Gallery of New South Wales and receive $10 off your membership plus a free exhibition ticket.* Art Gallery members enjoy a range of exciting benefits including a Look magazine subscription, access to the Members Lounge, a range of discounts and more. Visit artgallery.nsw.gov.au/members and enter coupon code NTNSW22 to redeem your membership discount.

*Offer valid for new memberships (except student memberships) until 31 December 2022. Not valid for memberships renewals.

Under One Sky – Coming Soon

Reconciliation NSW is assembling a touring exhibition of works from the Schools Reconciliation Challenge 2021. The exhibition starts at the International Towers at Barangaroo from National Reconciliation Week through NAIDOC week, before travelling to many National Trust properties across NSW in the last quarter of 2022. The Challenge is an annual writing and art program for young people. The 2021 theme is ‘Under One Sky: Yesterday, Today and Forever’, which celebrates the knowledge of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and their relationships with the sky.

ADVOCACY NEWS

New Minister for Heritage

The National Trust has long lobbied for a dedicated Minister for Heritage in NSW. We were very pleased that the Premier responded to our requests in his most recent cabinet reshuffle by appointing the Member for Manly, the Hon. James Griffin MP, as NSW Minister for Environment and Heritage. We have always maintained that heritage should have this level of recognition within the Government as it reflects the important role the Minister plays under the Heritage Act.

Glenlee, Lugarno Submission

The National Trust has joined the local community in making a submission before the Land and Environment Court to protect the unique heritage values of the National Trust-listed ‘Glenlee’ property on the Georges River. We oppose the development proposal to demolish all structures and hundreds of trees to facilitate a 31-lot subdivision and welcome the decision by the Heritage Minister to place an Interim Heritage Order on the property to allow an adequate study of its heritage values.

Millers Point Under Threat

Early concept plans for the ‘Barangaroo Central’ development are being circulated in the press ahead of the development application submission. The National Trust has been briefed on the project and informed Infrastructure NSW that the proposal would have a negative impact on the state-listed Millers Point and Dawes Point Village Precinct. We are particularly concerned that the development would obstruct views of the harbour to and from Observatory Hill.

Opposite from top Tomago House (photo by National Trust); Art Gallery of New South Wales (photo supplied); Schools Reconciliation Challenge 2021 poster (image supplied).

From top James Griffin MP (photo by Liberal Party of Australia NSW Division); The 2.5 hectare property is one of the past private lots on the Georges River to be developed (photo from the National Trust archive); The view from Observatory Hill after the development (photo courtesy millerspoint.org.au).

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