In Review: Our People

At the heart of everything we do are our staff, volunteers, committees, branches, members and supporters who champion conservation and contribute to building a stronger organisation.

DIVERSITY AT THE NATIONAL TRUST

The National Trust achieved equal gender representation at the leadership level. Seven of the 13 board members are female, while six of the 12 members of executive management team are female, including the CEO. There’s been a significant shift from what has historically been a male-oriented area, Bush Management Services (BMS), to an equal gender balance. BMS make up 44% of the Trust’s workforce.

62%

FEMALE

38%

MALE

TRAINING

A partnership with TAFE NSW provided an online solution to the challenges of rolling COVID-19 lockdowns and property closures, delivering over 1,200 hours of compliance and skills training. Volunteers signed up for a range of courses from Collection Care to Customer Service to Event Management, diversifying their skills across heritage conservation, management and activation.

VOLUNTEERS

Close to one thousand volunteers kindly donated over 42,000 hours of time to deliver events, education programs, welcome visitors, care for collections and fundraise. Technical Committees provided expert advice, strategy and input to key areas of the organisation. The Volunteer Property Committees and Branches kept the doors open, ran events and delivered advocacy submissions. They are central to the organisation and we can’t thank them enough for their support and service. Volunteers were recognised at the NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards. Marie Kennedy from Riversdale, Goulburn was named NSW Southern Inland Senior Volunteer of the Year. Deloitte were named Corporate Volunteer Team finalists.

800

Volunteers

42,000+

Hours of time

From top: Volunteers at Lindesay, Darling Point and Old Government House, Parramatta

BOARD APPOINTED TECHNICAL COMMITTEES AND TASKFORCES

• Butler Bequest Committee • Collections Committee • Conservation Policies Taskforce • Finance, Audit & Risk Management

Committee (FARM) • Properties Committee • S.H. Ervin Gallery Advisory Committee • National Trust Honours Committee

TECHNICAL COMMITTEES

• Built Heritage Conservation Committee • Cemeteries Committee • Industrial Heritage Committee • Landscape Conservation Committee

BRANCHES AND COMMITTEES

• Bathurst and District Branch • Blue Mountains Branch • Far South Coast Branch • Friends of Ahimsa • Friends of Grossmann & Brough House • Friends of Old Government House and

Experiment Farm Cottage • Friends of Sir Henry Parkes Memorial School of Arts • Gulgong Mudgee Rylstone Branch • Harpers Mansion Management Committee • Hawkesbury Branch • Hunter Regional Branch • Illawarra Shoalhaven Branch • Lachlan Branch • Lindesay Management Committee • Lithgow Branch • Miss Porter’s House Management Committee • Miss Traill’s House Management Committee • No Time To Spare Volunteer Group • Norman Lindsay Gallery Advisory Committee • Parramatta Branch • S.H. Ervin Gallery Events Committee • Southern Highlands Branch • Tours Committee • Vienna Cottage Management Committee • Women’s Committee • Woodford Academy Management Committee The Friends of Everglades House and & Gardens ceased operation this year. Our sincere thanks goes to the Friends for their many years of support.

NATIONAL TRUST HONOURS

The following volunteers and staff were recognised for their outstanding contribution.

Honorary Life Membership

Carol Edds – Hawkesbury Branch Brian Powyer – (Posthumously)

Meritorious Service Award

More than 15 Years of Outstanding Service Pamela Millard – Norman Lindsay Gallery Deborah Hallam – Hawkesbury Branch Matthew Devine – Landscape Conservation Committee Claire Daggett – Harper’s Mansion Merryleigh Brindley – Harper’s Mansion Iain Stuart – Industrial Heritage Committee

Voluntary Service Award

Over 10 Years of Service Peter Dadswell – S.H. Ervin Gallery Christina Anderson – Women’s Committee Ros Thomas – Old Government House Anna Brotherhood – S.H. Ervin Gallery Mhairi Clark – Southern Highlands Branch Margaret Guy – Friends of Grossmann House Grant Holmes – Blue Mountains Branch Roger Walker – Everglades House & Gardens Patricia Connell – Lithgow Branch

National Trust Commendation

Over Five Years of Service Sandra Nicholson – Miss Porter’s House Sue Northey – Blue Mountains Branch Suzanne Douglass – Harper’s Mansion Jan Taylor – Miss Porter’s House David Williams – Friends of Grossmann Marie Kennedy – Riversdale Barbara Foster – Cooma Cottage Graham Attridge – Old Government House Noel Burgess – Woodford Academy Yvonne Kattell – Woodford Academy Lyn Campbell – Dundullimal Dubbo Support Crew Dianne Ivey – Women’s Committee

Honours Committee Discretionary Award

Highly Commended Award for Outstanding Service to the National Trust (NSW) Robert Elliott

Staff Distinguished Service Award

Anne Weinman – Director, People

Special Commendation for Staff

Jane Griffiths – Lindesay Les Davies – previous Saumarez property manager Soma Somavarman – Director, Finance – acknowledging 25 years of service