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Barangaroo: Alternative concepts

The National Trust of Australia (NSW) has unveiled its alternative concepts for Barangaroo. The National Trust seeks recognition of Millers Point’s rich maritime history; construction of an iconic cruise ship terminal at Millers Point accommodating an indigenous art gallery; and removal of the hotel tower from the harbour. 
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Portia Geach Memorial Award – Call for entries

The Trust Company Limited as trustee of Australia’s most significant portrait prize for women – the Portia Geach Memorial Award – has opened for applications for the 2010 Award and announces this year’s judging panel.

Applications: Thursday 10 June, 2010 _to_Friday 27 August, 2010

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S.H. ERVIN GALLERY SPRING BOOK FAIR
Saturday 11th September

CALLING FOR DONATIONS

The annual S.H. Ervin Gallery Spring Book is back on Saturday 11th September at the National Trust Centre on Observatory Hill.
We are calling for donations from the end of July. 
Please call the Gallery to arrange the best time for drop-offs. 
Ph:  9258 0173 during Gallery Hours. thank you.

Click here for more information about S.H Ervin Gallery

Bush Regenerators Handbook - ON SALE NOW

The third edition of The National Trust of Australia (NSW) Bush Regenerator’s Handbook has just been released. The edition was revised to include updated details of occupational health and safety and environmental legislative requirements, and a section on workplace safety has been introduced. The handbook includes information on weeds of national significance and is now more relevant to broader Australia. 

Strip Mining Sydney's Heritage

The Trust has completed a major submission to the NSW Minister for Planning urging that the Trust’s Urban Conservation Areas be recognised in the Local Environmental Plan and that development in the Trust’s Conservation Areas favour single residential development. The submission contained an additional five major recommendations and included case studies and important information on Ku-ring-gai’s critically endangered Blue Gum and Turpentine-Ironbark Forests, the model application, in Ku-ring-gai, of the garden suburbs planning movement and the finest examples of early twentieth century and interwar period housing.

Click here to read the National Trust's position paper
Click here to read the SMH Article (6 August 2009)