Open for Bookings The eagerly awaited South Coast Tour has now been finalised and Ray Bradley has again created a diverse and wonderful 3-day/2-night tour for all of us to enjoy. Highlights include: a Paul Bangay-inspired garden in Braidwood the […]
The Garden at Broughton Hall This formal garden is over twenty-five years old and has been compared to Versailles. The four acres of terraced gardens cascade down the slope with views over the Tarago Reservoir and the rolling hills […]
Retford Park (photo Robyn Oates) We are delighted to invite you to a day out at the historic Retford Park house and gardens in Bowral. Retford Park’s European history extends back to 1821. In the 1880s the property was acquired […]
Longford House People, places and stories combines the first of our 2024 Winter Lectures with visits to four historic properties in the Longford & Launceston areas. Saturday’s program commences at 11am in Longford with a tour of the extensive gardens […]
Visit to Belair State Flora Nursery & Old Government House garden, hopefully with afternoon tea. Old Government House is open on the 1st & 3rd Sundays of the month for pre-booked teas & tours. State Flora is open 9am-5pm weekdays, […]
Professor Leslie Wilkinson on the ship Naldera, NSW, c.1930 (NLA: Fairfax archive, glass plate negative. PIC Row 14/7/5 #PIC/15611/8409) An Illustrated Talk by Flavia Scardamaglia. Heritage consultant Flavia Scardamaglia gives a re-introduction to Leslie Wilkinson, best-known as the first […]
The Chinese Garden of Friendship, 1988, Sydney (Image: Stuart Read) The Chinese have a long relationship with Australia – as ‘sojourners’, here for a short time (chasing sandalwood, trepang, gold, opportunity) and as ‘stayers’: eventually citizens. They have marked our […]
Winter online zoom lecture by Dr Raymond Madden, Senior Lecturer, Anthropologist, in the School of Social Sciences, La Trobe University James Dawson, (1806-1900), was a prominent pastoralist in the colonial history of western Victoria. In 1881 he published, ' Australian Aborigines: […]
Walk and Talk at Uambi, a cultural landscape, Heathmont, with Trevor Pitkin and Trust for Nature Uambi is a site in two distinct, but blended parts - the conserved ecosystem managed by Trust for Nature since 1980, and the stages […]
44th AGHS Annual Conference Hesperia: Looking West Bunbury, Western Australia Friday 18th, Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th October 2024. Optional Day Monday 21st October. Pre-conference Tour Tuesday 15th October to Thursday 17th October Leaves Perth and arrives in Bunbury […]