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Historic Houses Trust Annual Report 2009–2010 H Is T Or Ic HISTORIC HISTORIC H History lessons should TRUST OUSES “be conducted here, rather than inside a school room. “ REPORT ANNUAL 2009 Very, very well done. Visitor, Bribie Island, Queensland – 2010 HISTORIC HOUSES TRUST ANNUAL REPORT 2009 –2010 HISTORIC HOUSES TRUST cover–art.indd 1 20/10/10 2:56 PM cover–art.indd 2 20/10/10 2:56 PM Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales Annual Report 2009–2010 1 AR 09–10.indd 1 21/10/10 4:33 PM Report of Trustees of the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales Minister, in accordance with the requirement of the Annual Report (Statutory Bodies) Act 1984, we have the honour of submitting to you as Minister for the Arts, this report for the year ending 30 June 2010 for presentation to Parliament. Michael Rose Kate Clark Chairman Director Historic Houses Trust Head Office The Mint 10 Macquarie Street Sydney NSW 2000 T 02 8239 2288 F 02 8239 2299 E [email protected] TTY 02 8239 2377 (telephone for people with hearing disabilities) This report and all our programs are published on our website www.hht.net.au cover: Susannah Place Museum, photograph © Ross Heathcote inside cover: A primary school group engrossed in an education program at the Museum of Sydney, photograph Ross Heathcote © HHT AR 09–10.indd 2 21/10/10 4:33 PM HI STORIC HOUSES TRUST Annual Report 09 > 10 | Contents Contents 4 Overview 2009–10 OUR PROGRAMS, serVICES 6 Chairman’s review & assOCIATED GROUPS 8 Director’s overview 46 Education 10 Corporate governance 47 Endangered Houses Fund 48 Events OUR GOALS 49 Exhibitions & publications 14 Strategic outcomes 50 Regional 14 Goal 1: Properties, collections 51 Retail and programs 52 Venues 17 Goal 2: Audience 53 Foundation for the Historic Houses 20 Goal 3: Staff expertise Trust of New South Wales 20 Goal 4: Endangered Houses 54 Members Fund program 55 Volunteers program 21 Goal 5: Major capital works APPENDICES 21 Goal 6: Commercial activity 58 Our commitment to women 21 Goal 7: Finances and public 58 Associated groups resources 58 Committees OUR PEOPLE 61 Disability Action Plan 62 Credit card certification 24 Trustees 62 Electronic service delivery 26 Staff 62 Environmental sustainability 28 Organisational chart 63 Multicultural Policies and Services OUR PROPERTIES Program 63 Indigenous programs 30 Caroline Simpson Library 64 Human resources & Research Collection 64 Sponsors 31 Elizabeth Bay House 66 Grants 32 Elizabeth Farm 66 Fundraising 33 Government House 67 Staff list 34 Hyde Park Barracks Museum 71 Volunteers 35 Justice & Police Museum 36 Meroogal FINANCIAL INFOrmatION 37 Museum of Sydney 38 Rose Seidler House INDEX 39 Rouse Hill House & Farm CONTACTS 40 Susannah Place Museum 41 The Mint PRODUCTION creDITS 42 Vaucluse House 43 Breakdown of visitor numbers 3 AR 09–10.indd 3 21/10/10 4:33 PM HI STORIC HOUSES TRUST Annual Report 09 > 10 Overview 2009–10 OUR staNDING What WE maNAGE RC E OGNITION The Historic Houses Trust of New We manage sites of historical and This year HHT projects won three South Wales (HHT) was established cultural importance that tell a story awards and one commendation: under the Historic Houses Act 1980 about the history and development of Awards to manage, conserve and interpret New South Wales. Our portfolio of > Energy Australia Awards 2010 the properties vested in it, for the properties is valued at more than (The National Trust of Australia – education and enjoyment of the $201m (excluding works in progress) NSW) for Conservation – Energy public. We are a statutory authority and has grown from two properties in Management for Built for the of the state government of New 1980 to 18 properties to date. bush: green architecture of rural South Wales funded through We collect, catalogue and conserve Australia Communities NSW. We are one of material relating to our core themes > Australian Publishers Association the largest state museum bodies in of domestic material culture; the Australia and a leader in conservation Awards 2010 for Best Designed history of art, architecture and Specialist Illustrated Book for and management of historic places design; and aspects of Sydney’s in this country. Crooks like us presented to social history related to our sites designer Louise Cornwall This year we attracted more than (see also page 16). The collections > NSW Government Volunteer two million visitors to our museums, held at our museums are valued at Heritage Award 2010 for gardens, parklands, urban spaces more than $36m and comprise Interpretation of Cultural and wide-ranging program of 250,000 archaeological artefacts, Heritage awarded to the Rouse activities. more than 47,500 objects, more than Hill House & Farm volunteer team 130,000 glass plate negatives and OUR MISSION a library collection, all of cultural Commendation To inspire appreciation of Australia’s significance to the history of New > Colin Crisp Award 2009 diverse histories and cultural heritage South Wales. (Engineering Heritage for present and future generations We conduct a wide variety of Australia), Highly Commended by conserving, interpreting and programs including exhibitions for Excellence in Engineering managing, with integrity, places of and public events and also deliver Heritage for the underground cultural significance in the care of wide-ranging schools education cistern conservation project at the HHT. and publishing programs. Meroogal OUR COMMITMENT Our goals are influenced by our mission, which balances the twin objectives of conservation and interpretation with public access. We are committed to the highest standards of conservation of our sites to preserve them for future generations. We are also committed to the highest standards of interpretation of our sites for the education and enjoyment of the public. We aim to educate without being didactic, embrace cultural diversity and produce relevant and contemporary programs that relate to a wide range of communities. We welcome everyone and strive to provide services that will attract all sectors of the community. 4 AR 09–10.indd 4 21/10/10 4:33 PM HI STORIC HOUSES TRUST Annual Report 09 > 10 | Overview Acquired/ assumed management Property Opened Status 1980 Vaucluse House 1980 Museum 1980 Elizabeth Bay House 1980 Museum 1984 Elizabeth Farm 1984 Museum 1984 Lyndhurst (sold 2005) Offices and library 1985 Meroogal 1988 Museum 1987 Rouse Hill House & Farm 1999 Museum 1988 Rose Seidler House 1991 Museum 1990 Hyde Park Barracks Museum 1991 Museum 1990 Justice & Police Museum 1991 Museum 1990 Museum of Sydney 1995 Museum on the site of First Government House 1990 Young Street Terraces – Offices 1990 Susannah Place Museum 1993 Museum 1993 Walter Burley Griffin House (sold 1995) Conservation project 1996 Government House 1996 State house and garden 1998 The Mint 1998 & 2004 Offices and library 2003 former Rouse Hill Public School 2010 Museum and education facilities 2007 Tusculum – Leased 2007 Exeter Farm – Endangered Houses Fund project 2007 Glenfield – Endangered Houses Fund project 2008 Nissen hut – Endangered Houses Fund project 2009 Moruya Presbyterian Manse – Endangered Houses Fund project 5 AR 09–10.indd 5 21/10/10 4:33 PM HI STORIC HOUSES TRUST Annual Report 09 > 10 Chairman’s review The HHT has never been an effects of the reduced economy. organisation to stand still. It has a We have been strongly supported, history of expanding public activities, however, by the former New South ambitious programs and a growing Wales Department of Arts and more portfolio of properties, and its recently Communities NSW, and by management and focus have been our successive Ministers, the Hon changing significantly over the past Nathan Rees and the Hon Virginia few years, leaving us all with the Judge, and by the Director-General feeling that this is a whole new era of Communities NSW, Carol Mills. for the HHT. Following our epic move To reflect this change, the Trustees into The Mint in 2004, enabling us have been working with the Director to operate for the first time as a to support her vision for a more consolidated organisation, we have appropriate corporate structure seen the retirement – after 27 years aimed at improving communications – of our founding Director, Peter and responsibility and reducing our Watts, and the appointment of Kate operational costs, to enable more Clark as our new Director in 2008, effective running of our properties as well as a number of new faces at and programs. This restructure grew the senior management level. Our out of the HHT’s dedicated Planning much-loved Trust Chair, Jill Wran, Day, where the Management Group reached the end of her nine-year and Trustees take time off, in the term in December 2009, and I have elegant setting of the Government been Acting Chair over the past six House Chalet, to look at the future months, pending the New South of the HHT and how it can be Wales Government’s appointment of managed to meet the aims of our a replacement. We will all welcome Corporate Plan. The planning of Michael Rose into this role, and the the restructure is currently being Director’s overview provides a formal finalised for implementation announcement of his appointment. over the next 12 months. If this is not enough ‘churn’, over the past year we have had two new Despite the gloom of the economy, Ministers and a new Department. 2009–10 has been a significant year for many aspects of the HHT. All of this change is the natural result Visitation has increased in several of a maturing collective. We are now key areas, and has been maintained in our 30th year, and moving from a in others, and revenue from our period of very sustained and rapid many non-government sources has expansion of finances, portfolio remained steady, offsetting budget and activity, to a more consolidated savings.
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