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Download the 2011-2012 Annual Report historic houses trust ANNUAL REPORT 2011–2012 The Hon Robyn Parker MP Minister for the Environment Minister for Heritage Parliament House Macquarie Street Sydney NSW 2000 Dear Minister On behalf of the Board of Trustees and in accordance with the provisions of the Annual Reports (Statutory Bodies) Act 1984, the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983 and the Public Finance and Audit Regulation 2010, we submit for presentation to Parliament the Annual Report of the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales for the year ending 30 June 2012. Yours sincerely 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 historic houses trust OF NEW SOUTH WALES ANNUAL REPORT 2011–2012 Contents 4 From the Chairman 25 Conserving our collections 5 From the Director 25 Endangered Houses Fund 26 Maintaining our properties 6 OUR ACHIEVEMENTS 27 Stability 7 Corporate Plan and 27 Investing in and performance reporting upgrading our facilities 7 Vision 27 Generating income 7 Mission 27 Raising awareness of the HHT 7 Corporate framework 27 Controlling our costs 8 Performance reporting 28 Reducing our carbon footprint 9 Performance results 29 Wellbeing 10 Involvement 29 Developing skills and training 10 Collaborating with 29 Improving workplace Aboriginal communities health and safety 10 Broadening our audiences 29 Keeping better records 10 Creating new partnerships 30 Knowledge 11 Supporting our volunteers 30 Sharing our specialist 11 Strengthening ties with knowledge local communities 30 Researching the past 11 Involving over 55s 31 Making research and 12 Access and enjoyment knowledge accessible 12 Creating new exhibitions to the community and publications 12 Refreshing interpretation 32 ABOUT THE HHT 12 Expanding our 33 Who we are digital presence 34 Our properties 13 Taking the HHT to 34 Justice & Police Museum regional New South Wales 34 Museum of Sydney 14 Public programs 34 Susannah Place Museum 14 Access to collections 35 Elizabeth Bay House 15 Reaching out to 35 Government House multicultural communities 35 Rose Seidler House 16 Improving access for people with disabilities 36 Vaucluse House 17 Visitation charts and tables 36 Hyde Park Barracks Museum 22 Outreach maps 36 The Mint 24 Conservation and curatorship 37 Elizabeth Farm 24 Conservation projects 37 Meroogal 24 Acquiring new 37 Rouse Hill House & Farm collection material 39 Our collections 39 Caroline Simpson Library 53 Collections Valuation 61 Legal change & Research Collection Committee 61 Land disposal 39 Photographic collections 53 IT Strategic Planning 61 Cost of the annual report Committee (ITSPC) 40 Breakdown of visitor numbers 61 Human resources 53 Joint Consultative Committee 42 Endangered Houses Fund 61 Exceptional movements 42 Beulah 53 Workplace Health and in employee wages, Safety Committee (WHSC) salaries and allowances 43 Exeter Farm 54 Security Committee 61 Personnel policies and 43 Glenfield 54 Staff and Management practices 43 Moruya manse Participatory and Advisory 61 Workplace health and safety 44 Nissen hut Committee (SAMPAC) 61 Equal employment 44 Throsby Park 54 Associated groups opportunity (EEO) 45 How we are managed 54 Foundation for the 64 Financial information 45 Board of Trustees Historic Houses Trust 64 Risk management and of New South Wales 45 Management Group insurances 54 Historic Houses Trust 45 Heritage and Portfolio Group 64 Credit card certification Executive Committee 45 Creative Services Group 64 Delegations 54 Rouse Hill Hamilton 64 Economic and other factors 46 Commercial and Marketing Collection Pty Ltd Services Group affecting the achievement 55 Admission fees of operational activities 46 Operations Group 55 Self-generated income 65 Volunteers 46 Committees 55 Sponsors 66 Internal audit and risk 46 Volunteers 55 Special donations, and grants management attestation 47 Organisational chart 56 Fundraising 48 Foundation for the 67 FinanciaL Statements 56 Disability Action Plan Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales 57 Multicultural Policies 102 Foundation financiaL and Services Program 49 Historic Houses Trust Members statements 57 Ethical standards 122 Contacts 50 APPENDICES 57 Privacy Management Plan 51 Trustees 57 Records 123 Thank you to our partners and program supporters 52 Management Group 57 Access to government 124 Sponsors 52 Board standing committees information 52 Audit and Risk Committee 57 Government Information (Public Access) Act 52 Creative Services 2009 (GIPA) Advisory Committee 57 Our information 53 Commercial and Marketing Advisory Committee 57 Access to information 53 Heritage and Endangered 60 Charges Houses Advisory Committee 60 Consumer response 53 HHT standing committees 60 Electronic service delivery from the chairman food. At Susannah Place Museum and the acquisition of significant items we see examples of the inventive for the HHT's collection. We are use and re-use of materials by extremely grateful for the continued people whose circumstances support of the Foundation and our demanded resourcefulness. many supporters. Because of their histories, our We are also grateful to the Historic houses have much to teach us about Houses Trust Members, an the successful and sustainable independent organisation that works interaction of our built and natural with us to deliver a program of environments. Our houses provide exciting events. HHT Members also stories and examples of self- helps us to support initiatives such sufficient living from a time when as the Philip Kent Staff Development people were less reliant on Scholarship, which enables our staff technology. Many of our public to develop their skills. events this year were designed In presenting its properties and to bring people to our kitchens, collections, the HHT is offering an gardens and farm buildings to hear insight into the lives of the people these stories. In particular, more than who once lived and worked in our Today, more than ever, there is 60,000 students had an opportunity houses, and who used the items a deep public interest in the to join in the HHT's education found there. In other words, we sustainability of our lifestyles and programs. These programs, are offering insights into personal the relationship between our built including our online Connected stories and histories. Our success and natural environments. Planners, Classrooms initiative, allow the HHT in this is personal – it relies on the communities, the media and to bring history, a sense of place, engagement, energy and enthusiasm individuals are participating in an culture and continuity to a new of our staff and volunteers. That ongoing conversation about the generation. By doing so, we hope to energy and enthusiasm is evident way we live and the resources we frame complex issues of the present, to our many visitors, members use. At one level, these are questions such as sustainability, in a way that and supporters. On behalf of my of national policy. At another level, draws on lessons from the past. fellow Trustees, I would like to thank everyone who has contributed to the they are personal. More than 900,000 visitors attended success of the HHT in the last year. At the personal level, the focus on our properties, exhibitions, travelling sustainability can be found in the exhibitions and activities in the last increased interest in self-sufficiency: year. All of these visitors had an growing and cooking real food, opportunity to experience the collecting and conserving water, unique properties, curatorship and maximising energy efficiency and scholarship of the HHT, and to learn re-using valuable materials. from its dynamic and entertaining These ideals of sustainability are presentation of history and places. embodied in the HHT's houses, most The work of the HHT is supported of which were built at a time when by the Foundation for the Historic self-sufficiency was a necessity rather Houses Trust of New South Wales, than a personal choice. At Elizabeth which brings together a dedicated Farm and Rouse Hill House & Farm group of donors and supporters. we can see the choices made about The Foundation’s support has been design and materials, access to water, fundamental to the development of Michael Rose, Chairman and the production and storage of our Connected Classrooms program 30 June 2012 Michael Rose. Photograph Scott Hill © HHT 4 HISTORIC HOUSES TRUST ANNUAL REPORT 2011–2012 from the director want to thank the Office of the of our museum collections. And the Governor, the NSW Police Force and lavishly illustrated Government the Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney, House Sydney publication is a fitting for all of their support in delivering tribute to all those who have played a very successful collaborative a part in the history of the property. partnership. The last touch to the celebration of There is so much else to be proud Governor Macquarie’s bicentenary of this year. I would particularly like has been the completion of the to highlight and to thank the wide guardhouse domes at Hyde Park range of different groups who have Barracks, with support from our worked with us. The Aboriginal Foundation. I love seeing community at La Perouse, the Darug conservation in action, and at our community, the History Council of annual Redcoats and convicts day, New South Wales, the Department of there was a chance to see how the Education’s Curriculum and Learning shakes were made, and to climb the Innovation Centre, the City of Sydney, scaffolding to see the restoration the NSW Architects Registration work in progress. Board, the NSW Police Force, the Like Michael, I want to say a special This has been our first full year within Returned and Services League of thanks to all of our supporters, but the Office of Environment and Australia, and the Department of in particular to HHT Members, our Heritage under the aegis of the Veterans’ Affairs are just some of Foundation and, of course, to the Minister for Heritage, the Hon Robyn the groups that have helped us over many volunteers who help us deliver Parker.
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