2 Chairman’s letter to the Minister 3 Chairman and Director’s report 4 Performance indicators 8 Highs and lows 11 Organisation chart 12 Corporate governance 14 People 16 Audience 18 Interpretation 20 Management 21 Conservation 22 Revenue 23 Properties 24 – Elizabeth Bay House 26 – Elizabeth Farm 28 – Government House 30 – Hyde Park Barracks Museum 32 – Justice & Police Museum 34 – Meroogal the women’s history place 36 – Museum of Sydney on the site of first Government House 38 – Rose Seidler House 40 – Rouse Hill estate 42 – Susannah Place Museum 44 – Vaucluse House 46 – The Mint 47 Finance contents 69 Appendices contents 79 Index
Contents 1 1 July 2001
The Hon Bob Carr MP Premier, Minister for the Arts and Minister for Citizenship Parliament House Macquarie Street Sydney NSW 2000
Dear Premier In accordance with the requirement for the Annual Report (Statutory Bodies) Act 1984, I have pleasure in submitting to you the Annual Report for the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales for the year ended 30 June 2001 for presentation to Parliament.
Yours sincerely
Jack Mundey AO Chairman Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales
2 Thank heavens for Jack Mundey – should be more like him. B&K Sterling, Altona, Victoria, March 2001, following a visit to Susannah Place Museum saved from demolition by Jack Mundey and the BLF Green Bans in the 1970s.
What a year it has been for the Trust! After years of our and pleasure of the public. With these outcomes we Properties of the head office staff being scattered across seven properties endeavour to impart knowledge, spark interest, introduce Historic Houses Trust we finally have a resolution to our office difficulties. The new ideas, and contribute to community debates using 1980 Trust was granted $13.8 million in the state budget to these significant places as the catalyst to understand not Vaucluse House, Elizabeth Bay conserve the historic industrial buildings behind The Mint in just the past but the present and the future. House Macquarie Street to house our Library and Conservation The heritage significance of our properties means that they Resource Centre (which will be open for public use) and 1984 are listed on the Register of the National Estate, the NSW Elizabeth Farm, Lyndhurst provide head office accommodation. Although the project State Heritage Inventory and in the heritage schedules of will take four years to complete we are thrilled at the 1985 Local Environment Plans. It is our duty as the custodian to possibility of finally having our operations centralised and Meroogal ensure that the heritage values are upheld. the women’s history place our Conservation Resource Centre collection on show. Our achievements this year are a result of the support of 1987 This good news, coupled with our 21st birthday the state government through the Premier and Minister for Rouse Hill estate celebrations, ended the year with a bang. We celebrated the Arts, The Hon Bob Carr MP; the Minister Assisting the 1988 our birthday with free entry to our 11 properties and were Minister for the Arts, The Hon Bob Debus MP and the Rose Seidler House staggered by the public’s support: over 27 000 people Ministry for the Arts. 1990 flocked to the properties to help us celebrate. Hyde Park Barracks Museum, We are grateful for the support, dedication and hard work As we travelled between the museums we met people from Justice & Police Museum, of our Trustees, staff, volunteers, members, Foundation, all over New South Wales taking in the experience not just Museum of Sydney on the site of sponsors and donors who allow us to fulfil our pledge, to of one or two of our museums but using the opportunity to first Government House, the public, of conservation, interpretation and research. Susannah Place Museum visit five or six of our properties with friends and families. 1996 We have had a lot to celebrate this year including the many Government House achievements detailed throughout this report. 1998 The work we undertake achieves two very important The Mint outcomes: the tangible outcome of the conservation of 13 different, sometimes rare and fragile sites for current and future generations, and the more intangible outcome which Jack Mundey AO Peter Watts is the interpretation of these unique sites for the enjoyment Chairman Director
Chairman and Director’s Report
Trust Director Peter Watts, Premier The Hon Bob Carr MP and Trust Chairman Jack Mundey cut the 21st birthday cake at Government House. Photograph Jom | Peter Watts and Jack Mundey at The Mint. Photograph Jenni Carter. 3 I would like to take the time to congratulate the Historic Houses Trust for their 21st birthday. They do a really fantastic job… they also put on wonderful exhibitions. Michael Reed, 702 ABC art critic during the live to air 21st birthday broadcast of the Simon Marnie show.
Finances Collection Total Revenue Number of objects acquired 2000–2001 – $19 082 000 2000–2001 114 1999–2000 – $17 498 000 1999–2000 214
Sixty-seven objects were purchased for the collection (two of these 67 objects consist of many individual objects) and 47 objects were donated to the collection. Total Expenses 2000–2001 – $18 894 000 Total number of objects in the collection 1999–2000 – $19 563 000 2000–2001 48 093 1999–2000 47 588
The total number of objects in the collection has grown by Total Assets more than the 114 objects acquired this year because the 2000–2001 – $122 856 000 collection is being progressively catalogued. These figures 1999–2000 – $79 850 000 exclude the major archaeological collections at the Hyde Park Barracks Museum (approximately 60 000) and the Museum of Sydney (approximately 1.5 million). Assets increased by 54% due to the value of Government House being added to the Trust’s portfolio. Value of the collection 2000–2001 $14 840 000 Total Liabilities 1999–2000 $14 782 000 2000–2001 – $2 203 000 1999–2000 – $1 883 000
Properties
Management 2000–2001 Properties managed 13 Number of employees Properties open to the public 12 2000–2001 – 146.9 1999–2000 – 153.3 1999–2000 Figures based on Equivalent Full Time (EFT) include Properties managed 13 permanent, temporary and casual employees. Figures Properties open to the public 12 reported differently to last year to standardise Ministry for the Arts wide staff statistic reporting. Performance indicators
Gate (detail) Government House. Photograph Ray Joyce | Susannah Place Shop. Photograph Ross Heathcote | Dancing at the House, Sydneysiders display, 4 Museum of Sydney. Photograph Lorrie Graham. Publications Profile Number of major publications Media coverage 2000–2001 5 2000–2001 1999–2000 4 54 751 column centimetres which represents 25.6 broadsheet pages.
Exhibitions 1999–2000 Exhibitions opened 70 986 column centimetres which represents 33.2 pages of broadsheet pages 2000–2001 9 1999–2000 11 As these statistics only calculate print media coverage, a new measurement system will be introduced next year that is the Total number of days exhibitions were current industry standard. The new system is a better open to the public indicator of performance as it measures print, radio, television 2000–2001 1152 and internet media coverage. It will also measure the 1999–2000 1125 effectiveness of the coverage in reaching targeted audiences.
Regional exhibitions Visitor inquiries Touring exhibitions to regional New South Wales Library inquiries 2000–2001 3 2000–2001 – 1257 1999–2000 2 1999–2000 – 1120
Total number of days touring exhibitions were Website hits open to the public 2000–2001 – 1 411 085 2000–2001 275 1999–2000 – 782 930 1999–2000 248 Website visitors 33 438 Public programs Website statistics recorded in future years will be based on Public programs held the number of visitors to the site, a more reliable industry 2000–2001 196 standard performance indicator. 1999–2000 204
Watercolour design of an allegorical representation of New South Wales as Commerce, 1888, Augusto Lorenzini, Conservation Resource Centre collection | Aurora Place, Sydney Open 2000. Photograph courtesy of Lend Lease Development | New Foundation donors with the Governor of New South Wales, Professor Marie Bashir AC. Photograph Tracey Schramm | School holiday program. 5 2000–2001 Visitor numbers 2000–2001 1999–2000 GENERAL ADMISSIONS GENERAL ADMISSIONS Paid admission Paid admission general public 138 738 general public 153 570 education 38 448 education 42 707 public programs 35 718 public programs 31 744 venue hire 42 386 venue hire 44 376 Subtotal 255 290 Subtotal 272 397 1999–2000 Free entry Free entry complimentary tickets 38 792 complimentary tickets 29 935 Government House 94 394 Government House 83 588 other (includes site visits, cafes, shops, 596 607 other (includes site visits, cafes, shops, 497 181 public sculptures and a percentage of public sculptures and a percentage of people visiting the parklands and beach people visiting the parklands and beach paddock at Vaucluse House) paddock at Vaucluse House) Subtotal 729 793 Subtotal 610 704 Touring exhibitions Touring exhibitions Bush Lives:Bush Futures 39 619 Bush Lives:Bush Futures and Terre Napoleon 34 117 Meroogal Women’s Art Prize 225 Subtotal 34 117 Tea Cosy (numbers not recorded) 0 TOTAL 917 218 Subtotal 39 844 GROUNDS TOTAL1 024 927 Through traffic GROUNDS Hyde Park Barracks Museum forecourt 497 089 Through traffic First Government House Place Hyde Park Barracks Museum forecourt 485 189 – Museum of Sydney 319 516 First Government House Place Vaucluse House – parklands – Museum of Sydney 477 900 and beach paddock 4330 Vaucluse House – parklands TOTAL 820 935 and beach paddock 4700 GRAND TOTAL 1 738 153 TOTAL 967 789 GRAND TOTAL 1 992 716
An overall increase of 15% which can be attributed to an increase in general admissions of 12% and an increase of 18% in grounds admissions. However, paid admission dropped by 6%.
Performance indicators continued
Fred Hughes former Susannah Place resident of Number 58 from 1915 to 1928 | Judy and Tony MacDonald of Kaleno, Cobar, Bush Lives:Bush Futures touring 6 exhibition. Photograph Lindy Kerr | Festival of the Olive, Elizabeth Farm. Photograph Jom. Visitor numbers1 Visitor information Audience residence profile4 2000–2001 admission – general – 1 024 927 2000–2001 admission – grounds only 967 7892 domestic 73% admission grand total 1 992 716 international 27%
1999–2000 domestic 70% 1999–20003 international 30% admission – general – 917 218 admission – grounds only 820 9352 Audience age profile5 admission grand total 1 738 153 under 25 15% 1 Figures are reported differently to previous years. Visitors to cafes, 26 to 45 36% grounds including public sculptures, beach paddock at Vaucluse 46 to 65 38% House and shops have been calculated into the general total as there is a cost in maintaining these resources. over 65 10% 2 Grounds figures are as accurate as possible, calculations are based on estimated numbers. Audience satisfaction5 3 Figures for the year 1999–2000 have been expressed differently to last year’s report (see note 1). liked the visit a lot 90% liked their visit a little 7% were neutral 1%
Did they learn anything new5 yes, a lot 74% yes, a little 23% no 1%
4 Last year’s figures were calculated from research conducted by front of house staff. This year visitor research was conducted by a contracted market research company. 5Information resulting from market research conducted at each property. Figures do not add up to 100% as not all people researched answered all questions. This research will be continued in the coming years.
Susannah Place Museum. Photograph Ray Joyce | Justice & Police Museum | Lament for a Lovely (cover), 1956, published by Howitz Publications Inc, Sydney, courtesy of the Stuart Coupe collection. Hard Boiled! exhibition, Justice & Police Museum | Centennial Park Image, Portrait of a Park display, Museum of Sydney. Photograph Wendy McDougall. 7 Congratulations to you all! The organisation was indeed excellent from the sponsor’s side – your team ran a most professional show. It was a delight to work with you. Virginia Haussegger, for the Aurora Place Project by Lend Lease, sponsor of Sydney Open 2000.
Highs Interpretation A new public program Out of the Woodwork at Rouse Hill Conservation estate was added to the major events schedule. It attracted The major highlight for this year was the $13.8 million over 2500 people over two days. allocated in the state budget for the conservation of the industrial buildings at the rear of The Mint. These industrial Nine exhibitions were held during the year: structures are amongst the most important in the country. ■ Elizabeth Bay House They were imported from the United Kingdom in 1854 to Magical Golland build a branch of the Royal Mint and they used the latest Augusto Lorenzini: Italian Artist Decorator cast iron technology. The Trust will conserve these ■ Hyde Park Barracks Museum remarkable buildings and give them a new and Convicts contemporary use, housing the Trust’s head office and its ■ Justice & Police Museum important Library and Conservation Resource Centre Crime Scene: Scientific Investigation Bureau Archives collections, and open them to the public. 1945–1960 Hard Boiled! the detective in popular culture The Hyde Park Barracks Museum roof was re-shingled, ■ Museum of Sydney on the site of first Government House ensuring that this significant heritage building is maintained Sydney Suburb in pristine condition. Sydney Harbour The state government announced the funding and timetable Sydney@Federation for the deviation of Windsor Road away from Rouse Hill By Water: from the personal collection of Kerry Stokes estate following a commitment made by the Premier, The Three displays were generated, two of Australian Hon Bob Carr MP, in May 1999, at the opening of Rouse photography at the Museum of Sydney, Sydneysiders by Hill estate. This will mean that the current traffic noise and Lorrie Graham and Portrait of a Park by Brendan Read access difficulties will be largely eliminated. and Wendy McDougall, and one display of objects Fifty Several of the State Rooms at Government House were Years of Good Design at Rose Seidler House. redecorated including the painstaking reproduction of the Five major books and 21 research papers were published. complex 1870s stencilled decoration of the ballroom. Major publications produced were: A Garden Masterplan was adopted for Government House ■ Sydney: metropolis suburb harbour Peter Emmett and work commenced on its long-term implementation. This ■ Elizabeth Bay House: A History and Guide Scott Carlin involved the first extensive analysis of the history of the ■ Edge of the Trees Editor Dinah Dysart garden. Plans were developed for a competition which will ■ Augusto Lorenzini: Italian Artist Decorator in Victorian be held next year to create a new garden to commemorate Sydney Scott Carlin & Megan Martin the Centenary of Federation. ■ Debating the City: An Anthology Editors Jennifer Management Barrett & Caroline Butler-Bowdon As the current corporate plan cycle ends this financial year, Forty-two schools education programs, across all a new plan was devised for the years 2001–2006. The new properties, were offered and attracted over 38 000 corporate plan process was a collaborative one between staff students. and Trustees and identified directions for the organisation and new internal management reporting systems. Highs and lows
Burmese Convicts c1885 (detail), Convicts exhibition, Hyde Park Barracks Museum. Photograph courtesy of the Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford | Painting titled Morning Bathers c1928 (detail) by Frederick W Leist, a gift to the Wollongong City Gallery from Bob Sredersas, Sydney Harbour exhibition, Museum of 8 Sydney | Painting titled Tomatoes in Bowl, Charlotte Thodey, Kitchen Garden Festival, Vaucluse House. Photograph Jenni Carter. Revenue Awards Revenue increased by 9% made up of a 7% increase in ■ Festival of the Olive – Elizabeth Farm – Tourism Award government funding and an 8% increase in earned income. for Festival and Special Events in Western Sydney Expenditure decreased by 3.4% and the Trust ended the ■ Kitchen Garden reinstatement – Vaucluse House – year with a surplus of $173 000. Woollahra Council Conservation Award ■ Sydney Open 2000 – EnergyAustralia National Trust 21st birthday Heritage Award 2001 for the category Tourism The Trust officially turned 21 on 1 July 2001, 27 000 ■ Sydney: metropolis suburb harbour Peter Emmett people took up the invitation to celebrate the birthday when (publication) – EnergyAustralia National Trust Heritage it opened its museums free to the public on the birthday Award 2001 for the category Print weekend 30 June–1 July 2001. This was without doubt ■ Whose Place is it Anyway? A Teacher’s Resource Kit – one of the major highlights of the year. EnergyAustralia National Trust Heritage Award 2001 The birthday gift to the Trust from the Foundation for the Commendation for the category Education Historic House Trust of New South Wales, chaired by Mrs ■ Kitchen Garden Festival – Vaucluse House – Jill Wran, was the establishment of a new fundraising EnergyAustralia National Trust Heritage Award 2001 appeal, Millennium Fund. The fund was launched by the Commendation for the category Tourism Premier and has a target of $3 million to be raised in the ■ Elizabeth Bay House: A History and Guide Scott Carlin next three years. Pledges totalling $580 000 have been (publication) – EnergyAustralia National Trust Heritage secured to date. Half of the monies raised will be placed Award 2001 Commendation for the category Print into an Endangered Houses Fund which will be used to ■ Festival of the Olive – Finalist 2001 New South Wales conserve buildings under threat using the Trust’s expertise Tourism Awards for Business Excellence in the category to solve the problem, provide the appropriate heritage Significant Regional Festivals and Special Events. (Winners caveats and return ownership to the community, thus will be announced in July 2001) protecting the building without the burden of long-term ■ Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales – Finalist Trust ownership and funding. 2001 New South Wales Tourism Awards for Business Excellence in the category Heritage and Cultural Tourism. Audience (Winners will be announced in July 2001.) Audiences to Trust properties continued to grow despite a shortfall in paid visitors during September and October Centenary of Federation 2000 as a result of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. A major exhibition in collaboration with the Sydney Festival for the Centenary of Federation – Sydney@Federation – This year the Trust undertook an extensive program of was opened at the Museum of Sydney. The exhibition market research to provide more accurate demographic examined the architectural and social issues facing Sydney details of visitors and qualitative research about visitor at the time of Federation and juxtaposed it with modern experiences. This research showed that the Trust has been Sydney. The exhibition attracted large audiences in January attracting younger audiences whilst managing to retain its and large school audiences during the first two school terms. core audiences. The research has also been helpful in the decision to focus the interpretation of the Hyde Park Three of the ten Barton Lectures broadcast on ABC Radio Barracks Museum on its convict history. National were hosted by the Trust – two held at Government House and one held at the Museum of Sydney.
Twenty-one years ago: Trustees Clive Lucas OBE and Richard Rowe and The Hon Neville Wran QC MP and Mrs Jill Wran and Trustees Dr Peter Stanbury (first Chair) and Helen Halse Rogers OBE | Photograph titled Nipper Training 3, Coogee Beach, Sydneysiders display, Museum of Sydney. Photograph Lorrie Graham | Flamenco dancers, Festival of the Olive, Elizabeth Farm. Photograph Jom. 9 Government House, in collaboration with the Australiana Web Society, hosted a conference, Australia before The Trust’s current website presence is not up to industry Federation, which explored the manner in which artists, standard. The site was launched four years ago and needs craftsmen, architects and designers searched for ways to a major overhaul and new strategy to address the fast establish an Australian identity during the reign of Queen growing information needs of the community. Victoria. As technology has improved and grown, so has the Trust site, but without sufficient consideration of the architecture Lows and navigation. The site is updated monthly and continues to record high traffic but, in comparison with other arts Sydney 2000 Olympic Games industry sites, is difficult to access and navigate. Despite the build-up and the press coverage received in the lead-up to and during the Sydney 2000 Olympic The Trust will allocate resources next year to launch a new Games the expected paid visitor numbers did not site that is more user-friendly and information rich. eventuate. In collaboration with the Olympic Coordinating Information Technology (IT) Authority and the other cultural institutions, the Trust As with the website, the Trust’s IT system has grown to extended its opening hours, programmed extra and special meet the increasing demands on it without an adequate activities and profiled itself in the media but the results strategy or plan. A restructure of the IT unit and a strategic were disappointing. management plan to help chart IT requirements into the The drop in paid visitor numbers at the museums this year future will be a top priority for next year. can be attributed directly to very slow business in September and October 2000.
Information management Whilst researching the archives in the lead-up to the 21st birthday celebrations it came as a surprise to the Trust that its own history was so poorly managed. For an organisation that prides itself in being a repository of heritage archives, insufficient attention had been paid to maintaining its own records. This will be resolved through a PhD thesis in partnership with the University of Sydney under the Strategic Partnerships with Industry – Research and Training scheme (SPIRT) in which the archives will be researched and a comprehensive history of the Trust written.
Highs and lows continued
Centennial Park Image, Portrait of a Park display, Museum of Sydney. Photograph Wendy McDougall | Eastern Terrace and gardens of Government House. Photograph Ray Joyce | Chinese Women’s Association, Reclaiming the Past series, Museum of Sydney. Photograph courtesy of Mrs Joyce Showyin | Dhamayanthy 10 Balaruju, Eastern Music series, Government House. Photograph David Brazil. Minister
Members Board of Trustees Foundation
Director Directorate
Deputy Director
Properties Marketing & Business Management Divisions Development Services
Properties Business Education Administration Units Coordination Development & Sponsorship
Collections Exhibitions Corporate Design Finance & & Publications Management Systems
Library & Resource Design Marketing Human Resources Centre
Public Retail Legal Programs
Tourism/Venues Deputy Director Director
Reception & Rouse Hill estate Elizabeth Bay House Government House Box Office Properties
The Mint Elizabeth Farm Museum of Sydney
Hyde Park Barracks Museum
Justice & Police Museum
Lyndhurst
Meroogal
Rose Seidler House
Susannah Place Museum
Vaucluse House
Organisation chart 11 Very special – may it Trustees Committees be here for my Seven Trustees are appointed by the Governor on The Trust has seven standing committees that help make recommendation from the Minister for the Arts and one decisions both in policy and management. Ad hoc grandchildren. each on recommendation from the Minister administering committees are formed from time to time by the Trustees Simone Keating, Sydney after a visit to the Public Works Act 1912 and the Minister administering and Director. The seven principal Trust committees are: Meroogal the women’s history place, the Heritage Act 1977, for a term of up to three years. The Audit Committee May 2001. Trustees represent a diversity of expertise and experience The Audit Committee comprises Trustees and senior staff in business, law, social history, conservation, interpretation, and meets quarterly, or as deemed necessary, as an art, architecture, management and education. advisory body on issues relating to audit and other The Trust met nine times during the year, with the following accountability issues. attendances: Exhibitions Advisory Committee (EAC) ■ Jack Mundey (Chairman) – 9/9 The EAC comprises staff, Trustees, peers and external ■ Neville Allen – 5/9 (two leave of absence granted) experts and meets quarterly to give broad-based advice ■ Paul Berkemeier – 9/9 and direction on the Trust’s exhibition program. ■ Linda Burney – 0/1 (resigned September 2000) Finance Committee ■ Wendy Hucker – 9/9 (resigned June 2001) The Finance Committee comprises the Executive and the ■ Philip Thalis – 8/9 The Historic Houses Trust of New Senior Finance Officer and meets monthly to analyse the ■ Larissa Treskin – 7/9 South Wales is a statutory body monthly finances of the Trust and monitor all financial issues. ■ Meredith Walker – 7/9 established by the Historic ■ Janis Wilton – 8/9 Meroogal Reference Group Houses Act of 1980. The ■ Jill Wran – 4/5 (appointed 1 January 2001) The Meroogal Reference Group comprises staff and legislation defines the objectives, Trustees and external experts and meets quarterly to give powers and functions of the Trust. Senior Management broad-based advice and direction on the development of The Historic Houses Trust’s The Director manages the day-to-day business of the Trust Meroogal as a place that acknowledges women’s history. mission, derived from the 1980 and is responsible for implementing the policies of the Trust Publications Committee Act is: and the government. The Director works to an annual The Publications Committee comprises staff, Trustees, Performance Agreement held with the Deputy Director Conserve, interpret and manage peers and external experts and meets every two months to General, Ministry for the Arts. places of cultural significance give broad-based advice and direction on the Trust’s in the care of the Trust with A five-member Executive team steers the direction publishing program. integrity and imagination and in of the organisation. The Executive meets twice a month and Public Programs Committee doing so to inspire an is made up of the Director, Deputy Director, Manager The Public Programs Committee comprises staff and meets understanding of New South Management Services, Manager Marketing & Business quarterly to give broad-based advice and direction on the Wales histories and diverse Development and Manager Property Operations. Trust’s events program. cultural heritage for present and future audiences. Corporate Planning Staff and Management Participatory and Advisory The corporate plan is developed on a five-year cycle by the Committee (SAMPAC) staff and Trustees. A new corporate plan for 2001–2006 SAMPAC comprises elected staff from the various has been ratified by the Trust and will be the major planning employee categories and two management representatives tool for the organisation in the new financial year. and meets monthly. SAMPAC generates staff policy on issues such as Occupational Health and Safety and the Using the goals and strategies set out in the corporate Code of Conduct. plan, the divisions, units and properties develop annual action plans. Each action plan is presented to the Executive Operational Reviews in tandem with internal budget bids in February each year. Operational reviews were undertaken this year for the These action plans set the direction and budget for the Collections Management Unit, Rose Seidler House and Trust’s operational business year. The action plan directions Hyde Park Barracks Museum and the recommendations are based on the corporate plan goals and strategies and were implemented during the reporting year. The outcomes are reported to the Trustees at monthly board meetings. of the recommendations are reported in more detail under Delegations the Management section of this report. The occupants of key managerial positions are authorised Audit Reviews by the Minister for the Arts under Section 12 of the Public As part of the ongoing management of the Trust’s Finance and Audit Act 1983 to exercise financial operations, the Internal Audit Bureau undertook a series of delegation to specific limits. The Director also holds audit reviews: delegation from the Director General, Ministry for the Arts in relation to personnel, administration and financial Corruption prevention policy and procedures matters. This review was undertaken to assess the Trust’s corruption prevention policies and strategies for Corporate governance 12 compliance with government guidelines and good fraud Health and Safety to the Total Assets Management Strategy control practices. As a result of the review a manual was and the Disaster Preparedness Plan for each property and prepared on the practices identified. The manual is collection. These policies are reviewed every two years by available to staff both electronically and as hard copy. In the Trust. The Internal Audit Bureau undertakes reviews on addition a brochure summarising the manual is being internal controls on an agreed annual cycle. The Treasury developed for distribution to staff. Managed Fund also provides a risk management advisory Network support services consultative service to the Trust and appropriate staff members directly involved in risk management attend regular This review was undertaken to assess the staffing and information and training sessions conducted by the Fund. funding of the Trust’s IT network support function and to determine its adequacy. The outcome was the restructuring Admission Prices of the IT unit, as well as setting up a help-desk request log Following the introduction of the Goods and Services Tax to assist in identifying IT work flow problems. Additionally, a (GST) entrance prices to properties were increased from $6 survey to determine satisfaction levels with the IT unit’s to $6.50 for general entry, $3 to $3.30 for service delivery will be conducted amongst staff in the next concession/child, and $15 to $15.50 for a family group on financial year. 1 July 2000. Novell network system On 1 January 2001 entrance prices to properties were This review was undertaken to identify and assess the threats adjusted from $6.50 to $7 for general entry, $3.30 to $3 and risks to IT assets. As a result an IT policies and for concession/child, $15.50 to $17 for a family group. procedures manual was developed, covering security, access and operation of the network, including remote access The grounds and house at Government House and garden, parklands and beach paddock at Vaucluse House remained Income collections and banking free of charge. This review was undertaken to determine if the system of internal control was adequate to provide reasonable Associated Organisations assurance that monies are collected, receipted and banked The Trust has four associated organisations: properly. The review recommended minor changes which Foundation for the Historic Houses Trust of New South have been implemented. Wales MOS Shop BookSCAN system The Trustees approve the appointment of non-executive This review was undertaken to evaluate the reliability of the Trustees to the Foundation for the Historic Houses Trust of BookSCAN system and to determine its strengths and New South Wales. The Foundation’s task is to raise money weaknesses. The review recommended minor changes for the Trust through corporate donations and fundraising. which have been implemented. Two Trustees and the Director represent the Trust on the Publications control Foundation Board. The Foundation Board employs its own This review was undertaken to determine if the system of Executive Director. internal control of Trust publications was adequate. The Members of the Historic Houses Trust of New South review recommended minor changes which have been Wales implemented. An incorporated body officially known as the Friends of the Hyde Park Barracks Museum Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales. It is run by an This review was undertaken to determine if the system of elected Executive Committee which appoints an Executive internal control of financial management of the Hyde Park Director to manage the day-to-day business of the Barracks Museum was adequate. The review recommended organisation. A Trustee and the Director represent the Trust minor changes which have been implemented. on the Members Executive Committee. Personnel/payroll procedures Rouse Hill Hamilton Collection Pty Ltd This review was undertaken to determine if the system of A private company formed in October 1994 as Trustee for internal control of the personnel/payroll system was the Hamilton Rouse Hill Trust. This Trust holds certain items adequate. The review recommended minor changes which of property in and about Rouse Hill estate. Three Historic have been implemented. Houses Trust representatives and two members representing the Hamilton family make up the board. The IT security policies and procedures Director of the Trust is the Chair of the company. The This review was undertaken to develop an electronic company complies with all the requirements of the information security capability. This resulted in the development Australian Securities and Investments Commission. of a security policy and procedures manual which will be made available to staff electronically and as hard copy. Volunteers Forum The Trust has over 200 volunteers working in its properties. Risk Management The Volunteers Forum comprises eight elected Formal policies and procedures are in place to address representatives and the Volunteer Coordinator and meets various risk management issues ranging from Occupational quarterly to assist in managing the Volunteer program.
13 We can never turn back the clock, but a place like this, looked after by an organisation like yours, gives us a (teasing) glimpse! (I even thought I heard ‘Beattie Bow’ in the lane.) Marion Narthants, Perth after visiting Susannah Place Museum June 2001.
Trustees a Trustee 1 January 1998 and his current term expires Jack Mundey AO – Chairman HonDSc(UNSW) 31 December 2003. HonDLitt(UWS) HonMEnv(USyd) is a life member of the Larissa Treskin BA DipEd is the Principal of Burwood Australian Conservation Foundation, former Secretary of the Girls’ High School, President of the NSW Secondary Builders’ Labourers’ Federation, instigator of the Green Bans Principals’ Council, was a history curriculum consultant and movement and former Councillor of the Council of the City a lecturer in history methodology. Larissa was appointed a of Sydney. He was appointed to the board 1 August 1995 Trustee 1 January 1998 and her current term expires and his current term expires 31 December 2001. 31 December 2003. Neville Allen LLB is a partner in the law firm Holding Meredith Walker BTRP is a heritage consultant and a Redlich, the Chair of the NSW Casino Control Authority member of the NSW Arts Advisory Council’s Museums and a Director of Balmoral Corporation Limited. Neville Committee. She was appointed a Trustee 1 January 2000 is a member of the Trust’s Audit Committee and is on and her current term expires 31 December 2002. the Board of the Foundation. He was appointed a Trustee 1 January 1997 and his current term expires Janis Wilton BA(Hons) PhD is a Senior Lecturer in 31 December 2002. Australian History at the University of New England, Vice President of the International Oral History Association, Paul Berkemeier BScArch(Hons) MArch(Harvard) ARAIA Deputy Director of CALLS – the Centre of Australian is the Director of Paul Berkemeier Architecture Pty Ltd. Studies – University of New England and Coordinator of Paul is a member of the Trust’s Exhibitions Advisory Golden Threads: the Chinese in regional NSW project. Committee. He was appointed a Trustee 1 January 1996 She was appointed a Trustee 1 January 1999 and her and his current term expires 31 December 2001. current term expires 31 December 2001. Linda Burney DipEd is the Director General of the NSW Jill Wran BA MBA is currently on the Boards of Abigroup Department of Aboriginal Affairs, Chair of the NSW Limited, SMEC Holdings Ltd and a number of other Reconciliation Committee, a member of the NSW Board of companies. She is director of the Centennial Park and Moore Vocational Education and Training and a former member of Park Trusts, is on the National Board of Musica Viva, the the Anti-Discrimination Board. She was appointed a NSW Committee for the Centenary of Federation, the Trustee 1 January 1998 and resigned in September 2000. Advisory Council of the Graduate School of Management and Wendy Hucker BA is a museum consultant and Honorary is the Chair of the Foundation for the Historic Houses Trust of Director of the Pioneer Women’s Hut, Tumbarumba. Wendy New South Wales. Jill is the Patron of Greening Australia was a member of the Trust’s Meroogal Reference Group. (NSW). She was appointed a Trustee 1 January 2001 and She was appointed a Trustee 15 May 1996 and resigned her term expires 31 December 2003. in June 2001. Philip Thalis BScArch BArch(Hons) CEAAUrbArch(Paris) is a partner of Hill Thalis Architecture & Urban Projects, a lecturer in Urban Studies at the University of Technology Sydney and a member of several committees including the Royal Australian Institute of Architects Heritage Committee and the NSW Heritage Council. Philip is a member of the Trust’s Members Executive Committee. He was appointed People
Trustees: Jack Mundey AO (Chairman), Paul Berkemeier, Meredith Walker, Janis Wilton, Neville Allen, Philip Thalis, Jill Wran, Larissa Treskin (not pictured). 14 Photograph Jenni Carter. Senior Staff Nicholas Malaxos BA(Econ) AFAIM JP – Manager Peter Watts BArch DipLDes – Director became the first Management Services, joined the Trust in 1995. He came Director of the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales to the Trust from the Earth Exchange Museum and Film soon after its inception in 1980. He has guided the Trust’s Australia. Nicholas is an Associate Fellow of the Australian growth from two properties and 20 staff to the present 13 Institute of Management and a member of the Institute of properties and 147 staff, managing a budget of $19 million. Public Administration in Australia. He is currently the President of the Society for the Restoration of the Greek Peter has been associated with a range of organisations Island of Megisty. Nicholas is a foundation member of the including the Council of Australian Museum Directors and Greek-Australian Museum and Cultural Foundation. the Heritage Collections Council. He serves on the governing bodies of the Foundation for the Historic Houses Charmaine Moldrich – Manager Marketing & Business Trust of New South Wales and Members of the Historic Development joined the Trust in 1997. She came to the Houses Trust of New South Wales. Peter is currently the Trust with 20 years arts industry experience having worked Chair of the Australian Garden History Society and the in radio, film, festivals and the performing arts as an events Rouse Hill Hamilton Collection Pty Ltd. manager, publicist, general manager and marketer. Charmaine has worked for the Australian Elizabethan Peter has published several books about historic gardens Theatre Trust, the Adelaide Festival, the Adelaide Fringe and landscape conservation – including a biography on Festival, Australian Film Commission, State Theatre Australian garden designer Edna Walling – and co-authored Company of South Australia and the Australian Chamber a book on the botanical artist Ferdinand Bauer. Orchestra. She is currently on the boards of Legs on the Helen Temple BA(Hons) DipHistArch MA(Hons) – Deputy Wall and Performing Lines. Director joined the Trust in 1990 with an academic Sheridan Burke BA DipEd DipUrban Studies MSci background in fine arts and archaeology. Helen has lectured (Architecture) (Conservation) DipTourism Mgt – Manager in architectural history and tutored in classical archaeology. Property Operations joined the Trust in 1992 as senior For a decade prior to joining the Historic Houses Trust she curator and assumed responsibility for the Walter Burley worked in the Department of Planning servicing the Griffin temporary house museum. She came to the Trust Heritage Council of NSW, first as an archaeologist and then from the Department of Planning, servicing the Heritage as an administrator. Helen is a Churchill Fellow. Council of NSW, where she had worked for 19 years as a James Broadbent BArch PhD – Senior Curator joined the policy manager and town planner, initiating the NSW Trust in 1983. He is well-known as a historian and heritage study program and the State Heritage Inventory conservationist. His study has been the history of New project. Sheridan curated the Bush Lives:Bush Futures South Wales colonial houses, their furnishings and gardens, exhibition currently touring regional NSW and interstate. and the society that built and lived in them. He has Sheridan is the Vice President for Asia on the International expanded the field of colonial studies with his writings and Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) in the 1999 exhibitions and has defined the role of house museums in to 2002 triennium. Australia. His publications include The Australian Colonial House: Architecture and Society in New South Wales 1788–1842, and co-authorship of Francis Greenway Architect, Gothic Taste in the Colony of New South Wales and The Golden Decade of Australian Architecture.
Senior staff: Peter Watts (Director), Helen Temple, Sheridan Burke, Nick Malaxos, Charmaine Moldrich, James Broadbent (not pictured). Photograph Jenni Carter. 15 We unexpectedly came to the museum today, and have found ourselves just blown away with the history of our nation. What a fabulous effort. Vicki and William Woodbridge, April 2001 after a visit to the Museum of Sydney on the site of first Government House.
GOAL: To increase and Key objectives People with disabilities diversify the audience of Increase paid admission audiences by 10% Physical access to properties was improved through: ■ Government House: ramps were installed leading from the Trust and be Unfortunately, paid admission decreased by 6%. The the arcade into the garden responsive to the needs of decrease can be attributed to slow business in September ■ Justice & Police Museum: handrails were fitted to the those audiences and October as a result of the Sydney 2000 Olympic steps leading to the courtyard Games which affected general attendance and education ■ Museum of Sydney: the front desk was redesigned for attendance numbers. better wheelchair access However, general admission increased by 6% with more ■ MOS Shop: modifications were made to the poster rack people visiting shops, cafes, grounds and parklands. and book shop to provide better wheelchair access ■ Rose Seidler House: handrails were fitted to the tiered Cater to a diverse audience including regional, people garden areas with disabilities and non-traditional audiences ■ Rouse Hill estate: a vehicle was acquired to move people Regional across the property to replace the inadequate cross-country This year the ongoing relationship with three companion wheelchairs; a portable lightweight ramp was also purchased districts – Inverell, Hay and Shoalhaven – was consolidated ■ Susannah Place Museum: a suitcase filled with props, through: collection objects and shop items was put in situ for use as ■ Inverell: as a partner in the second Tom Roberts Festival a touch table for visitors with special needs contributing a seminar on historic gardens How does your ■ Vaucluse House: handrails were fitted to steps leading garden grow? run by the Conservation Resource Centre, up to the shop and an education program Bushrangers and Barristers ■ Fifty complimentary passes were issued to the three run by the Justice & Police Museum to more than 300 major hospitals to enable carers to bring patients/clients to remote area students. the museums ■ Hay: a large group of volunteers from museums in the ■ A creative arts program was organised in conjunction Hay district was hosted by the Trust at its Sydney with the second Kitchen Garden Festival at Vaucluse properties and discussion undertaken as to how the Trust House. Wairora School made three visits to the property can support regional historic property initiatives. prior to the event, and the art created in response was ■ Shoalhaven: advice was given to the local council on a prominently displayed at the event house museum restoration project. Meroogal the women’s ■ The TTY (teletypewriter telephone) has been promoted to history place ran the annual Women’s Art Prize, an staff through disability awareness training, and its number International Women’s Day activity, and initiated a joint included on relevant promotional and educational material. regional museums travelling display, Tea Cosy, with Non-traditional audiences supporting education, conservation and marketing training ■ Elizabeth Bay House sessions hosted by Trust staff. : the Cultural Attache from the Italian Embassy in Sydney launched the exhibition and book Bush Lives:Bush Futures exhibition, with accompanying Augusto Lorenzini: Italian Artist Decorator in June 2001. public programs, continues its three-year tour of regional The exhibition and book come after years of research on the and interstate venues, travelling to: hitherto unknown Italian artist and decorator, Augusto ■ Museum of the Riverina, Wagga Wagga Lorenzini, working in Sydney in the late 19th and early ■ Broken Hill City Art Gallery 20th century. A large collection of Signor Lorenzini’s work ■ Peppin Heritage Centre, Deniliquin is held in the Conservation Resource Centre collection. The ■ Queensland Museum, Brisbane. exhibition has attracted a larger than usual Italian audience. Audience
Matt, D’Arcy, Lily and Gentle Charlie, Sydneysiders display, Museum of Sydney. Photograph April Murdoch | The Rouse Hill estate people mover. Photograph Lynn 16 Collins | Sydney Open visitors enjoying the view from the Winter Garden, Aurora Place. Photograph Ross Heathcote. ■ Elizabeth Farm: the Samoan Choir led Carols by across all properties to find out more about the audiences, Candlelight for the third year. In its second year the likes, dislikes and demographics. The key findings are Festival of the Olive attracted over 4500 people and reported under the Performance Indicators (see page 7). featured art, entertainment and food from Iran, Greece, ■ Qualitative research into the Convicts exhibition at the Lebanon, Spain and Turkey. The Festival of the Olive won Hyde Park Barracks Museum and its effectiveness. The key the Tourism Award for Festival and Special Events in findings were: Western Sydney and is a finalist in the 2001 New South – Domestic and international audiences were interested in Wales Tourism Awards for Business Excellence in the the topic category Significant Regional Festivals and Special Events. – Domestic audiences prefer human interest stories about ■ Government House: continued its popular Eastern convict life rather than a scholarly overview of the history Music series for the third year, featuring music from of convict transportation Afghanistan, Australia, China, India, Japan and Turkey, and – All three levels of the Hyde Park Barracks Museum should attracting near capacity audiences. ABC TV Sunday present an integrated narrative rather than segregating the Afternoon Arts filmed one of the concerts for broadcast. Greenway Gallery as a convict exhibition space Professor Mary Kalantzis presented the third Barton – The sub-themes for exhibitions on convict history must be Lecture, initiated by the Centenary of Federation and clearly identified for visitors to avoid confusion: food and broadcast on ABC Radio National, where she argued that drink; convict relationships with Aboriginal people; although the recognition of ‘multiculturalism’ presents an convict achievements enormous advance in Australian society, ‘diversity’ should – Domestic audiences in the 45+ age group wanted more entail much more than multiculturalism. Australian history as they considered that their education ■ Hyde Park Barracks Museum: a free booklet about the was poor in this area Australian Monument to the Great Irish Famine – The marketing was very effective but the exhibition did not sculpture was produced for the many Irish people who always meet expectations. However, the total visit to all come to visit the monument. levels of the Barracks provided memorable experiences. ■ Museum of Sydney: stories from Cambodia, China and The outcome of the research has influenced the content Vietnam were featured in the fifth year of the popular and design of the semi permanent exhibition on convicts Reclaiming the Past series. Celebrating 25 Years: which will open late in 2001 and run for five years. Vietnamese Australians Festival was held in November as part of nationwide celebrations marking 25 years of the Key objectives for 2000–2002 Vietnamese community’s establishment and survival in ■ Relaunch a new website that is more user-friendly and Australia and their ongoing cultural influence. The Festival gives audiences more access to the resources of the was an overwhelming success with an estimated 3200 organisation from published research to parts of the collection people passing through the museum and enjoying the ■ Continue to carry out audience evaluation to help better culture of Vietnam through music, dance, song, pictures, target marketing to core and new audiences so as to costumes and food. increase audiences to all Trust activities ■ Maintain audience numbers at current levels. Commission independent market research to find out more about audiences and their enjoyment of Trust properties Two major market research projects were undertaken: ■ A seven-month quantitative market research survey
Members enjoy breakfast on the balcony of The Mint, men’s triathlon, Sydney 2000 Olympic Games | Volunteer guide, Georgina King, with two visitors on the arcade at Government House. Photograph Ross Heathcote | Education program, Rouse Hill estate. Photograph Ross Heathcote | A young Vietnamese Australian enjoys the festivities, Celebrating 25 Years: Vietnamese Australian Festival, Museum of Sydney. 17 A wonderful trip into history, whetting the appetite for more return visits. Well worth the early morning rising on a cold day. FANTASTIC! J Lynch, Beecroft, July 2000 after a visit to Rouse Hill estate for the public program Dawn Chores.
GOAL: To define and Key objectives communicate the cultural Program a series of exhibitions significance of each of the Museum Exhibition Dates Total Total Daily Trust’s properties and Attendance Days Average collections Elizabeth Bay House Magical Golland 25 November 2000 – 20 May 2001 7350 155 47 Augusto Lorenzini: 2 June – 4 November 2001* 1804 25 72 Italian Artist Decorator Hyde Park Barracks Museum Convicts 16 October 1999 – 2 September 2001* 53 267 363 147 Justice & Police Museum Crime Scene: 13 November 1999 – 2 October 2000* 5853 80 73 Scientific Investigation Bureau Archives 1945–1960 Hard Boiled! the detective 21 October 2000 – 21 October 2001* 18 130 208 87 in popular culture Museum of Sydney Sydney Suburb 15 April 2000 – 23 July 2000* 3538 23 154 Sydney Harbour 5 August – 3 December 2000 21 672 121 179 Sydney@Federation 23 December 2000 – 17 June 2001 32 899 176 187 By Water: from the personal 30 June 2001 – 25 November 2001* 1426 1 1426 collection of Kerry Stokes * Exhibition dates not wholly within the financial year 2000–2001
Conduct a program of regional touring for exhibitions and displays Touring venue Exhibition Dates Total Total Daily Attendance Days Average Museum of the Riverina, Bush Lives:Bush Futures 1 July – 29 August 2000 1975 60 33 Wagga Wagga Broken Hill Art Gallery 12 October – 20 November 2000 1684 40 42 Peppin Heritage Centre, 23 March – 29 April 2001 2150 38 57 Deniliquin Queensland Museum, 26 May – 30 June 2001 Brisbane 33 810 36 939 Spiral Gallery Collective, Meroogal Women’s Art Prize 22 November – 6 December 2000 225 13 17 Bega
Meroogal Tea Cosy 8 April – 6 May 2001 Visitor statistics 29 calculated in property figures (see page 35)
Lady Denman 10 May – 7 June 2001 No visitor statistics 29 Heritage Complex calculated
Berry Museum 9 June – 8 July 2001 ¨ 30 Interpretation
Creature sculpture, Alison Clouston, pin cushion, Rouse Hill estate collection, Magical Golland exhibition, Elizabeth Bay House. Photograph Jenni Carter | Uneasy Street, 1957, Phantom Book cover, courtesy Stuart Coupe collection, Hard Boiled! exhibition, Justice & Police Museum | Tea Cosy c1880 National Trust of Australia 18 (NSW) collection, touring display. Conduct a program of public events Key objectives for 2001–2002 ■ One hundred and ninety-six programs were run which Extend the interpretation of the Hyde Park Barracks attracted an audience of 35 718 people. Of these 21 were Museum to include a more detailed section about major public programs/festivals and attracted an audience Australian convicts in the Greenway Gallery ■ of 25 276. Of the 175 minor programs, 83 sold out, 59 Continue to work on the two major archaeological sold 50% or more tickets and six were cancelled. research collaborations funded by the Federal Government in 1999–2000 with La Trobe University and the University Consider the future of the Greenway Gallery at the of Sydney Hyde Park Barracks Museum ■ Continue to conduct a program of public events, The space used by the Greenway Gallery will be developed exhibitions, publications and education programs across all into a semi permanent exhibition about convicts for a properties. period of up to five years. This decision is a major policy shift that sees the changing exhibition program at the Hyde Park Barracks Museum discontinued in favour of exposing the history of the building and its convict origins. This is a policy decision made by the Trustees that the Barracks should better reflect the history of the building. The public, through a market research study, reinforced this view.
Continue to publish Trust generated research Five major books and 21 research papers were published. Major publications produced were: ■ Sydney: metropolis suburb harbour Peter Emmett ■ Elizabeth Bay House: A History and Guide Scott Carlin ■ Edge of the Trees Editor Dinah Dysart ■ Augusto Lorenzini: Italian Artist Decorator in Victorian Sydney Scott Carlin & Megan Martin ■ Debating the City: An Anthology Editors Jennifer Barrett & Caroline Butler-Bowdon.
Develop an interpretive public display for The Mint A modest display of interpretive panels on the history of The Mint was developed and installed. As The Mint is on Macquarie Street it attracts passing tourists to the building. This simple installation coupled with a free handout gives the visitor a brief history of the building.
Photograph titled Morning Story (detail), Sue Westaway, winner Meroogal Women’s Art Prize | Nancy Robinson of Ellerslie, Bush Lives:Bush Futures, touring exhibition. Photograph Lindy Kerr | The choir of the Maori Anglican Church, Carols by Candlelight, Elizabeth Farm. Photograph Melissa Latham | Children’s toy, Elizabeth Farm. Photograph John Storey | Front covers of the five books published by the Trust. 19 Just to let you know that I think you are excellent professionals and I will recommend your shop to my friends. Sonia Vizcaono, Spain, following a successful mail order fulfilment from the MOS Shop.
GOAL: To continue to Key objectives Hyde Park Barracks Museum operations were reviewed in develop a more effective, Find a new Head Office for the Trust October 2000. flexible and creative The Government announced the allocation of $13.8 million The following recommendations were implemented: management structure over four years for the conservation and development of ■ It was identified that The Mint management structure be The Mint precinct to become the new home for the Trust’s integrated with the Barracks resulting in a shared head office and Conservation Resource Centre. This was management of both properties. the culmination of a great deal of pre-planning and ■ A new audience be found through the programming of a exploratory work. major public event. Research was undertaken and A Matter of Taste, a large outdoor 19th century food and wine event Implement the recommendations of the operational will be programmed in 2003. reviews for Rose Seidler House, Collections Management Unit and Hyde Park Barracks Museum Review the operations of the Justice & Police Museum, Rose Seidler House operations were reviewed in Meroogal, Susannah Place Museum, Information and September 2000. Technology Unit and Finance Unit These reviews were undertaken in this financial year and the The following recommendations were implemented: recommendations will be implemented in the coming year. ■ The staff structure was reviewed and the Manager’s position restructured to become a shared position with Key objectives 2001–2002 Elizabeth Farm ■ Implement the recommendations of the operations review ■ To increase niche audiences though programming more for Justice & Police Museum, Meroogal, Susannah Place 20th century based architectural events resulting in monthly Museum, the Information Technology Unit and the Finance fireside architect chats which have attracted a new Unit audience to the property. ■ Review the IT network and commission a strategic plan Collections Management Unit operations were reviewed in ■ Implement a new records management system. October 2000. The following recommendations were implemented: ■ The need for the collections database to be more accessible via the internal network to staff outside the unit was identified as a key recommendation but the implementation was postponed to be considered as part of the overall Trust IT strategy ■ It was identified that the content and quality of cataloguing in the database was variable resulting in guidelines and policies being written to ensure quality control and integrity of data entry. ■ The ownership of the Justice & Police Museum collection was identified as being unclear and complicated, resulting in additional resources allocated to ensure that the issues of ownership are unravelled and resolved. Management
Staff of the Royal Mint, 1879, in courtyard with industrial buildings in the background | Volunteer Dianne Burgoyne working on the Volunteer guide newsletter, 20 Guidelines | Volunteer Helen Seale cataloguing the music at Rouse Hill estate. A valuable learning site for children and parents. Jeff Jenkins, Brisbane, September 2000, after a visit to the Convicts exhibition at the Hyde Park Barracks Museum.
GOAL: To conserve with Key objectives The road closures and crowd management issues caused excellence the Trust’s Implement Total Asset Management Strategy (TAMS) by the marathon and triathlon passing by The Mint and the properties and collections including major roof works at the Hyde Park Barracks Hyde Park Barracks Museum caused very little disruption and enhance the Trust’s Museum, Justice & Police Museum and Vaucluse House to the operations of these properties. reputation in conservation Major maintenance activities undertaken in accordance Key objectives for 2001–2002 management with TAMS annual action plan included: ■ Manage the conservation and development of The Mint ■ Re-slating of major sections of the Justice & Police as a model project as the new head office for the Trust Museum and Elizabeth Bay House roofs ■ Re-shingle The Mint roof ■ Re-roofing sections of the Vaucluse House verandah ■ Complete a feasibility study for the Rouse Hill Public ■ Re-shingling of the Hyde Park Barracks Museum School site in anticipation of it being incorporated into dormitory building was completed within a tight time frame Rouse Hill estate. around Olympic commitments.
Improve remote access to the collections database Improvement for remote access was not possible due to IT limitations. However, the database was updated to a Windows based system and the menu driven access is proving easier for both training and usage. The new system includes the capacity for loading images into the database. These images will feature the most significant items of Australian colonial furniture in the collection.
Coordinate participation of properties affected by the Trust’s involvement in the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games An Olympic Coordination Taskforce was set up which planned for and successfully managed the operations during this period. Government House, Hyde Park Barracks Museum and The Mint were especially affected by the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. The Olympic Coordination Authority built a Venue Operations Centre to manage the triathlon in the rear courtyard of Government House in which the Premier hosted eight events; entertaining overseas guests, the Olympic family, sponsors and business representatives. The culmination of this was the final debriefing between the Premier, The Hon Bob Carr MP, the Olympic Minister, The Hon Michael Knight and the head of the International Olympic Committee, Juan Antonio Samaranch, held the day after the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games closed. Conservation
Panorama of Sydney (detail), Sydney@Federation exhibition, Museum of Sydney. Photograph reproduced courtesy of Gowrie Galleries and Glenn and Jacqueline Watson | Detail of a wall division panel, Augusto Lorenzini, from a private collection, Augusto Lorenzini: Italian Artist Decorator exhibition, Elizabeth Bay House | Florence Broadhurst wallpapers c1968, Conservation Resource Centre collection. Photograph Ross Heathcote | Imitation damask paint detail, Ballroom, Government House | Re-shingling 21 Hyde Park Barracks Museum roof. Photograph Christopher Shain | Painting windows, Hyde Park Barracks Museum. Photograph Ray Joyce. I think they [the Trust] stretch the taxpayer’s dollar a great deal further than many of the institutions in Australia. They do wonderfully entrepreneurial work. Michael Reed, 702 ABC art critic during the live to air 21st birthday broadcast of the Simon Marnie show.
GOAL: To implement Key objectives Sources of Income appropriate opportunities Improve income from all revenue raising areas 2001 2000 to generate revenue using Overall income increased by 9%to $19.082 million. Made $'000 $'000 the assets and expertise of up of an increase in Government funding of 6.9% and an ■ Government Funding 14 876 13 919 the Trust increase of 7.9% in earned income. Government funding ■ Earned Income 3304 3061 increased to $14.876 million, this was made up of ■ recurrent funding of $13.250 million, capital appropriation Grant Funding 429 17 $776 000 and acceptance by the Crown for employee ■ Corporate Sponsorship 352 82 entitlements of $850 000. ■ Statutory Authorities 30 120 The recurrent appropriation of $13.250 million represents ■ Private Donations 91 299 an increase of 10.2% to cover the following: Total Revenue 19 082 17 498 ■ $445 000 for opening Rouse Hill estate to the public ■ $650 000 for major maintenance work under the Total Assets Management Strategy (TAMS) ■ $131 000 for increased salary and other operating 2000–2001 1999–2000 costs. The capital appropriation of $776 000 represents a decrease of 32% to cover the following: ■ $550 000 for roof works at Elizabeth Bay House, Justice & Police Museum and Hyde Park Barracks Museum ■ $226 000 for ongoing replacement of computers, acquisition of collections, and minor plant and equipment. Earned income increased to $3.304 million, including admission income of $1.788 million, an increase of 12.8% due to a price rise and good performance in public program and venue hire income generation. Corporate sponsorship income increased 429.2% to $352 000.
Key objectives for 2001–2002 ■ To maintain all revenue streams at current levels ■ To foster the activities of the Foundation and Members to strengthen their operations ■ To work with the Foundation in gaining financial support for the Millennium Fund.
Revenue 22 The current Trust Head Office, Lyndhurst. Photograph Ray Joyce. The Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales owns and manages 13 properties of historic significance. Eleven of the 13 properties are open as museums. The smaller museums are only open on weekends whereas the larger museums are open daily. This year close to two million people enjoyed some aspect of the Trust’s diverse portfolio. It is not a simple task to manage and balance the twin goals of conservation of key heritage sites and public access for enjoyment and learning. Finding this balance at each of the museums is central to the management of the property and its programs. The majority of the properties are house museums and, as the name implies, they were once homes. Making a home into a museum involves a plethora of conservation issues – fragility being the main concern. The houses the Trust manages were not built to sustain the tens of thousands of people visiting them each year. However, when they become museums there is an expectation that large numbers of visitors will come and enjoy the experience. Thus, the Trust’s task is to find the fine balance that, on the one hand, conserves the property for future generations and, on the other hand, allows this generation to visit, look, experience and enjoy. The organisation’s decision making is motivated by this dichotomy – marketing, opening hours, exhibitions, public programs, publications – all put in place to maintain the balance required in conserving heritage.
Properties 23 This is an incredible work. I loved it! More than anything else I’ve seen here in Sydney! – wonderful. Graham and Marion Robertson, West Kilbride, Scotland, March 2001 after a visit to the Magical Golland exhibition.
Elizabeth Bay House opened to Key objectives ■ Augusto Lorenzini: Italian Artist Decorator opened on the public in 1980. Built by the Extend the Historic Interiors and Gardens course to a 2 June 2001. The exhibition was drawn from the collection fashionable architect John Verge wider audience by making it more populist and thus of the Trust’s Conservation Resource Centre and features for the Colonial Secretary, more financially viable (courses run last year did not the work of an almost unknown interior decorator who Alexander Macleay and his family, attract large audiences) worked in Sydney between 1883 and 1920. A publication Elizabeth Bay House is a superb co-authored by the senior librarian Megan Martin and The course, which was scheduled for August–September example of colonial architecture Elizabeth Bay House curator Scott Carlin was launched to 2000, was cancelled as insufficient bookings were in a magnificent setting coincide with the exhibition. received to make it financially viable. overlooking Sydney Harbour. Key objectives for 2001–2002 Elegantly furnished to the period Develop more interpretive programs on the role of the ■ Relead the dome 1839 to 1845 the interiors present servants at Elizabeth Bay House – a subject of great ■ Commence work on the southern roof an evocative picture of 19th interest to the public ■ Complete the restoration of the butler’s pantry. century life. Work commenced on the reinstatement of the butler’s 7 Onslow Avenue pantry to interpret the role of servants. The identities of Elizabeth Bay NSW 2011 several butlers are known and inventories of the contents of Telephone 02 9356 3022 the butler’s pantry are available for 1845 and 1903. It is Facsimile 02 9357 7176 intended that the interpretation of the room will allow for a Open Tuesday to Sunday & Public high level of physical access by visitors. Holiday Mondays 10am – 4.30pm Highlights The Elizabeth Bay House guidebook, Elizabeth Bay House: A History and Guide by Scott Carlin, was published this year. The book combines information about the house and its occupants with 96 full colour images including photographs, portraits, paintings and sketches. Historic Houses Trust Members funded the purchase of several engravings with a connection to the original collection of Alexander Macleay. Two exhibitions were held this year:
■ Magical Golland, from 25 November 2000 to 20 May 2001. For this exhibition sculptor/curator Alison Clouston drew upon the real and imagined childhood realm of Kathleen Rouse (1878–1932), of Rouse Hill estate, to create a rich world of discovery described as ‘a place where child’s play meets art, nature meets history’.
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Elizabeth Bay House. Photograph Ray Joyce | Sculpture, Alison Clouston, chair from the Rouse Hill estate collection, Magical Golland exhibition. Photograph Jenni 24 Carter | Education program. Photograph Ross Heathcote. Statistics Total visitor numbers 1996–20012 1 Audience residence profile 2000–2001 14 687 2000–2001 1999–2000 24 305 1998–1999 22 175 domestic 64% 1997–1998 20 557 international 36% 1996–1997 18 487
1999–2000 domestic 79% Breakdown of visitor numbers international 21% Paid admission general public 10 647 Audience age profile education 824 public programs 483 under 25 23% venue hire 946 26 to 45 36% Subtotal 12 900 46 to 65 34% over 65 6% Free entry complimentary tickets 1666 other (site visits) 121 Audience satisfaction Subtotal 1787 liked the visit a lot 85% TOTAL 14 687 liked their visit a little 13% were neutral 1% Income & Expenditure Did they learn anything new 2000–2001 yes, a lot 64% expenditure $668 000 yes, a little 35% income $104 000
Research was undertaken with the general paid audiences 1999–2000 and not with education or public program audiences. Figures do not add up to 100% as not all people researched expenditure $411 000 answered all questions. income $157 000
1Statistics collected over two years, first year by front of house staff, second year by Blue Moon Research & Planning. 2A very disappointing result, a drop of 40%. The trend over the last four years showed a gradual increase in visitor numbers.
Front door key to the house. Photograph Ray Joyce | Engraved portrait of Lord Nelson, acquired by the Members of the Historic Houses Trust and presented to Curator Scott Carlin by committee member Rosemary McDonald | Children build their own sculptures at the opening of Magical Golland | Free weekend visitors. Photograph Jom. 25 It was fantastic – can’t think of anything that could have been better. Ms Healy, Summer Hill Primary School, after the education program Transported in Time, May 2001.
Elizabeth Farm opened to the Key objectives Highlights public in 1984. With its deep Revitalise interpretation of the museum to extend its Festival of the Olive in its second year attracted over shady verandahs and restful role as a cultural site, a place where many ‘heritages’ 4500 people, was profitable, secured two major sponsors, grounds, Elizabeth Farm is a rare might be articulated and received critical acclaim within the industry, winning example of an early Australian one award and being nominated for another. A new orientation system and an introductory film, colonial homestead. Commenced complemented by a fit out for the auditorium, contributed to ■ Winner Tourism Award for Festival and Special Events in in 1793, it was built for John and a greater understanding of the site, its colonial context, Western Sydney Elizabeth Macarthur, pioneers of enduring importance and evolution over time. ■ Finalist 2001 New South Wales Tourism Awards for the Australian wool industry. It is Business Excellence in the category Significant Regional situated in a recreated 1830s The Festival of the Olive plays an important role in Festivals and Special Events. (Winners will be announced garden and records the maintaining and strengthening ties with the local in July 2001.) architectural ideas and ambitions community. The event makes the property relevant to the of the colony’s first 50 years. many people from diverse cultural backgrounds who live in Key objectives for 2001–2002 There are no inhibiting room the Parramatta area. This year the festival attracted over ■ Develop and extend the interpretation of the site for barriers with visitors allowed free 4500 people to the property. audiences with a disability access to all areas. ■ Participate in community planning processes affecting Strengthen links with local and regional tourism the property 70 Alice Street, Rosehill NSW 2142 networks, as well as heritage and cultural networks ■ Complete a new introductory film on the history of the Telephone 02 9635 9488 with the aim of increasing exposure and visitor property. Facsimile 02 9891 3740 numbers Open daily 10am – 5pm The museum staff worked in partnership with Parramatta City Council on various projects to promote the cultural heritage of the area. This included work on interpretive signage for a Heritage Walk, part of the Harris Park Cultural Landscape Master Plan. The museum also lent objects and supplied research materials to the Parramatta Heritage Centre to incorporate into its displays. An ongoing collaboration with the Parramatta Art Society saw a series of exhibitions installed in the tearooms. The curator is a member of local planning and heritage committees.
Elizabeth Farm 26 Education program. Photograph Hazel Barker | Elizabeth Farm. Photograph Ray Joyce | Cutting the 21st birthday cake. Statistics Total visitor numbers 1996–20012 1 Audience residence profile 2000–2001 26 163 2000–2001 1999–2000 21 737 1998–1999 27 927 domestic 85% 1997–1998 30 185 international 15% 1996–1997 28 322
1999–2000 domestic 87% Breakdown of visitor numbers international 13% Paid admission general 9331 Audience age profile education 6572 public programs 5012 under 25 10% venue hire 1218 26 to 45 33% Subtotal 22 133 46 to 65 43% over 65 13% Free entry complimentary tickets 3865 other (site visits) 165 Audience satisfaction Subtotal 4030 liked the visit a lot 95% TOTAL 26 163 liked their visit a little 3%
Did you learn anything new Income & Expenditure yes, a lot 75% 2000–2001 yes, a little 23% expenditure $749 000 no 1% income $181 000
Research was undertaken with the general paid audiences 1999–2000 and not with education or public program audiences. Figures expenditure $562 000 do not add up to 100% as not all people researched income $120 000 answered all questions.
1Statistics collected over two years, first year by front of house staff, second year by Blue Moon Research & Planning. 2A good result for the museum with an increase in visitors to its public programs. Festival of the Olive poster (detail) | Verandah. Photograph Ray Joyce | Flamenco dancers, Festival of the Olive. Photograph Jom | Room detail. Photograph Ray Joyce. 27 We expected a standard house tour as per visits to similar places in England and the USA …our expectations were vastly exceeded. Superb tour. Anonymous, March 2001.
Government House opened to the Key objectives Highlights public in 1996. Built between Implement recommendations from the Garden A conference Australia before Federation, a joint venture 1837 and 1845, Government Masterplan which will restore significant areas of the between the Trust and the Australiana Society, was held at House was the most sophisticated garden at Government House to their original 19th Government House in March 2001. The conference example of the Gothic Revival in century form, and to revitalise other areas with a more explored the manner in which artists, craftsmen, architects colonial New South Wales. The contemporary focus and designers searched for ways to establish an Australian State Rooms display an identity during the reign of Queen Victoria. The Government House Gardens Steering Committee, outstanding range of 19th and comprising staff of the Royal Botanic Gardens and Historic The House Music Concert Series sold out. early 20th century furnishings and Houses Trust, met on a regular basis to advance the decoration, reflecting the changes Over 75% of all special tours (behind-the-scenes and recommendations of the Garden Masterplan. Detailed of style and differing tastes of garden tours) were sold out. plans of each garden compartment identified in the New South Wales Governors and Masterplan were drawn and schedules of work prepared. Key objectives for 2002–2002 their wives. The house is sited in Work commenced this year on two major priority areas: the ■ Continue to implement the Conservation and an important historic garden, with Western Terrace, to be reinstated as a heavily wooded Management Plan exotic trees and shrubs, 19th century pleasure garden; and the Eastern Terrace, ■ Complete a competition for a new garden to celebrate carriageways, paths and terraces. with restoration of its form as a significant 1860s terrace. the Centenary of Federation Unlike other surviving colonial A design competition will be held for the south-eastern ■ Continue to implement the To Furnish a Future policy houses in Sydney, Government gardens, to create a new garden to commemorate the including the completion of the Centenary of Federation House has retained its setting Centenary of Federation. silver commission for the Dining Room. and most importantly its relationship to the harbour. Implement recommendations to refurbish the State Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW 2000 Rooms with contemporarily designed soft furnishings, Telephone 02 9931 5222 furniture and decorative arts Facsimile 02 9931 5208 A policy To Furnish a Future was developed to refurbish the House open Friday to Sunday State Rooms. The program of works will include 10am – 3pm. Grounds open daily contemporarily designed furnishings, decorative and fine 10am – 4pm arts. The program began this year with the commissioning of a major silver centrepiece, a matching pair of candelabra and five pairs of matching candlesticks, for the Dining Room, by Sydney silversmith Mark Edgoose, to commemorate the Centenary of Federation. As part of the refurbishment of the State Rooms, the walls of the ballroom were painted in an imitation damask pattern, a complex scheme imitating the effect of light on fabric, and consisting of gilding, stencilling and freehand painting. The scheme recreates the decoration created in the room by the leading Sydney decorating firm of Lyon, Cottier & Co in 1879.
Government House
Education program. Photograph Ross Heathcote | View of the Eastern Terrace Gardens, Government House. Photograph Rodney Weiland | Visitors to the 21st 28 birthday weekend. Photograph Jom. Statistics Total visitor numbers 1996–2001 1 Audience residence profile 2000–2001 110 167 2000–2001 1999–2000 105 568 1998–1999 110 673 domestic 59% 1997–1998 147 401 international 41% 1996–1997 104 382
1999–2000 domestic 57% Breakdown of visitor numbers2 international 43% Admission education 2233 Audience age profile public programs 4380 venue hire 9160 under 25 13% house tours 21 866 26 to 45 35% grounds 63 368 46 to 65 41% vice regal functions 9160 over 65 10% TOTAL 110 167
Audience satisfaction liked the visit a lot 92% Income & Expenditure liked their visit a little 5% 2000–2001 neither 1% expenditure $1 554 000 income $658 000 Did you learn anything new yes, a lot 81% 1999–2000 yes, a little 17% no 1% expenditure $1 099 000 income $187 000
Research was undertaken with the general paid audiences and not with education or public program audiences. Figures do not add up to 100% as not all people researched answered all questions.
1Statistics collected over two years, first year by front of house staff, second year by Blue Moon Research & Planning. 2 Government House is a free museum therefore figures appear in a different format to the other properties.
Australian String Quartet performers, House Music Concert series. Photograph Jacqui Way | Team of painters stencilling the imitation damask walls, Ballroom | Different Rhythms, musical program for young people. Photograph Ross Heathcote. 29 Worth transporting the exhibition to the UK. Carol Cass, London, England after a visit to the Convicts exhibition, August 2000.
Hyde Park Barracks Museum Key objectives Reshingle the central dormitory roof opened to the public in 1991. Conduct independent market research about the Timber reshingling of the roof of the Hyde Park Barracks Designed by convict architect Convicts exhibition to obtain additional information on was undertaken in two stages and completed at a cost of Francis Greenway, the Hyde Park strategies for maintaining the exhibition’s profiles and $447 600. Barracks housed male convicts in visitor numbers in the coming year government employment between Highlights The key findings of the market research were: 1819 and 1848. Later it became a The Centenary of Federation was commemorated through a female Immigration Depot and a ■ Domestic and international audiences were interested in DVD display incorporating original footage of the January Government Asylum for women. the topic 1901 Federation parade and photographs taken during the ■ Domestic audiences prefer human interest stories about Queens Square, Macquarie Street festivities in Macquarie Street, which include The Mint, the convict life rather than a scholarly overview of the history of Sydney NSW 2000 Barracks and St James’s Church. Two very large 1901 convict transportation Telephone 02 9223 8922 pattern flags were commissioned and hung from the third ■ Facsimile 02 9223 3368 All three levels of the Hyde Park Barracks Museum floor windows of the building facing Queens Square to Open daily 9.30am – 5pm should present an integrated narrative rather than celebrate the 2001 parade, which passed by the Barracks segregating the Greenway Gallery as a convict exhibition as it had in 1901. space ■ The sub-themes for exhibitions on convict history must Key objectives for 2001–2002 be clearly identified for visitors to avoid confusion: food and ■ Reconfigure the Greenway Gallery to house a semi drink; convict relationships with Aboriginal people; convict permanent exhibition about Convicts which will run for five achievements years ■ Domestic audiences in the 45+ age group wanted more ■ Develop a forward program on convict related displays Australian history as they considered that their education ■ Introduce a new public program, to increase audiences, was poor in this area with a focus on food, wine and recreation in the 19th century ■ The marketing was very effective but the exhibition did ■ Ensure the management and development of the Trust’s not always meet expectations. However, the total visit to all head office at The Mint is integrated with the operations of levels of the Barracks provided memorable experiences. the Hyde Park Barracks Museum. The outcome of the research has influenced the content and design of the semi permanent exhibition on convicts which will open late in 2001 and run for five years.
Reconstruct the south gatehouse to the original dome- roofed design of architect Francis Greenway In the process of cleaning out the basement of The Mint, which is located adjacent to the Barracks, a major portion of the internal timber support structure for the dome was found. This find has led to additional research. Drawings are being prepared from the research that will allow the dome to be reinstalled and the interior structure reconstructed using original techniques and methods.
Hyde Park Barracks Museum
Convict silhouettes by Heather Dorrough | Education program. Photograph Ross Heathcote | Russian convicts in Siberia carrying soup, from the Library of 30 Congress collection, Convicts exhibition. Photograph William Henry Jackson. Statistics Total visitor numbers 1999–20013 1 Audience residence profile 2000–2001 187 897 2000–20012 1999–2000 208 651 domestic 45% international 55% Breakdown of visitor numbers Paid admission 1999–2000 general 37 212 domestic 61% education 8834 international 39% public programs 769 venue hire 2275 Audience age profile Subtotal 49 090 under 25 16% Free entry 26 to 45 36% complimentary tickets 6452 46 to 65 39% other 132 355 over 65 9% (includes site, cafe shop and visits to the Australian Monument to the Great Irish Audience satisfaction Famine sculpture) liked the visit a lot 86% Subtotal 138 807 liked their visit a little 11% TOTAL 187 897 neither 1% Grounds forecourt 485 189 Did you learn anything new yes, a lot 76% yes, a little 21% Income & Expenditure no 2% 2000–2001 expenditure $1 303 000 Research was undertaken with the general paid audiences income $434 000 and not with education or public program audiences. Figures do not add up to 100% as not all people researched 1999–2000 answered all questions. expenditure $1 538 000 income $742 000
1Statistics collected over two years, first year by front of house staff, second year by Blue Moon Research & Planning. 2There was a shift in resident profile, more international and fewer domestic visitors. The increase in international visitors can be attributed to the increase in international media profile the Barracks attracted as a result of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. The decrease in domestic visitors can be attributed to the long run of the Convicts exhibition (opened in October 1999). 3The breakdown of the visitor figures have been calculated this year and retrospectively for last year to include visitors to the cafe and visits to the Australian Monument to the Great Irish Famine sculpture. The decision to calculate visitors to these sites is motivated by the significant cost to the organisation of maintaining these resources. In previous years these figures were calculated within the general grounds figures.
Partial skeleton of domestic pig assembled by Fiona Starr, Hyde Park Barracks Museum archaeology collection | Hyde Park Barracks cafe | Convict shoe | Australian flags at the time of Federation hung to celebrate the Centenary of Federation. Photograph Peter Eastwood. 31 Fabulously seductive. Cheryl Winstanley, Sydney, after a visit to the Hard Boiled! exhibition, November 2000.
Justice & Police Museum opened Key objectives Three new education programs were launched: the to the public in 1991. Originally Implement resolutions relating to storage and secondary programs Federation: Fisticuffs, Fan Tan and the Water Police Court (1856), ownership of the collection the Force and Hard Boiled! the detective in popular Water Police Station (1858) and culture, and the primary and secondary program And This was not achieved due to the departure of several key Police Court (1886), the Justice & Justice for All. and long-serving staff members and due to major Police Museum features a maintenance work that was undertaken in the object store A display on the history of policing in New South Wales Magistrates Court, a police this year. Over 1600 objects were removed and was opened with a particular emphasis on the, so far, charge room, a remand cell, a photographed while new floor coverings were installed, and untold story of Indigenous police history. The museum gallery of mug shots of Sydney’s the walls re-plastered and prepared for painting. worked closely with an Indigenous advisory group early criminals, an array of spine throughout the research development processes. chilling weapons, forensic A new staffing model was put in place and its priority task evidence from notorious crimes, is to resolve the ownership and legal title issues relating to Key objectives for 2001–2002 and displays exploring police the collection. ■ Resolve legal ownership of the various components of history, bushrangers and Develop a Museum in a Box display, taken from the the collection. punishment in society. The collection, to tour regional areas museum presents a lively The Museum in a Box display contains a selection of program of changing exhibitions objects from the collection focusing on the push gangs in and educational activities which The Rocks in the 1920s, as well as a display documenting explore the significance of the the history of the NSW Police Service. Over 35 000 site and the social history of law, visitors saw it at the Hawkesbury showground, Clarendon. policing and crime in New South Wales. Highlights Cnr Albert & Phillip Streets The year-long exhibition Hard Boiled! the detective in Circular Quay NSW 2000 popular culture opened in November 2000. The exhibition Telephone 02 9252 1144 examines the seedy world of the ‘hard-boiled’ detective Facsimile 02 9252 4860 through pulp magazines, film noir movie posters, book Open weekends 10am – 5pm covers for pulp fiction novels, and other commercial art of Monday to Friday for booked groups the genre. A small section of the exhibition also looks at the only. During January: open daily reality of police detection and how this differs from the (except Friday) often appealing, but sometimes highly inaccurate, fantasy depicted in print and celluloid. A creative writing competition for high school students throughout New South Wales held in conjunction with the exhibition attracted around 100 entries. The museum continued to attract a younger audience; 32% of its audience was under 25 compared to the average, across all properties, of 15%.
Justice & Police Museum
Education program. Photograph Ray Joyce | Death Mask of Captain Moonlite (sic), aka Andrew George Scott (1842–1880), self-styled bushranger, bank robber 32 and murderer. Justice & Police Museum collection | The real-life detective at the Hard Boiled! exhibition opening. Statistics Total visitor numbers 1996–2001 Audience residence profile1 2000–2001 27 503 1999–2000 33 040 2000–2001 1998–1999 29 683 domestic 78% 1997–1998 34 683 international 22% 1996–1997 28 327
1999–2000 domestic 59% Breakdown of visitor numbers international 41% Paid admission general 12 238 Audience age profile education 6259 public programs 769 under 25 32% venue hire 2752 26 to 45 35% Subtotal 22 018 46 to 65 24% over 65 7% Free entry complimentary tickets 5287 other (site visits) 198 Audience satisfaction Subtotal 5485 liked the visit a lot 83% TOTAL 27 503 liked their visit a little 12% neither 1% Income & Expenditure Did you learn anything new 2000–2001 yes, a lot 73% expenditure $781 000 yes, a little 23% income $138 000 no 1%
1999–2000 Research was undertaken with the general paid audiences and not with education or public program audiences. Figures expenditure $656 000 do not add up to 100% as not all people researched income $171 000 answered all questions.
1Statistics collected over two years, first year by front of house staff, second year by Blue Moon Research & Planning.
Trust Chairman, Jack Mundey with crime writer Peter Corris at the launch of Hard Boiled! | Husband – suspected strangler – Coogee, 1953. Image courtesy of the NSW Police Service, Crime Scenes exhibition | NSW mounted police and tracker c1890 on display at the museum | Justice & Police Museum. Photograph Ray Joyce. 33 An amazing insight into women’s history. Nicky Gordon, Nowra, June 2001.
Meroogal the women’s history Key objectives Highlights place opened to the public in Continue to establish the role of Meroogal as the In conjunction with Shoalhaven High School an oral history 1988. Located in the south coast women’s history place project was devised and the small display generated town of Nowra and built in 1885, through this program was shown at the school. The Meroogal Women’s Art Prize was run for the third this timber house was home to time and attracted 58 entries responding to the theme of A week long creative arts education program Talk History four generations of women from domestic life at Meroogal. The exhibition travelled to the – Make Art was attended by 153 students from the same family. Their daily Spiral Gallery, Bega, and a selection of works was shown participating south coast schools. routines, domestic chores and at Shoalhaven City Library and at the Kitchen Garden social lives have moulded its Festival at Vaucluse House. Key objectives for 2001–2002 intimate rooms. Meroogal’s ■ Pursue new partnerships with regional institutions and For the third year Meroogal sponsored the Shoalhaven exceptionally rich collection of communities. personal objects provides an International Women’s Day Awards. insight into the private lives and Develop a travelling suitcase exhibition to tour to other daily world of this family for regional areas nearly a century. A display, Tea Cosy, was developed in collaboration with Cnr West & Worrigee Streets members of the local Shoalhaven museum community. As Nowra NSW 2541 part of the display, workshops were run on how to Telephone 02 4421 8150 conserve objects, display, market and tour them. The tea Facsimile 02 4421 2747 cosies on display, drawn from the Trust, local community Guided tours Saturday 1pm – 5pm and members and private collections, travelled to the Lady Sunday 10am – 5pm. Booked groups Denman Heritage Complex, Huskisson, and the Berry by arrangement Museum, and will finish its tour at the Nowra Museum in August.
Meroogal the women’s history place 34 Meroogal. Photograph Ray Joyce | The three Macgregor sisters, Helen, Margaret and Elgin who later inherited Meroogal from their aunt. Statistics Total visitor numbers 1996–2001 1 Audience residence profile 2000–2001 2494 2000–2001 1999–2000 2347 1998–1999 2087 domestic 96% 1997–1998 2070 international 4% 1996–1997 1973
1999–2000 domestic 96% Breakdown of visitor numbers international 4% Paid admission general 1000 Audience age profile education 713 public programs 468 under 25 7% venue hire 0 26 to 45 38% Subtotal 2181 46 to 65 44% over 65 9% Free entry complimentary tickets 313 other (site visits) 0 Audience satisfaction Subtotal 313 liked the visit a lot 91% TOTAL 2494 lliked their visit a little 6%
Did you learn anything new Income & Expenditure yes, a lot 70% 2000–2001 yes, a little 27% expenditure $122 000 income $9000 Research was undertaken with the general paid audiences and not with education or public program audiences. Figures 1999–2000 do not add up to 100% as not all people researched answered all questions. expenditure $106 000 income $10 000
1Statistics collected over two years, first year by front of house staff, second year by Blue Moon Research & Planning.
Meroogal (detail). Photograph Trevor Creighton | Balcony bedroom. Photograph Ray Joyce | The Thorburn family, 1891. Courtesy Mrs June Wallace | Washstand, Mrs Thorburn’s bedroom. Photograph Ray Joyce. 35 I never knew what a rich and harsh history Sydney had. Wonderful exhibition of indigenous peoples histories – why wasn’t I exposed to any of this at school? Caroline Craig, St Kilda, Melbourne, January 2001.
Museum of Sydney on the site of Key objectives Increase visitor numbers to the museum first Government House opened Consolidate the new management structure An increase of 21% in paid admissions on last year’s to the public in 1995. The A new management structure for the museum was put in figures and an overall increase of 31% on total visitor Museum of Sydney is a modern place, one of the recommendations of the Museum of numbers on last year’s figures was achieved. museum built on an historic site – Sydney Review 1998. This brings the museum structure in first Government House – the Increase the profits of the MOS Shop line with other Trust properties, with a head curator leading earliest foundations of British Gross profits increased by 18% on last year’s trading and the property supported by a manager. colonisation in Australia. From net profits increased by $101 651 an increase of 274%. the archaeological remains of Participate in the two Australian Research Centre This was done in a year of consolidation of stock, reducing first Government House, to the grants under the Strategic Partnerships with Industry – cost of sales. award-winning contemporary Research and Training scheme (SPIRT) with the sculpture Edge of the Trees, archaeology departments of the University of Sydney Highlights exhibits on the life of Aboriginal and La Trobe University to develop research projects Cadigal Place, the semi permanent display about Sydney people of Port Jackson and the that will result in new displays and publications Aboriginal life, history and culture, was expanded following extensive consultation with traditional owners of the Sydney curiosities of the Collectors The Sydney TimeMap project with the University of region. Chests, the Museum of Sydney Sydney continued, with a pilot version of the project explores Sydney’s people, places launched in the museum’s Visitors Centre. The second The second annual seminar Allowan – I Remain was and cultures then and now. phase will see the Sydney TimeMap project contribute to hosted as part of History Week. These seminars provide Cnr Phillip & Bridge Streets a major new installation in the current Bond Store space the opportunity for constructive debate about current and Sydney NSW 2000 with the working title Sydney Eye. This project will examine provocative issues relating to the Indigenous Sydney Telephone 02 9251 5988 geographical and cultural nodes in Sydney to illustrate language groups. Facsimile 02 9251 5966 diversity, interpret history and contemporary culture. In collaboration with the Sydney Vietnamese community a Open daily 9.30am – 5pm The second project Archaeology of the Modern City in free day Celebrating 25 Years: Vietnamese Australians partnership with La Trobe University and others provides a Festival was held to commemorate the success of the mechanism to reinterpret the archaeological collections of largest refugee community. Over 3200 people attended the the Museum of Sydney and the Hyde Park Barracks celebrations. Museum. This project will continue next year. The highly successful Reclaiming the Past series was held Develop an exhibition Sydney@Federation to celebrate for the fifth year telling the histories of the Chinese, the Centenary of Federation Vietnamese and Cambodian communities. Sydney@Federation was held in association with the Key objectives for 2001–2002 Sydney Festival and focused on Sydney’s urban and ■ Produce a three-year strategic plan for digital media cultural evolution during the period 1880 to 1910. A float methodology, delivery and maintenance representing multiculturalism and Aboriginal reconciliation ■ Implement a series of major changes to semi permanent from the Centenary of Federation parade was displayed on displays First Government House Place in January. Several ■ Undertake a major upgrade of mechanical services costumes from the parade were also displayed in the ■ Review the Acquisitions Policy. museum. The exhibition attracted a large education audience.
Museum of Sydney on the site of first Government House
Venue hire function on First Government House Place. Photograph Paul Nevin | Enhanced image from the original King Street photograph from the Tyrell collection, reproduced with permission from the National Library of Australia, Sydney@Federation exhibition | Comedian Anh Do entertains the crowds, Celebrating 25 Years: 36 Vietnamese Australian Festival. Statistics Total visitor numbers 1999–20012 1 Audience residence profile 2000–2001 464 511 2000–2001 1999–2000 355 064 domestic 71% international 29% Breakdown of visitor numbers Paid Admission 1999–2000 general 43 587 domestic 61% education 7264 international 39% public programs 7670 venue hire 16 099 Audience age profile Subtotal 74 620 18% under 25 18% Free entry 33% 26 to 45 33% complimentary tickets 6713 34% 46 to 65 34% other 383 178 15% over 65 15% (includes site, cafe, shop and visits to the Edge of the Trees) Audience satisfaction Subtotal 389 891 liked the visit a lot 85% TOTAL 464 511 liked their visit a little 11% Grounds neither 3% forecourt 477 900
Did you learn anything new 73% yes, a lot 73% Income & Expenditure 24% yes, a little 24% 2000–2001 2% no 2% expenditure $3 909 000 income $1 058 000 Research was undertaken with the general paid audiences and not with education or public program audiences. Figures 1999–2000 do not add up to 100% as not all people researched answered all questions. expenditure $2 938 000 income $1 120 000
1Statistics collected over two years, first year by front of house staff, second year by Blue Moon Research & Planning. 2The breakdown of the visitor figures has been calculated this year and retrospectively for last year to include visitors to the cafe, MOS Shop and visits to the Edge of the Trees sculpture. The decision to calculate visitors to these sites is motivated by the significant cost to the organisation in maintaining these resources. In previous years these figures have been calculated within the general grounds figures.
Naidoc Week celebrations. Photograph Jan Conti | Painting titled I lived in Berowra (detail), Margaret Preston, 1941, from the Art Gallery of NSW collection, Sydney Suburb exhibition | Naidoc Week celebrations. Photograph Jan Conti | Education program. Photograph Ross Heathcote. 37 This house is timeless, mailing list please. David & Sue Meakin, Sydney, December 2000.
Rose Seidler House opened to Key objectives Highlights the public in 1991. Built between Implement a series of public programs including A new drama-based primary school program Go Fifties 1948 and 1950 the house was restaging the successful Fifties Fair (in its sixth year) Style was trialed using television, music, technology and designed by internationally language to highlight themes of change and continuity over A small display, Fifty Years of Good Design, showed 30 renowned architect Harry Seidler the past 50 years. award winning and popular Australian products from 1950 for his parents, Rose and Max to 1999 chosen by Harry Seidler because they illustrated Seidler. Its use of open planning, Key objectives for 2001–2002 the general principles of modern design. bold colours and modern ■ Continue a series of public programs to attract technology promoted the The sixth annual Fifties Fair attracted almost 3000 people audiences modernist movement in Australia. who came to enjoy the house, browse around the ’50s Its original furniture forms one of collectables stalls and enjoy food and entertainment from the most important post war the era when the house was built. design collections in Australia. Following much public and media debate about 20th Nestled in natural bushland, century architecture and its value, the museum presented a Rose Seidler House has series of monthly fireside talks featuring Australia’s leading panoramic views of Ku-ring-gai modernist architects. The Meet the Architects series National Park from its glass walls included talks by Bruce Rickard, Don Gazzard, Felix and sunny deck. Taverner, Ken Woolley and John James, and attracted 71 Clissold Road capacity audiences and much media attention. The series Wahroonga NSW 2076 was held in collaboration with the newly formed Australian Telephone 02 9989 8020 working party of DOCOMOMO (Documentation and Facsimile 02 9487 2761 Conservation of the Modern Movement). Open Sunday 10am – 5pm Implement the recommendations of the operations review undertaken in 2000 The recommendations of the review were implemented, including staffing adjustments and the initiation of a major program of oral history research relating to the house, its garden and its occupants. Interviews with family members, tenants, neighbours and visiting friends provided new perspectives and information about the museum. A conservation plan for the garden has subsequently been initiated to refine its management and interpretation.
Rose Seidler House 38 Rose Seidler House (detail). Photograph Ray Joyce | Shoppers at the Fifties Fair. Photograph Ross Heathcote | Hardoy chair, 1948. Photograph Ray Joyce. Statistics Total visitor numbers 1996–2001 1 Audience residence profile 2000–2001 4787 2000–2001 1999–2000 4354 1998–1999 4282 domestic 90% 1997–1998 6552 international 10% 1996–1997 4050
1999–2000 domestic 89% Breakdown of visitor numbers international 11% Paid admission general 1019 Audience age profile education 368 public programs 3045 under 25 18% venue hire 94 26 to 45 56% Subtotal 4526 46 to 65 21% over 65 5% Free entry complimentary tickets 231 other (site visits) 30 Audience satisfaction Subtotal 261 liked the visit a lot 92% TOTAL4787 liked their visit a little 6% neither 2% Income & Expenditure Did you learn anything new 2000–2001 yes, a lot 65% expenditure $105 000 yes, a little 32% income $36 000 no 3%
1999–2000 Research was undertaken with the general paid audiences and not with education or public program audiences. Figures expenditure $145 000 do not add up to 100% as not all people researched income $28 000 answered all questions.
1Statistics collected over two years, first year by front of house staff, second year by Blue Moon Research & Planning.
Watching the dancing at the Fifties Fair. Photograph Ross Heathcote | Dancers, Fifties Fair. Photograph Ross Heathcote | Detail inside the house. Photograph Richard Gange | Enjoying the Fifties Fair. Photograph Ross Heathcote. 39 Living history is wonderfully displayed. It was very moving. P Mackay, London, UK, August 2000.
Rouse Hill estate opened to the Key objectives Highlights public in 1999. This fragile Monitor wear and tear on the property and adjustment The inaugural Out of the Woodwork public program was property resonates with nearly of operations accordingly held in May 2001. The focus for the event was the two centuries of one family’s traditional craft of the woodworker. The festival included As this is one of the Trust’s most fragile properties it was occupation. The 19th century farm noted speakers on various related topics and imperative that the wear and tear was monitored following outbuildings, paddocks, gardens demonstrations of woodchopping, woodturning, didgeridoo the museum’s opening to the public in May 1999. Practical and the rich collection of objects, making, pole lathe turning, pyrography and coopering. The measures were instituted as necessary including limiting overlaid with later additions, have festival attracted over 2500 visitors. numbers on tours, using dust covers for some items of been conserved intact as an furniture, and the limited use of props to prevent excessive Other public programs continue in popularity and raise the essentially undisturbed record of wear and tear on the collection. To assist visitors in museum’s profile. Dawn Chores, Evening Round-up, the family’s chequered history. At understanding the restrictions placed on them, a display Place of Shadows and Secrets and the White Gloves the heart of the property lies a about the wear and tear monitoring program was set up in tours regularly attracted capacity audiences. neo-classical sandstone dwelling the Visitors Centre. built between 1813 and 1818 by The state government committed funds to upgrade convict labourers assigned to the Students from the University of Western Sydney were Windsor Road and deviate it away from Rouse Hill estate enterprising free settler, Richard involved in developing a conservation exercise relating to following a commitment made by the Premier, The Hon Rouse. the monitoring program. Bob Carr MP, in May 1999 at the opening of the museum. This will mean that the current traffic noise and access Guntawong Road Examine alternative ways for visitors to access the difficulties will be largely eliminated. Rouse Hill NSW 2155 collection Telephone 02 9627 6777 As much of the collection is not on display various Key objectives for 2001–2002 Facsimile 02 9627 6776 specialist tours were run to give visitors some access, most ■ Complete the feasibility study for the Rouse Hill primary Open Thursdays and weekends notably through the White Gloves tour which takes visitors school site and develop a business plan for the site 10am – 2pm. Guided tours only behind-the-scenes. ■ Work with the Road Transport Authority on the deviation of Windsor Road. Update feasibility study for the school as a visitors centre/community facility The feasibility study was commenced in late June and will be completed in November 2001.
Review the property’s operations at the end of the development phase in January 2001 An interim report on the property’s operations was undertaken but due to changes in curatorial staff this year the review has been moved into the next financial year.
Rouse Hill estate
Doing Dawn Chores. Photograph Judy Weatherley | Family at Rouse Hill, 1859. Photograph Thomas Wingate, Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW | Rouse Hill 40 House (detail). Photograph Ray Joyce. Statistics Total visitor numbers 1996–2001 1 Audience residence profile 2000–2001 8049 2000–2001 1999–2000 7655 1998–1999 4163 domestic 98% 1997–1998 602 international 2% 1996–1997 194
1999–2000 domestic 99% Breakdown of visitor numbers international 1% Paid admission general 3108 Audience age profile education 287 public programs 3208 under 25 3% venue hire 68 26 to 45 24% Subtotal 6671 46 to 65 56% over 65 15% Free entry complimentary tickets 617 other (site visits) 761 Audience satisfaction Subtotal 1378 liked the visit a lot 88% TOTAL 8049 liked their visit a little 9%
Did you learn anything new Income & Expenditure yes, a lot 85% 2000–2001 yes, a little 12% expenditure $900 000 no 1% income $51 000
Research was undertaken with the general paid audiences 1999–2000 and not with education or public program audiences. Figures do not add up to 100% as not all people researched expenditure $762 000 answered all questions. income $60 000
1Statistics collected over two years, first year by front of house staff, second year by Blue Moon Research & Planning.
Bathhouse built in 1857. Photograph Ray Joyce | Wood turner, DA Hageman, Out of the Woodwork. Photograph Tracey Schramm | Aerial view of the estate. Photograph Christopher Shain | Wood chopping, Out of the Woodwork. 41 I’ve found this one of the most rewarding places in The Rocks – a wonderful concept for a museum. The oral history is priceless. I congratulate those responsible for its preservation. Sue Dawe, Melbourne, March 2001.
Susannah Place Museum opened Key objectives The theatre-in-education drama program Susannah’s to the public in 1993. Built in Strengthen relationship with the Sydney Harbour Place was held in May for students in Years 4 to 6. It 1844, Susannah Place is a terrace Foreshore Authority (the owner of the property) to explored the story of life in The Rocks over 150 years as of four houses located in the better market the museum and its programs to visitors told by a cast of characters. Ten performances were heart of The Rocks incorporating to The Rocks offered over a week which attracted 349 students from an intimate and colourful corner seven schools. Teachers from five of the seven schools Several initiatives were undertaken with the Sydney shop. It is evidence of the completed evaluation forms rating the program very highly. Harbour Foreshore Authority this year which included richness of community life that additional street signage at Argyle Cut and Harrington A suitcase filled with props, collection objects and shop existed in The Rocks. Its modest Street. Signage was installed in time for the Sydney 2000 items was put in situ for use as a touch table for visitors interiors and rear yards illustrate Olympic Games. with special needs. the restrictions of 19th century inner city life. The original brick For Australia Day the Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority Key objectives for 2001–2002 privies and open laundries are provided a stall at First Fleet Park, Circular Quay giving the ■ Develop the backyards of the terraces based on oral some of the earliest surviving museum the opportunity to increase its profile selling history interviews washing and sanitary amenities merchandise from the shop and handing out promotional ■ Analyse wear and tear using photographic documentation. remaining in the city. material. 58–64 Gloucester Street Undertake wear and tear documentation The Rocks NSW 2000 Wear and tear documentation in the form of a photographic Telephone 02 9241 1893 record was completed this year for comparison with the Facsimile 02 9241 2608 documentation done for this purpose in 1993. The results Open weekends 10am – 5pm are yet to be analysed. During January: open daily Highlights A marketing campaign was undertaken to promote the museum’s daily opening times in January, which resulted in an increase of 16% in paid admissions. A new 20th century teaching kit for secondary students was developed which uses excerpts of the museum’s oral history and photographs to explain major events of Australian history as witnessed by Susannah Place tenants.
Susannah Place Museum
School girls at the shop. Photograph Ross Heathcote | Terrace No 60. Photograph Ray Joyce | Susannah’s Place theatre-in-education project. Photograph Ross 42 Heathcote. Statistics Total visitor numbers 1996–2001 1 Audience residence profile 2000–2001 16 430 2000–2001 1999–2000 14 069 1998–1999 14 741 domestic 68% 1997–1998 14 355 international 32% 1996–1997 17 483
1999–2000 domestic 55% Breakdown of visitor numbers international 45% Paid admission general 3153 Audience age profile education 1639 public programs 382 under 25 18% venue hire 9 26 to 45 43% Subtotal 5183 46 to 65 31% over 65 8% Free entry complimentary tickets 2486 other (shop) 8761 Audience satisfaction Subtotal 11 247 liked the visit a lot 89% TOTAL 16 430 liked their visit a little 6% neither 4% Income & Expenditure Did you learn anything new 2000–2001 yes, a lot 76% expenditure $151 000 yes, a little 21% income $50 000 neither 1%
1999–2000 Research was undertaken with the general paid audiences and not with education or public program audiences. Figures expenditure $135 000 do not add up to 100% as not all people researched income $42 000 answered all questions.
1Statistics collected over two years, first year by front of house staff, second year by Blue Moon Research & Planning.
Rear of terraces. Photograph Ray Joyce | Rear view of the terraces, 1901 reprinted with permission from the Mitchell Library, State Library NSW | Shop window. Photograph Christopher Shain | Susannah Place Museum. Photograph Ray Joyce. 43 An inspiration to our nation. V Simpson, South Coogee, January 2001.
Vaucluse House opened to the Key objectives details the building and the fountain-bed lawn, and will public in 1980. Covering only ten Implement the recommendations of the operations assist in the ongoing interpretation of the estate. A 1928 hectares of its original 206 review held in 2000 pencil drawing of the Vaucluse House courtyard by Walter hectares, Vaucluse House M Goode-Smith provides useful architectural information Recommendations were implemented including a trial six survives as the only 19th century especially as few photographs survive of this area. monthly neighbourhood newsletter to improve harbourside estate with house, communication with the local residents. Staffing changes stables and outbuildings, set in Key objectives for 2001–2002 were implemented to achieve efficiency, cleaning contracts parklands, pleasure gardens and ■ Complete stage one of the kitchen re-roofing were reviewed and better promotional material was kitchen garden. From 1827 to ■ Begin construction of a new bridge in the beach developed for display in the popular Tearooms to 1862, Vaucluse House was the paddock encourage visitors to the house. Sydney home of William Charles ■ Revamp long-standing education and public programs to Wentworth – explorer, barrister, Develop programs to celebrate the Centenary of attract new audiences. patriot and agitator for self- Federation government – and his wife Sarah, An interpretive display Visions of a Nation: Wentworth as and their large family. Many of Patriot, Wentworth and the Australian Constitution was the Wentworth family’s developed to explain William Charles Wentworth’s possessions are displayed involvement with the development of constitutional through the house. autonomy. Wentworth Road, Vaucluse NSW 2030 Increase audience Telephone 02 9388 7922 Facsimile 02 9337 4963 Despite two successful public programs Jazz in the Open Tuesday to Sunday & Public Garden and the Kitchen Garden Festival paid admissions Holiday Mondays 10am – 4.30pm dropped by 9%. A drop of 32% in venue hire admissions as a cap on the number of functions was introduced due to noise complaints from residents. However, overall visitors to the property increased by 2%.
Highlights The conservation of the kitchen garden won the 2001 Woollahra Council Conservation Award. The Kitchen Garden Festival received a commendation in the Tourism category of the EnergyAustralia National Trust Heritage Awards 2001. Several important acquisitions were made during 2000–2001 including two portraits of the Wentworth daughters. One of these, a pastel and watercolour, has a strong Wentworth family provenance. Three watercolours by FL Fisher were acquired, and include a sketch of Vaucluse House from the north dated 1875. This view Vaucluse House
Wisteria in bloom. Photograph Christopher Shain | In the vegetable garden, Kitchen Garden Festival. Photograph Charmaine Moldrich | Pumpkins, Kitchen Garden 44 Festival. Photograph Megan Martin. Statistics Total visitor numbers 1999–20012 1 Audience residence profile 2001–2000 101 419 2000–2001 2000–1999 99 666 domestic 75% international 25% Breakdown of visitor numbers Paid admission 1999–2000 general 17 443 domestic 67% education 3455 international 33% public programs 8219 venue hire 5855 Audience age profile Subtotal 34 972 under 25 10% Free entry 26 to 45 33% complimentary tickets 1931 46 to 65 43% other 64 516 over 65 12% (includes site visits, tearooms, shop and a percentage of people visiting the parklands Audience satisfaction and beach paddock) liked the visit a lot 93% Subtotal 66 447 liked their visit a little 4% TOTAL 101 419 neither 1% Grounds local traffic 4700 Did you learn anything new yes, a lot 70% yes, a little 27% Income & Expenditure no 2% 2000–2001 expenditure $1 101 000 Research was undertaken with the general paid audiences income $367 000 and not with education or public program audiences. Figures do not add up to 100% as not all people researched answered all questions. 1999–2000 expenditure $946 000 income $412 000
1Statistics collected over two years, first year by front of house staff, second year by Blue Moon Research & Planning. 2The breakdown of the visitor figures has been calculated this year and retrospectively for last year to include visitors to the Tearooms and a percentage of visitors to the parklands and beach paddock. The decision to calculate visitors to these sites is motivated by the significant cost to the organisation in maintaining these resources. In previous years these figures have been calculated within the general grounds figures.
Drawing titled Portrait of a Young Woman by Adelaide Ironside, thought to be one of the Wentworth daughters, recently purchased at auction | Produce from the vegetable garden. Photograph Charmaine Moldrich | Children in the pumpkin patch, Kitchen Garden Festival. Photograph Charmaine Moldrich | Vaucluse House. Photograph Ray Joyce. 45 The Mint opened to the public in Key objectives Statistics 1999 (for venue hire only). The To increase venue hire opportunities Audience Mint is part of the oldest extant With its variety of function facilities: boardroom, conference As The Mint does not operate as a museum no audience building group in Central Sydney. room, courtyard and cafe, The Mint is steadily building a surveys were undertaken. Building on the site commenced client base drawn primarily from the corporate and in 1811 and when it opened as government sectors. Sydney Hospital in 1816 it was Total visitor numbers 1999–2001 the largest building in Sydney. It Sixty-eight venue hire functions were held this year in has had a colourful history as an comparison to 33 in The Mint’s first six months as a 2000–2001 20 976 industrial site having housed a function venue. 1999–2000 6171 branch of the Royal Mint from Highlights 1855 to 1927. A modest display of interpretive panels on the history of the Breakdown of visitor numbers The building later accommodated building and The Mint was developed and installed. As The Admission numerous government Mint is on Macquarie Street passing tourists are attracted general (free) 9231 departments including various to the building. This simple installation coupled with a free public programs 1313 courts, the Family Endowment handout gives the visitor a brief history of the building. venue hire 3910 Department, and the Electrical The Centenary of Federation official parade on 1 January cafe 6522 Contractors Licensing Board. It 2001 travelled along Macquarie Street and The Mint was subsequently became the Mint TOTAL 20 976 used as the official viewing venue for dignitaries associated Museum managed by the Museum with the celebrations. The Governor-General, Prime of Applied Arts and Sciences Minister, each State Premier and State Governor attended. (Powerhouse Museum). It was Income & Expenditure Other guests included the Chief Justice, former NSW transferred to the Historic Houses 2000–2001 Premiers Neville Wran and John Fahey, former Prime Trust in 1997 and opened Minister Bob Hawke, former Governors-General, heads of expenditure $260 000 containing a cafe, meeting rooms churches, and senior military personnel. income $114 000 and members facilities in December 1999. Key objectives for 2001–2002 1999–2000 10 Macquarie Street ■ To manage the development of the former industrial Sydney NSW 2000 buildings as a best practice conservation project as the expenditure $142 000 Telephone 02 9232 3488 new home for the Trust’s Library and Conservation income $22 000 Facsimile 02 9232 7899 Resource Centre and head office.
The Mint
The Mint. Photographs Ray Joyce | Napier & Son Automaton balance. Royal Mint, Sydney Branch, 1892. Photograph Robert Hunt. Historic Photograph collection, 46 Macleay Museum, University of Sydney. 48 Consultants 48 Discussion and Analysis of Financial Statements and Results of Operations 49 Economic and other factors affecting the achievement of operational activities 51 Financial Statements
Finance contents 47 Consultants ■ The recording of maintenance undertaken free of charge by the Department of Public Works & Services in relation to the Government Building over $30 000 House for the first time this year. Clive Lucas, Stapleton & Partners Architects $158 193 ■ Major maintenance work under the TAMS. Design 5 Architects Architects $31 381 Building under $30 000 Performance Summary Ten projects were undertaken by various consultants $99 834 The following tables and charts summarise the Trust’s performance in comparison to the previous year: General over $30 000 Hughes Research & Design Research & Curatorial $54 708 Sources of Income Blue Moon Quantitative Res P/L Market Research $33 110 2001 2000 2001 2000 General under $30 000 $'000 $'000 % of Total % of Total Four projects were undertaken by various consultants $44 254 ■ Government Funding 14 876 13 919 78.0 79.5 Discussion and Analysis of Financial Statements and ■ Earned Income 3304 3061 17.3 17.5 Results of Operations ■ Grant Funding 429 17 2.2 0.1 Overview ■ Corporate Sponsorship 352 82 1.8 0.5 The Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales consolidated financial ■ Statutory Authorities 30 120 0.2 0.7 statements represents the combination of the accounts of the Historic ■ Private Donations 91 299 0.5 1.7 Houses Trust of New South Wales and the accounts of the Foundation for Total Revenue 19 082 17 498 100% 100% the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales, the Rouse Hill Hamilton Collection Pty Ltd and the Hamilton Rouse Hill Trust are analysed below:
Consolidated Operations 2000–2001 1999–2000 The net cost of services were reduced by $1.275 million to $14.703 million which contributed to a surplus of $173 000 for the year ended 30 June 2001.
Revenue Revenue increased by 9%to $19.082 million. Made up of an increase in Government funding of 6.9% and an increase of 7.9% in earned income. Government funding increased to $14.876 million, this was made up of recurrent funding of $13.250 million, capital appropriation $776 000 and acceptance by the Crown for employee entitlements of $850 000. The recurrent appropriation of $13.250 million represents an increase of 10.2% to cover the following: Expenditure by Category ■ $445 000 for opening Rouse Hill estate to the public 2001 2000 2001 2000 ■ $650 000 for major maintenance work under the Total Assets Management Strategy (TAMS) $'000 $'000 % of Total % of Total ■ $131 000 for increased salary and other operating costs. ■ Employee Related 9470 9211 50.1 47.1 The capital appropriation of $776 000 represents a decrease of 33% to ■ Other Operating Expenses 5450 5381 28.9 27.5 cover the following: ■ Maintenance 2594 1782 13.7 9.1 ■ $550 000 for roof works at Elizabeth Bay House, Justice & Police ■ Depreciation 1380 889 7.3 4.5 Museum and Hyde Park Barracks Museum ■ $226 000 for ongoing replacement of computers, acquisition of ■ Other Expenses 0 2300 0.0 11.8 collections, and minor plant and equipment. Total18 894 19 563 100% 100% Earned income increased to $3.304 million, including admission income of $1.788 million, an increase of 12.8% due to a price rise and good performance in public program and venue hire income generation. Corporate 2000–2001 1999–2000 sponsorship income increased 329.2% to $352 000.
Expenditure Employee related expenses increased by 2.8% to $9.470 million as a result two salary increases awarded to Crown Employees, 2% from January 2000 and 2% from January 2001. Other operating expenses increased by $69 000 to $5.450 million and maintenance expenses increased by $812 000 to $2.594 million. This is mainly due to the following: Finance 48 Assets by Category Foundation for the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales 2001 2000 2001 2000 The Foundation had a good result this year with a surplus of $365 000 $'000 $'000 % of Total % of Total (2000 $62 000). It ended the year with accumulated funds reaching $1.4 million. ■ Cash 4887 4200 4.0 5.3 ■ Investments 586 539 0.5 0.7 Revenue ■ ■ Receivables 501 226 0.4 0.3 Investment income was increased by 17.9% to $63 180 despite low interest rates by maintaining around 50% of available surplus funds in short ■ Inventories 1318 1159 1.1 1.4 term deposit ■ Land and Buildings 97 968 55 656 79.7 69.7 ■ Sponsorship contributions increased by $178 081 to $255 551 ■ Plant and Equipment 2756 3288 2.2 4.1 ■ Fundraising dinner ticket sales increased by $105 423 to $160 850. ■ Collections 14 840 14 782 12.1 18.5 Expenditure Total 122 856 79 850 100% 100% Total expenses increased from $95 834 to $180 427 mainly because of the increased expense incurred on the fundraising dinner, which made a $44 995 gross profit. 2000–2001 1999–2000 Economic and other factors affecting the achievement of operational activities Apart from the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, which had a small impact on visitor numbers, there were no other economic factors that had a significant effect on operational activities.
Late Payment of Accounts The main reasons for late payment of accounts have been: ■ Delays in obtaining the original invoices from suppliers ■ Loss of invoices in the mail, when copies had to be requested. These are due to circumstances beyond the Trust’s control. Staff processing and approving suppliers’ invoices are however regularly reminded of the need for prompt processing of accounts. The Trust incurred $321.86 (2000 $173.31) interest on its corporate credit cards because the monthly accounts were paid late. The Trust did not incur any other late payment penalty interest during the year and the loss of prompt settlement discounts has been minimal.
Balance Sheet Net assets of the Trust increased by $42.686 million to $120.653 million mainly as a results of the acquisition of the Government House land and buildings from the Premier’s Department. The working capital ratio remained constant at 3.3 times.
Statement of Cash Flows The net cash inflow from operating activities was increased by 20.1% to $1.454 million, which provided enough resources for the capital investment program ($724 000) and the purchase of investments ($47 000). There was an overall net increase in cash resulting in a balance of $687 000 in 2001 as compared to $144 000 in 2000.
49 Independent Audit Report
Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales To Members of the New South Wales Parliament and Members of the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales
Scope I have audited the accounts of the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales for the year ended 30 June 2001. The Trust is responsible for the financial report consisting of the statement of financial position, statement of financial performance, statement of cash flows and summary of compliance with financial directives, together with the notes thereto, and the information contained therein. My responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial report to Members of the New South Wales Parliament and Members of the Trust based on my audit as required by sections 34 and 41C(1) of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983 (the Act). My responsibility does not extend here to an assessment of the assumptions used in formulating budget figures disclosed in the financial report. My audit has been conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Act and Australian Auditing Standards to provide reasonable assurance whether the financial report is free of material misstatement. My procedures included examination, on a test basis, of evidence supporting the amounts and other disclosures in the financial report, and the evaluation of accounting policies and significant accounting estimates. These procedures have been undertaken to form an opinion as to whether, in all material respects, the financial report is presented fairly in accordance with the requirements of the Act, Accounting Standards and other mandatory professional reporting requirements, in Australia, so as to present a view which is consistent with my understanding of the Trust’s financial position, the results of its operations and its cash flows. The audit opinion expressed in this report has been formed on the above basis.
Audit Opinion In my opinion, the financial report of the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales complies with sections 41B and 41BA of the Act and presents fairly in accordance with applicable Accounting Standards and other mandatory professional reporting requirements the financial position of the Trust as at 30 June 2001 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended.
P. J. Boulous, CA Director of Audit (duly authorised by the Auditor-General of New South Wales under section 41C(1A) of the Act)
Sydney 28 September 2001
Finance continued 50 Statement by Members of the Historic Houses Trust
Pursuant to Section 41C(1C) of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983, we state that:
(a) The accompanying financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2001 have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983, and regulations, applicable Accounting Standards, other mandatory professional reporting requirements, the Financial Reporting Code for Budget Dependent Government Sector Agencies and Treasurer’s Directions
(b) In our opinion, the financial statements show a true and fair view of the financial position and transactions of the Trust
(c) There are no circumstances, which would render any particulars included in the financial Statements to be misleading or inaccurate.
Jack Mundey Peter Watts Chairman Director
28 September 2001
Financial Statements 51 Statement of Financial Performance for the year ended 30 June 2001
Notes Actual Budget Actual 2001 2001 2000 $'000 $'000 $'000
Expenses Operating Expenses – Employee Related 2(a) 9470 9501 9211 – Other Operating Expenses 2(b) 5450 5528 5381 Maintenance 2(c) 2594 2967 1782 Depreciation and Amortisation Expense 2(d) 1380 1226 889 Other Expenses 2(e) – – 2300 Total Expenses 18 894 19 222 19 563 Less: Retained Revenue Sale of Goods and Services 6(a) 3003 2869 2801 Investment Income 6(b) 301 284 260 Grants and Contributions 6(c) 902 333 518 Total Retained Revenue 4206 3486 3579 Gain/(Loss) on Disposal of Non-Current Assets 7 (15) – 6 NET COST OF SERVICES 14 703 15 736 15 978 Government Contributions Recurrent Appropriation 8(a) 13 250 13 256 12 024 Capital Appropriation 8(a) 776 886 1163 Acceptance by the Crown Entity of Employee Entitlements and Other Liabilities 8(b) 850 414 732 Total Government Contributions 14 876 14 556 13 919 SURPLUS/(DEFICIT) FOR THE YEAR 173 (1180) (2059) NON-OWNER TRANSACTION CHANGES IN EQUITY Net Increase (Decrease) in Asset Revaluation Reserve 77 – 12 496 TOTAL REVENUES, EXPENSES AND VALUATION ADJUSTMENTS RECOGNISED DIRECTLY IN EQUITY 77 – 12 496 TOTAL CHANGES IN EQUITY OTHER THAN THOSE RESULTING FROM TRANSACTIONS WITH OWNERS AS OWNERS 18 250 (1180) 10 437
The accompanying notes form part of these statements.
Financial Statements 52 Statement of Financial Position as at 30 June 2001
Notes Actual Budget Actual 2001 2001 2000 $'000 $'000 $'000
ASSETS Current Assets Cash 9 48873759 4200 Receivables 11 501 326 226 Inventories 12 1318 1047 1159 Other Financial Assets 10 586 571 539 Total Current Assets 7292 5703 6124 Non-Current Assets Property, Plant and Equipment – Land and Buildings 13(a) 97 968 55 961 55 656 – Plant and Equipment 13(b) 2756 2613 3288 – Collections 13(c) 14 840 14 812 14 782 Total Property, Plant and Equipment 115 564 73 386 73 726 Total Non-Current Assets 115 564 73 386 73 726 Total Assets 122 856 79 089 79 850
LIABILITIES Current Liabilities Payables 15 1262 1063 1047 Employee Entitlements and Other Provisions 16 936 844 831 Total Current Liabilities 2198 1907 1878 Non-Current Liabilities Other 17 5 5 5 Total Non-Current Liabilities 555 Total Liabilities 2203 1912 1883 Net Assets 120 653 77 177 77 967
EQUITY Reserves 18(a) 13 841 13 764 13 764 Accumulated Funds 18(b) 106 812 63 413 64 203 Total Equity 120 653 77 177 77 967
The accompanying notes form part of these statements.
53 Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended 30 June 2001
Notes Actual Budget Actual 2001 2001 2000 $'000 $'000 $'000
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES Payments Employee Related (8998) (9097) (8854) Other (7519) (9257) (7001) Total Payments (16 517) (18 354) (15 855) Receipts Sale of Goods and Services 2675 2868 2705 Interest Received 314 276 251 Other 473 1131 520 Total Receipts 3462 4275 3476 Cash Flows from Government Recurrent Appropriation 13 250 13 256 12 024 Capital Appropriation 776 886 1163 Cash Reimbursements from the Crown Entity 483 414 403 Net Cash Flows from Government 14 509 14 556 13 590
NET CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES 22 1454 477 1211 CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES Proceeds from Sale of Land and Buildings, Plant and Equipment 80 – 17 Purchases of Land and Buildings, Plant and Equipment (724) (851) (1024) Purchases of Collections (76) (35) (38) Purchases of Investments (47) (32) (22)
NET CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES (767) (918) (1067) NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CASH 687 (441) 144 Opening Cash and Cash Equivalents 4200 4200 4056 CLOSING CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 9 4887 3759 4200
The accompanying notes form part of these statements.
Financial Statements 54 Summary of Compliance with Financial Directives for the year ended 30 June 2001
RECURRENT CAPITAL
Approp. Expenditure/ Approp. Expenditure/ Net Claim on Net Claim on Consolidated Consolidated Fund Fund
$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 2001 Original Budget Appropriation/Expenditure – Appropriation Act 13 256 13 250 886 776 Other Appropriations/Expenditure – Treasurer's Advance – Section 22 – Expenditure for certain works and services – – – – Total Appropriations/Expenditure1 13 256 13 250 886 776 Amount drawn down against Appropriation 13 250 776 Liability to Consolidated Fund – – –
2000 Original Budget Appropriation/Expenditure – Appropriation Act 11 968 11 968 1163 1163 Other Appropriations/Expenditure – Treasurer's Advance – Section 22 – Expenditure for certain works and services 56 56 – – Total Appropriations/Expenditure1 12 024 12 024 1163 1163 Amount drawn down against Appropriation 12 024 1163 Liability to Consolidated Fund – – –
1 The Trust receives revenue from sources other than the Consolidated Fund. It is therefore assumed that the Consolidated Fund appropriation is expended prior to revenue from other sources.
55 Notes to and forming part of the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2001
1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies pronouncement of the AASB or UIG Consensus View, the hierarchy (a) Reporting Entity of other pronouncements as outlined in AAS6 ‘Accounting Policies’ is considered. The Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales, as a reporting entity, comprises all the entities under its control, namely the Rouse Except for land and building and collections, which are recorded at Hill Hamilton Collection Pty Ltd, the Hamilton Rouse Hill Trust and valuation, the financial statements are prepared in accordance with the Foundation for the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales. the historical cost convention. (i) The Rouse Hill Hamilton Collection Pty Ltd All amounts are rounded to the nearest one thousand dollars and are expressed in Australian currency. The sole purpose of the Rouse Hill Hamilton Collection Pty Ltd is to act as the Trustee of the Hamilton Rouse Hill Trust and has (c) Revenue Recognition never traded in its own rights. Revenue is recognised when the Trust has control of the good or The Company has issued two $1 shares fully paid. The Historic right to receive and if it is probable that the economic benefits will Houses Trust of New South Wales holds one share and Peter flow to the Trust and the amount of revenue can be measured Watts in his capacity of Director of the Historic Houses Trust of reliably. Additional comments regarding the accounting policies for New South Wales holds the other share. There were no financial the recognition of revenue are discussed below. transactions in this financial year. (i) Sale of Goods and Services (ii) The Hamilton Rouse Hill Trust Revenue from Sale of Goods and Services comprises revenue The Hamilton Rouse Hill Trust was established on 27 October from the provision of products or services ie user charges. User 1994 and holds collection items in and about Rouse Hill House. charges are recognised as revenues when the Trust obtains Except for the revaluation of the collection, there were no control of the assets that result from them. financial transactions in this financial year. (ii) Parliamentary Appropriations and Contributions from Other (iii) The Foundation for the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales Bodies The Foundation for the Historic Houses Trust of New South Parliamentary appropriations and contributions from other bodies Wales was set up for the purpose of the promotion, (including grants and donations) are generally recognised as advancement and development of the museums under the care, revenues when the Trust obtains control over the assets custody and control of the Historic Houses Trust of New South comprising the appropriations/contributions. Control, over Wales. A summary of the Foundation’s financial statements is at appropriations and contributions, is normally obtained upon note 25. receipt of cash. In the process of preparing the consolidated financial statements An exception to the above is when appropriations are unspent at for the economic entity consisting of the controlling and year-end. In this case, the authority to spend the money lapses controlled entities, all inter-entity transactions and balances have and generally the unspent amount must be repaid to the been eliminated. Consolidated Fund in the following financial year. As a result, unspent appropriations are now accounted for as liabilities rather The reporting entity is consolidated as part of the NSW Total than revenue. Sate Sector and as part of the NSW Public Accounts The Trust has spent all its appropriations in the financial year and (b) Basis of Accounting there is nothing owing to the Consolidated Fund at year-end. The Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales financial statements (iii) Investment Income are a general purpose financial report which has been prepared on an accrual basis and in accordance with: Interest revenue is recognised as it accrues. Rent revenue is ■ applicable Australian Accounting Standards recognised in accordance with AAS17 ‘Accounting for Leases’. ■ other authoritative pronouncements of the Australian Accounting (d) Employee Entitlements Standards Board (AASB) (i) Wages and Salaries, Annual Leave, Sick Leave and On-Costs ■ Urgent Issues Group (UIG) Consensus Views ■ the requirements of the Public Finance and Audit Act and Liabilities for wages and salaries, annual leave and vesting sick Regulations leave are recognised and measured as the amount unpaid at the ■ the Financial Reporting Directions published in the Financial reporting date at current pay rates in respect of employees’ Reporting Code for Budget Dependent General Government Sector services up to that date. Agencies or issued by the Treasurer under section 9(2)(n) of the Unused non-vesting sick leave does not give rise to a liability as Act. it is not considered probable that sick leave taken in future will Where there are inconsistencies between the above requirements, be greater than the entitlements accrued in the future. the legislative provisions have prevailed. The outstanding amounts of payroll tax, workers’ compensation In the absence of specific Accounting Standard, other authoritative insurance premiums and fringe benefits tax, which are
Financial Statements 56 consequential to employment, are recognised as liabilities and (i) Revaluation of Physical Non-Current Assets expenses where the employee entitlements to which they relate All controlled properties have been valued in accordance with the have been recognised. Guidelines for Valuation of Land and Heritage Assets in the NSW (ii) Long Service Leave and Superannuation Public Sector, and as such reflect the current market value of the properties having regard to heritage and development restrictions. The Trust’s liabilities for long service leave and superannuation Accredited valuers from the Valuer General’s Office have valued the are assumed by the Crown Entity. The Trust accounts for the land and buildings at June 2000. The land and buildings are liability as having been extinguished resulting in the amount recorded at these values for Statement of Financial Position assumed being shown as part of the non-monetary revenue item purposes. During the year costs incurred on the conservation of described as ‘Acceptance by the Crown Entity of Employee those properties have been expensed. Entitlements and Other Liabilities’. The major collection items at each property have been valued by Long service leave is measured at a nominal value using the accredited valuers, at their fair market value. The remaining remuneration rates at year-end for all employees with five (5) or collection items were valued internally by curatorial staff. Except more years of service. It is considered that this measurement where otherwise stated, the collections have been brought to technique produces results not materially different from the account at those valuations. Collections at each property are estimate determined by using the present value basis of revalued at five-yearly intervals (refer to Note 13). Any acquisitions measurement. since the last valuation date have been brought to account at cost. The superannuation expense for the financial year is determined Costs incurred on conservation and restoration of objects in the by using the formulae specified in the Treasurer’s Directions. The Trust’s collection have been expensed during the year. expense for certain superannuation schemes (ie Basic Benefit Plant and Equipment are not revalued as they have an estimated and First State Super) is calculated as a percentage of the useful life of less than 10 years. employees’ salary. For other superannuation schemes (ie State Superannuation Scheme and State Authorities Superannuation In accordance with Treasury policy, the Trust has applied the Scheme), the expense is calculated as a multiple of the transitional provisions for the public sector of AAS38 ‘Revaluation of employees’ superannuation contributions. Non-Current Assets’ and has elected to apply the same revaluation basis as the preceding reporting period. It is expected, however, (e) Insurance that in most instances the current valuation methodology will The Trust’s insurance activities are conducted through the NSW approximate fair value. Treasury Managed Fund Scheme of self-insurance for Government When revaluing non-current assets by reference to current prices for Agencies. The expense (premium) is determined by the Fund assets newer than those being revalued (adjusted to reflect the Manager based on past experience. present condition of the assets), the gross amount and the related (f) Acquisition of Assets accumulated depreciation is separately restated. The cost method of accounting is used for the initial recording of all Conversely, where assets are revalued to market value, and not by acquisitions of assets controlled by the Trust. Cost is determined as reference to current prices for assets newer than those being the fair value of the assets given as consideration plus the costs revalued, any balances of accumulated depreciation existing at incidental to the acquisition. revaluation date in respect of those assets are credited to the asset Assets acquired at no cost, or for nominal consideration, are initially accounts to which they relate. The net asset accounts are increased recognised as assets and revenues at their fair value at the date of or decreased by the revaluation increments or decrements. acquisition. Fair value means the amount for which an asset could The recoverable amount test has not been applied as the Trust is a be exchanged between a knowledgeable, willing buyer and a not-for-profit entity whose service potential is not related to the knowledgeable, willing seller in an arm’s length transaction. ability to generate net cash inflows.
(g) Accounting for the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Revaluation increments are credited directly to the asset revaluation Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount reserve, except that, to the extent that an increment reverses a of GST, except: revaluation decrement in respect of that class of asset previously recognised as an expense in the surplus/deficit, the increment is ■ The amount of GST incurred by the Trust as a purchaser that is not recoverable from the Australian Taxation Office is recognised as part recognised immediately as revenue in the surplus/deficit. of the cost of acquisition of an asset or as part of an item of expense. Revaluation decrements are recognised immediately as expenses in ■ Receivables and payables are stated with the amount of GST the surplus/deficit, except that, to the extent that a credit balance included. exists in the asset revaluation reserve in respect of the same class of assets, they are debited directly to the asset revaluation reserve. (h) Plant and Equipment Plant and equipment costing over $5000 and all computer Revaluation increments and decrements are offset against one hardware and major software are individually capitalised and another within a class of anon-current assets, but not otherwise. brought to account at cost. (j) Depreciation of Non-Current Physical Assets Depreciation is provided for on a straight line basis for all
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depreciable assets so as to write off the depreciable amount of (r) Reclassification of Financial Information each asset as it is consumed over its useful life to the Trust. Land is As a result of applying AAS1 ‘Statement of Financial Performance’ not a depreciable asset. The estimated useful life of items of plant and AAS36 ‘Statement of Financial Position’, the format of the and equipment are as follows: Statement of Financial Performance (previously referred to as the ■ Computer Equipment & Major Software 4 years Operating Statement) and the Statement of Financial Position has ■ Mechanical & Electronic Office Equipment 7 Years been amended. As a result of applying these Accounting Standards, ■ Office Fittings 10 Years a number of comparative amounts were represented or reclassified ■ Mobile Plant 10 Years to ensure comparability with the current reporting period.
Land and heritage assets including all Trust’s buildings are not (s) Budgeted Amounts depreciated. New constructions on the heritage sites are however The budgeted amounts are drawn from the budgets as formulated at depreciated over their useful lives or 40 years whichever is longer. the beginning of the financial year and with any adjustments for the All material separately identifiable component assets are recognised effects of additional appropriations under the Public Finance and and depreciated over their shorter useful lives, including those Audit Act 1983. components that in effect represent major periodic maintenance. The budgeted amounts in the Statement of Financial Performance (k) Maintenance and Repairs and the Statement of Cash Flows are generally based on the The costs of maintenance are charged as expenses as incurred, amounts disclosed in the NSW Budget Papers (as adjusted above). except where they relate to the replacement of a component of an However, in the Statement of Financial Position, the amounts vary asset, in which case the costs are capitalised and depreciated. from the Budget Papers, as the opening balances of the budgeted (l) Leased Assets amounts are based on the carried forward actual amounts ie per the audited financial statements (rather than carried forward estimates). The Trust leases motor vehicles, storage and office space. All such leases are operating leases where the lessors effectively retain substantially all the risks and benefits of ownership of the leased items. Operating lease payments are charged to the Statement of Financial Performance in the periods in which they are incurred.
(m) Investments Marketable securities and deposits are valued at market valuation or cost. Non marketable securities are brought to account at cost. For current investments, revaluation increments and decrements are recognised in the Statement of Financial Performance.
(n) Receivables Receivables are recognised and carried at the original invoice amount less a provision for any uncollectable debts. Bad debts are written off as incurred.
(o) Inventories Inventories are stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value. The cost is calculated using the weighted average cost or ‘first in first out’ method.
(p) Administrative Restructuring The transfer of net assets between agencies as a result of administrative restructuring is treated as a direct adjustment to the opening balance of Accumulated Funds. This treatment is required by Treasury Circular 99/7 of 30/6/99.
(q) Payables These amounts represent liabilities for goods and services provided to the agency and other amounts, including interest. Interest is accrued over the period it becomes due.
Financial Statements 58 2001 2000 Notes $’000 $’000
2. Expenses (a) Employee Related Expenses comprise the following specific items: Salaries and Wages (including recreation leave) 7961 7792 Payroll Tax and Fringe Benefits Tax 563 535 Workers Compensation Insurance 133 173 Long Service Leave 202 151 Superannuation 611 560 9470 9211
(b) Other Operating Expenses Advertising and Publicity 603 637 Auditor’s Remuneration – Audit of the Financial Reports 25 22 Bad Debts – 1 Books, Publications and Subscriptions 70 62 Contract Cleaning 324 324 Cost of Sales (see Note 5) 439 532 Entertainment and Catering 38 86 Exhibitions 393 674 Fees for Services Rendered 503 390 Freight 27 27 Gas and Electricity 242 235 Insurance 150 165 Maintenance Contracts 89 72 Marketing 295 247 Motor Vehicle running costs 104 101 Other Expenses 330 298 Post and Telephone 301 291 Printing 212 144 Public Programs 473 332 Rates 32 27 Rental Expenses Relating to Operating Leases 170 152 Security 126 115 Stores 395 326 Travel 109 121 5450 5381
(c) Maintenance Repairs and Maintenance 2165 1782 Maintenance Undertaken Free of Charge 6(c) & 14 429 – 2594 1782
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2001 2000 Notes $’000 $’000
(d) Depreciation and Amortisation Expense Depreciation:
– Buildings 473 20
– Plant and Equipment 907 869 1380 889
(e) Other Expenses Decrement on Revaluation of Buildings – 2300
(f) Individually Significant Items Other Expenses – 2300
The Trust revalued its Land and Buildings on 30 June 2000 and the resulting decrement in the value of its buildings is disclosed in the Operating Statement of Financial Performance under Other Expenses.
3. Emoluments and other benefits paid to trustees The Chairman of the Trust received no benefits other than remuneration totaling $11 658 (2000 – $11 148) during the year. The other Trustees of the Historic Houses Trust received no emoluments or other benefits from the Trust.
4. Amounts paid to consultants The amount paid to Consultants for the financial year by the Trust totalled $421 480 (2000 $326 750).
5. Trading Activities (a) Shop Trading Account Sales 627 744 Less Cost of Sales: Opening Stock 563 526 Purchases 426 511 Closing Stock (621) (563) 368 474 Gross Profit 259 270
(b) Elizabeth Farm Tearoom Sales 28 12 Less Cost of Sales: Opening Stock 1 1 Purchases 17 10 Closing Stock – (1) 18 10 Gross Profit 10 2
Financial Statements 60 2001 2000 Notes $’000 $’000
(c) Publications Trading Account Sales 71 74 Less Cost of Sales Opening Stock 536 528 Purchases 189 57 Closing Stock (672) (536) 53 49 Gross Profit/(Loss) 18 25
Direct and indirect expenses applicable to trading activities have been included under the appropriate classifications of expenditure in the Statement of Financial Performance.
6. Revenues (a) Sale of Goods and Services Sale of Goods 727 830 Rendering of Services
– Admissions and Functions 1242 1255
– Rentals 417 317
– Special Activities and Openings 546 330
– Filming and Photography 19 45
– Miscellaneous 52 24 2276 1971 3003 2801 (b) Investment Income comprises: Interest 301 260
(c) Grants and Contributions comprise the following: Corporate Sponsorships 352 82 Statutory Authorities (#) 30 120 Other Donations 91 316 Services Provided at no charge 2(c) & 14 429 – 902 518 Note (#) Included in Statutory Authorities are the following grants:
– Australia Council for the Museum of Sydney’s New Audiences Project $29 809 (GST excluded).
7. Gain/(loss) on disposal of non-current assets Proceeds from Disposal of Plant and Equipment 2 17 Written Down Value of Assets Disposed – (11)
– Net Gain/(Loss) on Disposal of Plant and Equipment 2 6 Proceeds from Disposal of Collections 79 – Written Down Value of Collections Disposed (96) –
– Net Gain/(Loss) on Disposal of Collections (17) – Net Gain/(Loss) on Disposal of Non-Current Assets (15) 6
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2001 2000 Notes $’000 $’000
8. Government Contributions (a) Appropriations Recurrent Appropriations
– Drawdowns from Treasury as per Summary of Compliance 13 250 12 024 Capital Appropriations
– Drawdowns from Treasury as per Summary of Compliance 776 1163 The Trust had no transfer payment during the year
(b) Acceptance by the Crown Entity of Employee Entitlements and Other Liabilities The following liabilities and/or expenses have been assumed by the Crown Entity:
– Superannuation 611 546
– Long Service Leave 201 151
– Payroll Tax on Superannuation 38 35 850 732
9. Current Assets – Cash Cash on Hand and at Bank 342 109 Treasury Corp HourGlass Cash Facility 3762 3358 Treasury Corp HourGlass Bond Market Facility 783 733 4887 4200
For the purposes of the Statement of Cash Flows, cash includes all the above. The Trust’s investments in Treasury Corporation’s HourGlass facilities is represented by a number of units of a managed investment pool with each particular pool having different investment horizons and being comprised of a mix of asset classes appropriate to that investment horizon. These investments are generally able to be redeemed on a daily basis. The value of the investment held can decrease as well as increase depending upon market conditions. The value that best represents the maximum credit risk exposure is the net fair value. The value of the above investments represents the Trust’s share of the value of the underlying assets of the facility and those assets are stated at their fair value.
10. Current Assets – Other Financial Assets Treasury Corporation Term Deposit 331 534 Other Term Deposits (at cost) 255 5 586 539
The above deposits have terms of less than one year. The negotiated interest rate of 5.03% and 5.09% respectively, are fixed for the term of each deposit.
Financial Statements 62 2001 2000 Notes $’000 $’000
11. Current Assets – Receivables Sale of Goods and Services 477 193 Prepayments 23 18 Accrued Interest on Deposit 1 15 501 226 Less: Provision for Doubtful Debts – – 501 226
12. Current Assets – inventories Inventory held at 30 June comprised: Publications in Progress 25 59 Shop Merchandise 621 563 Elizabeth Farm Tearoom – 1 Publications 672 536 Total Inventories at Cost 1318 1159
13. Non-Current Assets – Property, Plant and Equipment (a) Land and Buildings At Cost 1397 1048 At Valuation 100 415 56 628 101 812 57 676 Accumulated Depreciation at Cost 192 20 Accumulated Depreciation at Valuation 3652 2000 3844 2020 97 968 55 656 (b) Plant and Equipment At Cost 8628 8258 Accumulated Depreciation at Cost (5872) (4970) 2756 3288 (c) Collections At Cost 277 278 At Valuation 14 563 14 504 14 840 14 782 Reconciliations Reconciliations of the carrying amounts of each class of property, plant and equipment at the beginning and end of the current and previous financial year are set on the following page:
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Land & Buildings Plant & Equipment Collections Total $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000
2001 Carrying amount at 1 July 55 656 3288 14 782 73 726 Additions 349 375 77 801 Disposal – – (96) (96) Acquisition through administrative restructures 42 436 – – 42 436 Net Revaluation increment/(decrement) – – 77 77 Depreciation expense (473) (907) – (1380) Carrying amount at 30 June 97 968 2756 14 840 115 564 2000 Carrying amount at 1 July 47 324 3443 12 601 63 368 Additions 300 725 37 1062 Disposal – (11) – (11) Acquisition through administrative restructures – – – – Net Revaluation increment/(decrement) 8052 – 2144 10 196 Depreciation expense (20) (869) – (889) Carrying amount at 30 June 55 656 3288 14 782 73 726
(i) The collections from Rouse Hill estate, and Susannah Place Museum were valued at their fair market value, by accredited valuers during the period May to June 1999: Category Valuer Furniture Andrew Simpson Clocks Phillip Thomas (Lawsons) Books, paintings and textiles Anthony Palmer Photographs Luce Lopez (Lawsons) (ii) The Meroogal collection was revalued in June 1998 by Anthony Palmer, Valuer and brought to account at its fair market value. (iii) The collections from Government House were brought to account at their fair market value, as valued by accredited valuers during the period July 1996 to June 1997: Category Valuer Furniture, decorative arts and art works Anthony Palmer Rare books B Berzins Photographs Josef Lebovic Medals and military paraphernalia J Noble Garden furniture Andrew Shapiro (iv) The collections from Elizabeth Bay House, Elizabeth Farm and Vaucluse House were brought to account at their fair market value, as valued by accredited valuers during the period May to June 1996:
Financial Statements 64 2001 2000 Notes $’000 $’000
Category Valuer Ceramics and silver Alan Landis Decorative arts, paintings and textiles Anthony Palmer Furniture and decorative arts Andrew Simpson Rare books Alec Dickins These collections were due to be revalued in 2000/01 and an exemption from compliance with the five years cyclical basis of revaluation required by Treasury has been obtained. (v) The collections from the following properties were brought to account at their fair market value, as valued by accredited valuers during June 2000: Category Valuer Rose Seidler House collection Andrew Shapiro Museum of Sydney silver collection Alan Landis Museum of Sydney rare books and photographs collection Tim McCormick Justice & Police Museum collection Simon Storey (vi) The collection from Conservation Resource Centre was brought to account at their fair market value, as valued by accredited valuers during June 2001: Category Valuer Decorative arts, paintings and textiles Anthony Palmer
14. Material assistance provided at no cost or at nominal cost to the Trust The Trust received services free of charge from the Heritage Buildings Program of the Department of Public Works and Services for the maintenance of Government House. This contribution amounted to a total of $429 446 and is included in the Statement of Financial Performance as revenue under Grants and Contributions and as an expense under Maintenance
The Trust’s work was also assisted by the Friends of the Historic Houses Trust, volunteer guides and other volunteers. These services were provided free of charge and it is not possible to estimate the value of these services.
15. Current liabilities – payables Creditors 1239 980 Revenue Received in Advance 8 43 Accrued Expenses 15 24 1262 1047
The liabilities are recognised for amounts due to be paid in future for goods or services received, whether or not invoiced. Amounts owing to suppliers (which are unsecured) are settled in accordance with the policy set out in the Treasurer’s Direction 219.01. If trade terms are not specified, payment is made no later than 30 days from date of invoice.
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2001 2000 Notes $’000 $’000
16. Current liabilities – Employee Entitlements and other provisions Recreation Leave 694 687 Accrued Salaries 242 144 936 831 17. Non-Current liabilities – Other Security Deposit 5 5
18. Changes in Equity Asset Revaluation Reserve Balance at 1 July 13 764 1268 Changes in Equity – Other than transactions with owners as owners
– Increment/(Decrement) on Revaluation of:
– Land and Buildings – 10 352
– Collections 77 2144 Total 77 12 496 Balance at 30 June 13 841 13 764 Accumulated Funds Balance at 1 July 64 203 66 262 Changes in Equity – Transactions with owners as owners
– Increase in net assets from administrative restructuring 42 436 – Total 42 436 – Changes in Equity – Other than transactions with owners as owners
– Surplus/(Deficit) for the Year 173 (2059) Total 173 (2059) Balance at 30 June 106 812 64 203 Total Equity 120 653 77 967
19. Commitments for Expenditure – Operating Leases Future non-cancellable operating lease rentals not provided for and payable
– Not later than 1 year 135 176
– Later than 1 year and not later than 5 years 321 334
– Later than 5 years 149 224 Total (including GST) 605 734 Operating leases expenditure commitments disclosed above are inclusive of GST. The GST amount of $54 168 (2000 – $66 818), included also gives rise to a contingent asset as the same amount is also recoverable from the Australian Taxation Office. These operating lease commitments and contingent assets are not recognised in the financial statements.
20. Contingent Liabilities The Trustees are not aware of any contingent liabilities.
Financial Statements 66 2001 2000 Notes $’000 $’000
21. Capital Commitments There were no outstanding capital commitments as at 30 June 2001 (2000 – nil).
22. Reconciliation of Net Cash Flows from Operating Activities to Net Cost of Services Total Net Cash Flow from Operating Activities 1454 1211 Depreciation (1380) (889) Other Expenses – (2300) Provision for Recreation Leave (105) (28) Profit/(Loss) on Sale of Assets (15) 6 Employee Entitlement Liabilities Accepted by Crown Entity (367) (329) Increase/(Decrease) in Receivables 275 69 Increase/(Decrease) in Inventories 159 73 (Increase)/Decrease in Accounts Payable (215) (201) Recurrent Appropriation (13 250) (12 024) Capital Appropriation (776) (1163) Cash Reimbursements from the Crown Entity (483) (403)
Net Cost of Services (14 703) (15 978)
23. Increase/Decrease in Net Assets from Administrative Restructuring During the year Government House land and buildings were transferred from the Premiers Department to the Historic Houses Trust at a value of $42.4 million.
24. Program Information The Trust operates predominantly under one major program which is to develop, conserve and manage the museums in its care, and, to provide facilities for the visiting public, including exhibitions, educational programs and specialist advice.
The program’s objectives are to conserve and manage with imagination and excellence the cultural heritage of the State as represented by key places and to realise their potential to foster an informed awareness of this heritage.
All revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities of the Trust are directly attributable to this program.
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2001 2000 Notes $’000 $’000
25. Controlled Entities The Foundation for the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales was the only controlled entity with financial transactions this financial year. The following is a summary of the Foundation’s financial statements for the financial year, which have been also audited by the Auditor-General of NSW.
Expenses 180 96 Revenues 545 158 Surplus for the Year 365 62
Total Assets 1400 1089 Total Liabilities – 54 Net Assets 1400 1035 Accumulated Surplus 1400 1035
26. Budget review (a) Net Cost of Services The actual net cost of services for the 2000–2001 financial year was lower than budgeted by $1 033 000. This was primarily due to the following:
– Other Expenses for building valuation decrement – 2300
– An increase in retained revenue 720 140
– A decrease operating expenses 313 889
(b) Assets and Liabilities Net Assets were higher than the budget by $43 476 000 and is mainly due to the transfer of the Government House land and buildings.
(c) Cash Flows Apart from the cash flow impact of the above, there were no other major variations in the budgeted cash flows for the year ended 30 June 2001.
27. Sydney 2000 Olympic Games staff costs The Trust did not have any staff directly allocated to Games activities. A number of the Trust’s museums were however opened for a longer period during the Games and the resulting additional staff costs have been calculated at $10 462 (2000 – Nil). The Trust had 2 staff seconded to other agencies on initiatives directly and specifically related to the Games. The staff costs involved is $1349 (2000 – Nil).
End of Audited Financial Statements
Financial Statements 68 70 Action Plan for Women 70 Ageing Action Plan 70 Code of Conduct 70 Committees Representation List 72 Consumer Response 72 Disability Action Plan 72 Energy Management 72 Ethnic Affairs Priority Statement 73 Freedom of Information 74 Guarantee of Service 74 Human Resources 75 Information Technology (IT) 76 Land Disposal 76 Major Works in Progress 76 Overseas Travel 76 Printing Costs of Annual Report 76 Privacy Management Plan 76 Regional Policy 76 Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody 77 Sponsorship and Fundraising 78 Waste Management and Recycling Policy
Appendices contents 69 Action Plan for Women and seniors groups is encouraged and targeted. Incentives offered for older Whole of government approach people include: The Historic Houses Trust is committed to the advancement of women in all Admission to museums forms of cultural and artistic life and is aware of the need to identify and ■ Concession admission prices at all properties redress discrimination against women in delivering services and programs to ■ Free entry to senior citizens at all properties during Seniors Week the community. From an organisational perspective, the Trust acknowledges ■ Seniors Card holders are entitled to concession prices for museum entry the needs and interests of women as a distinct occupational group and is and events. The Trust is listed as a participant in the Seniors Card booklet. supportive of strategies and initiatives that assist the advancement of women in the workplace. Physical access Initiatives at the different museums include: Women’s interests and the arts ■ Photograph albums documenting inaccessible areas All services, products and programs are available to women and hence ■ Most properties are easily accessible by public transport significantly benefit women. ■ Captions are included on Trust-produced videos Meroogal carries the by-line the women’s history place. The Meroogal ■ A special vehicle is used to transport elderly, infirm, or disabled visitors Women’s Art Prize worth $1000 offers an opportunity for NSW south coast around the site at Rouse Hill estate women to explore and respond to Meroogal and the women who lived there. ■ Ramps, handrails and wheelchair access increased at most properties. The winner for 2000 was announced in November. Entries were exhibited at (For more detailed information see section on Disability Action Plan page 72.) Meroogal and then toured to the Nowra Library and the Spiral Gallery, Bega. Other activities The winning entry was purchased for the Trust’s collection. ■ Various museums are used as venues for Seniors Week launches and Meroogal sponsored the Shoalhaven International Women’s Day Awards in other celebrations for groups associated with Seniors Week. March. Meroogal also had a presence with other local organisations dealing with women’s issues and services at the International Women’s Day Fair, Outreach coordinated by the Shoalhaven City Council, held in central Nowra in March. ■ Staff regularly deliver lectures to groups made up of older people from Probus groups to the University of the Third Age. Achievements under relevant key objectives Promoting workplaces that are equitable, safe and responsive to all Membership aspects of women’s lives ■ The Members of the Historic Houses Trust has a membership of 3900, The performance under this key objective is documented in the Human approximately 7% of this group are Seniors Card holders Resources section under Equal Opportunities (see page 74). ■ All Members events and activities offer concession prices for pension card holders. Some events such as bus tours, garden tours and daytime events Promoting the position of women in all aspects of society are organised specifically to suit older participants. ■ Elizabeth Bay House/Rouse Hill estate: the exhibition Magical Golland Volunteers interpreted through a contemporary artist the childhood stories and fantasies of Kathleen Rouse, a young girl who lived in the 1800s at Rouse Hill, making ■ The Trust has 200 volunteers on its books, the majority of whom are it relevant to the lives of children today senior citizens ■ ■ Elizabeth Farm: a public program, A Matter of Choice, examined the Outreach activities undertaken by volunteers and members include a guest career and life choices made by the Swann women while in residence at speaker program targeting special interest groups. Elizabeth Farm Code of Conduct ■ Hyde Park Barracks Museum: the exhibition Convicts examined the role The new Code of Conduct published in full in the 1999–2000 Annual of convict women in the development of the cultural, economic and family Report was distributed to all staff in June 2000 and their personnel files life of the early colony noted accordingly. No comments or objections to the code were received. A ■ Justice & Police Museum: Wayward Women, four walking tours which copy of the Code of Conduct is sent with letters of offer to new staff, and a began at Elizabeth Bay House and wound through Kings Cross and the session on the code is presented at staff inductions. inner eastern suburbs, looked at Sydney’s notorious women along with ‘wayward’ women in literature. The tours sold out and were organised in Committees Representation List conjunction with the exhibition Hard Boiled! the detective in popular culture Audit Committee Neville Allen, Trustee (Convenor) ■ Bush Lives:Bush Futures: a travelling exhibition examining the diverse roles undertaken by rural women continued its three year tour of rural New France Dubuisson-Perrine, Senior Finance Officer South Wales and interstate Nicholas Malaxos, Manager Management Services Division Larissa Treskin, Trustee Specific commitments under the Action Plan for Women Executive There are no specific commitments in the plan which refer to the Trust. Peter Watts, Director (Chair) Sheridan Burke, Manager Property Operations Ageing Action Plan Nicholas Malaxos, Manager Management Services Division Forty-eight percent of the Trust’s audience is in the 45–65+ age group and Charmaine Moldrich, Manager Marketing & Business Development Division this is taken into account when programming. Participation by older people Helen Temple, Deputy Director Appendices 70 Exhibitions Advisory Committee Joanna Nicholas, Curator, Meroogal Peter Watts, Director (Chair) Meredith Walker, Trustee Paul Berkemeier, Trustee Janis Wilton, Trustee James Broadbent, Senior Curatorial Advisor Publications Committee Sheridan Burke, Manager Property Operations Peter Watts, Director (Chair) Dinah Dysart, arts writer and former gallery director Peter Barnes, Merchandise Manager Susan Hunt, Head Curator, Museum of Sydney James Broadbent, Senior Curatorial Advisor Gina Kelly, television producer John Iremonger, publisher Joan Kerr, art historian and academic Caro Llewellyn, Marketing Manager Peter Luck, writer, television producer and presenter Caroline Mackaness, Exhibitions & Publications Coordinator Caroline Mackaness, Exhibitions & Publications Coordinator Mark Nolan, publisher Patricia McDonald, freelance curator and art historian Bruce Smythe, Senior Display Planner Megan Martin, Senior Librarian Helen Temple, Deputy Director Charmaine Moldrich, Manager Marketing & Business Development Helen Temple, Deputy Director Public Programs Committee Peter Tonkin, architect Peter Watts, Director (Chair) Meredith Walker, Trustee James Broadbent, Senior Curatorial Advisor Nick Waterlow, Director, Ivan Dougherty Gallery Sheridan Burke, Manager Property Operations Scott Lyall, Executive Director, Foundation for the Historic Houses Trust Finance Committee Caroline Mackaness, Exhibitions & Publications Coordinator France Dubuisson-Perrine, Senior Finance Officer (Chair) Charmaine Moldrich, Manager Marketing & Business Development Sheridan Burke, Manager Property Operations Helen Temple, Deputy Director Nicholas Malaxos, Manager Management Services David Tunny, Executive Director, Members of the Historic Houses Trust Charmaine Moldrich, Manager Marketing & Business Development Karen Worsfold, Acting Coordinator, Public Programs Unit Helen Temple, Deputy Director Peter Watts, Director Staff and Management Participatory and Advisory Committee (SAMPAC) Foundation for the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales Board Paul Sabatier, Guide, Government House (Chair) Jill Wran (Chair) Anna Cossu, Manager, Susannah Place Museum (union delegate) Marylyn Abbott Gary Crockett, Curator, Elizabeth Farm Neville Allen Elizabeth Dowd, Human Resources Manager Peter Chadwick Peter Francis, Maintenance Manager, Government House Anna Clark Fran Jackson, Farm Manager, Rouse Hill estate David Hall Kate McMiles, Office Manager, Elizabeth Bay House/Vaucluse House John Kehoe Megan Martin, Senior Librarian Beat Knoblauch Nicholas Malaxos, Manager, Management Services Division Clive Lucas OBE Peter Watts, Director Stephen Wall Rouse Hill Hamilton Collection Pty Ltd Peter Watts Peter Watts, Director (Chair) Lesley Wild Nanette Ainsworth, Hamilton family representative Scott Lyall, Executive Director Neville Allen, Trustee Members of the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales James Broadbent, Senior Curatorial Advisor Executive Committee Miriam Hamilton, Hamilton family representative David Carter (Chair) Volunteer Forum Deborah Blay Diana Garder, Volunteer Coordinator (Chair) Andrea Brew Betty Donnelly, representative, Government House Rebecca Charles (resigned) Zelda Goldstein, representative, Hyde Park Barracks Museum Marina Garlick Shirley Hannam, representative, Elizabeth Bay House Philip Kent Margaret Hill/Clarice Wilkins, representatives, Elizabeth Farm & Susannah Rosemary McDonald Place Museum Judy Pittaway, Administration Manager Frances Moors, representative, Vaucluse House Philip Thalis, Trustee representative Joan Rodd, representative, Justice & Police Museum Peter Watts, Director Kath Shuster, representative, Susannah Place Museum David Tunny, Executive Director Judy Weatherly, representative, Rouse Hill estate Meroogal Reference Group Helen Temple, Deputy Director (Convenor) Wendy Hucker, Trustee (resigned) Meredith Hutton, heritage consultant
71 Consumer Response internal policies and initiatives, and intellectual disabilities As a service based organisation customer feedback is closely monitored. ■ Disability access audit training was conducted for staff involved in disability audits at properties One hundred and forty-one letters of compliment were received. Nine letters ■ The Disability Action Plan and disability issues are routinely considered at of complaint were received arising from individual circumstances rather than staff meetings and curators and managers meetings. any specific issue of concern. These letters are processed in accordance with the Complaints Policy and a staff member or the Director responds to Information about services each letter. ■ The general promotional brochure and website list disability access In addition visitors books and visitor evaluation forms are kept at each information about all Trust properties, using universal symbols and text to museum and are monitored regularly. The response was enhanced this year denote wheelchair accessibility, car parking, access restrictions and the by the feedback from the market research surveys which give a 90% availability of alternative format guides and other resources. customer satisfaction rating for services at Trust properties. Employment in the public sector The Customer Service Council meets every two years and reports to the ■ People with disabilities represent 10% of staff (18 people), 2% (three Trust in accordance with the 1992 Facing the World Statement issued by people) of whom require some adjustment to the workplace the Greiner Government. The next meeting of the council will be in 2002. ■ All recruitment information is available electronically and the TTY number Disability Action Plan is included on all employment advertisements. The Disability Action Plan has operated since October 1994 and was Complaints developed in accordance with government guidelines, addressing the ■ No formal complaints with disability implications were received. identified key priority areas. The Disability Action Plan is updated each year and aims to make all properties and programs accessible to the whole Energy Management community, including those with disabilities, within the constraints of the The energy management practices to achieve the government’s objective of Trust’s duties to conserve and interpret its heritage properties. reducing the level of energy cost by 15% by 2001 and 25% by 2005 (base year 1995) were implemented. Despite the dramatic growth of the Physical access organisation with the addition of large scale properties such as Museum of Following an audit these gaps were found and consequently rectified: Sydney (1995), Government House (1996), Rouse Hill estate (1999) and ■ Government House: ramps were installed leading from the arcade into The Mint (1999) the cost for energy has decreased from $261 000 in the garden 1995–1996 to $226 000. ■ Justice & Police Museum: handrails were fitted to the steps leading up to the courtyard Based on these results, the Trust expects to meet the government’s energy ■ Museum of Sydney: the front desk was redesigned for better wheelchair saving target. access Ethnic Affairs Priority Statement ■ MOS Shop: modifications were made to the poster rack and book shop The Trust is committed to the principles of cultural diversity as outlined in to provide better wheelchair access Section 3 of the Ethnic Affairs Commission Act 1979 and participated in the ■ Rose Seidler House: handrails were fitted to the tiered garden areas following activities to achieve the goals: ■ Rouse Hill estate: a vehicle to move people across the property to replace the inadequate cross-country wheelchairs was acquired; a portable Social Justice – Key Result Area One lightweight ramp was also purchased ■ The ESL education programs and tours continued this year attracting ■ Susannah Place Museum: a suitcase filled with props, collection objects 2956 students and shop items was put in situ for use as a touch table for visitors with ■ Welcome signs at all museums were translated into Chinese, German, special needs Italian, Japanese and Spanish ■ Vaucluse House: handrails were fitted to steps leading up to the shop. ■ Seven of the 11 properties offer free printed language guides in: Chinese, Promoting positive community attitudes French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean and Spanish, and Arabic (Museum of Sydney). ■ Fifty complimentary passes were issued to the three major Sydney hospitals to enable carers to bring patients/clients to the properties Future directions: ■ A creative arts program was organised in conjunction with the second ■ Develop ESL teacher/student resource kits for Elizabeth Bay House and Kitchen Garden Festival at Vaucluse House. Wairoa, a New South Wales the Hyde Park Barracks Museum Government school for students with intellectual and physical disabilities, ■ Continue to provide services in languages other than English. made three visits to the property prior to the event, and the art created in response was prominently displayed at the event Community Harmony – Key Result Area Two ■ The TTY (teletypewriter telephone) has been promoted to staff through ■ Elizabeth Bay House: the Cultural Attache from the Italian Embassy in disability awareness training, and its number included on relevant Sydney launched the exhibition and book titled Augusto Lorenzini: Italian promotional and educational material. Artist Decorator in June 2001. The exhibition and book come after years of research on the hitherto unknown Italian artist and decorator, Augusto Staff training Lorenzini, working in Sydney in the late 19th and early 20th century. A large ■ The three-year disability awareness training program aimed at achieving collection of Signor Lorenzini’s work is held in the Conservation Resource attitudinal change was developed and implemented. A series of training Centre collection. The exhibition has attracted a larger than usual Italian sessions was conducted for all staff covering basic disability awareness, audience.
Appendices continued 72 ■ Elizabeth Farm: the Samoan Choir led Carols by Candlelight for the third year. In its second year the Festival of the Olive attracted over 4500 FOI Requests Personal Other Total people and featured art, entertainment and food from Iran, Greece, Lebanon, A1 New 1 1 Spain and Turkey. The Festival of the Olive won the Tourism Award for A2 Brought forward Festival and Special Events in Western Sydney and is a finalist in the 2001 A3 Total to be processed New South Wales Tourism Awards for Business Excellence in the category A4 Completed 1 1 Significant Regional Festivals and Special Events. A5 Transferred out ■ Government House: continued its popular Eastern Music series for the A6 Withdrawn third year, featuring music from Afghanistan, Australia, China, India, Japan A7 Total processed and Turkey, and attracting near capacity audiences. ABC TV Sunday A8 Unfinished (carried forward) Afternoon Arts filmed one of the concerts for broadcast. Professor Mary Kalantzis presented the third Barton Lecture, initiated by the Centenary of Federation and broadcast on ABC Radio National, where she argued that Section B: what happened to completed requests. although the recognition of ‘multiculturalism’ presents an enormous advance Result of FOI request Personal Other in Australian society, ‘diversity’ should entail much more than multiculturalism B1 Granted in full ■ Hyde Park Barracks Museum: a free booklet about the Australian B2 Granted in part Monument to the Great Irish Famine sculpture was produced for the many B3 Refused Irish people who come to visit the monument. B4 Deferred ■ Museum of Sydney: stories from Cambodia, China and Vietnam were B5 Completed 1 featured in the fifth year of the popular Reclaiming the Past series. Celebrating 25 Years: Vietnamese Australians Festival was held on Section H: costs and fees of requests processed during the period. 25 November as part of nationwide celebrations marking 25 years of the Assessed costs FOI fees rec’d Vietnamese community’s establishment and survival in Australia and their H1 All completed requests $30 ongoing cultural influence. The Festival was an overwhelming success with an estimated 3200 people passing through the museum and enjoying the Section J: days to process – number of completed requests (A4) by culture of Vietnam through music, dance, song, pictures, costumes and food. calendar days (elapsed time) taken to process. Future directions: Elapsed time Personal Other ■ To continue to program for culturally diverse audiences. JI 0–21 days 1 J2 22–35 days Economic and Cultural Opportunities – Key Result Area Three J3 Over 35 days A budget of $4345 was spent on advertising programs to various non- J4 Totals 1 English speaking background (NESB) communities. This was a successful initiative, particularly for the free entry 21st birthday weekend promotion Section K: processing time – number of completed requests (A4) by 30 June – 1 July 2001. Over 27 000 visited one or more properties that hours taken to process. weekend with an estimated third of visitors coming from NESB communities. Processed hours Personal Other SBS Television continued its sponsorship of the organisation by promoting, K1 0–10 hours 1 through television commercials, the exhibitions Sydney Harbour and K2 11–20 hours Augusto Lorenzini: Italian Artist Decorator, and the display Sydneysiders. K3 21–40 hours K4 Over 40 hours Four NESB staff were recruited, two of whom spoke a language other than K5 Total 1 English as a child. However four NESB staff members resigned leaving no net difference in the number of NESB staff employed. Eleven percent of staff come from a NESB with 8% speaking a language other than English. Freedom of Informaton Procedures Future directions: Applications for access to Historic Houses Trust documents under the ■ Continue to advertise in the NESB print and electronic media Freedom of Information Act 1989 should be accompanied by a $33 ■ To recruit more NESB staff and ensure they have equal opportunities and application fee (GST included) in writing to: access to staff development and training. Nick Malaxos Freedom of Information Manager Management Services Section A: a number of new FOI requests – information relating to numbers Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales of new requests received, those processed and those completed from the 61 Darghan Street previous period. Glebe NSW 2037 Arrangements can be made to obtain copies of the documents or to inspect them by contacting the officer above. The Freedom of Information Statement of Affairs can be viewed on the Historic Houses Trust website – www.hht.nsw.gov.au
73 Guarantee of Service Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) A copy of the Guarantee of Service is provided to all staff at induction. It is The procedures for reporting on EEO outcomes and management have also available to the public. The pledge of service is: been changed by the Office of the Director for Equal Opportunity in Public Employment. As the Trust is defined as a small agency it is required to The Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales serves the community complete a self-assessment and identify EEO priorities for 2001. EEO by conserving and presenting its properties to the highest possible statistics are based on permanent and temporary staff only. standard and exploring, through many of its programs, the history of The identified priorities are: the people and places of New South Wales. Widening target audience for job advertisements Human Resources ■ Guiding and other selected positions were advertised in the Aboriginal newspaper Koori Mail Number of Employees1 ■ Selected feature advertisements were placed in local and national 2000–2001 1999–2000 1998–1999 newspapers Clerical/Administration 34.9 42.3 44.5 ■ Several disability recruitment agencies were sent selected job Specialist Professional 57.3 60.5 62.3 advertisements. Professional Support 39.9 35.9 37.7 Future directions: Trades People 6 4 4 Services 7.8 10.6 10.6 ■ Continue to advertise in the various media to attract a cross section of the Other 1 0 0 community. Total146.9 153.3 159.1 Improving communication and the job evaluation system ■ A half-day in-house training session was run. (The Trust is accredited to 1 The above figures are based on Equivalent Full Time (EFT) and include permanent, run its own job-evaluation training, the method used to classify and grade temporary and casual employees. The figures are reported differently to previous years as a result of a Ministry for the Arts direction to standardise Ministry wide staff statistic positions.) reporting. Future directions: Monetary amount of recreation leave and long service entitlements ■ Run two job evaluation training sessions Recreation Leave at 30 June 2001 $693 080 Improving recruitment processes Extended Leave at 30 June 2001 $934 707 ■ Cull sheets were amended to include applicant’s names in alphabetical Exceptional movements in employee wages, salary and allowances order and to include the selection criteria A 2% salary increase was awarded effective 5 January 2001. ■ A pro-forma covering letter was produced to be included with information kits sent to applicants Personnel policies and practices Future directions: ■ The Employee Information Kit was reviewed and will be updated and distributed in 2002. ■ Information kits and recruitment information was reviewed and made ■ Procedures were put in place to ensure salaries expenditure is approved available on the computer network shared directory in line with the budget prior to recruiting and appointing new staff. Training was conducted in: ■ The Officer-of-the-Day allowance policy was reviewed and modified. The ■ Disability awareness terms were supported by the staff affected. ■ Recruitment procedures ■ The uniform policy was introduced and new uniforms distributed to all ■ Customer service permanent and temporary guides. A uniform allowance is also paid. ■ Job evaluation techniques ■ A split starting times award for guiding staff was negotiated with the Public ■ Guide communication Service Association (PSA) for the period of the Sydney 2000 Olympic ■ Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) awareness Games for which guides received an additional payment of $1.50 per hour. ■ OH&S committee training ■ The recruitment policy for guides completed last year was fully ■ EEO awareness for new staff implemented following training about the new policy. Training to be conducted next year: ■ A new overtime allowance was introduced and implemented for four ■ Communication positions with the support of the PSA and approval from the Public Sector ■ Management/supervisory Management Office (PSMO). ■ Customer service ■ Negotiations continue with the PSA and the PSMO for the new award for ■ Performance management gardening and skilled trades staff and for the provision for staff to bank days ■ EEO in lieu. The negotiations are in the final stages. ■ Disability awareness ■ A committee is reviewing the Performance Management System. ■ Job evaluation Research has been completed and a workshop conducted. The final policy ■ OH&S awareness & committee training will be developed next year following trials of the new system. ■ Selection techniques ■ All staff policies are reviewed annually and are available via an intranet. ■ Grievance handling ■ Guarantee of service ■ Teamwork
Appendices continued 74 The overall EFT staff numbers – permanent/temporary, part-time/full-time ■ Catering and venue hire staff – decreased from 153.3 in the previous year to 146.9. Employment of ■ Sydney 2000 Olympic Games media and customer service training part-time staff increased from 54 in the previous year to 64. The increase in ■ How to do Vaucluse House tours for people with a physical disability staff numbers is due to the number of positions which are job shared and ■ Specialist tour backstairs at Elizabeth Bay House not as a result of an increase in positions. ■ Time management training ■ Recording oral histories training Representation of women throughout the organisation continues to be high ■ First aid training kits and scenarios at 65% of the total workforce. The number of women employed at senior ■ Talk on gender and the historic house museums level reflects the proportion of women employed in the organisation, with ■ Architectural styles three of the five members of the executive, three of the four heads of units, ■ Costumes and linen closets and six of the ten heads of properties being women. ■ Australia before Federation. Two part-time Indigenous staff were recruited into a designated Aboriginal or External training undertaken was, in the main, identified through training Torres Strait Islander position on a job share basis. One Indigenous staff gaps and included: member resigned resulting in the Indigenous employment statistic of 0.5%. ■ Computer training in: Four staff from NESB were recruited, two of whom spoke a language other – Powerpoint than English as a child. However, four NESB staff members resigned leaving – Word no net difference in the number of NESB staff employed. Eleven per cent of – Excel staff come from NESB with 8% speaking English as their second language. ■ Building high performance teams Recruitment of persons with disability = 0 ■ Spokeswomen’s training No staff with disabilities were recruited. Three staff with disabilities resigned. ■ Specific professional training such as: Persons with disabilities represent 6% of staff, 2% require some adjustment – Preventive conservation to the workplace. One training session was conducted to increase staff – Chainsaw cross cutting awareness of people with disabilities. Occupation Health and Safety (OH&S) All staff have access to training and career development opportunities. The The Committee met every two months and the minutes of meetings were representation of staff from NESB on SAMPAC was 20% and on the OH&S published in the staff newsletter Hot Property and tabled at staff meetings. Committee was 20%. The representation of people with disabilities on SAMPAC was 20% and on the OH&S Committee was 7%. The OH&S manual was updated on an ongoing basis with new procedures and policies. The manual is available on the shared computer network for easy access for all staff. Salary level Women NESB less than $26 801 0 0 Committee representatives conduct regular inspections of properties and $26 802–$35 202 44 8 report results to management and the OH&S Committee. The Committee $35 203–$39 354 23 3 continues to increase awareness of health and safety issues in the $39 355–$49 799 25 3 museums. There has been a drop in work related injuries this year which $49 800–$64 400 16 3 may be a direct result of the work of the OH&S Committee. $64 401–$80 499 7 3 greater than $80 499 (non SES) 0 0 Number of work related injuries 18 greater than $80 499 (SES) 0 0 Number of work related injuries per employee 0.08 Total 115 20 Number of work related illnesses 3 Number of worker’s compensation claims 9 Staff training Number of worker’s compensation claims per employee 0.04 The majority of training courses were conducted by staff. This focus on Average cost per worker’s compensation claim $1236.53 internal training was driven by a recognition of the expertise of staff Average worker’s compensation claim per employee $52.49 members to impart their knowledge to others. It also allows greater flexibility Prosecutions under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 0 in training delivery and enables training to cater specifically for identified gaps. It attains greater value for the training dollar and provides recognition Information Technology (IT) for and rewards the expertise of the staff running the training sessions. The IT system has grown to meet the increasing demands on it without an The internal training included: adequate strategy or plan. A restructure of the IT Unit and a strategic ■ Three comprehensive staff induction courses management plan to help chart IT requirements into the future will be a top ■ Collections Management Database user course priority for next year. The following were undertaken this year: ■ Staff selection techniques ■ Internal Audit Bureau reviewed: ■ Disability awareness training – IT Network support unit ■ Interpreting Aboriginal history – Novell network system ■ Job evaluation – Remote access security ■ Walk-through of the Child’s Play education program ■ Internal Audit Bureau developed an IT Security Policies and Procedures ■ Government House service wing tour manual
75 ■ BDO Synergy were commissioned to: historically significant Newstead Homestead complex (where Tom Roberts – provide interim IT support services whilst the long-term strategies for the painted The Golden Fleece ). IT Unit were considered ■ Hay: a large group of volunteers from museums in the Hay district was – conduct a basic IT systems review hosted by the Trust at its Sydney properties and discussion undertaken as ■ Implemented server redundancy in line with business requirements to how the Trust can support regional historic property initiatives. ■ Fully documented the Wide Area Network (WAN) ■ Shoalhaven: advice was given to the local council on a house museum ■ Invited quotes from the commercial sector to provide a Help Desk Service restoration project. Meroogal the women’s history place ran the annual ■ Reviewed the anti-virus software update configuration. Women’s Art Prize, and a selection of works from the prize was exhibited at the Spiral Gallery Collective, Bega, Nowra City Library and Vaucluse House. Land Disposal A regional travelling display, Tea Cosy, was run as a collaborative partnership Nil. between the Trust and local museums. This project, hosted by Trust staff, offered a series of hands-on workshops to regional museum staff and Major Works in Progress volunteers on how to develop an interpretive display. Tea Cosy was Nil. launched at Meroogal and travelled to Lady Denman Heritage Complex, Overseas Travel Huskisson, and the Berry Museum. Australia through the 20th century, an Sheridan Burke, Manager Property Operations oral history, education program was run by the Trust as a collaboration ■ France: 5–14 November 2000 to attend Bureau and Advisory and between Shoalhaven High School, local authorities and residents. Students Executive Committee meetings of the International Council of Monuments conducted oral history interviews with four local residents which were and Sites (ICOMOS) in Paris.1 interpreted in display panels exhibited at Meroogal and Shoalhaven High ■ France: 21 March – 3 April 2001 to attend Bureau, Executive Committee School. A range of contacts with Shoalhaven City Council was made, and World Heritage Panel Meetings of ICOMOS in Paris.1 stimulated by the council’s restoration program for Graham Lodge in ■ Italy and Malta: 10–24 June 2001 to attend Bureau and sub-committee Nowra. The Trust offered the council advice on various technical and meetings of ICOMOS and World Heritage Site nomination inspections in conservation issues. Sicily and Malta.1 The exhibition Bush Lives:Bush Futures continued its three-year regional Scott Carlin, Curator, Elizabeth Bay House NSW and interstate tour this year, at venues in Wagga Wagga, Broken Hill, ■ United Kingdom: 20 June – 28 July 2000 to attend Attingham Summer Deniliquin and Queensland. School 2000 in English Country House Studies and to meet with Macleay Advice was offered to Berrima District Historical Society, Patterson Historical family descendants and manufacturers of textiles and antique dealers.1 Society and the Pioneer Women’s Hut National Quilt Register project. David Gray, Head Gardener As a member of the Heritage Collections Council (HCC) the Director of the ■ United Kingdom: 11 May – 13 August 2000 to take part in a biennial Trust prepared a submission on the future of the HCC, for the Council of exchange program with The National Trust in the United Kingdom. Australian Museum Directors, as well as assisting the state government 1The total or a substantial part of the cost of this travel was borne by another organisation, formulate a policy on the future of the HCC. Both submissions emphasised staff member or came from a scholarship. the need for the HCC to have an ongoing life, especially for the role it can play in regional Australia. Printing Costs of Annual Report One thousand copies of this Annual Report were printed at a cost of $15 500, The Curator of Public Programs presented a paper on audience a cost per unit of $15.50. This Annual Report was written and designed by development at the Museums and Galleries Foundation conference in staff of the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales. Other than the Bathurst. printing and indexing no work was undertaken on this report by outside The Collections Manager presented a workshop on preserving family consultants. photographic collections to the Hawkesbury Family Historical Society. Privacy Management Plan The Head Gardener addressed the 2000 Australian Garden Expo at The Privacy Management Plan is the written statement by which the Trust Mudgee. demonstrates how it complies with the requirements of the Privacy and Elizabeth Bay House hosted two interns from the Environment Tourism Personal Information Act 1998. It was lodged with Privacy NSW in July 2000. program at Charles Sturt University, Albury Campus. Regional Policy Research and development proceeded throughout the year for the next two This year the ongoing relationship with the Trust’s three companion districts regional exhibitions: Horbury Hunt – Architect and Abandoned for the – Inverell, Hay and Shoalhaven – was consolidated through: Good of the Land. ■ Inverell: as a partner in the second Tom Roberts Festival contributing a Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody seminar on historic gardens How did your garden grow? run by the Two part-time Indigenous staff were recruited into a designated Aboriginal or Conservation Resource Centre, an education program Bushrangers and Torres Strait Islander position on a job share basis. One Indigenous staff Barristers run by the Justice & Police Museum to more than 300 remote member resigned resulting in the Indigenous employment statistic of 0.5%. area students, and a keynote address delivered by the Trust’s chairman, Jack Mundey. A range of useful contacts was made culminating in a joint initiative Indigenous Australians voice was heard through the following: with the NSW Heritage Office to assist Inverell Shire Council and the possible new private owners in resolving conservation issues for the
Appendices continued 76 Museum of Sydney: NSW Police Service) was employed to work on the project. The popular ■ Consultation was held with Sydney language group representatives and semi permanent display interpreting police history and police/Aboriginal Elders on three projects: relationships opened to the public in January and has attracted positive – expansion of the Cadigal Place Gallery and production of Sydney comment from visitors to the museum. descendants video Education Unit: – the Gary Carsley triumphal arch as part of the Sydney@Federation A full day of professional development training for guiding staff was held, exhibition focusing on the interpretation of Aboriginal history. – the development of the display Portrait of a Park ■ Following the closure of the Djamu Gallery at Customs House the tour Government House: operator Aboriginal Discoveries transferred its tours to the museum, A reading of a play by Rodney Hall, A Return to the Brink, part of the focusing on its Indigenous themes Government House cultural program, attended by the Governor and Mrs ■ Staff met with and supplied information to South Sydney and Woollahra Samuels. The play, set at first Government House, explores the Councils on Aboriginal programs at the Museum of Sydney circumstances of Governor Gipps’ response to the Myall Creek massacre ■ Cadigal Place Gallery The information in the was expanded following of 1838, an event which marked a significant turning point in the history of extensive consultation with the traditional owners of the Sydney region. European relationships with Aboriginal people. Author Rodney Hall Materials from various parts of the museum and loan materials from the discussed his interpretation of history in the light of contemporary attitudes Australian Museum were moved to the gallery to facilitate greater access to and the demands of the theatre. Indigenous material which is specifically sought by local and international museum visitors Sponsorship and Fundraising ■ The text panels and graphics designed to illustrate the display of the First Sponsors: Fleet Ships (11 models of the First Fleet ships) was also considered from an ■ 2UE: exhibition sponsor of Sydney@Federation at the Museum of Indigenous perspective covering the story of the journey, arrival and first Sydney and Augusto Lorenzini: Italian Artist Decorator at Elizabeth Bay contacts with the Aboriginal people of Sydney. The Gordon Syron painting House Invasion I, an Aboriginal perspective on the arrival of the First Fleet, ■ AGL: naming rights sponsors of the AGL Theatre at the Museum of remained in the foyer to create a visual juxtaposition Sydney ■ Collector’s Chest drawers were installed in the Panorama gallery, covering ■ Centennial Park and Moore Park Trusts: sponsors of the photographic Aboriginal themes from the 1980s display Portrait of a Park at the Museum of Sydney ■ The Redfern community made a selection of 40 photographs from the ■ City of Sydney: exhibition sponsor of By Water: from the personal exhibition Guwanyi shown in 1997, reproductions of which travelled to Milan collection of Kerry Stokes at the Museum of Sydney for an expo ■ International Olive Oil Council: sponsor of the Festival of the Olive at ■ The second seminar in a series exploring Sydney’s Aboriginal cultural Elizabeth Farm heritage, Allowan – I remain was hosted by Linda Burney, Director General ■ Kodak: sponsor of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Arts Festival photographic of the Department of Aboriginal Affairs. Allowan – I remain provided the display Sydneysiders at the Museum of Sydney opportunity for constructive debate about current and provocative issues ■ Lend Lease Development & Aurora Place: sponsor of the public relating to the Sydney language groups. Speakers included: Beryl Timbery- architectural tour program Sydney Open 2000 Beller (Dharawal elder), Peter Stevens (National Parks and Wildlife Service), ■ McGuigan Wines: wine sponsor for the exhibition openings of Hard John Lennis (Royal Botanic Gardens), Jakelin Troy (Aboriginal and Torres Boiled! the detective in popular culture at the Justice & Police Museum Strait Islander Commission), Tony Lonsdale (consultant) and Angela Martin and Sydney@Federation at the Museum of Sydney (Darug elder). The event was taped by ABC Radio National ■ Olympic Arts Festival: sponsor of the display Sydneysiders and the ■ Darug elder Angela Martin’s book Beyond Duck River was launched by exhibition Sydney Harbour at the Museum of Sydney Linda Burney, Director General of the Department of Aboriginal Affairs ■ Parramatta City Council: sponsor of the Festival of the Olive at ■ Consultation was held with Sydney language group representatives and Elizabeth Farm Elders regarding the content of the exhibition By Water: from the personal ■ Rosemount Estate: wine sponsor for the exhibition openings of Augusto collection of Kerry Stokes. Colin Gale, Darug language group elder Lorenzini: Italian Artist Decorator at Elizabeth Bay House and By Water: presided over the welcome to the site at the exhibition opening from the personal collection of Kerry Stokes at the Museum of Sydney ■ Staff members attended the Aboriginal Sydney: New Perspectives ■ Sarah’s Garden by Wedgwood: sponsor of the Kitchen Garden Festival conference at Macquarie University at Vaucluse House ■ Aboriginal Sydney – A Guide to Important Places of the Past and ■ SBS: sponsor of the display Sydneysiders, and exhibitions Sydney Present by Melinda Hinkson and Alana Harris was launched by Linda Harbour and Sydney@Federation at the Museum of Sydney and Augusto Burney, Director General of the Department of Aboriginal Affairs. The launch, Lorenzini: Italian Artist Decorator at Elizabeth Bay House attended by over 100 invitees and the media, was followed by a ■ Tress Cocks & Maddox: exhibition sponsors of Augusto Lorenzini: performance by National Aboriginal Islander Skills Development Association Italian Artist Decorator at Elizabeth Bay House (NAISDA) dancers.
Justice & Police Museum: A ten-member Aboriginal Advisory Panel from the legal/justice professions met every two months to advise on the Police History display. Aboriginal researcher Boe Rambaldini (former senior Aboriginal liaison officer for the
77 Patrons to Foundation for the Historic Houses Trust of Rosemount Estate New South Wales Royal Australian Navy Band Patron – $100 000 Rox Gems and Jewellery Anonymous Spitting Image Sotheby’s Fellow – $20 000 Sweet Art Antoinette Albert TAG Heuer ESPACE Governor – $10 000 The Clifford Wallace Agency Tom Aarts The Pot Still Press Nanette Ainsworth Vaucluse House Tearooms Robert Albert AO Thirty Two Hundred Lighting Anonymous Waterford Wedgwood Julian Beaumont Endangered Houses Fund Appeal Tim Casey Michael Crouch AM Silver Robert Domabyl Frank Lowy AC on behalf of the Westfield Foundation Zeny Edwards Bronze John B Fairfax AM Harry Triguboff AO on behalf of Meriton Apartments David Fiddes Robert Whyte on behalf of Trafalgar Properties Amana Finley Brendan Crotty on behalf of Australand Holdings Rodney Leaver Clive Lucas OBE Waste Management and Recycling Policy John Matheson The following strategies were adopted to manage and reduce waste: Leonie McKillop ■ Use of emails where possible for internal memos and staff communication Jack Ritch ■ Use double sided printing wherever possible John Schaeffer ■ Draft documents on screen where possible Penelope Seidler ■ Internal mail envelopes re-used Colin Sullivan ■ Used laser toner cartridges recycled Howard Tanner ■ Waste paper recycled Nola Tegel The waste management practices are constantly re-evaluated in accordance Peter Tyree with government and Environmental Protection Authority guidelines and a Stephen Wall waste management and recycling policy is currently being developed. Lesley Wild Jill Wran Sponsors of the Annual Foundation Fundraising Dinner Principal Sponsor BankWest Supporting Sponsors 2UE Air New Zealand Australian Butler Training School Chair Covers and Candelabra Chanel Anna Clark Coca-Cola Amatil Culinary Edge Davidoff Grace Hotel Hermes Hotel Intercontinental Hunter Valley Gardens Lodge Clive Lucas OBE Louis Vuitton MOS Cafe Pages Hire Porters Paint Raleigh Paper
Appendices continued 78 Page numbers in bold type, e.g. 16–17, refer to the Energy management, 72 most detailed report on the topic. Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), 74–75 Ethnic Affairs Priorities Statement, 72–73 Exhibitions, 5, 18 a Expenditure, 59–60 Aboriginal people, 76–77 Accounting, 56–58 Action Plan for Women, 70 f Admission prices, 13 Federation centenary, 9 Ageing Action Plan, 70 Financial statements, 51–68 Annual Report printing costs, 76 Financial summary, 4, 48–49 Archives, 10 Foundation for the Historic Houses Trust of New South Associated organisations, 13 Wales, 9, 13, 78 Audience, 5–7, 9, 16–17 Freedom of information, 73 Audit reviews, 12–13 Audit statements, 50–51 Awards, 9 g Government House, 16, 17, 28–29, 77 b Guarantee of Service, 74 Board of Trustees, 12, 14 Books, 19 h Head Office, 3, 20 Highlights, 8–10 Human resources, 74–75 c Hyde Park Barracks Museum, 17, 19, 20, 30–31 Centenary of Federation, 9 Chairman’s report, 3 Code of Conduct, 70 Collections database, 21 i Collections management, 4, 20 Information management, 10 Committees, 12, 70–71 Information technology (IT), 10, 75–76 Conservation, 8, 21 Interpretation, 8, 18–19 Conservation Resource Centre, 3 Consultants, 48, 60 Consumer response, 72 Corporate governance, 12–13 Corporate planning, 12 j Justice & Police Museum, 16, 32–33, 77 d Delegations, 12 l Director’s report, 3 Land disposal, 76 Disability Action Plan, 16, 72 Library, 3, 5 Low points, 10 e Elizabeth Bay House, 16, 24–25 m Elizabeth Farm, 17, 26–27 Major works in progress, 76 Employees, 12, 15, 74–75 Management, 4, 8, 20 Endangered Houses Fund, 9, 78 Index 79 Market research, 7, 17, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, Staff, 12, 15, 74–75 43, 45 Staff and Management Participatory Advisory Committee Media coverage, 5 (SAMPAC), 12, 71 Members of the Historic Houses Trust of New South Staff training, 75 Wales, 13 Susannah Place Museum, 16, 42–43 Meroogal the women’s history place, 16, 34–35 Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, 10, 21, 68 Millennium Fund, 9 Mint, The, 3, 19, 20, 46 Museum of Sydney on the site of first Government House, 16, 17, 36–37, 77 t The Mint, 3, 19, 20, 46 Total Asset Management Strategy (TAMS), 21 Trustees, 12, 14 o Twenty-first birthday, 3, 9 Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S), 75 Olympic Games (Sydney 2000), 10, 21, 68 Operational reviews, 12, 20 Organisation chart, 11 v Overseas travel, 76 Vaucluse House, 16, 44–45 Visitor information, 7, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45 Visitor inquiries, 5 p Visitor numbers, 6–7, 9 Performance indicators, 4–7 Volunteers, 13 Printing costs of Annual Report, 76 Privacy Management Plan, 76 Properties, 3, 4, 23. See also Elizabeth Bay House; Elizabeth Farm; Government House; Head Office; w Hyde Park Barracks Museum; Justice & Police Museum; Waste management and recycling policy, 78 Meroogal the women’s history place; Museum of Website, 5, 10 Sydney on the site of first Government House; Rose Women. See Action Plan for Women; Meroogal Seidler House; Rouse Hill estate; Susannah Place Museum; The Mint; Vaucluse House Public programs (events), 5, 19 Publications, 5, 19 r Recycling, 78 Regional audience, 16 Regional exhibitions, 5, 18 Regional policy, 76 Research, 19 Revenue, 9, 22, 61 Risk management, 13 Rose Seidler House, 16, 20, 38–39 Rouse Hill estate, 13, 16, 40–41 Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, 76–77 S Senior staff, 12, 15 Sponsors, 77–78
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