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Annual Report 2007–2008 Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales AR First Section7.Indd 15/10/08 4:42:25 PM - 2 - (Process(PANTONE Cyan)Magenta)Yellow)Black) 476 C) AR first section7.indd 15/10/08 4:42:24 PM - 1 - (Process(PANTONE Cyan)Magenta)Yellow)Black) 476 C) Annual Report 2007–2008 Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales AR first section7.indd 15/10/08 4:42:25 PM - 2 - (Process(PANTONE Cyan)Magenta)Yellow)Black) 476 C) Historic Houses Trust Annual Report 07 > 08 | Report of the Trustees of the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales Minister, in accordance with the requirement of the Annual Report (Statutory Bodies) Act 1984, we have the honour of submitting to you as Minister for the Arts, this report for the year ending 30 June 2008 for presentation to Parliament. Jill Wran Peter Watts AM Chairman Director Historic Houses Trust Head Office The Mint 10 Macquarie Street Sydney NSW 2000 T 02 8239 2288 F 02 8239 2299 E [email protected] TTY 02 8239 2377 (telephone for people with hearing disabilities) This report and all our programs are published on our website www.hht.net.au cover: Glenfield, 2008. Photograph © Nicholas Watt 2 AR first section7.indd 15/10/08 4:42:25 PM - 3 - (Process(PANTONE Cyan)Magenta)Yellow)Black) 476 C) Contents 04 At a glance Programs, services & associated groups 06 Chairman’s review 62 Education 08 Director’s overview 62 Endangered Houses Fund 10 Corporate governance 63 Events Strategic outcomes 63 Exhibitions & publications 64 Regional 16 Goal 1: Properties, collections and programs 64 Retail 18 Goal 2: Public profile and audience 65 Venues 22 Goal 3: Staff expertise 66 Foundation for the Historic Houses Trust 22 Goal 4: Endangered Houses Fund program of New South Wales 22 Goal 5: Major capital works 66 Members 22 Goal 6: Commercial activity and philanthropy 67 Volunteers program 23 Goal 7: Finances and public resources 67 Rouse Hill Hamilton Collection Pty Ltd Our people Appendices 26 Trustees 70 Our commitment to women 28 Staff 70 Associated groups 31 Organisational chart 70 Committees Properties 72 Disability Action Plan 34 Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection 72 Credit card certification 36 Elizabeth Bay House 72 Electronic service delivery 38 Elizabeth Farm 72 Ethnic affairs priority statement 40 Government House 73 Human resources 42 Hyde Park Barracks Museum 74 Overseas travel 44 Justice & Police Museum 74 Printing costs of the Annual Report 46 Meroogal 74 Sponsors 48 Museum of Sydney 75 Fundraising 50 Rose Seidler House 76 Staff list 52 Rouse Hill House & Farm 79 Volunteers 54 Susannah Place Museum Financial information 56 The Mint Index 58 Vaucluse House Production credits Contacts AR first section7.indd 15/10/08 4:42:25 PM - 4 - (Process(PANTONE Cyan)Magenta)Yellow)Black) 476 C) Historic Houses Trust Annual Report 07 > 08 | At a glance At a glance Our standing The Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales (HHT) was established under the Historic Houses Act 1980 to manage, conserve and interpret the properties vested in it, for the education and enjoyment of the public. We are a statutory authority of the state government of New South Wales funded through the Department of the Arts, Sport and Recreation. We are one of the largest state museum bodies in Australia and a leader in conservation and management of historic places in this country. This year we attracted over 2.1m visitors to our museums, gardens, parklands, urban spaces and broad ranging program of activities. Our mission To inspire appreciation of Australia’s diverse histories and cultural heritage for present and future generations by conserving, interpreting and managing, with integrity, places of cultural significance in the care of the Historic Houses Trust. What we manage We manage sites of historical and cultural importance that tell a story about the history and development of New South Wales. Our portfolio of properties is valued at more than $203m and has grown from two properties in 1980 to 18 properties to date. The collections held at our museums are valued at more than $35m and comprise 250,000 archaeological artefacts and over 45,800 objects of cultural significance to the history of New South Wales. We conduct a wide range of programs including exhibitions and public events and also deliver wide-ranging schools education and publishing programs. Our commitment Our goals are influenced by our mission, which balances the twin objectives of conservation and interpretation with public access. We are committed to the highest standards of conservation of our sites to preserve them for future generations. We are also committed to the highest standards of interpretation of our sites for the education and enjoyment of the public. We aim to educate without being didactic, embrace cultural diversity and produce relevant and contemporary programs that relate to a wide range of communities. We welcome everyone and strive to provide services that will attract all sectors of the community. Recognition This year HHT projects won four awards: Meetings and Events Australia (MEA) Australia Award 2008 Specialty Venue Category for The Mint Meetings and Events Australia (MEA) NSW Award 2008 Specialty Venue Category for The Mint EnergyAustralia National Trust Heritage Award 2008 for Interpretation and Presentation – Corporate/Government Category for the publication Homes in the sky: apartment living in Australia EnergyAustralia National Trust Heritage Award 2008 for Conservation – Built Heritage for Project Under $1m for Refurbishment of the State Drawing Rooms at Government House opposite page: Front door, No 58 Gloucester Street, 2004. Photograph © Ross Heathcote 4 AR first section7.indd 15/10/08 4:42:27 PM - 5 - (Process(PANTONE Cyan)Magenta)Yellow)Black) 476 C) Acquired/Assumed management Property Opened Status 1980 Vaucluse House 1980 Museum 1980 Elizabeth Bay House 1980 Museum 1984 Elizabeth Farm 1984 Museum 1984 Lyndhurst (sold 2005) Offices and library 1985 Meroogal 1988 Museum 1987 Rouse Hill House & Farm 1999 Museum 1988 Rose Seidler House 1991 Museum 1990 Hyde Park Barracks Museum 1991 Museum 1990 Justice & Police Museum 1991 Museum 1990 Museum of Sydney 1995 Museum on the site of first Government House 1990 Young Street Terraces – Offices 1990 Susannah Place Museum 1993 Museum 1993 Walter Burley Griffin House (sold 1995) Conservation project 1996 Government House 1996 State house and garden 1998 The Mint 1998 & 2004 Offices and library 2003 Former Rouse Hill Public School – Being developed 2007 Tusculum – Leased 2007 Exeter Farm – Endangered Houses Fund project 2007 (leased pending acquisition) Glenfield – Endangered Houses Fund project 2008 Nissen hut – Endangered Houses Fund project 5 Historic Houses Trust Annual Report 07 > 08 | Chairman’s review Chairman’s review The work of the HHT was significantly progressed in a number of areas throughout the year with particular energy focused on developing our electronic profile. Following an internal audit to ensure sufficient staff resources and appropriate controls were in place, e-commerce was successfully launched through our website in January, creating new revenue streams for merchandise sales, memberships and donations. Online ticketing is the final phase of the e-commerce project and will be implemented in the first quarter of the coming year. Our new website was launched in June with a new contemporary design and easier navigation. TRUSTeNEWS, our monthly electronic news bulletin, continued to grow and is now sent to more than 7500 recipients. A new Image Management and Storage System (IMSS) has been successfully implemented, which centralises our diverse image portfolio featuring collections, museums, exhibitions and events images. This system will improve access to the HHT collection and also support an increase in earned revenue through copyright sales of HHT-owned images. A pattern of changing visitation at Elizabeth Bay House, Elizabeth Farm and Vaucluse House – specifically a long-term decline in casual visitation and an increase in booked groups attending schools programs, ticketed public programs and, in some instances, commercial venue hire – has been emerging over several years. In response to this trend, to meet the growing demand for booked groups and to enable us to more responsibly manage our resources our Minister, the Hon Frank Sartor MP, agreed to an adjustment of opening hours at the three properties. The new hours of operation came into effect on 1 February 2008. Admission prices were also reviewed in light of changed visitation trends and charges to formal education programs were modified. We modified charges to the HHT’s formal education programs following an internal review of the pricing structure and in response to the need among schools for shorter programs that allow greater numbers of students to participate. Schools were notified of the changes in Term 4, allowing for a smooth transition into the new pricing structure at the beginning of Term 1 this year. above: Jill Wran. Photograph © Paolo Busato 6 AR first section7.indd 6 17/10/08 10:21:31 AM Historic Houses Trust Annual Report 07 > 08 | Chairman’s review Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu replaced the Internal Audit Bureau We welcomed Jane Connors, Manager ABC Radio National, to as our internal auditors and will continue implementation of the the Exhibitions Advisory Committee (EAC). The committee’s HHT’s internal audit plan for 2007–2010. deliberations have already been greatly enhanced by Jane’s media experience. Government House hosted the Leaders Retreat II as part of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in September. We farewelled Dr Janis Wilton OAM following the completion of Through this event the property received international exposure, her final three-year term as Trustee. Janis provided an invaluable particularly the HHT’s recent work on the interior of the State regional perspective to the Board and generously gave advice on Drawing Rooms as part of the To Furnish a Future policy. All HHT a range of issues throughout her tenure. staff who contributed behind the scenes to this event are to be We welcomed Dr Grace Karskens, who was appointed a Trustee congratulated.
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