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NORTH COUNCIL REPORTS

Report to General Manager Attachments: Annual Report Jan 2015 - June 2016

SUBJECT: May Gibbs’ Nutcote – Review of the Joint Plan of Management

AUTHOR: Martin Ellis, Director, Community and Library Services

ENDORSED BY: Ross McCreanor, Acting General Manager

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

The Centre’s report covers 18 months following a decision to move to financial year accounting.

Following a deficit in 2014 the Centre posted another deficit for the 18 months (Jan 2015- June 2016) of $15,781. This was not an operational deficit as depreciation was $14,581, and is in line with previous years.

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS: Nil.

Local Government Act 1993: Section 23A Guidelines - Council Decision Making During Merger Proposal Period. The Guidelines have been considered in the preparation of this report and are not applicable.

RECOMMENDATION: 1. THAT the report on May Gibbs’ Nutcote be received. 2. THAT the report be taken into consideration in the Community Grants and Subsidies Report for 2017/18.

Report of Martin Ellis, Director, Community and Library Services Re: May Gibbs’ Nutcote – Review of the Joint Plan of Management (2)

LINK TO DELIVERY PROGRAM

The relationship with the Delivery Program is as follows:

Direction: 4. Our Social Vitality

Outcome: 4.3 Enhanced arts and cultural programs and facilities 4.8 Enhanced community facilities, information and services

BACKGROUND

Community Centre Management Plans are renewed generally once every three years, and reported on annually to Council. They are needed for and form part of the schedules for the leases Council has with Community Centre entities.

It is not always possible to meet this cycle precisely as the Plans, if they are to be robust, will include an up to date Strategic Plan, created by the Centres following wide consultation. This is not always possible given the limited resources of the volunteer boards and the pressure arising naturally from the day to day operations of the Centres.

CONSULTATION REQUIREMENTS

Community engagement will be undertaken in accordance with Council’s Community Engagement Protocol.

SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT

The sustainability implications were considered and reported on during the initiation phase of this project.

DETAIL

The Centre’s report covers 18 months following a decision to move to financial year accounting. There was in excess of 6,000 visitors to Nutcote for the period, which included closure for several months from March 2016 for urgent repairs. Highlights of the period included a fund raiser at Macquarie Bank which allowed the Centre to install air-conditioning in the tea room, a visit from Nutcote’s patron the Governor of NSW General David Hurley and his wife Mrs Hurley, a special exhibition “Gumnut goes to War”, and Council’s provision of $200,000 towards repairs of this heritage item. The Nutcote office and records were reorganised during the closure which has helped significantly in several governance issues in recent months. Volunteers (on the Board, in the garden, in the gift shop, the tea room and the office) continue to be a major factor in Nutcote’s success.

Following a deficit in 2014 the Centre posted another deficit for the 18 months (Jan 2015- June 2016) of $15,781. This was not an operational deficit as depreciation was $14,581, and is in line with previous years.

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CONTENTS

Who we are Our vision Our Purpose Our Goals Section I - An overview of May Gibbs' Nutcote About us Our people Our supporters Section 2 - Governance Structure & management Chairperson's report Manager Curator's report Our Objectives and Activities Section3-OurFinances Treasurer's report

Auditor's statement [Attached] Financial statements Section 4 - Our other important information Acknowledgements How you can help l-ooking to the future Contact us

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May Gibbs'Nutcote Who we are

Cecilia May Gibbs (1877-1969) MBE, was one of Australia's foremost children's authors and illustrators and is best known today for the iconic Australian children's story, Ihe Comptete Adventures of Snugglepot and Cuddtepie (19'l g), featuring two Gumnut babies and their escape from the big bad Banksia men. May lived at Nutcote for 44 y:ears and her home and garden inspired many of her works.

'Nutcote' is the name of the house designed for May Gibbs and her husband James Ossoli Kelly by Sydney architect, BJ Waterhouse. The house, which would have'compactness, convenience and charm'was built on land in Neutral Bay on the shores of Sydney Harbour and was completed in 1925. The Trust looks after the day-to-day running of the historic House Museum and Gardens.

The Deed of Settlement establishing the Nutcote Trust is dated 25 July 1990. Nutcote Trust Pty Ltd is a company limited by shares and ís jointly owned by the Mayor and General Manager of . lt is a charitable truêt, registered in NSW and is managed by a volunteer Board, which consists of members of the public and appoíntees from North Sydney Council. The Trust employs a Manager Curator who looks after the historic house and garden, May Gibbs' Nutcote, which opened to the public as a House Museum on 1 May 1994. The Trust reports annually on its activities to North Sydney Council.

Our vision: May Gibbs' Nutcote: celebrating the life and works of an iconic Australian

Our purpose: To cherish May Gibbs' home, garden and life by offering memorable experiences and rewarding learning opportunities.

Our Goals:

Goal I : Access and lnspiration

We willensure that more people enjoy and are inspired by May Gibbs and her home, Nutcote by offering rewarding experiences and memorable lea rning opportunities.

Goal 2 : Community Engagement

We will engage a wide range of people in enjoying, understanding, interpreting and caring for our house museum and garden.

Goal 3 : Conservation and curatorship

We will ensure the significance of Nutcote and May Gibbs continues to be cherished for future generations.

Goal 4: Organisational resilience

we will ensure good governance and effective management of our resources.

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SECTION 1 AN OVERVIEW OF MAY GIBBS' NUTCOTE

OUR PEOPLE

Patron General David John Hurley AC, DSC. Governor of

Board Directors Meetings held Name Meetings attended while a Director lngrid Anderson l3 12 Ruth Banfield 13 I Stephen Barbour 13 11 Dugald Holmes þ 3 Katherine Hopcroft o 4 Yvonne Hyde 13 7 Shauna Jarrett 5 5 Therese Lake 13 13 Caroline Minogue 3 3

Lucy Nasser 1 1 Sue-Anne Wallace 7 2 Caro Webster 7 3 David Williams I 6

Dylan Young 1 1

lngrid Anderson Collection and Discovery Services Librarian Appointed:

Ruth Banfield Retired Resigned: June 2016

Stephen Barbour Acting Chair North Sydney Councillor Appointed:2014

Shauna Jarrett Consultant Resigned: August 2015

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Section 1 An Overview of May Gibbs' Nutöote

Therese Lake Retired Executive Member of State Library NSW Appointed: 2009

Caroline Minogue - Chair Retired: April 2015

Caro Webster Owner at Caro & Co Resigned: September 201 5

Sue-Anne Wallace Resigned: August 2015

Dugald Holmes Business Leader for Apple in the ACT and rural NSW Joined Board: August 2015

Katherine Hopcroft Business Travel Services Coordinator Joined Board: September 2015

David Williams Finance head, Banking & Financial Services Resigned: October 2016

Yvonne Hyde AO Retired Archivist Appointed:2002

Lucy Nasser Paralegal Appointed June 2016

Dylan Young Policy & Process Manager Appointed June 2016

Owen Elliott

Film Prod ucer/D i rector Appointed March 2014

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May Gibbs' Nutcote is registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC)

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Name Position Dates acted

Stephanie Lake Manager Curator All year

Natalie Megna Museum Assistant All Year Sharyn Stebnickki Volunteer co-ordinator AllYear Amelia Wong Museum Assistant AllYear Rebecca Turnbull Museum Assistant Allyear Jemima Dove Children's Parties Assistant AllYear Zoe Landis Children's Activities September 2015 - April 2016

Volunteers Abigail Burdge Eve Bagnell Lillian Burdge Pam Hyde Alison Brown Felicity Dowdell Linda Evans Pauline Jai Allison Shultz Fiona Johnston Lisa Dowdell Peter Kelly Andrea Evers Helen Harrison Louella Kimpalani Rebecca Hull Angela Nymaim Hevi Mattini Madilina Tresca Robyn Kremer Anne Edmonds Iacqui Brooks Marg Simonsen Robyne Beaumont Atsuko Ishikawa Jill Rivers Margaret An Ruth Banfield Berna Ersavas John Stanbridge Mary Small Sjiewke Broersma Bud Coffey Ionathon Hiees MelJarvis Sue Millner Diana Dodds |udy Howe Mins Zhou Tessa Milne

Dianne Ross f ulie Webber Nina Suprun Tina Graham Dick Gall fune Ho Nona Barclay Victoria Green Dorothy Kelly Kevin Martin Owen Dowdell Ziatko Simonovski

OUR SUPPORTERS

Thank you to all Nutcote Supporters including North Sydney Council, Macquarie Bank, Bunnings Warringah Mall and Stanton Library North Sydney.

A big thanks also to the individuals who donated to Nutcote in 2015 including Linda Evans, Jane Brummitt, Therese Lake, Pam Alexander, Sarah and Owen Elliott, Caroline Minogue, BurnSide Legacy, Dr Christobel and Mr David Mattingley, Edna Kendall, Elizabeth Miles, Stephanie Lake, Ferg Brand, Girl Guides Association, Graham H McGowan, Jan Phillips, Jennifer Paviour, J.H Renton, John T Hamilton, Lorraine Waters, Lucy Nasser, Margaret Brinsden, Margaret Murray Tuiqereqere, Margaret Thorsborne, Mary Melot, Nola Ledbury, Pam Alexander Patricia Burgess, Rondalyn Dupen and Vashti Farrer,

Friends of Nutcote

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Ruth Banfield Michael and Cary Billinghurst Alison Brooks Bob & Jane Brummitt Charlene Bradley Patricia Burgess Alison Cox OAM Christine Fraser Beryl Cashmere Gallard Anne-Marie Gardiner Margaret Hamilton Dugald Holmes Ann James Mrs C Kay Diana Laidlaw MLC Beth Lewis Judi Lipp Suzanne Hope Murray Patricia McDonald N. McFarlane Caroline Minogue Rupert Myer Reg Pillai June Richardson Maurice Saxby EJ Vinning

Honary Life Friends

Bronte Bentley-Gibbs & Henry Bentley June Bowman Ann Haddon Jean Hart Peter Kingston Ted Mack Christobel Mattingley Elizabeth Parker Marian Shand OAM Maureen Walsh

Friends Dr Christobel & Mr D Alice Cunningham Mattingley Jessica Van Lien Norma Muggleton Alison Hooper E Podosky JH Renton Norma Walton Andrea Evers Edna Kendall Jim Henderson P G Chmielewski Angelina Luca Elizabeth Elis John T Hamilton Pam Alexander Anne Marie McCormack Elizabeth Miles Julia Appleby Pat Rose Anne Randolph Ellen Dawson Katherine Hopcroft Patricia Birchall Anne Stewart Fleur De Laine Linda Bergin Patricia Burgess Barbara Chiswell Geoff & Robyn Dryden Margaret Brinsden Paul Brunton Bimbi Belinda Turner Georgia Croker Margaret Murray Tuiqereqere Philip Montgomery Rev Christine & Mr W Bronwen Crouch Glenese Keavney Margaret Thorsborne Sheppard Bronwyn Lumsden Gloria Harriss Margot E Nimmo Rondalyn Dupen Caro Webster Graham H McGowan Marilyn Thomson Ruth Banfield Cecelia Murphy Helena Graham Mary Melot Ruth Graham Cheryl Seeto lan Goldring Mary Playford Sally Kimpton Cynthia Playford Jan Phillips Maureen Hensley Sarah Elliott Danielle Di Rosario Jane Davina Simpson Miriam Butler Sharyn Stebnicki David Tribe Jean Walter Morgan Ngaire Brodie Silver Way David Tribe Jennifer Paviour Noelene B Fraser Sue Allison Randle Deb Loughnan Jenny Burman Nola Ledbury Therese Lake Deborah Truneckova Jessica Steiger Norma Marriott Timothy James Tina Graham Vashti Farrer Wolfgang & Janette Schulze Yvonne Gutsche

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ACTING CHAIR'S REPORT

I am very pleased to present my report for the 2016 Nutcote Trust Pty Ltd Annual General Meeting, which covers the financial year lrom 2015 to 2016.

We had the pleasure of welcoming some new Directors to the 201512016 Board which included welcoming þack some of May Gibbs family members, Katherine Hopcroft and Dugald Holmes to the board whose advice and insights are very much appreciated. Also joining us now are Lucy Nasser and Dylan Young, bringing fresh eyes to the Board and its evolution.

Sadly we also said goodbye to a few Board members íncluding David Bruce Williams, Sue-Anne Wallace, Caro Webster, Shauna Jarrett and more recently Ruth Banfield has stepped down.

Also because of time served, stepping down at this AGM will be two of our most valued Board members for their enormous contributions over the years. Yvonne Royale Hyde and Therese Lake. Yvonne who fought to save Nutcote in the 90's and had an enormous knowledge of May's life and a continuing involvement and passion for the protection of May's legacy.

Therese Lake has also contributed so much to Nutcote by editing Nutcote News, giving talks to groups such as ADFAS about Nutcote, training new volunteers, creating exhibitions and being an invaluable bedrock of wisdom and advice to myself as the Acting Chair. Both will be sorely missed from the Board but continue to be part of the Nutcote family.

lngrid Anderson will also be resigning at the AGM from her role as secretary on the Board after a great contriþution and commitment to the position.

I will also be resigning from the Board I'm afraid as my normal Film and Television work, Council and a 6

month old now consume all of my time ,

I leave though being thankful that I have been fortunate to have worked with such a great Board of Directors and Manager/Curator who are so passionate and committed to Nutcote and the Legacy of May Gibbs. During my tenure I helped raise a $200,000 grant from Norlh Sydney Council that saw long overdue roof repairs, railing repairs, stonework repairs, Heritage plasterwork, carpentry and the much needed replacing of all the sewer lines carried out.

I will of course continue my 'behind the scenes' advocacy for Nutcote on North Sydney Council into the future.

At this point I should give special thanks to the Mayor, fellow Councillors, Martin Ellis, Duncan Mitchell and support staff at North Sydney Council for their continued support of Nutcote , the annual grants and general functioning of it as a whole.

Thanks to our great Curator and Manager Stephanie Lake and staff for continually pushing to better the day to day running of Nutcote as well as the experience of May Gibbs and her wonderful gift to us all.

My greatest thanks I have saved for our wonderful heart and soul, our volunteers which I should mention includes the Board who are also unpaid, for their amazing dedication, passion and infectious enthusiasm, thank you so much.

It was a year that saw us celebrating May Gibb's Gumnut Babies all year. Beginning with the joint exhibition at Stanton Library which was attended by our previous Patron Dame Marie

Bashir and our new vice regal Patron his Excellency General The Honorable David Hurley AC DSC (Ret'd) . There was our hugely popular Gumnut Fair ín November.

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Other media coverage included ChannelTen News, The Project, Mosman Daily, The SMH, The Australian and children's blog sites.

These are just a couple of examples of our year.

It has been a busy and productive year readying us with the ground work to forge forward and continue to bring the world of May Gibbs and her legacy to the world, again thank you all for your fantastic contributions.

Many thanks Cr Stephen Barbour Acting Chair Nutcote Trust Pty Ltd ATTACHMENT TO CLS01 - 20/03/17 Page 14

MANAGER CU RATORS REPORT

ln reviewing the last 18 months from Janua ry 2OI5 to June 2016 it is a pleasure to see that Nutcote is going from strength to strength, both as a place for the community to enjoy and as a source of inspiration and pleasure to thosd (re)discovering May's life and works. We have also worked hard to build our susta¡nability through improvements to our Shop and Tea Room products and services and by reviewing and simplifying our financial systems.

We began January 2016 with May's 138th Birthday celebrations. Nutcote's gardens were visited by 52 Scotty dogs and visitors celebrating a beautiful summer's day and May's birthday. We had two weddings in the garden in January and February, both using the garden right down by the Harbour celebrate.

I travelled to Melbourne to visit the very impressive "Romance Was Born" exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, which celebrated the Gumnut babies, The fashion range they released was very much influenced by May Gibbs' creations and very creative and inspiring.

ln May we launched our "Gumnut Corp goes to War" exhibition which talked about the lconic First World War Postcards May designed. This exhibition was very moving and I must thank Therese Lake for her hard work in curating this exhibition. The Governor of NSW General David Hurley and his wife Mrs Hurley visited the exhibition and spent quite some time-sharing stories relating to soldiers and war. They are keen to return to Nutcote to sit around our piano and sing.

Throughout the year we had Children's Birthday Parties in the garden, Group visits from probus, Community Centres, Garden Clubs, schools and church groups. We ran many children's activities including theatre activities, craft and art days. The year ended with Christmas Carols in the house around the piano with a special visitor arriving with gifts for the children and a high tea in the garden.

A Life Member and volunteer Linda Evans organised a sold out fundraising event to see Macquarie Bank's private art collection. This raised a substantial amount of money to pay for much needed air conditioning and improvements in the Tea Room.

Much of the L8 months was taking up with organising major work to the Nutcote house, garden, terraces and office. A restoration grant obtained through North Sydney Council required Nutcote to close for three months in mid 2016 whilst large parts of the garden were dug up to replace the old sewerage drains, tiles were replaced on the roof and part of the roof was fixed. Builders had to cut into some of the floorboards to check if any damage was under the floors (luckily it was not), replace some drummy plaster and re-paint the internal walls. They also replaced most of the handrails in the garden and replaced the damp-proofing in the upper terrace.

This closure Save the Nutcote Trust the opportunity to do a great deal of behind the scenes work. We had all the carpets and curtains professionallycleaned as wellas pictures and objects cleaned properly. This major clean-up was the first time since Nutcote opened to the public in 1994 and made everything inside sparkle! Volunteer Dick Gall also had the chance to re-oil the entire floor whilst the interior was empty. We also cleared out allthe cupboards and found some hidden treasures.

The closure also gave us time to completely clear out the Education Centre and my office, which is located across the road from the Museum. Volunteer Linda Evans and myself emptied the office of all the (very old) donated furniture, over 140 boxes of memories. Much of the items were items were boxed up for future sorting out. We thoroughly cleaned the office from top to bottom and then painted the rooms. Linda Evans organised ergonomic office furniture to be donated by Macquarie Bank and this included archival storage, proper office chairs and desks and much needed filing drawers. Then we started the arduous task of going through all the boxes of items filing, archiving or recycling 25 years worth of paper! I was helped, in large part, ATTACHMENT TO CLS01 - 20/03/17 Page 15 by Linda Evans, Therese Lake and, on some occasions, other volunteers to go through allthe boxes. We discovered some hidden gems, interesting photographs, bones of dogs (l), large figures of Banksia men, costumes and thousands of letters/cards etc from all the people inspired by May Gibbs who had visited Nutcote over the last 20 plus years.

It is critical that we continue to promote Nutcote and May Gibbs so part of my role is to build our profile through daily social media posts. This includes posting images of May's art, taking photos around Nutcote of events and Nutcote visitors, Naturally, the posts showing May's original art work are always the most popular and a draw card to visitors coming to Nutcote because they have seen a beautiful image on our Facebook Page, Our Facebook Page, @MayGibbsNutcote is the premier social media place people from all over the world visit to find out about May and her life.

Volunteers Dick Gall and John Stanbridge have been representing Nutcote doing talks about May Gibbs and Nutcote. They have given talks to retirement homes, Probus groups, Garden Groups and Board Director Therese Lake and Dick Gall also gave a talk at the Historic Houses Association.

I would like to thank the wonderful and hard-working volunteer team at Nutcote who garden, guide, bake, compute, educate, entertain, clean and much more with such passion, professionalism and enthusiasm. lt makes my job at Nutcote a pleasure and the feedback we recêive is always positive regarding the atmosphere and friendliness of Nutcote.

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SECTION 3 OUR FINANCES

ACTING TREASURER'S REPORT

Treasurers Report ln my capacity as Acting Treasurer I would like to present the Treasurers Report. Please take into consideration the Financial Statements prepared by Hill Rogers being the Auditors for Nutcotä Trust

We note that the reporting period was 18 months long as Nutcote Trust transitioned from Calendar Year to Financial Year, being I January 2015to 30 June 2016. Each yearthereafterwill be a 12-month period.

Please note that the following factors when comparing the financialfigures between the 2014 and 201512016 reporting periods: ' ln the Profit and.Loss Statement there appears to be an increase in both Revenue and Employee Benefit expenses. However, when comparing monthly averages rather than reporting periods the monthly averages are reasonably similar;

' During the20L5/2016 reporting period Nutcote House was closed for a 3-month period due to repairs and maintenance conducted by North Sydney,

' Nutcote received cornpensation from North Sydney Council for loss of income during the 3-month closure. . During the 3-month closure income was limited to the online store. ' During the 2015/2016 Nutcote Trust joined the Association for Historical Houses Trust. This means increased exposure with the inclusion of Nutcote House in the marketing materials to Historical Houses members. Noting also

that members of the Historical Houses Trust receive free entry into Nutcote House. ' A donations-in-kind was made by Macquarie Bank. The donation of office furniture enable the volunteers and staff to remodelthe Nutcote office.

Major Asset is the Unit at Wallaringa Avenue, Neutral Bay. Typically a source of income the return of investment has been impacted by increased maintenance, expenses and agency fees. ln the 201612017 financial year maintenance will continue on Nutcote with immediate attention to rectify damage in the tearooms and the replacement of garage doors. A fundraiser was also conducted to raise money for the installation of air conditioning in the tearooms, it is anticipated that the air conditioners can be installed after the rectification works.

Yours sincerely,

Lucy Nasser Acting Treasurer, May Gibbs' Nutcote ATTACHMENT TO CLS01 - 20/03/17 Page 17 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ATTACHMENT TO CLS01 - 20/03/17 Page 18 Section 4 Other lmportant lnformation

SECTION 4 OUR OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS & THANK YOU

Corporate & community partners Macquarie Bank, Bunnings Warringah Mall, Stanton Library and North Sydney Council.

HOW YOU CAN HELP

Become a Friend

Volunteer your time We are always looking for volunteers who can help guide in the house, help in the tea room, garden, help with graphic design, help with Administration and help with events. For more information email [email protected] for more information

Make a donation Donations can be made online sh .co roducts/donations or by sending us a cheque made payable to 'The Nutcote Trust'. Please contact us if you need more information.

Leave a bequest Email us at [email protected] for more information.

Support an event or fundraising activity

Become a corporate partner

Other ways you can help our cause May Gibbs' left the Copyright of her books to two Children's Charities Northcott Society and The Cerebral Palsy Alliance. Buy purchasing items in our gift shop or purchasing "The Gumnut Babies" or "Snugglepot and Cuddlepie" will not only keep May's legacy alive but also the Royalties will benefit these charities. By visiting Nutcote you can see May's beloved Nutcote with a "long, long garden" you will see where May did her drawings in her studio.

Nutcote as well as Charle.ne Bradley raised a large sum of money to have May's work digitised for the State Library of NSW. You can go to their website http ://www. sl. nsw. o ov . aulstories/mav-qibbs to have a look at her art work and also see her manuscript for Snugglepot and Cuddlepie.

Stanton Library at North Sydney also has information regarding May's life and can be visited in person or online http:i/www. northsvdnev. nsw.oov.a ibrarv Databases/Heritaqe Centre

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We are preparing for 2018 and the celebrations of 100 years of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie which will include some joint activities with community groups. May Gibbs' iconic illustrated book has been in publication since 1917.

We will ensure that Nutcote's Strategic Plans meets Norlh Sydney Council's amalgamation priorities and focus.

We are focusing our efforts on our continued development of Nutcote's social media pages with a goal that includes ensuring that regular posts are updated on our website. The website is in the process of being updated to simplify processes and make it more relevant. We want to make sure our website continues to reflect May Gibbs and her glorious illustrations.

More community activities are planned including family days, talks, sing-alongs in the house, joint activities with other community organisations, bush walks and high tea as well as our regular popular events (May's birthday celebrations, the Gumnut Fair).

The money raised from the above functions will be used for risk mitigation activities at Nutcote that include creating a better working environment in the Tea Room and replacing the doors into the Gift Shop for improved safety and security.

Additional funding, when available will be used to build programs that encourage children's activities through nature and stories. We want some of these completed in preparation for the centenary that will take place in 2018.

Over the next few years we will further build our relationships with our community and our supporters including our Friends of Nutcote.

We will continue to invest in our volunteers and staff through growing their knowledge and excitement in May Gibbs' world so that they, in turn, can build our visitors' engagement, enjoyment and understanding of May Gibss' life at her home, Nutcote.

We are looking to increase revenue through investments of our key Nutcote facilities such as the Tea Room and Gift Shop to ensure the longevity of Nutcote and May's Australian legacy for all to experience and enjoy in perpetuity.

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