ANNUAL REPORT 2014–2015
HISTORIC HOUSES TRUST OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Rouse Hill House & Farm. Photo © Douglas Riley The Hon Mark Speakman SC MP
Minister for the Environment, Minister for Heritage, and Assistant Minister for Planning Level 15, 52 Martin Place SYDNEY NSW 2000
Dear Minister
On behalf of the Board of Trustees and in accordance with the provisions of the Annual Reports (Statutory Bodies) Act 1984, the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983 and the Public Finance and Audit Regulation 2015, we submit for presentation to Parliament the Annual Report of the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales for the year ending 30 June 2015.
Yours sincerely
Michael Rose Mark Goggin Chairman Executive Director
The Historic Houses Trust of NSW, HISTORIC HOUSES TRUST T 02 8239 2288 incorporating Sydney Living Head Office F 02 8239 2299 Museums, cares for significant historic The Mint E [email protected] places, buildings, landscapes and 10 Macquarie Street TTY 02 8239 2377 collections. It is a statutory authority Sydney NSW 2000 (telephone for people of, and principally funded by, with hearing disabilities) the NSW Government. This report and all our programs are published on our website sydneylivingmuseums.com.au OUR ACHIEVEMENTS
CONTENTS
From the Chairman 2
From the Executive Director 3
OUR ACHIEVEMENTS 4
CORPORATE PLAN 5
PERFORMANCE 6
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS 7
1 Involvement 8
2 Access & enjoyment 16
3 Conservation & curatorship 30
4 Stability 40
5 Wellbeing 44
6 Knowledge 46
OUR ORGANISATION 50
Who we are 51
Our museums 52
Our collections 57
Endangered Houses Fund 58
Corporate governance 60
Foundation for the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales 70
APPENDICES 72
HHT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 87
Contacts 168
Program supporters & partners 169
Index 170
Corporate Partners 172
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ANNUAL REPORT 2014–15
FROM THE CHAIRMAN
At the heart of our vision, $4.2 million for reinvestment into the Endangered Houses Fund over the creating ‘A Future for the Past’, 40-year lease period. In March 2015 our work at Beulah homestead is the careful custodianship of saw the reconstruction of the bridge over Woodhouse Creek, providing our museums and our passion road access for major conservation works in 2016. The Foundation for engaging future generations also subsidised students from low socio-economic backgrounds to in a deep appreciation of our participate in How Does Your Garden Grow?, our colonial kitchen heritage. Over the past year garden experience at Vaucluse House. at the Historic Houses Trust As one her final duties as Governor of New South Wales, Her Excellency of NSW (HHT) we achieved Professor The Honourable Dame Marie Bashir AD CVO led the program to significant milestones in pursuit commemorate our first Governor, Arthur Phillip, on the bicentenary of his of this mission in two key areas: death, including the dedication of the Captain Arthur Phillip RN memorial enhancing our properties bust at the Museum of Sydney and an official reception at Government through effective conservation and interpretation, and better educating House. These events not only marked the farewell of one of the state’s schoolchildren across the state. most respected and admired Governors but also the formal transition This year, supported by $1.904 million in capital funding from the NSW in ownership of Government House from the HHT to the newly formed Government, we embarked on a major maintenance program. These Government House Sydney Trust (GHS) as the official residence of the funds represent the first year of a comprehensive 11-year capitalised Governor of New South Wales. I would like to thank Governor Bashir maintenance program valued at $30.8 million, marking a new era in for her generous and passionate engagement with the HHT over many heritage investment to secure our places for the next generation. So years, and our thanks to GHS. We look forward to working with GHS and far we have completed 45 individual projects focused on improving providing ongoing heritage expertise through the GHS Advisory Panel. public safety and accessibility, ensuring compliance with fire safety With support from the Elsa Dixon Aboriginal Employment Program, we and electrical codes, replacing ageing infrastructure, improving venue have created a new, dedicated role for Aboriginal Interpretation and facilities and ensuring our buildings are at their best for daily visitor use. Programming. To this new role we welcome Clive Freeman, a member In June 2015, to increase access for schoolchildren to our state’s most of the Wreck Bay Aboriginal community, from a family of Yuin, Eora and significant heritage sites, the NSW Government announced support Wirdjuri descent. Critical to understanding the history of our properties, of $1.091 million over the next two years for the Unlocking Heritage and the future positioning of our cultural landscapes, will be elevating program. Through targeted travel subsidies, this program will enable Aboriginal interpretation and community involvement across our primary school students from low socio-economic backgrounds and places in coming years. regional and rural primary schools across NSW to attend over 30 I would like to acknowledge Mrs Miriam Hamilton (nee Terry), one of the heritage, environment or history curriculum-linked programs at HHT last co-owners of Rouse Hill House and its collection, who passed away and NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service sites. To enable regional late last year. Mrs Hamilton was connected with Rouse Hill House & Farm, schools to visit the UNESCO World heritage-listed Hyde Park Barracks, as a descendant of the Rouse family, and the Thorburns of Meroogal. She a fully subsidised immersive convict-themed sleepover provides maintained a close association with Rouse Hill and HHT staff, and over overnight accommodation in authentic hammocks – a unique and many years generously provided access to her research and collections. memorable experience for any young child. The sheer scope of the outstanding work of the HHT is only possible For their generous support of these conservation and education through the strengths of the institution: the expertise and innovation initiatives, and their ongoing commitment to our institution, I would like of our talented staff; the experience and counsel of our Trustees and to acknowledge the NSW Government and, in particular, the Minister for committees; the dedicated work of 544 volunteers, delivering over Heritage, the Hon Mark Speakman SC MP, and the Minister for Planning 8000 hours of service; the generosity of our Governors’ Circle donors; & Environment, and former Minister for Heritage, the Hon Rob Stokes MP. the investment of our corporate and commercial partners; the creative In May 2015 we secured funds of $1.82 million from the federal efforts of our collaborative partners and the steadfast commitment of government, through the Protecting National Historic Sites Programme, the NSW Government. to undertake exciting new interpretation, archaeology, and activation This year our results demonstrate a strong, vibrant and financially of the Hyde Park Barracks and on the site of first Government House. sound institution that is well positioned to engage broader audiences This year our Foundation was successfully relaunched as the with a deep love of our unique heritage places. Governors’ Circle, engaging existing and new donors in conservation, I look forward to working with Trustees, the Executive team and staff, collection acquisition and innovative education. The Foundation funded the NSW Government, and our audiences and collaborative partners to craftsmen in the re-shingling of the roof of the dairy and larder at build on our achievements. Vaucluse House, using traditional methods, and a careful restoration of the barn at Rouse Hill.
In October 2014 we finalised the conservation and long-term lease of Throsby Park, one of Australia’s finest colonial homesteads, to Tim Throsby, restoring ownership to the estate’s descendants and securing Michael Rose, Chairman
Michael Rose Photo Scott Hill 2 INTRODUCTION
FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Our purpose is to enhance the they are set to substantially increase the accessibility of curriculum- heritage values of our houses, linked heritage experiences to schools across the state. I would like museums and gardens for to reiterate our thanks to the Minister for Heritage, the Hon Mark current and future generations, to Speakman SC MP, and the former Minister for Heritage, the Hon Rob interpret our places with passion Stokes MP, for supporting this groundbreaking program, which will and creativity, and to instil a loyal be carefully evaluated during the two-year pilot program to assess its affection for heritage in a broad unique educational value. range of audiences. Indeed, Following the significant review of the institution’s business model capturing the power of the past conducted in 2013, we continued to implement the strategic is as much about memory and recommendations of that review through the Business Review Action emotion as it is about buildings Plan, aimed at modernising and financially revitalising the HHT. and collections. To this end, our success in visitation and digital engagement has been This year our evocative, interactive and meaningful programming attracted matched by strong financial outcomes, for a second consecutive year, loyal and new audiences, and increasingly engaged with young minds. with the institution’s net cost of service resulting in a surplus of $2.652 Imagine Sydney in the 1850s when over half the population was under 12 million, $1.177 million above budget. Self-generated revenue of $7.751 years of age. Ever a young city with a young population, Sydney has been million was a significant contributor to this result. Opening two new a backdrop to childhoods too numerous to count and the stories of children successful restaurants, Bistro Mint and The Governors Table, saw our are intertwined with our properties. This year we sought to engage with commercial leaseholds income increase by 38%. Strong visitation and young children through creative, interactive, emotional and conceptual major programs, such as Towers of Tomorrow and Sydney Open, saw play, based on architecture and history. In October we launched our new admission revenues increase by 53%. A very favourable outcome in in-house membership program, with its compelling family offer: free securing a valuable long-term lease from Throsby Park estate, several membership for up to four children in every category. With a combination new federal and state government heritage grants, a new membership of exhibitions at the Museum of Sydney – Toys through Time, a nostalgic program and several new corporate partners have all assisted in this exploration of childhood play and Towers of Tomorrow with LEGO® Bricks, solid financial result. an interactive experience to inspire tower building – we attracted 41,500 In November 2014 we co-hosted Communicating the Museum, family visitors, of whom two-thirds were visiting for the first time. A suite the foremost international forum for cultural communicators in the of inventive school holiday programs across our museums and grounds museums and galleries sector, which attracted 265 delegates from 23 peaked in popularity with PLAY[ground], a collaboration with Archikidz countries. This international project positioned ‘Sydney Living Museums’ Sydney, which saw 5000 children exploring the Hyde Park Barracks as an innovative and contemporary museum brand, and, institutionally, Museum over the June long weekend. as a global leader in cultural communications. Overall this year visitation at our properties, programs and travelling I would like to thank our dynamic and devoted Chairman, Michael exhibitions continued to grow, with more than 700,000 visitors: up 8% Rose, our experienced and conscientious Trustees, and the HHT’s many on 2013–14 and 18% on 2012–13. This increase complemented strong partners, visitors, donors, volunteers and collaborators, whose energy growth in our digital audiences including engaged subscribers, website and loyalty drive the success of the institution. During 2014 and 2015 we visitors (up 29%) and social media followers. were delighted to acknowledge 74 volunteers who have provided five, It has been heartening to witness the Museum of Sydney in its 20th ten and 20 years of service to the HHT, a measure of the long-term anniversary year achieving its highest ever visitation of 166,000, enrichment to the visitor experience that our volunteers provide. Finally, which includes 91,501 paying visitors. Beyond the successful family heartfelt thanks to our highly skilled and passionate professional programming, the museum led the commemoration of the bicentenary staff and, in particular, our talented Executive team, who collectively of the death of Admiral Arthur Phillip, staged the landmark exhibition embody the creativity and authenticity that underpinned the ambitious Harry Seidler: Painting Toward Architecture celebrating the life and work program that was successfully delivered this year. of Australia’s influential modernist architect, drew over 52,000 patrons to We look forward to the privilege of managing, conserving and The Governors Table Bar & Dining, participated in signature NSW events, interpreting our precious and historic museums, gardens and such as Vivid, and secured federal funds for new site interpretation. collections for the enjoyment and inspiration of our visitors and, in the In November 2014 the 10th edition of our signature event, Sydney Open, coming year, to realising exciting new opportunities in the future public marked the climax of the public profile and awareness of the HHT, and engagement of our heritage places. yielded the highest paid visitation to the event since it was first offered in 1997, with 48,639 visits to more than 50 buildings across Sydney. I am delighted to confirm that this ever-popular event will now be held annually, allowing the HHT to curate the city’s most important program of architecture and heritage each year.
This year our education programs reached 52,000 schoolchildren and, with the Unlocking Heritage grant from the NSW Government, Mark Goggin, Executive Director
Mark Goggin Photo © Stuart Miller 3 OUR ACHIEVEMENTS OUR ACHIEVEMENTS
CORPORATE PLAN
CORPORATE FRAMEWORK VISION The Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales Corporate Plan 2010‑2015 is underpinned by six key aims and objectives, each supported by a list A future for the past of actions that drives our strategic direction.
MISSION
To care for INVOLVEMENT ACCESS & CONSERVATION significant historic A wider range of ENJOYMENT & CURATORSHIP places, buildings, people are involved We provide more Our properties and collections and in understanding, people and a wider collections are handed landscapes with interpreting and range of people access on to future generations integrity, and caring for the past. to our properties, in good heart. collections, programs enable people to and knowledge. enjoy and learn about them
STABILITY WELLBEING KNOWLEDGE The HHT becomes The wellbeing of We use our knowledge a more resilient our staff improves. and expertise, and work organisation with with others, to change the a secure future. way people think about heritage and the past.
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PERFORMANCE
VISITATION SELF-GENERATED REVENUE
July 2012 – June 2015 July 2012 – June 2015
$9.102m $7.751m 700,667 647,051 $6.474m
592,518 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15
Outreach and travelling exhibition visitation Property visitation
EXPENDITURE 2014–15 SELF-GENERATED REVENUE 2014–15 TOTAL ASSETS AS AT 30 JUNE 2015
$26.215 million $7.751 million $262.337 million
68% Personnel services 32% Donations and sponsorships 82% Land and buildings * 24% Other operating costs 27% Commercial services 12% Collection assets 3% Maintenance 25% Admissions 5% Cash and cash equivalents 3% Depreciation 7% Programs and exhibitions† 1% Other assets 1% Contract staff 4% Investments 1% Insurance 3% Retail 2% Other income * Commercial services include venue hire, catering and rental income from commercial leases. † Includes public programs such as Sydney Open, exhibitions and travelling exhibitions.
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KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
1 INVOLVEMENT 3 CONSERVATION & CURATORSHIP
• Our strategy for Sydney Open 2014, integrating ticket sales, • We acquired new collection material, including a convict love token, membership acquisition and partnership management, the Meroogal kitchen clock and an oil painting by William Edwin yielded the highest paid visitation to the event since it was Pidgeon of Queens Square depicting the Hyde Park Barracks. first offered in 1997. • We undertook preventive conservation on collection items, • We developed and launched Unlocking Heritage, a program including pest management, mould remediation, environmental that enables primary school students from low socio- management and collection storage. economic schools or in regional and rural areas to attend • We completed year one of a $4.1 million three-year major capital over 30 heritage, environment or history curriculum-linked maintenance program to ensure statutory compliance, visitor safety programs at the HHT and NSW National Parks and Wildlife and environmental management. Service sites. • We finalised the long-term lease of Throsby Park homestead and • The 14th Meroogal Women’s Art Prize, exhibited at the house completed the transfer of its collection and contents. for the first time, resulted in an increase in overall visitation to the site of 116% compared to the same period in the 4 STABILITY previous year. • Commercial leasehold income increased 38%, due to new • From 4–8 November 2014 we co-hosted Communicating hospitality partnerships at The Mint and the Museum of Sydney, and the Museum, the foremost international forum for cultural a new commercial office tenant being secured for the Young Street communicators in the museums and galleries sector. Terraces, Museum of Sydney. • In collaboration with New York-based guest co-curator • In May 2015 we received approval of a three-year Commonwealth Vladimir Belogolovsky, Penelope Seidler AM, Polly Seidler, Government grant of $1.82 million under the Protecting National and staff at Harry Seidler and Associates, and supported Historic Sites Programme for the UNESCO World Heritage-listed by The GPT Group, the Seidler Architectural Foundation Hyde Park Barracks and the site of first Government House, with and AMP Capital, we staged Harry Seidler: Painting $546,000 received in June 2015. Toward Architecture, the first major exhibition to showcase never‑before seen artworks, celebrating the life and work of • In October 2014 we launched our new in-house membership this influential modernist architect. program, focused on families and children, which includes membership for up to four children in every category. 2 ACCESS & ENJOYMENT • In July 2014 we opened two restaurants at our sites: The Governors Table Bar & Dining at the Museum of Sydney and the French‑inspired • Total visitation in this reporting period was 700,667, Bistro Mint at The Mint. representing an 8.3% increase from 2013–14.
• Visitation to our properties was 545,660, a 17.3% 5 WELLBEING increase from 2014. • In the Public Service Commission People Matter Employee Survey • Our exhibition Towers of Tomorrow with LEGO® Bricks drew 2014, 74% of staff were found to believe the HHT is committed to a record number of 38,869 visitors to the Museum of Sydney their development and 81% believing the organisation is making the to 30 June 2015. necessary improvements to meet our future challenges. • In its 20th year, the Museum of Sydney achieved its highest • To meet Government Sector Employment Act (2013) requirements, ever visitation with 91,501 paid admissions. we successfully undertook an extensive recruitment effort, resulting • We welcomed more than 52,000 students to a range of in 167 employment offers. programs across our properties and through outreach. • During 2014–15, HHT employees participated in more than 1800 • Over the June 2015 long weekend more than 5000 children hours of training. and parents visited the Hyde Park Barracks Museum for • We developed 18 new policies and ten revised policies including PLAY[ground], an initiative of program partner Archikidz Dealing with Unreasonable Behaviour, First Aid, and Contractor Sydney. Induction Procedures. • More than 1600 visitors attended our inaugural Autumn Harvest market, held at Rouse Hill House & Farm in May 2015. 6 KNOWLEDGE
• We received a number of industry awards for brand, design, • We developed a partnership with Opera Australia to present exhibitions and heritage projects, including the Museums & Salon Music, four concerts held at The Mint, Elizabeth Bay House Galleries NSW IMAGinE Awards (2014) – Projects category and Vaucluse House. (for organisations with 11 or more staff): Winner, forCelestial • We developed a program of events commemorating the City: Sydney’s Chinese Story. bicentenary of the death of Admiral Arthur Phillip, including a sellout • Visits to our website increased by 29% from the previous year symposium and the dedication of the Captain Arthur Phillip RN and the number of our Instagram followers increased by memorial bust at the Museum of Sydney. 213% since June 2014. • Our Dream Home, Small Home exhibition showcased the Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection as the leading library of homes, interiors and gardens in Australia. 7 .
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1 INVOLVEMENT
A wider range of people are involved in understanding, interpreting and caring for the past.
We are dedicated to providing more opportunities for people to become involved with the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales (HHT) through a range of programs. Encouraging involvement with and participation in our museums and programs ensures that the sites we manage on behalf of the people of NSW are well maintained and enjoyed by all our visitors. The best ways we can do this are through encouraging genuine involvement with our properties, especially by schoolchildren, and supporting our volunteers.
VOLUNTEERING
Our Volunteer Program has continued to strengthen with important changes introduced following a comprehensive review of volunteer management and practices. Changes to the structure of the Volunteer Forum have enabled all volunteers to more effectively provide feedback about their experiences and the management of the program. Recruitment processes have been bolstered and made consistent, ensuring professional volunteer recruitment that is in line with best practice. An annual event was established to formally recognise the contribution of our volunteers, with length-of-service pins presented to them to acknowledge their valued commitment. All volunteers received complimentary membership.
Forty-five new exhibition volunteers were recruited in December 2014 and March 2015 to support the popular exhibition Towers of Tomorrow with LEGO® Bricks at the Museum of Sydney. In November 2014, 399 volunteers joined us in the successful delivery of Sydney Open. The first half of 2015 saw the recruitment of more than 60 new volunteers who will provide customer service and interpretation across all of our sites. Above Sharnie Shield wearing part of her first-prize-winning artwork Collars in the afternoon in the bedroom at Meroogal. Photo © James Horan SYDNEY OPEN
On Sunday 2 November 2014 the HHT delivered its 10th Sydney Open, enabling the general public to engage with the city’s MEROOGAL WOMEN’S ART PRIZE architecture and heritage by exploring over 50 buildings. We On Saturday 20 September 2014 the HHT launched its 14th Meroogal developed and delivered a strategy that integrated ticket sales, Women’s Art Prize (MWAP). This was the first time the artworks membership acquisition and partnership management, and which were installed within the rooms of the house and in the garden, yielded the highest paid visitation since the program was first marking an important change to the event from previous years. offered in 1997, a 19.9% increase on the last event. A key element The prize was generously supported by the HHT Foundation and was the Golden Ticket promotion – in partnership with Sydney the Bundanon Trust, providing the biggest prize pool in MWAP’s Open major partner, the Queen Victoria Building – which drove history and an artist residency for the first-place winner. The more than 1900 ticket sales in a competition to win a tour of the installation of 39 works, which were on display until 26 January QVB Dome. Other partners in the event were Houses magazine 2015, was very carefully considered and became an integrated and AMP Capital. Sydney Open was included as part of our Home part of visitor experience during the course of the prize. Artists & Architecture program. visiting the house as they developed their works and general visitors The City of Sydney assisted Sydney Open with marketing and to the exhibition itself resulted in an increase in overall visitation promotional support, as well as a grant towards business planning of 116% compared to the same period in the previous year. and an audience and market research project to inform the future of the program. Highlights of the audience research were very high levels of satisfaction with the program offer across a range of indicators (+80%) and strong awareness of HHT ownership of the program (78%). Sydney Open also yielded strong return on investment, resulting in $1.4 million in public relations value. 8 OUR ACHIEVEMENTS
A COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE HHT & ELLA AND SOFIA
In July 2014, following a 12-month collaboration with the HHT, Ella and Sofia, a Sydney-based design studio specialising in premium fabrics, wallpapers and bespoke home furnishings, launched a new wallpaper and fabric collection.
The inspiration for this collection began at the Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection (CSL&RC) with its extensive range of historical trade literature, pattern books and textile and wallpaper samples. Karie Soehardi, creative director of Ella and Sofia, and CSL&RC curatorial staff went on a journey of discovery into Australian interior design, with Karie carefully selecting and reworking 1920s wallpaper designs into elegant modern pieces.
The new wallpapers and fabrics refer directly to the historical wallpapers that inspired them. The original ‘Kandos’ and ‘Gadara’ come from a sample book of wallpaper friezes made by Sydney company Morrisons, one of the few Sydney-based wallpaper manufacturers of the period. ‘Vaucluse’ was inspired by a French wallpaper sample book – hence the new wallpaper is named after a Sydney place name with a French origin. The design for ‘Rose Bay’ Above ‘Kandos’ wallpaper with ‘Kandos’ lampshade in an alternative was drawn from a large fragment of 1920s wallpaper recovered from colourway. Photo © Ella and Sofia Rose Bay Lodge during major conservation works to the building in the early 1990s.
The CSL&RC continues to collect historic wallpapers and fabrics to help 27 SMITH STREET COMPETITION us all to better understand our design history and built heritage. The In April 2014 the HHT created a new competition, 27 Smith collaboration with Ella and Sofia is one way of drawing attention to the Street: the Home of Tomorrow, to coincide with the launch past in order to inspire us all in the future. of its Home & Architecture program. The competition called on professional and student architects to design a suburban ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE AT VAUCLUSE HOUSE family home that brought the typical red brick house into Vaucluse House hosted ceramicist Andrei Davidoff as artist-in- the future. The competition was supported by Austral Bricks, residence in 2014–15. Davidoff, a functional and conceptual ceramicist the major partner of the Home & Architecture program. based in Melbourne, was granted unprecedented access to the A total of 26 professional entries and nine student entries were house including its collection and archival and photographic records. received. The student prize was awarded to Jennifer McMaster Davidoff worked on site, both hand-building and on a potter’s wheel, and Jonathon Donnelly. The judges remarked that the winning to create artworks in response to his experience of the property. The design showed great architectural logic, was respectful to result of his residency was an exhibition entitled Solitary Shade, held context and showcased the thermal qualities of brick. The at Vaucluse House over the Christmas holidays. The residency was winners of the professional award, for their design of the Ribbon undertaken with the assistance of the Australian Government through House, were Jerome Cateaux and Alberto Quizon. The judges the Australia Council for the Arts and the support of the HHT. felt their design showed innovation through its consideration of the needs of future communities, with the breakdown of the fence line and the radical reallocation of private land. 9 .
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UNLOCKING HERITAGE EDUCATION SUBSIDY
On Friday 12 June 2015 the Hon Mark The Unlocking Heritage Travel Subsidy provides up to Speakman SC MP, Minister for Heritage, $20 per student for schools with a Resource Allocation Below Model, Family Occupation and Education Index of 100 Sydney Living Museums Executive announced $1.09 million in government points or more to attend over 30 heritage, environment Director Mark funding to increase accessibility to learning or history curriculum-linked programs at eight HHT Goggin, the Hon programs at HHT and NSW National Parks properties and nine NSW National Parks and Wildlife Mark Speakman MP, Minister for and Wildlife Service sites. The Unlocking Service sites. The HHT’s Unlocking Heritage: A Convict Sleepover program offers the same travel subsidy Heritage, and Heritage program offers two groups of Michael Wright, as well as a free program for students from regional Deputy Chief schools – those with high levels of students and rural schools. A Convict Sleepover enables Executive, NSW from disadvantaged backgrounds and Stages 2 and 3 students from these schools the unique National Parks & opportunity to experience life as a convict through an Wildlife Service, those in regional and rural NSW – a with students from overnight program at the UNESCO World Heritage- Yagoona Public travel subsidy and special program. listed Hyde Park Barracks. Over 1700 schools across School. Photo © NSW are eligible for Unlocking Heritage funding. James Horan
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Clockwise from left Breakfast after the Convict Sleepover program at the Hyde Park Barracks Museum; exploring the Hyde Park Barracks Museum after dark as part of the Convict Sleepover program; students from Yagoona Public School enjoy the Hyde Park Barracks Museum as part of the Unlocking Heritage education subsidy program. Photos © James Horan
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SEIDLER: EXHIBITION, TALKS & TOURS
Our Home & Architecture program continued in 2014–15, focusing on bringing the history, distinctiveness and experience of Australian architecture to our visitors.
Harry Seidler: Painting Toward Architecture was the first major exhibition on the distinguished architect to showcase never-seen- before original artworks. The exhibition, held at the Museum of Sydney, showcased the acclaimed designs, iconic buildings and long-lasting local and international collaborations Seidler forged with the great names in art, architecture, design and engineering including Walter Gropius, Marcel Breuer, Oscar Niemeyer, Max Dupain, Josef Albers, Alexander Calder, Sol LeWitt and Lin Utzon. As well as showcasing Seidler’s creative achievements, the exhibition presented the fascinating personal journey of this visionary through times of war and peace.
The exhibition was curated by New York-based Vladimir Belogolovsky and Dr Caroline Butler-Bowdon, and was developed in partnership with Penelope Seidler AM and family, as well as staff at Harry Seidler and Associates.Harry Seidler: Painting Toward Architecture was supported by major partner, The GPT Group, and supporting partners, the Seidler Architectural Foundation and AMP Capital.
This exhibition was accompanied by a series of talks, a collaborative program with Expanded Architecture, including a Seidler City symposium, and related displays in the foyers of three Seidler-designed towers as part of our partnership with The GPT Group. A small display of objects that once belonged to and were used by Rose Seidler was installed at Rose Seidler House for a period of six months to coincide with the exhibition. We also coordinated a series of tours as part of Sydney Open 2014 that provided the public a rare opportunity to visit more than a dozen privately owned Seidler-designed houses, apartments and offices. The tours were led by curators, owners and architects.
Clockwise from top right Penelope Seidler at the opening of Harry Seidler: Painting Toward Architecture at the Museum of Sydney. Photo © James Horan; Hannes House, Cammeray. Max Dupain & Associates Archive 12366-6, State Library of NSW © Penelope Seidler; Penelope and Harry Seidler on the deck of Rose Seidler House. Photo courtesy Penelope Seidler
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Clockwise from top left Space-time construction #3, Theo Van Doesburg, 1923, gouache, graphite, ink. National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by Penelope Seidler AM, in memory of Harry Seidler AC, 2010; Marta Dusseldorp, Penelope Seidler and co-curator Vladimir Belogolovsky at the opening of Harry Seidler: Painting Toward Architecture. Photo © James Horan; Harry Seidler: Painting Toward Architecture installation view. Photo © Jamie North; Australia Square, George Street, Sydney. State Library of NSW PXD 720 / 90 © Penelope Seidler
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COMMUNICATING THE MUSEUM
From 4 to 8 November 2014, the HHT co-hosted the Communicating the Museum (CTM) conference, welcoming 265 participants from 23 countries. The conference had an Asia-Pacific focus for the first time, with
attendees from the United Arab Emirates, China, Hong 14th InternatIonal ConferenCe DeDICateD to MUSeUM ProfeSSIonalS Kong, Singapore, New Zealand and across Australia.
This year’s theme, ‘Optimism’, covered four key topics: opportunities, collaboration, leadership and community engagement. Conference participants collectively explored issues ranging from branding and marketing to new directions for non-museum spaces and creating opportunities to directly engage with audiences. Corinne Estrada, CTM co-founder and Agenda Paris director said, ‘We change the scene, we change the destination, we change the format but the audience is always the same – it’s always about communication issues’.
Speaking at the conference was a dynamic line-up of communication specialists and museum innovators including Damian Borchok from Interbrand Australia, Jackson Pellow from the Australian National Maritime Museum, Miranda Callow from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Clare Jacobson, author of New museums in China.
Executive Director Mark Goggin played a pivotal role in bringing CTM
to Australia, leading a national coalition of partners to secure the Sydney 4—8 Nov 2014 • MeLBOURne 9—11 Nov 2014 rights to host the prestigious conference – the foremost international TO RegiSTeR viSiT communicatingthemuseum.com forum for cultural communicators in the museums and galleries sector. We hosted workshops at our historic Macquarie Street sites, StrateGIC PartnerS ConferenCe PartnerS The Mint and the Hyde Park Barracks Museum. Arnel Rodriguez, the HHT’s Graphic Design Manager, was the conference designer and Dr Caroline Butler-Bowdon, Assistant Director, Creative Services, was one of a number of speakers from leading Australian museums.
Clockwise from top right Marketing material for Communicating the Museum 2014; conference speakers and guests around Sydney. Photos © Cedric Tourasse
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Clockwise from left Conference goes outside the Museum of Sydney and in various locations around Sydney. Photos © Cedric Tourasse
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ACCESS AND 2 ENJOYMENT
We provide more people and a wider range of REACHING REGIONAL AUDIENCES people access to our properties, collections, This year the HHT’s travelling exhibitions program toured three programs and knowledge. exhibitions to venues around NSW, Western Australia and South Australia. The exhibition Iconic Australian Houses began its nine- This year we built on our audience and digital strategies venue national tour at the Glasshouse Gallery, Port Macquarie, before to develop and grow our programming and establish new heading on to the Jam Factory in South Australia. A Convict in the platforms to enable us to reach our audiences. Family? and 52 Suburbs Around the World travelled to seven venues in total, primarily in regional NSW. A total of 89,473 visitors attended our travelling exhibitions in 2014–15. HOUSE TOURS
Throsby Park homestead and Throsby Cottage were open to The HHT also continued as the major institutional partner for Orange the public for tours on Sunday 12 April during Heritage Week City Council’s Villages of the Heart project, which secured an Arts 2015. More than 100 visitors took an in-depth tour covering local NSW Regional Partnership Grant of $140,000 in January 2014. We history, the Throsby estate, Endangered Houses Fund activities are creating a community-focused extension of the HHT’s Eat Your and the handing over of the property to Mr Tim Throsby. History interpretative and public programs in partnership with this major regional centre. Activities include a public program, History on On Sunday 19 April 100 guests were shown the Glenfield house the Menu: Colonial Tastes in Food and Wine 1860–1890s for Orange and garden in tours led by Ian Innes, HHT Assistant Director, Wine Week, and a masterclass for regional museum professionals, Heritage, architect Ian Stapleton and garden historian Dr James Gastronomy in the Museum: Interpretation and Programming Broadbent. The property is well presented and the owners Through Food. have continued to make many improvements flagged in the Conservation Management Plan and Heritage Agreement since FOOD PROGRAMS they purchased the property in 2013. We continued to create opportunities for the public to engage with Beulah homestead and farm were shown to visitors for the first our museums through food. Building on the success of the inaugural time in May 2015 when 100 guests accessed the site via the newly Christmas Artisan Food Gift Market in December 2013, we presented reconstructed bridge over Woodhouse Creek and upgraded another Christmas Market at the Hyde Park Barracks Museum in 2014, access road. Visitors appreciated the experience of being in the as well as hosting the inaugural Autumn Harvest market at Rouse Hill Cumberland Plain Woodland, and enjoyed the expansive views House & Farm in May 2015. Autumn Harvest, attended by over 1600 across the Nepean Valley and the fine stonework of the bridge people, featured produce reflecting the history of the site and current and the homestead. They were enthusiastic about the HHT’s plans interest in reconnecting with authentic practices of cooking and eating. for future conservation and resale of endangered houses. In addition, a deeper engagement with the HHT’s collections and knowledge was provided through expert-led talks and tours about food heritage and provenance. The program provided opportunities for us to discover more about our audiences and grow our membership and databases. Planning has commenced for the firstSpring Harvest market, to be held at Elizabeth Farm in October 2015.
Jacqui Newling, the HHT’s resident gastronomer, continued to present the Colonial Gastronomy workshop series. In 2014–15 workshops included Wild Foods, exploring Indigenous and colonial foodways at Vaucluse House, with partners Young Henrys brewery and Edna’s at Your Table catering; Christmas Puddings at Vaucluse House; Punches, Cordials and Refreshers at Elizabeth Farm; and Pickled, Potted and Preserved at Vaucluse House.
We once again partnered with food researcher and writer Barbara Sweeney to deliver the popular food writers’ festival Food & Words.
Food-based programs for children included the school holiday
Above Visitors tour Beulah as part of the Heritage House Tours workshops A Convict Breakfast at the Hyde Park Barracks Museum during Heritage Week 2015. Photo Richard Taylor and Kids in the Kitchen at Vaucluse House and Elizabeth Farm, as well as the curriculum-linked school programs How Does Your Garden Grow? (Stage 1), From Pickled, Potted and Preserved (Stages 5 and 6) and Stew to Stir-fry (Stage 5).
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AWARDS
In 2014–15, the HHT received a number of industry awards for brand, design, exhibitions and heritage.
• 2014 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation, Award of Merit for the State Heritage-listed property Exeter Farm. • International Design & Communication Awards (2014) – Best Website: Silver; and Best Brand Campaign: Bronze • Museums & Galleries NSW IMAGinE Awards (2014) – Projects category (for organisations with 11 or more staff): Winner, for Celestial City: Sydney’s Chinese Story at the Museum of Sydney; and Engagement category (for organisations with 11 or more staff): Highly Commended, for our new website • Museums Australia Multimedia and Publication Design Awards (MAPDA) (2015) – Multimedia category: Winner, for the Governors’ Circle animation; and Magazine category: Joint Winner, for Unlocked: The Sydney Living Museums Gazette • Museums and Galleries National Awards (MAGNA) (2015) – Temporary or Travelling Exhibition category: Winner, for Celestial City: Sydney’s Chinese Story.
ABORIGINAL STRATEGY
As pat of the Business Review Action Plan, we agreed to support a new Aboriginal-identified position of Coordinator of Aboriginal Interpretation and Programming. Clive Freeman, a member of the Wreck Bay Aboriginal community from a strong family of Yuin, Eora and Wiradjuri descent, joined the HHT in December 2014. Clive is instigating a new Aboriginal strategic action plan to identify and expand upon Aboriginal relationships, respect and opportunities, and is working to increase Aboriginal interpretation and community involvement in programs across the organisation.
This position is supported in its first year by a grant from the Elsa Dixon Aboriginal Employment Program, through the Department of Education and Training. Above Produce from the Autumn Harvest market at Rouse Hill House & Farm. NAIDOC WEEK Photo © James Horan In July 2014, for the fourth year running, Rouse Hill House & Farm hosted a special NAIDOC Week celebration in close collaboration with local Darug elders, who shared their cultural knowledge with the community and visitors. Uncle Greg Simms, Auntie Edna Watson, Uncle Wes Marne, Leanne Watson and Erin Wilkins from the Darug Custodians Aboriginal Corporation and Muru Mittigar Aboriginal Cultural and Education Centre engaged visitors in storytelling, woodcarving demonstrations, painting and craft activities. There was a sausage sizzle courtesy of the Darug Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Assessments Group, as well as the opportunity to see native animals from the Taronga Zoomobile. Kevin Connolly MP, Member for Riverstone, was our special guest for the event.
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CHILDREN & FAMILIES
In 2014–15 the HHT delivered an ambitious program to provide access and engagement for family audiences. Staff across the organisation worked together to define, develop and deliver an offer to families that ties to our programming themes of Home & Architecture and Food, and incorporates our targets across visitation, income and membership. Building on our success in delivering school holiday workshops, our programming for families aimed to significantly increase the offer through the development of partnerships, exhibitions and online resources.
Critical to increasing family audiences were two family- focused exhibitions. From 13 December 2014 to 12 July 2015, Towers of Tomorrow with LEGO® Bricks at the Museum of Sydney attracted family audiences to a display of major towers from across Australasia built in LEGO. A combination of architecture, design and creative play, Towers of Tomorrow provided visitors with more than 200,000 LEGO bricks to build their own towers and add them to the exhibition skyline. In the April school holidays, a second family-focused exhibition, Toys Through Time, provided further incentive for families to visit the museum. Based on visitor evaluations, it is estimated that this combination attracted more than 41,500 visitors to the museum with approximately two-thirds of visitors engaging with the HHT for the first time.
We also significantly expanded our family offering by delivering large-scale creative programs across the year. We developed a major partnership with Archikidz Sydney to deliver PLAY[ground] at Hyde Park Barracks for Vivid Sydney, with over 5000 children and parents exploring the site through play during the June 2015 long weekend.
In addition to delivering other popular school holiday programs such as Pirate Convicts, Earn Your Tucker and Kids in the Kitchen, new initiatives, such as the Make and Take program, offered families opportunities to experience our museums through unstructured creative play. We also developed relationships with various workshop providers Top to bottom and commissioned the new programs Marvellous Mosaics Kids playing with the chickens at at Vaucluse House and the Oh, Rats! puppet show at Rouse Hill House & the Hyde Park Barracks Museum. Easter school holiday Farm; having fun at programs, such as the Easter Egg Hunts, attracted more PLAY[ground] at the than 1000 visitors to our places. Hyde Park Barracks Museum. Photos © James Horan
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Clockwise from far left Entering the PLAY[ground] at the Hyde Park Barracks Museum. Photo © James Horan; children building at the Towers of Tomorrow with LEGO® Bricks exhibition at the Museum of Sydney. Photo © Haley Richardson; convict dress-ups at the Hyde Park Barracks Museum. Photo © James Horan
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PROPERTY VISITATION
HYDE PARK JUSTICE ELIZABETH ELIZABETH BARRACKS & POLICE BAY HOUSE FARM MUSEUM MUSEUM MEROOGAL THE MINT 2015 SUMMARY General admissions* 4,373 6,779 52,631 15,220 1,344 1,548 Paid admissions 3,797 5,210 46,671 11,367 1,131 264 Prepaid admissions 157 161 3,474 3,717 46 – Free admissions 419 1,408 2,486 136 167 – Library non-school visits† – – – – – 1,284
Education 371 8,511 15,982 5,797 121 493 Education visits 371 8,511 15,982 5,797 121 – Library education visits† – – – – – 493
Public programs‡ 453 572 9,806 962 406 1,824 Paid public programs§ 453 389 4,996 962 168 1,754 Free public programs – 183 4,810 0 238 70 Government House – – – – – – free programs
Hospitality admissions 1,235 4,945 37,980 3,212 – 27,484 Venue hire 1,235 384 11,821 3,212 – 16,912 Dining admissions – 4,561 26,159 – – 10,572 TOTAL ADMISSIONS 6,432 20,807 116,399 25,191 1,871 31,349 Grounds|| – – – – – 18,933 Travelling exhibitions – – – – – –
TOTAL AUDIENCE REACH 6,432 20,807 116,399 25,191 1,871 50,282
TOTAL VISITATION
PROPERTY VISITATION OUTREACH VISITATION TOTAL VISITATION
2015 2014 2013 2015 2014 2013 2015 2014 2013 General admissions* 202,382 168,959 178,774 800 1,397 1,275 203,182 170,356 180,049
Education 50,629 51,619 49,243 1,548 1,193 2,311 52,177 52,812 51,554
Public programs including 28,152 19,707 10,808 63,186 22,256 61,461 91,338 41,963 72,269 Sydney Open‡§
Hospitality admissions 184,624 141,658 118,785 – – – 184,624 141,658 118,785
TOTAL ADMISSIONS 465,787 381,943 357,610 65,534 24,846 65,047 531,321 406,789 422,657 Additional audiences
Grounds|| 79,873 83,086 34,424 – – – 79,873 83,086 34,424
Travelling exhibitions – – – 89,473 157,176 135,437 89,473 157,176 135,437
TOTAL AUDIENCE REACH 545,660 465,029 392,034 155,007 182,022 200,484 700,667 647,051 592,518
* General admissions include paid and free general entry including Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection visits and shop‑only visits at Elizabeth Bay House, Elizabeth Farm, Rouse Hill House & Farm and Vaucluse House. † Total Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection visits of 1777 comprises 1284 general admission visits and 493 tertiary student visits. ‡ Public programs include paid and free public program admissions and include house tours of Government House in 2014–15 and 2013–14. Vice-regal functions at Government House are excluded. § Sydney Open visits and tours at each participating HHT property are included in paid public programs for each property. Sydney Open visits and tours of all participating non-HHT properties are included in Outreach paid public programs. Sydney Open visitation is reported as total property and tour visits to all Sydney Open participating properties. || Grounds include forecourt programs at First Government House Place and The Mint. Government House grounds visitation is excluded. 20 OUR ACHIEVEMENTS
HYDE PARK JUSTICE ROSE ROUSE HILL SUSANNAH ELIZABETH ELIZABETH BARRACKS & POLICE MUSEUM OF SEIDLER HOUSE & PLACE VAUCLUSE BAY HOUSE FARM MUSEUM MUSEUM MEROOGAL THE MINT SYDNEY HOUSE FARM MUSEUM HOUSE OUTREACH 2015 SUMMARY 2015 TOTAL 2015 SUMMARY General admissions* 4,373 6,779 52,631 15,220 1,344 1,548 91,501 1,804 4,674 9,143 13,365 800 203,182 General admissions* Paid admissions 3,797 5,210 46,671 11,367 1,131 264 84,156 1,687 2,948 6,012 11,841 553 175,637 Paid admissions Prepaid admissions 157 161 3,474 3,717 46 – 6,110 65 133 3,025 250 – 17,138 Prepaid admissions Free admissions 419 1,408 2,486 136 167 – 1,235 52 1,593 106 1,274 247 9,123 Free admissions Library non-school visits† – – – – – 1,284 – – – – – – 1,284 Library non-school visits†
Education 371 8,511 15,982 5,797 121 493 4,678 329 4,925 2,472 6,950 1,548 52,177 Education Education visits 371 8,511 15,982 5,797 121 – 4,678 329 4,925 2,472 6,950 1,548 51,684 Education visits Library education visits† – – – – – 493 – – – – – – 493 Library education visits†
Public programs‡ 453 572 9,806 962 406 1,824 8,071 1,803 2,389 925 941 63,186 91,338 Public programs‡ Paid public programs§ 453 389 4,996 962 168 1,754 1,471 1,769 390 22 941 45,833 59,148 Paid public programs§ Free public programs – 183 4,810 0 238 70 6,600 34 1,999 903 – – 14,837 Free public programs Government House – – – – – – – – – – – 17,353 17,353 Government House free programs free programs
Hospitality admissions 1,235 4,945 37,980 3,212 – 27,484 61,778 – 290 – 47,700 – 184,624 Hospitality admissions Venue hire 1,235 384 11,821 3,212 – 16,912 9,090 – 290 – 7,003 – 49,947 Venue hire Dining admissions – 4,561 26,159 – – 10,572 52,688 – – – 40,697 – 134,677 Dining admissions TOTAL ADMISSIONS 6,432 20,807 116,399 25,191 1,871 31,349 166,028 3,936 12,278 12,540 68,956 65,534 531,321 TOTAL ADMISSIONS Grounds|| – – – – – 18,933 60,940 – – – – – 79,873 Grounds|| Travelling exhibitions – – – – – – – – – – – 89,473 89,473 Travelling exhibitions
TOTAL AUDIENCE REACH 6,432 20,807 116,399 25,191 1,871 50,282 226,968 3,936 12,278 12,540 68,956 155,007 700,667 TOTAL AUDIENCE REACH
WHERE VISITORS CAME FROM* WHERE SYDNEY VISITORS CAME FROM*
47% Sydney 25% Northern Sydney 31% Overseas 21% Inner city 9% Regional NSW 17% Eastern Suburbs 5% Qld 15% Western Sydney 5% Vic 12% South Sydney 4% Other states‡ 12% Inner West
* Includes general admissions and public programs. ‡ Other states include ACT, NT, SA, Tas and WA
EDUCATION 2015 2014 2013 Primary total 36,894 37,940 37,810 Secondary total 10,083 10,572 9,161 Outreach (Connected Classrooms) 1,548 1,193 2,311 Tertiary 3,124 2,403 1,423 Adult 528 704 849 TOTAL 52,177 52,812 51,554
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This page, clockwise from top left Ladies at the market stalls at Fifties Fair; a gentleman and a vintage car outside Rose Seidler House at Fifties Fair; a father and daughter feed the horses at Autumn Harvest at Rouse Hill House & Farm. Photos © James Horan; Hong Kong House during Sydney Open 2014. Photo © Haley Richardson
Opposite page 50 Martin Place during Sydney Open 2014. Photo © Haley Richardson OUR ACHIEVEMENTS .
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KEY EVENTS
TITLE LOCATION TOTAL VISITORS DATE Autumn Harvest Rouse Hill House & Farm 1,667 31 May 2015
Christmas Fare Hyde Park Barracks Museum 2,600 18 Dec 2014
Fifties Fair Rose Seidler House 1,741 24 Aug 2014
Mayhem events Elizabeth Bay House and Justice 573 14 Feb and 8 May 2015 & Police Museum
PLAY[ground] Hyde Park Barracks Museum 5,174 6–8 June 2015
Seidler Focus Tours Outreach 498 15–16 November 2014
Susannah Place – 170th Anniversary Susannah Place Museum 903 14 September 2014
Sydney Open 2014 Various 48,639 2 November 2014
EXHIBITIONS 2014–15
TITLE LOCATION EXHIBITION DATES Celestial City: Sydney’s Chinese Story Museum of Sydney 29 Mar – 12 Oct 2014
Iconic Australian Houses: Museum of Sydney 12 Apr – 17 Aug 2014 an Exhibition by Karen McCartney
Dream Home, Small Home Museum of Sydney 23 Aug – 23 Nov 2014
Harry Seidler: Painting Toward Architecture Museum of Sydney 1 Nov 2014 – 8 Mar 2015
Towers of Tomorrow with LEGO® Bricks Museum of Sydney 13 Dec 2014 – 12 Jul 2015
Toys Through Time: from Peg dolls to Spacemen Museum of Sydney 29 Mar – 9 Aug 2015
Head on Portrait Prize, part of Head On Photo Festival Museum of Sydney 2 May – 8 Jun 2015
Female Immigration Depot 1848–1886 Hyde Park Barracks Museum 28 Jun 2014 – ongoing
Notorious Criminals: a Snapshot of Sinister Sydney Justice & Police Museum 18 Oct 2014 – ongoing
Breakers: the Dying Art of Safebreaking Justice & Police Museum 18 Oct 2014 – ongoing
Meroogal Women’s Art Prize Meroogal 20 Sept 2014 – 26 Jan 2015
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TRAVELLING EXHIBITIONS 2014–15
KEY TITLE LOCATION EXHIBITION DATES VISITORS*
52 Suburbs Around the World Liverpool City Library 13 Aug – 2 Nov 2014 27,088
Wagga Wagga Regional Gallery 13 Dec 2014 – 25 Jan 2015 2,277
New England Regional Art Museum, 1 May – ongoing 3,466 Armidale
A Convict in the Family? Western Australian Museum, Albany 3 Aug – 21 Sept 2014 4,638
Museum of the Riverina, Wagga Wagga 10 Oct 2014 – 26 Jan 2015 5,515
Newcastle Museum 9 Feb – 27 Apr 2015 30,886
Liverpool City Library 20 Jun – ongoing 286
Iconic Australian Houses: Glasshouse, Port Macquarie 5 Dec 2014 – 15 Feb 2015 8,427 an Exhibition by Karen McCartney JamFactory, Adelaide 30 Apr – ongoing 6,890
GRAND TOTAL 89,473
* All visitation figures are to 30 June 2015
Below Iconic Australian Houses. Photo © Jamie North
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Port Macquarie •
Newcastle •
Liverpool •
Wagga Wagga •
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DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT
DIGITAL SOCIAL MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS
The implementation of the HHT’s digital strategy in 2013 established PEOPLE WATCHING VIDEOS FOR LONGER a new approach to online engagement for the organisation. As The number of plays and minutes watched well as creating the foundation for the development of the new via YouTube, our main video distribution website, the strategy has helped to ensure digital content is a key channel, has markedly increased with output of everything we do. This strategy works in tandem with the the number of plays almost doubling to Sydney Living Museums brand strategy, and these two initiatives 71,687 and the number of minutes watched underpinned real growth in digital engagement during the 2014–15 increasing from 47,155 to over 153,000. financial year.
The new Sydney Living Museums website experienced a 29% FACEBOOK increase in visitation and a 12% increase in overall page views across Our Facebook followers have grown by 72% the site. This is highlighted by engagement around our core content to over 29,000 and our individual post ‘likes’ with viewing times of our story pages increasing by 25%, and many are now averaging 146, up from 35 during the stories regularly averaging view times of more than five minutes previous financial year. per page. ENGAGEMENT WITH HASHTAGS We have also experienced continued growth in our social media The #sydneyisopen tag used to support following across Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Sydney Open 2014 was used more than 2100 times. #slmtowers (Towers of Tomorrow EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS with LEGO® Bricks) was used more than Usage patterns indicate that improved awareness of and interest 700 times. in our activities are playing a large part in the lift in visitation to our website. In particular we have seen a large increase in visitors TWITTER landing on (or entering our website via) our event and exhibition Twitter followers have grown by 44% to 2318, pages, up by 121% on the previous year. If we include Sydney with profile visits up 17% to average 1500 a Open 2014 in these figures the increase jumps to 200%. month. Notable followers include @museweb 54,000 followers and @LeBronJames Improved visibility of our long-term displays and installations, 3.14 million followers. such as a specific page for the artwork Edge of the trees at the Museum of Sydney, has also helped lift the overall number of INSTAGRAM page views of our exhibition content, up by 184%. Instagram has shown the greatest growth of The total views of our events pages has also more than doubled, all our social channels. Growing by 181% to increasing by 110% when compared to the previous financial year. 2700 and reaching a total of 17,900 likes from 400 images shared. Increased activity around our exhibitions and events also helped lift the number of page views of our core museum pages, which TICKET SALES TO OUR increased by 250,000 page views or 40%. EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS
DEVICE ACCESS TO THE SITE Digital marketing played a key role in many of our sellout events during 2014–15. The trend of people moving from using their desktops to handheld Advertising on platforms such as Facebook devices continued to accelerate over the past year. Desktop usage had particular success, helping to sell out only grew by 6% while tablet use grew by 52% and mobile use grew events well in advance. by 87%. As a result, we now have an almost 50-50 split between visits from desktops versus visits from mobiles and tablets. Due to its popularity, the Towers of Tomorrow exhibition required the HHT to manage Certain sections of the website, however, tend to have even higher visitation through timed sessions for the first mobile usage. The exhibition page for Towers of Tomorrow with time, and actively encouraged presale tickets. ® LEGO Bricks received much higher mobile usage, with 60% of page This resulted in 58% of tickets sold in advance, views occurring on a mobile/tablet and only 40% on a desktop. with 51% of visitors buying online and 7% The reverse is true of our education pages, of which 80% of page purchasing over the phone via the box office. views were from a desktop.
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DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT
Above, left to right 2014–15 2013–14 2012–13 Sydney Open TOTAL WEBSITE VISITS 1,178,859 929,194 786,316 2014 website; the #SLMtowers Page views hashtag on Main website 2,902,017 2,385,788 1,908,427 Instagram for the Towers of Tomorrow E-commerce 132,214 172,822 173,396 with LEGO® Bricks Microsites/blogs* 85,888 145,604 342,789 exhibition. Collections 174,828 283,641 314,200 Page views total 3,294,947 2,987,855 2,738,812 eNEWS SUBSCRIBERS† 27,000 45,203 13,202 SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter followers 2,318 1,610 1,062 Facebook followers 29,425 17,101 6,931 Facebook impressions‡ 1,861,984 – – Instagram followers 2,700 960 150 VIDEOS Video plays 71,687 37,887 19,864 Minutes watched on YouTube 153,053 47,155 3,165
* Numbers are down from the 2013 figure, as in the 2014–15 reporting period there was no microsite for Sydney Open, with the event site part of the main SLM website. † Decreased subscriber numbers in 2015 was due to a database cleansing conducted at the start of the year. ‡ Figure refers to lifetime post total impressions, which is the total number of times a Sydney Living Museums Facebook post appeared on a Facebook user’s timeline, regardless of whether or not they followed the page. 27 .
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MUSEUM OF SYDNEY TURNS 20
It is fitting that in the Museum of Sydney’s 20th year it achieved its highest ever visitation of 166,000, including 91,501 paid admissions (an 81% growth on 2013–14), engaged with new audiences, participated in signature NSW events and received its largest grant to date.
Looking back over 20 years of the Museum of Sydney on the site of first Government House, there have been innumerable highlights. Almost 100 different temporary exhibitions have been shown in the galleries, from Fleeting Encounters: Pictures and Chronicles of the First Fleet, Guwanyi: Stories of the Redfern Aboriginal Community, Flying Boats: Sydney’s Golden Age of Aviation to Painting The Rocks: the Loss of Old Sydney, Margaret Olley: Home and more recently Harry Seidler: Painting Toward Architecture and Towers of Tomorrow with LEGO® Bricks.
In the 2014–15 reporting period the Museum of Sydney led the program to commemorate the bicentenary of the death of Admiral Arthur Phillip RN and participated for the first time ever in Vivid Sydney. July 2014 also saw the opening of The Governors Table Bar & Dining, an historically inspired bar and restaurant, which augments our site visitation (see page 42). The year concluded with an $820,000 federal government grant to increase visitor understanding of the site of first Government House.
These and many other activities and exhibitions exploring our city and its inhabitants have attracted over 1,476,500 visitors to the Museum of Sydney – an amazing achievement for our first 20 years.
Top to bottom The exhibition space of the Towers of Tomorrow with LEGO® Bricks exhibition. Photo © Haley Richardson; visitors inspect models of First Fleet ships at the Museum of Sydney. Photo © Stuart Miller; the Edge of the trees installation and the Museum of Sydney forecourt. Photo © Douglas Riley 28 SPECIAL PROJECT
Top to bottom Professor The Honourable Dame Marie Bashir AD CVO with the St Andrew’s Cathedral choristers, standing with the Captain Arthur Phillip RN memorial bust outside the Museum of Sydney. Photo © Stuart Miller; the Museum of Sydney forecourt featuring new signage. Photo © Douglas Riley
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CONSERVATION 3 & CURATORSHIP
Our properties and collections are handed on to future Based on our Total Asset Management approach, this year we generations in good heart. updated our property asset condition reports and developed a ten‑year forward plan for cyclical and major maintenance. We submitted an updated Business Case to NSW Treasury outlining the We use research from primary historical sources and physical capital funding required to successfully implement the program. evidence to guide decision-making about the best types of intervention to ensure the integrity and durability of our places. PORTFOLIO CONSERVATION PROJECTS We present and interpret our sites with reference to the unique history In consultation with the Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority, the HHT and authentic story of each place. We make good use of our curatorial completed the repointing of the sandstone parapet at Susannah Place expertise to make informed decisions to properly maintain our Museum. All external timber and metalwork across the four houses properties and collections. was treated to inhibit rust and to assist in the preservation of original painted finishes. MAINTAINING OUR PROPERTIES Major surveys have been undertaken on the Museum of Sydney’s CAPITALISED MAINTENANCE photographic collection and Susannah Place Museum’s in situ In 2014–15, supported by $1.904 million (total of $4.4 million over domestic metal fittings to assess current conditions and provide three years) in capital funding from the NSW Government, the HHT guidance for future conservation work. commenced a range of major maintenance projects across all Semi-permanent interpretive panels were installed at Rose Seidler HHT properties, implementing the first year of a three-year capital House to improve the visitor experience and understanding of the maintenance program. The focus of these projects was improving house as part of a compound, most particularly as Harry Seidler’s first public safety and accessibility, achieving statutory compliance such commission in Australia. as fire safety and electrical code requirements, replacing ageing infrastructure, regularly replacing obsolete or unsupported plant and At Elizabeth Bay House, conservation work was undertaken on the equipment, and works to protect our revenue such as improvements portico columns at the front of the house, an area exposed to the to venue facilities and equipment. Over 45 individual projects were elements of Sydney Harbour. This treatment included remediation for completed, ensuring our buildings, mechanical and electrical systems, rust and an application of two coats of enamel paint to ensure the site services, fences and security are all structurally sound, fit for longevity of this feature. purpose and available for daily use. A number of building conservation projects commenced over the Requiring coordination of diverse trades and specialist consultancy year including painting the northern range of the Hyde Park Barracks support, the works included: Museum (HPBM) with cement paint, repairs to the roof guttering on the southern side of HPBM using brass bolts and copper over-straps, • refurbishment of venue facilities and repair to a water-damaged cleaning and maintenance of the underfloor archaeology displays subfloor at Elizabeth Bay House; at HPBM and The Mint, cedar repairs to the front door of The Mint, • replacement of failed sewer lines and diversion of gas supply inserting a carved cedar wedge to a rotting column base on The Mint pipelines at Vaucluse House; verandah, repairs to an original cistern and the painting of a ground- • restoration and metal conservation of decorative iron fencing floor room in the Court 26 range at HPBM and a new coir matting at The Mint; floor covering for the HPBM breezeway and stair halls. • fire safety upgrades to a number of buildings replacing ageing Collections conservation included the installation of eight custom-made indicator boards and alarm systems and installing new sensors in Holland blinds on level 2 of the barracks to reduce the impact of light most public areas; on collection items on display, and conservation cleaning of The Mint • upgrading a 25-year-old mechanical plant at the Museum of Sydney; archaeology collection artefacts including 1799 and 1820s farthings, the • installation of residual current devices on more than 40 electrical 1813 holey dollar dump, hospital-period glass bottles and a syringe, boards, replacing obsolete circuit breakers; and 1820s military uniform buttons left behind from when the building was used as a military hospital. Hyde Park Barracks Museum collection • structural stabilisation of the c1855 barn at Rouse Hill House & items, including iron dormitory beds, also received conservation Farm, and reconstruction of over 500 metres of split hardwood treatment in preparation for their display in the Female Immigration timber post‑and‑rail fencing to improve security and animal Depot 1848–1886 exhibition. Several items from the archaeology management; collection, such as paper, ceramics, textiles and glass artefacts, • upgrade of audiovisual display equipment at the Museum of underwent conservation cleaning, reconstruction and mounting. One Sydney and The Mint; of the two convict shirts from the HPBM archaeology collection was • replacement of perimeter fencing at Elizabeth Farm, and prepared and mounted for loan to the South Australian Museum replacement of garden equipment storage and chemical travelling exhibition Treasure ships. handling area.
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We undertook research into how best to conserve chairs at Rouse Hill the south‑east corner of the building had Above House & Farm whose webbing has deteriorated and springs come also slumped out of alignment by up to Soft Furnishing Group loose. We also reviewed a garden maintenance guide for Rouse 200 millimetres, and we jacked all the new members Henrietta Cheshire and Dianne Hill that outlines approaches as well as specific protocols to enable elements back into the correct positions so the Finnegan with Curator successful preservation of the garden and key plants. roof again sheds water effectively. We re-used Joanna Nicholas in the original fixings, bolts, iron pressure plates and Elizabeth Bay House At Elizabeth Farm the bedrooms and dining room have been previously notched timbers to preserve the dining room. Photo reinterpreted to better reflect the specific bedroom use of John and © James Horan details of the construction as well as the overall Elizabeth Macarthur and their family. A program of soft furnishings form of the building. continues to be implemented, made possible by our volunteer Soft Furnishings Group, with new embroidered and plain curtaining At the former caretaker’s cottage (c1858) completed and possum-hide bedcovers about to be installed. we carried out extensive work to improve the removal of roof water and ground FOUNDATION CONSERVATION PROJECTS drainage to prevent further deterioration Through the generous support of our Foundation, we carried out of timber structural elements. This involved extensive structural repairs and stabilisation work to the barn (built carefully peeling off the weatherboard c1855) at Rouse Hill House & Farm. This involved temporarily supporting cladding, timber repairs and the realignment the end of the massive timber structure to enable the 8-metre-long of roof sheeting to try to get the shell as rough timber corner posts to be cut out and removed. The posts had weatherproof as possible while retaining all very extensive old termite damage with only a thin perimeter shell original fabric. Due to storm damage that of sound wood still supporting the load. Matching new eucalyptus lifted a large section of the original roof, more hardwood poles were sourced nearby and notched and bolted extensive structural repairs were required, back into the surviving structural frame. Decayed timber purlins and we salvaged and re-used as much were completely removed and replaced, to stiffen and stabilise the original material as possible. open gable end. Owing to long-term decay of timber elements 31 .
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CONSERVATION PROJECTS
SEIDLER DECK REBUILT
When Harry Seidler built a new house for his parents in 1948, he incorporated an elevated deck extending the living room into the outdoors. Originally constructed from spotted gum, the timber was not durable and was replaced by Seidler in the 1980s with Western Australian jarrah. Due to water damage we have replaced the entire deck timber. We have slightly modified the original construction detail to ensure moisture is not trapped between surfaces in the future. Visually the deck remains identical to the original.
MINT COURTYARD LIGHTING
We installed LED strip lighting under the centre plinth and against the base of the old coining factory building at The Mint to light the pathways and sandstone walls. While primarily for visitor safety and amenity, the lighting also highlights the superb 19th-century sandstone buildings. Permanent lighting removes the need to manually install temporary event lighting.
LIFT LOBBY UPGRADE, MUSEUM OF SYDNEY
An underused lift lobby on level 3 of the Museum of Sydney was transformed into a new display area in order to add new content to the museum. Through capital funding we were able to remove a utility cupboard to extend the space, replace flooring and Clockwise from top left walls, increase the ceiling height and add exhibition Harry Seidler (middle) on the deck lighting. The result is an impressive semi-permanent at Rose Seidler House. State Library display area that greatly adds to the visitor experience. of NSW: PXA 6900/39; the decking The current display profiles HHT collection objects being replaced. Photos © HHT; The Mint at night with new lighting. relating to Luna Park. We also upgraded the lift control Photo Richard Taylor; the new Luna panel to satisfy current design standards for accessibility Park display in the former lift lobby and digital functionality, as well as improving at the Museum of Sydney. Photo © convenience and ease of use for museum visitors. James Horan 32 SPECIAL PROJECT
RESHINGLING THE ROOF OF THE VAUCLUSE HOUSE KITCHEN WING
In 2014–15 with support from our Foundation, we replaced the roof over the dairy and larder at Vaucluse House with 7000 new shakes, sourced from the Wauchope area of northern NSW. The roof was last shingled about 25 years ago. Over time GARDENER’S COTTAGE REPAIRS the red colour of the AT VAUCLUSE HOUSE newly split shingles will fade to a silvery grey. In addition to ‘the big house’, the Vaucluse House estate features a number of other buildings such as the 1920s gardener’s cottage in the western paddock. Built over a filled-in creek channel, the cottage has ELIZABETH BAY HOUSE suffered from subsidence and structural FLOOR RECONSTRUCTION cracking for many years. Working with AND FACILITIES UPGRADE a structural engineer we discovered the At Elizabeth Bay House we cracking was due to changes in soil moisture reconstructed a section of below the foundations caused by tree water-damaged timber flooring. Replacement of root activity, and we carried out structural original adzed structural timbers in the cellar was repairs. Due to the extent of the repairs we necessary, which required the careful dismantling of also upgraded the interiors of the cottage, about 20 square metres of floor. Removing all the japanning all the timber floors with black interior finishes and existing materials back to the bare Clockwise from top left lacquer, repainting and re-carpeting, as well Roof repairs to the Vaucluse House sandstone and brickwork revealed interesting facets of as removing unsympathetic additions. dairy and larder. Photo © Stuart the original construction and changes that have occurred Miller; Elizabeth Bay House during the house’s 180-year history. The structural washroom floor after completion. repairs required also necessitated the refurbishment Photo Thomas Hull; Elizabeth Bay House floor during construction. of the men’s washroom, and we used the opportunity Photo © HHT; the Gardener’s to bring this up to a contemporary standard to better Cottage at Vaucluse House. service our commercial venue hire clients and guests. Photo © HHT 33 .
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CARING FOR OUR COLLECTIONS ACQUIRING NEW COLLECTION MATERIAL
The HHT cares for more than 45,000 items within its core collections In 2014–15 the HHT acquired items for the Caroline Simpson Library and a further 250,000 items within the archaeological collections. & Research Collection (CSL&RC), Meroogal, the Hyde Park Barracks The collections are spread across all our properties and an off-site Museum and The Mint: collection facility. Central to collection care is preventive conservation, the broad actions that address issues such as pest management, mould W H ROCKE & CO FURNITURE CATALOGUE remediation, environmental management and collection storage. By This trade catalogue was published by a Melbourne firm in 1874 focusing on these issues, we aim to limit damage to the collections over and is the earliest known surviving Australian furniture pattern book, time and minimise interventionist conservation treatments. predating by 20 years a furniture pattern book published by the Sydney firm David Jones & Co. The Rocke catalogue, provenanced to a MOULD REMEDIATION 19th-century Tasmanian cabinetmaker, was acquired in February 2015 Sydney’s extremely wet summer and autumn led to several mould for the CSL&RC. The CSL&RC also holds the David Jones pattern book. outbreaks in our properties during 2014–15. Mould remediation of collection material was undertaken by conservation specialists at two MEROOGAL KITCHEN CLOCK sites, with a total of 247 objects treated (219 of these were books in a This cased clock once stood atop a cedar meat safe in the kitchen at single bookcase). Meroogal, and was repatriated to the house by the Nowra Museum and Shoalhaven Historical Society. The clock had originally been in the COLLECTION CONSERVATION kitchen of the Mackenzie family home, Fairfield, at Cambewarra. In 2014–15 we worked with 20 conservation specialists in the treatment of 63 objects including historic photographs of bushrangers, mid- OTHER ACQUISITIONS 19th-century gilded mirrors, an elaborate toy theatre, archaeological Key acquisitions for the Hyde Park Barracks Museum collection coins, glass artefacts and buttons, and an early 19th-century convict included an 1820 convict pardon with seal granted to Michael shirt. A range of objects was conserved from the collections held in the Gorman for capturing ‘The Wild Colonial Boy’, bushranger John Eastern Sydney Portfolio: Anna Blaxland’s wedding ensemble (c1822), Donohoe, a 1957 miniature painting of the barracks by George Byfield a marble-topped cedar table from Elizabeth Bay House (c1830) and (c1902–1982), engravings depicting convicts and immigrant women, soft furnishings at Vaucluse House including portieres, bed-hangings, and an early 19th-century brickmaking hack barrow. New additions to valances and mosquito nets. The Mint collection include a gold sovereign balance and a Morgan gold melting crucible. LIVING COLLECTIONS Mrs Macquarie’s 1814 cello was played at two events during the year: TRANSFER OF HAMILTON ROUSE HILL COLLECTION one with the Australian Opera and Ballet orchestra at The Mint, and Miriam Hamilton nee Terry (1924–2014) was the daughter of Roderick another in Bathurst with the local Bathurst Chamber Orchestra, as Terry (1899–1980). Roderick and his brother Gerald were the last Rouse part of Bathurst’s bicentenary celebrations. Preparing the instrument family members to permanently reside at Rouse Hill House. Through involved collaboration between HHT collections staff, a musical Rod and Gerald the house and contents were retained in family instrument conservator/restorer and highly skilled cellists. ownership, as per their mother Nina’s wishes, until the property was resumed by the NSW Government in 1978. Miriam and her husband, MUSEUMS DISCOVERY CENTRE Ian Hamilton, bought Rod’s share of Rouse Hill in 1977. They lived there HHT staff have been working with the Museum of Applied Arts with him until his death, and eventually left the property in 1983. and Sciences (MAAS) and the Australian Museum on the design Miriam had a lifelong interest in the history and heritage of Rouse and development of a new shared storage facility at the MAAS Hill House, its garden and contents and, with the HHT, agreed to the site in Castle Hill. The new development comprises a three-storey setting up of the Hamilton Rouse Hill Trust to preserve and retain at purpose‑built collection store and a visitors centre. the property her substantial collection of furniture, family memorabilia SHARING OUR COLLECTIONS and effects. As a director of the Trust, Miriam maintained a close and active working relationship with HHT curatorial and property staff, We continue to share our collections through loans to cultural sharing her extraordinary personal knowledge of Rouse Hill in the organisations. In 2014–15, new and ongoing loans saw 148 objects 20th century. loaned to 12 organisations, including four located interstate. Following Miriam’s passing in October 2014, the Hamilton Rouse Hill Trust was wound up in accordance with the Trust Deed and the collection was formally transferred to the HHT. Miriam’s children have now generously offered the HHT a further significant donation of objects, manuscripts, photographs and research material related to the histories of Rouse Hill House and Meroogal. To be known as The Miriam and Ian Hamilton Collection, these items will be located at Rouse Hill House, Meroogal and in the CSL&RC at The Mint.
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ENDANGERED HOUSES FUND
We reconstructed the kilometre-long access driveway into Beulah from Appin Road, balancing cut-and-fill requirements on site so we only needed to bring new topping material to the property. We engaged a historical archaeologist to study and document original sections of road construction that were uncovered during the work and preserved these intact under the new surface. We also adapted the decayed 1850s sandstone and timber bridge across Woodhouse Creek; the bridge is now accessible by modern vehicles carrying up to a 13-tonne load. This involved carefully preserving the fine sandstone abutments and headwalls while we constructed a new reinforced concrete bridge floating above the original construction. No loads are carried by the 19th-century structure, but the headwalls and culvert still maintain their original function in channelling the creek. Left The 1836-46 stone The Appin Men’s Shed Group repaired and replaced timber- and timber bridge framed sash windows and doors at Beulah homestead in order to spanning Woodhouse secure the building while we prepare documentation for a major Creek on Bealah, Appin. Photo © Paolo restoration program. Busato
Below The restored Beulah bridge. Photo Richard Taylor
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KEY ACQUISITIONS
OIL PAINTING OF QUEENS SQUARE DEPICTING THE HYDE PARK BARRACKS
The HHT bought a c1954 painting by William Edwin Pidgeon (1909‑1981) in July 2014 for the Hyde Park Barracks Museum collection. It is an important representation of the barracks in its mid-20th-century streetscape and shows buildings in the courtyard that are no longer extant.
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CONVICT LOVE TOKEN
The HHT acquired a convict love token in November 2014 for the Hyde Park Barracks Museum collection. This particular token carries the chilling message, ‘Joseph Smyth/ CAST FOR DEATH/4 July 1817/Aged 33’ on the obverse, with the name ‘Mary Ann Smyth/Aged 27’ engraved on the reverse. Joseph Smith, a master brickmaker, was tried for burglary in London on 2 July 1817 and sentenced to death. His sentence was commuted to transportation for life and he arrived in Sydney on 5 April 1818. His wife, Mary Ann, was also sentenced to transportation for life, arriving in the colony in 1820.
KALMAR MID-20TH-CENTURY FURNITURE
A small suite of furniture designed by Steven Kalmar (1909–1989) in Sydney in the early 1950s was donated to the CSL&RC in May 2015. Kalmar was a Sydney-based furniture designer whose company, Kalmar Interiors, promoted contemporary and affordable furnishings, especially suitable for the postwar open-plan houses being built in Australia’s suburbs. Kalmar was born in Hungary, trained as an architect and was one of a number of émigré Europeans who helped introduce Australians to modernism in design. 37 .
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THROSBY PARK
The homestead and various farm buildings at Throsby Park contained a diverse assortment of furniture, ephemera, farm machinery, buggies and domestic goods. Much of this material had been acquired by the NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service (NPWS) after 1975 to assist in the presentation of Throsby Park as a model house museum.
HHT collections and curatorial staff removed most of the contents of the Throsby Park homestead in December 2014 and January 2015. Items for the HHT’s permanent collection were accessioned and recorded and have been temporarily placed in secure storage. An auction of other furniture and chattels not being retained by the HHT was held in Sydney on 17 April 2015. These comprised items previously passed in at auctions of Miss Dell Throsby’s personal effects, plus furniture and objects acquired by the NPWS. A loan agreement with the lessee covering 71 items of furniture and pictures to be retained at Throsby Park homestead was executed. Of particular significance is a fine colonial long-case clock by watchmaker James Oatley supplied to Charles Throsby in 1823 for his residence in Casula.
The HHT offered a long-term lease of Throsby Park homestead and estate through an open public tender. There was significant competition and we received a number of credible offers, including interesting propositions for commercial activation and sympathetic rural land use.
Following tender evaluation, we negotiated with a leading tenderer to reach a best and final offer acceptable to both the lessee and the HHT. The lease was taken by a distant descendant of the original owner, Dr Charles Throsby. Tim Throsby’s offer included extensive heritage restoration, major repairs and maintenance, and viable long-term use of the property as a family home.
Top New lessee Tim Throsby on the verandah of Throsby Park. Photo © Nicholas Watt.
Right Bedroom 1, set up as a museum history room, Throsby Park. Photo © Douglas Riley
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Clockwise from top View of Throsby Park house and front drive. Photo © Douglas Riley; Australian cedar sofa in Greek Revival style from the Throsby Park Collection, c1840. Photo © Rob Little/ RLDI; the servery; hallway at Throsby Park. Photos © Douglas Riley
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4 STABILITY
The HHT becomes a more resilient organisation with Conservation Management Plan for the site, extend the viewing trench a secure future. exposing the 1788 foundations, add new interpretation and design to increase visibility and accessibility of the archaeological remains and refine the key relationship with the Edge of the trees installation. Our aims include investing in and developing our properties, increasing self-generated revenue, improving public awareness of the HHT, better controlling our costs and reducing our carbon footprint. MEMBERSHIP In October 2014 the HHT launched its new in-house membership FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP program. Core benefits include unlimited access to our portfolio of museums and house museums, discounts on programs, 10% discount The HHT successfully manages its costs by rigorously monitoring its at our cafes, restaurants and retail outlets, a program of exclusive expenses against the budget and prioritising the use of its funds in events and behind-the-scenes tours, the opportunity to buy tickets line with its objectives. The 30 June 2015 result was a surplus of $2.652 to popular programs first and previews of our new exhibitions. million and increase on budget of $1.177 million (80%). This year the Additional member benefits include a subscription to the HHT’s NSW Government provided an additional $904,000 of the approved quarterly magazine and discounts to our talks, tours, concerts and new capital maintenance program valued at $4.399 million over events. New members also receive two complimentary guest passes. three years, with $1 million carried forward to 2015–16. The new members program has a particular focus on families and GENERATING INCOME/COMMERCIAL SERVICES children, and includes membership for up to four children in every category. The new program also features a flexible structure that allows Income from commercial venue hire rose slightly from the previous two people with different addresses to join as a duo membership. year, with 593 bookings. The Mint continued to lead HHT properties, with venue hire revenue increasing 18% on the back of stronger A number of member exclusives were delivered during the year corporate sector events. Museum of Sydney venue hire returned to including an exclusive members’ preview of the Towers of Tomorrow growth, with revenue increasing 14%, and a new venue hire operating with LEGO® Bricks exhibition and an exclusive members’ preview and model for Elizabeth Bay House increased the site’s revenue by 131%. curator-led tour of the Toys through Time exhibition. Commercial leasehold income increased 38%, due to new hospitality The membership program plays a vital role in preserving the HHT’s partnerships at The Mint and the Museum of Sydney, and a new sites and collections for future generations, and helps to support commercial office tenant being secured for the Young Street Terraces, acquisitions and our heritage conservation works. Museum of Sydney.
RAISING AWARENESS OF THE HHT TWO MAJOR FEDERAL GRANTS Broadcast, print and digital media have all played an important role In May 2015 the HHT received two federal grants under the Protecting in raising awareness of the HHT, and in showcasing the initiatives, National Historic Sites Programme for the UNESCO World Heritage- events and exhibitions that bring our places to life. In 2014–15 there listed Hyde Park Barracks and the site of first Government House were 2655 stories across print, broadcast and online media. This (upon which the Museum of Sydney now stands). The program figure includes media stories that have been syndicated across supports activities that protect, manage, maintain and conserve television, print and online, where known. places listed on the National Heritage List and also contributes to the management and long-term sustainability of these sites. The $1.82 Media highlights for our exhibitions included feature stories in million in new funds along with an HHT cash contribution of $364,000 national and NSW metro and suburban newspapers on Harry provides $2.184 million to undertake conservation, planning and Seidler: Painting Toward Architecture, Towers of Tomorrow with interpretation improvements over two years with all works expected LEGO® Bricks, Toys through Time, Notorious Criminals and Breakers. to be completed by 30 June 2017. These exhibitions also featured across the national TV networks with prime‑time news reports on channels Seven, Nine, SBS and ABC The funding will enable us to continue to meet UNESCO World as well as reports and live crosses to breakfast programs TODAY, Heritage standards at the Hyde Park Barracks as well as undertake Weekend TODAY, Weekend sunrise and ABC news breakfast. Radio the first phase of improvements to interpretation and visitor coverage was also substantial, with interviews on 702 ABC Sydney, experience ahead of the site’s 2019 bicentenary. We will revise ABC Radio National, 2UE, 2GB, 2SER and Eastside FM. the existing Conservation Management Plan and Museum Plan, undertake qualitative and quantitative audience research and Coverage of Towers of Tomorrow was particularly extensive from improve the visitor entry experience and site interpretation. the December 2014 launch to the end of March 2015 and was independently assessed at $3.25 million in public relations value. The site of first Government House, with its intact archaeological Sydney Open, held in November 2014, also attracted significant collection, is significant as the only tangible link to the first year publicity with coverage on Seven, Nine and ABC TV news as well as of European settlement and as a place of first contact, colonial a live cross to ABC TV News Breakfast, feature stories in the Sydney government and the development of Sydney. Twenty-five years after Morning Herald, Daily Telegraph, mX, Sydney suburban newspapers the site’s landmark urban archaeological excavations and as we near and a selection of design and lifestyle magazines, interviews on 2UE, its 230-year anniversary in 2018, this funding will allow us to develop a 40 OUR ACHIEVEMENTS
2SER, and 702 ABC Sydney and editorial across a broad range of arts, • continuing use of the NSW Government electricity contracts, design, what’s on and lifestyle websites. Total publicity achieved was including a provision for 6% green power; independently assessed at over $1.4 million in public relations value. • continuing to partner with AGL Energy to offer commercial event Our broad range of public programs, including Fifties Fair, Celestial clients at the Museum of Sydney and The Mint the option of Tables, Salon Music, Mayhem, Museum of Sydney’s Movie Club, powering their events with 100% green energy; Colonial Gastronomy, Archikidz PLAY[ground], Autumn Harvest, the • progressively replacing halogen and fluorescent lamps with low- Christmas market and school holiday activities, also received consistent voltage, energy-efficient LED fittings at various properties for both publicity throughout the year, with coverage across the Sydney interior and exterior purposes; Morning Herald, Daily Telegraph, Sun-Herald, Time Out Sydney, mX, • continuing to recycle and repurpose structural elements from local suburban newspapers, AM radio, and what’s-on websites such as exhibition installations to reduce our use of new materials with Arts Hub, Broadsheet, The Urban List and Concrete Playground. high embedded energy; The events commemorating the bicentenary of the death of Arthur • planning capital upgrades to property plant and equipment with Phillip (see page 46) generated coverage through major state and more energy-efficient models. national news outlets. GOVERNMENT HOUSE SYDNEY Editorial around the launch of our new membership program included feature reports in the Sydney Morning Herald, mX and on From 1 July 2015 the HHT with the Department of Premier and Cabinet 2UE, while the announcement of the new lessee for Throsby Park and Government House Sydney (GHS) agreed that all aspects of resulted in coverage in the Sun-Herald, Illawarra Mercury, Property the management and operations of Government House, including Observer and on ABC Illawarra. Our volunteer program was also visitor services, guided tours, education programs and other public featured in local suburban newspapers. engagement activities, will be managed by GHS. This is the final stage in the transfer of services to GHS following an announcement There has been significant television coverage of our places, with in 2011 by the NSW Government to re-establish Government House as the Justice & Police Museum, Vaucluse House, the Museum of Sydney the official residence of the Governor of New South Wales. and Elizabeth Farm appearing in prime-time programs including Channel Seven’s Weekend sunrise, Better homes and gardens and Sydney weekender, Channel Ten’s Let’s do coffee and Channel Nine’s Weekend TODAY.
Throughout the year the Minister for Heritage or his nominated representative also participated in media opportunities with the HHT for Sydney Open 2014, the exhibition Female Immigration Depot 1848–1886 at the Hyde Park Barracks Museum, Arthur Phillip bicentenary, the UNESCO recognition of Exeter Farm, NAIDOC Week at Rouse Hill House & Farm and the launch of the Unlocking Heritage education subsidy program. These various opportunities resulted in coverage across print and broadcast media including Channel Nine and ABC TV, The Australian, Sydney Morning Herald, Daily Telegraph, suburban newspapers, and across Radio National, 702 ABC Sydney, 2UE and 2GB.
REDUCING OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT
We aim to reduce our ecological, including carbon, footprint, by managing our properties sustainably. Measures during 2014–15 included: Above Board of Trustees Chairman, Michael Rose, speaking at the Arthur Phillip • standard use of E10 fuel in the majority of our small fleet of Commemorative Reception at Government House. Photo © James Horan motor vehicles; • moving towards greater use of electronic communications to reduce the amount of office printing; • continuing to use paper certified by the Forestry Stewardship Council, guaranteed to have been sourced from sustainably managed plantation timber, for necessary printing; • wider implementation of the TRIM records management system to reduce the need for paper files;
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SERVING UP THE PAST
The HHT’s long-established reputation for sensitively balancing the need for conservation with the need to present new and engaging ways for people to experience our historic places was further enhanced with the formal opening of The Governors Table Bar & Dining at the Museum of Sydney and the French‑inspired Bistro Mint at The Mint in July 2014.
AN OLD-IS-NEW APPROACH
Located on the site of Australia’s first Government House, The Governors Table Bar & Dining draws inspiration from the site’s history and architecture, using materials sympathetic to the site including stone, timber and steel. Modern timbers and bespoke driftwood add elegance to the bar and dining space, while bronze and copper mirrors adorn the walls. The use of stone, timber and steel reflects the materials of the Edge of the trees installation in the museum’s forecourt. A key feature of the restaurant is the Governors Table, a bespoke 16-seat French oak banquet table.
A TASTE OF FRANCE COMES TO MACQUARIE STREET
Positioned on the first floor of The Mint, Bistro Mint is the result of an extensive yet sensitive refurbishment. The Mint’s rich heritage has been given a contemporary edge by esteemed architectural firm Mills Gorman.
The careful restoration ensures that past and present truly co-exist. It is considerate of the building’s architecture, culture and history while looking to create a memorable dining experience.
Bistro Mint offers a contemporary dining environment within a heritage setting that provides guests and visitors to The Mint with a modern interpretation of classic French weekday dining.
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5 WELLBEING
The wellbeing of our staff improves. Our notable strengths were: • our values – diversity, integrity, trust, service and accountability – HUMAN RESOURCES REVIEW are strongly reflected in workplace experiences, have improved significantly since 2012 and are above the sector. For example, we An independent Human Resources Review was completed in have a strong drive for client and customer satisfaction (99%) with November 2014 to assess the structure of the HHT. Recommendations a high respect for our customers (97%); included combining our house museums – Rose Seidler House, • our organisation’s involvement with the community is strongly Vaucluse House, Elizabeth Bay House, Rouse Hill House & Farm, linked to our purpose (81%); this involvement helps motivate Elizabeth Farm and Meroogal – into a single property portfolio, our staff (92%); the House Museums Portfolio. The review also looked at how to strengthen our curatorial focus and, in response, we have created the • at the HHT, neither gender nor sexual orientation is seen as a Curatorial & Public Engagement Division, incorporating the Curatorial barrier to success (97% for both) and our employees believe women & Exhibitions Team, the Programs Team, the new House Museums can lead just as effectively as men (99%); Portfolio and the City Portfolio, which includes the Museum of Sydney, • our staff believe the HHT is committed to developing its employees the Justice & Police Museum and Susannah Place Museum. The new (74%), has a clear direction for the future (70%) and is making the division comes into effect on 1 July 2015. necessary improvements to meet our future challenges (81%).
From 24 February 2014 we implemented the new assessment‑based On the important ‘engagement index’ – which is linked to higher recruitment model as required under the Government Sector productivity, decreased turnover, lower absenteeism, improved Employment Act 2013 (GSE) and associated GSE Rules and Regulations. customer service and better health and safety outcomes – HHT staff This new method of recruitment allows the HHT to clearly identify rated their engagement at 74%, well above the sector (65%) and the specific capability sets required for every advertised role, and department (66%). This demonstrates the pride, personal attachment, enhances our ability to attract the most suitable and skilled candidates. inspiration and motivation HHT staff feel towards the institution and the value of our work. Another requirement of the GSE was that all casual and temporary employees be re-recruited. This special requirement, along with The results highlight areas for further improvement where we other regular recruitment action, led to the advertisement of 166 roles, rated below the department and/or the sector, notably: improving which resulted in 1773 job applications for processing, 333 assessment opportunities for career development, job security and appropriate interviews with 167 recruitments completed in 2014–15. pay levels; communication between managers and staff to assist performance improvement and clarify expectations; and the reporting and resolution of workplace grievances and bullying incidents. PEOPLE MATTER EMPLOYEE SURVEY Collectively, these results provide a confident endorsement of the Every two years the Public Service Commission (PSC) undertakes a strength of values, experience, passion and productivity of our survey of staff across the NSW public sector to measure employees’ workplace and institution. wellbeing, engagement, the adoption of organisational values and the perception of workplace practices. DEVELOPING SKILLS AND TRAINING The People Matter Employee Survey 2014 was the second time all employees from across the NSW public sector were given the opportunity In 2014–15 we gave priority to professional development training to to answer questions about workplace values and experiences. support the implementation of the new Performance Development Plan (PDP) framework nominated as mandatory by the NSW This survey provided the HHT with the opportunity to identify Government. A new online e-performance module improved both our workplace strengths and weaknesses, and to compare our ease of staff access and reporting analytics. organisation to our agency, the Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH), and the wider public sector, and see how we have changed as During 2014–15, HHT employees participated in more than 1800 hours an organisation since the last survey in 2012. of training including new diversity training, ‘Communicating effectively with groups from other cultures’. The HHT response rate was an impressive 76% (168 responses), well above our cluster (Planning & Environment, which includes OEH, The HHT also supports our staff by offering flexible work practices 40.4%) and the whole public sector (19.4%). This was significantly higher such as flex days and rostered days off, maternity leave, and than 2012 results (18%, 43 responses). As a small agency, this high family and community service leave. We provide opportunities for response rate ensures the findings from the report will be considered development through expressions of interest (EOIs) and higher duties robust and meaningful. allowances for temporary appointments. We also continue to support staff affected by organisational change through our Employee On more than 90% of response items (relating to engagement, values Assistance Program. and conduct, workplace experiences, diversity, wellbeing and future intentions), our staff responded more positively to their workplace The HHT ensures diversity of representation on recruitment panels and environment than staff in the department (OEH/Planning) or the public internal bodies such as the Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) Committee, sector. Importantly, assessment of the HHT improved significantly and to the union through the Joint Consultative Committee (JCC). against staff responses from the 2012 report. 44 OUR ACHIEVEMENTS
IMPROVING WORK HEALTH & SAFETY • provision of training in Resolving Conflict through Negotiation and Dealing with Difficult Customers was undertaken by our front-of- We continued to implement our Work Health & Safety and Injury house reception staff at The Mint; Management (WHS & IM) Plan. Our performance was comparable to the previous year; there were no new significant employee workers • a new First Aid Policy ensures an official first-aid officer is available compensation claims, no new serious ongoing incidents and only one across all our sites whenever they are open to the public to public liability claim. Specific elements of our WHS & IM Plan include: effectively respond in the event of an injury; • mandatory training in first aid, and refresher courses in • recruitment in 2015–16 of a dedicated WHS Coordinator to develop cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), for all our front-of-house staff; and implement strategic approaches to WHS planning across the HHT to ensure risks are effectively and promptly managed at • support, by means of an Events Manual that covers WHS corporate, business and operational levels; requirements as well as risk-management information and instructions, for our staff responsible for planning large events; • ensuring two accredited Return-to-Work Coordinators are in our Human Resources team to better respond to workers • site tours and WHS instructions for all our events volunteers; compensation claims; • specialised training in disaster management for each property • maintenance of our Hazardous Chemical Register at all our properties portfolio specific to the needs of its sites, eg Bushfire Control & and regular review and culling of chemicals no longer required; Management undertaken by staff working at Rouse Hill House & Farm; • continued formal inspection and risk assessment at our properties by WHS Committee representatives at least annually; • Contractor Induction Procedures, which require on-site contractors to sign the visitor book and fire register, sight the relevant Safe • provision of access for all staff, via the intranet, to the minutes of Work Method Statement (SWMS) and take part in an induction every WHS Committee meeting; specific to the site; • participation by 67 employees in our annual protective Workplace • further compliance training for staff across the organisation in areas Immunisation Program in May 2015; including white card construction (for exhibition installation), blue • a new Dealing With Unreasonable Behaviour Policy that provides card traffic controller (for managing car parking at major public guidance about how HHT staff should respond to the unreasonable events at our properties), fire warden, child protection, servicing behaviour of customers or members of the public. This new policy power tools, testing and tagging electrical equipment, Level 3 helps to ensure our staff provide a consistent, transparent response chemical accreditation, responsible service of alcohol and safe to unreasonable behaviour and maintain a safe and secure handling of handguns (for staff at the Justice & Police Museum). environment for both ourselves and our visitors;
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6 KNOWLEDGE
We use our knowledge and expertise, and work The cello was bought by the HHT in 1992. It Left Cellist Teije Hylkema with others, to change the way people think about had been in the ownership of a family with a connection to Bathurst and a family story and soprano Leah heritage and the past. Thomas performing linking the cello to the Pipers. On 29 April in the garden at 2015 a special performance by the Bathurst Vaucluse House as Chamber Orchestra featured the violoncello part of the Salon DREAM HOME, SMALL HOME as part of the city’s bicentenary celebrations. Music concert series. Photo A new exhibition at the Museum of Sydney Dream Home, Small The performance was titled Remembering © James Horan Home (23 August – 23 November 2014) explored the great era of Mrs Macquarie: bringing her cello home, and do-it-yourself home building in 1950s Sydney. In 1952 more than the instrument was played by David Pereira, half of the new houses under construction in NSW were being built one of Australia’s most accomplished cellists. by their owners. They were mostly modest houses, built by low-to middle-income earners. The extraordinary number of owner- ARTHUR PHILLIP COMMEMORATIVE EVENTS builders was the result of an unusual combination of postwar circumstances: an extreme shortage of housing, scarcities of The life, achievements and legacy of building materials and labour, and full employment. These same Arthur Phillip were honoured at a series of conditions drove architects to focus on the challenges of designing commemorative events in 2014. Phillip was small houses and to search for ways to simplify construction and commander of the First Fleet and founding make more efficient use of space. Newsagents sold books of home governor of the NSW colony and 31 August plans, Sunday papers publicised a new plan each week and home 2014 marked the 200th anniversary of his magazines issued a new design each month. death at his home in Bath, England. The HHT developed an exciting program of events Curated by Head, Collections & Access, Megan Martin, with curator exploring Phillip’s life, and his pivotal role in the Michael Lech, the exhibition showcased the history of these homes early history of Sydney and the development and detailed new building materials, in-vogue colour schemes of the modern nation of Australia. and modernist ideas of open-plan living. The exhibition included historical photographs, pattern books, vintage home publications, A key event was the dedication of the architectural floor plans and a Hudson Homes architectural model. Captain Arthur Phillip RN memorial bust A key focus of our Home & Architecture program, it provided an at the Museum of Sydney on the site of excellent platform to showcase the Caroline Simpson Library & first Government Houseon 26 August. The Research Collection (CSL&RC) as the leading library of homes, bust is on long-term loan, courtesy of the interiors and gardens in Australia. The exhibition was also part Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority, for of Art & About Sydney 2014, with the theme ‘Endangered – What permanent display on the museum forecourt, We’ve Lost or are in Danger of Losing.’ First Government House Place. On the day, speeches by Michael Rose, HHT Chairman, the Hon Rob Stokes MP, then Minister for MRS MACQUARIE’S CELLO Heritage, and Professor The Honourable We developed a partnership with Opera Australia to deliver Dame Marie Bashir AD CVO, then Governor Salon Music, four concerts held at The Mint, Elizabeth Bay House of New South Wales, were complemented and Vaucluse House. Curated and performed by musicians from by the singing of the St Andrew’s Cathedral the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, the artistic programs Choir, Donna Ingram delivering a powerful were inspired by our historic places. Curatorial interpretation Welcome to Country and Clarence Slockee ranged from talks and tours to the playing of Mrs Macquarie’s performing ‘Burra Bulla’ (‘Bennelong’s cello at The Mint alongside an exhibition at the CSL&RC. The song’). The Governor also attended an series received positive feedback from audiences, with visitors HHT Foundation function honouring Phillip commenting on the personalised experience. at Government House on the evening of 31 August 2014. Mrs Macquarie’s cello, or more correctly violoncello, was made in 1814. It is likely the instrument that Elizabeth Macquarie, wife of A sellout symposium on the significance of Governor Lachlan Macquarie, presented to Mary Ann Piper prior Phillip’s legacy, ‘The First Governor’, was held at to the departure of the Macquaries from NSW. In a letter dated the Museum of Sydney on 5 September 2014. 9 February 1822, Mrs Macquarie wrote, ‘I have to request your & The program featured new research by HHT Captain Piper’s acceptance of a Violoncello, which I hope will be Trustees Professor Grace Karskens and Andrew found to sound well in your house at Point Piper’. When financial Tink AM, and historians Michael Flynn, Michael disaster forced the Pipers to retire to their property Alloway Bank at Pembroke and Gary Sturgess. Papers by HHT Bathurst, the cello went with them. staff members Jane Kelso and Jacqui Newling were also presented.
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EXTERNAL ACTIVITIES AND ENGAGEMENT PRESENTATIONS • Michael Lech, ‘European labour only: (including conferences, chairing events, etc) stamping of Chinese‑Australian furniture, During 2014–15, HHT staff gave various 1880–1930’, Chinese Women’s Association public presentations, or had their work • Aleema Ash, lecture about cultural and of Australia Inc, Sydney Mechanics School published, as follows: community planning and development at UNSW Art and Design, 20 April 2015 of Arts, 14 February 2015 PUBLICATIONS • Dr Caroline Butler-Bowdon, ‘User- • Dr Sophie Lieberman, Chair, ‘A socially • Jane Kelso, ‘Miriam Ann Hamilton generated museums: from monologue inclusive cacophony’, Museums Australia 29 October 1924 – 15 October 2014’, to dialogue’ with Rachel Healy, executive National Conference, 21–24 May 2015 Australiana, the magazine of the manager, Culture for the City of Sydney, • Megan Martin, ‘Reading the Napoleonic Australiana Society, February 2015 Communicating the Museum conference, Wars’, presented at ‘Waterloo: the • Megan Martin’s entry on Rachel Sydney, 6 November 2015 significance for Australia’, a one-day Roxburgh (1915‑1991), artist, educator, • Dr Caroline Butler-Bowdon, ‘Heritage seminar organised by the Royal Australian conservationist and architectural heritage begins at home’ at Architecture on Show, Historical Society, May 2015 campaigner, for the Australian Dictionary Australian Institute of Architects, Herb • Jacqui Newling, ‘The Johnston Collection of Biography was published online in Greedy Hall, Marrickville, 1 October 2014 – Regency spicing 2 – tasting empire’, December 2014 http://adb.anu.edu.au/ • Georgia Connolly, Chair, parallel session, Fairhall Museum, Melbourne, biography/roxburgh-rachel-mary-15615 Museums Australia National Conference 24 September 2014 • Jacqui Newling, ‘A tale of two Sydneys: Sydney, 21–24 May 2015 • Jacqui Newling, ‘Gastronomy in the perils of provisioning Norfolk Island’, • Amy Eastwood, guest speaker on Design, the museum: interpretation and Signals, the journal of the Australian Innovation and Creativity, University of programming through food’, Villages of National Maritime Museum, no 108, Western Sydney, 1 April 2015 the Heart project, 24 October 2014 spring 2014, pp22–7 • Amy Eastwood, ‘The great outdoors’, • Jacqui Newling, ‘History on the menu’, • Jacqui Newling, ‘Stories from the Museums Australia National Conference, Orange Wine Week, 25 October 2014 governor’s table’, Aristologist: An 23 May 2015 • Jacqui Newling assisted Carcoar Hospital Antipodean Journal of Food History, • Beth Hise, Chair for plenary session and museum to develop, promote and present edited by Duncan Galletly, Kowhiti House, masterclass at Museums Australia National a public program, ‘Farewell Dr Rowland’, a Wellington, New Zealand, no 4, November Conference, Sydney, 21–24 May 2015 colonial-themed dinner based on historical 2014 [the paper was originally presented records from the museum, Villages of the • Beth Hise, Chair, parallel session at at the 18th Australian Symposium of Heart project, 21 March 2015 Gastronomy, April 2013] Communicating the Museum conference, Sydney, 4–11 November 2014 • Jacqui Newling, presented on food in the early settlement of NSW to interested • Ian Innes, ‘Sydney Living Museums, residents at The Montefiore Centre in towards a sustainable model for Randwick, 27 May 2015 adaptive re-use of heritage buildings’, Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors • Sarah-Jane Rennie, ‘Sustainability and Conference, Hong Kong, 9 January 2015 environmental standards for cultural collections’, Council of Australian Museum 48 OUR ACHIEVEMENTS
From far left Joanna Nicholas, Curator, at Rose Seidler House. Photo © James Horan; Fiona Starr, Curator, at Hyde Park Barracks Museum. Photo © Scott Finneran; Dr Matthew Stephens, Research Librarian, in the Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection. Photo © James Horan; Nerida Campbell, Curator, at Justice & Police Museum. Photo © Stuart Miller; Anita Rayner, Horticulture Team Leader, at Vaucluse House. Photo © Katrina James; Sarah-Jane Rennie, Head of Collection Care, in the Judges Common Room. Photo © Katrina James
Directors/Australian Institute for the BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND PANELS • Megan Martin, Honorary Fellow of the Conservation of Cultural Materials, • Dr Caroline Butler-Bowdon, member Library Council of New South Wales 14 September 2014 of Government House Sydney Advisory • Megan Martin, board member of the • Sarah-Jane Rennie, Museums Australia Panel 2015 (ongoing) Society of Australian Genealogists Remote, Regional and Community • Dr Caroline Butler-Bowdon, Judge for • Megan Martin, member of the UNESCO Museums Day, 21 May 2015 NSW Premier’s History Prizes 2015 Australian Memory of the World Committee • Sarah-Jane Rennie, ‘Caring for archaeology • Dr Caroline Butler-Bowdon, Panel • Joanna Nicholas, reviewer for the collections in museums’, Sydney University Assessor, ArtsNSW History fellowship 2015 Standards Committee for Museums & Archaeology Society, 14 March 2015 • Dr Caroline Butler-Bowdon, Judge for Galleries of NSW • Sarah-Jane Rennie, Accessible Arts 2014 Arts School Art Prize (St Martha’s School, • Joanna Nicholas, member of the Activated Conference, 29 October 2014 Strathfield) and presentation focusing on Collections Committee for the National • Julie Turpie co-presented with Dr Caroline ‘The importance of creative and interactive Trust of Australia (NSW) Butler‑Bowdon, ‘Making a bigger learning for children’s development’, • Sarah-Jane Rennie, Director (board entrance – digital and audience cut- 24 October 2014 member) Accessible Arts, through to through with a major program initiative • Georgia Connolly, committee member, 15 April 2015 across 12 museums’, Museums & Galleries Australian Registrars Committee (ARC) • Sarah-Jane Rennie, standards assessor for of NSW annual conference, Museum & • Scott Hill, Trustee on the Belgenny Farm Museum and Gallery Services Queensland Galleries of NSW, 20 August 2014 Trust. This position is held in the capacity • Sarah-Jane Rennie, AICCM NSW committee • Fabienne Virago, Edward Washington and as the Curator of Elizabeth Farm Susan Bee, ‘Building historical inquiry into • Sarah-Jane Rennie, Chair, • Beth Hise, Chair, Exhibitions National museum education programs’, Museums AICCM Preventive SIG Network, Museum Australia (ongoing) Australia National Conference, 23 May 2015 • Sarah-Jane Rennie, member of the • Beth Hise, HHT representative, • Edward Washington informed teachers assessment panel for ArtsNSW Visual Arts, Network of Australasian Museum about a Commerce/Legal Studies program Museums and Literature annual Exhibitors (NAME) (ongoing) called ‘A Trial Run’ and our partnership program grants with the NSW Police Prosecutors, as well • Beth Hise, Judge, MAGNA awards, • Dr Fiona Starr represented the Hyde Park as hosting an HHT stand, Economics and Museums Australia, 20 May 2015 Barracks and the NSW Sites on the World Business Educators NSW Annual Legal • Dr Sophie Lieberman, committee Heritage Australian Convict Sites Steering Update Conference, 14 October 2015 member, Sydney Arts Management Committee, 2014–2015 Advisory Committee (SAMAG) WORKSHOPS • Dr Sophie Lieberman, board director, • Nerida Campbell and Beth Hise, Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP) ‘Darkness into light: interpreting crime scene images from the NSW Police • Megan Martin, board member of the Forensic Photography Archive’, Interpret History Council of New South Wales Europe Conference, Krakow, Poland, 6–9 June 2015 [presented by Beth Hise] 49 OUR ORGANISATION OUR ORGANISATION
WHO WE ARE
The Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales than 130,000 glass-plate negatives, a (HHT) operates under the Historic Houses Act library collection and a small but important digital collection, all of cultural and heritage 1980 (NSW) to manage, conserve and interpret significance to the history of NSW. the properties vested in it for the education and In 2014–15 we generated 31% of our total income enjoyment of the public. We are a NSW statutory through commercial activities, paid admissions authority, administered through the Office of and non-recurrent allocation such as grants, Environment and Heritage in the Department corporate partnerships and donations from individuals, companies or government. We have of Planning and Environment. We are one of a strong venue-hire business, four commercial Australia’s largest state museum bodies. Over cafes/restaurants and merchandising. Our the past 35 years we have grown from a small properties are in demand as locations for both organisation into one of the state’s major heritage film and photography shoots. and cultural institutions, managing and conserving Revenue raised from our commercial sites of historical and cultural importance that tell operations facilitates our innovative program of public and educational events and a story about the history and development of NSW. activities. Every year at our properties more than 50,000 schoolchildren, across all We care for portfolio assets valued at more than $245 million, stages from Kindergarten to Year 12, attend including buildings, land and museum collections. Our built education programs linked closely to the assets comprise 13 historic buildings dating between 1793 and school curriculum. The Connected Classrooms 1950, and include several of the earliest surviving colonial program allows children throughout NSW buildings in Australia, as well as major public buildings of the to enjoy our programs via new media Macquarie era. technology. We stage approximately 200 We maintain and open 12 museums to the public: Elizabeth Bay public programs and events each year, House, Elizabeth Farm, Hyde Park Barracks Museum, Justice & ranging from large outdoor festivals to small Police Museum, Meroogal, Museum of Sydney on the site of specialist tours, which are enjoyed by around first Government House, Rose Seidler House, Rouse Hill House 28,000 visitors. & Farm, Susannah Place Museum, The Mint and the Caroline Our Sydney Living Museums brand firmly Simpson Library & Research Collection, and Vaucluse House. positions our sites and their collections at the We also provided public access to Government House, until 30 core of what we offer, enabling us to promote June 2015, after which date all aspects of the management and all our properties as a collective, as well as operations of the house, including visitor services, facilitation of single destinations. guided tours, education programs and other public engagement activities, were transferred to Government House Sydney. We are constantly building our digital content to support the brand by providing All our museums are listed on the NSW State Heritage Register. greater online accessibility to our houses and The Museum of Sydney and the Hyde Park Barracks are also on museums, collections and stories. the National Heritage list, and the Hyde Park Barracks is on the UNESCO World Heritage List. (See also pages 50-53.) Our innovative exhibitions and public programs bring history to life through The HHT also maintains 38 hectares of land, including public exploration of various themes such as spaces, farmland and gardens, as well as infrastructure such architecture, convicts, crime and policing, as roads, farm dams, 8 kilometres of fencing, and gates. Aboriginal history, and Sydney’s places and Our principal landscapes include the formal historical colonial people, past and present. Each exhibition gardens, public park and beach at Vaucluse House, and 18 and program is addressed in a unique way to hectares of farm and open land at Rouse Hill House & Farm. Our create an engaging experience for our visitors. gardens include some of the oldest and best surviving historical plant collections in Australia found outside botanical gardens. We work with and are supported by a foundation, sponsors and hundreds of volunteers. We We collect, catalogue and conserve material relating to our form partnerships with other cultural and core themes of domestic material culture, the history of art, heritage institutions, artists, community groups, architecture and design, and aspects of Sydney’s social history universities and voluntary organisations. related to our sites. The collections held at our museums are valued at more than $31 million and comprise 250,000 archaeological artefacts, more than 45,000 objects, more
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OUR MUSEUMS
CITY PORTFOLIO
JUSTICE & POLICE MUSEUM MUSEUM OF SYDNEY SUSANNAH PLACE MUSEUM
The Justice & Police Museum houses a The modern Museum of Sydney on the site Susannah Place Museum is a terrace of unique collection of objects relating to of first Government House was opened four houses incorporating a re-created crime, policing and legal history including a to the public in 1995. Designed by one of 1915 corner grocer’s shop. Located in the significant forensic photography archive of Sydney’s best known architects, Richard heart of The Rocks, it was built in 1844 by more than 130,000 glass-plate negatives. Johnson, it occupies the site of Australia’s first Irish immigrants and continually occupied The building complex, developed in three Government House, built in 1788 as home until 1990. The terrace survived largely separate stages – Water Police Court (1856), and office for the colony’s first governor, unchanged through the slum clearances of Water Police Station (1858) and Police Court Arthur Phillip. Preserved below the museum the 1900s and the area’s redevelopment in (1886) – is the work of NSW colonial architects forecourt, known as first Government House the 1970s. It is a rare surviving example of Edmund Blacket, Alexander Dawson and Place, are the remaining foundations of workers’ housing from the mid-19th century, James Barnet. As a group, the buildings are the original building. Above ground, the once ubiquitous but now almost vanished. extraordinarily intact surviving examples installation Edge of the trees marks the site In 1993 the HHT worked with the (then) of civic buildings of the mid- to late 19th of first contact between the British colonisers Sydney Cove Authority to develop and open century. Blacket and Barnet designed and and the Gadigal people. The museum’s Susannah Place as a museum. Today the built dozens of similar courthouse complexes evocative displays take visitors on a journey museum tells the stories, often overlooked, across NSW based on this early form to explore Sydney’s people, places and of the lives of ordinary people. Susannah established in Sydney. culture, then and now. Visitors can learn Place was home to more than 100 different about our city’s first people, inspect models families; their occupancy is still evident The museum features the popular exhibition of the First Fleet ships and peer into the in the many layers of paint, wallpapers, City of Shadows: Inner-city Crime and archaeological remains of first Government linoleums, modifications and repairs that Mayhem 1912–1948, which showcases images House. An exciting program of changing have survived. from the NSW Police Forensic Photography exhibitions reveals the distinctiveness of this Archive. The museum also displays great city. spinechilling weapons, bushranging artefacts and physical evidence from notable crimes. Daily education activities reveal the worlds of justice and policing to school students.
Above, left to right Justice & Police Museum; Museum of Sydney. Photos © Douglas Riley; aerial view of Susannah Place Museum, showing the 52 Gloucester Street facade. Photo © James Horan OUR ORGANISATION
EASTERN SYDNEY PORTFOLIO
ELIZABETH BAY HOUSE ROSE SEIDLER HOUSE VAUCLUSE HOUSE
Designed by architect John Verge, Elizabeth Architect Harry Seidler was just 24 years Vaucluse House was the country estate Bay House was built during the years old when he designed a new house for of colonial statesman, explorer, lawyer, 1835‑39 for Colonial Secretary Alexander his parents, Max and Rose, on a bushland publisher and politician William Charles Macleay and his family. A superb example of site at Wahroonga. Built between 1948 Wentworth, his wife, Sarah, and their ten a Greek Revival villa, it enjoys a magnificent and 1950, Rose Seidler House is one of children. At its core a Georgian farmhouse, setting overlooking Sydney Harbour the earliest intact examples of mid-20th- it was expanded and embellished by and was originally the centrepiece of a century modern domestic architecture in Wentworth with Gothic Revival turrets and renowned landscape garden developed by Australia, and was strongly influenced by crenellations to create a romanticised Macleay on the slope above Elizabeth Bay. American prototypes. Its original furniture eye‑catcher in an Arcadian landscape The saloon, with its elegant cantilevered brought by Seidler from New York forms setting. One of only a few surviving staircase, is regarded as the finest interior in one of the most important post‑World War harbourside estates from the early years Australian colonial architecture. The house’s II design collections in the country. Seidler of the colony, Vaucluse House retains the interiors are notable for their detailing, was awarded the Sulman Medal in 1952 ornamental gardens, kitchen garden particularly the quality of the joinery, plaster for his design of Rose Seidler House, and and outbuildings of what was once a and stonework. at the time the house was highly influential, self‑sufficient small estate. The estate was stimulating much social comment and purchased in 1827 by Wentworth, who The house was restored by the state intellectual debate as a manifestation took a leading role in the achievement of government and transferred from the of the modernist principles of space, the responsible government for NSW in 1856. Elizabeth Bay House Trust to the newly unity of arts and architecture coupled The NSW Government purchased part of formed HHT in 1980. A favourite of students with structural engineering, and industrial the Vaucluse estate in 1910 to provide public of design and social history, Elizabeth Bay design. It embodied new design and style access to the Sydney Harbour foreshores. House presents an evocative picture of ideals that gave impetus to the direction of The house was opened to the public in 1912 early 19th-century life before the economic architecture in Australia. With panoramic and, since that time, has been an important depression of the early 1840s, when Macleay views of Ku‑ring-gai Chase National Park, place for the presentation of Australian was forced to leave the house. Rose Seidler House is presented in its history. The property has been restored With its extensive collection of early original 1950s scheme. and furnished to reflect the Wentworth 19th‑century furniture, fittings and domestic family’s occupation during the years 1827–53 goods, as well as scientific instruments and and 1861–62, and its grandly appointed specimens, Elizabeth Bay House is evocative of rooms contain many items typically owned the life of a distinguished gentleman collector. by a wealthy upper-middle-class family of the time.
53 Above, left to right Elizabeth Bay House. Photo © Douglas Riley; Rose Seidler House. Photo © Nicholas Watt; Vaucluse House. Photo © Douglas Riley .
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MACQUARIE STREET PORTFOLIO MEROOGAL & WESTERN SYDNEY PORTFOLIO
HYDE PARK BARRACKS MUSEUM THE MINT ELIZABETH FARM
The Hyde Park Barracks was built by convicts Built in 1811–16 as part of Governor Lachlan Elizabeth Farm is Australia’s oldest surviving between 1817 and 1819 to the design of the Macquarie’s General ‘Rum’ Hospital, this colonial homestead, incorporating the first colonial architect (and former convict) elegant colonnaded building is one of the original cottage built in 1793 for the family Francis Greenway, and is considered one oldest surviving buildings in central Sydney. of John and Elizabeth Macarthur. It once of the finest colonial Georgian buildings Providing surgeons’ accommodation, a stood within a 1000-acre (405-hectare) in Australia. Here at the colony’s principal medical stores depot and dissecting room at property with river frontage on two sides. convict establishment, more than 50,000 the rear, and later as the Sydney Infirmary This was Darug country, sustained by the convicts were mustered in the yard, slept and Dispensary, this hospital wing was Burramattagal people. By the late 1820s the in the dormitories, ate in the mess halls, integral to the medical care of convicts and prosperous Macarthurs had transformed attended trial and received punishment. paupers in the early to mid-19th century. their humble farmhouse into a spacious Placed on the UNESCO World Heritage list In 1855 the site became the first overseas bungalow surrounded by ‘pleasure grounds’ in 2010, the Hyde Park Barracks is one of branch of the Royal Mint, with a Coining rich in exotic plants and fruit trees. In the the 11 Australian Convict Sites considered to Factory constructed at the rear. The Sydney late 19th century, urban and industrial have outstanding universal value for their Mint, a centre for colonial science, industry development chipped away at the estate. role in history’s largest and longest running and invention, processed 1200 tonnes of In 1904 the homestead, now on less than penal transportation system. From 1848 colonial gold into 150 million sovereigns – 5 acres (2 hectares), was bought by the the barracks served as Sydney’s Female the principal currency used throughout the Swanns, a large household of resourceful Immigration Depot, and Asylum for Aged British Empire. From 1927 the site housed a women who occupied and protected the and Destitute Women, providing shelter for succession of government departments, and property until 1968. Elizabeth Farm has over 40,000 women and their children until extensive conservation and adaptive re-use been managed by the HHT since 1983. 1886. From 1887 it was a legal hub, housing of the site has been undertaken since 1979. The hands‑on, experience-based house numerous courts and government offices. The Mint now hosts the HHT head office, museum opened in 1984. Today the HHT uses the fabric and spaces the Caroline Simpson Library & Research of the building, and the rich collection of Collection (see page 57), a restaurant and 120,000 archaeological artefacts, to unravel venue hire spaces. The site has been in the stories of its thousands of occupants. continuous public use since 1816.
54 Above left to right Hyde Park Barracks Museum; The Mint; Elizabeth Farm. Photos © Douglas Riley OUR ORGANISATION
MEROOGAL ROUSE HILL HOUSE & FARM
Meroogal, in the NSW South Coast town of Sited midway between Parramatta and Nowra, is a fascinating Gothic Revival timber Windsor, Rouse Hill House & Farm was built house, designed by Kenneth McKenzie and by colonial settler and contractor Richard built in 1885. The timber-framed building, Rouse between 1813 and 1819. The fine clad in weatherboard, is possibly based on Georgian homestead is surrounded by one American pattern book designs popular of Australia’s earliest surviving gardens. in the late 19th century. Home to four Originally the centrepiece of a much larger generations of women from the Thorburn/ agricultural estate, the house was one of Macgregor family, who lived there until the oldest continuously occupied homes in 1985, Meroogal has a rich collection of Australia. Its significance lies in the survival personal objects that provide insights into of its richly layered interiors, furnishings and the family’s daily routines, domestic chores collection of objects from six generations and social lives. Ownership of Meroogal and of the Rouse family. The estate contains the support of family enabled the Thorburn a section of the original Windsor Road and Macgregor women to live independent turnpike laid down by Governor Macquarie lives of gentility without undertaking paid in 1812–1813 and the site of the failed ‘Vinegar employment. The house was both a home Hill’ convict rebellion. The estate was bought and an economic resource, with food and by the state government in 1978. In 1987 it fuel provided from the garden, and rent was transferred to the HHT, and opened to from occasional paying guests and tenants. the public in 1999. The house with its rich intact collection was In 2003 the Department of Education acquired by the HHT in 1985 and opened as transferred the Rouse Hill Public School a museum in 1988. to the HHT, which has since restored the Meroogal’s last owner, June Wallace, a building to its original appearance. descendant of Henry Thorburn, was keenly aware of its significance and worked closely with the HHT in its preservation.
55 Above left to right Meroogal. Photo © Nicholas Watt; Rouse Hill House & Farm. Photo © Douglas Riley .
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OUR PROPERTIES
ACQUIRED 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 State house and garden 1996 Government House 1996 (transferred to DPC* in Dec 2013) 1998 The Mint 1998 & 2004 Offices and library
2003 Former Rouse Hill Public School 2010 Museum and education facilities
2007 Tusculum – Leased until May 2086†
2007 Exeter Farm (sold 2012) Endangered Houses Fund project
2007 Glenfield (sold 2013) Endangered Houses Fund project
2008 Nissen hut – Endangered Houses Fund project
2009 Moruya Presbyterian manse (sold 2013) Endangered Houses Fund project
2010 Throsby Park (leased 2015) Endangered Houses Fund project‡
2010 Beulah – Endangered Houses Fund project
* Department of Premier and Cabinet † Leased to the Australian Institute of Architects ‡ Leased to Mr Tim Throsby
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OUR COLLECTIONS
Above, left to right Each HHT property holds collections of CAROLINE SIMPSON LIBRARY NSW policewomen & RESEARCH COLLECTION working in the historical and modern material related Criminal Investigation to the house and site. The collections The Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection Branch, Sydney, 1938, was established as the Lyndhurst Conservation include furniture, ceramics, silverware, photographer unknown. Resource Centre in 1984. In 2004 it was renamed in Justice & Police Museum; soft furnishings, household and personal OAM seed packet for apple honour of the late Caroline Simpson (1930– cucumbers, 1928. accessories, costumes, artworks, 2003), whose outstanding collection of Australian Caroline Simpson photographs and archaeological colonial furniture, pictures and objets d’art was Library & Research gifted by her children to the HHT. The collection Collection artefacts. Most of the objects in our is a specialised research resource available to collections are on show to the public. anyone – staff, scholars, heritage and conservation practitioners, museum professionals – with an Electronic access to the collections is provided to the interest in the history of house and garden design public through a suite of online catalogues including and interior furnishing in NSW from the 19th century the Library Catalogue, the Pictures Catalogue, to the present day. It includes architectural pattern the Colonial Plants Database and the Museums books and fragments, wall and floor coverings, Collections Catalogue. Digital content is added to manufacturers’ trade catalogues and sample books, these catalogues as resources allow. The HHT also garden ornaments, fittings, soft furnishings, personal contributes to national aggregated data services papers and manuscripts, pictures, photographs, including TROVE, Design and Art Australia Online, books and periodicals. the Australian Dress Register, and the Museum Metadata Exchange. PHOTOGRAPHIC COLLECTION
The HHT cares for a significant collection of photographs including more than 130,000 glass- plate negatives created by the NSW Police Force between 1910 and 1964. The collection is housed at the Justice & Police Museum. 57 .
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ENDANGERED HOUSES FUND
The HHT began its work of LYNDHURST, DARGHAM STREET, GLEBE GLENFIELD, CASULA, 1817 conserving endangered houses Built in 1837 for surgeon James Bowman Glenfield was built for pioneer settler in 1993, when the organisation and his wife, Sarah Macarthur, Lyndhurst Dr Charles Throsby and is regarded as one acquired the then threatened GSDA was designed by the fashionable architect of the most complete small rural estates John Verge and is an exceptional example of the Macquarie era. It is a sophisticated No 1 Dwelling, a display house at of a ‘marine villa’. The house, acquired by bungalow form with wide protective Castlecrag designed by Walter the HHT in 1983, had faced demolition for verandahs framing a suite of finely Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony future roadworks and was in a dilapidated proportioned rooms with well-executed red condition. An extensive refurbishment led cedar joinery and fittings, all of a particularly Griffin, restoring the house and by conservation architect Clive Lucas OBE good quality for the period. financing the construction of a new introduced new concepts of conservation The property was transferred to the house adjacent to the property. practice, reinstating the verandahs and HHT in 2007 in a dilapidated condition, portico using modern materials in the The HHT then sold both properties and underwent extensive repairs and absence of detailed knowledge of the refurbishment before it was sold to a new (having arranged statutory original form, and rebuilding missing owner in 2013. protection and private covenants), internal elements. saving a key work of two important Lyndhurst was sold in 2005, returning to its TUSCULUM, ORWELL STREET, POTTS POINT 20th-century architects. original use as a private residence. Tusculum, built for businessman Alexander Brodie Sparks, is one of only three surviving Due to the success of this conservation WALTER BURLEY GRIFFIN ‘GSDA NO 1 colonial villas of the 1820s designed by John project, the HHT established the Endangered DWELLING’, CASTLECRAG Houses Fund (EHF) in 2005, supported Verge. Now surrounded by 1920s flats, it This house was built in 1920 as a display by the Foundation for the Historic Houses originally sat in two acres of grounds facing home to attract buyers to build in a 94-acre Trust of New South Wales. The EHF is Sydney town. suburban development being led by the an HHT conservation program that American architect Walter Burley Griffin and Derelict and in danger of collapsing, the identifies significant ‘at risk’ properties his wife, Marion Mahony Griffin. villa was compulsorily acquired by the and saves them from demolition or Heritage Council in 1985 and restored by unsympathetic development. The building exemplifies Griffin’s sensitivity the Australian Institute of Architects as their to landform and setting through its size, The HHT applies its expertise in order to headquarters under the terms of a 99-year massing and sandstone construction. When conserve and protect properties, which are lease agreement. Tusculum was transferred it became in danger of demolition, the then offered back to the marketplace for to the HHT in 2007. house was purchased by the HHT in 1993, the enjoyment of future generations; funds which oversaw its careful restoration and the revolve and more houses can be saved over construction of a new house adjacent that time, avoiding long-term recurrent costs offset the conservation cost. to government. Many EHF properties are opened to the public during Heritage Week.
58 Above, left to right Tusculum, Potts Point. Photo © Douglas Riley; Exeter Farm, Glenwood. Photo © Nicholas Watt OUR ORGANISATION
EXETER FARM, THROSBY PARK ESTATE, MOSS VALE BEULAH, APPIN ROAD, GILEAD MEURANTS LANE, GLENWOOD Throsby Park was the second home of Beulah is a highly significant early-colonial Exeter Farm is a rare surviving example of pioneer settler Dr Charles Throsby, and is rural property granted by Governor Lachlan a timber-slab settler’s hut built in the 1830s an exceptional colonial-era homestead set Macquarie in 1817. The site covers more and continually occupied until the 1980s. in 74 hectares of farm land. It is regarded than 90 hectares over four titles, and Its survival provides evidence of the early as one of the finest colonial houses in NSW, includes over 50 hectares of Cumberland development of western Sydney and the containing red cedar joinery, white marble Plain Woodland vegetation, in addition Cumberland Plain for agriculture in the and Marulan mudstone fireplaces and a to an 1830s farmhouse in dilapidated form of small holdings. The modestly sized large collection of original furniture and condition and a colonial-era bridge with cottage features much original timber fittings. The estate also features a very sandstone abutments. The HHT’s approach construction and internal joinery, with a fine late-19th-century stable block, farm to conserving the property includes detached kitchen in a smaller building buildings and landscape gardens. assessing potential development options at the rear. for a future owner to offset the capital cost Transferred to the HHT in 2010, the house of restoration and preservation. There is Transferred to the HHT in 2006, the cottage underwent repairs and conservation to significant urban development pressure was dilapidated, nearing collapse, before return it to a condition suitable for living in. in the area south of Campbelltown that undergoing extensive repairs and refitting. A long-term lease was signed in 2015, which makes sites such as Beulah vulnerable It was sold to new owners in 2013 and in included a commitment to significant further to unsympathetic redevelopment. 2014 was the recipient of an Asia-Pacific capital investment by the lessee to ensure UNESCO Award for conservation. Throsby Park’s long-term preservation.
PRESBYTERIAN MANSE, MORUYA NISSEN HUT, BELMONT NORTH
This simple weatherboard home was built Nissen Hut is one of more than 50 such in 1885 and extended in the early 20th huts erected at Belmont North in 1951, to century. When acquired it was a rare intact provide temporary migrant housing. The cottage retaining much of its original fabric HHT purchased this mostly intact example including many examples of late-19th- in 2008 to demonstrate the conservation century decorative wallpapers. The property options for modern industrial buildings. had been neglected but was repaired and Designed during World War I by British extended to allow for more convenient engineer Peter Nissen, these demountable contemporary living while retaining as much buildings were widely used in the 1940s and original fabric as possible. It was sold to a 1950s for temporary accommodation at new owner in 2013. various locations in NSW. Surviving Nissen huts are often unsympathetically altered or demolished.
59 Above, left to right Throsby Park, Moss Vale. Photo © Douglas Riley; Beulah homestead. Photo © Paolo Busato .
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES TRUSTEES
The Historic Houses Act 1980 (NSW) provides that the HHT Michael Rose, BA, LLB (Chairman) is the Chief Executive Partner of Board of Trustees shall be the governing body of the HHT. The law firm Allens. Michael is also Deputy Chairman of the Committee HHT Board of Trustees is constituted under section 6 of the Act. for Sydney, Global Chairman of ChildFund Alliance, an international The nine members of the Board are members of the public development NGO, Chairman of the Indigenous Engagement Task nominated by the Minister for Heritage and appointed by the Force of the Business Council of Australia and a Fellow of the Australian Governor of New South Wales. The trustees are subject to the Institute of Company Directors. He lives in Sydney with his wife, direction and control of the Minister. The Act stipulates that Jo D’Antonio, and their three children. Michael was appointed as a members of the Board of Trustees must include: trustee in June 2010 and his current term expires on 31 December 2018.
• at least one person who ‘has knowledge or experience Alastair Baxter, BScArch, BArch, RAIA, GAICD is a practising in history’; and architect, board member, sustainability engagement consultant, • at least one person who ‘has knowledge or experience TV sports commentator, and former Australian and NSW professional in architecture’. rugby union player. Alastair has more than 13 years’ experience as an architect at Cox Richardson Architects and Planners with extensive Current Board members who fulfil these requirements are experience in master planning, major sports, leisure, convention Alastair Baxter, Keith Cottier AM, Associate Professor Grace and exhibition facilities in Australia and internationally. Outside of Karskens and Siobhan Toohill. architecture, he is a principal of the Sustainable Forward Consulting The trustees represent a diversity of expertise and experience in Group, which addresses environmental, social and economic business, law, architecture, urban design, history, conservation, sustainability issues in Australia and the South Pacific. He is a director information technology, retail and online commerce, education, on the NSW Waratahs Rugby Board and the Foundation of the Historic media and marketing, sustainability and management. Houses Trust of New South Wales Board, and has a number of roles as a TV sports commentator. Alastair played for the Wallabies and Trustees are appointed for a term of up to three years and may Waratahs from 1999 to 2011 and finished his rugby career as Australia’s be appointed for more than one term, but for no more than most capped test prop. He was appointed as a trustee on 2 April 2014 three consecutive terms of office. Trustees do not receive any and his current term expires on 1 April 2017. remuneration for their Board activities. Paddy Carney, CA, BSc (Hons) is a registered company auditor. She Trustees attended Board meetings as per the table below. is a partner at PwC and also a member of its Board of Partners in Australia. She has more than 20 years’ financial experience with PwC TABLE OF TRUSTEE ATTENDANCE in the United Kingdom and Australia across a broad range of clients, with a focus on the retail and consumer sector. She is also a governor LEAVE OF ELIGIBLE of the Sir David Martin Foundation, which aims to get more young NAME ATTENDED ABSENCE TO ATTEND people off the streets, away from unhealthy situations and into care Michael Rose 5 1 6 and rehabilitation. Paddy is the Chair of the HHT’s Audit and Risk (Chairman) Committee. She was appointed as a trustee in March 2013 and her Alastair Baxter 6 – 6 current term expires on 5 March 2016.
Paddy Carney 5 1 6 Keith Cottier, AM, AASTC, LFRAIA is a former director of the highly Keith Cottier 5 1 6 awarded architectural firm Allen Jack+Cottier. In 2001 he was awarded the Gold Medal, the Royal Australian Institute of Architects’ highest Grace Karskens 5 1 6 honour. He was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in Louise McElvogue 6 – 6 2004. Keith has served as a commissioner of the Australian Heritage Naseema Sparks 4 2 6 Commission, as a member of the Heritage Council of New South Andrew Tink 5 1 6 Wales, and as a member of the Sydney Cove Authority and the City West Development Corporation. His high-profile projects include Siobhan Toohill 6 – 6 Wylie’s Baths, the Argyle Centre, the Submarine Mine Depot at Chowder Bay and Penfold’s Magill Estate in Adelaide. Keith was appointed as a trustee on 1 January 2007 and his final term expires on 31 December 2015.
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Associate Professor Grace Karskens, BA, MA, PHD FAHA Naseema Sparks, FAICD is an experienced company director teaches Australian history at the University of New South and serves on a number of ASX-listed advisory boards as well as Wales. Grace has published extensively including Inside The government regulatory bodies. Naseema is a ‘top-line growth’ Rocks: the archaeology of a neighbourhood, the multi-award- director: she has a deep understanding of consumers, as well as winning The Rocks: life in early Sydney and The colony: a hands-on management and operational experience in organisations history of early Sydney, which won the 2010 Prime Minister’s where the main driver of growth and differentiation is innovation Literary Award for Non-Fiction. She is a Fellow of the Australian and human capital. Her expertise includes retail, online commerce, Academy of the Humanities, and is on the boards of the media and marketing, technology services and manufacturing. Dictionary of Sydney, the National Museum of Australia’s Naseema’s executive career was as the managing director of global reCollections journal and a number of international scholarly communications company M&C Saatchi, and she holds an MBA from journals. Grace was appointed as a trustee on 1 January 2008 the Melbourne Business School. She was appointed as a trustee on and her current term expires on 21 January 2017. 2 April 2014 and her current term expires on 1 April 2017.
Louise McElvogue, BA, MA, GAICD is a principal of Macleod Andrew Tink, AM BA, LLB, HonDLitt is an Adjunct Professor at Media, which advises on strategy, technology and media. Macquarie University’s law school. After eight years at the bar and She works with boards, government and executives to set 19 years in the NSW Parliament, where his roles included Shadow business strategy and policy, and to develop e-business, Attorney-General and Shadow Leader of the House, Andrew stepped partnerships and digital efficiencies. She has worked in the back from active politics to focus on writing. In 2010 his biography United States, Europe and Australia for clients including of William Charles Wentworth won the Nib CAL Waverley Award McDonald’s, Invensys, the ABC, News Limited, Channel 4, for Literature. His second book, a biography of Lord Sydney, was the BBC and Société Générale. Louise was a member of published in 2011, and his third, the story of Canberra’s air disaster in the federal government’s Convergence Review in 2012. This 1940, was released in 2013. His most recent book, Australia 1901–2001: landmark review of Australia’s media and internet regulatory a narrative history, was released in November 2014. Andrew is also framework recommended a new approach to regulation. She the president of the Library Council of NSW. He was appointed as a has a background in journalism and her work has appeared in trustee on 22 May 2012 and his current term expires on 6 June 2018. The New York Times, The Guardian, Financial Times Media, The Wall Street Journal TV, the BBC and CNN. She was appointed as a trustee in March 2013 and her current term expires on 5 March 2016.
Above, left to right Paddy Carney, Michael Rose, Siobhan Toohill, Alastair Baxter, Associate Professor Grace Karskens, 61 Louise McElvogue, Keith Cottier, Naseema Sparks and Andrew Tink. Photo © James Horan .
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Siobhan Toohill, BScArch, BArch, Grad Dip Urban Design is AS AT 30 JUNE 2015 the Head of Group Sustainability and Community at Westpac. Mark Goggin, BA (Hons), EMPA is the Executive Director, and She is responsible for the organisation’s sustainability strategy, commenced on 6 August 2013. He has 20 years’ experience in responding to pressing social issues including demographic leadership across the museum, cultural and health sectors as CEO, change, economic solutions to environmental challenges and festival producer, educator and researcher. Before joining the HHT helping customers to achieve sustainable financial futures. he spent ten years as general manager of Marketing, Programs and Her role also encompasses community partnerships, the Commercial Services at the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences. Westpac Foundation, the Westpac Bicentennial Foundation Mark built the museum’s brand profile and audiences, and was and Indigenous engagement. Previously she established the responsible for leading entrepreneurial exhibitions and creating sustainability function at Stockland and has held senior design innovative programs, such as the annual citywide festival Sydney roles with Stockland, Lend Lease and the NSW Government’s Design. He oversaw the renewal of the heritage Sydney Observatory Urban Design Advisory Service. Siobhan is also the Deputy site and successfully launched the publicly accessible Powerhouse Chair of the Green Building Council of Australia, Director of Discovery Centre: Collection Stores at Castle Hill. Originally trained as a the Australian Building Codes Board and co-founder of the psychologist, he has an Executive Masters of Public Administration from podcast Out the Front. She was appointed as a trustee on the Australian and New Zealand School of Government. 2 April 2014 and her current term expires on 1 April 2017. Dr Caroline Butler-Bowdon, BA (Hons), MA, PhD is Assistant Director, COMMITTEES Creative Services, with responsibility for the City Portfolio. Caroline has worked in the cultural/heritage sector for more than 15 years, holding There are four Board advisory committees that provide advice to posts at the Museum of Sydney and the Art Gallery of NSW, and casual trustees: Audit and Risk Committee, Commercial and Marketing teaching positions at the University of Sydney and the University of New Advisory Committee, Creative Services Advisory Committee, and South Wales. She is an award-winning writer and curator on many Heritage and Endangered Houses Advisory Committee. All four aspects of Australian history and provides advice on many panels such committees are convened per section 9 of the Historic Houses as the NSW Premier’s History Prizes. In 2009 Caroline completed her Act 1980 (NSW). PhD at the University of New South Wales on the history of apartment There are two HHT standing committees that provide advice living in Sydney. to management and involve staff representation: the Joint Ian Innes, BScArch, BLArch is Assistant Director, Heritage, with Consultative Committee, which facilitates discussions between responsibility for the Eastern Sydney Portfolio. He has more than 20 the union and management, and the Work Health & Safety years’ experience in cultural landscape management and conservation, Committee. Committees operating are listed in the Appendices on having previously held senior management roles at the Royal Botanic pages 73-74. Garden, Sydney, and Centennial Parklands. He studied architecture and, later, landscape architecture, and his ongoing professional CORPORATE PLANNING interests relate to conservation of the built environment, including A corporate plan is developed on a five-year cycle by HHT architectural and landscape design, heritage theory and practice, staff and trustees; the current plan covers the period 2010– cultural landscape management and strategic asset management. 2015. Using the goals and strategies set out in the corporate Julie Turpie, BA (Hons) is Assistant Director, Commercial and Marketing plan, an annual budget plan is developed for both recurrent Services, with responsibility for the Macquarie Street Portfolio. Julie has and capital expenditure across the financial year. more than 20 years’ experience in brand development, destination These plans set the direction and budget for the HHT’s marketing, commercial venue hire and public programming. She operational business year. The directions also reflect the worked for the Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority for six years, agency’s alignment with the NSW Government’s priorities managing their sponsorship, business development program and outlined in NSW2021: A plan to make NSW number one. annual events portfolio. From 2008 to 2011 Julie was the director of Progress against the plans is reported to the trustees at City Marketing and Major Events at Brisbane Marketing, where she bimonthly board meetings. was responsible for city branding strategies, destination marketing campaigns and delivering a major events strategy for Brisbane.
Trish Kernahan is Assistant Director, Operations. In this position Trish has responsibility for the Finance, Human Resources, Information and Communications Technology (ICT), and Compliance and Knowledge teams, as well as the Meroogal and Western Sydney Portfolio. Previously, Trish spent 16 years at the Art Gallery of NSW working in corporate strategic planning and governance. During her 38 years in the NSW public sector she has worked in management and operational roles across six government agencies. 62 OUR ORGANISATION
HHT GROUPS & PORTFOLIOS The Marketing and Communications team provides strategic direction on and implementation of marketing, design and The HHT is structured around four groups – Commercial and communications (including media and public relations) activities to Marketing Services, Creative Services, Heritage, and Operations – support our properties, exhibitions, public programs and events. It also and four portfolios – City Portfolio, Eastern Sydney Portfolio, Macquarie manages the HHT box office. Street Portfolio, and Meroogal and Western Sydney Portfolio. From September 2013, each of the assistant directors became responsible for one of the portfolios. CREATIVE SERVICES GROUP The Creative Services Group produces exhibitions at our museums, COMMERCIAL & MARKETING SERVICES GROUP interprets our properties, presents stories from our collections, runs educational and public programs, and produces publications and The Commercial and Marketing Services Group sets and drives the web content to engage our audiences – the people who visit our sites, HHT’s revenue-generating strategies, as well as developing and and with whom we connect online, both in Sydney and in regional projecting the image, brand and profile of the institution through areas. The group also manages web and social-media platforms. marketing, design and public relations activities. The group comprises Through its programs and services it is involved in interpretation, four teams: Audience and Research Development, Commercial education, providing public access to our collections and facilitating Services (including venues, leaseholds and retail), Development and community participation, including encouraging those interested to Fundraising, and Marketing and Communications. join the HHT’s volunteering programs. The Audience and Research Development team is responsible for the The Collections and Access team provides online access to our research, development and management of the HHT’s audience and research disseminating knowledge about the HHT’s collections, sites and buildings. strategies, providing data, statistical analysis and research findings to It is also responsible for the development of the Caroline Simpson Library inform and enhance the HHT’s activities and audience engagement & Research Collection, a publicly accessible research facility. strategies, and visitor experience. The Interpretations and Exhibitions team takes a multidisciplinary The Commercial Services team is responsible for venue hire, approach to interpretation, exhibition, design and publication commercial leaseholds and retail. It manages the commercial hire projects. The team interprets our stories and research for the public of the HHT’s unique and specialty venues for corporate and private in innovative and accessible ways that enhance the visitor experience events, including for filming and photography. and allow audience participation. The Development and Fundraising team manages the HHT’s The Programs team drives the development and delivery of public corporate partnerships and membership program to maximise programs to engage our various audiences. It provides access to our external funding, increase awareness of the HHT and strengthen our knowledgeable people, our collections, our museums and our city for engagement with donors, corporate partners and members while a wide range of visitors, and coordinates our Volunteer Program. working with the Foundation for the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales to support the work The Web and Screen Media team drives the development and of the organisation. delivery of web- and screen-based content to enrich the visitor experience and engage new audiences.
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The Heritage Group manages the conservation and care The Meroogal and Western Sydney Portfolio comprises Rouse Hill of the HHT’s houses, museums and landscapes, as well as House & Farm, Elizabeth Farm near Parramatta and Meroogal the Endangered Houses Fund (EHF) program, through place in Nowra on the NSW South Coast. As well as the houses, these management, asset maintenance, capital works, conservation sites include pleasure gardens, farm pastures and livestock, an management planning, collections care, conservation and 1880s schoolhouse, a student resource and education centre, and landscaping. extraordinarily intact collections linked to the families and their stories.
The Heritage team provides technical leadership and specialist These three very diverse sites represent the earliest pioneering days of skills in the care, conservation and maintenance of the HHT’s the expanding NSW colony, and are interpreted by the portfolio team buildings, interiors, landscapes and moveable heritage. with a strong educational and interactive focus. Our staff have a wide range of expertise and skills, from delivering educational tours and OPERATIONS GROUP programs to looking after farm animals and livestock.
The Operations Group supports the business of the HHT and its CITY PORTFOLIO position as a leading history and cultural heritage organisation in NSW. This group is responsible for strategic advice and The City Portfolio includes the Museum of Sydney on the site of first management across four key corporate governance teams: Government House, the Justice & Police Museum and Susannah Compliance and Knowledge, Finance, Human Resources, and Place Museum. Portfolio staff research, interpret and communicate Information and Communications Technology (ICT). It also to visitors a range of stories about Sydney’s people and places from oversees the engagement of legal services. the 18th to the 21st centuries. Through this work, visitors learn about the significance of first Government House, built by Arthur Phillip in 1788, The Compliance and Knowledge team manages the the defining moment of first contact between the Gadigal people and development, evaluation and review of policies and the English colonisers, the world of crime, policing and punishment, procedures to ensure the HHT has the knowledge and and the everyday lives of the families who lived in the terraces of processes to comply with a range of legislative and audit Susannah Place. requirements in relation to organisational policy, including records management and risk management. This team is also responsible for coordinating the transport and storage logistics MACQUARIE STREET PORTFOLIO of an organisation operating across multiple sites. The Macquarie Street Portfolio includes The Mint (the HHT’s head office and major commercial venue) and the UNESCO World The Finance team provides strategic financial advice and accurate information to ensure the HHT manages its budget Heritage-listed site of the Hyde Park Barracks, two of Sydney’s most prudently, maintains high standards of internal control, important early-19th-century buildings on Macquarie Street. maintains our insurance coverage and is compliant with the Portfolio staff ensure the integrity and preservation of these relevant statutory and Australian Accounting Standards. culturally significant buildings and their collections through judicious management and by balancing the need for conservation with the The Human Resources team provides strategic leadership in employee relations planning, practice and policy development, need to increase access to the sites for all visitors. Staff develop as well as operational services such as payroll delivery and strategies to grow and diversify our audiences while strengthening our staff training. engagement with them.
The ICT team develops and manages the strategic services VOLUNTEERS required to achieve the HHT’s business requirements, and ensures our ICT network, business applications and The HHT volunteer program enables the organisation to deliver to telecommunications systems are operating at optimum the people of NSW meaningful experiences of our properties and integrity and performance. collections. Whether providing an interpretative tour as a museum volunteer, undertaking research into our collections as a project volunteer or embroidering replica curtains as a soft furnishings EASTERN SYDNEY PORTFOLIO volunteer, volunteer roles provide a deeper level of engagement to Through conservation and interpretation, Eastern Sydney those who want to contribute their time and knowledge to help us fulfil Portfolio staff facilitate access to and enjoyment of Elizabeth our mission. Bay House, Vaucluse House and Rose Seidler House, as well as their grounds and collections, for a variety of audiences and Our volunteers enjoy using their skills, sharing their knowledge and purposes, including education and tour groups, general visitors, helping to keep HHT properties relevant and accessible. Volunteers public programs and commercial venue hire. are encouraged to provide feedback about their experiences, which is then used to develop volunteer policies and ensure the program is HHT staff provide insights into the stories of the extraordinary managed in line with best practice. people who built these houses – colonial pioneers Alexander Macleay and William Charles Wentworth, and modernist (See page 85 for a list of our volunteers in 2014–15.) architect Harry Seidler – bringing to life their ambitions and achievements in the context of their family and domestic lives. 64 OUR ORGANISATION
ORGANISATIONAL CHART AS AT 30 JUNE 2015
DEPARTMENT MINISTER FOR OF PLANNING & HERITAGE ENVIRONMENT
OFFICE OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES ENVIRONMENT & HERITAGE
FOUNDATION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, COMMERCIAL & HERITAGE CREATIVE SERVICES OPERATIONS MARKETING SERVICES
Collections Commercial Compliance & Access Services & Knowledge
Interpretation Development & Heritage Finance & Exhibitions Fundraising
Marketing & Programs Human Resources Communications
Information, Web & Screen Audience Research Communications Media & Technology
MEROOGAL & EASTERN SYDNEY MACQUARIE CITY PORTFOLIO WESTERN SYDNEY PORTFOLIO STREET PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO
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RISK MANAGEMENT Security Policy including: ICT Acceptable Use Agreement, ICT Password Standards and ICT Security Framework. The HHT’s mandatory Digital The HHT is committed to good corporate governance including Information Security annual attestation is included on page 69. taking a robust approach to risk-management planning that identifies and addresses both external and internal risks to The robustness of our ICT network was also enhanced following an our operations. Internal risks are also managed through the upgrade to our back-up tape system and a new fire suppression development of new and revised policies and procedures, and system for our server room, with both projects commencing during identification of appropriate risk-mitigation controls. 2014–15.
The NSW Government provides guidance to agencies in INTERNAL AUDIT developing their risk-management frameworks specifically around the Australian/New Zealand Management Standards Business-wide risk assessment (AS/NZS ISO 310000:2009) and through the NSW Treasury Policy Facilitated by Deloitte, our internal auditors, a business-wide risk Paper TPP09-5. The HHT’s mandatory annual attestation is assessment of our operations was conducted to identify risk areas, included on page 67. obtain an assessment from senior management as to the effectiveness of controls in place to mitigate the identified risks and develop a The Audit and Risk Committee is an advisory committee of three-year internal audit plan targeting those risks. the Board of Trustees and an integral component of the HHT’s corporate governance arrangements. Its responsibilities cover the The risk assessment was considered by the Board of Trustees review of internal controls, risk management, the annual financial and the recommended three-year internal audit plan was adopted. statements, and both internal and external audits. The plan will be monitored by the HHT’s Audit and Risk Committee. The business-wide risk register was updated and will be monitored by The committee meets each year with senior managers of the the Board of Trustees. external auditor team from the Audit Office of NSW to discuss findings from the Audit Office’s review of our financial statements Work Health and Safety Review and those of our related entities, which have all been issued with As part of the new three-year internal audit plan, Deloitte conducted an unmodified audit opinion. an audit to assess the design and operating effectiveness of internal ETHICAL STANDARDS controls in relation to the HHT’s Work Health and Safety (WHS) management processes. Our Code of Ethics and Conduct: Staff and Volunteers policy was reviewed in 2014–15 and will be formally reissued before the The report identified a number of key controls and activities that Public Sector Commission implementation date of 1 September were in place, including WHS-related policies and procedures; 2015. All HHT employees and volunteers will be required to sign communication, training and induction processes; and the the updated policy acknowledging they have read, understood management of employee/contractor qualification requirements. and agree to abide by the code. There were no incidents of staff It found regular inspections at HHT properties had been conducted breaching the current code in this reporting year. by the WHS Committee. Risk assessments, which included WHS, were also conducted for major programs and events. It also found ICT MANAGEMENT that processes for the review, escalation and management of safety The ICT team has commissioned wi-fi infrastructure across all risks as well as processes for reporting and incident management HHT properties. The solution selected allows for full coverage were in place. within our properties without any visual presence, preserving the The report identified three moderate risk areas, and recommended heritage values of the buildings. Wi-fi connectivity is available improvements to: the framework and systems to manage and identify for a number of purposes including: to enable visitors to use risks including the development of a consolidated register of safety their devices of choice to connect to the internet and receive risks; investigating automated systems for incident reporting; and information about upcoming events; to provide secure wi-fi formalising the responsibilities and governance arrangements for with guaranteed bandwidth to our venue hire customers; and WHS and injury management. One low-risk area was identified, and to provide our employees with secure corporate wi-fi with HHT the report recommended improvements to induction training and the network connectivity, allowing the use of new mobile technologies documentation of training. across our sites without wired solutions, which are always costly and often impossible without compromising the fabric of the Recommendations from the review will be implemented by buildings. management during an agreed time frame as resources allow. The HHT’s Audit and Risk Committee monitors the implementation Future projects will see the wi-fi system integrated with the new of internal and external audit recommendations. CiviCRM system. This will enable a personalised experience for our members and deliver a method of providing data-rich digital content to our visitors such as high-definition videos containing extensive information about the items in our collections.
The ICT team developed a number of policies critical for compliance with the NSW Government’s Digital Information 66 OUR ORGANISATION
INTERNAL AUDIT AND RISK MANAGEMENT ATTESTATION FOR THE 2014–15 FINANCIAL YEAR FOR THE HISTORIC HOUSES TRUST OF NEW SOUTH WALES
I, Mark Goggin, am of the opinion that the Historic Houses Trust of NSW (HHT) has internal audit and risk management processes in place that are, excluding the exemption described below, compliant with the core requirements set out in Treasury Circular NSW TC 09/08 Internal Audit and Risk Management Policy.
I, Mark Goggin, am of the opinion that the internal audit and risk management processes for the HHT depart from the following core requirements set out in Treasury Circular NSW TC 09/08 and that (a) the circumstances giving rise to these departures have been determined by the Portfolio Minister and (b) the HHT has implemented the following practicable alternative measures that will achieve a level of assurance equivalent to the requirement.
Ministerially Determined Reason for Departure and Description of Practicable Alternative Departure Departure Measures Implemented Core Requirement 3 The Chair and Members of the Audit and Risk Committee are to be appointed by the statutory body.
The alternative measures implemented to achieve an equivalent level of assurance was for the HHT to satisfy itself that the chair and members of the HHT Committee collectively possess the eight skills and knowledge as outlined in core requirement 3.4.3. The composition of the HHT Committee membership in 2014–15 met these requirements.
These processes, including the practicable alternative measures implemented, provide a level of assurance that enables the senior management of the HHT to understand, manage and satisfactorily control risk exposures.
I, Mark Goggin, am of the opinion that the Audit and Risk Committee for the HHT is constituted and operates in accordance with the independence and governance requirements of NSW Treasury Policy Paper TPP09/05. The Chair and Members of the Audit and Risk Committee are:
• Paddy Carney, independent Chair and HHT Trustee (Term 1: February 2012 – current) • Michael Rose, independent Member and Chairman HHT Trust (Term 2: August 2010 – current) • Louise McElvogue, independent Member and HHT Trustee (Term 1: June 2013 – current)
I, Mark Goggin, declare that this Internal Audit and Risk Management Attestation is made on behalf of the following controlled entities:
• Foundation for the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales • The Hamilton Rouse Hill Trust
Mark Goggin Executive Director
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INSURANCE During the year the following policies and procedures were revised: As a NSW statutory authority, the HHT’s insurable risks are Collections Management Policy, Records Scanning and Destruction of covered under the Treasury Managed Fund (TMF), the NSW Original Paper Copies, and WHS Committee and Health and Government’s self-insurance scheme. Safety Representatives.
This year the HHT had one public liability claim for a business In addition, a further six policies have been revised and are in the partner’s employee injured at an HHT property. The claim is consultation phase prior to approval in 2015–16. ongoing and TMF have engaged the Crown Solicitor’s Office RECORDS MANAGEMENT to manage the claim on our behalf. There were three property damage claims: rectification of a portrait of Prince Albert The records management program continued to progress and (finalised from 2013–14), damage to the roof of the Justice & Police develop during 2014–15, with a key achievement being the adoption Museum, and water damage to books and print materials. of a records management policy. The first two matters have been resolved and the final claim is Another important records project completed during the year was still in progress. In 2014–15 the HHT also had 13 motor vehicle the development and submission of a draft functional retention claims. To date all claims have been accepted by TMF and, and disposal authority to the State Records Authority of NSW. Once where relevant, repairs have been undertaken or are scheduled approved, we will be able to expand our sentencing and disposal to be completed in due course. program, which, to date, has been focused on the authorised destruction of hard copy administrative records. During the year, JOINT CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE (JCC) 11,000 cubic litres of records that had reached their disposal date were The Joint Consultative Committee of the Public Service Association destroyed. (PSA) represents the interests of its union members. It met with management this year to discuss the Change Management This year saw another surge in the implementation of digital record Plans, which resulted in the revision of roles across teams keeping at the HHT, with both the number of electronic records within the organisation and the transitioning of the provision of created within TRIM the (HHT’s record-keeping system) and the public access at Government House, Sydney. The PSA was also average monthly users increasing by 150% over the previous year. consulted about the newly developed and revised WHS policies WORK HEALTH & SAFETY (WHS) and our participation in the 2015 Vivid Sydney festival, which saw the Museum of Sydney extend its opening hours on nine nights The HHT’s Work Health and Safety Committee continued to meet during the festival period. regularly and to undertake site inspections of all HHT properties. The HHT proactively case manages return-to-work plans for any LEGAL CHANGE injured employees. Recommendations made by the committee to No changes were made to the Historic Houses Act 1980 (NSW) management are considered by the Executive. The committee was a during the reporting period. key consultation point for the WHS policies developed and refreshed during the year. OTHER ENTITIES Following the death in October 2014 of Miriam Hamilton, the final founding director of the Hamilton Rouse Hill Trust, the HHT implemented the wind-up of the Trust and associated company in accordance with the intention of the Trust Deed and the requirements of the Associated Incorporations Act 2009. Further information about this matter and the HHT’s other entities is contained in Note 1 of the Financial Statements (see page 97).
POLICIES & PROCEDURES During 2014–15 the following policies and procedures were developed: Physical Security and Access to Controlled Areas, Endowment and Special Purpose Funds, Records Management, Privacy Management Plan, Online Privacy Statement, Membership Terms and Conditions, Terms and Conditions for Tickets, School Learning Programs Bookings, Child Concession and Family Prices, Exiting Worker Procedures, Corporate Credit Cards, Managing Gifts and Benefits, Access to Government Information, ICT Acceptable Use, ICT Security Framework, and Handling Suspicious Mail and Packages. Two policies under development in the prior year were approved during 2014–15: Working with Children, and Working with Children Allegation Handling. 68 OUR ORGANISATION
DIGITAL INFORMATION SECURITY ANNUAL ATTESTATION STATEMENT FOR THE 2014–15 FINANCIAL YEAR FOR THE HISTORIC HOUSES TRUST OF NEW SOUTH WALES
I, Mark Goggin, am of the opinion that the Historic Houses Trust of NSW (HHT) has made considerable progress towards having in place an Information Security Management System during the financial year being reported on consistent with the Core Requirements set out in the Digital Information Security Policy for the NSW Public Sector.
I, Mark Goggin, am of the opinion that the security controls currently in place and those planned for completion in 2015 to mitigate identified risks to the digital information and digital information systems of the HHT are adequate for the foreseeable future.
I, Mark Goggin, am of the opinion that the HHT risk profile, in accordance with the Digital Information Security Policy for the NSW Public Sector, does not warrant certified compliance with AS/NZS ISO/IEC 27001 Information Security – Security Techniques – Information security management systems – Requirements.
Mark Goggin Executive Director
9 September 2015
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FOUNDATION FOR THE HISTORIC HOUSES TRUST OF NEW SOUTH WALES
The Foundation for the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales (the Foundation) is a tax concession charity (DGR 2 – deductible gift recipient) that exists solely to support the work of the HHT. It is governed by a non-executive Board of Directors, which met five times in 2014–15.
Through the generosity of donors and special appeals, the Foundation helps the HHT to achieve vital goals and initiatives in the areas of education, public engagement, acquisitions and conservation.
This year support focused on a number of critical conservation works including: structural repairs to the barn and caretaker’s cottage, and reconstruction of timber post-and-rail fencing at Rouse Hill House & Farm; re-shingling the roof of the skillion that houses the dairy and larder at Vaucluse House; and conservation of ironwork at The Mint and Vaucluse House. The Foundation provided funding to underwrite the works. These projects represent the core mission of the HHT and reflect our approach to conservation – to preserve what is there rather than repairing and replacing building features once they have deteriorated. They are also a key element of our work in reviving traditional crafts and skills.
The Foundation also supported acquisitions for the Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection (CSL&RC) including the purchase of rare pattern books, manufacturers’ trade catalogues, photographs and manuscripts. A convict love token (c1817) provenanced to Joseph Smith, a convict and brickmaker who likely stayed for a period at the Hyde Park Barracks, was acquired thanks to the support of our donors.
With the support of a $75,000 grant from the The Foundation hosts events in partnership with private Above HHT Foundation, we developed and delivered a sponsors and supporters. These exclusive events, held Guests dining in the pilot program that facilitates the attendance of in the historical and evocative settings of our places, Silhouette Gallery at the Hyde Park students from low socio-economic status schools promote the special work of the HHT and celebrate Barracks Museum. through a bus subsidy and free participation in the the support of our donors. In 2014–15 these included an Photo © James Stage 1 program How Does Your Garden Grow? evening in the CSL&RC to share new acquisitions with Horan our donors and a cocktail function as part of the Vivid A highlight of the year was the launch of the Sydney festival at the Museum of Sydney, featuring Joe Foundation’s new donor program. The Governors’ Snell, artist and architect, in conversation with Dr Caroline Circle was launched with a special dinner at the Butler‑Bowdon, Assistant Director, Creative Services. Hyde Park Barracks Museum attended by current and prospective donors. The distinguished occasion was inspired by the feast hosted by Governor Lachlan Macquarie on 4 June 1819 to celebrate the king’s birthday, including a fine repast of roast beef and plum pudding. The launch of the Governors’ Circle program signifies a renewed engagement with our donors. Following the launch 11 donors were recruited to the new program. 70 OUR ORGANISATION
Clockwise from top The convict love token engraved by Joseph Smyth/Smith for Mary Smyth/Smith, 1817, acquired for the Hyde Park Barracks Museum collection; Terry and Dianne Finnegan, Executive Director Mark Goggin, Joanne D’Antonio and Board of Trustees Chairman Michael Rose at the launch of the Governors’ Circle. Photos © James Horan; plate 27 from Floriated ornament: a series of thirty-one designs, Augustus Welby Pugin, 1849. Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection; roof repairs to the Vaucluse House dairy and larder. Photo © Stuart Miller 71 APPENDICES APPENDICES
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BOARD STANDING COMMITTEES Staff
The Board standing committees are advisory bodies to the Mark Goggin, Executive Director, 1/2 HHT Board of Trustees. Melanie Hopgood-Bould, Head of Marketing & Communications, 1/2 AUDIT & RISK COMMITTEE Damian Poole, Head of Commercial The Audit and Risk Committee is an integral component of the Services, 2/2 HHT’s corporate governance arrangements. Its responsibilities Julie Turpie, Assistant Director, cover the review and oversight of internal controls, risk Commercial & Marketing Services, 2/2 management, prevention of corruption and fraud, external accountability (including for the financial statements), applicable CREATIVE SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE laws and regulations, and internal and external audits. The Creative Services Advisory Committee In September 2014 the committee met with representatives comprises trustees, senior staff and external from the Audit Office of NSW to discuss their review of the experts. It met twice in 2014–15 to provide HHT’s financial statements for 2014–15. advice on strategic issues including audience development, programming, exhibitions, In October 2014 the committee met with representatives of the publications, education, web and social HHT’s internal auditors, Deloitte, to discuss the Business-Wide media, collections and research, and Risk Review. interpretation. The members of this committee and their attendance at meetings in 2014–15 were as follows: Members Dr Jane Connors, historian, and Manager, Members ABC Radio National, attended 1/2 Paddy Carney, Trustee (Chair), attended 5/5 Elizabeth Ellis, inaugural Emeritus Curator, Louise McElvogue, Trustee, 4/5 Mitchell Library, and Honorary Associate, Michael Rose, HHT Chairman, 3/5 Department of History, University of Sydney, 1/2 Staff Professor Susan Groundwater-Smith, Mark Goggin, Executive Director, 4/5 Honorary Professor, Faculty of Education Madeleine Bennison, Head of Compliance & Knowledge and Social Work, University of Sydney, 2/2 (minute secretary), 4/5 Associate Professor Grace Karskens, Trustee, 0/2 Dr Caroline Butler-Bowdon, Acting Executive Director, 1/1 Andy Kent, musician, sound engineer, and Yaseen Dean, Head of Finance, 4/5 Manager, Love Police Records & Tapes, 1/2 Trish Kernahan, Assistant Director, Operations, 4/5 Tim Ross, comedian, radio host, author Joshua Lodge, Compliance & Policy Officer (minute secretary), 1/1 and television presenter, 1/2 Liane Rossler, designer and artist, COMMERCIAL & MARKETING ADVISORY COMMITTEE co‑founder of Dinosaur Designs, 1/2 The Commercial and Marketing Advisory Committee comprises Naseema Sparks, Trustee, 1/2 trustees, senior staff and industry specialists. In 2014–15 it met twice to provide advice on strategic issues relating to Siobhan Toohill, Trustee, 1/2 commercial and marketing strategies. Staff Members Mark Goggin, Executive Director (Chair) 2/2 Keith Cottier, Trustee (Chair), attended 2/2 Dr Caroline Butler-Bowdon, Neville Allen, former Trustee, 1/2 Assistant Director, Creative Services, 2/2 Ken Knox, Project Director, The GPT Group, 2/2 Julie Turpie, Assistant Director, Commercial & Marketing Services, 1/2 Louise McElvogue, Trustee, 2/2 Siobhan Toohill, Trustee, 1/2 Naseema Sparks, Trustee, 1/2
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HERITAGE & ENDANGERED HOUSES ADVISORY COMMITTEE WORK HEALTH & SAFETY COMMITTEE The Heritage and Endangered Houses Advisory Committee The committee comprises both management and staff representing comprises trustees, senior staff and external experts. It meets three sites and classifications, and meets bimonthly to consider and advise times a year to provide advice on strategic issues relating to the on work health and safety issues (WHS). In line with section 5.3 of the care and conservation of collections, buildings and sites, including HHT Corporate Plan 2010–2015, the committee continued to assess the Endangered Houses Fund program. and implement WHS risk-management systems across the sites. The committee also commenced a review of WHS policies and procedures Members to ensure it continues to meet best practice requirements and the Keith Cottier, Trustee (Chair), attended 3/3 current needs of the organisation.
Alastair Baxter, Trustee 3/3 Andrew Mitchell, Acting Head of Meroogal & Tanya Koeneman, Senior Aboriginal Heritage Officer, Western Sydney Portfolio (Chair) Heritage Branch, 1/3 Michael Bennett, Building Facilities Assistant, Colleen Morris, heritage consultant, 3/3 Macquarie Street Portfolio Dr Judith O’Callaghan, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Built Environment, Thomas Hull, Building Facilities Assistant, City Portfolio University of New South Wales, 3/3 Liana Kay, Visitor and Interpretation Officer, Peter Root, Managing Director, Root Projects, 2/3 Meroogal & Western Sydney Portfolio Howard Tanner, Chair, Tanner Architects, and Trish Kernahan, Assistant Director, Operations (management rep) Senior Consultant, Tanner Kibble Denton Architects, 3/3 Kieran Larkin, Senior 3D Designer, Interpretation & Exhibitions Andrew Tink, Trustee 3/3 Joshua Lodge, Policy & Compliance Officer (minutes) Staff Stuart Macpherson, Horticulturist, Heritage (Gardens) Mark Goggin, Executive Director, 3/3 Georgina Pearce, Head of Human Resources (management rep) Ian Innes, Assistant Director, Heritage, 3/3 Neil Piper, Museum Assistant, Eastern Sydney Portfolio Elisha Long, Head of Heritage, 1/1 ASSOCIATED GROUPS
HHT STANDING COMMITTEES FOUNDATION FOR THE HISTORIC HOUSES TRUST OF NEW SOUTH WALES COLLECTIONS VALUATION COMMITTEE The committee meets annually to monitor the HHT’s rolling Company directors five-year collection valuation process, review formal Curtis Smith (Chair) independent valuations, note the value of new acquisitions Alastair Baxter and determine appropriate global revaluations. Mark Goggin Megan Martin, Head of Collections & Access (Chair) David O’Donnell (until November 2014) Scott Hill, Portfolio Curator, Meroogal & Fiona Playfair (until October 2014) Western Sydney Portfolio Michael Rose Joanna Nicholas, Portfolio Curator, Eastern Sydney Portfolio Edward Simpson Jennifer Olman, Registrar, Documentation Judith Whelan (until November 2014) JOINT CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE Simon White This committee, comprising Public Service Association (PSA) ROUSE HILL HAMILTON COLLECTION PTY LIMITED representatives and an HHT employee who is a PSA member, meets as required and provides a forum that allows consensus The Rouse Hill Hamilton Collection Pty Limited is a private company that to be reached on employee matters. In 2014–15 this committee formed in October 1994 as Trustee for the Hamilton Rouse Hill Trust, a met twice, with no industrial relationship matters needing non-profit entity. The board of directors unanimously resolved to wind resolution beyond discussion at this committee. up the Rouse Hill Hamilton Trust on 16 June 2015 pursuant to clause 12 of the trust deed and transferred the collection assets valued at $944,230 Mark Goggin, Executive Director (Chair) to the HHT. Following the wind-up of the trust, the company directors Shane Jobberns, PSA Organiser passed a resolution on 30 June 2015 to close the company, and sought Trish Kernahan, Assistant Director, Operations (Chair) approval for voluntary deregistration with the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC). Georgina Pearce, Head of Human Resources Fabienne Virago, Coordinator, Learning, Programs (PSA workplace delegate) 74 APPENDICES
Company directors as at 30 June 2015 were: • NSW Architects Registration Board: supporting partner of the ® Mark Goggin, Executive Director (Chair) exhibitions Towers of Tomorrow with LEGO Bricks, and Built for the Bush: the Green Architecture of Rural Australia and its regional Andrew Tink, Trustee, HHT NSW tour Ian Innes, Assistant Director, Heritage • QVB: major partner of Sydney Open 2014 Trish Kernahan, Assistant Director, Operations, Company Secretary • Seidler Architectural Foundation: supporting partner of the exhibition Harry Seidler: Painting Toward Architecture at MOS ADMISSION FEES • The GPT Group: major partner of the exhibition Harry Seidler: Tickets to the Museum of Sydney, the Justice & Police Museum Painting Toward Architecture at MOS and the Hyde Park Barracks Museum are: general entry $10, child/concession $5 and family $20. Tickets to all other HHT In kind properties are: general entry $8, child/concession $4 and • Architecture Foundation Australia: exhibition partner of the family $17. Entry is free to The Mint, and the garden, parklands exhibition Iconic Australian Houses and beach paddock of Vaucluse House. No fee is charged for access to a number of significant urban spaces, including the • Architecture Media: media partner of Sydney Open 2014 Hyde Park Barracks Museum courtyard and First Government • Chinese Heritage Association of Australia: support for the exhibition House Place (the forecourt of the Museum of Sydney). A special Celestial City: Sydney’s Chinese Story at MOS exhibition admission fee, including museum entry of adult $15, • City of Sydney Art & About: promotional support for exhibitions and child $15, family (4 people) $45, members $5, was applied to programs including 52 Suburbs Around the World at MOS and City the Towers of Tomorrow with LEGO® Bricks exhibition of Shadows: Inner City Crime & Mayhem 1912–1948 at the Justice & (13 December 2014 – 12 July 2015). Police Museum The HHT offers a range of curriculum-linked and specialised • Corporate Culture: support for the exhibition Iconic Australian Houses education programs for primary and high school students. • Habitus Magazine: media partner of our Home & Architecture program Fees for education programs are structured as group prices starting at $120 for up to 30 students for a 60-minute program. • Head On Photo Festival: partner of the Head On Portrait Prize and Specialist programs for senior students are offered on a Student Prize at MOS per-student basis of $25 per student with a minimum booking • Houses: media partner of Sydney Open 2014 requirement of ten students. Supervising teachers are provided • Imprint Street & Imprint Global: supporting partner of our Home & with free entry to programs and additional accompanying Architecture program adults are charged general entry. • NSW Architects Registration Board: sponsor of the regional tour of the exhibition Iconic Australian Houses SELF-GENERATED REVENUE • NSW Farmers: support for the exhibition Celestial City: Sydney’s SPONSORS Chinese Story Cash • NRMA: marketing support • ReNew magazine: promotional support for the exhibition • AGL: major partner for the Museum of Sydney on the site of Built for the Bush: the Green Architecture of Rural Australia first Government House (MOS) • Ria Floral: support for The Governors’ Circle Dinner • AMP Capital: supporting partner of the exhibitions Harry Seidler: Painting Toward Architecture and Towers • Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority: partner for the Governor Arthur of Tomorrow with LEGO® Bricks at MOS and supporting Phillip memorial bust at MOS and the Archaeology in The Rocks partner of Sydney Open 2014 annual education program at Susannah Place Museum (SPM) • Austral Bricks: major partner of our Home & • Sydney Harbour YHA and The Big Dig Archaeology Education Centre: Architecture program Archaeology in The Rocks annual education program at SPM • City of Sydney: major partner of Sydney Open 2014 • smow Australia: support for the exhibition Iconic Australian Houses • Friends of First Government House: sponsor of the Governor • Snaploader: support for the exhibition Iconic Australian Houses Arthur Phillip memorial bust at MOS • Stormtech: support for the exhibition Iconic Australian Houses • Kathleen Hooke Memorial Trust: sponsor of the Governor • The Governors Table Bar & Dining: catering partner for the Arthur Phillip memorial bust at MOS Governors’ Circle Dinner • Modern House: supporting partner of our Home & • University of Newcastle: support for the exhibition Architecture program Iconic Australian Houses • Momento: supporting partner of regional tours of the photographic exhibitions 52 Suburbs Around the World and A Convict in the Family? 75 .
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GRANTS PRIVACY MANAGEMENT PLAN
During the year grants of $17.135 million for recurrent allocation Clause 8 of the Annual Reports (Statutory Bodies) Regulation 2015 and $1.904 million for capital grant allocation, including year requires a statement of the action taken by the HHT in complying with one of three years’ capital funding, were received from the the requirements of the Privacy and Personal Information Protection NSW Government. Act 1998 (the PPIP Act) and statistical details of any review conducted by, or on behalf of, the HHT under Part 5 of that Act. Additional grants were received for restricted purposes in 2014–15. These included $1.091 million from the state The HHT’s Privacy Management Plan, which was reviewed government for the Unlocking Heritage program, $546,000 this year, outlines how we comply with the principles of the ($1.82 million over three years) from the federal government PPIP Act and the Health Records and Information Privacy for the Protecting National Historic Sites Programme, $300,000 Act 2002. The plan is published on the HHT’s website at from the NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service for joint agency www.sydneylivingmuseums.com.au/privacy. strategic projects, $131,728 from the OEH Chief Executive’s The HHT received no complaints regarding non-compliance with this Contingency Fund, and $75,241 from the Elsa Dixon Aboriginal plan during 2014–15. Employment Program, Department of Education and Training. The HHT processed one application under section 14 of the PPIP Act PRIVATE GIVING during 2014–15. The request by a former volunteer to access their personal file was refused on the basis that the HHT did not at the The Foundation for the Historic Houses Trust of New South time of service hold personal files for volunteers. The HHT identified Wales acknowledges donations (received in part or full since 48 records containing the personal and health information of the 1 July 2014, as per the HHT Gift Management Policy) as part of applicant, which were released to the applicant. Where those records the newly launched Governors’ Circle program: also contained the personal information of other persons, that personal information was redacted where appropriate. GOVERNORS’ CIRCLE David Carment PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURES Keith Cottier AM Under section 31 of the Public Interest Disclosures Act 1994, each public Zeny Edwards authority is required to prepare an annual report on their obligations Terry & Dianne Finnegan under the Act. Information for the HHT on public interest disclosures Ron & Rhonda Langley for 2014–15 is in accordance with clause 4 of the Public Interest Guy & Marian Paynter Disclosures Regulation 2011. Michael Reed 1. Public interest disclosures made by public officials in Michael Rose & Joanne D’Antonio performing their day-to-day functions NIL Edward & Annie Simpson 2. Public interest disclosures not covered by (1) that are Susannah Sweeney & John Penton made under a statutory or other legal obligations NIL Simon & Natalie White All other public interest disclosures NIL Number of public interest disclosures relating to possible or alleged: • corrupt conduct • maladministration • serious and substantial waste of public money NIL Total number of public interest disclosures received NIL Total number of public interest disclosures finalised NIL
The HHT has developed an internal reporting policy that is consistent with the NSW Ombudsman’s Model Policy. The HHT takes action to ensure that staff awareness of responsibilities under section 6E(1)(b) of the Public Interest Disclosures Act 1994 is met by providing links on our intranet for staff and including messages in staff circulars.
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GOVERNMENT INFORMATION (PUBLIC ACCESS) • Policies & Procedures: As part of the ongoing review process, policies and procedures are assessed as to their Under section 7 of the Government Information (Public Access) suitability for external release to encourage proactive Act 2009 (GIPA Act), agencies must review their programs for release. A number of new policies and procedures have been the release of government information to identify the kinds of released during the reporting period including procedures information that can be made publicly available. This review for accessing government information, and policies in must be undertaken at least once every 12 months. relation to ticketing, cancellations and membership terms. The HHT’s program for the proactive release of information http://sydneylivingmuseums.com.au/about-us/policies involves reviewing the information sought and released • Annual Reports: All annual reports from 2000 to the present are pursuant to GIPA applications received over the financial available on the website. http://sydneylivingmuseums.com.au/ year and considering the kinds of government information about-us/reports-plans#annual-reports held by the HHT that may be suitable for proactive release. • Vaucluse Estate Plan of Management: During 2014–15 the HHT A more extensive review is scheduled to take place in 2015–16, developed a Plan of Management to provide a framework for consulting with HHT teams to identify additional information to the ongoing sustainable management of the Vaucluse House be proactively released. estate and its surrounding landscape. The minutes of the 1. Review of proactive release program – clause 7(a) community consultations and presentation notes are available on the website. During the reporting period, the HHT undertook a review to identify information that has been proactively released on 2. Number of access applications received – clause 7(b) the HHT website, some of which is listed here: During the reporting period, the HHT received a total of three • Hyde Park Barracks Management Plan: Prepared in (3) valid formal access applications. The agency did not receive 2010 as part of the nomination process to the UNESCO any applications for review. No applications were transferred to World Heritage List, the plan provides information another agency. about the national heritage values and potential world 3. Number of refused applications for Schedule 1 information – heritage values of the Hyde Park Barracks Sydney, clause 7(c) as well as the statutory and management framework that will ensure they are protected and conserved. During the reporting period, our agency refused a total of nil http://sydneylivingmuseums.com.au/about-us/ formal access applications because the information requested reports-plans#annual-reports was information referred to in Schedule 1 to the GIPA Act.
4. Statistical information about access applications – clause 7(d) and Schedule 2 of the Act (see tables below and overleaf)
SCHEDULE 2: STATISTICAL INFORMATION ABOUT ACCESS APPLICATIONS
TABLE A: NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS BY TYPE OF APPLICANT AND OUTCOME* Access Access Access Information Information Refuse to Refuse to Application granted granted refused not held already deal with confirm/ withdrawn in full in part in full available application deny whether information is held Media – – – – – – – –
Members of Parliament – – – – – – – –
Private-sector business – – – – – – – –
Not-for-profit organisations – – – – – – – – or community groups
Members of the public – – – – – – – – (application by legal representative)
Members of the public (other) 1 2 – – 1 – – –
*More than one decision can be made in respect of a particular access application. If so, a recording must be made in relation to each such decision. This also applies to Table B.
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TABLE B: NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS BY TYPE OF APPLICATION AND OUTCOME
Access Access Access Information Information Refuse to Refuse to Application granted granted refused not held already deal with confirm/deny withdrawn in full in part in full available application whether information is held Personal information applications* – – – – – – – –
Access applications (other than 1 2 – – 1 – – – personal information applications)
Access applications that are partly personal information applications – – – – – – – – and partly other
* A personal information application is an access application for personal information (as defined in clause 4 of Schedule 4 to the Act) about the applicant (the applicant being an individual).
TABLE C: INVALID APPLICATIONS
Reason for invalidity No of applications Application does not comply with formal requirements (section 41 of the Act) 1
Application is for excluded information of the agency (section 43 of the Act) –
Application contravenes restraint order (section 110 of the Act) –
Total number of invalid applications received 1
Invalid applications that subsequently became valid applications –
TABLE D: CONCLUSIVE PRESUMPTION OF OVERRIDING PUBLIC INTEREST AGAINST DISCLOSURE: MATTERS LISTED IN SCHEDULE 1 OF THE ACT
Number of times consideration used* Overriding secrecy laws –
Cabinet information –
Executive Council information –
Contempt –
Legal professional privilege –
Excluded information –
Documents affecting law enforcement and public safety –
Transport safety –
Adoption –
Care and protection of children –
Ministerial code of conduct –
Aboriginal and environmental heritage –
* More than one public interest consideration may apply in relation to a particular access application and, if so, each such consideration is to be recorded (but only once per application). This also applies in relation to Table E.
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TABLE E: OTHER PUBLIC INTEREST CONSIDERATIONS AGAINST DISCLOSURE: MATTERS LISTED IN TABLE TO SECTION 14 OF THE ACT Number of occasions when application not successful Responsible and effective government 2 Law enforcement and security – Individual rights, judicial processes and natural justice 2 Business interests of agencies and other persons 2 Environment, culture, economy and general matters – Secrecy provisions – Exempt documents under interstate Freedom of Information legislation –
TABLE F: TIMELINESS Number of applications Decided within the statutory timeframe (20 days plus any extensions) 3 Decided after 35 days (by agreement with applicant) – Not decided within time (deemed refusal) – Total 3
TABLE G: NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS REVIEWED UNDER PART 5 OF THE ACT (BY TYPE OF REVIEW AND OUTCOME) Decision varied Decision upheld Total Internal review – – – Review by Information Commissioner* – – – Internal review following recommendation under section 93 of Act – – – Review by ADT – – – Total – – –
* The Information Commissioner does not have the authority to vary decisions, but can make recommendations to the original decision-maker.
TABLE H: APPLICATIONS FOR REVIEW UNDER PART 5 OF THE ACT (BY TYPE OF APPLICANT) Number of applications for review Applications by access applicants – Applications by persons to whom information the subject of access application relates (see section 54 of the Act) –
TABLE I: APPLICATIONS TRANSFERRED TO OTHER AGENCIES Number of applications for review Agency-initiated transfers – Applicant-initiated transfers –
Requests for access to information not already available on our Madeleine Bennison website will be dealt with formally. The public can make a formal Head of Compliance & Knowledge request to access information under GIPA by contacting the Sydney Living Museums, Head Office following officer by email or letter in the first instance. The Mint 10 Macquarie Street Sydney NSW 2000 T 02 8239 2288 F 02 8239 2299 Email: [email protected] 79 .
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CHARGES HUMAN RESOURCES Where a formal application is made to access information held EXCEPTIONAL MOVEMENTS IN EMPLOYEE by the HHT, an application fee of $30 applies. Where requests WAGES, SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES are complex and/or require the commitment of significant resources in order to make the information available, a A 2.25% salary increase granted by the NSW processing fee of $30 per hour may apply. Government for the NSW public sector came into effect in the first full pay period in July 2014 for the 2014–15 financial year. CONSUMER RESPONSE
As the HHT is a service-based organisation, customer feedback PERSONNEL POLICIES AND PRACTICES is of prime importance to us and we monitor it closely. We • We continued to implement our Work have in place a range of evaluation measures, including visitor Health & Safety and Injury Management books and evaluation forms at each property, traditional and (WHS & IM) Plan. digital visitor books and other interactive devices in exhibitions, • A compliant Performance Management customer surveys following public programs, teacher Plan system was developed and evaluations following education programs and feedback implemented across the agency, as forms for our venue-hire clients. In addition, a general file is per a directive from the Public Service maintained for written compliments and complaints. Each Commission, effective from July 2014. complaint is dealt with in writing, minor complaints by the property or team where the complaint was received, and • A comprehensive program of staff training major complaints by the executive director or a member of was undertaken with a strong focus on the executive. employee development. • From February 2014 the HHT was fully During the year we received a total of 83 compliments: compliant with the new Government Sector Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection (7), museums Employment Act 2013, having amended all and houses (29), venues (3), programs (21), exhibitions (9) and our recruitment practices to align with the publications (1), ticketing (2), conferences (1), executive (2), Arthur Public Service Commission guidelines. Phillip bicentenary commemoration (4) and miscellaneous (4). We received a total of 23 complaints: museums and houses (4), • Two Human Resources staff are now programs (2), exhibitions (2), access (2), ticketing (2) and from accredited in Mercer Job Evaluation to Vaucluse House neighbours (11). create and grade GSE Act-compliant role descriptions.
DIGITAL DELIVERY Future directions
The following services are available via the HHT’s Key issues for the year ahead will be: corporate website and associated sub-domains, improving our service delivery through sydneylivingmuseums.com.au and hht.net.au better technology and interpersonal communications with staff and management, • online resources, including articles, research, blogs, collection innovatively inducting new staff, increasing databases and links to HHT content on other platforms such our use of comparative assessments to as Facebook, Youtube and Twitter; measure applicants’ capabilities as part of • all appropriate government publications (for reference only, our recruitment processes, further developing not for sale); the skills of our existing staff and continuing to • HHT annual reports from 2000–01 to 2013–14; improve work health and safety. • e-commerce facilities for purchasing tickets and The Human Resources team is also membership, and making donations. planning to increase staff training in accessibility skills to improve our outreach LAND DISPOSAL program for audiences with disabilities and work with the newly created WHS The HHT had no land disposals in 2014–15. Coordinator role to refresh the HHT’s current Disability Action Plan. CREDIT CARD CERTIFICATION
The HHT has a policy for the use of credit cards by staff that is in accordance with the NSW Premier’s Memoranda and NSW Treasurer’s Directions.
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OVERSEAS VISITS BY EMPLOYEES Business-related overseas visits by staff between 1 July 2014 and 30 June 2015:
NAME OF DATES OF PURPOSE OF VISIT (SUMMARY) DESTINATION(S): CITY, COUNTRY STAFF MEMBER TRAVEL
Beth Hise To present at the Interpret Europe conference. London, UK; Krakow, Poland; 2–13 June Visit various museums. Croatia; Austria; Paris, France 2015
Ian Innes To speak at a conference organised by the Hong Kong, China 8–11 January Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors on 2015 the theme ‘Towards a sustainable model for adaptive re-use of heritage buildings’.
WORKFORCE DIVERSITY • successfully obtaining a salary grant to Our self-assessed outcomes for the year include: 65% of the Coordinator of Aboriginal Interpretation and Programming clerk • diversity of representation on recruitment panels and the 7/8 role from the Elisa Dixon Employment provision of Workforce Diversity information to applicants; Program, Department of Education and • diversity of representation on internal bodies such as the Training. Work Health Safety Committee and the Joint Consultative Future directions Committee with the Public Service Association of NSW; The HHT will continue to explore • flexible work practices, including flex days and RDOs, externally funded grants with the aim of maternity leave, and family and community-service leave; promoting diversity, innovation and service • provision of development opportunities through expressions responsiveness in the NSW workforce by of interest and higher duties allowance; affirmative action reducing barriers to employment and through sending two staff members to an International improving promotional opportunities for Women’s Day Conference; Indigenous people.
WORKFORCE PROFILE DATA – WORKFORCE DIVERSITY REPORT
CURRENT SELECTIONS
Cluster Reporting entity
Planning & Environment Sydney Living Museums
1 SIZE OF AGENCY (HEADCOUNT) 2013 2014 2015 % CHANGE 2014 TO 2015
Headcount at Census Date 241 231 243 5.19%
Non-casual Headcount at Census Date 183 184 181 -1.63%
2 WORKFORCE DIVERSITY (EEO) SURVEY RESPONSE RATE (NON-CASUAL HEADCOUNT AT CENSUS DATE) 2013 2014 2015
Non-casual headcount at census date 183 184 181
Non-casual Workforce Diversity Survey respondents at census date 183 184 181
Response rate 100% 100% 100%
Note: all calculated Workforce Diversity data in Tables 1 and 2 are based on employee status as at Census Date.
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3 WORKFORCE DIVERSITY ACTUAL STAFF NUMBERS (NON-CASUAL HEADCOUNT AT CENSUS DATE) 2015 People People from whose People with racial, ethnic, language a disability Aboriginal ethno- first spoken requiring Total staff & Torres religious as a child People work- Remuneration level of (men, women Unspecified Strait minority was not with a related substantive position & unspecified) Respondents Men Women gender Islanders groups English disability adjustment
$0 – $43,593 2 2 – 2 – – – – – –
$43,593 – $57,256 34 34 10 24 – – 4 3 – –
$57,256 – $64,008 19 19 5 14 – – 1 2 – –
$64,008 – $80,997 42 42 9 33 – – 4 1 1 –
$80,997 – $104,743 63 63 27 36 – 1 10 8 3 –
$104,743 – $130,929 17 17 5 12 – – 2 2 – –
$130,929 > (Non SES) 3 3 1 2 – – – – – –
$130,929 > (SES) 1 1 1 – – – – – – –
TOTAL 181 181 58 123 – 1 21 16 4 –
Note: Unspecified gender includes unknown, withdrawn, or indeterminate/intersex recorded values.
4 WORKFORCE DIVERSITY ACTUAL & ESTIMATED STAFF NUMBERS (NON-CASUAL HEADCOUNT AT CENSUS DATE) 2015 ACTUAL ESTIMATED People People from racial, whose People with ethnic, language a disability Aboriginal ethno- first spoken requiring Remuneration Total staff & Torres religious as a child People work- level of substantive (men, women Unspecified Strait minority was not with a related position & unspecified) Respondents Men Women gender Islanders groups English disability adjustment
$0 – $43,593 2 2 – 2 – – – – – –
$43,593 – $57,256 34 34 10 24 – – 4.0 3.0 – –
$57,256 – $64,008 19 19 5 14 – – 1.0 2.0 – –
$64,008 – $80,997 42 42 9 33 – – 4.0 1.0 1.0 –
$80,997 – $104,743 63 63 27 36 – 1.0 10.0 8.0 3.0 –
$104,743 – $130,929 17 17 5 12 – – 2.0 2.0 – –
$130,929 > (Non 3 3 1 2 – – – – – – SES)
$130,929 > (SES) 1 1 1 – – – – – – –
TOTAL 181 181 58 123 –
Note 1: Estimated figures are calculated on the basis of the number of employees that have responded ‘yes’ to the Workforce Diversity category as a proportion of the total number of employees who have responded to the Workforce Diversity (EEO) survey, multiplied by the total amount of employees in the salary band ie Estimated People with a Disability from salary band 1 = (Actual number of People with a Disability in salary band 1/Total number of respondents from salary band 1)* Total number of Staff in salary band 1. Note 2: Estimated figures are only calculated for those agencies with a response rate of greater than 65%. For those agencies with response rates less than 65%, actual figures are used to calculate the representation and distribution of these groups. Note 3: Respondents are classified as employees who have provided an answer for any of the Workforce Diversity questions, whether they have chosen to withdraw their response or not ie all employees who do not have ‘missing’ as their response. Note 4: Separated employees are excluded in the above table. Note 5: Unspecified gender includes unknown, withdrawn, or indeterminate/intersex recorded values. 82 APPENDICES
4A WORKFORCE DIVERSITY ACTUAL AND ESTIMATED STAFF NUMBERS 2015 (NON-CASUAL HEADCOUNT AT CENSUS DATE) AS PERCENTAGE
ACTUAL ESTIMATED People People from racial, whose People with ethnic, language a disability Aboriginal ethno- first spoken requiring Remuneration Total staff & Torres religious as a child People work- level of substantive (men, women Unspecified Strait minority was not with a related position & unspecified) Respondents Men Women gender Islanders groups English disability adjustment
$0 - $43,593 2 100.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
$43,593 - $57,256 34 100.0% 29.4% 70.6% 0.0% 0.0% 11.8% 8.8% 0.0% 0.0%
$57,256 - $64,008 19 100.0% 26.3% 73.7% 0.0% 0.0% 5.3% 10.5% 0.0% 0.0%
$64,008 - $80,997 42 100.0% 21.4% 78.6% 0.0% 0.0% 9.5% 2.4% 2.4% 0.0%
$80,997 - $104,743 63 100.0% 42.9% 57.1% 0.0% 1.6% 15.9% 12.7% 4.8% 0.0%
$104,743 - $130,929 17 100.0% 29.4% 70.6% 0.0% 0.0% 11.8% 11.8% 0.0% 0.0%
$130,929 > (Non SES) 3 100.0% 33.3% 66.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
$130,929 > (SES) 1 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
TOTAL 181 100.0% 32.0% 68.0% 0.0%
Note 1: Estimated percentages are calculated in a similar manner to the estimated figures in table 4, only they are expressed as a percentage i.e. Estimated Percentage of People with a Disability from salary band 1 = (Actual number of People with a Disability from salary band 1/Total number of respondents from salary band 1). Note 2: Estimated figures are only calculated for those agencies with a response rate of greater than 65%. For those agencies with response rates less than 65%, actual figures are used to calculate the representation and distribution of these groups. Note 3: Unspecified gender includes unknown, withdrawn, or indeterminate/intersex recorded values.
5 PARLIAMENTARY ANNUAL REPORT TABLES WORKFORCE DIVERSITY GROUP BENCHMARK/TARGET 2013 2014 2015 5a. Trends in the representation of Workforce Diversity groups Women 50% 64.5% 66.3% 68.0%
Aboriginal People and Torres Strait Islanders 2.6% 0.0% 0.5% 0.6%
People whose First Language Spoken as a Child was not English 19.0% 8.7% 9.2% 8.8%
People with a Disability N/A 1.6% 2.7% 2.2%
People with a Disability Requiring Work-Related Adjustment 1.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
5b. Trends in the distribution of Workforce Diversity groups Women 100 90 91 92
Aboriginal People and Torres Strait Islanders 100 N/A N/A N/A
People whose First Language Spoken as a Child was not English 100 N/A N/A N/A
People with a Disability 100 N/A N/A N/A
People with a Disability Requiring Work-Related Adjustment 100 N/A N/A N/A
Note 1: A Distribution Index of 100 indicates that the centre of the distribution of the Workforce Diversity group across salary levels is equivalent to that of other staff. Values less than 100 mean that the Workforce Diversity group tends to be more concentrated at lower salary levels than is the case for other staff. The more pronounced this tendency is, the lower the index will be. In some cases the index may be more than 100, indicating that the Workforce Diversity group is less concentrated at lower salary levels. Note 2: The Distribution Index is not calculated where Workforce Diversity group or non-Workforce Diversity group numbers are less than 20.
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6 REPRESENTATION OF WORKFORCE DIVERSITY GROUPS
WORKFORCE DIVERSITY GROUP BENCHMARK/TARGET 2013 2014 2015
Women 50% 64.5% 66.3% 68.0%
Aboriginal People and Torres Strait Islanders 2.6% 0.0% 0.5% 0.6%
People whose First Language Spoken as a 19.0% 8.7% 9.2% 8.8% Child was not English
People with a Disability N/A 1.6% 2.7% 2.2%
People with a Disability Requiring 1.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Work‑Related Adjustment
PAYMENT PERFORMANCE
PAYMENTS
Aged analysis at the end of each quarter
More than Less than 30 days 31–60 days overdue 61–90 days overdue 90 days overdue Total Quarter $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000
September 2014 581 20 1 3 605
December 2014 490 25 1 5 521
March 2015 748 11 22 20 801
June 2015 1285 7 – 4 1297
Total accounts paid on time Total amount paid
Quarter Target % Actual % $’000 $’000
September 2014 100 100 6,891 6,916
December 2014 100 100 7,458 7,490
March 2015 100 99 4,932 4,984
June 2015 100 100 6,295 6,306
CONSULTANTS
PAYMENTS
Amount Type of consultant Service $
General > $50,000 Organisational Review 62,749
Management Services 61,543
General < $50,000 Management Services 46,115
Organisational Review 37,337
Financial Services 26,525
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THANK YOU TO OUR VOLUNTEERS
HHT Volunteers OUR VOLUNTEERS Photo Alison Waterhouse As well as those who contributed to the HHT’s ongoing Volunteer Program, the following includes those who volunteered for Sydney Open 2014.
Andrew Abraham, Marie Antoinette Abrera, Allana Afshar, Cross, Marife Cruz, Xinhui Cui, Autumn Cullen, Rima Carol Alderson, Luisa Alessi, Fatima Aliyeva, Jan Andrew, D’Arcy, Brooke Davidson, Stephanie Davies, Paige Davis, Rithy Ang, Nicholas Anning, Prue Anthony, Kim Archibald, Romany de Silva, Grahame Deck, Lisa Denmeade, Lynn Margo Armishaw, Paula Arnall, Samantha Attley, Sonia Dent, Bendeguz Devenyi-Botos, Maureen Devereaux, Audoly, Sarah Aydin, Akhtar Azhar, Mary Bagtas, Kim Sanskriti Dhanker, Laurence Dillon, Weihao Ding, Patrick Bailey, Teresa Baldassarre, Alice Beattie, Jenny Beer, Dodd, Margaret Donachy, Mal Donaldson, Elizabeth Andrew Bell, Margery Bennett, Mitchell Bennett, Gemma Donnelly, Nicole Doughty, Georgia Douglas, Christopher Beswick, Raelene Beuermann, Colin Bishop, Bobbie Bory, Downes, Ellie Downing, Bronwyn Duke, Priscilla Duncan, Tamara Bose, Genevieve Bourgon, John Boyd, Marta Catherine Dunkerley, Dominic Dwyer, Madeline Eades, Brandtman, Ron Bray, Warren Bressler, Ingrid Brewster, Ariane Easton, Michael Edwards, Jenny Edwards, Christina Brooks, Marnie Brown, Nick Bucci, Diana Bui, Joumana Elomar, Nora Etmekdjian, Julie Evans, Les Evans, Wendy Bull, David Buncel, Amy Butterfield, Christine Byun, Maria Fallah, Gordon Fehross, Yanfei Feng, Fay Feng, Andie Caballes, Ada Cable, Jarrod Calabria, Era Camilet, Michelle Feng, Jessamine Finlayson, Dianne Finnegan, Penny Cane, Raymond Cansick, Barbara Carnie, Anne Belinda Finocchiaro, Ronald Fisher, Athena Foo, Melissa Carpenter, Steve Cartland, Vivian Chan, Estella Cheer, Foong, Helen Foster, Julian Foster, Christine Fulcher, David Benita Xi Chen, Jesse Chen, Hui-Wen Cheng, Henrietta Gan, Don Gandy, Susanne Gantert, Allan Garrick, Michele Cheshire, Linda Cholson, Amy Chou, Amani Choudhury, Gaudry, Neala Gautam, Karrie Gensler, Caroline Betty Chow, Stephanie Chring, Teasheen Chuah, Mariana Geoghegan, Tanya Gerrie, Gillian Gibbons, Rochelle Cidade, Tony Clapham, Terry Clarke, Georgia Clarke, Gibbs, Andrew Gillies, Diana Glenn, Lesley Goldberg, Natalie Cleary, Catherine Clelland, Tom Clewer, Geoff Mary Gomes, Brandon Goodwin, Elaine Graham, Neil Cocks, Yaier Cohen, Gabrielle Coleman, Alexandra Graham, Howard Graham, Katherine Grant, Shekhina Condon, James Constable, Gary Cook, Glynis Coombe, Grant, Anna Gregory, James Griffith, Hannah Griffiths, Patricia Cooper, Patrick Copas, Alexander Cork, Carlos Madison Groom, Sarah-Jane Grove, Vladimir Grudinin, Correa, Imelda Craglietto, Angela Cranston, Jennifer Celeste Guhl, Lucie Guillard, Lea Guillemier, Robin Guthrie, 85 .
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Regina Haertsch, Rob Haggett, Patricia Hale, Kerri Purves, Mengxuan Qu, YAO Qu, Jichen Quan, Michaela Hancock, Shirley Hannam, Gordon Hannam, Rachel Hao, Ramas, Vishwa Rana, Mark Ransom, Pam Ransom, Elle Tracey Harper, Shelley Hartle, Jane Harvey, Jacob Hatch, Rasink, Patricia Raya, Jen Reed, Stewart Reed, Anita Gorkem Hayta, Jan Heffernan, Joseph Heng, Jonathan Reynolds, Margot Riley, Alexander Rios, Jill Robert, Sharyn Henley, Linda Herrmann, Janet Heslep, Stephen Hickman, Roberts, Danielle Roderick, Greg Rogan, Gloria Rogers, Margaret Hill, Jackie Hoang, Angela Holden, Patricia Ellen Rosengren-Fowler, Elizabeth Row, Karen Rowe, Honeyfield, Voung Hong, Somerset Hoy-Browne, Xin Hu, Margot Ryan, Claudia Sagripanti, Nikhil Sahane, Joanne Allen Hu, John Hudson, Thomas Hull, Lesley Hume, Chi Lok Salt, Laura Sansonetti Eringa, Anna Santos, Adrian Ernest Hung, Terence Hung, Sarah Hurley, Nouha Hussney, Sargeant, Emma Saunders, Kate Sayeg, Maria Schattiger, Sarah I’Anson, Chris Isgro, Kate Jackson, Carol Jacobson, Melanie Schonfeld, David Scobie, Madeleine Scully, Helen Ken Jacobson, Peter James, Wendy James, Pam Jeffery, Seale, Ben Segal, Aman Sethi, Meng Shang, Bernard Stanley Jiang, Joanna Jing, Michael Jones, Sally Jones, Sue Sharah, Brian Shearer, Jagjeet Shergill, Linfang Shi, Yuan Jorgenson, Elmer Jose, Christina Juchniewicz, Rosemary (Grace) Shi, Joan Shim, John Shipp, David Siely, Renard Kaliappan, Dess Kammason Kelley, Zachary Karantonis, Siew, Tony Simms, Jeanette Sims, Andrew Sinclair, Antony Bianca Karcher, Carla Kassab, Christine Kazub, Colin Skinner, Laura Sloane, Keryn Smart, Anthea Smith, Susan Kemp, Christine Kemp, Joanne Kennett, Graham Kerr, Bobit Smith, Duncan Smith, Annette Smith-Bridges, Alison Snow, Khaytmatov, David Knapp, Reinhard Koch, Lada Caecilia Soetanto, Brianna Sorensen, Paula Southcombe, Kolonkova, Jun Ming Kong, Jiong (Bryan) Kou, Eleni Robert Squires, Zala Srot, Sarah St George, Vicki Stanton, Koureas, Maree Kovac, Helen Kryger, Tony Kryger, Cindy Julie Stark, Jean Steele, Peter Stepek, Lynette Steptoe- Lam, Sophie Lamaletie, Richard Lambert, Stuart Smith, Heather Stevens, Michael Stevens, Madeleine Lawrence, Ellen Lawson, Helen Le, Lara Le Febvre, Stocker, Leigh Sullivan, Doreen Sully, Siska Sumual, Even Caroline Le Plastrier, Patrick Lee, Greta Lee, Keung Lee, Sun, Nicole Sutherland, Briana Tabone, Sik Wai Tam, Leone Lemmer, Renee Lennon, Mollie Lenthall, Liane Landy Tan, Valencia Tania, Alexis Tay, Ivana Taylor, Alice Leslie, Gwendolyne Lever, Christopher Levins, Cheng Taylor, Jessica Telford, Nicole Tena, Grace Teng, Susannah (Kevin) Li, Jacky Liang, Jessica Liao, Tom Lim, Amelia Tennant, Caroline Terianto, Adrian Thai, Carolyn Themel, Lindsay, Anne Little, Rui Liu, Michelle Liu, Wei Liu, Yunshan Jo Thompson, Michael Thomson, Maedeh Timajchi, Sally Liu, Maggie Lo, Nick Loder, Deb Loughnan, Dennis Lovely, Tingle, Baoying Tong, YanMan Tong, Alice Tonkinson, Kim Pip Lovely, Mechelle Lynn, Michelle Lynn, Coralie Ma, Townsend, Queenie Tran, Sarah Troisi, Rachelle Philip Ma, Paige Mackander, Peter Mackay, Prudence Tuddenham, Nadilya Tulekova, Rosamund Turkington, Macleod, Nicole Maguire, Ellis John Mandia, Alexander Neridah Tyler-Perry, Agnes Tyson, Elise Vanden Dool, Mandziy, Wailyn Mar, Jane Marks, Judy Marshall, Avril Pamela Vaughan, Maria Isabella Vazquez, Martin Venier, Marshall, Keith Marshall, Thea Marshall-Behrendt, Lanie JeffreyWaiYee , Geraldeen Walker, Ian Walker, Helen Martin, Stephen Martin, Sophia Mascia, Vicki Mavrofora, Waller, Robert Wallis, Megan Walmsley, Bel Walsh, Daniel Malcolm Mawhinney, Peter Maxwell, Marion McCann, Wang, Lily Wang, Jiahui Wang, Sihui Wang, Zhichao Wang, John McFadden, Carmen McGreal, Lynette McHale, Craig Samantha Ward, Christine Waters, Leonard Werman, Julie McIlveen, Sue McIntyre, Helen McKelleher, Elizabeth Werner, Robert Wheeler, Elaine White, Craig White, Janet McKinnon, Charlotte McLean, Betty McLintock, Rae Whitten, Anita Wilhelm, Clarice Wilkins, Vanya Wilkinson, McLintock, April McNee, Craig McPherson, Ann Medalla, Rebecca Williams, Laraine Wilson, Marie Wilson, Megan Susan Melrose, Justine Merrony, Alis Middleton, Sue Miller, Wilson, Charlotte Wittmann, Adeline Wong, Carmen Wong, Judi Mills, Belinda Mitrovich, Yajie Mo, Claude Moelan, Ginny Wong, Jasper Wong, Rebecca Wong, Samantha Salar Mohammadhosseini, Mohamed Jamiru Momoh, Wong, Samson Wong, Sookyan Wong, Rex Wood, Robert Suyen Moncada, Freya Moore, Frances Moors, Charis Wood, Jennifer Wordsworth, Barry Worswick, Valerie Moreland, Alison Morris, Pam Morris, Leone Morrison, Worswick, Constance Wright, Ashley Wu, Denis Wu, Jiayu Miriam Morton, Valda Muller, Ross Muller, Joanne Mun, Yan, Yue Yang, Jill Yates, Janet Yee, Jasmine Yeung, Ron Jess Najm, Maryam Narimani, Natasha Naughton, Robin Yuan, Loretta Yuen, Mary Zarate, Yan Zen, Kim Zeng, Ngai, Tam Nguyen, Therese Nguyen, Trang Nguyen, Jennifer Zerial, Yu Zhang, Eunice Zhao, Jing Zhao, Yilin Mohan Ni, Liz Niggley, Manveer Nijjar, Violeta Nikolovska, Zhong, Mengying Zhou, Ying Zhou, Edith Miriam Ziegler Michael Noone, Veronica Norman, Eve North, Mirna Novosel, Charmaine O’Brien, Erin O’Connor, Sandra Ollington, Peter Onus, Rachel Palmer, Rosemary Palmer, Shivi Palod, Jane Park, Julianne Patterson, Ian Patterson, Gavin Patton, Katerina Pavlidis, Marc Pearce, Luiz Fernando Pereira Bispo, Angela Peres, Katya Pesce, Kerrie Peterson, Sophie Phan, Eesha Phanse, Susan Phillips, Glenys Pike, Adriana Piscicelli, Su-Jin Poh, Michael-Francis Polios, Marion Pollak, Ksenia Polorotov, Andrew Porter, Jeremy Portzer, Brian Powyer, Brian Pritchard, Gemma 86 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ANNUAL REPORT 2014–15
UNDERSTANDING OUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
This information is to assist readers to understand our operating cycle and for which the Trust does not have financial statements, which are made up of four reports an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability and accompanying notes: for more than 12 months after the reporting date. Non- current assets/liabilities are those assets and liabilities • statement of comprehensive income that are not current and are generally unlikely to be • statement of financial position settled within the next 12 months. The difference between • statement of changes in equity total assets and total liabilities is expressed as net assets, • statement of cash flows which equals total equity – that is, the Trust’s net worth at the end of the financial year. The statements disclose separately the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales (HHT), which is known as the 3 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY Parent Entity, and the group of organisations under the control of the HHT, which is known as the Consolidated This statement recognises income and expenses, Entity. The Consolidated Entity includes all of the entities and describes the movement in equity and the source that fall under our control: of those movements during the reporting period. All contributions or distributions are adjusted against • Foundation for the Historic Houses Trust the equity account. of New South Wales
• Foundation for the Historic Houses Trust 4 STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS of New South Wales Limited This statement shows the nature and amount of cash • Hamilton Rouse Hill Trust inflows/outflows. The statement reflects a recording of • Rouse Hill Hamilton Collection Pty Limited cash (as opposed to accruals as in the statement of The NSW Audit Office audits the Trust and its controlled comprehensive income) when it is received or paid. entities. The audit certificate is included with the financial The statement of cash flows has only two sections: statements and it states the Auditor-General’s opinion of the HHT’s financial statements. • The cash flows from operating activities summarises those cash flows that relate to the 1 STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME provision of goods and services. The statement includes cash flows from government. This statement looks at our performance over the • The cash flows from investing activities summarises financial year (1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015) and is reported those activities that relate to the acquisition and as a surplus/deficit in delivering our services. The disposal of non-current assets and other productive statement enables readers to identify the costs of goods assets, and investments not falling under the definition and services provided and the extent to which these costs of cash, for example, the sale of plant and equipment. were recovered, as well as the source of the funding. It also allows the reader to compare the result against the A resulting net increase or decrease in cash results from previous financial year to see the change in resources the total of the cash flows from operating and investing as a result of operations. The statement is prepared activities. This is then added to or subtracted from the on an accruals basis, which means that it accounts for opening cash position to arrive at the closing cash income and expenditure when it is earned/incurred and position for the year. not when money is received or paid. Accrual accounting also recognises non-cash items such as depreciation of 5 NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF assets. Other comprehensive income includes changes in THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS revaluation reserve, gains and losses. The notes provide further information in relation to the rules and assumptions used to prepare the financial 2 STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION statements, and give more specific information and This statement sets out the net accumulated financial detail about items within the financial statements. Any value at a point in time, in this case, the end of the changes to accounting standards, policy or legislation financial year. It shows the assets held as well as the will be disclosed in the notes. The ‘note’ column indicates liabilities or claims against these assets. The statement is which note the reader can refer to for further information. also prepared on an accruals basis. Assets and liabilities are expressed as current or non-current. Current assets are those that are expected to be realised within 12 months after the reporting date or assets that are cash or cash equivalent. Current liabilities are obligations that are expected to be settled within the Trust’s normal 88 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTENTS
90 Independent auditor’s report
92 Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales statutory financial statements
93 Statement of comprehensive income
94 Statement of financial position
95 Statement of changes in equity
96 Statement of cash flows
97 Notes to and forming part of the financial statements
Note 1: Summary of significant accounting policies Note 2: Expenses excluding losses Note 3: Revenue Note 4: Gain/(loss) on disposal Note 5: Other gains/(losses) Note 6: Conditions on contributions Note 7: Service groups of entity Note 8: Current assets – cash and cash equivalents Note 9: Current/non-current assets – receivables Note 10: Current assets – inventories Note 11: Restricted assets Note 12(a): Non-current assets – property, plant and equipment Note 12(b): Capital works in progress Note 13: Intangible assets Note 14: Fair value measure of non-financial assets Note 15: Current liabilities – payables Note 16: Current/non-current liabilities – personnel services provisions Note 17: Current/non-current liabilities – other provisions Note 18: Increase/decrease in net assets from equity transfers Note 19: Commitments for expenditure Note 20: Contingent assets and liabilities Note 21: Budget review Note 22: Reconciliation of cash flows from operating activities to net result Note 23: Non-cash financing and investing activities Note 24: Financial instruments Note 25: Property leases Note 26: Events after the reporting period
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HISTORIC HOUSES TRUST OF NEW SOUTH WALES
STATUTORY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2015
STATEMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 41C OF THE PUBLIC FINANCE AND AUDIT ACT 1983
Pursuant to Section 41C(1C) of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983 and in accordance with a resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales, we state that: a) The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of thePublic Finance and Audit Act 1983 and associated Regulation 2015, applicable Australian Accounting Standards (which include Australian Accounting Interpretations), the Treasurer’s Directions and TPP 15-01: Financial Reporting Code for NSW General Government Sector Entities; b) The financial statements and notes thereto exhibit a true and fair view of the financial position as at 30 June 2015, and the results of their operations for the year ended on that date; c) At the date of signing we are not aware of any circumstances which would render the financial statements misleading or inaccurate.
Michael Rose Caroline Butler-Bowdon Chairman Acting Executive Director
Dated 14 September 2015
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BEGINNING OF AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2015
NOTES CONSOLIDATED ENTITY PARENT ENTITY Actual Budget* Actual Actual Actual 2015 2015 2014 2015 2014 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000
EXPENSES EXCLUDING LOSSES Operating expenses Personnel services expenses 2(a) 17,792 17,506 16,436 17,707 16,336 Other operating expenses 2(b) 7,663 8,665 9,391 7,572 9,283 Depreciation and amortisation expenses 2(c) 760 772 715 760 715 TOTAL EXPENSES EXCLUDING LOSSES 26,215 26,943 26,542 26,039 26,334
REVENUE Sale of goods and services 3(a) 5,512 5,545 4,414 5,512 4,414 Investment revenue 3(b) 385 378 397 291 289 Grants and contributions 3(c) 22,929 22,483 27,737 23,181 27,643 Other revenue 3(d) 153 12 224 153 216 TOTAL REVENUE 28,979 28,418 32,772 29,137 32,562 Gain/(loss) on disposal 4 (1) – (93) (1) (93) Other gains/(losses) 5 (111) – (117) (111) (117) NET RESULT 2,652 1,475 6,020 2,986 6,018
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME Items that will not be reclassified to net result Net increase/(decrease) in property, plant and equipment asset 14,067 – 15,861 14,067 15,825 revaluation surplus Total other comprehensive income 14,067 – 15,861 14,067 15,825 TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 16,719 1,475 21,881 17,053 21,843
* Refer to Note 21.
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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 30 JUNE 2015
NOTES CONSOLIDATED ENTITY PARENT ENTITY Actual Budget Actual Actual Actual 2015 2015 2014 2015 2014 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 ASSETS Current assets Cash and cash equivalents 8 13,275 10,466 11,635 10,738 8,745 Receivables 9 694 603 650 658 637 Inventories 10 139 299 141 139 141 Total current assets 14,108 11,368 12,426 11,535 9,523
Non-current assets Property, plant and equipment > Land and buildings 214,404 204,272 201,275 214,404 201,275 > Plant and equipment 584 172 578 584 578 > Collection assets 30,687 28,537 28,502 30,687 27,557 Total property, plant and equipment 12(a) 245,675 232,981 230,355 245,675 229,410 Capital works in progress 12(b) 1,110 200 486 1,110 486 Intangible assets 13 757 460 534 757 534 Receivables 9 687 686 742 687 742 Total non-current assets 248,229 234,327 232,117 248,229 231,172 TOTAL ASSETS 262,337 245,695 244,543 259,764 240,695
LIABILITIES Current liabilities Payables 15 2,554 1,744 1,699 2,540 1,686 Provisions 16/17 1,884 1,437 1,629 1,879 1,626 Total current liabilities 4,438 3,181 3,328 4,419 3,312
Non-current liabilities Provisions 16/17 734 806 757 734 757 Total non-current liabilities 734 806 757 734 757 TOTAL LIABILITIES 5,172 3,987 4,085 5,153 4,069
NET ASSETS 257,165 241,708 240,458 254,611 236,626
EQUITY Reserves 140,134 126,067 126,067 140,134 125,798 Accumulated funds 117,031 115,641 114,391 114,477 110,828 TOTAL EQUITY 257,165 241,708 240,458 254,611 236,626
94 The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2015
CONSOLIDATED ENTITY Accumulated Asset Total funds revaluation reserve $’000 $’000 $’000 BALANCE AT 1 JULY 2014 114,391 126,067 240,458 Net result for the year 2,652 – 2,652 Other comprehensive income Net increase/(decrease) in property, plant and equipment – 14,067 14,067 Total other comprehensive income – 14,067 14,067 Total comprehensive income for the year 2,652 14,067 16,719 Transactions with owners in their capacity as owners Increase/(decrease) in net assets from equity transfers (12) – (12) BALANCE AT 30 JUNE 2015 117,031 140,134 257,165
BALANCE AT 1 JULY 2013 160,839 165,796 326,635 Net result for the year 6,020 – 6,020 Other comprehensive income Net increase/(decrease) in property, plant and equipment – 15,861 15,861 Total other comprehensive income – 15,861 15,861 Total comprehensive income for the year 6,020 15,861 21,881 Transactions with owners in their capacity as owners Increase/(decrease) in net assets from equity transfers (52,468) (55,590) (108,058) BALANCE AT 30 JUNE 2014 114,391 126,067 240,458
PARENT ENTITY Accumulated Asset Total funds revaluation equity reserve $’000 $’000 $’000 BALANCE AT 1 JULY 2014 110,828 125,798 236,626 Net result for the year 2,986 – 2,986 Other comprehensive income Net increase/(decrease) in property, plant and equipment – 14,067 14,067 Total other comprehensive income – 14,067 14,067 Total comprehensive income for the year 2,986 14,067 17,053 Transactions with owners in their capacity as owners Increase/(decrease) in net assets from equity transfers 663 269 932 BALANCE AT 30 JUNE 2015 114,477 140,134 254,611
BALANCE AT 1 JULY 2013 157,278 165,563 322,841 Net result for the year 6,018 – 6,018 Other comprehensive income Net increase/(decrease) in property, plant and equipment – 15,825 15,825 Total other comprehensive income – 15,825 15,825 Total comprehensive income for the year 6,018 15,825 21,843 Transactions with owners in their capacity as owners Increase/(decrease) in net assets from equity transfers (52,468) (55,590) (108,058) BALANCE AT 30 JUNE 2014 110,828 125,798 236,626 95 The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements. ANNUAL REPORT 2014–15
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2015
NOTES CONSOLIDATED ENTITY PARENT ENTITY Actual Budget Actual Actual Actual 2015 2015 2014 2015 2014 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES Payments Personnel services (17,537) 17,506 (16,411) (17,453) (16,312) Other (7,368) 10,320 (8,715) (7,275) (8,593) Total payments (24,905) 27,826 (25,126) (24,728) (24,905) Receipts Sale of goods and services 5,473 5,681 4,317 5,398 4,317 Interest received 415 380 336 341 218 Grants and contributions 22,743 21,656 26,670 23,069 26,577 Other 787 2,333 225 786 216 Total receipts 29,418 30,050 31,547 29,594 31,327 NET CASH FLOWS FROM 22 4,513 2,224 6,422 4,866 6,422 OPERATING ACTIVITIES
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES Proceeds from sale of land and building, plant and equipment, – – 1,211 – 1,211 and collection assets Purchases of land and buildings, plant (2,861) (3,304) (3,766) (2,861) (3,766) and equipment, and collection assets
Other (12) – – (12) –
NET CASH FLOWS FROM (2,873) (3,304) (2,555) (2,873) (2,555) INVESTING ACTIVITIES
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES NET CASH FLOWS FROM – – – – – FINANCING ACTIVITIES
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CASH 1,640 (1,080) 3,867 1,993 3,868 Opening cash and cash equivalents 11,635 11,546 7,768 8,745 4,877 CLOSING CASH AND 8 13,275 10,466 11,635 10,738 8,745 CASH EQUIVALENTS
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NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2015
1 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES The consolidated financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2015 were authorised for issue by the Board of A) REPORTING ENTITY Trustees on 14 September 2015. They are consolidated as The Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales (HHT) part of the NSW Total State Sector Accounts. is a NSW Government entity. The Trust is a non-profit entity (as profit is not its principal objective). The HHT is endorsed B) BASIS OF PREPARATION as a Deductible Gift Recipient under items 1 and 4 of the The Trust’s financial statements are general-purpose financial table in Section 30-15, and Subdivision 30-D of the Income statements, which were prepared in accordance with: Tax Assessment Act 1997. The HHT is registered as a public museum under the Act and is registered for GST. The • Australian Accounting Standards (which include financial statements cover the Consolidated Entity (the Trust) Australian Accounting Interpretations); and the HHT as an individual Parent Entity. • the requirements of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983 and the Public Finance and Audit Regulation 2015; and The Trust as a reporting entity comprises all the entities under its control, namely: • the Financial Reporting Directions published in TPP 15-01: Financial Reporting Code for NSW i) Foundation for the Historic Houses Trust General Government Sector Entities, or issued of New South Wales by the Treasurer. The Foundation for the Historic Houses Trust of New Property, plant and equipment, collection assets and South Wales was established for the promotion, financial assets are measured at fair value. Non-current advancement and development of the museums under assets held for resale are measured at the lower of carrying the care, custody and control of the HHT. amount and fair value less costs to sell. Other financial statement items are prepared in accordance with the In the process of preparing the consolidated financial historical cost convention. statements for the economic entity, consisting of the controlling and controlled entities, all inter-entity The financial statements have been prepared on an transactions and balances have been eliminated. accruals basis and are based on historical costs modified by the revaluation of selected non-current assets, financial ii) Foundation for the Historic Houses Trust of assets and financial liabilities for which the fair value basis New South Wales Limited of accounting has been applied. The Foundation for the Historic Houses Trust of Judgments, key assumptions and estimations made by New South Wales Limited was established for the sole management are disclosed in the relevant notes to the purpose of acting as Trustee of the Foundation for financial statements. the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales and has never traded in its own right. There were no financial All amounts are rounded to the nearest one thousand transactions for the year. dollars and are expressed in Australian currency.
iii) Hamilton Rouse Hill Trust C) PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION The Hamilton Rouse Hill Trust was established on A controlled entity is any entity over which the Trust has the 27 October 1994. The Board of Directors unanimously power to control the financial and operating policies, so as resolved to wind up the Hamilton Rouse Hill Trust to obtain benefits from its activities. pursuant to clause 12 of the Trust Deed on 16 June 2015 and transferred the collection assets valued at $944,230 All controlled entities have a 30 June financial year end. to the Historic Houses Trust of NSW. All intercompany balances and transactions between entities in the Consolidated Entity, including any unrealised iv) Rouse Hill Hamilton Collection Pty Limited profits or losses, have been eliminated on consolidation.
The sole purpose of the Rouse Hill Hamilton Collection Accounting policies of controlled entities have been Pty Limited is to act as the Trustee of the Hamilton Rouse changed where necessary to ensure consistency with those Hill Trust and it has never traded in its own right. policies applied by the Parent Entity. The Board of Directors of the Rouse Hill Hamilton Collection Pty Limited passed the resolution on the D) STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE 30 June 2015 to close the Company with Australian The Consolidated and Parent entities’ financial statements Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) following and notes comply with Australian Accounting Standards, the wind up of the Hamilton Rouse Hill Trust on 16 which include Australian Accounting Interpretations. June 2015. An application for voluntary deregistration will be submitted to ASIC in July. It is expected that the deregistration will be finalised in September 2015 following the usual two month period for comment from the publication date of the notice on ASIC’s website. 97 ANNUAL REPORT 2014–15
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E) INSURANCE H) ASSETS The Trust’s insurance activities are conducted through i) Acquisition of assets the Treasury Managed Fund, a self-insurance scheme The cost method of accounting is used for the initial for NSW government agencies. The expense (premium) recording of all acquisitions of assets controlled by the is determined by the fund manager based on past claim Trust. Cost is the amount of cash or cash equivalents experience as well as the value insured. paid or the fair value of the other consideration given to acquire the asset at the time of its acquisition or F) ACCOUNTING FOR THE GOODS AND SERVICES TAX (GST) construction or, where applicable, the amount attributed Income, expenses and assets are recognised net of the to that asset when initially recognised is in accordance amount of GST, except where: with the specific requirements of other Australian Accounting Standards. • the amount of GST incurred by the Trust as a purchaser that is not recoverable from the Australian Taxation Gifts, artworks or works acquired at no cost, or for Office is recognised as part of the cost of acquisition of nominal consideration, are initially recognised at their an asset or as part of an item of expense; and fair value at the date of acquisition.
• receivables and payables are stated with the amount of Fair value is the price that would be received to sell GST included. an asset in an orderly transaction between market Cash flows are included in the Statement of Cash Flows on participants at measurement date. Where payment for a gross basis. However, the GST component of the cash an asset is deferred beyond normal credit terms, its flows arising from investing and financing activities which is cost is the cash price equivalent, that is, the deferred recoverable or payable to the Australian Taxation Office is payment amount is effectively discounted. classified as operating cash flows. ii) Capitalisation thresholds
G) INCOME RECOGNITION Property, plant and equipment, and intangible assets costing $5000 and above individually (or forming part of Income is measured at the fair value of the consideration or a network valued at more than $5000) are capitalised. contribution received or receivable. Additional comments regarding the accounting policies for the recognition of iii) Revaluation of property, plant and equipment income are discussed below: Physical non-current assets are valued in accordance i) Sale of goods with the policy and guidelines paper TPP 14-01: Valuation of Physical Non-Current Assets at Fair Value. Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised as This policy adopts fair value in accordance with AASB revenue when the Trust transfers the significant risks and 13: Fair Value Measurement and AASB 116: Property, rewards of ownership of the assets. Plant and Equipment. Property, plant and equipment is ii) Rendering of services measured on an existing-use basis, where there are no Revenue is recognised when the service is provided or feasible alternative uses in the existing natural, legal, by reference to the stage of completion. financial and sociopolitical environment. However, in the limited circumstances where there are feasible iii) Investment revenue alternative uses, assets are valued at their highest Interest income is recognised using the effective interest and best use. method as set out in AASB 139: Financial Instruments: Fair value of property, plant and equipment is Recognition and Measurement. TCorp Hour-Glass determined based on the best available market distributions are recognised in accordance with evidence, including current market selling prices for AASB 118: Revenue when the Trust’s right to receive the same or similar assets. Where there is no available payment is established. market evidence, the asset’s fair value is measured at iv) Grants and contributions its market-buying price, the best indicator of which is Grants and contributions include donations and grants depreciated replacement cost. from the Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH), The Trust revalues each class of property, plant and under the Department of Planning and Environment equipment at least every five years or with sufficient (DPE) cluster. They are generally recognised as regularity to ensure that the carrying amount of each income when the Trust obtains control over the assets asset in the class does not differ materially from its fair comprising the grants and contributions. Control over value at reporting date. Details of the last revaluations grants and contributions is normally obtained when the are shown at Note 12(a). obligations relating to the receipt have been met and, in the case of donations, on receipt of cash. The grants Non-specialised assets with short useful lives are and contributions income is treated in accordance with measured at depreciated historical cost, as a surrogate for fair value. When revaluing non‑current assets by AASB 1004: Contributions. 98 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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reference to current prices for assets newer than those The estimated useful lives of items under ten major being revalued (adjusted to reflect the present condition categories are: of the assets), the gross amount and the related Major category Estimated useful life accumulated depreciation are separately restated. Non-heritage buildings 40–50 years For other assets, any balances of accumulated depreciation at the revaluation date in respect of those Computer equipment 4 years assets are credited to the asset accounts to which they and major software relate. The net asset accounts are then increased or Mechanical and electronic 7 years decreased by the revaluation increments or decrements. office equipment
Revaluation increments are credited directly to the Electronic equipment 7 years asset revaluation surplus, except that, to the extent Radiocommunications equipment 7 years that an increment reverses a revaluation decrement in Telephone installations 5 years respect of that class of asset previously recognised as Office fittings 10 years an expense in the net result, the increment is recognised immediately as revenue in the net result. Miscellaneous tools and equipment 7 years Mobile plant 10 years Revaluation decrements are recognised immediately as expenses in the net result, except that, to the extent Permanent displays 5–20 years that a credit balance exists in the asset revaluation The estimated useful lives are reviewed annually to ensure reserve in respect of the same class of assets, they are they reflect the assets’ current useful lives and residual values. debited directly to the asset revaluation surplus. As the Trust is a non-profit entity, revaluation increments and vii) Maintenance decrements are offset against one another within a Day-to-day servicing costs or maintenance are charged class of non-current assets, but not otherwise. Where an as expenses as incurred, except where they relate to asset that has previously been revalued is disposed of, the replacement of a part or component of an asset, in any balance remaining in the asset revaluation surplus in which case the costs are capitalised and depreciated. respect of that asset is transferred to accumulated funds. viii) Leased assets iv) Impairment of property, plant and equipment A distinction is made between finance leases that As a non-profit entity with no cash-generating units, effectively transfer from the lessor to the lessee impairment under AASB 136: Impairment of Assets and substantially all the risks and benefits incidental to impairment testing is unlikely to arise. This is because ownership of the leased assets, and operating leases AASB 136 modifies the recoverable amount test to the under which the lessor does not transfer substantially higher of fair value less costs to sell and depreciated all the risks and benefits. Where a non-current replacement cost where depreciated replacement cost asset is acquired by means of a finance lease, at is also fair value. This means that, for an asset already the commencement of the lease term, the asset is measured at fair value, impairment can only arise if recognised at its fair value or, if lower, the present value selling costs are material. Selling costs are regarded of the minimum lease payments, at the inception of the as immaterial. lease. The corresponding liability is established at the v) Assets not able to be reliably measured same amount. Lease payments are allocated between the principal component and the interest expense. The Trust does not hold any assets other than those recognised in the statement of financial position. Operating lease payments are charged to the income statement in the periods in which they are incurred. vi) Depreciation of property, plant and equipment Except for heritage assets, depreciation is provided Long-term leases are deemed to be finance leases for on a straight-line basis for all depreciable assets in accordance with TPP 11-01: Lessor Classification of so as to write off the depreciable amount of each Long‑term Land Leases. asset as it is consumed over its useful life to the Trust. ix) Intangible assets All material separately identifiable component assets The Trust recognises intangible assets only if it is are depreciated over their shorter useful lives. probable that future economic benefits will flow to the Land is not a depreciable asset. Certain heritage assets, Trust and the cost of the asset can be reliably measured. including original artworks and collections and heritage Intangible assets are measured initially at cost. Where buildings, may not have a limited useful life because an asset is acquired at no or nominal cost, the cost is its appropriate curatorial and preservation policies are fair value as at the date of acquisition. adopted. Such assets are not subject to depreciation. All research costs are expensed. Development costs are The decision not to recognise depreciation for these only capitalised in accordance with AASB 138. assets is reviewed annually. 99 ANNUAL REPORT 2014–15
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The useful lives of intangible assets are assessed to be xiv) Investments finite. Intangible assets are subsequently measured at Investments are initially recognised at fair value plus, fair value only if there is an active market. As there is no in the case of investments not at fair value through active market for the Trust’s intangible assets, the assets profit or loss, transaction costs. The Trust determines are carried at cost less any accumulated amortisation. the classification of its financial assets after initial The Trust’s intangible assets (software) are amortised recognition and, when allowed and appropriate, using the straight-line method over a period of four re‑evaluates this at each financial year end. years. Intangible assets are tested for impairment where xv) Derecognition of financial assets and an indicator of impairment exists. If the recoverable financial liabilities amount is less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount is reduced to recoverable amount and the A financial asset is derecognised when the contractual reduction is recognised as an impairment loss. rights to the cash flows from the financial assets expire, or if the Trust transfers the financial asset: x) Inventories • where substantially all the risks and rewards have Inventories are held for sale and are stated at the lower been transferred or of cost and net realisable value. Cost is calculated • where the entity has not transferred substantially all the using the weighted average cost. Net realisable value risks and rewards, if the Trust has not retained control. is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business less the estimated costs of completion and the Where the entity has neither transferred nor retained estimated costs necessary to make the sale. substantially all the risks and rewards or transferred control, the asset is recognised to the extent of xi) Financial instruments the Trust’s continuing involvement in the asset. The financial instruments arise directly from the Trust’s A financial liability is derecognised when the obligation operations and are required to finance its operations. specified in the contract is discharged or cancelled The Trust does not enter into or trade financial or expires. instruments for speculative purposes and does not No assets were derecognised in 2014–15. use financial derivatives.
xii) Cash and cash equivalents I) LIABILITIES Cash comprises cash on hand and bank balances. i) Payables Interest is earned on daily bank balances and paid These amounts represent liabilities for goods and monthly at the normal commercial rate. services provided to the Trust and other amounts. Payables are recognised initially at fair value, xii) Loans and receivables usually based on the transaction cost or face Loans and receivables are non-derivative financial value. Short-term payables with no stated interest assets with fixed or determinable payments that are rate are measured at the original invoice amount not quoted in an active market. These financial assets where the effect of discounting is immaterial. are recognised initially at fair value, usually based ii) Personnel services and other provisions on the transaction cost or face value. Subsequent measurement is at amortised cost using the effective A. Salaries and wages, annual leave, sick leave interest method less an allowance for any impairment and on-costs of receivables. Collectability of trade debtors is Liabilities for personnel services are stated as reviewed on an ongoing basis. Debts that are known liabilities to the service provider, the Office of to be uncollectable are written off. Any changes Environment and Heritage (OEH). The liabilities are recognised in the net result when impaired, for salaries and wages (including non-monetary derecognised or through the amortisation process. benefits), annual leave and paid sick leave Short-term receivables with no stated interest rate are that are expected to be settled wholly within 12 measured at the original invoice amount where the months of the reporting date are recognised effect of discounting is immaterial. The credit risk is the and measured in respect of employees’ service carrying amount (net of any allowance for impairment). up to the reporting date at undiscounted No interest is earned on trade debtors. The carrying amounts based on the amounts expected to be amount approximates fair value. paid when the liabilities are settled. Long-term annual leave that is not expected to be settled within 12 months is measured at present value in accordance with AASB 119: Employee Benefits. Unused non-vesting sick leave does not give rise to a liability, as it is not considered probable that sick leave taken in the future will be greater than the benefits accrued in the future. 100 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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The outstanding amounts of payroll tax, workers K) EQUITY AND RESERVES compensation, insurance premiums and i) Revaluation surplus fringe benefits tax, which are consequential to The revaluation surplus is used to record increments and employment, are recognised as liabilities and decrements on the revaluation of non-current assets. expenses where the employee benefits to which they This accords with the Trust’s policy on the ‘revaluation of relate have been recognised. property, plant and equipment’ as discussed in Note 1H(iii). B. Long service leave and superannuation ii) Accumulated funds In the financial statements of the DPE, the liabilities The category ‘accumulated funds’ includes all current for long service leave and defined benefit and prior-period retained funds. superannuation are assumed by the Crown. Consequently, the Trust accounts for the liability as iii) Separate reserve accounts are recognised in the financial having been extinguished, resulting in the amount statements only if such accounts are required by specific assumed being shown as part of the non-monetary legislation or Australian Accounting Standards. revenue item described as ‘personnel service benefits and liabilities provided free of charge by the DPE’. L) EQUITY TRANSFER Long service leave is measured at present value The transfer of net assets between entities as a result in accordance with AASB 119. This is based on the of an administrative restructure, transfers of programs/ application of certain factors (specified in NSWTC functions and parts thereof between NSW public sector 14-04) to employees with five or more years of entities and ‘equity appropriations’ are designated service, using current rates of pay. These factors or required by Australian Accounting Standards to be were determined based on an actuarial review to treated as contributions by owners and recognised as approximate present value. an adjustment to ‘Accumulated Funds’. This treatment is consistent with AASB 1004: Contributions and Australian The superannuation expense for the financial year Interpretation 1038: Contributions by Owners Made to is determined by using the formulae specified in Wholly-Owned Public Sector Entities. the Treasurer’s Directions. The expense for certain superannuation schemes (that is, Basic Benefit and Transfers arising from an administrative restructure First State Super) is calculated as a percentage of involving non-profit and for-profit government entities are the employees’ salary. For other superannuation recognised at the amount at which the assets and liabilities schemes (that is, State Superannuation Scheme were recognised by the transferor immediately prior to and State Authorities Superannuation Scheme), the restructure. Subject to the paragraph below, in most the expense is calculated as a multiple of the instances this will approximate fair value. employees’ superannuation contributions. All other equity transfers are recognised at fair value, except for intangibles. Where an intangible has been recognised at J) FAIR VALUE HIERARCHY (amortised) cost by the transferor because there is no active A number of the Trust’s accounting policies and disclosures market, the entity recognises the asset at the transferor’s require the measurement of fair values, for both financial carrying amount. Where the transferor is prohibited from and non-financial assets and liabilities. When measuring recognising internally generated intangibles, the Trust does fair value, the valuation technique used maximises the use not recognise that asset. of relevant observable inputs and minimises the use of unobservable inputs. Under AASB 13, the Trust categorises, M) BUDGETED AMOUNTS for disclosure purposes, the valuation techniques based on The budgeted amounts are drawn from the original the inputs used in the valuation techniques as follows: budgeted financial statements presented to NSW • Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical Parliament in respect of the reporting period. Subsequent assets/liabilities that the Trust can access at the adjustments to the original budget, for instance, adjustment measurement date as per section 24 of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983 where there has been a transfer of functions between • Level 2 – inputs other than quoted prices included within departments, are not reflected in the budgeted amounts. Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly The published budget shows a consolidated figure for • Level 3 – inputs that are not based on observable market operating expenses; however, for comparative purposes the data (unobservable inputs). Trust reports a split between personnel services expenses The Trust recognises transfers between levels of the fair and other expenses. Additionally, the published budget value hierarchy at the end of the reporting period during shows a consolidated figure for plant and equipment and which the change has occurred. collection assets as plant and equipment. Refer to Notes 14 and 24(f) for further disclosures regarding fair value measurements of financial and non-financial assets. 101 ANNUAL REPORT 2014–15
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The Trust has shown these two components separately in • AASB 2015-2 regarding amendments to the Statement of Financial Position for comparative and AASB 101 disclosure initiatives clarity reasons. Other amendments made to the budget are • AASB 2015-3 regarding materiality not reflected in the budgeted amounts. Major variances There are no significant impacts of these standards in between the original budgeted amounts and the actual the period of initial application. amounts disclosed in the primary financial statements is explained in Note 21. P) TRUSTEE BENEFITS
N) COMPARATIVE INFORMATION Andrew Tink and Grace Karskens were paid fees of $250 each on 11 September 2014 and 20 October 2014, Except when an Australian Accounting Standard permits or respectively, for services as presenters at the Govenor Arthur requires otherwise, comparative information is disclosed in Phillip Symposium. No other Historic Houses Trust trustee respect of the previous period for all amounts reported in has entered into a material contract with the Trust or the the financial statements. Consolidated Entity since the end of the previous financial period. O) CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING POLICY, INCLUDING NEW OR REVISED AUSTRALIAN ACCOUNTING STANDARDS Q) TAXATION STATUS
(i) Effective for the first time in 2014–15 The activities of the Trust are exempt from income tax. The accounting policies applied in 2014–15 are consistent The Trust is registered for GST purposes and has gift with those of the previous financial year except as a result deductible recipient status. of the following new or revised Australian Accounting Standards that have been applied for the first time in R) SERVICES PROVIDED AT NO COST 2014–15 – AASB 10 and AASB 128 regarding consolidated Where material contributions are made to the Trust financial statements and accounting for associates and at no charge, an expense is recorded in the accounts joint ventures and AASB 1055 Budgetary Reporting. to reflect activities at the Trust and is offset by an equivalent The impact of this Standard in the period of initial revenue entry. application includes reporting consolidated financial statements and original budget numbers in the financial S) BIOBANKING TRUST FUND – RECEIVABLE statements with subsequent revisions and variances The Biobanking Agreement requires that the proceeds explained in the notes. from the sale of biobank credits are transferred into the (ii) Issued but not yet effective Biobanking Trust Fund administered by the OEH. The NSW public sector entities are not permitted to early balance of the Biobanking Trust Fund receivable represents adopt new Australian Accounting Standards, unless amounts that will be made available to the Trust in order Treasury determines otherwise. to fund the environmental works required under the Biobanking Agreement. The following new Australian Accounting Standards have not been applied and are not yet effective: T) BIOBANKING RESTORATION PROVISION • AASB 9, AASB 2010-7, AASB 2013-9 (Part C), The biobanking restoration provision is the environmental AASB 2014-1 (Part E), AASB 2014-7 and AASB 2014-8 obligation to maintain the biodiversity of the land in regarding financial instruments accordance with the terms and conditions of the Biobanking • AASB 14 and AASB 2014-1 (Part D) regarding Agreement. It will be funded by the amounts receivable regulatory deferral accounts from the Biobanking Trust Fund. • AASB 15 and AASB 2014-5 regarding revenue from contracts with customers • AASB 2014-3 regarding accounting for acquisitions of interests in joint operations • AASB 2014-4 regarding acceptable methods of depreciation and amortisation • AASB 2014-9 regarding equity method in separate financial statements • AASB 2014-10 regarding sale or contribution of assets between and investor and its associate or joint venture • AASB 2015-1 regarding annual improvements to Australian Accounting Standards 2012–2014 cycle 102 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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NOTES CONSOLIDATED ENTITY PARENT ENTITY 2015 2014 2015 2014 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 2 EXPENSES EXCLUDING LOSSES (a) Personnel services expenses Salaries and wages (including annual leave) 14,387 13,647 14,313 13,562 Superannuation – defined benefit plans 78 83 78 83 Superannuation – defined contribution plans 1,292 1,225 1,286 1,217 Long service leave 831 252 831 252 Workers compensation insurance 139 185 138 184 Payroll tax on superannuation – defined benefit plan 4 5 4 5 Payroll tax and fringe benefits tax 873 843 869 837 Redundancy termination payments 188 196 188 196 17,792 16,436 17,707 16,336 (b) Other operating expenses Advertising and publicity 518 405 514 405 Auditors’ remuneration – internal 43 – 43 – Auditors’ remuneration – external 96 101 85 90 Books, publications and subscriptions 34 32 34 31 Contract cleaning 538 640 538 640 Contract staff 196 299 196 299 Cost of sales 122 249 122 249 Entertainment and catering expenses 25 32 22 31 Exhibition fees and related costs 564 329 564 329 Fees for services rendered 963 1,019 954 980 Function expense 122 119 95 75 Gas and electricity 520 624 520 624 Insurance 198 235 198 235 Maintenance 974 1,520 974 1,520 Office printing contracts 194 183 194 183 Marketing and promotion 529 629 502 624 Motor vehicle running costs 141 122 141 122 Operating lease rental expenses 263 209 263 209 Other expenses 248 283 247 282 Postage 35 37 35 36 Printing 53 70 47 66 Public programs 333 285 333 285 Rates 48 68 48 68 Stores and IT maintenance 516 476 515 476 Telecommunications 341 325 341 325 Travel and accommodation 49 37 47 36 Services provided free of charge 23 – 1,063 – 1,063 7,663 9,391 7,572 9,283 (c) Depreciation and amortisation expenses Buildings 271 320 271 320 Plant and equipment 271 258 271 258 Intangibles 218 137 218 137 760 715 760 715 103 ANNUAL REPORT 2014–15
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NOTES CONSOLIDATED ENTITY PARENT ENTITY 2015 2014 2015 2014 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 3 REVENUE (a) Sale of goods and services Sale of goods Merchandise, book and publication sales 279 461 279 461 279 461 279 461 Rendering of services Admission fees 2,169 1,452 2,169 1,452 Special activities and openings 661 399 661 399 Venue hire and catering 1,244 1,231 1,244 1,231 Rental – commercial activities 1,126 789 1,126 789 Filming and photography 33 82 33 82 5,233 3,953 5,233 3,953 5,512 4,414 5,512 4,414 (b) Investment revenue TCorp Hour-Glass investment facilities 43 84 40 76 Interest income – term deposit 292 276 207 176 Interest income – other 50 37 44 37 385 397 291 289 (c) Grants and contributions From DPE Recurrent grants 17,135 17,903 17,135 17,903 Capital grants 1,904 1,000 1,904 1,000 Personnel service benefits and liabilities provided free of charge by the DPE > Superannuation (defined benefit) 78 83 78 83 > Long service leave 831 252 831 252 > Payroll tax 4 5 4 5 Voluntary redundancy recoupment 185 196 185 196 20,137 19,439 20,137 19,439 From other institutions and individuals Donations – cash 217 836 469 782 Sponsorship – cash 195 138 195 98 Grants – other 2,268 6,258 2,268 6,258 Donations – in kind 12(a) & 23 112 3 112 3 Other services provided free of charge 23 – 1,063 – 1,063 2,792 8,298 3,044 8,204 22,929 27,737 23,181 27,643 (d) Other revenue Other revenue 153 224 153 216 153 224 153 216
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NOTES CONSOLIDATED ENTITY PARENT ENTITY 2015 2014 2015 2014 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 4 GAIN/(LOSS) ON DISPOSAL Property, plant and equipment (1) (1) (1) (1) Non-current assets held for sale – (92) – (92) (1) (93) (1) (93) 5 OTHER GAINS/(LOSSES) Inventory – (117) – (117) Intangibles (111) – (111) – (111) (117) (111) (117)
6 CONDITIONS ON CONTRIBUTIONS The Trust receives monies and gifts of property subject to restrictions. The aggregate of these contributions received for the year has been stated as revenue. This revenue is provided for expenditure in the current year and future years. Where the gift is a property, it is recognised as a restricted asset as reflected in Note 11.
7 SERVICE GROUPS OF ENTITY The Trust cares for the State’s historically and culturally significant heritage properties, and operates as a single service group.
8 CURRENT ASSETS – CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS Cash at bank and on hand 4,648 2,430 4,111 2,132 Other investments – term deposits 8,627 9,205 6,627 6,613 13,275 11,635 10,738 8,745 Cash and cash equivalents 13,275 11,635 10,738 8,745 (per Statement of Financial Position) Closing cash and cash equivalents 13,275 11,635 10,738 8,745 (per Statement of Cash Flows) For the purpose of the Statement of Cash Flows, cash and cash equivalents include cash at bank, cash on hand and short-term deposits. Cash and cash equivalent assets recognised in the Statement of Financial Position are reconciled at the end of the financial year to the Statement of Cash Flows as above.
Details regarding credit risk, liquidity risk and market risk, including financial assets that are either past due or impaired, are disclosed in Note 24.
9 CURRENT/NON-CURRENT ASSETS – RECEIVABLES Current Sale of goods and services 262 277 262 277 Accrued income 99 131 64 114 Prepayments 93 85 93 85 Other receivables 188 109 187 113 Biobanking funds receivable 52 48 52 48 694 650 658 637 Non-current Biobanking funds receivable 687 742 687 742 687 742 687 742 Details regarding credit risk, liquidity risk and market risk, including financial assets that are either past due or impaired, are disclosed in Note 24.
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NOTES CONSOLIDATED ENTITY PARENT ENTITY 2015 2014 2015 2014 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 10 CURRENT ASSETS – INVENTORIES Held for resale 139 141 139 141 139 141 139 141 11 RESTRICTED ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents 11,716 7,514 9,180 4,625 Land & Building 4,623 4,039 4,623 4,039 Collections 924 639 924 639 17,263 12,192 14,727 9,303 Cash and fixed assets are restricted assets to the extent that they represent bequests, grants and donations held by the Trust to be used in accordance with the deed of trust, caveats or other documents governing these funds.
12(a) NON-CURRENT ASSETS – PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT Land and buildings Gross carrying amount – fair value 216,799 203,680 216,799 203,680 Accumulated depreciation and impairment (2,395) (2,405) (2,395) (2,405) Land and buildings at fair value 214,404 201,275 214,404 201,275 Plant and equipment Gross carrying amount – fair value 2,563 2,564 2,563 2,564 Accumulated depreciation and impairment (1,979) (1,986) (1,979) (1,986) Plant and equipment at fair value 584 578 584 578 Collection assets Gross carrying amount – fair value 30,687 28,502 30,687 27,557 Collection assets at fair value 30,687 28,502 30,687 27,557 TOTAL PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT AT FAIR VALUE 245,675 230,355 245,675 229,410
Collection assets are not depreciated. Refer to Note 1H(vi).
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RECONCILIATION
A reconciliation of the carrying amount of each class of property and equipment at the beginning and end of each reporting period is shown below: Land and Plant and Collection buildings equipment assets Total CONSOLIDATED ENTITY $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 Year ended 30 June 2015 Net carrying amount at start of year 201,275 578 28,502 230,355 Additions 1,356 58 51 1,465 Contributed assets (donations) – – 112 112 Disposals – (1) (1) (2) Transfer of capital work in progress – 220 – 220 Transfer between asset class (639) – 639 – Depreciation expense (271) (271) – (542) Net revaluation increments less revaluation decrements 12,684 – 1,383 14,067 NET CARRYING AMOUNT AT END OF YEAR 214,405 584 30,686 245,675
Year ended 30 June 2014 Net carrying amount at start of year 280,991 719 38,021 319,731 Additions 237 121 71 429 Contributed assets (donations) – – 3 3 Disposals – (4) – (4) Acquisitions/transfers through administrative restructures (98,134) – (9,924) (108,858) Transfer of capital work in progress 2,971 – – 2,971 Depreciation expense (320) (258) – (578) Net revaluation increments less revaluation decrements 15,530 – 331 15,860 NET CARRYING AMOUNT AT END OF YEAR 201,275 578 28,502 230,355
Land and Plant and Collection buildings equipment assets Total PARENT ENTITY $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2015 Net carrying amount at start of year 201,275 578 27,558 229,411 Additions 1,356 58 51 1,465 Contributed assets (donations) – – 112 112 Disposals – (1) (1) (2) Acquisitions/transfers through administrative restructures – – 944 944 Transfer of capital work in progress – 220 – 220 Transfer between asset class (639) – 639 – Depreciation expense (271) (271) – (542) Net revaluation increments less revaluation decrements 12,684 – 1,383 14,067 NET CARRYING AMOUNT AT END OF YEAR 214,405 584 30,686 245,675
YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2014 Net carrying amount at start of year 280,991 719 37,113 318,823 Additions 237 121 72 430 Contributed assets (donations) – – 3 3 Disposals – (4) – (4) Acquisitions/transfers through administrative restructures (98,134) – (9,924) (108,057) Transfer of capital work in progress 2,971 – – 2,971 Depreciation expense (320) (258) – (578) Net revaluation increments less revaluation decrements 15,530 – 294 15,823 NET CARRYING AMOUNT AT END OF YEAR 201,275 578 27,558 229,411 107 ANNUAL REPORT 2014–15
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LAND AND BUILDING VALUATION SCHEDULE
Valuation Date method adopted Current use Accredited Property name Property location valued 30 June 2015 30 June 2015 valuer
1 Throsby Park Throsby Park Rd, Jun 2011 Replacement cost EHF* (Leased) Former Land Moss Vale & Property Management Authority (LPMA)
2 Beulah 767 Appin Rd, Jun 2011 Replacement cost EHF LPMA Gilead
3 Tusculum 1–3 Manning St, Jun 2011 Net recoverable Leased LPMA Potts Point amount
4 Hyde Park Macquarie St, Jun 2015 Fair value Museum Land & Barracks Museum Sydney Property Information (LPI)
5 Elizabeth Farm 70 Alice St, Jun 2015 Fair value Museum LPI Rosehill
6 Vaucluse House Wentworth Rd, Jun 2015 Fair value Museum LPI Vaucluse
7 Wentworth Mausoleum Chapel Rd, Jun 2015 Fair value Museum LPI Vaucluse
8 Rouse Hill House & Farm 356 Annangrove Rd, Jun 2015 Fair value Museum LPI Rouse Hill
9 Rose Seidler House 71 Clissold Rd, Jun 2015 Fair value Museum LPI Wahroonga
10 Elizabeth Bay House 7 Onslow Ave, Jun 2015 Fair value Museum LPI Elizabeth Bay
11 Meroogal 35 West St, Jun 2015 Fair value Museum LPI Nowra
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Valuation Date method adopted Current use Accredited Property name Property location valued 30 June 2015 30 June 2015 valuer
12 The Mint building 10 Macquarie St, Jun 2015 Fair value Museum LPI Sydney
13 The Mint, Head Office 10 Macquarie St, Jun 2015 Fair value Museum/ LPI (Coining Factory) Sydney office space
14 Museum of Sydney 37 Phillip St, Jun 2015 Fair value Museum LPI Sydney
15 Young Street terraces 36–42 Young St, Jun 2015 Fair value Commercial LPI Sydney office space
16 Nissen hut 4 Somerset St, Jun 2015 Fair value EHF LPI Belmont,
17 Justice & Police Museum 8 Phillip St, Jun 2015 Fair value Museum LPI Circular Quay
* Endangered Houses Fund (EHF)
ENDANGERED HOUSES FUND (EHF) PROPERTIES COLLECTIONS VALUATION
Land and buildings include properties and attached i) The major collection items at each property have assets (2015: $4.623m; 2014: $4.678m) and collections been valued by accredited valuers at their fair value. assets (2015: $0.924m; 2014: $0.639m) acquired under The remaining collection items were valued internally the EHF program. Through the EHF program the HHT by expert curatorial staff of the Collections Valuations identifies significant at-risk properties and saves them Committee, which was established by the then Trust’s from demolition or unsympathetic development. The Finance and Audit Committee. program provides for the selective restoration of these ii) The list overleaf identifies individual property properties and their subsequent sale or lease with collections valued at 30 June 2015 and earlier, valued heritage protection conditions. In 2014–15, the Throsby by accredited valuers and expert in-house valuers. Park property was placed on a long-term lease.
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COLLECTIONS REVALUED AT 30 JUNE 2015
Collection Date valued Accredited valuer
Rose Seidler House 30 Jun 2015 Andrew Shapiro
Museum of Sydney 30 Jun 2015 Adrienne Carlson
Justice & Police Museum 30 Jun 2015 Adrienne Carlson
Throsby Park 30 Jun 2015 Jonathan Alford
Susannah Place Museum 30 Jun 2015 Adrienne Carlson
These values do not differ materially from their fair values at reporting date.
COLLECTIONS TO BE REVALUED IN LATER YEARS (PAST 30 JUNE 2015)
Collection Date valued Accredited valuer
Vaucluse House 30 Jun 2014 Jonathan Alford
Jonathan Alford, Andrew Simpson, Rouse Hill House & Farm 30 Jun 2014 Patricia Bailie
Archaeology collections 30 Jun 2014 RHAS (Rodney Hyman Asset Services)
Rouse Hill Hamilton Collection 30 Jun 2014 Jonathan Alford, Andrew Simpson
Meroogal 30 Jun 2013 Phillip Morris
Elizabeth Bay House 30 Jun 2012 Adrienne Carlson
Elizabeth Farm 30 Jun 2012 Adrienne Carlson
Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection 30 Jun 2011 Various external valuers
Hyde Park Barracks Museum 9 Jun 2011 Simon Storey Valuers
First Government House 9 Jun 2011 Simon Storey Valuers
The Mint 9 Jun 2011 Simon Storey Valuers
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NOTES CONSOLIDATED ENTITY PARENT ENTITY 2015 2014 2015 2014 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 12(b) CAPITAL WORKS IN PROGRESS Buildings 1,097 215 1,097 215 Software 8 151 8 151 Plant and equipment 5 120 5 120 1,110 486 1,110 486 13 INTANGIBLE ASSETS Software Cost (gross carrying amount) 1,868 1,427 1,868 1,427 Accumulated amortisation and impairment (1,111) (893) (1,111) (893) NET CARRYING AMOUNT 757 534 757 534
RECONCILIATION Net carrying amount at start of year 534 396 534 396 Additions 441 275 441 275 Amortisation (218) (137) (218) (137) NET CARRYING AMOUNT AT END OF YEAR 757 534 757 534
14 FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT OF NON-FINANCIAL ASSETS (a) Fair value hierarchy CONSOLIDATED ENTITY Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total fair value $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 2015 Property, plant and equipment (Note 12a) Land – 85,793 – 85,793 Buildings – – 128,611 128,611 Collection assets – – 30,687 30,687 – 85,793 159,298 245,091 2014 Property, plant and equipment (Note 12a) Land – 81,430 – 81,430 Buildings – – 119,845 119,845 Collection assets – – 28,502 28,502 – 81,430 148,347 229,777
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PARENT ENTITY Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total fair value $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 2015 Property, plant and equipment (Note 12a) Land – 85,793 – 85,793 Buildings – – 128,611 128,611 Collection assets – – 30,687 30,687 – 85,793 159,298 245,091 2014 Property, plant and equipment (Note 12a) Land – 81,430 – 81,430 Buildings – – 119,845 119,845 Collection assets – – 27,557 27,557 – 81,430 147,402 228,832
(b) Valuation techniques, inputs and processes
The land and buildings are valued at fair value consistent with the NSW Treasury Accounting Policy TPP14-1 Valuation of Physical Non-Current Assets at Fair Value and Australian Accounting Standard AASB 13 Fair Value Measurement and AASB 116. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (AASB 13). The buildings have been valued using the cost approach. The land has been valued using the market approach. Valuers have considered matters such as zoning, location, topography, aspect, frontage, size, shape, date of valuation and current market sentiment. Replacement costs are based on actual costs provided by HHT and checked against the Rawlinson’s Construction Handbook 2014.
Collection assets are valued by external and internal experts to reflect the fair value. The collection assets are reviewed for external revaluation at least every five years as part of a rolling revaluation schedule across the Trust. The review is undertaken by the Trust’s Collection Valuations Committee – comprised of curatorial representatives from the properties as well as Register, Documentation and the Head of Collections & Access – which is convened annually to identify those collection formats which might have altered since the last valuation, whether or not that valuation was made within the five-year rolling schedule. The Committee contracts one or more external valuers with appropriate expertise in the collection formats that have been identified for revaluation.
Non-specialised assets with short useful lives measured using depreciated historical cost as an approximation of fair value do not require fair value hierarchy disclosures under AASB 13.
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(c) Reconciliation of recurring Level 3 fair value measurements
Collection Total recurring Buildings assets Level 3 fair value CONSOLIDATED ENTITY $’000 $’000 Fair value as at 1 July 2014 119,845 28,502 148,347 Additions 1,356 164 1,520 Revaluation increments/decrements recognised in Net result – – – – included in the line item ‘Other gains/(losses)’ Revaluation increments/decrements recognised in other comprehensive income – included in the line item ‘Net increase/(decrease) in property, 8,320 1,383 9,703 plant and equipment revaluation surplus’ Disposals – (1) (1) Depreciation (271) – (271) Transfers from capital work in progress – – – Transfers between asset class (639) 639 – Fair value as at 30 June 2015 128,611 30,687 159,298
Fair value as at 1 July 2013 142,779 38,021 180,800 Additions 237 74 311 Revaluation increments/decrements recognised in Net result – – – – included in the line item ‘Other gains/(losses)’ Revaluation increments/decrements recognised in other comprehensive income –included in the line item ‘Net increase/(decrease) in property, 11,812 331 12,143 plant and equipment revaluation surplus’ Disposals (37,634) (9,924) (47,558) Depreciation (320) – (320) Transfers from capital work in progress 2,971 – 2,971 Fair value as at 30 June 2014 119,845 28,502 148,347
Collection Total recurring Buildings assets Level 3 fair value PARENT ENTITY $’000 $’000 Fair value as at 1 July 2014 119,845 27,558 147,403 Additions 1,356 164 1,520 Revaluation increments/decrements recognised in Net result – – – – included in the line item ‘Other gains/(losses)’ Revaluation increments/decrements recognised in other comprehensive income – included in the line item ‘Net increase/(decrease) in property, 8,320 1,383 9,703 plant and equipment revaluation surplus’ Disposals – (1) (1) Depreciation (271) – (271) Transfers from capital work in progress/other asset categories – 944 944 Transfers between asset class (639) 639 – Fair value as at 30 June 2015 128,611 30,687 159,298
Fair value as at 1 July 2013 142,779 37,113 179,892 Additions 237 75 312 Revaluation increments/decrements recognised in Net result – – – – included in the line item ‘Other gains/(losses)’ Revaluation increments/decrements recognised in other comprehensive income – included in the line item ‘Net increase/(decrease) in property, 11,812 294 12,106 plant and equipment revaluation surplus’ Disposals (37,634) (9,924) (47,558) Depreciation (320) – (320) Transfers from capital work in progress 2,971 – 2,971 Fair value as at 30 June 2014 119,845 27,558 147,403 113 ANNUAL REPORT 2014–15
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NOTES CONSOLIDATED ENTITY PARENT ENTITY 2015 2014 2015 2014 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 15 CURRENT LIABILITIES – PAYABLES Payables Creditors 965 664 962 664 Unearned revenue 675 240 675 240 Accrued expenses 812 697 801 684 Sundry payables 102 98 102 98 2,554 1,699 2,540 1,686
16 CURRENT/NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES – PERSONNEL SERVICES PROVISIONS Current provisions expected to be settled within 12 months Personnel services provisions Annual leave 1349 1,207 1,345 1,205 Long service leave on-costs 361 277 361 277 1,710 1,484 1,706 1,482 Current provisions expected to be settled after 12 months Personnel services provisions Annual leave 72 64 71 63 Long service leave on-costs 19 15 19 15 91 79 90 78 1,801 1,563 1,796 1,560 NON-CURRENT Long service leave on-costs 33 15 33 15 33 15 33 15 Aggregate personnel services provisions Provisions – current 1,801 1,563 1,796 1,560 Provisions – non-current 33 15 33 15 1,834 1,578 1,829 1,575
17 CURRENT/NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES – OTHER PROVISIONS* Current provisions expected to be settled within 12 months Carrying amount at the beginning of the financial year 66 96 66 96 Additional provisions recognised 56 48 56 48 Amounts used (39) (78) (39) (78) 83 66 83 66 NON-CURRENT Carrying amount at the beginning of the financial year 742 791 742 791 Additional provisions recognised 15 – 15 – Amounts used (56) (49) (56) (49) 701 742 701 742 *The biodiversity restoration provisions are for the Beulah property and the sinking fund provision is for The Mint building.
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18 INCREASE/DECREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM EQUITY TRANSFERS On 20 December 2013, the Government House property was transferred from the Trust to the Crown as per NSW Government Gazette No 177. The budget for managing and maintaining Government House has also been transferred to the Department of Premier and Cabinet (DPC). Government House endowment of $12k was transferred to DPC in 2015. THE FAIR VALUE OF ASSETS TRANSFERRED WERE AS FOLLOWS: NOTES CONSOLIDATED ENTITY 2015 2014 $’000 $’000 Land and building – 98,134 Collections – 9,924 Cash and cash equivalents 12 – TOTAL 12(a) 12 108,058
NOTES CONSOLIDATED ENTITY PARENT ENTITY 2015 2014 2015 2014 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 19 COMMITMENTS FOR EXPENDITURE (a) Capital commitments Aggregate of capital expenditure for the acquistion of various property, plant and equipment contracted for at balance date and not provided for: • Not later than one year (under one year) 813 163 813 163 • Later than one year but not later than five years – – – – • Later than five years – – – – TOTAL (INCLUDING GST) 813 163 813 163
(b) Operating lease commitments Future non-cancellable operating lease rentals not provided for and payable: • Not later than one year (under one year) 481 458 481 458 • Later than one year but not later than five years 704 1,102 704 1,102 • Later than five years – – – – TOTAL (INCLUDING GST) 1,185 1,560 1,185 1,560 The operating leases are for motor vehicles, office printers and rental lease for the HHT storage facility at Pymble.
20 CONTINGENT ASSETS AND LIABILITIES The Treasury Managed Fund normally calculates rolling 3 year and 5 year hindsight premiums each year. There are no other contingent assets or liabilities. It is not practicable to estimate any potential financial effect.
21 BUDGET REVIEW
Net results The net result of the Trust exceeded surplus budget by $1.2m despite postponing $1m of the three-year capital maintenance program grant to 2015–16. This is due to a $1.09m grant received from OEH for the Unlocking Heritage Program, $300k grant received from NSW National Parks and Wildlife Services for consultancy work for the Shoreline and Rouse Hill Master planning strategy projects and a $542k federal grant received for Protecting National Heritage sites for the Hyde Park Barracks Museum and the site of first Government House projects. The Trust also delivered a record‑breaking Towers of Tomorrow with LEGO® Bricks exhibition, which increased visitation by 119% on the same period last year at the Museum of Sydney. Furthermore, the operational expenses were tightly controlled, passing $728k in savings.
Assets and liabilities There were no significant variances between the actual and budgeted net assets, except for the increase in total property value due to an increase in valuation of land, building and collection assets.
Cash flows The actual net cash flow is greater than budget due to the funding received for the Unlocking Heritage Program from OEH and federal funding received for Protecting National Heritage sites. This money is restricted funding for specific purposes. 115 ANNUAL REPORT 2014–15
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CONSOLIDATED ENTITY PARENT ENTITY 2015 2014 2015 2014 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 22 RECONCILIATION OF CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES TO NET RESULT Reconciliation of the net result for the year to net cash flows from operating activities Net cash generated from operating activities 4,513 6,422 4,866 6422 Net gain/(loss) on property, plant and equipment and (112) (1) (112) (1) intangibles Net gain/(loss) on sale of non-current assets held for sale – (92) – (92) Depreciation (760) (715) (760) (715) Donation of collection/previously unrecognised assets 112 3 112 3 (Increase)/decrease in trade and other payables (1,388) 484 (1,388) 474 Increase/(decrease) in trade and other receivables 289 93 270 101 Increase/(decrease) in inventories (2) (174) (2) (174) Net Result 2,652 6,020 2,986 6,018
23 NON-CASH FINANCING AND INVESTING ACTIVITIES The following items are brought to account as expenses in the Statement of Comprehensive Income and are credited as income in the form of non-cash sponsorship, non-cash donations or services provided free of charge. Donations of collections items 112 3 112 3 112 3 112 3 Security services by NSW Police – 747 – 747 Maintenance by Royal Botanic Gardens Trust – 316 – 316 – 1,063 – 1,063 112 1,066 112 1,066
The Trust received security services and gardening services free of charge for Government House from the NSW Police and the Royal Botanic Gardens Trust respectively. Government House was transferred to the Crown on 20 December 2013. The Trust’s work was also assisted by volunteers. These services were provided free of charge and it is considered not possible to estimate their value.
24 FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS The Trust’s financial instruments are outlined below. These financial instruments arise directly from the Trust’s operations or are required to finance the Trust’s operations. The Trust does not enter into or trade financial instruments, including derivative financial instruments, for speculative purposes. The Trust’s main risks arising from financial instruments are outlined below, together with the Trust’s objectives, policies and processes for measuring and managing risk. Further quantitative and qualitative disclosures are included throughout these financial statements.
The Executive Director has the overall responsibility for the establishment and oversight of risk management and reviews, and agrees to policies for managing each of these risks. Risk-management policies are established to identify and analyse the risks faced by the Trust, to set risk limits and controls, and to monitor risks. Compliance with policies is reviewed by the internal auditor on a cyclical basis.
NOTES CATEGORIES CONSOLIDATED ENTITY PARENT ENTITY 2015 2014 2015 2014 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 (a) Financial instrument categories Financial assets class Cash and cash equivalents 8 NA 13,275 11,635 10,738 8,745 Receivables 9 Loans and receivables 361 408 326 391 (at amortised cost) Financial liabilities class Payables 15 Financial liabilities 965 664 962 664 measured at amortised cost 116 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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b) Credit risk
Credit risk arises when there is the possibility of the Trust’s debtors defaulting on their contractual obligations, resulting in a financial loss to the Trust. The maximum exposure to credit risk is generally represented by the carrying amount of the financial assets (net of any allowance for impairment).
Credit risk arises from the financial assets of the Trust, including cash, receivables and authority deposits. No collateral is held by the Trust. The Trust has not granted any financial guarantees. Credit risk associated with the Trust’s financial assets, other than receivables, is managed through the selection of counterparts and the establishment of minimum credit rating standards. Authority deposits held with NSW TCorp are guaranteed by the State.
i) Cash
Cash comprises cash on hand and bank balances, and bank balances within NSW Treasury’s banking system. Interest is earned on daily bank balances at the daily rate set by the bank on restricted funds only since the introduction of NSWTC 15/01 Cash Management – Expanding the Scope of Treasury and Banking System. The TCorp Hour-Glass cash facility is discussed in Note 24(e).
ii) Receivables – trade debtors
All trade debtors are recognised as amounts receivable at balance date. The collectability of trade debtors is reviewed on an ongoing basis. Procedures as established in the Treasurer’s Directions are followed to recover outstanding amounts, including letters of demand. Debts that are known to be uncollectable are written off. An allowance for impairment is raised when there is objective evidence that the entity will not be able to collect all amounts due. This evidence includes past experience, and current and expected changes in economic conditions and debtor credit ratings. No interest is earned on trade debtors. Sales are made on 30-day terms.
The Trust is not materially exposed to concentrations of credit risk from a single trade debtor or group of debtors. Based on past experience, debtors that are not past due (2015: $272,879; 2014: $274,910) and less than six months past due (2015: $117,818; 2014: $97,541) are not considered impaired and together represent 100% of the total trade debtors. There are no debtors that are currently past due or impaired whose terms have been renegotiated.
The only financial assets that are past due or impaired are ‘sales of goods and services’ in the receivables category of the statement of financial position.
CONSOLIDATED ENTITY $’000 PARENT ENTITY $’000 Total Past due but Considered Total Past due but Considered not impaired impaired not impaired impaired 2015 < 3 months overdue 115 115 – 115 115 – 3 months – 6 months overdue 3 3 – 3 3 – > 6 months overdue – – – – – –
2014 < 3 months overdue 69 69 – 69 69 – 3 months – 6 months overdue 37 37 – 37 37 – > 6 months overdue – – – – – –
iii) Authority deposits
The Trust has placed funds on deposit with TCorp. These deposits are similar to money market or bank deposits and can be placed ‘at call’ or for a fixed term. For fixed-term deposits the interest rate payable is negotiated initially and is fixed for the term of the deposit, while the interest rate payable on at-call deposits can vary. The deposits at balance date 30 June 2015 were earning an average interest rate of 2.92% (2014: 3.62%), while over the year the weighted average interest rate was 3.27% (2014: 3.79%) on a weighted average balance during the year of $0.88m (2014: $5.04m). None of these assets are past due or impaired.
(c) Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Trust will be unable to meet its payment obligations when they fall due. The Trust continually manages risk through monitoring future cash flows and maturities planning to ensure adequate holding of high-quality liquid assets. 117 ANNUAL REPORT 2014–15
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During the current and prior years, there were loans payable. No assets have been pledged as collateral. The Trust’s exposure to liquidity risk is deemed insignificant based on prior-periods’ data and current assessment of risk. The liabilities are recognised as amounts due to be paid in the 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 NSWTC 11-12: Payments of Accounts. If trade terms are not specified, payment is made no later than the end of the month following the month in which an invoice or a statement is received. NSWTC 11-12 allows the Minister to award interest for late payment. No interest was paid during the financial year 2014–15 (2013–14: nil).
All of the Trust’s liabilities mature in less than 12 months and are non-interest-bearing.
(d) Market risk
Market risk is the risk the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in market prices. The Trust’s exposure to market risk is primarily through price risks associated with the movement in the unit price of the TCorp investment facilities. The Trust has no exposure to foreign currency risk and does not enter into commodity contracts.
(e) Interest rate risk
The Trust’s exposure to interest rate risk is set out in the table below. A reasonably possible change of +/- 1% is used, consistent with current trends in interest rates (based on official RBA interest-rate volatility over the past five years). The basis will be reviewed annually and amended where there is a structural change in the level of interest-rate volatility.
CONSOLIDATED ENTITY $’000 -1% 1% Carrying amount Profit Equity Profit Equity 2015 Financial assets Cash and cash equivalents 13,275 (133) (133) 133 133 Receivables 694 – – – – Financial liabilities Payables 4,437 – – – –
2014 Financial assets Cash and cash equivalents 11,635 (116) (116) 116 116 Receivables 408 – – – – Financial liabilities Payables 664 – – – –
PARENT ENTITY 2015 Financial assets Cash and cash equivalents 10,738 (107) (107) 107 107 Receivables 658 – – – – Financial liabilities Payables 4,419 – – – –
2014 Financial assets Cash and cash equivalents 8,745 (87) (87) 87 87 Receivables 391 – – – – Financial liabilities Payables 664 – – – – 118 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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OTHER PRICE RISK – TCORP HOUR-GLASS Exposure to ‘other price risk’ primarily arises through investment in TCorp Hour-Glass investment facilities, which are held for strategic rather than trading purposes. The Trust has no direct equity investments. The Trust held units in the following Hour-Glass investment facility in 2014. With the introduction of NSWTC 15/01 Cash Management – Expanding the Scope of Treasury and Banking System, the Trust moved all at-call funds and invested it in the Treasury Banking System.
CONSOLIDATED ENTITY PARENT ENTITY Investment Investment 2015 2014 2015 2014 Facility sectors horizon $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 Cash facility Cash, money Up to 1.5 years – 1,173 – 933 market instruments
The unit price of the facility is equal to the total fair value of the net assets held by the facility divided by the number of units on issue for that facility. Unit prices are calculated and published daily. NSW TCorp is the trustee for each of the above facilities and is required to act in the best interests of the unit holders and to administer the trusts in accordance with the trust deeds. As trustee, TCorp has appointed external managers to manage the performance and risks of each facility in accordance with a mandate agreed to by the parties. However, TCorp acts as manager for part of the cash facility and strategic cash facilities and also manages the Australian Bond Portfolio. A significant portion of the administration of the facilities is outsourced to an external custodian.
Investment in the Hour-Glass facilities limits the Trust’s exposure to risk, as it allows diversification across a pool of funds with different investment horizons and a mix of investments.
NSW TCorp provides sensitivity analysis information for each of the investment facilities, using historically based volatility information collected over a ten-year period, quoted at two standard deviations (that is, 95% probability). The TCorp Hour-Glass investment facilities are designated at fair value through profit or loss and therefore any change in unit price impacts directly on profit (rather than equity). A reasonably possible change is based on the percentage change in unit price (as advised by TCorp) multiplied by the redemption value as at 30 June each year for each facility as set out below.
CONSOLIDATED ENTITY PARENT ENTITY 2015 2014 2015 2014 Facility Change in unit price $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 Hour-Glass investment – cash facility + /-1% – 12 – 9
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(f) Fair value measurement
i) Fair value compared to carrying amount
Financial instruments are generally recognised at cost, with the exception of the TCorp Hour-Glass facilities, which are measured at fair value.
Except where specified overleaf, the amortised cost of financial instruments recognised in the statement of financial position approximates the fair value, because of the short-term nature of many of the financial instruments.
ii) Fair value recognised in the statement of financial position
The Trust uses the following hierarchy for disclosing the fair value of financial instruments by valuation techniques:
• Level 1 – derived from quoted prices in active markets for identical assets/liabilities; • Level 2 – derived from inputs other than quoted prices that are observable directly or indirectly; • Level 3 – derived from valuation techniques that include inputs for the assets/liabilities not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs). The value of the Hour-Glass investments is based on the Trust’s share of the value of the underlying assets of the facility, based on the market value. All of the Hour-Glass facilities are valued using ‘redemption’ pricing.
CONSOLIDATED ENTITY Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 2015 Financial assets at fair value TCorp Hour-Glass cash facility – – – – – – – – 2014 Financial assets at fair value TCorp Hour-Glass cash facility – 1,173 – 1,173 – 1,173 – 1,173
PARENT ENTITY 2015 Financial assets at fair value TCorp Hour-Glass cash facility – – – – – – – – 2014 Financial assets at fair value TCorp Hour-Glass cash facility – 933 – 933 – 933 – 933
There were no transfers between Level 1 or 2 during the reporting periods.
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25 PROPERTY LEASES
Properties owned under long-term lease
The HHT is the registered proprietor of the property Tusculum. This property is a Regency mansion built 1831–37 and has considerable heritage significance. The property was independently valued at 30 June 2011. The fair value of the property is $7.425m. The property is encumbered by a long-term lease with the Australian Institute of Architects. The lease commenced on 22 May 1987 for a term of 99 years with provision for an option to renew. The lease was in place at the time of the transfer of responsibility for this property in 2007 from the Minister administering the Heritage Act 1977. The terms of the lease are $1 rent per annum over the term of the lease with provision for renewal at the end of the lease. The terms of the lease provide for any renewal being at commercial rental rates. The market rental for this property, assessed independently by the NSW Government Land and Property Valuation Services as at 30 June 2011, was $262,500 per annum. The Trust has no responsibility for funding the cost of maintenance or insurance.
The Trust’s responsibilities are limited to ensuring maintenance and insurance are adequate. In accordance with TPP 11-01: Lessor Classification of Long-term Land Leases, the property has been valued at $1 in the accounts of the Trust. As the property has restrictions on its use, it is recognised at $1 being the present value of future cash flows.
Throsby Park lease
Throsby Park was transferred from National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) to the HHT, through an Act of NSW Parliament. The Trust has leased Throsby Park in accordance of its powers under the Historic Houses Act 1980 for a 40‑year lease with a yearly rental payment, which will be annually reviewed for CPI adjustment. The Trust received $500k one‑off upfront payment, which has been amortised over a five‑year term to align with the benefit derived from the leased asset. The lessee is to comply with the conservation management plan and agrees to spend $2.4 million during the first five years of the lease term on conservation, restoration and maintenance of the property. The lease includes the option for another 40‑year lease renewal after end of lease if the lessee complies with the contract agreement.
2015 $’000 Operating lease Rent recognised as income in the current period 28 Future non-cancellable operating lease rentals: • Not later than one year (under one year) 23 • Later than one year but not later than five years 96 • Later than five years 1,342 TOTAL (INCLUDING GST) 1,489
26 EVENTS AFTER THE REPORTING PERIOD
No significant matter or circumstance has arisen since the end of the financial year to the date of this report that has or may significantly affect the activities of the Trust, the results of those activities, or its state of affairs in the ensuing or any subsequent financial year.
END OF AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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123
FOUNDATION
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
124
FOUNDATION STATEMENTS FINANCIAL
124 125
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2015 September 22 Dated
Acting Executive Director Executive Acting Chair
Caroline Butler-Bowdon Caroline
Edward Simpson Edward
On behalf of the Directors the of behalf On
Signed in accordance with a resolution of the Directors. the of resolution a with accordance in Signed
and applied by the Trust from any of its fundraising appeals. fundraising its of any from Trust the by applied and
The internal controls exercised by the Trust are appropriate and effective in accounting for all income received income all for accounting in effective and appropriate are Trust the by exercised controls internal The g)
Regulations; and Regulations;
the period from 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015, in accordance with the Charitable Fundraising Act 1991 (NSW) and and (NSW) 1991 Act Fundraising Charitable the with accordance in 2015, June 30 to 2014 July 1 from period the
The financial statements have been properly drawn up and the associated records have been properly kept for for kept properly been have records associated the and up drawn properly been have statements financial The f)
statements to be misleading or inaccurate; or misleading be to statements
The Directors are not aware of any circumstances which would render any particulars included in the financial financial the in included particulars any render would which circumstances any of aware not are Directors The e)
when they become due and payable; and due become they when
and as debts its pay to able be will Trust the that believe to grounds reasonable are there opinion, Directors’ the In d)
In the Directors’ opinion, the attached financial statements and notes thereto are in accordance with the Trust Deed; Trust the with accordance in are thereto notes and statements financial attached the opinion, Directors’ the In c)
performance of the Trust; the of performance
The attached financial statements and notes thereto give a true and fair view of the financial position and and position financial the of view fair and true a give thereto notes and statements financial attached The b)
and Regulation 2015; Regulation and 1983 Act Audit and Finance Public the Interpretations), Accounting Australian include (which
The accompanying financial statements and notes thereto comply with applicable Australian Accounting Standards Standards Accounting Australian applicable with comply thereto notes and statements financial accompanying The a)
Foundation for the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales, declare that: declare Wales, South New of Trust Houses Historic the for Foundation
the of Trustee the being Limited, Wales South New of Trust Houses Historic the for Foundation the of Directors The
015 2 JUNE 0 3 ENDED YEAR THE FOR
LIMITED WALES SOUTH NEW OF TRUST
FOUNDATION FOUNDATION HOUSES HISTORIC THE FOR
STATEMENT BY THE DIRECTORS OF THE THE OF DIRECTORS THE BY STATEMENT
FOUNDATION STATEMENTS FINANCIAL
126 127
statements. financial these of part form notes accompanying The
TOTAL EQUITY TOTAL 2,888,000 2,553,111
2,888,000 2,553,111 funds Accumulated
EQUITY
NET ASSETS NET 2,888,000 2,553,111
18,929 18,716 LIABILITIES TOTAL
18,929 18,716 Total current liabilities current Total
2,775 4,102 10 provisions Personnel
Payables 16,154 14,614 9
Current liabilities Current
LIABILITIES
TOTAL ASSETS TOTAL 2,906,929 2,571,827
2,906,929 2,571,827 Total current assets current Total
16,513 35,464 7 Receivables
Cash and cash equivalents cash and Cash 2,890,416 2,536,363 6
Current assets Current
ASSETS
$ $
2014 2015
ACTUAL ACTUAL NOTES
AS AT 30 JUNE 2015 2015 JUNE 30 AT AS
FINANCIAL POSITION POSITION FINANCIAL
OF STATEMENT
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME COMPREHENSIVE TOTAL 2,027 (334,889)
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME COMPREHENSIVE OTHER – –
Net increase/(decrease) in property, plant and equipment asset revaluation surplus revaluation asset equipment and plant property, in increase/(decrease) Net – –
Items that will not be reclassified to net results net to reclassified be not will that Items
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME COMPREHENSIVE OTHER
NET RESULT NET 2,027 (334,889)
279,126 168,180 REVENUE TOTAL
8,000 – 3(c) revenue Other
161,378 74,323 3(b) contributions and Grants
109,748 93,857 3(a) revenue Investment
REVENUE
277,099 503,069 LOSSES EXCLUDING EXPENSES TOTAL
177,336 417,152 2(b) expenses operating Other
99,763 85,917 2(a) expenses services Personnel
Operating expenses Operating
EXPENSES EXCLUDING LOSSES EXCLUDING EXPENSES
$ $
2014 2015
ACTUAL ACTUAL NOTES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2015 JUNE 30 ENDED YEAR THE FOR
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME COMPREHENSIVE
OF STATEMENT
BEGINNING OF AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FINANCIAL AUDITED OF BEGINNING
FOUNDATION
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
128
statements. financial these of part form notes accompanying The
CLOSING CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS CASH AND CASH CLOSING 2,890,416 2,536,363 6
2,891,660 2,890,416 equivalents cash and cash Opening
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CASH IN INCREASE/(DECREASE) NET (1,244) (354,053)
NET CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES FINANCING FROM FLOWS CASH NET – –
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES FINANCING FROM FLOWS CASH
NET CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES INVESTING FROM FLOWS CASH NET – –
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES INVESTING FROM FLOWS CASH
NET CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES OPERATING FROM FLOWS CASH NET (1,244) (354,053) 11
287,264 149,229 Total receipts Total
8,000 – Other
Grants and contributions and Grants 161,378 74,323
Interest received Interest 117,886 74,906
Receipts
(288,508) (503,282) Total payments Total
(121,259) (92,692) Other
Grants and subsidies and Grants (68,000) (326,000)
Personnel services Personnel (99,249) (84,590)
Payments
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES OPERATING FROM FLOWS CASH
$ $
2014 2015
ACTUAL ACTUAL NOTES
015 2 JUNE 0 3 ENDED YEAR THE FOR
CASH FLOWS CASH OF STATEMENT
BALANCE AT 30 JUNE 2014 JUNE 30 AT BALANCE 2,888,000 2,888,000
2,027 2,027 year the for income comprehensive Total
– – income comprehensive Other
2,027 2,027 result Net
2,885,973 2,885,973 2013 JULY 1 AT BALANCE
2,553,111 2,553,111 2015 JUNE 30 AT BALANCE
(334,889) (334,889) year the for income comprehensive Total
– – income comprehensive Other
(334,889) (334,889) result Net
2,888,000 2,888,000 2014 JULY 1 AT BALANCE
$ $
equity funds
Total Accumulated
ACTUAL ACTUAL NOTES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2015 JUNE 30 ENDED YEAR THE FOR
CHANGES IN EQUITY IN CHANGES
OF STATEMENT
FOUNDATION STATEMENTS FINANCIAL
128 129
other bodies (including grants and donations) donations) and grants (including bodies other
Donations and contributions from individuals and and individuals from contributions and Donations
Donations and contributions and Donations i)
for the recognition of income are discussed below: discussed are income of recognition the for Australian currency. Australian
Additional comments regarding the accounting policies policies accounting the regarding comments Additional rounded to the nearest dollar and are expressed in in expressed are and dollar nearest the to rounded
consideration or contribution received or receivable. receivable. or received contribution or consideration notes to the financial statements. All amounts are are amounts All statements. financial the to notes
Income is measured at the fair value of the the of value fair the at measured is Income management has made are disclosed in the relevant relevant the in disclosed are made has management
Judgments, key assumptions and estimations estimations and assumptions key Judgments, INCOME RECOGNITION INCOME G)
accounting has been applied where applicable. applicable. where applied been has accounting
financial liabilities for which the fair value basis of of basis value fair the which for liabilities financial providing administrative services. administrative providing
by the revaluation of selected financial assets and and assets financial selected of revaluation the by related provision payable to the HHT for the staff staff the for HHT the to payable provision related
basis, and are based on historical costs modified modified costs historical on based are and basis, The Foundation recognises the personnel services services personnel the recognises Foundation The
statements have been prepared on an accruals accruals an on prepared been have statements
Other provisions Other i)
the Foundation as an individual entity. The financial financial The entity. individual an as Foundation the
Interpretations). The financial statements are for for are statements financial The Interpretations). services’ in these financial statements. statements. financial these in services’
Standards (which include Australian Accounting Accounting Australian include (which Standards company. The costs are classified as ‘personnel ‘personnel as classified are costs The company.
the Treasurer, and applicable Australian Accounting Accounting Australian applicable and Treasurer, the reviewed and approved by Directors of the Trustee Trustee the of Directors by approved and reviewed
, or issued by by issued or , Entities Sector Government General recovery. The costs recovered by the HHT are are HHT the by recovered costs The recovery.
Financial Reporting Code for NSW NSW for Code Reporting Financial 15-01: TPP in the Foundation for a charge on the basis of cost cost of basis the on charge a for Foundation the
and the Financial Reporting Directions published published Directions Reporting Financial the and which in turn provided administration services to to services administration provided turn in which
1991 Act Fundraising Charitable the 2015, Regulation Heritage (OEH), provides personnel services to HHT HHT to services personnel provides (OEH), Heritage
and Public Finance and Audit Audit and Finance Public and 1983 Act Audit and which includes the Office of Environment and and Environment of Office the includes which
Public Finance Finance Public the with accordance in prepared The Department of Planning and Environment Environment and Planning of Department The
These general-purpose financial statements are are statements financial general-purpose These
PERSONNEL SERVICES AND OTHER PROVISIONS OTHER AND SERVICES PERSONNEL F)
BASIS OF PREPARATION OF BASIS B)
cash flows. cash
of the NSW Total State Sector Accounts. Sector State Total NSW the of Australian Taxation Office is classified as operating operating as classified is Office Taxation Australian
on 22 September 2015. They are consolidated as part part as consolidated are They 2015. September 22 on activities which is recoverable or payable to the the to payable or recoverable is which activities
were authorised for issue by the Board of Directors Directors of Board the by issue for authorised were of the cash flows arising from investing and financing financing and investing from arising flows cash the of
financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2015 2015 June 30 ended year the for statements financial flows on a gross basis. However, the GST component component GST the However, basis. gross a on flows
and is part of the Trust’s consolidated accounts. The The accounts. consolidated Trust’s the of part is and Cash flows are included in the statement of cash cash of statement the in included are flows Cash
The Foundation is a controlled entity of the HHT HHT the of entity controlled a is Foundation The
included. GST of amount
the with stated are payables and receivables • corporate and private donors to the Foundation. the to donors private and corporate
the Foundation and the specific requirements of of requirements specific the and Foundation the and expense; of item
Directors and are consistent with the objectives of of objectives the with consistent are and Directors an of part as or asset an of acquisition of cost the
from the HHT. Funding decisions are made by the the by made are decisions Funding HHT. the from of part as recognised is Office Taxation Australian
receive and review submissions for project funding funding project for submissions review and receive the from recoverable not is that purchaser a as
South Wales Limited (Trustee). Directors of the Trustee Trustee the of Directors (Trustee). Limited Wales South Foundation the by incurred GST of amount the •
Foundation for the Historic Houses Trust of New New of Trust Houses Historic the for Foundation
the amount of GST, except where: except GST, of amount the
The Foundation is administered by a Trustee, the the Trustee, a by administered is Foundation The
Income, expenses and assets are recognised net of of net recognised are assets and expenses Income,
not funded by the New South Wales Government. Government. Wales South New the by funded not
(GST) Houses Trust of New South Wales (HHT) that are are that (HHT) Wales South New of Trust Houses
ACCOUNTING FOR THE GOODS AND SERVICES TAX TAX SERVICES AND GOODS THE FOR ACCOUNTING E) corporate support for the activities of the Historic Historic the of activities the for support corporate
The Foundation’s role is to encourage private and and private encourage to is role Foundation’s The
on past claim experience as well as the value insured. value the as well as experience claim past on
status (DGR item 2) and charitable tax concessions. concessions. tax charitable and 2) item (DGR status
(premium) is determined by the fund manager based based manager fund the by determined is (premium)
is a public ancillary fund with deductible gift recipient recipient gift deductible with fund ancillary public a is
self-insurance for government agencies. The expense expense The agencies. government for self-insurance
(as profit is not its principal objective). The Foundation Foundation The objective). principal its not is profit (as
through the NSW Treasury Managed Fund Scheme of of Scheme Fund Managed Treasury NSW the through
October 2002. The Foundation is a non-profit entity entity non-profit a is Foundation The 2002. October
The Foundation’s insurance arrangements are made made are arrangements insurance Foundation’s The
14 November 2001 and commenced operation in in operation commenced and 2001 November 14
INSURANCE D) New South Wales (Foundation) was formed on on formed was (Foundation) Wales South New
The Foundation for the Historic Houses Trust of of Trust Houses Historic the for Foundation The
include Australian Accounting Interpretations. Accounting Australian include
EOTN ENTITY REPORTING A)
comply with Australian Accounting Standards, which which Standards, Accounting Australian with comply
The Foundation’s financial statements and notes notes and statements financial Foundation’s The
ACCOUNTING POLICIES ACCOUNTING
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT SIGNIFICANT OF SUMMARY 1 STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE OF STATEMENT C)
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STATEMENTS FINANCIAL THE OF
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130
year have been adjusted where applicable. where adjusted been have year
. The comparative figures for the previous previous the for figures comparative The . Entities
Reporting Code for NSW General Government Sector Sector Government General NSW for Code Reporting
Financial Financial 15–01: TPP with comply to adopted has
As a controlled entity of the HHT, the Foundation Foundation the HHT, the of entity controlled a As
all amounts reported in the financial statements. statements. financial the in reported amounts all
is disclosed in respect of the previous period for for period previous the of respect in disclosed is
permits or requires otherwise, comparative information information comparative otherwise, requires or permits
Except when an Australian Accounting Standard Standard Accounting Australian an when Except
OPRTV INFORMATION COMPARATIVE L)
financial assets. financial ‑ non
fair value measurements of financial and and financial of measurements value fair
each financial year end. year financial each
Refer to Note 12 for further disclosures regarding regarding disclosures further for 12 Note to Refer
allowed and appropriate, re-evaluates this at at this re-evaluates appropriate, and allowed
financial assets after initial recognition and, when when and, recognition initial after assets financial period during which the change has occurred. occurred. has change the which during period
Foundation determines the classification of its its of classification the determines Foundation of the fair value hierarchy at the end of the reporting reporting the of end the at hierarchy value fair the of
through profit or loss, transaction costs. The The costs. transaction loss, or profit through The Foundation recognises transfers between levels levels between transfers recognises Foundation The
plus, in the case of investments not at fair value value fair at not investments of case the in plus,
inputs). (unobservable data market
Investments are initially recognised at fair value value fair at recognised initially are Investments
observable on based not are that inputs – 3 Level •
Investments iii)
indirectly or
directly either observable, are that 1 Level within allowance for any impairment of receivables. of impairment any for allowance
included prices quoted than other inputs – 2 Level • using the effective interest method, less an an less method, interest effective the using
Subsequent measurement is at amortised cost cost amortised at is measurement Subsequent date measurement the at
access can Trust the that assets/liabilities identical
transaction cost or face value. face or cost transaction
for markets active in prices quoted – 1 Level •
initially at fair value, usually based on the the on based usually value, fair at initially
market. These financial assets are recognised recognised are assets financial These market. techniques as follows: follows: as techniques
payments that are not quoted in an active active an in quoted not are that payments techniques based on the inputs used in the valuation valuation the in used inputs the on based techniques
financial assets with fixed or determinable determinable or fixed with assets financial categorises, for disclosure purposes, the valuation valuation the purposes, disclosure for categorises,
Loans and receivables are non-derivative non-derivative are receivables and Loans of unobservable inputs. Under AASB 13, the Trust Trust the 13, AASB Under inputs. unobservable of
relevant observable inputs and minimises the use use the minimises and inputs observable relevant Loans and receivables and Loans ii)
valuation technique used maximises the use of of use the maximises used technique valuation
commercial rate. commercial and liabilities. When measuring fair value, the the value, fair measuring When liabilities. and
balances and paid monthly at the normal normal the at monthly paid and balances values, for both financial and non-financial assets assets non-financial and financial both for values,
balances. Interest is earned on daily bank bank daily on earned is Interest balances. and disclosures require the measurement of fair fair of measurement the require disclosures and
Cash comprises cash on hand and bank bank and hand on cash comprises Cash A number of the Foundation’s accounting policies policies accounting Foundation’s the of number A
Cash and cash equivalents cash and Cash i)
FAIR VALUE HIERARCHY HIERARCHY VALUE FAIR K)
ASSETS H)
and prior-period retained funds. retained prior-period and
Foundation’s right to receive payment is established. is payment receive to right Foundation’s
The category ‘accumulated funds’ includes all current current all includes funds’ ‘accumulated category The
when the the when Revenue 118: AASB with accordance in
EQUITY AND RESERVES AND EQUITY J)
TCorp Hour-Glass distributions are recognised recognised are distributions Hour-Glass TCorp
. . Measurement and Recognition Instruments:
where the effect of discounting is immaterial. is discounting of effect the where
Financial Financial 139: AASB in out set as method interest
rate are measured at the original invoice amount amount invoice original the at measured are rate
Interest income is recognised using the effective effective the using recognised is income Interest
value. Short-term payables with no stated interest interest stated no with payables Short-term value.
value, usually based on the transaction cost or face face or cost transaction the on based usually value, Investment revenue Investment ii)
amounts. Payables are recognised initially at fair fair at initially recognised are Payables amounts.
normally obtained upon the receipt of cash. of receipt the upon obtained normally
services provided to the Foundation, and other other and Foundation, the to provided services
Control over appropriations and contributions is is contributions and appropriations over Control
These amounts represent liabilities for goods and and goods for liabilities represent amounts These
comprising the appropriations/contributions. appropriations/contributions. the comprising
Payables i)
Foundation obtains control over the assets assets the over control obtains Foundation
LIABILITIES I) the when income as recognised generally are
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NOTES TO AND FORMING PART PART FORMING AND TO NOTES
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130 131
standards in the period of initial application. initial of period the in standards
There are no significant impacts of these these of impacts significant no are There
materiality regarding 2015-3 AASB •
initiatives disclosure 101 AASB
to amendments regarding 2015-2 AASB •
cycle 2012–2014
Standards Accounting Australian to
improvements annual regarding 2015-1 AASB •
venture joint or
associate its and investor and between assets
of contribution or sale regarding 2014-10 AASB •
statements financial separate
in method equity regarding 2014-9 AASB •
amortisation and depreciation of
methods acceptable regarding 2014-4 AASB •
operations joint in interests of acquisitions
for accounting regarding 2014-3 AASB •
customers with contracts from
revenue regarding 2014-5 AASB and 15 AASB •
accounts deferral regulatory
regarding D) (Part 2014-1 AASB and 14 AASB •
instruments financial regarding 2014-8
AASB and 2014-7 AASB E), (Part 2014-1 AASB
C), (Part 2013-9 AASB 2010-7, AASB 9, AASB •
have not been applied and are not yet effective: yet not are and applied been not have
The following new Australian Accounting Standards Standards Accounting Australian new following The
Standards, unless Treasury determines otherwise. otherwise. determines Treasury unless Standards,
to early adopt new Australian Accounting Accounting Australian new adopt early to
NSW public sector entities are not permitted permitted not are entities sector public NSW
Issued but not yet effective yet not but Issued (ii)
consolidated financial statements. financial consolidated
period of initial application includes reporting reporting includes application initial of period
joint ventures. The impact of this Standard in the the in Standard this of impact The ventures. joint
statements and accounting for associates and and associates for accounting and statements
and AASB 128 regarding consolidated financial financial consolidated regarding 128 AASB and
applied for the first time in 2014–15 – AASB 10 10 AASB – 2014–15 in time first the for applied
Australian Accounting Standards that have been been have that Standards Accounting Australian
except as a result of the following new or revised revised or new following the of result a as except
consistent with those of the previous financial year year financial previous the of those with consistent
The accounting policies applied in 2014–15 are are 2014–15 in applied policies accounting The purposes and has gift-deductible recipient status. recipient gift-deductible has and purposes
Effective for the first time in 2014–15 in time first the for Effective (i) income tax. The Foundation is registered for GST GST for registered is Foundation The tax. income
The activities of the Foundation are exempt from from exempt are Foundation the of activities The
OR REVISED AUSTRALIAN ACCOUNTING STANDARDS STANDARDS ACCOUNTING AUSTRALIAN REVISED OR
TAXATION STATUS TAXATION N) NEW INCLUDING POLICY, ACCOUNTING IN CHANGES M)
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132
8,000 –
Other revenue Other 8,000 –
Other revenue Other (c)
161,378 74,323
161,378 74,235
40,000 – cash – Sponsorship
Donations – cash – Donations 121,378 74,235
From other institutions and individuals and institutions other From
– 88
Long service leave service Long – 88
Personnel service benefits and liabilities provided free of charge by DPE by charge of free provided liabilities and benefits service Personnel
From DPE From
Grants and contributions and Grants (b)
109,748 93,857
Interest income – other – income Interest 839 6,228
Interest income Interest 100,552 84,408
TCorp Hour-Glass investment facilities investment Hour-Glass TCorp 8,357 3,221
Investment revenue Investment (a)
REVENUE 3
177,336 417,152
Travel and accommodation and Travel 1,032 1,653
Stores and IT maintenance IT and Stores 226 487
Printing 3,509 5,906
Postage 343 181
Other expenses Other 983 1,295
Marketing and promotion and Marketing 5,494 30,190
Function expense Function 44,591 27,094
40,735 9,253 rendered services for Fees
1,324 3,683 expenses catering and Entertainment
68,000 326,000 HHT the to Donations
99 110 subscriptions and publications Books,
11,000 11,300 remuneration Auditors’
Other operating expenses operating Other (b)
99,763 85,917
5,684 4,177 tax benefits fringe and tax Payroll
1,050 578 insurance compensation Workers’
– 88 leave service Long
7,167 6,550 plans contribution defined – Superannuation
85,862 74,524 leave) recreation (including wages and Salaries
Personnel services expenses services Personnel (a)
EXPENSES EXCLUDING LOSSES EXCLUDING EXPENSES 2
$ $
2014 2015
NOTES
015 2 JUNE 0 3 ENDED YEAR THE FOR
STATEMENTS FINANCIAL THE
OF PART FORMING AND TO NOTES
FOUNDATION STATEMENTS FINANCIAL
Foundation to be used in accordance with the deed of trust, caveats or other documents governing these funds. these governing documents other or caveats trust, of deed the with accordance in used be to Foundation
132 133
Cash and fixed assets are restricted assets to the extent that they represent bequests and donations held by the the by held donations and bequests represent they that extent the to assets restricted are assets fixed and Cash
2,890,416 2,890,416 2,536,363
2,890,416 2,536,363 Cash and cash equivalents cash and Cash
RESTRICTED ASSETS ASSETS RESTRICTED 8
impaired, are disclosed in Note 12. Note in disclosed are impaired,
Details regarding credit risk, liquidity risk and market risk, including financial assets that are either past due or or due past either are that assets financial including risk, market and risk liquidity risk, credit regarding Details
16,513 35,464
65 525 receivables Other
16,448 34,939 income Accrued
CURRENT/NON-CURRENT ASSETS – RECEIVABLES – ASSETS CURRENT/NON-CURRENT 7
reconciled at the end of the financial year to the statement of cash flows as above. as flows cash of statement the to year financial the of end the at reconciled
short-term deposits. Cash and cash equivalent assets recognised in the statement of financial position are are position financial of statement the in recognised assets equivalent cash and Cash deposits. short-term
For the purpose of the statement of cash flows, cash and cash equivalents include cash at bank, cash on hand and and hand on cash bank, at cash include equivalents cash and cash flows, cash of statement the of purpose the For
2,890,416 2,890,416 2,536,363 flows) cash of statement (per equivalents cash and cash Closing
2,890,416 2,890,416 2,536,363 Cash and cash equivalents (per statement of financial position) financial of statement (per equivalents cash and Cash
2,890,416 2,890,416 2,536,363
2,591,936 2,000,000 deposits term – investments Other
240,509 – facility cash Hour-Glass TCorp
Cash at bank and on hand on and bank at Cash 57,971 536,363
CURRENT ASSETS – CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS CASH AND CASH – ASSETS CURRENT 6
funded by the New South Wales Government. Wales South New the by funded
The Foundation’s role is to encourage private and corporate support for the activities of the HHT that are not not are that HHT the of activities the for support corporate and private encourage to is role Foundation’s The
SERVICE GROUPS OF ENTITY OF GROUPS SERVICE 5
donations. and
bequests future equivalents, cash and cash on earned interest and cash unrestricted the of use upon rely will projects such for Funding
investments. and cash of balance current the of excess
in is consideration under projects of value and number The project. specific a to allocated been date current the at not have funds These †
$50,000. of fund contingency a includes also
balance The HHT. the by forward put projects available of evaluation thorough a after made is allocation This identified. projects the on
used be to requirements, donor applicable, where and, resolutions Board with accordance in restricted specifically been have funds These *
TOTAL RESTRICTED FUNDS RESTRICTED TOTAL 2,890,415 2,536,363
funds Unallocated 172,053 –
†
TOTAL ALLOCATED FUNDS ALLOCATED TOTAL 2,718,362 2,536,363
Creditor payments – HHT HHT – payments Creditor 18,929 18,716
75,000 – project Garden your Grow
– 25,000 Ironwork of Repair – Fence VH
– 25,000 Ironwork of Repair – Fence Mint
– 75,000 Cottage Caretakers RHHF
– 13,000 Conservation Fence RHHF
– 38,000 Shingling Roof Wing Kitchen VH
– 50,000 stabilisation Barn RHHF
2,178,692 1,845,906 (donations) projects other and Fund Houses Endangered
395,741 395,741 Sydney of Museum
50,000 50,000 fund contingency Minimum
Allocated funds Allocated
*
Details of restrictions of Details
CONDITIONS ON CONTRIBUTIONS ON CONDITIONS 4
$ $
2014 2015
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monitor risks. Compliance with policies is reviewed by the Finance and Legal Committee. Legal and Finance the by reviewed is policies with Compliance risks. monitor
are established to identify and analyse the risks faced by the Foundation, to set risk limits and controls, and to to and controls, and limits risk set to Foundation, the by faced risks the analyse and identify to established are
management, and reviews and agrees on policies for managing each of these risks. Risk management policies policies management Risk risks. these of each managing for policies on agrees and reviews and management,
The Finance and Legal Committee has overall responsibility for the establishment and oversight of risk risk of oversight and establishment the for responsibility overall has Committee Legal and Finance The
qualitative disclosures are included throughout this financial report. financial this throughout included are disclosures qualitative
the Foundation’s objectives, policies and processes for measuring and managing risk. Further quantitative and and quantitative Further risk. managing and measuring for processes and policies objectives, Foundation’s the
The Foundation’s main risks arising from financial instruments are outlined on the following pages, along with with along pages, following the on outlined are instruments financial from arising risks main Foundation’s The
into or trade financial instruments, including derivative financial instruments, for speculative purposes. speculative for instruments, financial derivative including instruments, financial trade or into
the Foundation’s operations or are required to finance the Foundation’s operations. The Foundation does not enter enter not does Foundation The operations. Foundation’s the finance to required are or operations Foundation’s the
The Foundation’s principal financial instruments are outlined overleaf. These financial instruments arise directly from from directly arise instruments financial These overleaf. outlined are instruments financial principal Foundation’s The
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FINANCIAL 12
2,027 (334,889) RESULT NET
(Increase)/decrease in provisions in (Increase)/decrease (8,138) 18,951
(Increase)/decrease in trade and other payables other and trade in (Increase)/decrease 11,409 213
Net cash inflows from operating activities operating from inflows cash Net (1,244) (354,053)
flows from operating activities operating from flows
Reconciliation of the net result for the year to net cash cash net to year the for result net the of Reconciliation
OPERATING ACTIVITIES TO NET RESULT NET TO ACTIVITIES OPERATING
RECONCILIATION OF CASH FLOWS FROM FROM FLOWS CASH OF RECONCILIATION 11
TOTAL PROVISIONS TOTAL 2,775 4,102
139 205
Annual leave Annual 139 205
Personnel services provisions services Personnel
Current provisions expected to be settled after 12 months 12 after settled be to expected provisions Current
2,636 3,897
Annual leave Annual 2,636 3,897
Personnel services provisions services Personnel
Current provisions expected to be settled within 12 months 12 within settled be to expected provisions Current
CURRENT – PERSONNEL PROVISIONS PERSONNEL – CURRENT 10
16,154 14,614
2,763 169 HHT the to Payable
13,280 11,160 expenses Accrued
111 3,285 Creditors
Payables
CURRENT LIABILITIES – PAYABLES – LIABILITIES CURRENT 9
$ $
2014 2015
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balance during the year of $887,500 (2014: $1,866,012). None of these assets are past due or impaired. impaired. or due past are assets these of None $1,866,012). (2014: $887,500 of year the during balance
(2014: 3.63%). The weighted average interest rate over the year was 3.38% (2014: 3.77%) on a weighted average average weighted a on 3.77%) (2014: 3.38% was year the over rate interest average weighted The 3.63%). (2014:
on at-call deposits may vary. The term deposits at balance date were earning an average interest rate of 3.41% 3.41% of rate interest average an earning were date balance at deposits term The vary. may deposits at-call on
interest rate payable is negotiated initially and is fixed for the term of the deposit, while the interest rate payable payable rate interest the while deposit, the of term the for fixed is and initially negotiated is payable rate interest
to money market or bank deposits and can be placed ‘at call’ or for a fixed term. For fixed-term deposits the the deposits fixed-term For term. fixed a for or call’ ‘at placed be can and deposits bank or market money to
The Foundation has funds on deposit with various Australian incorporated banks. These deposits are similar similar are deposits These banks. incorporated Australian various with deposit on funds has Foundation The
Authority deposits Authority iii)
Financial Instruments: Disclosures Instruments: Financial 7: AASB of scope the within not are these as excluded, are receivables Statutory .
terms have been renegotiated. been have terms
represent 100% of the total trade debtors. There are no debtors that are currently past due or impaired whose whose impaired or due past currently are that debtors no are There debtors. trade total the of 100% represent
of debtors. Based on past experience, debtors that are not past due are not considered impaired and these these and impaired considered not are due past not are that debtors experience, past on Based debtors. of
The Foundation is not materially exposed to concentrations of credit risk from a single trade debtor or group group or debtor trade single a from risk credit of concentrations to exposed materially not is Foundation The
credit ratings. No interest is earned on trade debtors. Sales are made on 30-day terms. 30-day on made are Sales debtors. trade on earned is interest No ratings. credit
This evidence includes past experience, and current and expected changes in economic conditions and debtor debtor and conditions economic in changes expected and current and experience, past includes evidence This
due. amounts
allowance for impairment is raised when there is objective evidence that the entity will not be able to collect all all collect to able be not will entity the that evidence objective is there when raised is impairment for allowance
outstanding amounts, including letters of demand. Debts that are known to be uncollectable are written off. An An off. written are uncollectable be to known are that Debts demand. of letters including amounts, outstanding
reviewed on an ongoing basis. Procedures as established in the Treasurer’s Directions are followed to recover recover to followed are Directions Treasurer’s the in established as Procedures basis. ongoing an on reviewed
All trade debtors are recognised as amounts receivable at balance date. Collectability of trade debtors is is debtors trade of Collectability date. balance at receivable amounts as recognised are debtors trade All
Receivables – trade debtors trade – Receivables ii)
set by the bank. The TCorp Hour-Glass cash facility is discussed in Note 12(e). Note in discussed is facility cash Hour-Glass TCorp The bank. the by set
Cash comprises cash on hand and bank balances. Interest is earned on daily bank balances at the daily rate rate daily the at balances bank daily on earned is Interest balances. bank and hand on cash comprises Cash
Cash i)
rating standards. rating
selection of counterparts limiting exposure to any particular counterpart, and the establishment of minimum credit credit minimum of establishment the and counterpart, particular any to exposure limiting counterparts of selection
Credit risk associated with the Foundation’s financial assets, other than receivables, is managed through the the through managed is receivables, than other assets, financial Foundation’s the with associated risk Credit
No collateral is held by the Foundation. The Foundation has not granted any financial guarantees. guarantees. financial any granted not has Foundation The Foundation. the by held is collateral No
Credit risk arises from the financial assets of the Foundation, including cash, receivables and authority deposits. deposits. authority and receivables cash, including Foundation, the of assets financial the from arises risk Credit
carrying amount of the financial assets (net of any allowance for impairment). for allowance any of (net assets financial the of amount carrying
resulting in a financial loss to the Foundation. The maximum exposure to credit risk is generally represented by the the by represented generally is risk credit to exposure maximum The Foundation. the to loss financial a in resulting
Credit risk arises when there is the possibility of the Foundation’s debtors defaulting on their contractual obligations, obligations, contractual their on defaulting debtors Foundation’s the of possibility the is there when arises risk Credit
Credit risk risk Credit
16,154 14,614 cost amortised at
measured liabilities Financial 9 Payables
Financial liabilities class liabilities Financial
16,513 35,464 cost) amortised (at
receivables and Loans 7 Receivables
2,890,416 2,536,363 N/A 6 equivalents cash and Cash
Financial assets class assets Financial
Financial instrument categories instrument Financial a)
$ $
2014 2015
CATEGORIES NOTES
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– – 16,154 Payables – –
Financial liabilities Financial
– – – – 16,513 Receivables
2,890,415 equivalents cash and Cash 28,904 28,904 (28,904) (28,904)
Financial assets Financial
2014
– 14,614 Payables – – –
Financial liabilities Financial
– – – – 35,464 Receivables
Cash and cash equivalents cash and Cash 25,364 25,364 (25,364) (25,364) 2,536,363
Financial assets Financial
2015
Equity Profit Equity Profit amount Carrying
1% -1%
same basis as for 2014. The analysis assumes that all other variables remain constant. constant. remain variables other all that assumes analysis The 2014. for as basis same
on risk exposures in existence at the date of the statement of financial position. The analysis is performed on the the on performed is analysis The position. financial of statement the of date the at existence in exposures risk on
frame for the assessment (that is, until the end of the next annual reporting period). The sensitivity analysis is based based is analysis sensitivity The period). reporting annual next the of end the until is, (that assessment the for frame
been determined after taking into account the economic environment in which the entity operates and the time time the and operates entity the which in environment economic the account into taking after determined been
on the following pages for interest rate risk and other price risk. A reasonably possible change in risk variables has has variables risk in change possible reasonably A risk. price other and risk rate interest for pages following the on
The effect on profit and equity due to a reasonably possible change in risk variables is outlined in the information information the in outlined is variables risk in change possible reasonably a to due equity and profit on effect The
The Foundations’s exposure to interest rate risk is set out in the table below. table the in out set is risk rate interest to exposure Foundations’s The
reviewed annually and amended where there is a structural change in the level of interest rate volatility. rate interest of level the in change structural a is there where amended and annually reviewed
A reasonably possible change of +/- 1% is used, consistent with current trends in interest rates. The basis will be be will basis The rates. interest in trends current with consistent used, is 1% +/- of change possible reasonably A
sale. Therefore, for these financial instruments, a change in interest rates would not affect profit or loss or equity. equity. or loss or profit affect not would rates interest in change a instruments, financial these for Therefore, sale.
does not account for any fixed-rate financial instruments at fair value through profit or loss or as available for for available as or loss or profit through value fair at instruments financial fixed-rate any for account not does
Exposure to interest rate risk arises primarily through the Foundation’s interest-bearing liabilities. The Foundation Foundation The liabilities. interest-bearing Foundation’s the through primarily arises risk rate interest to Exposure
Interest rate risk rate Interest d)
to foreign currency risk and does not enter into commodity contracts. commodity into enter not does and risk currency foreign to
with the movement in the unit price of the TCorp Hour-Glass investment facilities. The Foundation has no exposure exposure no has Foundation The facilities. investment Hour-Glass TCorp the of price unit the in movement the with
changes in market prices. The Foundation’s exposure to market risk is primarily through other price risks associated associated risks price other through primarily is risk market to exposure Foundation’s The prices. market in changes
Market risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of because fluctuate will instrument financial a of flows cash future or value fair the that risk the is risk Market
Market risk Market c)
All of the Foundation’s liabilities mature in less than 12 months and are non-interest-bearing. are and months 12 than less in mature liabilities Foundation’s the of All
payment. No interest was paid during the financial year 2014–15 (2013–14: nil). (2013–14: 2014–15 year financial the during paid was interest No payment.
an invoice or a statement is received. Treasurer’s Direction 219.01 allows the minister to award interest for late late for interest award to minister the allows 219.01 Direction Treasurer’s received. is statement a or invoice an
If trade terms are not specified, payment is made no later than the end of the month following the month in which which in month the following month the of end the than later no made is payment specified, not are terms trade If
. . Accounts of Payment 11/12: TC NSW
in out set policy the with accordance in settled are unsecured) are (which suppliers to owing Amounts invoiced.
The liabilities are recognised for amounts due to be paid in the future for goods or services received, whether or not not or whether received, services or goods for future the in paid be to due amounts for recognised are liabilities The
risk. of assessment current
pledged as collateral. The Trust’s exposure to liquidity risk is deemed insignificant based on prior-periods’ data and and data prior-periods’ on based insignificant deemed is risk liquidity to exposure Trust’s The collateral. as pledged
During the current and prior years, there were no defaults or breaches on amounts payable. No assets have been been have assets No payable. amounts on breaches or defaults no were there years, prior and current the During
adequate holding of high-quality liquid assets. liquid high-quality of holding adequate
The Foundation continually manages risk through monitoring future cash flows and maturities planning to ensure ensure to planning maturities and flows cash future monitoring through risk manages continually Foundation The
due. fall they when obligations payment its meet to unable be will Foundation the that risk the is risk Liquidity
Liquidity risk Liquidity b)
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many of the financial instruments. financial the of many
instruments recognised in the balance sheet approximates the fair value, because of the short-term nature of of nature short-term the of because value, fair the approximates sheet balance the in recognised instruments
facilities are valued using ‘redemption’ pricing. Except where specified below, the amortised cost of financial financial of cost amortised the below, specified where Except pricing. ‘redemption’ using valued are facilities
share of the value of the underlying assets of the facility, based on the market value. All of the Hour-Glass Hour-Glass the of All value. market the on based facility, the of assets underlying the of value the of share
measured at fair value. As discussed, the value of the Hour-Glass investments is based on the Foundation’s Foundation’s the on based is investments Hour-Glass the of value the discussed, As value. fair at measured
The Foundation has no financial instruments, with the exception of the TCorp Hour-Glass facilities, which are are which facilities, Hour-Glass TCorp the of exception the with instruments, financial no has Foundation The
Fair value compared to carrying amount carrying to compared value Fair i)
Fair value measurement value Fair (f)
Hour-Glass investment – cash facility cash – investment Hour-Glass 2,405 – /-1% +
Facility $ $ price unit
in Change
2014 2015
for each facility as set out below. out set as facility each for
percentage change in unit price (as advised by TCorp) multiplied by the redemption value as at 30 June each year year each June 30 at as value redemption the by multiplied TCorp) by advised (as price unit in change percentage
change in unit price impacts directly on profit (rather than equity). A reasonably possible change is based on the the on based is change possible reasonably A equity). than (rather profit on directly impacts price unit in change
The TCorp Hour-Glass investment facilities are designated at fair value through profit or loss and therefore any any therefore and loss or profit through value fair at designated are facilities investment Hour-Glass TCorp The
volatility information collected over a ten-year period, quoted at two standard deviations (that is, 95% probability). probability). 95% is, (that deviations standard two at quoted period, ten-year a over collected information volatility
NSW TCorp provides sensitivity analysis information for each of the investment facilities, using historically based based historically using facilities, investment the of each for information analysis sensitivity provides TCorp NSW
pool of funds with different investment horizons and a mix of investments. of mix a and horizons investment different with funds of pool
Investment in the Hour-Glass facilities limits the Foundation’s exposure to risk, as it allows diversification across a a across diversification allows it as risk, to exposure Foundation’s the limits facilities Hour-Glass the in Investment
facility. A significant portion of the administration of the facilities is outsourced to an external custodian. external an to outsourced is facilities the of administration the of portion significant A facility.
facility in accordance with a mandate agreed to by the parties. However, TCorp acts as manager for part of the cash cash the of part for manager as acts TCorp However, parties. the by to agreed mandate a with accordance in facility
the trusts’ deeds. As trustee, TCorp has appointed external managers to manage the performance and risks of each each of risks and performance the manage to managers external appointed has TCorp trustee, As deeds. trusts’ the
facility and is required to act in the best interests of the unit holders and to administer the trusts in accordance with with accordance in trusts the administer to and holders unit the of interests best the in act to required is and facility
of units on issue for that facility. Unit prices are calculated and published daily. NSW TCorp is the trustee for the above above the for trustee the is TCorp NSW daily. published and calculated are prices Unit facility. that for issue on units of
The unit price of the facility is equal to the total fair value of the net assets held by the facility divided by the number number the by divided facility the by held assets net the of value fair total the to equal is facility the of price unit The
240,509 – years 1.5 to Up instruments market money Cash, facility Cash
$ $ horizon sectors Facility
Investment Investment
2014 2015
funds and invested it in the Treasury Banking System. System. Banking Treasury the in it invested and funds
, the Foundation moved all at-call at-call all moved Foundation the , System Banking and Treasury of Scope the Expanding – Management Cash 15/01
The Foundation held units in the following Hour-Glass investment facility in 2014. With the introduction of NSWTC NSWTC of introduction the With 2014. in facility investment Hour-Glass following the in units held Foundation The
investments. equity direct no has Foundation The purposes. trading than rather strategic for held are which
facilities, investment Hour-Glass TCorp the in investment through arises primarily risk’ price ‘other to Exposure
Other price risk – TCorp Hour-Glass facilities Hour-Glass TCorp – risk price Other e)
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fundraising events were conducted during the year and the results are as follows: as are results the and year the during conducted were events fundraising
The Foundation receives many donations as a result of its day-to-day activities. In addition, other special special other addition, In activities. day-to-day its of result a as donations many receives Foundation The
activities fundraising of Results
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remuneration for his/her duties as a Director of the Foundation. the of Director a as duties his/her for remuneration
There were no transactions between the Trustee and the Foundation. No Director of the Trustee receives receives Trustee the of Director No Foundation. the and Trustee the between transactions no were There
Transactions with the Trustee the with Transactions (b)
Current payables – controlling entity controlling – payables Current 2,763 169
Contributions to the HHT the to Contributions 68,000 326,000
Transactions with related entities related with Transactions a) $ $
2014 2015
those available to other parties unless otherwise stated. otherwise unless parties other to available those
Transactions between related parties are on normal commercial terms and conditions no more favourable than than favourable more no conditions and terms commercial normal on are parties related between Transactions
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS PARTY RELATED 13
There were no transfers between Level 1 and 2 during the reporting periods. reporting the during 2 and 1 Level between transfers no were There
240,509 240,509 – 240,509 –
TCorp Hour-Glass cash facility cash Hour-Glass TCorp 240,509 240,509 – 240,509 –
Financial assets at fair value fair at assets Financial
2014
– – – –
– – – – facility cash Hour-Glass TCorp
Financial assets at fair value fair at assets Financial
$ $ $ $
Total 3 Level 2 Level 1 Level
2015
market data (unobservable inputs). (unobservable data market
Level 3 – derived from valuation techniques that include inputs for the asset/liability not based on observable observable on based not asset/liability the for inputs include that techniques valuation from derived – 3 Level >
> Level 2 – derived from inputs other than quoted prices that are observable directly or indirectly; or directly observable are that prices quoted than other inputs from derived – 2 Level >
> Level 1 – derived from quoted prices in active markets for identical assets/liabilities; assets/liabilities; identical for markets active in prices quoted from derived – 1 Level >
The Foundation uses the following hierarchy for disclosing the fair value of financial instruments by valuation techniques: valuation by instruments financial of value fair the disclosing for hierarchy following the uses Foundation The
Fair value recognised in the statement of financial position financial of statement the in recognised value Fair ii)
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END OF AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FINANCIAL AUDITED OF END
or any subsequent financial year. financial subsequent any or
may significantly affect the activities of the Foundation, the results of those activities, or its state of affairs in the ensuing ensuing the in affairs of state its or activities, those of results the Foundation, the of activities the affect significantly may
No other matter or circumstance has arisen since the end of the financial year to the date of this report that has or or has that report this of date the to year financial the of end the since arisen has circumstance or matter other No
EVENTS AFTER THE REPORTING PERIOD REPORTING THE AFTER EVENTS 17
There are no contingent assets or liabilities existing at the close of this report. this of close the at existing liabilities or assets contingent no are There
CONTINGENT ASSETS OR LIABILITIES OR ASSETS CONTINGENT 16
at The Mint and at Vaucluse House; and v) timber farm fence replacement at Rouse Hill House & Farm. & House Hill Rouse at replacement fence farm timber v) and House; Vaucluse at and Mint The at
ii) caretaker’s cottage at Rouse Hill; iii) Vaucluse House dairy and larder reshingling; iv) ironwork conservation conservation ironwork iv) reshingling; larder and dairy House Vaucluse iii) Hill; Rouse at cottage caretaker’s ii)
HHT. This funded five core strategic conservation projects: i) structured stabilisation of the barn at Rouse Hill; Hill; Rouse at barn the of stabilisation structured i) projects: conservation strategic core five funded This HHT.
The net result for the Foundation was a deficit of $335K, which is mainly as a result of the distribution of $326K to to $326K of distribution the of result a as mainly is which $335K, of deficit a was Foundation the for result net The
BUDGET NOTE BUDGET 15
service the fundraising campaign for the next several years. years. several next the for campaign fundraising the service
of $5,496. The deficit reflects the cost of production of materials for the relaunch of The Governor’s Circle, which will will which Circle, Governor’s The of relaunch the for materials of production of cost the reflects deficit The $5,496. of
may not be completed by the end of the year in which the funds are received. There was a net deficit from fundraising fundraising from deficit net a was There received. are funds the which in year the of end the by completed be not may
Fundraising income includes donations and sponsorships. Where funding is received for specific projects, these projects projects these projects, specific for received is funding Where sponsorships. and donations includes income Fundraising
There is no information of a material matter or occurrence to report. to occurrence or matter material a of information no is There
charge. of free HHT the by provided been have services financial and administrative as zero, is services fundraising of cost The *
Cost of services provided to gross income from fundraising from income gross to provided services of Cost 0% 0% D/A
Cost of services provided to total expenditure total to provided services of Cost 0% 0% D/(B+D)
Net surplus/(deficit) from fundraising to gross income from fundraising from income gross to fundraising from surplus/(deficit) Net 65% (7%) C/A
Cost of fundraising to gross income from fundraising from income gross to fundraising of Cost 35% 107% B/A
Comparative figures and ratios and figures Comparative
Distributions to the HHT the to Distributions 68,000 326,000
How appeal moneys are applied are moneys appeal How
List of all forms of appeals – events and appeals and events – appeals of forms all of List
104,514 (5,496) funds accumulated to/(from) Transferred
– – D provided services of Cost
*
104,513 (5,496) C fundraising from surplus/(deficit) Net
(56,864) (79,731) B expenses) administration (excluding fundraising of Cost
161,378 74,235 A fundraising from income Gross
40,000 – Sponsorship
121,378 74,235 Donations
$ $
2014 2015
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REPORT BY THE DIRECTORS OF THE FOUNDATION FOR THE HISTORIC HOUSES TRUST OF NEW SOUTH WALES LIMITED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2015
REPORT BY THE DIRECTORS OF THE FOUNDATION FOR THE HISTORIC HOUSES TRUST OF NEW SOUTH WALES LIMITED, BEING TRUSTEE FOR THE FOUNDATION FOR THE HISTORIC HOUSES TRUST
FOUNDATION FOR THE HISTORIC HOUSES TRUST PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES OF NEW SOUTH WALES COMPANY DIRECTORS: The principal activity of the Foundation for the Historic Alastair Baxter Former international rugby player, Houses Trust of New South Wales (Foundation) during the and architect at Cox financial year was to act as the Trustee of the Foundation Richardson Architects and to do all things such as are necessary, incidental and conducive to acting as the Trustee of the Foundation. Mark Goggin Executive Director, Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales There was no change in the principal activity of the Foundation during the financial year. David O’Donnell Consultant, Addisons Lawyers
Fiona Playfair Company Director REVIEW OF OPERATIONS
Michael Reid Director, Michael Reid Gallery The net deficit of the Foundation for the financial year (until February 2014) ended 30 June 2015 was $334,889.
Michael Rose Chief Executive Partner, Allens The Foundation is a non-profit organisation and Edward Simpson Company Director is exempt from the payment of income tax under Subdivision 50-5 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997. Curtis Smith Partner, KPMG
Judith Whelan News Editor, CHANGES IN STATE OF AFFAIRS The Sydney Morning Herald One resignation from the Board was accepted during the Simon White Barrister and Senior Counsel year. During the financial year there was no significant change in the state of affairs of the Foundation other than that referred to in the financial statements or The above-named directors held office during and since notes thereto. the end of the financial year unless otherwise stated. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
No other matter or circumstance has arisen since the end of the financial year that has significantly affected, or may significantly affect, the activities of the Foundation or its state of affairs in the ensuing or any subsequent financial year.
FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS
Disclosure of information regarding likely developments in the operations of the Foundation in future financial years and the expected results of those operations is likely to result in unreasonable prejudice to the Foundation. Accordingly, this information has not been disclosed in this report.
DISTRIBUTIONS
A distribution was made to the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales (HHT) during the financial year 2014–15 of $326,000.
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REPORT BY THE DIRECTORS OF THE FOUNDATION FOR THE HISTORIC HOUSES TRUST OF NEW SOUTH WALES LIMITED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2015
INDEMNIFICATION OF OFFICERS DIRECTORS’ MEETINGS
The HHT (the controlling entity) has included the The tables below set out the number of Directors’ Foundation within its Treasury Managed Fund meetings held (including meetings of committees indemnity coverage. The Treasury Managed Fund is a of Directors) during the financial year and the self‑insurance scheme owned and underwritten by the number of meetings attended by each Director New South Wales Government. Such inclusion of the (while they were a Director or a committee Foundation confers upon it ‘protected entity’ status within member). During the financial year the following the Treasury Managed Fund. The contract of coverage meetings were held: six board meetings and five is an indemnification for any and all actions leading to a Finance and Legal Committee Meetings. claim against the covered entity subject to the contract of coverage. Each board member, Trustee, officer and employee of the ‘protected entity’ is covered by the contract of coverage for any ‘legal liability’, alleged or actual, as long as the action is not based on an illegal and/or criminal act or outside the scope of their duties.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS FINANCE AND LEGAL COMMITTEE
DIRECTORS HELD ATTENDED DIRECTORS HELD ATTENDED
Curtis Smith (Chair) 6 4 Curtis Smith (Chair from Apr 2013) 5 1
Alastair Baxter 6 5 David O’Donnell 5 2
David O'Donnell 6 6 Simon White 5 5
Fiona Playfair 6 4
Mark Goggin 6 6
Michael Reid 2 1
Michael Rose 6 3
Edward Simpson 6 3
Judith Whelan 6 1
Simon White 6 4
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143 FOUNDATION LIMITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
144 FOUNDATION LIMITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT BY THE DIRECTORS OF THE FOUNDATION FOR THE HISTORIC HOUSES TRUST OF NEW SOUTH WALES LIMITED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2015
Pursuant to Section 41C(1B) and (1C) of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983 and the Corporations Act 2001, the Directors of the Foundation for the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales Limited state that:
a) The accompanying financial statements and notes present a true and fair view of the financial position and performance of the company at 30 June 2015, and the results of its operations and transactions for the year on that date ended;
b) The financial statements and notes have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of thePublic Finance and Audit Act 1983 and Regulation 2015, and the Corporations Act 2001 and Regulations 2001;
c) The financial statements and notes have been prepared in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards (which include Australian Accounting Interpretations);
d) We are not aware of any circumstances which would render any particulars included in the financial reports to be misleading or inaccurate; and
e) There are reasonable grounds to believe that the company will be able to pay its debts as and when they fall due.
Signed in accordance with a resolution of the Directors made pursuant to Section 295(5) of the Corporations Act 2001.
On behalf of the Directors,
Edward Simpson Caroline Butler-Bowdon Chair Acting Executive Director
Dated 22 September 2015
145 FOUNDATION LIMITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
BEGINNING OF AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2015
NOTES ACTUAL ACTUAL 2015 2014 $ $ EXPENSES – – TOTAL EXPENSES – – REVENUE – – TOTAL REVENUE – –
NET RESULT – –
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME – – Total other comprehensive income – – TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME – –
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 30 JUNE 2015
NOTES ACTUAL ACTUAL 2015 2014 $ $ ASSETS Current assets – – Total current assets – – Non-current assets – – Total non-current assets – – TOTAL ASSETS – – LIABILITIES Current liabilities – – Total current liabilities – – Non-current liabilities – – Total non-current liabilities – – TOTAL LIABILITIES – –
NET ASSETS – – EQUITY Accumulated funds – – TOTAL EQUITY 6 – –
146 The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements. FOUNDATION LIMITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2015
NOTES ACTUAL ACTUAL Accumulated funds Total $ $ BALANCE AT 1 JULY 2014 – – Net result for the year – – BALANCE AT 30 JUNE 2015 6 – – BALANCE AT 1 JULY 2013 – – Net result for the year – – BALANCE AT 30 JUNE 2014 – –
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2015
NOTES ACTUAL ACTUAL 2015 2014 $ $ CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES – – NET CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES – –
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES – – NET CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES – –
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES – – NET CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES – –
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CASH – – Opening cash and cash equivalents – – CLOSING CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS – –
147 The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements. FOUNDATION LIMITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2015
1 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT statements and accounting for associates and ACCOUNTING POLICIES joint ventures. The impact of this Standard in the period of initial application includes reporting A) REPORTING ENTITY consolidated financial statements. The Foundation for the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales Limited is a company limited by (ii) Issued but not yet effective guarantee, incorporated and domiciled in Australia. NSW public sector entities are not permitted The company was incorporated on 13 September to early adopt new Australian Accounting 2001. The company is a non-profit entity (as profit is Standards, unless Treasury determines otherwise. not its principal objective). The following new Australian Accounting Standards have not been applied and are not yet effective: The company’s registered office (and principal place of business) is: The Mint, 10 Macquarie Street, Sydney, • AASB 9, AASB 2010-7, AASB 2013-9 (Part C), New South Wales. The company is a controlled entity AASB 2014-1 (Part E), AASB 2014-7 and AASB of the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales (HHT) 2014-8 regarding financial instruments and is consolidated with the HHT as part of the NSW • AASB 14 and AASB 2014-1 (Part D) regarding Total State Sector Accounts. regulatory deferral accounts
The financial statements were authorised for issue by • AASB 15 and AASB 2014-5 regarding revenue the Directors on 22 September 2015. from contracts with customers • AASB 2014-3 regarding accounting for B) BASIS OF PREPARATION acquisitions of interests in joint operations The financial statements are general-purpose • AASB 2014-4 regarding acceptable methods financial statements that have been prepared in of depreciation and amortisation accordance with: • AASB 2014-9 regarding equity method in • the Corporations Act 2001; separate financial statements • applicable Australian Accounting Standards (which • AASB 2014-10 regarding sale or contribution of include Australian Accounting Interpretations); assets between and investor and its associate • the requirements of the Public Finance and or joint venture Audit Act 1983 and Regulation 2015; and • AASB 2015-1 regarding annual improvements • Treasurer’s Directions. to Australian Accounting Standards 2012–2014 cycle The financial statements are for the Foundation for the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales Limited • AASB 2015-2 regarding amendments to as an individual entity. AASB 101 disclosure initiatives • AASB 2015-3 regarding materiality The financial statements have been prepared on an accruals basis and are based on historical costs There are no significant impacts of these modified by the revaluation of selected non-current standards in the period of initial application. assets, financial assets and financial liabilities for which D) STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE the fair value basis of accounting has been applied. The financial statements and notes comply with Judgments, key assumptions and estimations made Australian Accounting Standards, which include by management are disclosed in the relevant notes Australian Accounting Interpretations. to the financial statements.
All amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar and are expressed in Australian currency.
C) CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING POLICY, INCLUDING NEW OR REVISED AUSTRALIAN ACCOUNTING STANDARDS (i) Effective for the first time in 2014–15 The accounting policies applied in 2014–15 are consistent with those of the previous financial year except as a result of the following new or revised Australian Accounting Standards that have been applied for the first time in 2014–15 – AASB 10 and AASB 128 regarding consolidated financial 148 FOUNDATION LIMITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2015
2 TRUSTEE 8 ASSETS AND LIABILITIES FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS TRUSTEE The company acts as Trustee of the Foundation for the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales Details of the underlying assets and liabilities for the (the Foundation). Income and property under the Foundation at 30 June 2015 are as follows: control of the company must be applied to the promotion and achievement of the objectives of the ACTUAL ACTUAL company. No portion shall be paid or transferred, 2015 2014 directly or indirectly, to members or directors of the $ $ company. The financial statements of the Foundation are prepared from books of accounts kept by the Current assets HHT. The financial statements of the Foundation are Cash 2,536,363 2,890,416 presented with the company’s financial statements. Receivables 35,464 16,513 TOTAL ASSETS 2,571,827 2,906,929 3 COMPANY AND TRUST EXPENSES Current liabilities Operating costs of the company have been met by the Payables 14,614 16,154 Foundation. All expenses incurred by the company were Provisions 4,102 2,775 in its capacity as Trustee. TOTAL LIABILITIES 18,716 18,929
4 RIGHT OF INDEMNITY OUT OF TRUST ASSETS NET ASSETS 2,553,111 2,888,000
The assets of the Foundation at 30 June 2015 are sufficient to meet the Trustee’s rights of indemnity out of 9 REMUNERATION OF DIRECTORS the Trust assets for liabilities incurred on behalf of the No directors of the company during the financial year Trust, as and when they fall due. received income from the company in connection with the management of the affairs of the company whether 5 AUDIT FEES as executive officer or otherwise. Audit fees for the financial year 2014–15 of $3100 (2013-14: $3300) inclusive of GST for the company accounts are to 10 CONTINGENT ASSETS OR LIABILITIES be paid by the Foundation. There are no contingent assets or liabilities existing at the close of this report. 6 MEMBERS’ LIABILITY
The company is limited by guarantee. Every member of 11 SUBSEQUENT EVENTS the company and every ex-member within one year of ceasing to be a member is liable in the event of winding No significant matter or circumstance has arisen since the up for an amount not exceeding $10. There were 12 end of the financial year to the date of this report that has members at the end of the financial year. or may significantly affect the activities of the company, the results of those activities, or its state of affairs in the ensuing or any subsequent financial year. 7 CONTROLLING ENTITY
The HHT is considered to be the controlling entity of the Foundation. The HHT provided the Foundation and company with a range of administrative support services. These services have been provided at no charge to the company and comprised the provision of:
• office accommodation facilities • accounting and administrative services • electricity and other utility services • human resources.
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151
ROUSE HILL TRUST TRUST HILL ROUSE HAMILTON
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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TRUST HILL ROUSE HAMILTON STATEMENTS FINANCIAL
152 153
2015 August 6 Dated
Executive Director Executive
Goggin Mark
This statement is made in accordance with a resolution of the Board of Directors and is signed for and on behalf of the Directors by: Directors the of behalf on and for signed is and Directors of Board the of resolution a with accordance in made is statement This
There are no circumstances that would render any particulars included in the financial report to be misleading or inaccurate. or misleading be to report financial the in included particulars any render would that circumstances no are There c)
In our opinion, the financial statements show a true and fair view of the financial position and transactions of the trust; and trust; the of transactions and position financial the of view fair and true a show statements financial the opinion, our In b)
Treasurer’s Directions; Treasurer’s
Regulation 2010, applicable Australian Accounting Standards (which include Australian Accounting Interpretations) and the the and Interpretations) Accounting Australian include (which Standards Accounting Australian applicable 2010, Regulation
Public Finance and Audit Act 1983 1983 Act Audit and Finance Public the with accordance in prepared been have statements financial accompanying The a) and and
, we state that: state we , 1983 Act Audit and Finance Public the of 41C(1C) Section to Pursuant
JUNE 2015 JUNE 0 3 ENDED YEAR THE FOR
LIMITED PTY COLLECTION
HAMILTON HILL ROUSE THE OF
STATEMENT BY THE DIRECTORS DIRECTORS THE BY STATEMENT
ROUSE HILL TRUST TRUST HILL ROUSE HAMILTON
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
statements. financial these of part form notes accompanying The
154
944,240 – EQUITY TOTAL
269,230 – 3 surplus revaluation Asset
Accumulated funds Accumulated 675,000 –
10 – settlement) (Trust reserve Other
EQUITY
944,240 – ASSETS NET
– – LIABILITIES TOTAL
LIABILITIES
TOTAL ASSETS TOTAL 944,240 –
Total non-current assets non-current Total 944,230 –
944,230 – 3 assets Collection
Non-current assets Non-current – –
10 – assets current Total
10 – Cash receivable Cash 2
Current assets Current
ASSETS
$ $
2014 2015
ACTUAL ACTUAL NOTES
AS AT 30 JUNE 2015 JUNE 30 AT AS
FINANCIAL POSITION POSITION FINANCIAL
OF STATEMENT
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME COMPREHENSIVE TOTAL 36,242 –
Total other comprehensive income comprehensive other Total 36,242 –
asset revaluation surplus revaluation asset 36,242 – 3
equipment and plant property, in increase Net
result net to reclassified be not will that Items
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME COMPREHENSIVE OTHER
NET RESULT NET – –
TOTAL REVENUE TOTAL – –
REVENUE – –
TOTAL EXPENSES TOTAL – –
EXPENSES – –
$ $
2014 2015
ACTUAL ACTUAL NOTES
JUNE 2015 JUNE 0 3 ENDED YEAR THE FOR
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME COMPREHENSIVE
OF STATEMENT
BEGINNING OF AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FINANCIAL AUDITED OF BEGINNING
TRUST HILL ROUSE HAMILTON STATEMENTS FINANCIAL
statements. financial these of part form notes accompanying The
154 155
CLOSING CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS CASH AND CASH CLOSING 10 –
10 – equivalents cash and cash Opening
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CASH IN INCREASE/(DECREASE) NET – –
– – ACTIVITIES FINANCING FROM FLOWS CASH NET
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES FINANCING FROM FLOWS CASH – –
NET CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES INVESTING FROM FLOWS CASH NET – –
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES INVESTING FROM FLOWS CASH – –
NET CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES OPERATING FROM FLOWS CASH NET – –
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES OPERATING FROM FLOWS CASH – –
$ $
2014 2015
ACTUAL ACTUAL NOTES
015 2 JUNE 0 3 ENDED YEAR THE FOR
CASH FLOWS CASH
OF STATEMENT
BALANCE AT 30 JUNE 2014 JUNE 30 AT BALANCE 944,240 10 269,230 675,000
Total other comprehensive income comprehensive other Total 36,242 – 36,242 –
Net increase in property, plant and equipment and plant property, in increase Net 36,242 – 36,242 – 3
Other comprehensive income comprehensive Other
Net result for the year the for result Net – – – –
BALANCE AT 1 JULY 2013 JULY 1 AT BALANCE 907,998 10 232,988 675,000
– – – – 2015 JUNE 30 AT BALANCE
(944,240) (10) (269,230) (675,000) transfers equity from assets net in Increase/(decrease)
Transactions with owners in their capacity as owners as capacity their in owners with Transactions
Total other comprehensive income comprehensive other Total – – – –
– – – – 3 equipment and plant property, in increase Net
Other comprehensive income comprehensive Other
– – – – year the for result Net
BALANCE AT 1 JULY 2014 JULY 1 AT BALANCE 944,240 10 269,230 675,000
$ $ $ $
Total settlement Trust surplus funds
Other reserve – – reserve Other revaluation Accumulated
Asset Asset
NOTES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2015 2015 JUNE 30 ENDED YEAR THE FOR
CHANGES IN EQUITY IN CHANGES
OF STATEMENT
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
156
consolidated financial statements. financial consolidated
period of initial application includes reporting reporting includes application initial of period
joint ventures. The impact of this Standard in the the in Standard this of impact The ventures. joint
statements and accounting for associates and and associates for accounting and statements
and AASB 128 regarding consolidated financial financial consolidated regarding 128 AASB and
applied for the first time in 2014–15 – AASB 10 10 AASB – 2014–15 in time first the for applied
Australian Accounting Standards that have been been have that Standards Accounting Australian
except as a result of the following new or revised revised or new following the of result a as except
consistent with those of the previous financial year year financial previous the of those with consistent
The accounting policies applied in 2014–15 are are 2014–15 in applied policies accounting The
Effective for the first time in 2014–15 in time first the for Effective (i)
Australian Accounting Interpretations. Accounting Australian
OR REVISED AUSTRALIAN ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ACCOUNTING AUSTRALIAN REVISED OR
Australian Accounting Standards, which include include which Standards, Accounting Australian
CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING POLICY, INCLUDING NEW NEW INCLUDING POLICY, ACCOUNTING IN CHANGES B)
The financial statements and notes comply with with comply notes and statements financial The
are expressed in Australian currency. Australian in expressed are
Statement of compliance of Statement c)
All amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar and and dollar nearest the to rounded are amounts All
standards in the period of initial application. initial of period the in standards
to the financial statements. statements. financial the to There are no significant impacts of these these of impacts significant no are There
by management are disclosed in the relevant notes notes relevant the in disclosed are management by
materiality regarding 2015-3 AASB •
Judgments, key assumptions and estimations made made estimations and assumptions key Judgments,
initiatives disclosure 101 AASB
Hill Trust as an individual entity. individual an as Trust Hill to amendments regarding 2015-2 AASB •
The financial statements are for the Hamilton Rouse Rouse Hamilton the for are statements financial The
cycle 2012–2014
Directions. Treasurer’s NSW • Standards Accounting Australian to
improvements annual regarding 2015-1 AASB •
and 2010; Regulation and Act 1983 1983 Act
the of requirements the • Public Finance and Audit Audit and Finance Public venture joint or
associate its and investor and between assets Interpretations); Accounting Australian include
of contribution or sale regarding 2014-10 AASB • (which Standards Accounting Australian applicable •
statements financial separate
accordance with: accordance
in method equity regarding 2014-9 AASB •
financial statements that have been prepared in in prepared been have that statements financial
amortisation and depreciation of
The financial statements are general-purpose general-purpose are statements financial The
methods acceptable regarding 2014-4 AASB •
BASIS OF PREPARATION PREPARATION OF BASIS A)
operations joint in interests of acquisitions
for accounting regarding 2014-3 AASB • by the Directors of the Trust on 6 August 2015. August 6 on Trust the of Directors the by
The financial statements were authorised for issue issue for authorised were statements financial The customers with contracts from
revenue regarding 2014-5 AASB and 15 AASB •
$944,230 to the Historic Houses Trust of NSW. NSW. of Trust Houses Historic the to $944,230
accounts deferral regulatory June 2015 and transferred the collection assets valued at at valued assets collection the transferred and 2015 June
regarding D) (Part 2014-1 AASB and 14 AASB • the Trust pursuant to clause 12 of the Trust Deed on 16 16 on Deed Trust the of 12 clause to pursuant Trust the
The Board of Directors unanimously resolved to wind up up wind to resolved unanimously Directors of Board The instruments financial regarding 2014-8
AASB and 2014-7 AASB E), (Part 2014-1 AASB
which are part of the NSW Total State Sector Accounts. Sector State Total NSW the of part are which
C), (Part 2013-9 AASB 2010-7, AASB 9, AASB •
Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales (HHT) accounts, accounts, (HHT) Wales South New of Trust Houses Historic
Wales Government entity it is consolidated into the the into consolidated is it entity Government Wales have not been applied and are not yet effective: yet not are and applied been not have
items in and about Rouse Hill House. As a New South South New a As House. Hill Rouse about and in items The following new Australian Accounting Standards Standards Accounting Australian new following The
27 October 1994 as a non-profit entity to hold collection collection hold to entity non-profit a as 1994 October 27
Standards, unless Treasury determines otherwise. otherwise. determines Treasury unless Standards,
on established was Trust Hill Rouse Hamilton The
to early adopt new Australian Accounting Accounting Australian new adopt early to
NSW public sector entities are not permitted permitted not are entities sector public NSW ACCOUNTING POLICIES POLICIES ACCOUNTING
Issued but not yet effective yet not but Issued (ii) SIGNIFICANT OF SUMMARY 1
015 2 JUNE 0 3 ENDED YEAR THE FOR
STATEMENTS FINANCIAL THE
NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF OF PART FORMING AND TO NOTES
TRUST HILL ROUSE HAMILTON STATEMENTS FINANCIAL
156 157
during which the change has occurred. occurred. has change the which during
fair value hierarchy at the end of the reporting period period reporting the of end the at hierarchy value fair
The Trust recognises transfers between levels of the the of levels between transfers recognises Trust The
inputs). (unobservable data market
observable on based not are that inputs – 3 Level •
indirectly or
directly either observable, are that 1 Level within
included prices quoted than other inputs – 2 Level •
date measurement the at
access can Trust the that assets/liabilities identical
for markets active in prices quoted – 1 Level •
techniques as follows: follows: as techniques
techniques based on the inputs used in the valuation valuation the in used inputs the on based techniques
categorises, for disclosure purposes, the valuation valuation the purposes, disclosure for categorises,
of unobservable inputs. Under AASB 13, the Trust Trust the 13, AASB Under inputs. unobservable of
relevant observable inputs and minimises the use use the minimises and inputs observable relevant
valuation technique used maximises the use of of use the maximises used technique valuation
and liabilities. When measuring fair value, the the value, fair measuring When liabilities. and
values, for both financial and non-financial assets assets non-financial and financial both for values,
disclosures require the measurement of fair fair of measurement the require disclosures
A number of the Trust’s accounting policies and and policies accounting Trust’s the of number A
FAIR VALUE HIERARCHY HIERARCHY VALUE FAIR E)
of that asset is transferred to accumulated funds. accumulated to transferred is asset that of
remaining in the asset revaluation reserve in respect respect in reserve revaluation asset the in remaining
previously been revalued is disposed of, any balance balance any of, disposed is revalued been previously
assets, but not otherwise. Where an asset that has has that asset an Where otherwise. not but assets, AT END OF YEAR OF END AT
944,230 –
against one another within a class of non-current non-current of class a within another one against AMOUNT CARRYING NET
Revaluation increments and decrements are offset offset are decrements and increments Revaluation – (944,230) up wind upon Transfers
36,242 – decrements revaluation less are debited directly to the asset revaluation surplus. revaluation asset the to directly debited are
Net revaluation increments increments revaluation Net surplus in respect of the same class of assets, they they assets, of class same the of respect in surplus
907,988 944,230 at start of year year of start at that a credit balance exists in the asset revaluation revaluation asset the in exists balance credit a that
amount carrying Net as expenses in the net result, except that, to the extent extent the to that, except result, net the in expenses as
Revaluation decrements are recognised immediately immediately recognised are decrements Revaluation $ $
2014 2015 recognised immediately as revenue in the net result. net the in revenue as immediately recognised
ACTUAL ACTUAL as an expense in the net result, the increment is is increment the result, net the in expense an as
in respect of that class of asset previously recognised recognised previously asset of class that of respect in
that an increment reverses a revaluation decrement decrement revaluation a reverses increment an that Historic Houses Trust of NSW effective from 30 June 2015. 2015. June 30 from effective NSW of Trust Houses Historic
asset revaluation surplus, except that, to the extent extent the to that, except surplus, revaluation asset collection assets have been formally transferred to the the to transferred formally been have assets collection
Revaluation increments are credited directly to the the to directly credited are increments Revaluation Following the decision to wind up the Trust these these Trust the up wind to decision the Following
account at those values. They are not depreciated. not are They values. those at account 01. 01. ‑ 14 TPP with accordance in and 116 AASB
valuers at their fair market value and are brought to to brought are and value market fair their at valuers Andrew Simpson and Jonathan Alford conforming to to conforming Alford Jonathan and Simpson Andrew
The Trust’s collections have been valued by accredited accredited by valued been have collections Trust’s The using techniques outlined in Note 4(b) by external valuers valuers external by 4(b) Note in outlined techniques using
Collection assets were revalued in 2014 at fair value value fair at 2014 in revalued were assets Collection
methodology adopted in the NSW public sector. public NSW the in adopted methodology
value methodology and the previous valuation valuation previous the and methodology value Rouse Hill Collection was acquired on 27 October 1994. October 27 on acquired was Collection Hill Rouse
There is no substantive difference between the fair fair the between difference substantive no is There Pursuant to a chattels sale agreement, the Hamilton Hamilton the agreement, sale chattels a to Pursuant
. . Value Fair 13: AASB and Equipment and Plant
COLLECTION ASSETS COLLECTION 3
Property, Property, 116: AASB with accordance in value fair
. This policy adopts adopts policy This . Value Fair at Assets Current ‑ Non
bank account. account. bank
Guidelines for the Valuation of Physical Physical of Valuation the for Guidelines 14-1: TPP
The Hamilton Rouse Hill Trust does not have a separate separate a have not does Trust Hill Rouse Hamilton The
with accordance in valued are Collections
CASH RECEIVABLES CASH 2 COLLECTIONS D)
015 2 JUNE 0 3 ENDED YEAR THE FOR
STATEMENTS FINANCIAL THE
NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF OF PART FORMING AND TO NOTES
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158
944,230 2014 June 30 at as value Fair 944,230
– – Disposals/transfers
plant and equipment revaluation surplus’ revaluation equipment and plant
36,242 36,242 property, in increase/(decrease) ‘Net item line the in included – income
comprehensive other in recognised increments/decrements Revaluation
included in the line item ‘Other gains/(losses)’ ‘Other item line the in included
– –
– result Net in recognised increments/decrements Revaluation
– – Additions
907,988 907,988 2013 July 1 at as value Fair
Fair value as at 30 June 2015 June 30 at as value Fair – –
(944,230) (944,230) Disposals/transfers
plant and equipment revaluation surplus’ revaluation equipment and plant
income – included in the line item ‘Net increase/(decrease) in property, property, in increase/(decrease) ‘Net item line the in included – income – –
Revaluation increments/decrements recognised in other comprehensive comprehensive other in recognised increments/decrements Revaluation
included in the line item ‘Other gains/(losses)’ ‘Other item line the in included
– –
– result Net in recognised increments/decrements Revaluation
Additions – –
Fair value as at 1 July 2014 July 1 at as value Fair 944,230 944,230
$’000 $’000
Level 3 Fair value Fair 3 Level assets Collection
Total Recurring Recurring Total
Reconciliation of recurring Level 3 fair value measurements value fair 3 Level recurring of Reconciliation (c)
appropriate expertise in the collection formats that have been identified for revaluation. for identified been have that formats collection the in expertise appropriate
was made within the five-year rolling schedule. The committee contracts one or more external valuers with with valuers external more or one contracts committee The schedule. rolling five-year the within made was
to identify those collection formats which might have altered since the last valuation, whether or not that valuation valuation that not or whether valuation, last the since altered have might which formats collection those identify to
properties as well as Register, Documentation and the head of Collections and Access, which is convened annually annually convened is which Access, and Collections of head the and Documentation Register, as well as properties
The review is undertaken by the HHT Valuations Committee, comprised of curatorial representatives from the the from representatives curatorial of comprised Committee, Valuations HHT the by undertaken is review The
reviewed for external revaluation at least every five years as part of a rolling revaluation schedule across the HHT. HHT. the across schedule revaluation rolling a of part as years five every least at revaluation external for reviewed
Collection assets are valued by external and internal experts to reflect the fair value. The collection assets are are assets collection The value. fair the reflect to experts internal and external by valued are assets Collection
Valuation techniques, inputs and processes and inputs techniques, Valuation (b)
944,230 944,230 – –
944,230 944,230 – – assets Collection
Property, plant and equipment and plant Property,
2014
– – – –
– – – – assets Collection
Property, plant and equipment equipment and plant Property,
2015
$’000 $’000 $’000 $’000
Total Fair Value Fair Total 3 Level 2 Level 1 Level
Fair value hierarchy value Fair (a)
4 FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT OF NON-FINANCIAL ASSETS NON-FINANCIAL OF MEASUREMENT VALUE FAIR 4
TRUST HILL ROUSE HAMILTON STATEMENTS FINANCIAL
158 159
END OF AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FINANCIAL AUDITED OF END
circumstance has arisen since the windup. the since arisen has circumstance
Houses Trust of NSW. No other significant matter or or matter significant other No NSW. of Trust Houses
all collection items were transferred to the Historic Historic the to transferred were items collection all
Following the formal windup of the Trust on 16 June 2015, 2015, June 16 on Trust the of windup formal the Following
EVENTS SUBSEQUENT TO BALANCE DATE BALANCE TO SUBSEQUENT EVENTS 7
(2013–14: $4950) inclusive of GST were paid by the HHT. the by paid were GST of inclusive $4950) (2013–14:
$4950 of 2014–15 year financial the for fees Audit
AUDIT FEES AUDIT 6
their services are provided free of charge. of free provided are services their
Director, Operations is the Secretary of the company and and company the of Secretary the is Operations Director,
the HHT are Directors of the company and the Assistant Assistant the and company the of Directors are HHT the
Director and the Assistant Director, Heritage & Portfolio of of Portfolio & Heritage Director, Assistant the and Director
of the entire collection. An HHT Trustee, the Executive Executive the Trustee, HHT An collection. entire the of
sole responsibility for the management and conservation conservation and management the for responsibility sole
collection to remain in its care and safe keeping, accepts accepts keeping, safe and care its in remain to collection
whereby the HHT, in consideration for allowing the the allowing for consideration in HHT, the whereby
27 October 1994 between the company and the HHT, HHT, the and company the between 1994 October 27
on into entered was agreement management A
SERVICES PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE OF FREE PROVIDED SERVICES 5
ROUSE HILL TRUST TRUST HILL ROUSE HAMILTON
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ROUSE HILL HAMILTON COLLECTION PTY LIMITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ROUSE HILL HAMILTON COLLECTION PTY LIMITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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162 ROUSE HILL HAMILTON COLLECTION PTY LIMITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT BY THE DIRECTORS OF THE ROUSE HILL HAMILTON COLLECTION PTY LIMITED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2015
Pursuant to Section 41C(1B) and (1C) of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983, the Directors of the Rouse Hill Hamilton Collection Pty Limited state that: a) The accompanying financial statements and notes present a true and fair view of the financial position and performance of the company at 30 June 2015 and the results of its operations and transactions for the year on that date ended; b) The financial statements and notes have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of thePublic Finance and Audit Act 1983 and Regulation 2010; c) The financial statements and notes have been prepared in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards (which include Australian Accounting Interpretations); d) We are not aware of any circumstances which would render any particulars included in the financial reports to be misleading or inaccurate; and e) There are reasonable grounds to believe that the company will be able to pay its debts as and when they fall due.
Signed in accordance with a resolution of the Directors.
Mark Goggin Executive Director
Dated 6 August 2015
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BEGINNING OF AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2015
NOTES ACTUAL ACTUAL 2015 2014 $ $ EXPENSES – – TOTAL EXPENSES – – REVENUE – – TOTAL REVENUE – –
NET RESULT – –
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME – – Total other comprehensive income – – TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME – –
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 30 JUNE 2015
NOTES ACTUAL ACTUAL 2015 2014 $ $ ASSETS Current assets Cash 2 2 Total current assets 2 2 Non-current assets – – Total non-current assets – – TOTAL ASSETS 2 2 LIABILITIES TOTAL LIABILITIES – –
NET ASSETS 2 2 EQUITY Accumulated funds 6 2 2 TOTAL EQUITY 2 2
164 The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements. ROUSE HILL HAMILTON COLLECTION PTY LIMITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2015
NOTES ACTUAL ACTUAL Accumulated funds Total $ $ BALANCE AT 1 JULY 2014 2 2 Net result for the year – – BALANCE AT 30 JUNE 2015 6 2 2 BALANCE AT 1 JULY 2013 2 2 Net result for the year – – BALANCE AT 30 JUNE 2014 2 2
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2015
NOTES ACTUAL ACTUAL 2015 2014 $ $ CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES – – NET CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES – –
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES – – NET CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES – –
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES – – NET CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES – –
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CASH – – Opening cash and cash equivalents 2 2 CLOSING CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 2 2
165 The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements. ROUSE HILL HAMILTON COLLECTION PTY LIMITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2015
1 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT C) CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING POLICY, INCLUDING NEW ACCOUNTING POLICIES OR REVISED AUSTRALIAN ACCOUNTING STANDARDS (i) Effective for the first time in 2014–15 A) REPORTING ENTITY The accounting policies applied in 2014–15 are The Rouse Hill Hamilton Collection Pty Limited is consistent with those of the previous financial year a company limited by shares, incorporated and except as a result of the following new or revised domiciled in Australia. The company was incorporated Australian Accounting Standards that have been on 26 October 1994. The company is a non-profit applied for the first time in 2014–15 – AASB 10 entity (as profit is not its principal objective). It is a New and AASB 128 regarding consolidated financial South Wales Government entity and is consolidated statements and accounting for associates and in the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales (HHT) joint ventures. The impact of this Standard in the accounts. The company’s registered office (and period of initial application includes reporting principal place of business) is: The Mint, 10 Macquarie consolidated financial statements. Street, Sydney, New South Wales. (ii) Issued but not yet effective The Board of Directors passed the resolution on the NSW public sector entities are not permitted 30 June 2015 to close the Company with Australian to early adopt new Australian Accounting Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) Standards, unless Treasury determines otherwise. following the wind up of the Hamilton Rouse Hill The following new Australian Accounting Standards Trust on 16 June 2015. An application for voluntary have not been applied and are not yet effective: deregistration will be submitted to ASIC in July. It is expected that the deregistration will be finalised • AASB 9, AASB 2010-7, AASB 2013-9 (Part C), in September 2015 following the usual two month AASB 2014-1 (Part E), AASB 2014-7 and AASB period for comment from the publication date of the 2014-8 regarding financial instruments notice on ASIC’s website. • AASB 14 and AASB 2014-1 (Part D) regarding regulatory deferral accounts The financial statements were authorised for issue by the Directors on 6 August 2015. • AASB 15 and AASB 2014-5 regarding revenue from contracts with customers B) BASIS OF PREPARATION • AASB 2014-3 regarding accounting for The financial statements are general-purpose acquisitions of interests in joint operations financial statements that have been prepared in • AASB 2014-4 regarding acceptable methods accordance with: of depreciation and amortisation • applicable Australian Accounting Standards (which • AASB 2014-9 regarding equity method in include Australian Accounting Interpretations); separate financial statements • the requirements of the Public Finance and Audit • AASB 2014-10 regarding sale or contribution of Act 1983 and Regulation 2010; and assets between and investor and its associate • NSW Treasurer’s Directions. or joint venture The financial statements are for the Rouse Hill • AASB 2015-1 regarding annual improvements Hamilton Collection Pty Limited as an individual entity. to Australian Accounting Standards 2012–2014 cycle The financial statements have been prepared on • AASB 2015-2 regarding amendments to an accruals basis and are based on historical costs AASB 101 disclosure initiatives modified by the revaluation of selected non-current assets, financial assets and financial liabilities for which • AASB 2015-3 regarding materiality the fair value basis of accounting has been applied. There are no significant impacts of these standards in the period of initial application. Judgments, key assumptions and estimations made by management are disclosed in the relevant notes to the financial statements.
All amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar and are expressed in Australian currency.
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NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2015
D) STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE 7 RELATED PARTIES The financial statements and notes comply with A) DIRECTORS’ REMUNERATION Australian Accounting Standards, which include Australian Accounting Interpretations. The Directors act in an honorary capacity and do not receive remuneration in connection with managing 2 TRUSTEE the affairs of the company or of the Trust for which the company acts as Trustee. The company acts as Trustee of the Hamilton Rouse Hill Trust. B) CONTROLLING ENTITY
The Board of Trustees of the Trust unanimously resolved The HHT is considered to be the controlling entity of to wind up the Trust pursuant to clause 12 of the Trust the Rouse Hill Hamilton Collection Pty Limited. Deed on 16 June 2015 and transferred the collection assets C) SUPPORT valued at $944,230 to the Historic Houses Trust of NSW. The HHT provided the Rouse Hill Hamilton Collection Pty Limited with a range of administrative support 3 COMPANY AND TRUST EXPENSES services. These services have been provided at no Operating costs of the company have been met by the charge to the Rouse Hill Hamilton Collection Pty HHT. All expenses incurred by the company were in its Limited and comprised the provision of: capacity as Trustee. • office accommodation facilities
4 AUDIT FEES • accounting and administrative services.
Audit fees for the financial year 2014–15 of $3300 8 REMUNERATION OF DIRECTORS (2013–14: $3300) inclusive of GST for the company No directors of the company during the financial year accounts are to be met by the HHT. received income from the company in connection with the management of the affairs of the company whether 5 RIGHT OF INDEMNITY OUT as executive officer or otherwise. OF THE TRUST ASSETS
The assets of the company as at 30 June 2015 are 9 CONTINGENT ASSETS AND LIABILITIES sufficient to meet the Trustees’ rights of indemnity out of There are no contingent assets or liabilities. trust assets for liabilities incurred on behalf of the Trust, as and when they fall due. 10 SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
6 ACCUMULATED FUNDS Following the resolution by the Directors to close the company, no other significant matter or circumstance ACTUAL ACTUAL has arisen since the end of the financial year to the date of this report that has or may significantly affect the 2015 2014 activities of the company. $ $ Issued capital 2 shares of $1 fully paid 2 2
END OF AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 167 ANNUAL REPORT 2014–15
CONTACTS
All properties are closed on Good HYDE PARK BARRACKS MUSEUM ROSE SEIDLER HOUSE Friday and Christmas Day. Visit Queens Square 71 Clissold Road sydneylivingmuseums.com.au Macquarie Street Wahroonga NSW 2076 for opening hours during NSW school holidays and NSW public holidays. Sydney NSW 2000 T 02 9989 8020 T 02 8239 2311 F 02 9487 2761 F 02 8239 2322 Open Sun, 11am–4pm HISTORIC HOUSES TRUST Open daily, 10am–5pm Schools and booked groups by OF NEW SOUTH WALES Schools and booked groups arrangement Head Office by arrangement The Mint Hyde Park Barracks Cafe ROUSE HILL HOUSE & FARM 10 Macquarie Street Open daily Sydney NSW 2000 356 Annangrove Road T 02 9222 1815 T 02 8239 2288 (PO Box 3123) F 02 8239 2299 Rouse Hill NSW 2155 E [email protected] JUSTICE & POLICE MUSEUM T 02 9627 6777 F 02 9627 6776 Open Mon–Fri, 9am–5pm Cnr Albert and Phillip streets Open Sat & Sun, 10.30am–3.30pm Infoline 02 8239 2442 Circular Quay NSW 2000 bookings advisable) TTY 02 8239 2377 T 02 9252 1144 Schools and booked groups www.sydneylivingmuseums.com.au F 02 9251 5966 (MOS) by arrangement Bistro Mint Open Sat & Sun, 10am–5pm Open Mon-Fri, 8am–4pm Schools and booked groups by SUSANNAH PLACE MUSEUM T 02 9232 2293 arrangement 58–64 Gloucester Street CAROLINE SIMPSON LIBRARY MEROOGAL The Rocks NSW 2000 T 02 9241 1893 & RESEARCH COLLECTION Cnr West and Worrigee streets F 02 9241 2608 Nowra NSW 2541 The Mint Open daily, 2–5pm T 02 4421 8150 10 Macquarie Street Access by guided tour only F 02 4421 2747 Sydney NSW 2000 Schools and booked groups Open Sat, 10.30am–3.30pm T 02 8239 2233 by arrangement F 02 8239 2433 Entry by guided tour only, on the hour E [email protected] Schools and booked groups VAUCLUSE HOUSE Open Tues–Fri, 10am–4pm by arrangement Wentworth Road ELIZABETH BAY HOUSE MUSEUM OF SYDNEY Vaucluse NSW 2030 T 02 9388 7922 on the site of first Government House 7 Onslow Avenue F 02 9337 4963 Cnr Bridge and Phillip streets Elizabeth Bay NSW 2011 Open Fri–Sun, 11am–4pm Sydney NSW 2000 T 02 9356 3022 Schools and booked groups T 02 9251 5988 F 02 9357 7176 by arrangement Open Fri–Sun, 11am–4pm F 02 9251 5966 Schools and booked groups Open daily, 10am–5pm Vaucluse House Tearooms by arrangement Schools and booked groups Open Wed–Sun by arrangement T 02 9388 8188
ELIZABETH FARM The Governors Table Bar & Dining Open daily 70 Alice Street T 02 9241 1788 Rosehill NSW 2142 T 02 9635 9488 F 02 9891 3740 Open Sat & Sun, 10.30am–3.30pm Schools and booked groups by arrangement
Elizabeth Farm Tearooms Open Sat & Sun, 10.30am–3pm T 02 9635 9488 168 APPENDICES
THANK YOU TO OUR PROGRAM SUPPORTERS & PARTNERS
We thank the many people and groups who have assisted MUSEUM SUPPORTERS the HHT this year for their generosity, support and expertise, Elizabeth Farm including: Harris Park Community Centre • HHT Volunteers Harris Park Neighbourhood Committee • HHT Foundation Board, Governors and Supporters Parramatta City Council
EDUCATION & PUBLIC PROGRAM SUPPORTERS Parramatta Heritage Partners which incorporates: Parramatta & District Historical Society – Agenda Hambledon Cottage Angove Family Winemakers Old Government House & Experiment Archikidz! Farm Cottage – National Trust The Big Dig & Youth Hostels Australia Lancer Barracks Museum Chinese Heritage Association of Australia Whitlam Institute at the Female Expanded Architecture Orphan School Food and Words Parramatta Heritage Centre – History Council of NSW Parramatta city council Museums and Galleries of NSW Hyde Park Barracks Museum Museum of Applied Arts and Science The Great Irish Famine New South Wales Bar Association Commemoration Committee NSW Board of Studies Justice & Police Museum NSW Farmers’ Association NSW Police Force
NSW Department of Education & Communities Meroogal Opera Australia Bundanon Trust State Library of New South Wales Museum of Sydney Sydney Architecture Festival AGL Sydney Harbour Federation Trust Friends of First Government House Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority Rouse Hill House & Farm Sydney Water Baulkham Hills Shire Council The Festivalists Darug elders and descendants The Sydney Journal (Rouse Hill House & Farm interpretation) The Rocks Educators Network Hawkesbury, Hills and Riverland Tourism – HHART VideoConferencing Australia Hawkesbury Museum Vivid Ideas Hawkesbury Shire Council
INTERPRETATION & EXHIBITIONS SUPPORTERS Muru Mittigar NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service Architecture Foundation Australia Chinese Heritage Association of Australia Susannah Place Museum Corporate Culture (designer furniture) Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority Head On Photo Festival Vaucluse House NSW Architects Registration Board Australia Council NSW Farmers La Perouse Aboriginal Community Seidler Architectural Foundation (Vaucluse House interpretation) smow Australia Snaploader Stormtech University of Newcastle Visions of Australia 169 ANNUAL REPORT 2014–15
INDEX
A consultants, payment of 84 F Aboriginal consumer response 80 financial statements 87–167 employment 17 corporate Financial stewardship 40 programming 16, 17 framework 5 first Government House 7, 28, 40, 42, 46 access to government information 77 planning 62 First Government House Place 52 access to information 76–80 Creative Services food programs 16 acquisitions 34, 36–7, 70 Advisory Committee 62, 73 Foundation for the Historic Houses Trust admission fees 75 Group 63, 65 of NSW 8, 31, 33, 46, 58, 63, 65, 70, 74, 76 archaeology 30 credit card certification 80 financial statements of 122 assets 6, 51 Foundation Limited financial statements 140 fundraising 70 audiences D see also Governors’ Circle family 18 digital regional 16 content 26, 51, 57, 66 Audit & Risk Committee 62, 66, 73 delivery 80 G auditors’ reports 90–1, 123–25, engagement 26–7 Glenfield 16, 58 143–44, 151–52, 161–62 strategy 26 Government House 20, 41, 51, 68 awards 7, 17 Digital Information Security Annual transfer of 41, 68 Attestation Statement 69 Governors’ Circle 70, 76 B disability awareness 80 GSDA no 1 Dwelling 58 Beulah 16, 35, 59 donations 6, 51, 76, 80 board standing committees 73 H brand, Sydney Living Museums 7, 17, 26, 51 E Hamilton Rouse Hill Trust 34, 68, 74 Eastern Sydney Portfolio 34, 53, 63, 64, 65 financial statements of 150 C education programs 10, 41, 51, 63, 64 Heritage & Endangered Houses carbon footprint, reduction in 41 Elizabeth Bay House 7, 20, 30, 33, Advisory Committee 74 Caroline Simpson Library & 34, 40, 44, 46, 51, 53, 64 Heritage Group 64 Research Collection 7, 9, 34, 37, Elizabeth Farm 16, 20, 30, 31, 41, 44, 51, 54, 64 HHT standing committees 62, 74 46, 51, 54, 57, 63, 70, 80 Endangered Houses Fund 16, 35, 58–9, 64, 74 Home & Architecture program 8, 9, 12, 18, 46 Chairman’s overview 2 see also Beulah, Exeter Farm, hospitality 20–1, 40 City Portfolio 44, 52, 62, 63, 64, 65 Glenfield, GSDA no 1 Dwelling, human resources 44–5, 64, 80–4 Lyndhurst, Nissen hut, Throsby Park collections 34, 36–7, 51, 57 Hyde Park Barracks Museum 7, 11, 14, acquiring new collection material 34, 70 ethical standards 66 16, 18, 20, 30, 34, 37, 41, 51, 54, 70 archaeology, see archaeology events, see public programs Executive Director’s overview 3 photographic 30, 57 I Executive team 62 Throsby Park 7, 38–9 ICT management 66 Exeter Farm 17, 41, 59 Collections Valuation Committee 74 income, generation of 6, 40, 51 exhibitions 7, 16, 17, 18, 24–5, 26, 28, 40, 51, 63 Commercial & Marketing insurance 68 expenditure 6 Advisory Committee 73 Internal Audit and Risk Services Group 63 external activities and engagement 48–9 Management Attestation 67 commercial leasehold income 7, 40 interpretation 17, 40, 46 commercial services 40, 51 Interpretation & Exhibitions team 63 committees 62 conservation projects 30–3, 58–9
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J O T Joint Consultative Committee 44, 62, 68, 74 Operations Group 64 Throsby Park 7, 16, 38–9, 41, 59 Justice & Police Museum 20, 41, organisational chart 65 TRIM, see records management 44, 45, 51, 52, 57, 64, 68 outreach, regional 6, 20, 21, 24 Trustees, Board of 60–2, 65, 66, 73 Tusculum 58
L P land disposal 80 paid admissions 7, 20, 21, 28, 51 U legal change 68 partnerships 7, 8, 12, 16, 18, 40, 46, 51, 63 UNESCO World Heritage listing 7, 40, 51, 54, 64 loans 34 payment performance 84 Unlocked: The Sydney Living Lyndhurst 57, 58 Performance Development Plan (PDP) 44 Museums Gazette 17 personnel policies and practices 80 Unlocking Heritage program 7, 10–11, 41, 76 M policies and procedures 64, 66, 68 Macquarie Street Portfolio 54, 63, 64, 65 Privacy Management Plan 76 V magazine, see Unlocked properties 20–1, 51, 52–5 Vaucluse House 7, 9, 16, 18, 21, 30, maintaining our properties 30–3 list of 56 33, 34, 41, 46, 51, 53, 64, 70 media coverage 40–1 see also museums venues 20–1, 30, 40, 51, 63 membership 7, 40, 41, 63 public awareness 26, 40–1 vision 5 Meroogal 7, 8, 20, 34, 44, 51, 55, 64 public programs 20–1, 24, 41, 51, 63 visitation 6, 7, 8, 18, 20–1, 24, 26, 28 Meroogal & Western Sydney volunteers 8, 31, 41, 63, 64 Portfolio 54–5, 63, 64, 65 R list of 85–6 Meroogal Women’s Art Prize 7, 8 raising awareness 40–1 program 8, 41, 63, 64 Mint, The 7, 14, 20, 30, 32, 34, 40, records management 41, 64, 68 42, 46, 51, 54, 64, 70 regional audiences 10, 16, 25, 63 see also Caroline Simpson W Library & Research Collection risk management 64, 66–9 website 7, 17, 26, 27, 77 mission statement 5 Rose Seidler House 12, 21, 30, 32, 44, 51, 53, 64 Western Sydney Portfolio, see Meroogal Moruya Manse 59 Rouse Hill Hamilton Collection Pty Limited 74 & Western Sydney Portfolio Museum of Sydney 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 21, 26, 28, financial statements of 160 workforce diversity 81–4 30, 32, 40, 41, 42, 44, 46, 51, 52, 64, 70 Rouse Hill House & Farm 7, 16, 17, 21, work health and safety (WHS) 45, 66, 68 museums 20–1, 51, 52–5 30, 31, 41, 44, 51, 55, 64, 70 Work Health & Safety Committee 74 contact info 168 list of 56 S see also Caroline Simpson Library & self-generated revenue 6, 40, 75 Research Collection, Elizabeth Bay House, skills and training 44 Elizabeth Farm, Hyde Park Barracks social media 26–7, 63 Museum, Justice & Police Museum, Meroogal, Mint, Museum of Sydney, Rose sponsors/sponsorship 6, 51, 70, 75 Seidler House, Rouse Hill House & Farm, staff Susannah Place Museum, Vaucluse House distribution 81–4 training 7, 44–5, 64, 66, 80 N wellbeing 44–5 NAIDOC Week 17, 41 strategic direction 5 Nissen hut 59 Susannah Place Museum 21, 30, 44, 51, 52, 64 NSW Police Forensic Photography Archive 57 Sydney Living Museums brand 7, 17, 26, 51 Sydney Open 7, 8, 12, 20, 24, 26, 40, 41
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CORPORATE PARTNERS
The HHT would like to thank the following sponsors for their support:
MAJOR PARTNERS
SUPPORTING PARTNERS
MEDIA PARTNERS
CATERING PARTNERS
172 Cover Elizabeth Farm. Photo © Douglas Riley
Page 4 Year 4 students from Yagoona Public School enjoying the hammocks at the Hyde Park Barracks Museum as part of the new Unlocking Heritage education subsidy program. Photo © James Horan
Page 50 Objects from the Caroline Simpson Library and Research Collection on permanent display in the Scholars’ Gallery, Caroline Simpson Library. Photo © Nicholas Watt
Page 72 At the launch of the Governors’ Circle program, the table setting included reproductions of items from the Hyde Park Barracks Museum collection. Photo © James Horan
Page 87 Visitors cracking the safe at Justice & Police Museum. Photo © James Horan
Page 122 Table decorations at the Hyde Park Barracks Museum for an HHT Foundation event. Photo © James Horan
Page 140 Vaucluse House. Photo © Katrina James
Page 150 Rouse Hill House & Farm. Photo © James Horan
Page 160 Rouse Hill House & Farm. Photo © James Horan
Page 173 Paving floor tiles and metal sign (detail), Justice & Police Museum. Photo © Haley Richardson & Stuart Miller
Gates at Hyde Park Barracks Museum. Photo © Douglas Riley The Historic Houses Trust of NSW, incorporating Sydney Living Museums, cares for significant historic places, buildings, landscapes and collections. It is a statutory authority of, and principally funded by, the New South Wales Government.