HERITA HERITAGE FESTIVAL - NSW

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adults, 2 children). Cost for Sunday High Teas from 2pm: $22
per person / $10 child (6-15) – does not include entrance fee.
Enquiries: 02 9498 2271
Friends of Tulkiyan with Ku-ring-gai Council
Open House at State-Listed Tulkiyan
Tulkiyan Heritage House, 707 Pacific Highway
See Tulkiyan, Ku-ring-gai’s State Heritage listed house
museum, complete with original contents. This 1913 Arts
and Crafts property designed by BJ Waterhouse was home
for eighty years to the Donaldson family, whose Scottish
forebears migrated to nineteenth century Victoria. The
younger Donaldson’s did not marry; together with their elderly
live-in maid, they grew old in the family home, maintaining the
original structure and furnishing style. The family story is told
through reference to the large collection of retained personal
artefacts. One day only. No additional date. Doors open 10am.
The house tour takes about 1 hour and runs continuously.
Last tour entry 3pm. No bookings taken. Limited access;
patrons must be able to negotiate stairs.
Sun 29 April 10am - 4pm
Full Adult entry $10, concessions available. Includes tea/
coffee/cake.
Enquiries: Ku-ring-gai Council 02 9424 0000
GYMEA
Hazelhurst Regional Gallery & Arts Centre
Sutherland - Hazelhurst Heritage Cottage Tours
782 Kingsway (just off Princes Hwy)
Discover the stories and history of Hazelhurst and the heritage
cottage built in 1946 by Ben and Hazel Broadhurst who
generously bequeathed their 1.4 hectare property and made
Hazelhurst Regional Gallery and Arts Centre possible. Take a
tour of the cottage, visit the latest exhibitions in the Gallery,
relax in the parkland gardens and dine in the terrace cafe.
Family event, refreshments are available along with toilets
and tour guides. Please see www.hazelhurst.com.au for more
information or follow us at facebook.com/hazelhurstregional
or twitter.com/hazelhurst_art.
Sat 14 April 10am - 5pm
Free
Enquiries: 02 8536 5700
HABERFIELD
Haberfield Association
Haberfield: The First Planned Garden Suburb
Dalhousie Street
A major innovation in town-planning was the creation of
the Garden Suburb. Haberfield was Australia’s first planned
Garden Suburb “establishing a model for Australia’s suburban
development in the 20th century” (Australian Heritage
Commission, 1990). This walking tour will look at the first
(1901) subdivision of Richard Stanton’s Haberfield Estate
explaining the Garden Suburb concept. Three houses from
Haberfield’s Early and Mid Federation periods will be open
for inspection. Tour notes and afternoon tea will be provided.
Sat 28 April 1.30pm - 4pm
$10
Bookings Essential: 0412 707 898 or vacrow@hotmail.com
St David’s Uniting Church Haberfield
Tours of Historic Church Precinct
51 Dalhousie Street
A tour of the St David’s historic precinct, including the Church,
Hall and Ramsay Graveyard. There will be short talks at each
of the locations on the site, with the opportunity to purchase
morning/afternoon tea. Parking avilable in nearby streets.
Wheelchair accessible.
Sat 28 April 10am & 2pm
Free – donations welcome
Enquiries: www.stdavids.org.au
HORNSBY
Hornsby Art Society
Amazing Stories: Our Heritage - Arts Exhibition
Wallarobba Arts and Cultural Centre, 25 Edgeworth David
Avenue
A two week Art Exhibition by the Members of Hornsby Art
Society focussing on the theme of Our Heritage - natural and
man-made. This Exhibition will be held at Hornsby Art Society’s
home at Wallarobba Arts & Cultural Centre, one of the oldest
homesteads in Hornsby, recently refurbished by Hornsby Shire
Council as a visual arts facility. For further information including
Exhibition talks & Opening Night Information visit our website at:
www.hornsbyartsociety.com.au. Exhibition Open Daily 10am
- 4pm (24/04 - 06/05/12) Opening Night - Friday 27 April
from 6pm.
24 April - 6 May 10am - 4pm
Free