(AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia - Governor ...

MEMBER (AM) IN THE GENERAL DIVISION OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIADr James BROADBENT, Mulgoa NSW 2745For service to the preservation of Australia's built heritage through roles with the NewSouth Wales Branch of the National Trust of Australia, and as an academic andresearcher.Consultant Historian and designer, Gardens, Interiors and Houses, National Trust of Australia(New South Wales), since 2003.Member of the Collections Committee, since 1979, Curatorial Committee, since 1990;Cemeteries Committee, 1979-2002; Architectural Advisory Panel, 1980-1993; and theHistoric Buildings Committee, 1975-1990.Honorary Architect, 1980-1983.Member, National Trust of Australia (New South Wales), since 1975.Senior Curatorial Adviser, Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales, 1991-2003.Founding Curator of the Lyndhurst Conservation Resource Centre, 1989; Rouse Hill House,1986; Elizabeth Farm, Parramatta; and Elizabeth Bay House, 1977-1979.Involved in advising the New South Wales Government on the establishment of the HistoricHouses Trust of New South Wales and the New South Wales Heritage Council, in the 1970s.Established guidelines for the Historic Houses Trust’s landmark Endangered Houses Fund.Author, approximately 7 books, 10 book chapters and over 30 published papers and journalarticles.Public lecturer on Australian architectural and social history, and the preservation andrestoration of Australian colonial houses and gardens.66