nsw With the help of community volunteers, we’re undertaking vital conservation work to the bushland surrounding Marie Byles’ historic home in Cheltenham.more
tas 18 May 2024 - 19 May 2024Australian Garden History Society - Winter Lectures 2024 begins with 'people, places and stories' - Longford, Launceston and Surrounds
Saturday & Sunday 18th & 19th May 2024more
tas Mt Lyell Mine ownership updates, Bay of Fires Season 2 and Penghana rated in the top 1% of Australian B&B's on Trip Advisor - coming in at number 7!more
tas This month we focus on William Cuffay. Tony Moore, Associate Professor at Monash University, interprets Cuffay’s legacy at Unshackled – the True Convict Story at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery:more
tas National Trust Tasmania is seeking an experienced marketing officer to develop and implement a marketing plan for Tasmania’s unique, new tourism attraction, the Convict Memorial.more
tas National Trust collections continue to evolve, reflecting our evolving awareness of the cultural significance of our properties. An attractive rosewood flower table c1840 has recently been acquired for Clarendon.more
tas A Tasmanian Government Built Heritage Maintenance grant has allowed significant works programs at the Hobart Penitentiary Chapel and Clarendon.more
tas A new exhibition drawn from a private collection poses some interesting questions of what may have been the course of Tasmania’s history if the island had been claimed by France.more
vic 20 Jun 2024Explore the rich vegetation at Endeavour Fern Gully (27 hectares) and learn about the remnant herb-rich foothill forest and damp forest vegetation communities on the Mornington Peninsula and why it is vital to protect them.more
tas Unshackled at the Hobart Penitentiary offers four experiences for one ticket price: · Convict Memorial: a digital history experience allowing visitors to trace the lives of each of the 75,000 convicts transported to Tasmania 1803-1853 · Pandemonium: a dynamic widescreen presentation of Tasmania’s convict years 1803-1853, shown inmoreBook now
tas Step into the Old Umbrella Shop for an authentic 19th – early 20th century shopping experience. Built in the 1860s, the shop took on its current identity in 1920 when it became the premises of R Shott & Son. Robert Walter Shott had operated an umbrella shop in Melbournemore
tas Penghana B&B offers a rare opportunity to stay in this historic west coast Arts & Crafts Movement mansion and be immersed in its history.morePenghana B&B
