2013 annual report - Sydney Living Museums

HISTORIC HOUSES TRUST OF NEW SOUTH WALESANNUAL REPORT 2012-2013

Michael RoseChairman

Mark GogginDirector

The Hon Robyn Parker MPMinister for the EnvironmentMinister for HeritageParliament HouseMacquarie StreetSydney NSW 2000

HISTORIC HOUSES TRUST Head Office The Mint 10 Macquarie Street Sydney NSW 2000

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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 2010, we submit for presentation to Parliament the Annual Report of the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales for the year ending 30 June 2013.

Yours sincerely

HISTORIC HOUSES TRUST OF NEW SOUTH WALESANNUAL REPORT 2012–2013

Acquiring new collection 25 material

Endangered Houses Fund 26 properties sold

Maintaining our properties 27

4 Stability 28 Investing in and upgrading 28

our facilities

Generating income 28

Raising awareness of the HHT 28

Controlling our costs 29

Reducing our carbon footprint 29

5 Wellbeing 30 Developing skills and training 30

Improving workplace health 30 and safety

6 Knowledge 31 Sharing our specialist knowledge 31

Researching the past 31

Making research and 32 knowledge accessible to the community

Conference presentations 33

ABOUT THE HHT 34 Who we are 35 Our properties 36 Justice & Police Museum 36

Museum of Sydney 36

Susannah Place Museum 36

Elizabeth Bay House 37

Government House 37

Rose Seidler House 37

Vaucluse House 38

Hyde Park Barracks Museum 38

The Mint 38

Elizabeth Farm 39

Meroogal 39

Rouse Hill House & Farm 39

From the Chairman 4From the Director 5

OUR ACHIEVEMENTS 6 Corporate Plan & performance 7

reporting Vision 7

Mission 7

Corporate framework 7

Performance reporting 8

Key achievements 9 1 Involvement 10 Collaborating with Aboriginal 10

communities

Broadening our audiences 10

Fostering and developing new partnerships 10

Supporting our volunteers 11

Strengthening ties with 11 local communities

Involving the over 55s 11

2 Access & enjoyment 12 Creating new exhibitions

and publications 12

Refreshing interpretation 12

Expanding our digital presence 12

Taking the HHT to regional 11 New South Wales 12

Public programs 16

Access to our collections 17

Connecting to multicultural 18 communities

Improving access for people 18 with disabilities

Education 19

Outreach maps 22

3 Conservation & curatorship 24 Government House 24

Justice & Police Museum 24

Key conservation projects 24

Conserving our collections 25

Contents

Our collections 41 Caroline Simpson Library 41

& Research Collection

Photographic collection 41

Breakdown of visitor 42 numbers

Endangered Houses Fund 44 Beulah 44

Exeter Farm 45

Glenfield 45

Moruya manse 45

Nissen hut 46

Throsby Park 46

Corporate governance 47 Board of Trustees 47

Trustees 47

Committees 48

Corporate planning 48

Management Group 49

Commercial & Marketing 50 Services Group

Creative Services Group 50

Heritage & Portfolio Group 50

Operations Group 50

Organisational chart 51

Volunteers 52

Risk management 52

Internal Audit and Risk 53 Management Attestation

Financial controls 54

Delegations 54

Other operational activities 54

Other entities 55

Foundation for the Historic 56 Houses Trust of New South Wales

Friends of the Historic Houses 57 Trust of New South Wales

APPENDICES 58 Board standing committees 59 Audit & Risk Committee 59

Commercial & Marketing 59 Services Advisory Committee

Creative Services Advisory Committee 59

Heritage & Endangered Houses Advisory Committee 59

HHT standing committees 60 Collections Valuation Committee 60

Joint Consultative Committee 60

Workplace Health & 60 Safety Committee

Staff & Management 60 Participatory and Advisory 60 Committee (SAMPAC)

Associated groups 60 Foundation for the Historic 60

Houses Trust of New South Wales

Friends of the Historic Houses 61 Trust of New South Wales Executive Committee

Rouse Hill Hamilton Collection 61 Pty Limited

Admission fees 61 Self-generated income 61 Sponsors 61

Grants 61

Fundraising 62

Endangered Houses Fund 62

Disability Action Plan 62 Multicultural Policies & Services 63

Program Privacy Management Plan 63 Access to government information 63 Our information 63

Access to information 63

Charges 66

Consumer response 66 Electronic services delivery 66 Land disposal 66 Creditcardcertification 66 Cost of annual report 66 Human resources 67 Exceptional movements in 67

employee wages, salaries and allowances

Personnel policies & practices 67

Equal employment opportunity 67 (EEO)

Use of consultants 70 Payment performance 70 Our volunteers 71 HHT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 73 FOUNDATION FINANCIAL 106

STATEMENTS FOUNDATION LIMITED 124

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS HAMILTON ROUSE HILL TRUST 134

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ROUSE HILL HAMILTON 142

COLLECTION PTY LIMITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Contacts 150 Thank you to our program 151

supporters and partners Sponsors 152

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museums, which includes the Hyde Park Barracks and The Mint – dominant buildings in the young Sydney township – and also Vaucluse House, Elizabeth Farm and Rouse Hill House & Farm, which once sat outside the boundaries of Sydney on the frontier of European settlement. Their incorporation into the expanding city is as much a part of our state’s history as their original establishment.

Just as the city has changed and evolved around many of our houses, so too has our society. Our buildings, and the landscapes within which they sit, have been influenced not only by changes in the built environment but also by successive waves of immigration, which have changed the nature of our communities and the way we live. Also, a wider community awareness of Indigenous culture and European settlement gives us a new opportunity to consider the dramatic changes in our environment. Our collections help us to follow these changes as well.

At the HHT we want to continue to evolve and take our stories to a broader cross-section of our community. With this in mind, we have changed our public identity to Sydney Living Museums. In adopting a new brand we hope we will unify our diverse collection while preserving the distinct identity of each property. The public response to Sydney Living Museums has been very encouraging and, in the coming year, we will be using the new brand to connect our properties and programs in new and exciting ways.

In 2012–13, more than 940,000 visitors enjoyed our properties, exhibitions, travelling exhibitions and activities. All of them had an opportunity to experience the buildings and landscapes, as well as the curatorship and scholarship, of the HHT.

In April this year I attended the launch of Public Sydney: drawing the city at the Museum of Sydney. This remarkable book by Philip Thalis and Peter John Cantrill was published jointly by the Historic Houses Trust of NSW (HHT) and the journal Content of the Faculty of Built Environment, University of New South Wales. An extraordinary work of scholarship, it is the result of the authors’ dedication and insight, and their affection for Sydney. It is a landmark publication and will be a vital reference for architects, designers and urban planners for decades to come.

The drawings and photographs in Public Sydney are a great reminder not only of what Sydney has lost in terms of its built environment since Governor Phillip originally defined the town, but also of what we have gained as successive generations have added new layers to our city. The HHT is proud to be associated with a publication that explores these themes and adds to the wider understanding of our historic public places.

The constant expansion and layering of Sydney is reflected in the HHT’s collection of historic houses and

Michael Rose, Chairman

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Michael Rose. Photograph Scott Hill © HHT

Our work is supported by the Foundation for the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales, which brings together a dedicated group of donors and supporters. We are extremely grateful for the continued support of the Foundation and its donors.

We are also grateful to the Friends of the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales, an independent charitable organisation that works with us to deliver a program of members’ events.

In July 2013, Kate Clark announced her resignation as Director of the HHT. Over five years Kate achieved a great deal as Director, bringing about significant and necessary organisational change, continuing a strong focus on research and scholarship, and promoting the cultural significance and value of our collection. On behalf of the wider HHT community, I would like to thank Kate for her enormous contribution to our heritage legacy.

Our new Director, Mark Goggin, joined us in August. He brings a wealth of experience, as well as great energy and enthusiasm, to our organisation. We welcome Mark and look forward to working with him in his new role.

In presenting its properties and collections, the HHT offers insights into the ways in which our environment, our society and our lives have changed since European settlement. We offer our visitors unique stories and histories, and our success in this is underpinned by personal connections – it relies on the engagement, energy and enthusiasm of our staff and volunteers. We know that this is important to our visitors and we thank all our staff and volunteers for their work.

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the historical phases of the house’s development. We have also catalogued an intriguing collection of furniture, soft furnishings, kitchenalia, uniforms and domestic wares from the former service wings and private quarters.

Our programs reached a new level of vitality. Sydney Open 2012 doubled its visitation to more than 9000 visitors through 69 properties, the largest visitation since the event started in 1997. The Fifties Fair remained ever popular. We welcomed the arrival of our nostalgic Vintage Sundays series across our key properties. We reviewed and revamped our education programs, delivered by 46 newly recruited Curriculum Program Deliverers, educating more than 50,000 children across our sites.

Our exhibitions reached more than 200,000 people through our core museums, the Museum of Sydney, the Hyde Park Barracks Museum and the Justice & Police Museum, as well as regional venues across New South Wales. The landmark, and sellout, publication, Public Sydney: drawing the city, defined new intellectual and historical territory for the institution.

We achieved all this despite a 32% reduction in weekly opening hours at all properties since October 2012. In addition, the streamlining and economising of the education offer and the shift to a new front-of-house model has temporarily reduced education numbers in 2012–13.

We developed a new digital strategy framework for engaging our future audiences. This thinking, combined with our innovative Interpretation & Exhibitions Team, delivered new experiential ways to engage audiences through new technologies: our Minister for Heritage The Hon Robyn Parker MP launched the first Auslan guide for a cultural site in New South Wales for the World Heritage listed Hyde Park

Mark Goggin, Director

I joined the HHT in August 2013. It is an incredible privilege to have the opportunity to lead an institution that has developed an enviable reputation for the care and conservation of our remarkable historic properties and their collections. Equally, it has been fantastic to experience the passion of our staff, volunteers, donors and supporters, all of whom are involved in unlocking the unique stories of our sites for audiences.

The foundation of our work is the care and conservation of our significant houses, gardens and grounds for future generations. The outstanding efforts of staff and volunteers are evident in the technical conservation of the 22 historic buildings across our 12 museums, which are maintained in outstanding condition, and through the fastidious and thoughtful care of their related collections.

This year a key conservation project has been the extensive renovation of Government House to enable the Governor of New South Wales to return to full residence. Renovations have been carried out in close collaboration with the Department of Premier and Cabinet and the Office of the Governor, and revealed for the first time some of

Mark Goggin. Photograph © Stuart Miller

Michael Rose, Chairman

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Barracks; visitor iPad guides at Elizabeth Farm were warmly received; and the award-winning The Cook and the Curator blog engaged a new virtual audience of people interested in food history.

In a year of retail restructuring and leasehold review for the Hyde Park Barracks Cafe, commercial returns from four cafes and restaurants and our thriving premium events business were largely maintained. Collectively, commercial revenues, including admissions and events, accounted for 21% of the HHT’s annual revenue.

This year’s achievements are a testament to the leadership of former Director Kate Clark. I would like to acknowledge Kate’s role in strongly positioning the institution for its future sustainability. Kate’s legacy is immediately evident across the organisation, which has been significantly modernised in its systems, administration, brand and programs. Kate’s heritage and policy expertise has also played a central role in underpinning some major strategic initiatives for 2013–14, notably, a review of the whole-of-organisation business model and a heritage master-planning process for Rouse Hill House & Farm.

Finally, the achievements of the HHT are due to the efforts of its remarkable people: the Board of Trustees, the talented staff, the hardworking volunteers, and our committed Foundation, partners, members, friends and supporters. I collectively thank this dedicated group of individuals who underpin our reputation as Australia’s leading place-based cultural institution.

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Corporate plan & performance reporting

Corporate frameworkThe Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales Corporate Plan 2010–2015 is underpinned by six key aims and objectives, each supported by a list of actions that drives our strategic direction.

4 5 6stabilityThe HHT becomes a more resilient organisation with a secure future.

wellbeingThe wellbeing of our staff improves.

knowledgeWe use our knowledge and expertise, and work with others, to change the way people think about heritage and the past.

1 2 3aCCess & enjoymentWe provide more people and a wider range of people access to our properties, collections, programs and knowledge.

Conservation & CUratorshipOur properties and collections are handed on to future generations in good heart.

involvementA wider range of people are involved in understanding, interpreting and caring for the past.

visionA FUTURE FOR THE PAST

mission TO cARE FOR SigNiFicANT HiSTORic PLAcES, bUiLdiNgS, cOLLEcTiONS ANd LANdScAPES WiTH iNTEgRiTY, ANd ENAbLE PEOPLE TO ENjOY ANd LEARN AbOUT THEM

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VISITaTIon*

PERFORMANCE REPORTINg

* Includes visitors to Government House grounds but excludes those to grounds of the Hyde Park Barracks Museum, Museum of Sydney and Vaucluse House. Visitation to travelling exhibitions is shown in darker shade.

The decrease in general visitation numbers reflects a 32% reduction in weekly opening hours at all properties since October 2012.

July 2009 – June 2013

$6.474 million$29.554 million $331.191 million

60% Personnel services 20% Other operating costs 7% Maintenance 8% Services provided free of charge 2% Contract staff 2% Depreciation 1% Insurance

33% Commercial services*

24% Donation and sponsorships 22% Admissions 10% Retail 5% Investments 5% Special activities†

1% Other income

* Commercial services include venue hire, catering, rental income from commercial leases, and hire of properties for filming and photography.

† Special activities include public programs and the Sydney Open program.

85% Land and buildings

12% Collection assets

2% Cash and cash equivalents

1% Other assets†

* As at 30 June 2013.† Other assets include capital work in progress

($445,000), intangible assets ($396,000), trade and other receivables ($495,000), inventories ($315,000), plant and equipment ($719,000), non-current assets held for resale ($1.250 million) and Biobank receivables ($715,000).

ExpEndITurE 2012–13 ToTal aSSETS*SElf-gEnEraTEd rEVEnuE 2012–13

SElf-gEnEraTEd rEVEnuE*

July 2009 – June 2013

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

$7.448m$7.163m

$8.342m

$7.457m

$6.474m

$7.377m (average)

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2010

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2011

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846,126919,417 920,643 941,549


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INVOLVEMENT• We enhanced our reach to diverse audiences through

major partnerships, including our fully sponsored exhibition The Force: 150 years of NSW Police, which was held at the Justice & Police Museum and also travelled to Wagga Wagga, Dubbo and Newcastle.

• We recruited 399 new program volunteers to assist us in presenting Sydney Open 2012.

• More than 9000 people attended Sydney Open 2012, our largest public program to date.

• We produced Public Sydney: drawing the city, a critically acclaimed book co-published with the journal Content of the Faculty of Built Environment, University of New South Wales, and sponsored by the City of Sydney and the Friends of the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales.

ACCESS & ENjOYMENT• We developed our first digital strategy, which has

resulted in a significant increase in collections-focused digital output and a 30% growth in visitation to our website.

• 135,437 visitors across regional New South Wales and on the Gold Coast attended our travelling exhibitions Built for the bush: the green architecture of rural Australia, Margaret Olley: home, Smalltown and The Force: 150 years of NSW Police.

• For the Hyde Park Barracks Museum, we produced the first Australian Sign Language (Auslan) video guide at a museum or heritage site in New South Wales.

CONSERVATION AND CURATORSHIP• We sold two Endangered Houses Fund (EHF) properties,

ensuring their future preservation.

• We completed conservation work to stabilise Throsby Park house and maintained the historic garden and curtilage.

• We refurbished the private quarters at Government House in collaboration with the Department of Premier and Cabinet, and created new office accommodation in a former service wing.

• We finalised a mould remediation project at our properties, which included cleaning and stabilising 2500 objects from the Justice & Police Museum collection.

• We evaluated the significance of more than 800 objects at Throsby Park, ranging from an 1822 James Oatley clock and farm machinery to photograph albums and personal diaries.

WELLBEINg• Our staff completed 3300 hours of training, a

28% increase on the previous year, which was provided at the same cost as for the previous year.

STABILITY• 21% of our income was self-generated.

• We attracted more than 40,000 people to over 500 commercial events at our properties.

• We increased public awareness of our organisation through an increase of 39% in the number of media articles.

• We created a new Compliance and Knowledge Team that has responsibility for records management and overseeing the development of policies and procedures.

• Our ICT Team began upgrading our security and network infrastructure.

• We managed our budget to achieve the New South Wales Government's productivity targets and produce unqualified financial statements for all Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales (HHT) reporting entities.

• As part of our ongoing organisational restructure, we recruited 91 new staff members, whose dynamic skills complement the expertise of existing staff. This resulted in an increase of around 3% in permanent positions and a decrease of about 4% in temporary roles.

KNOWLEDgE• We installed a new digital interactive in the Hyde

Park Barracks Museum, entitled Lags & Swells, which presents existing and new research on the lives of 50 convicts who lived and worked in the building between 1819 and 1848.

• Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection staff researched a new acquisition, the archive of business and personal papers relating to the late Leslie Walford AM, interior decorator.

• In a major project for the HHT, we began researching historic documents, photographs and plans at the Justice & Police Museum to inform our decision-making about the reinterpretation of and improved visitor experience at this museum.


We are dedicated to providing increasing opportunities for people to become involved with the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales (HHT) through a range of programs. We value people’s involvement and participation in helping us to learn about and enjoy our sites and collections. Two of the best ways we can do this are through collaborating with other organisations to strengthen community involvement with our properties, and by encouraging and supporting volunteers.

COLLABORATINg WITH ABORIgINAL COMMUNITIES Contributors from Aboriginal communities continue to tell their stories at the HHT. This year we worked with local Aboriginal researchers and heritage professionals to uncover stories from pre- and post-contact history as well as to foster cultural connections to communities today. Aboriginal heritage specialists (Darug descendant Leanne Watson and Dharawal man Michael Ingrey) have been retained as advisers to the HHT to help with interpretation and programming and to strengthen our connections to communities in Western Sydney and La Perouse.

We continued our successful working partnership between the Museum of Sydney (MOS) on the site of first Government House and Boolarng Nangamai Aboriginal Art and Culture Studio, and commissioned Aboriginal researcher Mariko Smith to undertake an Aboriginal legal and social-justice project to assist in future interpretation and engagement at the Justice & Police Museum.

Two of our exhibitions explored aspects of Aboriginal history and featured the achievements of individual Aboriginal people. The wild ones: Sydney Stadium 1908–1970 at the Museum of Sydney (MOS) highlighted Aboriginal boxers, like Lionel Murphy, who gained recognition and success in the ring, while The Force: 150 years of NSW Police at the Justice & Police Museum (with a tour to three regional museums across New South Wales) included information about the service of blacktracker Sergeant Alexander Riley.

The HHT celebrated NAIDOC Week 2012 (1–8 July) with a community day, entitled Darug Stories, at Rouse Hill House & Farm, where participants heard stories, watched a demonstration of carving by Uncle Greg Simms and participated in the creation of a painting by Leanne Watson. A weaving workshop at MOS by Boolarng Nangamai Aboriginal Art and Culture Studio sold out.

BROADENINg OUR AUDIENCES The Project, our History Extension seminar day for HSC students and their teachers, was once again successfully delivered in November in partnership with the State Library

of New South Wales. The HHT’s part of the program featured a keynote speech by City of Sydney Historian Dr Lisa Murray, followed by presentations from HHT portfolio curators, and staff from Collections & Access and Interpretation & Exhibitions. The seminar, with 242 participants, was sold out and the program was once again enthusiastically received: ‘Thank you very much for a most informative and helpful day’, wrote history teacher Jill Carroll from Mercy Catholic College.

FOSTERINg AND DEVELOPINg NEW PARTNERSHIPSOver the year we developed or enhanced a number of important partnerships with other organisations.

• Our ongoing relationship with the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) enabled Forgotten Fragments, a collaborative project for the Hyde Park Barracks Museum. NIDA’s artist in residence, Nick Schlieper, and Australian stage-lighting designer Nigel Levings mentored students as they created a contemporary interpretation of the experience of immigrant women in the 1840s. Other projects with NIDA were the playwriting course for postgraduate students at Elizabeth Bay House, and the NIDA Open school-holiday programs at Vaucluse House.

• The exhibition The Force: 150 years of NSW Police at the Justice & Police Museum was developed in colloboration with the NSW Police Force to celebrate its 150 years, 1862–2012. The NSW Commissioner of Police, Andrew Scipione, described the project as a ‘cooperative and valued partnership’. The exhibition and its tour to regional museums in New South Wales (Wagga Wagga, Dubbo, Newcastle and Goulburn) was fully sponsored by the NSW Police Force, the Police Association NSW and the Police Credit Union NSW.

• The book Public Sydney: drawing the city, by architects Philip Thalis and Peter John Cantrill, was co-published by the HHT and the journal Content of the Faculty of Built Environment, University of New South Wales (UNSW BE). This highly acclaimed book was fully sponsored by UNSW BE, the City of Sydney and the Friends of the Historic Houses Trust, with input and support from the Government Architect’s Office, New South Wales.

• We again collaborated successfully with the City of Sydney’s event Art & About, hosting, outside the Hyde Park Barracks, an installation entitled I wish you hadn’t asked by artist James Dive from the Glue Society.

• The Rocks Windmill pop-up installation, coordinated by the Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority, included contributions to various programs by HHT staff.

• The HHT continued to develop partnerships with

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Parramatta heritage organisations by participating in the Parramatta Heritage Partners Group. In the process of developing the Meroogal Women’s Arts Prize in Nowra, links with other South Coast heritage organisations are also being strengthened.

• In August, Meroogal hosted the monthly Museum & Galleries NSW breakfast series, which was attended by staff from local cultural organisations.

SUPPORTINg OUR VOLUNTEERS Over the year, across our programs, activities and sites, the HHT was assisted by over 500 volunteers. In November 2012 an enthusiastic group of 399 volunteers helped to deliver our major public program Sydney Open. Volunteers were fully trained in the roles of Site Volunteer and Site Supervisor, and demonstrated fantastic commitment, receiving praise all round for their attitude and energy.

This year an ongoing group of 120 volunteers, taking on a range of roles, donated over 8600 hours to support the HHT’s events and activities. Our dedicated core of volunteer guides contributed many hours conducting our visitors on engaging and inspiring interpretive tours of our properties. Event volunteers helped to stage the highly successful Fifties Fair at Rose Seidler House in August and the Dress to Kill ball at the Justice & Police Museum in February. They also supported the new Vintage Sundays event series at various HHT sites. Across the Sydney metropolitan region speakers from the Volunteer Speakers’ Program delivered more than 14 outreach presentations to interested groups; these were attended by over 728 people.

The Soft Furnishings Volunteer Group continued their association with Elizabeth Bay House, producing a variety of soft furnishings to embellish numerous properties. Project volunteers provided excellent support at the Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection, in the Interpretation & Exhibitions team and in administrative roles in the Programs team. A new garden volunteer program was established at Vaucluse House and Rouse Hill House & Farm.

Meetings of volunteers were held at all portfolios and, as part of the change to visitor services, volunteers attended a number of training sessions and curator talks. Volunteer guides participated in a refresher workshop to enhance their guiding skills. The Soft Furnishings Group gained new skills at specialist workshops.

STRENgTHENINg TIES WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES• Vaucluse House hosted a couple of ‘meet the

neighbours’ events during the year, the last of which was attended by over 30 local guests including Councillor Petrie, Mayor of Woollahra. Attendees were very supportive of the HHT’s management of the property.

• A Community Open Day was held at Throsby Park historic house and garden at Moss Vale on 14 April, attended by almost 700 enthusiastic visitors, some from as far away as Canberra and Goulburn. Since the HHT took on management of the property in 2010, the local community has displayed a strong interest in our activities. Community feedback on the Endangered Houses Fund approach and the conservation work completed by the HHT was overwhelmingly positive.

• We also ran a two-day working bee at Throsby Park with horticulture students from the local TAFE college, who worked with HHT gardening staff to learn about the maintenance and rejuvenation of old gardens. A dedicated group of local volunteers assisted members of the Friends of the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales and staff with the cleaning and presentation of the buildings and collections.

• On 9 March we celebrated International Women’s Day with an awards presentation for Shoalhaven women in recognition of their contribution to the local community.

INVOLVINg THE OVER 55sOlder people comprise a significant cohort of visitors to HHT properties and events. They are mostly tertiary educated and well informed, with time and disposable income available. We attract in particular Probus and senior citizens’ clubs and special interest and community groups, such as Aboriginal elders working with the HHT.

Much of our exhibition content focuses on the history of Sydney, which attracts strong visitation and participation by seniors. This year The wild ones: Sydney Stadium 1908–1970 presented the memories and stories of people who had both performed at the Sydney Stadium and attended events there. Margaret Olley: home was also popular with older visitors. Both exhibitions were marketed through seniors’ networks to encourage older people and their families to visit.

Each year during Seniors Week in March, the HHT provides free entry to its properties for senior citizens, often presenting specific programs for senior audiences.

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Underpinned by a new digital strategy, over the past year we have focused on growing our digital-media resources to build broader engagement with our properties.

CREATINg NEW EXHIBITIONS AND PUBLICATIONSThe Historic Houses Trust developed a series of significant new exhibitions this year. Highlights included The wild ones: Sydney Stadium 1908–1970; Now and then; Margaret Olley: home; Wicked women; and Public Sydney: stop, look, live!

The exhibition The wild ones: Sydney Stadium 1908–1970 celebrated one of Sydney’s most iconic former venues, fondly known as ‘the Old Tin Shed’. The exhibition opened at the Museum of Sydney with a free evening event held as part of Sydney’s Art & About festival. This format was extremely successful; large crowds were drawn in on the night by dancers and entertainers in the foyer and on the museum forecourt. The exhibition, with its mix of historic footage and contemporary interviews, entertained visitors with tales of sportsmen, promoters, stars and patrons who performed and worked at the stadium during its heyday.

The HHT partnered with ABC Open, a regional initiative of the ABC, to develop Now and then, an amateur photographic exhibition in which the public participated by submitting their own photographs of Sydney places in the past and present. Later in the year A convict in the family? presented photographs by Mine Konakci of convict descendants, which revealed the connections between the convict settlers, their direct descendants and the petty crimes that changed the course of their family histories.

Wicked women, which was opened at the Justice & Police Museum by Professor Larissa Behrendt, consisted of 17 vibrant oil paintings and a collection of preparatory sketches by Australian contemporary artist-in-residence Rosemary Valadon. The works were inspired by 20th-century film noir and pulp-fiction covers and featured intriguing modern women who agreed to model for this unusual project. Visitation to this exhibition resulted in a 25% increase in visitation to the museum compared to the same period in the previous year.

The exhibition Margaret Olley: home at the Museum of Sydney, supported by the Trustees of the Margaret Hannah Olley Estate, celebrated this well-known Sydney artist through a selection of her paintings, photographs of her Paddington home and a film. It enjoyed a strong response from the public, attracting both local and national audiences.

Our major publication Public Sydney: drawing the city, with exquisite scale drawings of 100 public spaces, essays from leading architects, landscape architects and historians, and accompanying images, was the inspiration for the exhibition

Public Sydney: stop, look, live! at the Museum of Sydney. The exhibition combined drawings from the book and histories of five key sites with a series of photographs and films showing how people shape our public spaces. Sydneysiders were invited to engage with their city both in the exhibition space and through a blog written by urban blogger Vanessa Berry.

REFRESHINg INTERPRETATION The Cook and the Curator blog won two prestigious prizes at the Museums Australia Multimedia and Publication Design Awards (MAPDA), and has attracted nearly 40,000 page views since it was launched in October 2012 (see page 17).

Several new interpretation tools are proving popular at the HHT. New iPads at Elizabeth Farm, issued at the front desk and carried freely throughout the site, allow visitors to find out about the hidden features, personalities and human stories behind the property’s set-piece interiors and spaces. Feedback has been exceptionally positive, confirming that the iPads are successfully adding depth and enjoyment to the museum experience, extending the average length of the visit and providing interpretive content in a convenient, hands-on, user-friendly device. The uptake of the Hyde Park Barracks Museum audio tour has been so strong that we have had to double our supply of handsets from 25 to 50 to keep up with the demand.

The new digital interactive, ‘Lags & Swells: meet 50 convicts of the Hyde Park Barracks’, was created for the third floor of the barracks and draws together new and existing research to profile the lives of 50 convicts who passed through the Hyde Park Barracks between 1819 and 1848. Details from the convict database were combined with new research to piece together individual stories of transportation, punishment and life in the colony, giving character and dimension to the difficult and often tragic lives of some of the convicts.

EXPANDINg OUR DIgITAL PRESENCE A significant increase in digital output occurred this year, with teams across the organisation becoming actively involved in the creation of digital content.

One key achievement has been the resolution of our new digital strategy. Developed with design group Pure and Applied, the strategy has given the HHT a clear framework for expanding our reach, using digital platforms and a roadmap that will help to ensure that we remain relevant over the years to come.

We launched two major programs on the web – Sydney Open, via a microsite and iPhone app, and our food program, via The Cook and the Curator blog. Sydney Open was our first experiment in replacing a printed program with digital

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Clockwise from top left Hyde Park Barracks Museum shop. Photograph © Haley Richardson & Stuart Miller; Museum of Sydney

exterior. Photograph © James Horan; Convict Sydney exhibition at the Hyde Park Barracks Museum. Photograph © James Horan

information and a printed map. Feedback was very positive; the app clocked up nearly 78,000 page views over the Sydney Open weekend. Launched in November, The Cook and the Curator blog includes a diverse offering of video material to promote or tell our stories, and has been viewed around 4000 times to date.

We have continued to deliver a range of digital resources for exhibitions and interpretive projects, including interactive elements for the exhibitions Wild ones, Public Sydney and City of shadows, a new interactive for the Hyde Park Barracks and our first iPad-based site tour of Elizabeth Farm.

Other notable achievements in the digital realm have included the:

• creation of a fully responsive promotional page for the new brand at www.sydneylivingmuseums.com.au

• revamping of and improvements to the existing site to fit the new brand and better promote HHT activities

• Public Sydney blog.

TAKINg THE HHT TO REgIONAL NEW SOUTH WALES Our active regional program included taking three travelling exhibitions to regional New South Wales and interstate, continuing the projects of the Endangered Houses Fund, offering video-conferencing programs and online education resources through Connected Classrooms, sending our staff to regional museums and collections to share their professional expertise, and loaning a number of HHT collection items to regional museums.

More than 135,000 visitors attended the HHT travelling exhibitions Built for the bush: the green architecture of rural Australia, Margaret Olley: home, Smalltown and The Force: 150 years of NSW Police at various regional and interstate museums and galleries. All three tours were wholly externally funded. The Justice & Police Museum also provided images and research expertise to numerous regional NSW Police Local Area Commands to assist them to tell their own stories as part of the 150-year anniversary celebrations of the NSW Police Force.

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Title Location Exhibition dates Visitors Days Av

A convict in the family Museum of Sydney 13 April – 14 Jul 2013 8,505 79 108

Convict SydneyHyde Park Barracks Museum

11 Sept 10 – ongoing 66,376 363 183

Home front: wartime Sydney 1939–1945

Museum of Sydney 31 Mar – 9 Sept 2012 12,352 71 174

Margaret Olley: home Museum of Sydney 10 Nov 2012 – 1 Apr 2013 33,199 140 237

Now and then Museum of Sydney 16 Jun – 4 Nov 2012 20,733 127 163

Public Sydney: stop, look, live!

Museum of Sydney 30 Mar – 8 Sept 2013 11,197 93 120

The Force: 150 years of NSW Police

Justice & Police Museum 12 May – 7 Oct 2012 9,763 99 99

The wild ones: Sydney Stadium 1908–1970

Museum of Sydney22 Sept 2012 – 10 Mar 2013

36,870 168 219

Wicked women: an exhibition by Rosemary Valadon

Justice & Police Museum20 Oct 2012 – 26 May 2013

10,466 113 93

Visitation 1 July 2012 – 30 June 2013EXHIBITIONS*

* Only major exhibitions are included in the table.


Tour visitation 1 July 2012 – 30 June 2013

Title Location Exhibition dates Visitors Days Av

Built for the bush: the green architecture of rural Australia

Western Plains Cultural Centre, Dubbo

21 Jul – 28 Oct 2012 24,155 86 281

Orange Regional Gallery, Orange

15 Feb – 31 Mar 2013 1,216 37 33

Tamworth Council Chambers, Tamworth

15 Apr – 17 May 2013 2,782 26 107

Creative Arts Gallery, Gunnedah

25 May – 7 Jul 2013 1,029 16 64

Margaret Olley: home New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale

3 May – 14 Jul 2013 5,734 52 110

Smalltown New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale

11 May – 5 Aug 2012 3,815 26 147

Liverpool Library, Liverpool 17 Aug – 25 Nov 2012 55,780 75 744

Gold Coast City Art Gallery, Gold Coast

11 May – 16 Jun 2013 3,229 37 87

The Force: 150 years of NSW Police

Museum of the Riverina, Wagga Wagga

19 Oct 2012 – 17 Feb 2013 6,162 103 60

Western Plains Cultural Centre, Dubbo

2 Mar – 21 Apr 2013 10,473 46 228

Newcastle Regional Museum, Newcastle

4 May – 28 Jul 2013 21,062 56 376

TOTAL 135,437

TRAVELLINg EXHIBITIONS

Left to right Margaret Olley: home exhibition. Photograph © James Horan; The wild ones: Sydney Stadium 1908–1970 exhibition, installation view (detail); Photograph © Penelope Clay; Artist Rosemary Valadon at the opening of Wicked women. Photograph © Dave Swift

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The interactive educational programs of Connected Classrooms were presented to over 2200 schoolchildren. In 2012–13, regional and rural schools made up 51% of participating schools, extending HHT resources to communities that would otherwise not have access to them. Video-conferencing was also used to engage 500 high school history students in Stages 5 and 6 in a series in which experts talked and answered questions about life on the home front during WWII (funded by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs). Several regional schools also attended the History Extension Project at the Museum of Sydney, among them ten students from Cowra High School and a teacher from each of Dungog and Armidale high schools. Regional schools make up about 25% of our education bookings for education programs at our metropolitan museums.

To high school students we offered sessions on exhibition development, enabling students and teachers to talk with exhibition designers, curators, and programs officers. Our professional development program It’s a RAP: Reconciliation Action Plans, presented with Museums & Galleries NSW at the Museum of Sydney, was also streamed live to an audience of museum and gallery professionals at the Western Plains Cultural Centre. The HHT, in partnership with the Powerhouse Museum, once again hosted the Regional Stakeholder Forum at the Justice & Police Museum, at which delegates from 20 regional and state cultural institutions shared ideas and collaborated on future projects. The Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection also offered programs to tertiary school groups, detailed under ‘Access to our collections’ on page 17.

PUBLIC PROgRAMSWe engaged thousands of people during 2012–13 in a range of popular programs, building our signature events, as well as introducing initiatives to grow new audiences.

The HHT’s largest public program, the biennial Sydney Open, was held over three days in November and attracted a record audience of 9375 people to 69 buildings, double the attendance at the 2010 event. Sydney Open 2012 was launched by The Hon Robyn Parker, The Minister for the Environment and Minister for Heritage, and City of Sydney Councillor Jenny Green in the newly restored David Jones ballroom On Seven in Elizabeth Street. New programming in partnership with the City of Sydney enabled free access on the evening of Friday 2 November to five iconic Sydney sites – the Chief Secretary’s Building, NSW Parliament House, the Hyde Park Barracks Museum, St James’ Church and the ballroom at David Jones. An extensive audience and market evaluation showed that customer satisfaction was high, with positive feedback received on the newly developed app and website, our new platforms for engaging our audiences. In partnership with the Architects Registration Board of NSW, we also presented the new Sydney Open Talks series, the highly successful House Talks series and the Public Sydney Talks series, an ideal lead-up to the Sydney Open event.

Our school-holiday programs continued to introduce HHT properties and stories to young audiences, and in July the annual Redcoats & Convicts event lived up to its reputation as a fun-packed family day of living history. Redcoats, costumed guides, re-enactors, heritage tradesmen demonstrating their crafts, musicians and specialist tours attracted 927 visitors.

The 2012 House Music concert program at Government House was once again a great success, with nearly 1400 tickets sold (97% of box-office capacity). Our audience enjoyed the Sydney Symphony Fellows, Grigoryan Brothers, New Sydney Wind Quintet, Sydney Chamber Choir, Pinchgut Opera, Kathryn Selby & Clancy


Newman, Streeton Trio, Joseph Tawadros Trio, Osmosis, and Goldner String Quartet.

Vintage Sundays, a new programming initiative held at HHT museums – Regency Sunday at Elizabeth Farm, and Gothic and Victorian Sundays at Vaucluse House – offered special activities such as food tastings, games on the lawn, a Punch and Judy show in the stables, and waltzing in the courtyard at Vaucluse House, as well as talks and tours.

Two family fun days, Meet the Police, were held at the Justice & Police Museum as part of The Force exhibition. And as an adjunct to the Home front exhibition at the Museum of Sydney, a series of programs and tours focusing on the WWII wartime era were held at Elizabeth Bay House and Vaucluse House. Our forum Victory in the Pacific, with high-profile historians James Curran, Peter Dean, Michael McKernan and Richard Waterhouse, attracted 70 participants.

In August the annual Fifties Fair was likewise a great success. A cap on numbers (2500 visitors) made for a better visitor experience at this extremely popular event. Both visitors and stallholders made favourable comments about how smoothly it ran.

ACCESS TO OUR COLLECTIONSThe Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection continued its active learning and outreach programs, with education visits, partnerships and media activities. New displays in the library and elsewhere at The Mint included a small selection of the thousands of textile fragments discovered in the underfloor cavities at Hyde Park Barracks during archaeological excavations, and a display titled Painted decoration at Valetta, Petersham.

The library regularly hosted student groups from various tertiary institutions and courses, such as Enmore TAFE

(History of Interiors), COFA (Design & Textiles); Charles Sturt University (Librarianship); NIDA (Design); UTS (Interior Architecture); Newcastle TAFE (library technicians); Whitehouse Institute of Design; Wollongong TAFE (library technicians); Australian Textile Arts & Surface Design Association; and CATC Design School.

Notably, library staff presented, in collaboration with the Friends of the Historic Houses Trust and the Australian Garden History Society, Glamour & Grit: New Stories for Garden History. Staff members also facilitated public access to and enjoyment of our collections by speaking with the media, providing entries for the Dictionary of Sydney and articles for journals, and giving public talks.

At the Museums Australia Conference a staff member presented on the research opportunities and challenges of managing the NSW Police Forensic Photography Archive at the Justice & Police Museum. We added to the pictures catalogue around 1000 images of police stations from the Justice & Police Museum collection, also scanning and cataloguing around 900 files of floor plans of police stations/residences dating from around 1914, the 1930s and later.

The range of in-depth reference queries received by the library was extensive, with some evidence that a growing number of researchers and readers are discovering the special focus of the collection (the history of domestic design, interiors and gardens.)

An article entitled ‘Meroogal’s Uncle Kenny’ – about Kenneth McKenzie, the brother of Jessie Thorburn (matriarch of Meroogal), ardent bushman, keen woodworker, and credited as the architect of Meroogal – was launched on the HHT website. This was the outcome of new research triggered by the library’s acquisition of the June Wallace papers in 2011 (June was the property’s last owner). The article has received very positive feedback from

Far left Soft Furnishings Group at Elizabeth Bay House. Photograph © Haley Richardson & Stuart Miller

Left NAIDOC Week 2012. Photograph © Joy Lai

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the Cook and the CUrator blog

In May 2013 the HHT won two prestigious prizes at the Museums Australia Multimedia and Publication Design Awards (MAPDA) for our new blog The Cook and the Curator: the Judges Special Award for multimedia, and in the category ‘Design for a particular exhibition or program in an institution with more than 40 employees’. The judges remarked, ‘Great use of textures and decals in a digital environment interprets the history theme and adds personality’. The Cook and the Curator blog, blogs.hht.net.au/cook, written by Jacqui Newling and Scott Hill, invites you to explore our food heritage. Each month we take people to one of our extraordinary properties, introducing them to its past residents and looking at what, where and how they ate.


South Coast locals, including noted designer and furniture maker Leon Sadubin, who commented, ‘What a wonderful gathering of information in an accessible format on Kenneth Mackenzie! It is a great template for individuals of local historic significance’.

Eighty-seven significant objects in the HHT’s collections went on tour in Australia in a range of exhibitions. A white-painted revolving bookcase provenanced to the home of the late Patrick White and Manoly Lascaris, now in the collection of the Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection, was lent to the State Library of New South Wales for the exhibition The life of Patrick White. The Strathallan Box from the Museum of Sydney was displayed at the National Library of Australia in the exhibition Lewin: wild art. Collection objects were also lent to the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Australian National Maritime Museum, National Parks and Wildlife Service (NSW) and Art Gallery of New South Wales.

CONNECTINg WITH MULTICULTURAL COMMUNITIESThe HHT continued to reach out to multicultural communities this year through exhibitions, interpretation, public programs and our curriculum-related education programs, attended by growing numbers of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds.

• New translations of the Hyde Park Barracks Museum audio tour were completed and installed this year,

enabling culturally and linguistically diverse audiences to engage more fully with the museum. Mandarin, Japanese and Korean versions were well received and are catering to growing audiences from these communities.

• The HHT worked in partnership with the Chinese Heritage Association of Australia and City of Sydney to celebrate and profile Chinese New Year at the Museum of Sydney with the popular talk entitled ‘The Chinese in The Rocks: The Rocks, King Nam Jang and the Cumines Family’.

• We provide tours at the Hyde Park Barracks Muse for teenagers from all over the USA who come to Australia with the organisation People to People Ambassador Programs to expand their global awareness and discover new experiences.

IMPROVINg ACCESS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIESThe HHT continued to improve access to our sites for people with disabilities. In August The Hon Robyn Parker, The Minister for the Environment and Minister for Heritage, launched our Australian Sign Language (Auslan) video guide at the Hyde Park Barracks Museum. Developed in partnership with the non-profit charity Australian Communication Exchange (ACE), with support from the City of Sydney, this free tour is available via the OpenMi app on iTunes, or on pre-loaded iPods on site. As the state‘s first-ever Auslan tour of a museum or heritage site, it reflects

'… the greatest work of pUbliC-spaCe sCholarship seen in this CoUntry'*

Public Sydney: drawing the city, by Sydney architects Philip Thalis and Peter John Cantrill, was launched in April 2013, and the first print run had sold out by July. The publication was a collaboration between the HHT and Content, the journal of the Faculty of Built Environment, University of New South Wales, to raise awareness of Sydney’s historic public buildings and place them in their wider city context. It celebrates the public buildings, rooms and spaces of central Sydney, and presents a comprehensive overview of almost 100 of Sydney’s most important public places.

*Elizabeth Farrelly, The Sydney Morning Herald, 1 June 2013


the HHT’s commitment to making our sites and stories more accessible to everyone. Deaf awareness training for visitor services staff supports the video guide.

This year we welcomed 257 students with special needs as part of booked education groups, and hosted tours of our properties for many different groups who assist people with disabilities and their carers, among them the Acacia Centre residents and their carers, Stroke by Stroke Recovery Group, Blacktown Community Aid Group, Deaf & Blind Association, Blacktown Workers Club (travel club for seniors requiring wheelchair access), Breakthru Solutions for people with mild intellectual disability, Schizophrenia Fellowship of New South Wales, and Riverlink Interchange, which supports people with intellectual disability.

EDUCATION Education programs continued to enjoy strong attendance across HHT museums. Our most popular curriculum-based education programs were, as ever, Lessons from the Past at Rouse Hill House & Farm and Transported in Time at Elizabeth Farm. To further improve our education offer, in February 2013 the HHT introduced a new model for the delivery of education programs. The Programs and Portfolio teams recruited 46 people to the newly created positions of Curriculum Program Deliverers. Given the substantial training required to offer 28 curriculum-linked programs at eight of our sites, the new program roll-out was staggered across the calendar year.

To reduce the operational costs of running school programs, we withdrew the programs that drew the smallest audiences or rationalised the number of days per week they were offered. These changes to delivery have meant a temporary fall in education numbers in the first half of 2013.

These changes have provided us with the much-needed opportunity to review and revise all programs, which has resulted in greater consistency and improvement for teachers and students. The new model means we can maximise school visitation, allowing greater flexibility in programming during the available hours and weeks of the year. The qualitative returns have been very positive and will contribute to growing visitation in the long term, both by word of mouth and by encouraging audiences to make return visits. Projected visitation for the second half of the 2013 school year matches visitation for the previous year.

Top Redcoats & Convicts 2013 (detail). Photograph © James Horan Above Australia Day Celebrations 2012. Photograph © Narelle Spangher, MONDE Photo

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* The decrease in general visitation numbers reflects a 32% reduction in weekly opening hours at all properties since October 2012. In addition, the streamlining and economising of the education offer and the shift to a new front-of-house model has temporarily reduced education numbers in 2012–13.

† Percentage difference from the previous year.‡ In previous years, tertiary numbers were included in the Education category.§ Includes house tours and vice-regal.|| Includes site visits, internal bookings and events, cafes, shops, public sculptures, etc.

VISITOR BREAKDOWN*

2013 % DIFFErENCE† 2012 2011

Paid admissions

General public 140,509 -9% 155,234 172,096

Education 46,595 -20% 58,438 59,682

Tertiary ‡ 1,423 – – –

Public programs 8,853 -34% 13,480 15,078

Venue hire 42,739 -38% 69,022 97,279

Outreach 6,738 76% 3,819 11,571

Outreach education 2,311 -32% 3,411 2,543

Paid admission total 249,168 -18% 303,404 358,249

Free entry

Complimentary tickets 62,902 1% 62,113 58,918

Free public programs 916 -40% 1,531 6,608

Government House (includes GH grounds)§ 175,952 10% 160,195 147,966

Government House education 857 -34% 1,308 1,418

Other|| 312,505 -4% 324,453 280,095

Outreach free 3,812 715% 468 –

Free entry total 556,944 1% 550,068 495,005

Travelling exhibitions

Built for the bush: the green architecture of rural Australia 29,182 – 28,993 8,569

Femme fatale: the female criminal – – 22,029 46,184

Margaret Olley: home 5,734 – – –

Smalltown 62,824 – 10,799 11,410

Meroogal Women’s Arts Prize 2011–2012: made by hand – – 5,350 –

The Force: 150 years of NSW police 37,697 – – –

Total travelling exhibitions 135,437 – 67,171 66,163

Total (properties, exhibitions and activities) 941,549 920,643 919,417

Grounds

Hyde Park Barracks Museum 312,406 -18% 381,059 309,358

Museum of Sydney 666,512 -5% 700,346 829,294

Vaucluse House 59,705 -20% 74,420 68,935

Grounds total 1,038,623 -10% 1,155,825 1,207,587

GrAND TOTAL 1,980,172 -5% 2,076,467 2,127,004


TITLE LOCATION TOTAL VISITORS DATE

Redcoats & Convicts Hyde Park Barracks Museum 970 Saturday 14 July 2012

Sydney Open talks The Mint & outreach 384 Various dates

Fifties Fair Rose Seidler House 2,205 Sunday 26 August 2012

Sydney Open The Mint & outreach 9,375 2–4 November 2012

House Music Government House 1,386 Various dates

Vintage Sundays Vaucluse House & outreach 596 Various dates

GrAND TOTAL 14,916

MAjOR EVENTS

* Includes general public, public programs, complimentary tickets, free public programs and Government House tours.

† Data not collected or not provided.‡ Includes ACT, NT, SA, Tas and WA.

WHERE VISITORS CAME FROM* WHERE SYDNEY VISITORS CAME FROM*

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25% Northern Sydney 21,522

23.9% Inner city 20,570

16.7% Eastern Suburbs 14,386

15.8% Western Sydney 13,583

10.8% South Sydney 9,321

7.8% Inner West 6,680

38.4% Sydney 86,062

28.9% Overseas 64,868

14.4% N/A† 32,373

7.8% Rural NSW 17,588

3.9% Victoria 8,838

3.4% Queensland 7,622

3.1% Other states‡ 6,895

* Includes general public, public programs, complimentary tickets, free public programs and Government House tours.

Travelling exhibitions

Built for the bush

Margaret Olley

The Force

Smalltown

Wagga Wagga

Liverpool

Newcastle

Orange

Dubbo

Armidale

Tamworth

Gunnedah

Connected Classrooms

Albury

Ariah Park

Beckom

Bega Valley

Berrigan

Bourke

Bowning

Bunnaloo

Bylong

Cassilis

Coffs Harbour

Coolah

Corinda (Qld)

Cowell (SA)

Dubbo

East Ballina

Hunter River

Kempsey West

Kilmore (Vic)

Lawrence

Lismore South

Lithgow

Lochinvar

Lock (SA)

Maclean

Mount George

Mount Victoria

Rankin’s Springs

Sandy Beach

Tamworth

Wollar

Wollongong

Yeoval

Young

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DIgITAL ENgAgEMENT

2013

Total website visits 786,316

Page views

www.hht.net.au* 1,908,427

E-commerce 173,396

Microsites/blogs (including Sydney Open) 342,789

Collections 314,200

Page views total 2,738,812

Enews subscribers 14,791

Social media

Facebook followers 6,931

Twitter followers 1,062

Videos

Vimeo loads 250,925

Vimeo plays 16,937

YouTube plays 2,927

MEDIA COVERAgE

2013 2012 2011 2010

Print and online 725 1,141* 1,596 1,285

Radio 110 114 111 235

Television† 982 52 32 32

TOTAL 1,817 1,307 1,739 1,552

* This figure was incorrect in last year’s report. † The increase from last year’s figure reflects an increase in national

TV stories plus the national syndication of local television content.

* Includes all page views other than e-commerce, microsites/blogs and collections.

EDUCATION PROgRAM DELIVERY*

STUDENTS By rEGION 2013

City Portfolio

Primary schools 6,091

Secondary schools 6,858

Government House & Eastern Sydney Portfolio


Secondary schools 118

Macquarie Street Portfolio


Secondary schools 2,945

Meroogal & Western Sydney Portfolio


Secondary schools 89

Primary total 37,810

Secondary total 10,010

Outreach (Connected Classrooms) 2,311

Tertiary 1,423

TOTAL 51,554

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* The decrease in general visitation numbers reflects a 32% reduction in weekly opening hours at all properties since October 2012. In addition, the streamlining and economising of the education offer and the shift to a new front-of-house model has temporarily reduced education numbers in 2012–13.

Children playing at the Hyde Park Barracks Museum. Photograph © James Horan


We aim to put research at the heart of all of our work, make good use of our curatorial expertise, make informed decisions, and properly maintain our properties and collections. In 2012–13 we continued to make our conservation processes more visible.

gOVERNMENT HOUSEWe worked in close collaboration with the Department of Premier and Cabinet and the Office of the Governor on the implementation of plans for an updated private apartment and modernised staff offices at Government House to enable the Governor of New South Wales to take up full residence. During the process of internal demolition of 20th-century additions, we were able to analyse and document for the first time some of the phases in the development of the back-of-house areas of the property.

We briefed the Heritage Division of the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage on the initial demolition work being carried out and also sought approval for the design and construction of the refurbishment. We discovered friable asbestos in early-20th-century plaster in some of the service areas and this was carefully removed by accredited contractors; the building has now been certified safe by industrial hygienists.

Valuable collections were removed and placed in secure, environmentally controlled storage facilities off site, and will be returned to Government House at the completion of the project. We catalogued and evaluated a very large collection of furniture, soft furnishings, kitchenalia, uniforms and domestic wares from the former service wing and private quarters. This ranged in quality from antique

furniture items of exceptional heritage value to disused microwave ovens and electric toasters. The work was carried out as part of a larger project to decant the former service wing and private quarters to allow their refurbishment.

jUSTICE & POLICE MUSEUMWe worked closely with Government Property NSW and the operator of the Sir Stamford Hotel in Macquarie Street to refine a proposed redevelopment of the hotel site to reduce heritage impacts on the adjoining Justice & Police Museum. We anticipate entering into a deed with the developer in relation to the granting of easements that affect both sites, and for which some financial compensation will be paid. It is the HHT’s intention that such compensation will primarily be reinvested in the Justice & Police Museum for the conservation of the building and collections, and to completely revamp the interpretation to reflect crime and punishment in Sydney in the 19th and 20th centuries. The buildings of the Justice & Police Museum, which are of exceptional significance, having been designed by colonial architects Edmund Blacket, James Barnet and Alexander Dawson, were originally built to deal with crime occurring around the waterfront at Circular Quay and on the harbour.

KEY CONSERVATION PROjECTSOther conservation projects were completed at properties to ensure the ongoing preservation and integrity of the HHT’s buildings, gardens and interiors, including:

• the sourcing and hanging of new lace curtains in the Vaucluse House drawing room to help prevent damage to antique furniture and finishes from exposure to

Our properties and collections are handed on to future generations in good heart.

a 21st-CentUry approaCh to an age-old problem

Levels of lighting are of particular concern to museums; too much light leads to fading of collection items, too little makes it hard for visitors to enjoy our spaces. This year we carried out microfade testing on significant and fragile textiles at Rouse Hill House. This process uses a microscopic light source to calculate the degree to which different materials will fade when exposed to light.

We found that, in general, the textiles were fairly stable and there was little risk of light damage from our current lighting system. Armed with this information, we are now exploring opportunities to increase light levels and improve the visitor experience in the house.

Wool tablecloth on gypsy table, Rouse Hill House & Farm. Photograph © Bruce Ford

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sunlight. This was the first significant refurbishment at Vaucluse House since the museum was fitted out in the early 1980s, and it will be followed by the phased replacement of all the fabrics and carpets that are deteriorating due to age and wear and tear. Research into the style and fabrication of the curtains included reference to other known examples such as an 1880s archive photograph of the historic house Tivoli at Rose Bay;

• research into the original use and exact edges of one of the farm ponds at Rouse Hill, and excavation of several hundred cubic metres of silt and mud to re-create its earlier form. We also reconstructed the split hardwood post-and-rail fences to provide a safety barrier, an important surviving feature of the historic garden and farm layout. We followed the principles of the 1987 Conservation Policy to test whether they remained valid and were still able to be applied;

• ongoing efforts to control mould, which damages furniture, textiles, paper and leather items, at several sites. The growth of mould is triggered by damp weather and inadequate ventilation and air movement, and can permanently disfigure or damage museum collections. In addition to extensive cleaning of air-conditioning filters and ducting to eliminate mould spores, specialised conservation treatments were applied to a large range of collection objects at the Justice & Police Museum and furniture stored at Rouse Hill House; and

• opening the archaeological display trench at the Museum of Sydney to remove moisture and condensation which was degrading the exposed brick and stone on display.

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CONSERVINg OUR COLLECTIONS An extensive program of technical conservation has been carried out across HHT properties and collections, including conservation cleaning of the models of the ships of the First Fleet at the Museum of Sydney, conservation of the metal of The Mint coining press, freezing of organic materials to kill insect pests, repair and regilding of the frame of the portrait of Queen Charlotte at Government House, and infrared and UV photography of paintings in the Museum of Sydney collection.

Given the number of new staff now working in the portfolios, we also developed new housekeeping guides for the treatment and handling of collections objects. The Head of Collections Care provided training advice and technical tips to staff at all properties.

ACQUIRINg NEW COLLECTION MATERIAL We acquired a very large archive of business and personal papers from the estate of the late Leslie Walford AM (1927–2011), considered by many to be one of the most influential interior decorators of the post-WWII period in Australia. Dating from 1964 to 1991, the material provides a rich historical resource, including the only known surviving records of the Society of Interior Designers of Australia. Walford was partly responsible for the furnishing and fit-out of Elizabeth Bay House in the late 1970s and assembled an outstanding collection of Australian colonial furniture, pictures and objects, all displayed in a grand manner.

Other new acquisitions for the Hyde Park Barracks Museum and Mint social-history collections included a 1920 penny minted at the Sydney Royal Mint, a Sydney Mint coin bag, pans for gold mining, gold scales and gold-dust bags, an ink drawing of the barracks c1900 by cartoonist and illustrator Amandus Fischer, and a 1928 etching by Frederick Britton showing the south-west corner of The Mint.

Above left Throsby Park homestead. Photograph © Doug Riley Above right Restoration of verandah at Throsby Park. Photograph © HHT


ENDANgERED HOUSES FUND PROPERTIES SOLDThis year we sold two of the properties conserved under the Endangered Houses Fund (EHF), Exeter Farm at Glenwood and the former Presbyterian manse at Moruya, and exchanged contracts on a third, Glenfield at Casula. For each property we found a purchaser who would respect the inherent qualities of these extraordinary historic buildings, and was willing to become the custodian of the state’s heritage. The outcome for each property was positive and an endorsement of the effort the HHT has put into building this program. Rather than these properties becoming an ongoing burden on the taxpayer through state ownership, the EHF program provides an alternative to demolition or insensitive redevelopment of houses at risk. Through the HHT’s program of open days, specialist talks and publications, the public was invited to visit and learn about historic buildings.

Throsby ParkAt Throsby Park we completed a program of stabilisation and repair work to the main house, stables and outbuildings, formal gardens and farm landscape. The property had been well managed and conserved by the National Parks and Wildlife Service before we took over control in 2010, so the scope of intervention required to prepare the property for release to the market was much less than was the case with previous Endangered Houses Fund projects.

Throsby Park, an important verandahed bungalow built in 1834, is the centrepiece of the earliest land grant in the Southern Highlands, and is a rare, surviving, relatively intact example of a colonial-era rural estate. In addition to the house, the property includes stables and other farm buildings, a formal garden, paddocks, dams, farm fencing and tree plantations that reveal the history of rural land

management over the course of 170 years. Charles Throsby and succeeding generations of his family had a significant role in farming and community life in the Southern Highlands, including up until 2006 when the last of his descendants, ‘Del’ Throsby, famous for her children’s riding school, passed away.

We commissioned a new Conservation Management Plan and Heritage Guidelines to assist a future lessee to understand what makes Throsby Park important, and to provide guidelines on how to approach the task of upgrading and modernising it so as to protect its nationally recognised heritage significance.

We completed extensive repairs to the turned timber columns along the verandah, which had internal decay, and also repairs to plaster and painted surfaces internally. The house was completely repainted externally, following a colour scheme based on paint-scrape analysis at the site.

Throsby Park house also contains an extensive collection of 19th-century furniture and domestic objects, although of varying quality and provenance. We completed an inventory and significance assessment of the entire collection to aid in deciding which items had to remain at the house, which could be brought into the HHT permanent collection, and which were of little or no significance so could be disposed of.

Beulah, AppinBeulah is an extraordinary colonial estate near Appin, comprising an 1830s homestead and farm buildings, a large area of regenerating Cumberland Plain Woodland vegetation, paddocks and the remains of a formal garden. Situated on the south-western urban fringe of Sydney, it is

new artwork Celebrates life lived on the harboUr

The Museum of Sydney on the site of first Government House acquired the limited-edition work Shark-net seahorses of Balmoral: a harbour memoir by well-known Sydney artist Peter Kingston and poet Robert Adamson. The 21 lino prints and 15 poems explore the artists’ shared memories of growing up in and around Sydney Harbour, and include works such as Wintergarden, The river caves and The Sydney Stadium. Independent art curator Gavin Wilson described the prints as a collaboration that succeeds ‘in bringing to the public a memoir that celebrates the indivisible pleasures of harbourside life’. This latest acquisition allows the museum to explore the collective and very personal responses that people have to Sydney Harbour.


facing considerable development pressure that has the future potential to compromise Beulah’s natural and cultural heritage values.

We engaged heritage specialists Urbis to prepare a Conservation Management Plan for the site, and to analyse the economic opportunities and planning issues that affect how the property can be used and developed.

We completed an archaeological survey of the colonial-era sandstone bridge, and commissioned engineering designs for the construction of a modern replacement bridge, taking into account the need to preserve the remains of the original structure.

We continued to actively manage the important remnant Cumberland Plain Woodland using funds provided by the former NSW Government Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water1 under the Biobanking Agreement.

Nissen hut, BelmontWe received Council approval for an adjusted Development Application with a revised package of building works. The aim of the revised development application was to bring the cost of the renovations to the Nissen hut back to a level that took into account the potential sale price eventually able to be achieved for the property.

(See also pages 44–6.)

MAINTAININg OUR PROPERTIES Successful preservation of the HHT’s historic buildings, gardens and collections is as much a result of careful and consistently applied maintenance and housekeeping as it is of once-off intervention to prevent catastrophic failure.

We initiated work on a comprehensive tree management program for Vaucluse House, Rouse Hill House & Farm, Rose Seidler House and Elizabeth Farm, all of which feature ageing trees. We also set up a Tree Condition Assessment database for risk management, allowing the gardens team to monitor major trees and track their remedial care. The fieldwork included the use of Picus Sonic Tomography on a number of mature trees. This enables a cross-section to be produced that shows living and dead wood, and these cross-sections can be used to assess whether or not trees present a risk to safety.

Amenities at the Hyde Park Barracks Cafe, last refurbished by the Department of Public Works in 1981, were completely refitted to meet current code standards for accessibility and to eliminate ongoing plumbing problems. We engaged Weir and Phillips conservation architects to design a scheme to provide for contemporary standards of service and comfort while minimising impacts to the historic building fabric.

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Far left R Adamson & P Kingston, Shark-net seahorses of Balmoral: a harbour memoir, Chowder Bay Press, Sydney, 2012; Above left Moruya manse after restoration. Photograph © Andrew Metcalfe Above right Carefully dismantling a crystal chandelier in the drawing room at Government House. Photograph © HHT


Overall, our income from commercial services decreased by 2% from the previous year.

RAISINg AWARENESS OF THE HHTBroadcast, print and digital media have all played an important role in raising awareness of the HHT, and in showcasing the initiatives that bring our properties, exhibitions, events and collections to life.

In 2012–13 a total of 1817 stories were covered by the print and broadcast media. Importantly, this media coverage helped us to launch and build awareness of our new brand, Sydney Living Museums, and to familiarise audiences with it.

Media highlights included extensive coverage in the metropolitan newspapers of the exhibition Public Sydney: stop, look, live! at the Museum of Sydney, as well as excellent reviews of the accompanying book Public Sydney: drawing the city, the first print run of which sold out in a matter of weeks. Book reviews included a half page in The Sydney Morning Herald’s ‘Spectrum’, and a comment by a columnist; pieces in The Canberra Times ‘Review’, ArchitectureAU, The Daily Telegraph, Australian Book Review, Architectural Review and Inside History; and four pages in Architecture Australia.

Other highlights included strong media coverage of the Sydney Open 2012 event, the exhibitions Margaret Olley: home, A convict in the family?, The wild ones: Sydney Stadium 1908–1970 and Wicked women, and the Vintage Sundays events. Relationships with media continued to be strengthened, with a visit to the Hyde Park Barracks Museum by Channel 9’s Today Show; NAIDOC Week coverage in local papers as well as on ABC Radio, and

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.

INVESTINg IN AND UPgRADINg OUR FACILITIES The Hyde Park Barracks Cafe was refurbished in partnership with our lessee, which included a major capital program to extensively upgrade the toilet facilities. New motorised awnings were installed at the MOS Cafe, and the audiovisual facilities in the commercial meeting rooms at The Mint received an upgrade.

gENERATINg INCOME In 2012–13 the HHT’s income from school and education groups rose by 1%, and visitation to exhibitions was comparable with that of the past year. Income from commercial venue hire fell 15% from the previous year, largely due to the loss of the Sydney Festival Bar at the Hyde Park Barracks Museum. Vaucluse House, on the other hand, proved an ever more popular venue for weddings, filming and photography; revenue increased 18% from the previous year. While revenue from hire of the Justice & Police Museum increased by 36%, commercial leasehold income decreased by 13% due to the weaker turnover of food and beverages at the MOS Cafe.

The HHT produces a comprehensive range of gifts, souvenirs and publications available through the online shop and at all museums. We also have a dedicated shop at the Museum of Sydney. Gross sales for the year exceeded $600,000. We continued our tradition of book publishing; this year we published Public Sydney: drawing the city, which went to a second print run, and the fifth reprint of City of shadows.

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As one of the most successful heritage organisations in New South Wales, the HHT has cared for the state’s most important heritage buildings, landscapes and collections for 33 years. Conserving these sites and their contents and handing them on to future generations is at the core of everything we do, but our continuing success means ensuring that more people, and a wider range of people, enjoy them today and in the future.

In April, the HHT launched its brand ‘Sydney Living Museums’. The brand firmly positions our sites and their collections at the core of what we offer, enabling us to promote all 12 properties as a collective, as well as single destinations.

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extensive coverage for the touring exhibitions Built for the bush and The Force: 150 years of NSW Police.

CONTROLLINg OUR COSTS The financial year 2012–13 was challenging for the HHT, with increased efficiency savings reducing our NSW government allocation, and a downturn in commercial revenue. However, we balanced our budget by cutting down on public programming costs, further reducing staff numbers and restricting visiting hours at all properties.

REDUCINg OUR CARBON FOOTPRINTWe aim to reduce our ecological, including carbon, footprint, by managing our properties sustainably. Measures included:

• standard use of E10 fuel in the majority of our small fleet of motor vehicles;

• moving towards greater use of electronic communications to reduce the amount of printing in the office;

• 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;

• continuing use of the NSW government electricity contracts, including a provision for 6% green power;

• continuing to partner with AGL Energy to offer commercial event clients at MOS and The Mint the option of powering their events with 100% green energy;

• progressively replacing halogen and fluorescent lamps with low-voltage energy-efficient LED fittings at various properties for both interior and exterior purposes;

• continuing to recycle and repurpose structural elements from exhibition installations to reduce our use of new materials with high embedded energy; and

• planning capital upgrades to property plant and equipment with more energy-efficient models.

Top The Mint Auditorium. Photograph © Penelope Beveridge, Penelope Photography Above Wedding at the Hyde Park Barracks Museum. Photograph © Thomas Stewart

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In 2010 we began an exercise to reshape the HHT in order to meet the challenges facing both us as an organisation and museums in general in the 21st century. Those challenges included issues such as shrinking resources and the need to grow self-generated income, new approaches to museum interpretation that put audiences and experiences at the core of what we do, greater use of the web and social media, and the need to find new audiences.

Since then we have put in place some new teams, and strengthened existing ones. Over the past three years we have succeeded in focusing on our four core roles: caring for properties, reaching audiences, generating income, and corporate responsibility. Our properties have been brought together into portfolios to reduce isolation, create a more team-based approach and bring in new skills. New teams have been set up to concentrate on the web and interpretation, and we have put more emphasis on generating income. During the year, 83 people were recruited into the new team structure, the majority of whom were existing staff, plus 46 new Curriculum Program Deliverers into the Programs team.

As at 30 June 2013 we had almost finalised the last phase of our restructure and recruitment for our Commercial and Marketing Services, Operations, and Directorate teams.

DEVELOPINg SKILLS AND TRAININg In 2012–13 we gave priority to compliance training. We also continued to support staff affected by organisational change, assisting them to apply for new roles, and through change management workshops.

We support staff by offering flexible work practices including flex days and rostered days off, maternity leave, and family and community service leave. We provide opportunities for development through expressions of interest and higher duties allowances for temporary appointments. We also continue to support staff affected by organisational change through our Employee Assistance Program.

The HHT ensures diversity of representation on recruitment panels and internal bodies such as the Workplace Health and Safety Committee (WHSC), Staff and Management Participatory and Advisory Committee (SAMPAC), Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) and job evaluation panels.

IMPROVINg WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY We continued to implement the Occupational Health and Safety and Injury Management Plan 2009–11, with:

• our Human Resources team having two accredited Return to Work coordinators to better help our workers compensation claims;

• the provision of detailed risk assessments, which are updated annually, available on the HHT website;

• planning for very large events supported through an Events Manual that covers workplace health and safety (WHS) requirements as well as risk-management information and instructions;

• volunteers for events being given site tours and instructions about WHS;

• each portfolio undertaking specialised training in disaster management specific to their site, such as bushfire control and management undertaken at our Western Sydney properties;

• each of the property portfolios having policies regarding on-site contractors that require them to sign the visitor book and fire register. All new contractors have a site-specific induction and must sight a Safe Work Method Statement (SWMS);

• a mandatory staff training course to address the new NSW Food Safety Authority requirements provided by Workplace Food Safety Handlers for all Visitor and Interpretation Officers, and Programs staff. Supervisors undertook the Food Safety Supervisor course. As well as this training, Tearoom staff also had mandatory certification in Prepare & Serve Expresso Coffee; and

• further compliance training for staff across the HHT in areas including Child Protection, Child Protection reporting, Senior First Aid, Manual Handling, Snake Awareness, White Card Construction, Scissor Lift Yellow Card, Deaf Awareness, Armed Hold Up & Robbery Survival, Defensive Driving & Operating Van Hydraulic Platforms, Responsible Service of Alcohol (Programs and Venues staff), and Chainsaw Operations & Chemical Applications training (entire Garden Team).

The result was an improvement in Workplace Health and Safety performance compared to previous years. For example, as at June 2013 there were no significant ongoing incidents, compared with two in June 2012, and there were no public liability claims.

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Through a range of programs and projects relating to our museums and collections, we promote the value of conservation, challenge assumptions about the past and encourage more people to discover their own past.

SHARINg OUR SPECIALIST KNOWLEDgE This year we ran a series of workshops and seminars to share our knowledge and research with an audience of peers and the general public. These included Colonial Gastronomy, the Museums Seminar Series with Museums & Galleries NSW, The Archaeology of Cooking and Eating, Sydney Open Focus Tours, Public Sydney Digital City sessions for Vivid Sydney, The Historical Stylist event at Elizabeth Bay House with Sibella Court and the Macleay Museum, and the Trustwords sessions as part of the Sydney Writers’ Festival. In the lead-up to Sydney Open 2012 several members of the HHT staff presented specialist papers in our series Sydney Open Presents Talks: Public Sydney. In September, Ian Innes, Assistant Director, Heritage and Portfolio, spoke about the history of public gardens in Sydney, and Michael Lech, Curator, Collections Online, spoke on the history of department stores and shopping in Sydney. All talks from this series are available as MP3 files on our website.

RESEARCHINg THE PASTThe Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection (CSL&RC) continued its collection-related research throughout the year. Research has begun on the large archive of business and personal papers relating to the late Leslie Walford AM, interior decorator (see also ‘Acquiring new collection material’ on page 25), which includes minutes, correspondence, press cuttings, and profiles of the members of the Society of Interior Designers of Australia. In addition to documenting the archival material, the CSL&RC commissioned a photographic documentation of Leslie Walford’s penthouse, Princeton, in Double Bay, and this was completed in October. Some elements of the Princeton furnishing scheme, including cornice poles, curtains and blinds, were acquired for the CSL&RC collection.

We also commissioned, from heritage specialist Nicholas Powell, a complete set of measured drawings of our property Meroogal at Nowra. Based on a physical survey of the property, the drawings accurately document the building’s construction, fabric and finishes, and allow us to better understand how such 19th-century buildings were designed and built. Meroogal’s design was based on those in American pattern books, which were freely adapted and used in Australia, and this makes it particularly fascinating.

This year HHT historian Jane Kelso continued her search for historic documents, photographs and plans relating to the

We use our knowledge and expertise, and work with others, to change the way people think about heritage and the past.

Top King George V Recreation Centre, The Rocks from the Public Sydney: stop, look, live! exhibition (detail). Photograph © James Horan Above HHT colonial

gastronomer, Jacqui Newling. Photograph © James Horan

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Our Web and Screen Media Team is continuing to build an archive of video documentation of programs and talks, and is working closely with curatorial staff to increase the amount of content and information accessible via the internet. The new website will allow for significantly more stories about our places, families and collections, and their history. Blogs such as The Cook and the Curator, which showcases unique aspects of the food history of New South Wales as seen through the kitchens, dining and service rooms, gardens and collections of HHT museums, continue to share new research about our places and collections.

The new digital interactive, Lags & Swells, was installed in the Hyde Park Barracks to present existing and new research on the lives of some of the convicts who lived and worked in the building. Visitors can explore the personal stories of 50 convicts who passed through the barracks between 1819 and 1848, and learn some words of ‘flash’ cant, or convict slang.

For Sydney architects and authors Philip Thalis and Peter John Cantrill, Public Sydney: drawing the city was the culmination of 15 years of inspired and meticulous work involving generations of their architecture students at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and the University of Technology, Sydney. It presents detailed architectural drawings, essays (including one by Ian Innes, the HHT’s

Justice & Police Museum to inform our decision-making about the reinterpretation and management of this important museum. A systematic search in State Records NSW was augmented with analysis of photographic evidence and searches of newspapers to fill in the gaps where other archival material no longer survived. This enriches our understanding of the evolution of the site and its structures and history, and brings to light stories of those who passed through its doors. It allows us not only to conserve and manage the site, but also to interpret it engagingly and evoke a sense of place. Drawing together various records has revealed practical details such as alterations, furnishings and the internal layout and operations of the Water Police Court and Station, and has also provided insight into the atmosphere of the place, from its eccentric acoustics and ‘noisome odours’ to invasive goats.

MAKINg RESEARCH AND KNOWLEDgE ACCESSIBLE TO THE COMMUNITY In the process of managing our diverse portfolio of museums and collections, the HHT has amassed a wealth of knowledge about buildings, interiors, gardens, domestic life and technology, and social history. We aim to share this knowledge with as broad an audience as possible through our publications, website, exhibitions, events and lecture series.


Assistant Director, Heritage and Portfolio) and photographs of Sydney’s public spaces. Architecture writer Elizabeth Farrelly, who reviewed the book in The Sydney Morning Herald, called it ‘a magnificent tome … [which] resonates with passion and intelligence’.

In April we held an open day at Throsby Park, a property being conserved through the Endangered Houses Fund. Over 700 visitors attended and were able to explore all corners of the house, stables and outbuildings. Staff and other experts gave guided tours and talks to explain aspects of Throsby Park’s architectural history, historic gardens and horticulture, Australian furniture and decorative arts. We spoke about our conservation of the property, including the dismantling and reconstruction of the timber bay window, the splicing of the verandah columns to remove and replace decayed wood, and the research into paint colours, using paint scrapes and reference colours. (See also page 26.)

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONSHHT staff presented at a number of conferences and seminars throughout the year, giving papers to share our expertise and knowledge with a wide range of professional and interested audiences. These were:

• ‘The Artifact, Its Context and Their Narrative Multidisciplinary Conservation in Historic House Museums’ conference, Getty Institute, Los Angeles, November 2012 (Kate Clark);

• ‘Arts Leadership: New Challenges/New Models’, Sydney Arts Management Advisory Group (SAMAG), February 2013 (Dr Caroline Butler-Bowdon);

• ‘Future Approaches to Historic Houses, their Gardens and Collections’, Adelaide, November 2012 (Kate Clark);

• ‘The Generous Table’, 19th Australian Gastronomy Symposium, Newcastle, April 2013 (Jacqui Newling);

• ‘Glamour and Grit: New Stories for Garden History’, presented by the Friends of the Historic Houses Trust in collaboration with the Sydney & Northern NSW Branch of the Australian Garden History Society, The Mint, Sydney, July 2012 (Megan Martin, Michael Lech);

• ‘How Museums Work: People, Industry and Nation’, Museums Australia National Conference, May 2013, Canberra (Kate Clark, Dr Caroline Butler-Bowdon, Edward Washington);

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• Interpretation Australia 2012, Melbourne (Beth Hise);

• ‘It’s a RAP: Building Relationships with Your Aboriginal Community’ symposium, Museum of Sydney, September 2012 (Beth Hise);

• NSW Premiers’ Awards for History, 2012 (Dr Caroline Butler-Bowdon was a judge);

• QUESTnet (Queensland Education, Science and Technology Network) conference, Cairns, July 2012 (Sian Morgan-Hall presented a paper in collaboration with Richard Ford, Director of Teaching and Learning and Head of History at St Andrew’s Cathedral School in Sydney, and Jill Abel of the Hutchins School in Tasmania);

• ‘Research and Collections in a Connected World’, Museums Australia National Conference, Adelaide, September 2012 (Holly Schulte);

• ‘A Good Story Gets People in: A New Approach to Interpretation at the Historic Houses Trust of NSW’, Interpretation Australia Conference, Melbourne, November 2012 (Beth Hise);

• ‘A History Seldom Recognised and Poorly Understood: Finding Aboriginal Stories at the Historic Houses Trust of NSW’, Museums & Galleries NSW, It’s a RAP, Building Relationships with Your Aboriginal Community Symposium, Museum of Sydney, September 2012 (Beth Hise).

Far left and left Throsby Park Open Day 2013. Photographs © Paul K Robbins, MONDE Photo

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The Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales (HHT) operates under the Historic Houses Act 1980 (NSW) to manage, conserve and interpret the properties vested in it for the education and enjoyment of the public. We are a New South Wales statutory authority, administered through the Office of Environment and Heritage in the Department of Premier and Cabinet. We are one of Australia’s largest state museum bodies. Over the past 33 years we have grown from a small organisation into one of the state’s major heritage and cultural institutions, managing and conserving sites of historical and cultural importance that tell a story about the history and development of New South Wales.

We care for portfolio assets valued at more than $322 million including buildings, land and museum collections. Our built assets comprise 16 historic buildings dating between 1793 and 1950, and include several of the earliest surviving colonial buildings in Australia, as well as major public buildings of the Macquarie era.

We maintain and open 12 museums to the public: Elizabeth Bay House, Elizabeth Farm, Government House, Hyde Park Barracks Museum, Justice & Police Museum, Meroogal, Museum of Sydney on the site of first Government House, Rose Seidler House, Rouse Hill House & Farm, Susannah Place Museum, The Mint and Vaucluse House. All are listed in the NSW State Heritage Register. The Museum of Sydney and the Hyde Park Barracks are also on the National Heritage list, and the Hyde Park Barracks is on the UNESCO World Heritage List. (See also pages 36–9.)

The HHT also maintains 38 hectares of land including public spaces, farmland and gardens, as well as infrastructure such as roads, farm dams, 8 kilometres of fences and gates. Our principal landscapes include the formal historical colonial gardens, public park and beach at Vaucluse House, and 18 hectares of farm and open land at Rouse Hill House & Farm. Our gardens include some of the oldest and best surviving historical plant collections in Australia found outside botanical collections.

We collect, catalogue and conserve material relating to our core themes of domestic material culture, the history of art, architecture and design, and aspects of Sydney’s social history related to our sites. The collections held at our museums are valued at more than $38 million and comprise 250,000 archaeological artefacts, more than 47,500 objects, more than 130,000 glass-plate negatives, a library collection and a small but important digital collection, all of cultural and heritage significance to the history of New South Wales. (See also page 41.)

In 2012–13 we generated 21% of our total income through commercial activities, paid admissions and non-recurrent allocation such as grants, sponsorship and donations from individuals, companies or government. We have a thriving venue hire business, retail outlets, four commercial cafes/restaurants, and our properties are in demand as locations for both film and photography shoots.

Revenue raised from our commercial operations facilitates our innovative program of public and educational events and activities. Every year more than 50,000 school children, across all stages from Kindergarten to Year 12, attend education programs linked closely to the school curriculum at our properties. The Connected Classrooms program allows children throughout New South Wales to enjoy our programs via new media technology. We stage approximately 200 public programs and events each year, ranging from large outdoor festivals to small specialist tours, enjoyed by almost 15,000 visitors.

We are consistently building our digital content to provide greater accessibility to our museums, collections and stories.

Our innovative exhibitions bring history to life through exploration of various themes such as architecture, Indigenous history, convicts, the NSW Police Force, criminals, and Sydney’s places, past and present. Each exhibition is addressed in a unique way to create an engaging experience for our visitors. (See also page 12 and pages 14–15.)

We work with and are supported by a friends organisation, a foundation, sponsors and hundreds of volunteers. We form partnerships with other cultural and heritage institutions, artists, community groups, universities and voluntary organisations.

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Justice & police MuseuMThe Justice & Police Museum houses a unique collection of objects relating to crime, policing and legal history, including a significant forensic photography archive of more than 130,000 glass-plate negatives. The building complex, developed in three separate stages – Water Police Court (1856), Water Police Station (1858) and Police Court (1886) – is the work of New South Wales Colonial Architects Edmund Blacket, James Barnet and Alexander Dawson. As a group, it is an extraordinarily intact surviving example of civic buildings of the mid-to-late 19th century. The museum now features a variety of displays, including spinechilling weapons, bushranging artefacts and physical evidence from notable crimes. A dynamic exhibition program explores both historical and contemporary issues relating to crime and its consequences, and daily education activities reveal the worlds of justice and policing to school students.

MuseuM of sydney The modern Museum of Sydney on the site of first Government House was opened to the public in 1995. Designed by one of Sydney’s best known architects, Richard Johnson, it occupies the site of Australia’s first Government House, built in 1788 as home and office for the colony’s first governor, Arthur Phillip. The museum forecourt, known as First Government House Place, preserves the remaining foundations of the house below, while above ground the art installation Edge of the trees marks the site of first contact between the British colonisers and the Gadigal people. The museum’s evocative displays take visitors on a journey exploring Sydney’s people, places and culture, then and now. Visitors can learn about our city’s first people, inspect models of the First Fleet ships and peer into the archaeological remains of first Government House. An exciting program of changing exhibitions reveals this great city’s distinctiveness.

susannah place MuseuMSusannah Place Museum is a terrace of four houses incorporating a re-created 1915 corner grocer shop. Located in the heart of The Rocks, it was built in 1844 by Irish immigrants and was continually occupied until 1990. The terrace survived largely unchanged through the slum clearances of the 1900s and the area’s redevelopment in the 1970s. It is a rare surviving example of housing for workers from the mid-19th century, once ubiquitous but now almost vanished. In 1993 the HHT worked with the (then) Sydney Cove Authority to develop and open Susannah Place as a museum. Today, the museum tells the often overlooked stories of the lives of ordinary people. Susannah Place was home to more than 100 different families; their occupancy is still evident in the many layers of paint, wallpapers, linoleums, modifications and repairs that have survived.

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GovernMent houseGovernment House, built between 1837 and 1845, was designed by Edward Blore, Special Architect to William IV. Set within extensive landscaped grounds, Government House is the finest example of a castellated Gothic Revival house in Australia. As the centre of state ceremonial functions since 1845, the house occupies a special place in the public consciousness of Sydney and the history of New South Wales. More than two million people have visited the property since the house was opened to the public in 1996. The HHT coordinates a diverse program of vice-regal, Commonwealth and state government functions, cultural and community events, public tours, and education and public programs at the property. The conservation and refurbishment of Government House continues to be guided by the principle of uniting best practice conservation with contemporary design innovation. A project to return the Governor of New South Wales to Government House is currently underway.

elizabeth bay houseDesigned by architect John Verge, Elizabeth Bay House was built in 1835–39 for the Colonial Secretary, Alexander Macleay, and his family. A superb example of a Greek Revival villa, it enjoys a magnificent setting overlooking Sydney Harbour and was originally the centrepiece of a renowned landscape garden developed by Macleay on the slope above Elizabeth Bay. The saloon, with its elegant cantilevered staircase, is regarded as the finest interior in Australian colonial architecture. The house’s interiors are notable for their detailing, particularly the quality of the joinery, plaster and stonework.

The house was restored by the state government and transferred from the Elizabeth Bay House Trust to the newly formed HHT in 1980. A favourite of students of design and social history, Elizabeth Bay House presents an evocative picture of early 19th-century life before the economic depression of the early 1840s forced Macleay to leave the house.

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rose seidler houseBuilt between 1948 and 1950, Rose Seidler House was designed by internationally renowned architect Harry Seidler AC, OBE for his parents, Max and Rose. It is one of the finest examples of mid-20th-century modern domestic architecture in Australia and its original furniture forms one of the most important postwar design collections in the country. Seidler was awarded the Sulman Medal in 1952 for his design of Rose Seidler House, and at the time the house was highly influential, stimulating much social comment and intellectual debate as a manifestation of the Modernist principles of space, the unity of arts and architecture coupled with structural engineering, and industrial design. It embodied new design and style ideals that gradually came to influence the direction of architecture in Australia. Nestled in natural bushland at Wahroonga with panoramic views of Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, Rose Seidler House is presented in its original 1950 scheme.

Above, left to right Elizabeth Bay House (detail). Photograph © Haley Richardson & Stuart Miller; Government House (detail). Photograph © Richard Glover; Rose Seidler House. Photograph © Nicholas Watt

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vaucluse houseVaucluse House was built between 1805 and the early 1860s. At its core a Georgian farmhouse, it is embellished with Gothic Revival turrets and crenellations to create a romanticised eye-catcher in an Arcadian landscape setting. One of a few surviving harbourside estates from the early years of the colony, Vaucluse House retains its ornamental gardens, a kitchen garden and outbuildings of what was once a self-sufficient small estate. The estate was purchased in 1827 by William Charles Wentworth, lawyer, explorer and statesman, who took a leading role in the achievement of responsible government for New South Wales in 1856. The New South Wales Government purchased part of the Vaucluse estate in 1910 to provide public access to the Sydney Harbour foreshores. The house was opened to the public in 1912 and, since that time, has been an important place for the presentation of Australian history. The property has been restored to reflect the Wentworth family’s occupation in 1827–53 and 1861–62.

hyde park barracks MuseuMThe Hyde Park Barracks was built between 1817 and 1819 by convict workers under the direction of architect (and former convict) Francis Greenway, and functioned as the colony’s principal convict establishment. It was Greenway’s largest and most important commission from Governor Lachlan Macquarie. When viewed in relation to the nearby St James’ Church and Supreme Court, also designed by Greenway, the barracks is a key element of an extraordinary cluster of civic buildings surviving from the early colonial period. Designed to house 600 men, the building sometimes slept 1400. After transportation ended in 1848, the barracks served as courtrooms, government offices, and migrant accommodation.

Today, the HHT uses the fabric and spaces of the building as well as its rich archaeology collection to unravel stories of its occupants and uses over the past 190 years. The Hyde Park Barracks was placed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2010 as part of the Australian Convict Sites listing.

the MintThe oldest surviving public building in central Sydney, The Mint is widely regarded as one of the finest Georgian buildings in Australia, with its elegant proportions and double-height colonnades. It consists of two structures: the south wing of Governor Lachlan Macquarie’s General Hospital (constructed 1811–16) and the Coining Factory (built 1854–55). The site became the first overseas branch of the Royal Mint when the Coining Factory was constructed at the rear. The Mint operated until 1926; the site then housed a succession of government departments until 1997, with the Macquarie Street building converted into a museum in 1982. In 1997 the building was transferred to the HHT, which undertook extensive conservation and redevelopment of the site. The Coining Factory buildings were converted to office accommodation in 2004. As well as being the HHT’s head office, The Mint also houses the Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection (see page 41), the Sydney Mint Café, the Foundation for the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales, our Friends, and function spaces.


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rouse hill house & farMRouse Hill House & Farm was built between 1813 and 1819 and is surrounded by one of Australia’s earliest surviving gardens. Originally set in a much larger estate, the house is one of the oldest continually occupied homes in Australia, and its significance lies in the survival of its almost unchanged interiors and furnishings, and the collection of objects from six generations of the Rouse family. The site contains a section of the original Windsor Road turnpike laid down by Governor Macquarie in 1812–13 and an associated stretch of the Hawkesbury Road laid down in 1794, along which the 1804 Battle of Vinegar Hill took place. The estate was bought by the state government in 1978. In 1987 it was transferred to the HHT, and we opened it to the public in 1999.

In 2003 the Department of Education transferred the Rouse Hill Public School (built 1888) to the HHT. In 2010 we restored the old schoolhouse to its original appearance.

MerooGalMeroogal is located in the South Coast town of Nowra. This fascinating Gothic Revival timber house, designed by Kenneth McKenzie and built in 1885, was home to four generations of women from the same family. Meroogal’s rich collection of personal objects provides insights into the daily routines, domestic chores and social lives of the house’s former occupants. Meroogal and the support of family enabled the Thorburn and Macgregor women to live independently without undertaking paid employment. It was both a home and an economic resource, with food and fuel provided from the garden and rent from occasional paying guests and tenants. Without Meroogal, the lifestyles of the women who lived there might not have been possible.

elizabeth farMElizabeth Farm is Australia’s oldest surviving colonial homestead, built in 1793 for the family of John and Elizabeth Macarthur, who lived there until 1850. It once stood within a 1000-acre (405-hectare) property stretching east from Parramatta to Duck River, with a river frontage on three sides. This was Darug country, sustained by the Burramattagal, Wangal and Wategora people. By the late 1820s the prosperous Macarthurs had transformed their farmhouse into a smart bungalow surrounded by ‘pleasure grounds’ rich in exotic plants and fruit trees. Urban and industrial development chipped away at the estate in the late 19th century. In 1904 the homestead, now on less than 5 acres (2 hectares), was sold to the Swanns, a large household of resourceful women who occupied and protected the property until 1968. Elizabeth Farm has been managed by the HHT since 1983; the unique hands-on, experience-based house museum opened in 1984.

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Page 38, left to right Vaucluse House (detail). Photograph © HHT; Hyde Park Barracks Museum. Photograph © Nicholas Watt; The Mint. Photograph © Nicholas Watt Above, left to right Elizabeth Farm. Photograph © James Horan; Meroogal. Photograph © Nicholas Watt; Rouse Hill House & Farm (detail). Photograph © Haley Richardson & Stuart Miller

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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 on the site of first Government House

1995 Museum

1990 Young Street terraces – Offices

1990 Susannah Place Museum 1993 Museum

1993 Walter Burley Griffin House (sold 1995) Conservation project

1996 Government House 1996 State house and garden

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 – Endangered Houses Fund project

2010 Beulah – Endangered Houses Fund project

* Leased to the Royal Australian Institute of Architects.

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Above left Graflex Crown Graphic folding camera, date unknown, used by NSW Police forensic photographers. Justice & Police Museum Above right Early Australian greeting card, designed by Harriet Scott and published by Turner & Henderson, Sydney, 1880. The Hamilton Rouse Hill Trust Collection

OUr collEcTions

Each HHT property holds collections of historical and modern material related to the house and site. The collections include furniture, ceramics, silverware, soft furnishings, household and personal accessories, costume, artworks, photographs and archaeological artefacts. Most of the objects from our collections are on show to the public.

Electronic access to the collections is provided to the public through a suite of online catalogues including the Library Catalogue, the Pictures Catalogue, the Colonial Plants Database and the Museums Collections Catalogue. Digital content is added to these catalogues as resources allow. The HHT also contributes to national aggregated data services including TROVE, Design and Art Australia Online, Australian Dress Register, and the Museum Metadata Exchange.

caroline siMpson library & research collectionThe Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection was established as the Lyndhurst Conservation Resource Centre in 1984. In 2004 it was renamed in honour of the late Caroline Simpson OAM (1930–2003), whose outstanding collection of Australian colonial furniture, pictures and objets d’art was gifted by her children to the HHT. The collection is a specialised research resource available to anyone – staff, scholars, heritage and conservation practitioners, museum professionals – with an interest in the history of house and garden design and interior furnishing in New South Wales from the 19th century to the present day. It includes architectural pattern books and fragments, wall and floor coverings, manufacturers’ trade catalogues and sample books, garden ornaments, fittings, soft furnishings, personal papers and manuscripts, pictures, photographs, books and periodicals.

photoGraphic collectionThe HHT cares for a significant collection of photographs including more than 130,000 glass-plate negatives created by the New South Wales Police Force between 1910 and 1964, now housed at the Justice & Police Museum.

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BreAkdOWn Of visiTor numbErs*

elizabeth bay house

2013 2012 2011Paid admissions

General public 4,390 4,575 4,801Education 141 291 283Public programs 300 629 488Venue hire 1,437 1,557 1,390

Subtotal 6,268 7,052 6,962Free entry

Complimentary tickets 810 962 850Free public programs 15 168 185Other (site visits) 418 286 261

Subtotal 1,243 1,416 1,296TOTAl 7,511 8,468 8,258

hyde park barracks MuseuM


General public 47,754 44,796 51,727Education 14,032 13,964 15,037Public programs 331 184 1,004Venue hire 1,510 19,888 57,417


Complimentary tickets 6,824 3,855 4,124Free public programs – 300 398Free events – 40 1,262Other (site and shop visits) 12,281 26,194 27,253Cafe 23,424 35,242 35,652

Subtotal 42,529 65,631 68,689TOTAl 106,156 144,463 193,874Grounds 312,406 381,059 309,358

Justice & police MuseuM


General public 14,554 24,701 25,659Education 5,221 8,309 7,913Public programs 443 868 138Venue hire 3,725 1,633 2,807


Complimentary tickets 2,688 3,828 2,983Free public programs 65 94 201Free events 131 – 547Other (site visits) 101 109 99

Subtotal 2,985 4,031 3,830TOTAl 26,928 39,542 40,347

MerooGal


General public 536 739 887Education 344 441 826Public programs 16 334 171Venue hire 180 – –


Complimentary tickets 107 176 230Free public programs 125 – 185Free events 100 – –Other (site visits) 134 98 6

Subtotal 466 274 421TOTAl 1,542 1,788 2,305

elizabeth farM


General public 4,152 4,374 4,943Education 7,501 9,638 10,783Public programs 384 257 217Venue hire 444 289 456


Complimentary tickets 1,515 1,473 2,468Free public programs 14 – 29Free events 300 450 64Other (site visits) 645 807 253Cafe 3,209 3,148 1,528

Subtotal 5,683 5,878 4,342TOTAl 18,164 20,436 20,741

GovernMent house


Public programs 1,285 2,060 3,980Venue hire 4,117 3,556 5,055

Subtotal 5,402 5,616 9,035Free entryEducation 857 1,308 1,418Complimentary tickets 2,244 471 664

Free public programs 44 – –Free events 20 – 1,068House tours 20,450 22,775 22,526Vice-regal functions 12,374 12,587 12,566

Subtotal 35,989 37,141 38,242Grounds 143,128 124,833 112,874TOTAl 184,519 167,590 160,151

The decrease in general visitation numbers reflects a 32% reduction in weekly opening hours at all properties since October 2012. In addition, the streamlining and economising of the education offer and the shift to a new front-of-house model has temporarily reduced education numbers in 2012–13.

* At some museums general visitation numbers include a number of education visitors, therefore total education visitation numbers are understated for 2012–13.

MuseuM of sydney


General public 52,075 56,478 63,101Education 5,464 7,533 7,439Public programs 328 1,059 1,719Venue hire 10,276 11,814 9,790


Complimentary tickets 7,668 5,857 7,504Free public programs 186 546 1,413Free events 488 604 1,346Other (site and shop visits) 65,656 14,378 15,798Cafe 128,242 156,264 112,594

Subtotal 202,240 177,649 138,655TOTAl 270,383 254,533 220,704Forecourt 666,512 700,346 829,294

susannah place MuseuM


General public 5,910 6,837 7,358Education 2,382 3,518 2,369Public programs 70 271 223


Complimentary tickets 1,053 1,303 1,306Free public programs 20 29 –Free events – 9 133Other (site and shop visits) 21,200 32,892 34,049

Subtotal 22,273 34,233 35,488TOTAl 30,635 44,859 45,438

the Mint


Public programs 2,175 2,086 713Venue hire 15,345 25,755 15,162


Free general 35,563 38,036 28,888Free public programs 393 315 798Free events – – 1,403Other (site and shop visits) 6,439 7,774 9,354Cafe 15,725 14,302 13,079

Subtotal 58,120 60,427 53,522TOTAl 75,640 88,268 69,397

vaucluse house


General public 8,906 9,057 9,512Education 4,478 5,647 6,645Public programs 808 1,795 1,452Venue hire 5,333 4,268 4,479


Complimentary tickets 1,988 3,463 2,171Free public programs – 79 2,200Free events – 30 140Other (site and shop visits) 371 646 488Cafe 33,688 30,791 28,302

Subtotal 36,047 35,009 33,301Grounds 59,705 74,420 68,935TOTAl 115,277 130,196 124,324

rose seidler house


General public 1,396 966 747Education 8 399 353Public programs 2,523 3,792 4,804Venue hire 345 126 168


Complimentary tickets 247 144 48Free public programs – – 1,199Free events – – 16Other (site visits) 45 5 25

Subtotal 292 149 1,288TOTAl 4,564 5,432 7,360

rouse hill house & farM


General public 2,259 2,711 3,361Education 7,024 8,698 8,034Public programs 190 145 169Venue hire 27 136 555


Complimentary tickets 1,156 1,412 1,675Free public programs 54 – –Free events – – 28Other (site and shop visits) 927 1,517 1,354

Subtotal 2,137 2,929 3,057TOTAl 11,637 14,619 15,176

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endAngered hOUses Fund

beulahBeulah, Appin, an 80-hectare property still in its original landscape setting, was acquired in September 2010. The property, which includes an important colonial-era farmhouse with outbuildings, a bridge and a gazebo, is listed on the State Heritage Register and is under threat from encroaching urban development. The stone homestead was built c1835 by Irish emancipist Connor Boland and the property was later associated with the Hume family (of explorer Hamilton Hume). The former Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water (now Office of Environment and Heritage) contributed to the purchase of the property with a covenant to protect a significant remnant stand of endangered Cumberland Plain Woodland. This, the state’s second major biobanking initiative, was signed in March 2011. An archaeological assessment and building condition report have been completed, and site works including extensive fencing and bushcare are being carried out. A conservation management plan and land-use capability study are being prepared to guide future conservation and sensitive development of the site.

Established in 2005 and supported by the Foundation for the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales, the Endangered Houses Fund (EHF) is an HHT program that identifies significant ‘at risk’ properties and saves them from demolition or unsympathetic development. It provides a way for the HHT to use its expertise to save significant endangered places and buildings across New South Wales without the long-term recurrent costs to government of continued ownership and operation. The HHT applies its extensive knowledge of heritage conservation to carry out the project works required on each property. The EHF is not about creating new public museums; instead, properties are conserved, protected and then offered back into the marketplace for the use and enjoyment of future generations. In this way, funds revolve and more houses can be saved over time.

The inspiration for the EHF came from our own work. In 1993 the HHT acquired the then-threatened GSDA No 1 Dwelling, a display house at Castlecrag designed by Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahoney, restoring the house and financing the construction of a new house adjacent to the property. The HHT then sold both properties (having arranged statutory protection and private covenants), saving a key work of two important 20th-century architects and winning widespread praise for this innovative approach to conservation.

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Above, left to right Beulah (detail). Photograph © Paolo Busato; Exeter Farm after restoration (detail). Photograph © Paolo Busato; Glenfield (detail). Photograph © Nicholas Watt; Moruya manse (detail). Photograph © Paolo Busato

exeter farMTransferred to the HHT in 2007, Exeter Farm, Glenwood, consists of two c1860s early colonial timber slab buildings on what was once a large farming property on the north-west outskirts of Sydney. Before conservation work began in 2008 the two buildings were severely dilapidated and had not been inhabited for decades. After completing extensive repairs and installing new services, the HHT sold the property in March 2013, after a short marketing campaign.

GlenfieldGlenfield, in Casula, was the first property to be saved through the EHF program, with the buildings and their curtilage transferred to the HHT in 2007. The property, listed on the State Heritage Register, is of national significance. Dr Charles Throsby, naval surgeon, explorer, magistrate and member of the Legislative Council, built the house c1817 and it remained in the Throsby family until the mid 1920s. During the 20th century Glenfield was owned by the Leacock family, who ran a dairy farm on the property. It was later managed as the Goodwill Co-operative Society communal farm. The HHT carried out vital conservation work to the buildings and the landscape to prepare it for return to the market. Following a lengthy marketing campaign, the HHT exchanged contracts to sell Glenfield; completion is expected in October 2013.

Moruya ManseIn 2009 the HHT acquired a Presbyterian minister’s house (manse) at Moruya on the New South Wales far South Coast. The modest c1860s timber building contains rare and delicate wallpaper and paint finishes from the 19th and early 20th centuries. The building was dilapidated, but the HHT undertook an extensive refurbishment of the house, conserving its significant interiors while satisfying the requirements of a modern family home. Following a short local marketing campaign, the manse was sold in February 2013.

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Above left Exterior of Nissen hut. Photograph Nicole Davis © HHT Above right Throsby Park. Photograph © HHT

nissen hut The HHT acquired a Nissen hut in the Lake Macquarie district of Belmont North in 2008. Named after Lieutenant Colonel Peter Nissen, the Canadian engineer who designed the prefabricated steel-framed huts in 1916, the huts were widely used in world wars I and II as military buildings and, later, for some types of civil construction. This particular hut was one of 33 erected to house migrants, mostly British, after World War II; the huts were commonly known as ‘Pommy Town’. The collection of huts is extremely rare in Australia and highly significant, as it provides tangible evidence of Australia’s post World War II immigration assistance programs. The building is in fair condition and adaptive re-use options are being investigated.

throsby parkThrosby Park, the 75-hectare remnant of a once much larger property built for Charles Throsby in 1834, is located near Moss Vale in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales. The site is considered of state and national significance for its rarity and completeness, comprising a fine Georgian homestead, an early timber cottage (thought to be one of the first permanent buildings erected in the Southern Highlands) and several outbuildings: dairy, dairyman’s cottage, meat house, piggery and timber-framed hay shed. There is also a fine historic garden with specimen trees and richly planted shrub borders opening up to extensive landscape views, which were captured by the colonial artist Conrad Martens in 1836. The HHT has undertaken repairs and completed a maintenance program to the house and grounds, and catalogued and evaluated the collection of furniture and domestic objects. We have also prepared an updated conservation management plan and maintenance guidelines to assist a future tenant to understand the heritage significance of the site. We have sought an up-to-date asset valuation and developed a leasing strategy for the property in preparation for inviting tenders for a long-term lease in late 2013.

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COrPOrATe govErnancE

board of trusteesThe Historic Houses Act 1980 provides that the HHT Board of Trustees shall be the governing body of the HHT. The HHT Board of Trustees is constituted under Section 6 of the Act. The nine members of the Board are members of the public nominated by the Minister for Heritage and appointed by the Governor of New South Wales. The Trustees are subject to the direction and control of the Minister. The Act stipulates that members of the Board of Trustees must include:

• at least one person who ‘has knowledge or experience in history’; and

• at least one person who ‘has knowledge or experience in architecture’.

Current Board members who fulfil these requirements are Keith Cottier, Associate Professor Grace Karskens, Associate Professor Roderick Simpson and Peter Tonkin.

The Trustees represent a diversity of expertise and experience in business, law, architecture, history, conservation, information technology, education and management. Trustees are appointed for a term of up to three years and may be appointed for more than one term, but for no more than three consecutive terms of office. Trustees do not receive any remuneration for their board activities.

Louise McElvogue and Paddy Carney joined the board on 6 March 2013.

The board met six times this year. Trustees attended board meetings as per the table below.

trusteesMichael Rose (Chairman) is the Chief Executive Partner of law firm Allens. He is a board member of ChildFund Australia and the ChildFund International Alliance. ChildFund is an international aid and development organisation that supports children and their communities in 55 developing countries. Michael is also a member of the Education, Skills and Innovation and the Indigenous Engagement task forces of the Business Council of Australia. He lives in Sydney with his wife, Jo D’Antonio, and their three children. Michael was appointed as a Trustee in June 2010 and his current term expires on 31 December 2015.

Paddy Carney CA BSC(HonS) is a registered company auditor. She 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 in the United Kingdom and in Australia across a broad range of clients, with a focus on the retail and consumer sector. She is also a Governor of the Sir David Martin Foundation, which aims to get more young people off the streets, away from unhealthy situations and into care and rehabilitation. Paddy is the Chair of the HHT's Audit and Risk Committee. She was appointed as a Trustee in March 2013 and her term expires on 5 March 2016.

Keith Cottier AM, AASTC, LFRAIA is a Director of the highly awarded architectural firm Allen Jack+Cottier. In 2001 he was awarded the Gold Medal, the Royal Australian Institute of Architects’ highest honour. He was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 2004. Keith has served as a Commissioner of the Australian Heritage Commission, as a Member of the Heritage Council of New South Wales, and as a Member of the Sydney Cove Authority and the City West Development Corporation. His high-profile projects include 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 current term expired 31 December 2012.

Bruce Hambrett LLM is a practising lawyer, the chairman of Baker & McKenzie, Australia, and a former General Counsel of SingTel Optus Pty Limited. He is also a Director of the Pacific Opera Company Limited and a former chair of the Media and Communications Law Committee, Business Law Section, with the Law Council of Australia. He was appointed as a Trustee on 1 January 2006 and his current term expires on 7 November 2015.

Associate Professor Grace Karskens BA, MA, PHD FAHA teaches Australian history at the University of New South Wales. Grace has published extensively, including Inside The Rocks: the archaeology of a neighbourhood, the

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Table of Trustee attendance

Name Attended leave of absence

Eligible to attend

Michael Rose (Chairman)

6 – 6

Keith Cottier 6 – 6

Grace Karskens 2 4 6

Martyn Mitchell 3 – 3

Andrew Tink 6 – 6

Peter Tonkin 5 1 6

Roderick Simpson 4 2 6

Bruce Hambrett2 + 1 as

observer3 5

Paddy Carney2 + 1 as

observer– 2

Louise McElvogue 2 – 2


multi-award-winning The Rocks: life in early Sydney and The colony: a history of early Sydney, which won the 2010 Prime Minister’s Literary Award for Non-Fiction. She is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities, and is on the boards of the Dictionary of Sydney, the National Museum of Australia’s reCollections journal and a number of international scholarly journals. Grace was appointed as a Trustee on 1 January 2008 and her current term expires on 31 December 2013.

louise McElvogue is a principal of Macleod Media, which advises on strategy, technology and media. She works with boards, government and executives to set business strategies and policies, and to develop e-business, partnerships and digital efficiencies. She has worked in the United States, Europe and Australia for various clients, including McDonald’s, Invensys, the ABC, News Limited, Channel 4, the BBC and Société Générale. Louise was a member of the federal government’s Convergence Review in 2012. This landmark review of Australia’s media and internet regulatory framework recommended a new approach to regulation. Louise has a background in journalism and her work has appeared in 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.

Martyn Mitchell BSC CHeMeng, ICAeW, ICAA, has over 30 years’ experience as an auditor and business adviser, including having spent more than 20 years as a partner in PwC. Martyn has held a number of senior management positions within PwC and has extensive experience with major public companies in Australia and Asia. Martyn was the Chair of the HHT’s Audit and Risk Committee. He was appointed as a Trustee on 1 January 2005 and his term expired on 31 December 2012.

Associate Professor Roderick Simpson AAIA MPIA is a principal of Simpson + Wilson Architecture + Urban Design, and Associate Professor of Urban Design at the University of Sydney, with interests in urban renewal and regeneration, ecologically sustainable design and strategic urban design. He has worked with the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust, and contributed to the HHT’s Harbourings exhibition at the Museum of Sydney. He co-authored Greenpeace’s ‘Strategy for a Sustainable Sydney’ in 1992, applying many of the principles in future planning work. Most recently, he led the urban design of the ‘Sustainable Sydney 2030’ strategy for the City of Sydney. Roderick was appointed as a Trustee in January 2011 and his current term expires on 31 December 2013.

Andrew Tink BA, LLB, HonDLITT is a Visiting Fellow at Macquarie University’s law school. After eight years at the bar and 19 years in the New South Wales Parliament, where his roles included Shadow Attorney-General and Shadow Leader of the House, Andrew stepped back from active politics to focus on writing. In 2010 his biography of William Charles Wentworth won the Nib CAL Waverley Award for Literature. His second book, a biography of Lord Sydney, was published in 2011, and his third, the story of Canberra’s air disaster in 1940, was released in 2013. Andrew is also a member of the Library Council of NSW. He was appointed as a trustee on 22 May 2012 and his current term expires on 22 May 2015.

Peter Tonkin BSCARCH (HonS), BARCH (HonS), FRAIA is Adjunct Professor of Architecture at the University of Canberra and the University of Queensland, and is widely published. He is a partner of Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects, winner of more than 90 awards. His projects include the Hyde Park Barracks Museum, the National Memorial to the Australian Vietnam Forces, the Tomb of an Unknown Australian Soldier and the National Arboretum, Canberra, the refurbishment of Customs House, the multi-award-winning Plaza Lighting Towers for the Sydney Olympics, and the Australian War Memorial in London. Peter was appointed as a Trustee on 1 January 2005 and his final term expires on 31 December 2013.

coMMitteesThere are four Board standing committees which provide advice to Trustees: Audit and Risk Committee, Commercial and Marketing Services Advisory Committee, Creative Services Advisory Committee, and Heritage and Endangered Houses Advisory Committee. All four committees are convened per Section 9 of the Historic Houses Act 1980 (NSW).

There are also five HHT standing committees which make decisions on both policy and management. Staff are involved in the management of the organisation through the Staff and Management Participatory and Advisory Committee (SAMPAC) and are also represented through the Joint Consultative Committee (JCC). Committees operating are listed in the Appendices on pages 59–61.

corporate planninGA corporate plan is developed on a five-year cycle by HHT staff and Trustees. Using the goals and strategies set out in the corporate plan, portfolios and teams within each group develop annual action plans. Each action plan is accompanied by an internal budget bid in April every year.


These action plans set the direction and budget for the HHT’s operational business year. The action plans directions are based on the corporate goals and strategies, and government priorities such as NSW2021: A Plan to make NSW number one. The action plans are incorporated into the HHT’s annual business plan and reported to the Trustees at bi-monthly board meetings.

ManaGeMent GroupThe Director manages the day-to-day business of the organisation and is responsible for implementing the policies of the government and the HHT. The five-member Management Group meets weekly and is made up of the Director, the Assistant Director, Commercial and Marketing Services Group, the Assistant Director, Creative Services Group, the Assistant Director, Heritage and Portfolio Group, and the Assistant Director, Operations Group. The Management Group meets weekly and leads the strategic direction of the organisation. The Director works to an annual performance agreement held with the Chief Executive at the Office of Environment and Heritage.

Mark Goggin eMPA, commenced as Director on 6 August 2013. He has 20 years’ experience in leadership across the museum, cultural and health sectors as CEO, festival producer, educator and researcher. For the past decade, he was General Manager, Marketing, Programs and Commercial Services, at the Powerhouse Museum. Building the museum’s brand profile and audiences, Mark was responsible for leading entrepreneurial exhibitions and creating innovative programs, such as the annual citywide festival, Sydney Design. He oversaw the renewal of the heritage Sydney Observatory site and successfully launched the publicly accessible Powerhouse Discovery Centre: Collection Stores at Castle Hill. Originally trained as a psychologist [BA (Hons)], he has an Executive Masters of Public Administration (EMPA) from the Australian and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG).

Kate Clark MA, FSA, FRgS, MIFA, IHBC, commenced as Director in 2008, and left the HHT on 5 August 2013. She is an industrial archaeologist with 25 years’ experience in museums and heritage in the United Kingdom, where she worked with the Ironbridge Gorge Museums, the Council for British Archaeology, and English Heritage before joining the Heritage Lottery Fund as Deputy Director of Policy and Research. She has also been a heritage consultant, working with clients such as the States of Jersey, Sir John Soane’s Museum, and the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council. She has published widely on industrial archaeology, conservation, heritage management, sustainable development and the social, economic and environmental values of heritage, and has

taught in the United Kingdom as well as in Ireland, South Africa, Slovenia, Canada and the United States of America.

Dr Caroline Butler-Bowdon BA (HonS), MA, PHD, is Assistant Director, Creative Services. Caroline has worked in the cultural/heritage sector for more than 15 years, holding posts at the Museum of Sydney and the Art Gallery of NSW, and casual teaching positions at the universities of Sydney and New South Wales. She was most recently Head Curator at the Museum of Sydney where she published widely and curated exhibitions on many aspects of Australian history. In 2009 Caroline completed her PhD at the University of New South Wales on the history of apartment living in Sydney.

Ian Innes BSCARCH, BLARCH, is Assistant Director, Heritage and Portfolio. He has been with the HHT since October 2009. Ian has more than 20 years’ experience in cultural landscape management and conservation, and has held senior management roles at the Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney, and Centennial Parklands. He studied architecture and, later, landscape architecture, and his ongoing professional interests span a range of aspects of the built environment, including architectural and landscape design, heritage conservation, cultural landscape management and strategic asset management.

Julie Turpie BA (HonS), commenced as Assistant Director, Commercial and Marketing Services, in June 2011. Julie has more than 20 years’ experience in brand development, destination marketing, commercial venue hire and public programming. She worked for the Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority for six years, managing their sponsorship, business development program and annual events portfolio at The Rocks and Darling Harbour, including the signature New Year’s Eve and Australia Day events. Julie was most recently with Brisbane Marketing, responsible for city branding strategies, destination marketing campaigns and delivering a major events strategy for Brisbane.

Trish Kernahan joined the HHT as Assistant Director, Operations, in July 2013. In this position Trish has responsibility for the Finance, Human Resources, Information and Communications Technology (ICT), and Compliance and Knowledge teams. Immediately prior to taking up this role, Trish spent 16 years at the Art Gallery of NSW working in corporate strategic planning and governance. During her 36 years in the New South Wales public sector Trish has worked in management and operational roles across six government agencies.

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The HHT is structured around four groups: Commercial and Marketing Services, Creative Services, Heritage and Portfolio, and Operations.

coMMercial & MarketinG services GroupThe Commercial and Marketing Services Group drives self-generating revenue strategies, and is responsible for growing our audiences and building brand awareness and value for the HHT through marketing, design and communications activities.

The Commercial Services Team is responsible for venue hire, commercial leaseholds (cafes) and retail, including the Museum of Sydney shop. It manages the commercial hire of the HHT’s unique and specialty venues for corporate and private events, including for filming and photography.

The Marketing and Communications Team provides strategic direction on and implementation of marketing, design and communications (including media and public relations) activities to support our properties, exhibitions, public programs and events. It also manages the HHT box office.

The Development and Fundraising Team manages the HHT’s strategic partnerships and fundraising activities, including seeking corporate sponsorship and government grants and working with the Foundation for the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales.

creative services GroupThe activities of the group are related to reaching audiences who visit our sites as well as those we connect with online and in regional areas. We produce exhibitions, collection stories, educational and public programs, publications and web content. We also manage web and social-media platforms. Through these projects we deliver services and programs that involve interpretation, education, audience development and participation, volunteering, public access to our collections and community engagement.

The Programs Team drives the development and delivery of programs, engaging a wide range of audiences to access and enjoy our collections, knowledge and museums.

The Interpretation and Exhibitions Team takes a multidisciplinary team-based approach to interpretation, exhibition, design and publication projects. The team provides innovative and accessible ways to interpret our stories and research for the public, focusing on visitor experience and participation.

The Collections and Access Team manages a suite of online discovery tools that provide access to knowledge and research about HHT’s collections, sites and buildings. It is also responsible for collections acquisitions and de-accessioning.

The Web and Screen Media Team drives the development and delivery of web- and screen-based content to enrich visitor experience and engage new audiences.

heritaGe & portfolio GroupThe Heritage and Portfolio Group manages the HHT’s houses, museums and landscapes, as well as the Endangered Houses Fund (EHF) program through place management, maintenance, capital works, conservation management planning, collections care, conservation and landscaping.

The Heritage Team provides technical leadership and specialist skills in the care, conservation and maintenance of the HHT’s buildings, interiors, landscapes and movable heritage, and manages the EHF program.

The Government House and Eastern Sydney Portfolio includes Government House, Elizabeth Bay House and Vaucluse House, all of which illustrate the evolution of 19th-century architecture and interiors, as well as Rose Seidler House, a significant mid-20th-century house designed by Harry Seidler.

The Meroogal and Western Sydney Portfolio comprises Rouse Hill House & Farm, Elizabeth Farm and Meroogal, including beautiful gardens, a former schoolhouse from the late 1800s, a farm, an education centre and wonderful collections linked to the properties.

The City Portfolio includes the Museum of Sydney on the site of first Government House, the Justice & Police Museum and the Susannah Place Museum, all of which explore a diverse range of stories from the 19th and 20th centuries.

The Macquarie Street Portfolio includes The Mint (the HHT’s head office and major commercial venue) and the World Heritage listed Hyde Park Barracks, two of Sydney’s most important early-19th-century buildings on Macquarie Street.

operations GroupThe Operations Group supports the business of the HHT and its position as a leading history and cultural heritage organisation in New South Wales. This group is responsible for strategic advice and management across four key corporate governance teams: Human Resources, Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Finance, and Compliance and Knowledge. It also oversees the engagement of legal services.

The Human Resources Team provides strategic leadership in employee relations planning, practice and policy development, as well as operational services such as payroll delivery and staff training.


OrgAnisATiOnAl cHarTAs at 30 June 2013

Commercial Services Team

Development & Fundraising Team

Marketing & Communications

Team

Compliance & Knowledge Team

Finance Team

Human Resources Team

ICT Team

Heritage Team

City Portfolio

Government House & Eastern Sydney

Portfolio

Macquarie Street Portfolio

Meroogal & Western Sydney Portfolio

director

board of trustees

operations Group

heritaGe & portfolio Group

Collections & Access Team

Interpretation & Exhibitions Team

Programs Team

Web & Screen Media Team

creative services Group

coMMercial & MarketinG

services Group

Department of Premier

and Cabinet

Office of Environment & Heritage

Minister for heritaGe

Members

Friends

Foundation Directorate

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The ICT Team develops and manages the strategic ICT services required to achieve the HHT’s business requirements, and ensures our ICT network, business applications, and telecommunications systems are operating at optimum integrity and performance.

The Finance Team provides strategic financial advice and accurate information to ensure the HHT manages its budget prudently, maintains high standards of internal control, maintains our insurance coverage and is compliant with the relevant statutory and Australian Accounting Standards.

The Compliance and Knowledge Team manages the development, evaluation and review of policies and procedures to ensure the HHT has the knowledge and processes to comply with a range of legislative and audit requirements in relation to organisational policy, including records management and risk management. This team is also responsible for coordinating the transport and storage logistics of an organisation operating across multiple sites.

volunteersThe HHT’s volunteer program enables individuals in the community to connect with and contribute to the protection and appreciation of New South Wales’ cultural heritage. Volunteering activities help to raise public awareness about the HHT, reach new audiences and achieve valuable work. In 2012–13, 120 volunteers guided at our properties and museums, helped to manage our public events and undertook meaningful project work.

This year, volunteers gave the HHT approximately 8600 hours of their time. Additionally, 399 volunteers participated in Sydney Open on 2–4 November 2012, donating around 2800 hours of their time during the three-day event.

Our volunteers enjoy using their skills, sharing their knowledge and helping to keep HHT properties and museums relevant and accessible. Volunteers are given opportunities to provide feedback about their experiences and how the volunteers program is run.

(See pages 71–2 for a list of people who volunteered in 2012–13.)

risk ManaGeMentRisk management is essential to good corporate governance. The HHT is committed to a risk-management approach to planning, which identifies and addresses both external and internal risks to our operations. Internal risks

are also managed through policies, procedures and internal controls.

We have adopted a risk-management framework that conforms to the Australian/New Zealand Risk Management Standard (AS/NZS ISO 31000:2009) and to New South Wales Treasury Guidelines (Treasury Policy Paper: TPP 09-5). The mandatory annual attestation certificate is included on page 53.

Our Audit and Risk Committee is an advisory committee of the Board of Trustees and an integral component of the HHT’s corporate governance arrangements. Its responsibilities cover the review and oversight of internal controls, risk management, corruption and fraud prevention, external accountability (including the financial statements), applicable laws and regulations, and internal and external audits.

The committee meets each year with senior managers of the external auditor team from the Audit Office of New South Wales to discuss findings from its review of our statutory accounts. The 2012–13 financial statements of the HHT’s consolidated and related entities have all been issued without qualification.

Ethical standards Our code of conduct was adopted in 2000. It is included in the package of material given to all staff, is required reading on our induction list for new staff, and is an integral part of any staff and management training. There were no incidents of staff breaching the code in this reporting year.

The Trustees’ code of conduct, which was adopted in 2003, is specific to our Trustees and is required reading for new Trustees as part of their induction. In addition, both the Board of Trustees meetings and the Audit and Risk Committee meetings have ‘conflicts of interest’ as a standing agenda item.

Corporate Financial Controls Internal AuditDuring 2012–13, an internal review was conducted by Deloitte, our internal auditors, as part of a triennial audit plan. The objective of the internal audit was to review and assess the HHT’s financial performance in relation to the design and operating effectiveness of the operational and financial internal controls established to mitigate risks.

Recommendations from the review will be implemented by management during an agreed time frame as resources allow. The Audit and Risk Committee will monitor the implementation of internal and external recommendations.


inTernAl AUdiT And risk MAnAgeMenT ATTesTATiOnFOR THE 2012–13 FINANCIAL YEAR FOR THE HISTORIC HOUSES TRUST OF NEW SOUTH WALES

I, Mark Goggin, am of the opinion that the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales (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 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 measurers that will achieve a level of assurance

equivalent to the requirement.

Ministerially Determined Departure

Reason for Departure and Description of Practicable Alternative 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 equivalent level of assurance was for HHT to satisfy itself 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 2012–13 met these requirements.

These processes, including the practicable alternative measures implemented, provide a level of assurance that enables the senior management of HHT to understand, manage and satisfactorily control risk exposures.

I, Mark Goggin, am of the opinion that the Audit and Risk Committee for HHT is constituted and operates in accordance with the independence and governance requirements of Treasury Circular NSW TC 09/08. The Chair and Members of the Audit and Risk Committee are:

> Martyn Mitchell, independent Chair and HHT Trustee (Term 3: March 2011 – current) > Bruce Hambrett, independent Member and former HHT Trustee (Term 2: February 2009 – November 2015)> Michael Rose, Independent Member and President HHT Trust (Term 1: August 2010 – 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 House Trust of New South Wales

> The Hamilton Rouse Hill Trust

Mark Goggin

Director

Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales

21 August 2013


Workplace Health & Safety (WH&S)The HHT’s WH&S Committee continues to meet regularly. We are proactively case-managing return-to-work plans for injured employees. We have ensured that the recommendations made by a WH&S consultant were completed and will be maintained. (See also page 30.)

Insurances As a New South Wales statutory authority, the HHT’s insurable risks are covered under the Treasury Managed Fund (TMF), the New South Wales Government’s self-insurance scheme. There were three property damage claims in 2012–13: damage to a collection object (long case clock); damage to the floor in the Vaucluse House Tearooms; and hailstorm damage to Government House. Each of these claims has been accepted and finalised. From 15 October 2012, the TMF’s procedures for managing damage to fleet vehicles were changed to a system of mandatory notification of any damage to a vehicle including minor damage. Previously, minor damages that did not impact the roadworthiness of a vehicle had been submitted as an accumulative damages claim prior to the disposal of the vehicle. Following the change in 2012, the number of notifications has increased and in 2012–13 there were 15 notifications. To date, repairs have been undertaken to the vehicles involved in eight of these claims.

Legal changeNo changes were made to the Historic Houses Act 1980 during the reporting period. The favourable judicial decision affecting an HHT retail lease was reversed on appeal and, as a consequence, a further five-year lease has been granted with court costs awarded against the HHT. This matter is now finalised.

Policies and proceduresDuring 2012–13, a new comprehensive policy framework was approved and implemented at the HHT. The following policies and procedures were either developed or revised: Staff Discounts (revised), Investment Policy (developed), Records Destruction (developed), Use of Taxis (revised).

In addition, the HHT’s Staff induction handbook was significantly revised to reflect the restructure of the organisation, which has now been finalised. This induction manual covers the HHT’s vision and mission, the history of the agency, our organisational and management structure, the research library, the independent friends association,

employee representative groups, the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and employees’ leave entitlements and conditions.

Records managementThe recruitment of records staff was completed early in 2013 and the HHT now has the capacity to provide quality in-house records management training. We also commenced a program to review the HP TRIM records management system and developed a business classification system (implemented in June 2013). This work was undertaken to improve the HHT’s capacity to implement a digital record-keeping program. We have also commenced a program to address the backlog of hardcopy records across the organisation. These initiatives will assist the HHT to meet key criteria of the State Records Act 1998, manage records centrally and electronically, reduce dependency on network/share drives and pave the way for the HHT to become a paperless environment.

financial controlsThe purpose of this review was to review and assess the HHT’s financial performance in relation to the design and operating effectiveness of the operational and financial internal controls established to mitigate risks. The review identified opportunities for improvement with a low residual risk.

deleGationsThe occupants of key managerial positions are authorised by the Minister for Heritage under Section 12 of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983 to exercise financial delegation to specific limits. These financial delegations were reviewed and updated on 7 April 2013.

In addition, in March 2013 the Chief Executive, Office of Environment and Heritage, under delegation from the Director-General, Department of Premier and Cabinet, issued a revised instrument of sub-delegations in relation to employment functions. Under these delegations the HHT’s Director has full employment authority with the exception of the public sector-wide restriction on the employment of senior executives.


other operational activitiesDuring the reporting period, two EHF properties were sold and a third was revalued. This activity was not anticipated when the original net costs of services (NCS) budget controls were set; however, approval was obtained during the financial year for the change to the NCS result. And this year the HHT has worked closely with the Department of Premier and Cabinet (DPC), who have been allocated the capital grant for the Refurbishment of Government House project. A delay by the DPC in remitting the final reimbursement payment for the 2012–13 accounting period has resulted in a further variation to the HHT’s approved NCS result.

The HHT’s policy is to endeavour to ensure that all payments to suppliers are made promptly and in line with New South Wales Government guidelines. In some instances, issues relating to claims for payment require further clarification with suppliers, which can cause delays in payment. Capital work in progress can further affect time frames for payment. There were no instances in which interest was paid on overdue accounts.

other entitiesThe HHT is responsible for providing administrative support to two other entities: the Foundation for the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales and the Hamilton Rouse Hill Trust. While these entities are consolidated for financial reporting purposes, they have separate legal structures established by a trust deed or under the Associated Incorporations Act 2009. Each has a board of directors as determined by their enabling legislation.

The Foundation Board meets six times a year. The Foundation’s Finance and Legal Committee meets before each Board of Directors meeting.

The Hamilton Rouse Hill Trust holds a Board of Directors meeting once a year.

The HHT provides support to these entities in the areas of management, finance, corporate secretariat and general administrative services.

Rouse Hill Hamilton Collection Pty Limited The Rouse Hill Hamilton Collection Pty Limited is a private company that formed in October 1994 as Trustee for the Hamilton Rouse Hill Trust. This Trust holds certain items of property in and about Rouse Hill House & Farm. Three HHT representatives and two members representing the Hamilton family make up the board. The Director of the HHT is the Chair of the company. The company complies with all the requirements of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.

ABOUT THE HHT


fOUndATiOn fOr The HisToric HousEs TrusT oF nEw souTH walEs

This year the Foundation supported the proposed repairs to the bridge at Beulah, an EHF project. The purpose of the EHF program is to conserve and upgrade key properties for lease or sale, allied with protective covenants.

The Foundation retained its ongoing commitment to the HHT’s educational programs, including the Connected Classrooms program, which uses new technology to reach students across New South Wales.

The Foundation hosts events in partnership with private sponsors and supporters, such as the annual Foundation Governors’ Dinner. These exclusive events, held in the historical and evocative settings of our properties, promote the special work of the HHT and celebrate the support of donors.

Table settings for the Foundation Governors’ Dinner, 2012, in the ballroom at Government House. Photograph Scott Hill © HHT

The Foundation for the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales (the Foundation) is a DGR 2 (deductible gift recipient) tax concession charity that exists solely to support the work of the HHT. It is governed by a non-executive Board of Directors, which met seven times in 2012–13.

Through bequests, special appeals, corporate support and the Governors program, the Foundation helps the HHT to achieve vital goals and initiatives that cannot be funded from government sources.

This year support focused on the Rouse Hill House & Farm Master Planning project, which is looking at how the site can become more sustainable in the future, including providing more ways for children to learn about food and farming.

The Foundation supported acquisitions to the Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection, including an exceptionally rare trade catalogue of garden ornaments produced by the Coalbrookdale Company c1875. This catalogue is held in no other public collection in Australia. A most unusual acquisition to the library was a copy of the 1883–84 annual report from the Massachusetts State Board of Health, Lunacy and Charity on the use of arsenic in daily life, such as its use in wallpaper and sweet wrappers. The report identifies the dangers of arsenic and is illustrated with actual samples of wallpaper, which provide a unique insight into Victorian decoration in Australian homes.


friends Of The HisToric HousEs TrusT oF nEw souTH walEs

The Friends of the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2013. Incorporated in 1988, the organisation was founded when the Friends of Elizabeth Bay House and Friends of Vaucluse House combined to form the Friends of the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales Inc (the Friends), having supported the formation of the HHT in 1980 to manage both houses. A volunteer organisation and registered charity, the Friends of the Historic Houses Trust’s mission is to promote public interest in the HHT and raise funds for the conservation and interpretation of its historic properties.

The organisation, which has around 5500 members and some 40 active volunteers, raises funds through membership fees, events, tours and exhibitions. It delivers an annual program of more than 90 events about history, art, architecture and gardens. The program, comprising members-only events and events for the general public, includes walking tours, lectures, concerts, literary lunches, private viewings and soirees.

The tour program this year included daytrips to Canberra and the Southern Highlands, an exploration of art on the South Coast of New South Wales, several tours examining the life and works of the colonial architects, and a three-day tour exploring some of the beautiful houses and gardens of Bathurst, Australia’s oldest inland settlement. Overseas tours to Italy and the United Kingdom were led by Dr James Broadbent and included visits to historic villas and gardens.

The Friends delivers a program of art exhibitions, held in HHT museums. This year exhibitions showcased the work of artists Kaily Koutsogiannis, Penny Walton and artists from The Australian Miniature Art Society. Three exhibitions held in the Members Lounge were Harry Seidler’s grand tour, Rugs to riches, which celebrated the contribution the Friends has made to the conservation and interpretation of HHT sites over the past 25 years, and Remnants of the past – Cockatoo Island. The Friends also hosted an exhibition of works by the Parramatta Arts Society at Elizabeth Farm.

In 2012–13, the Friends provided the HHT with financial support of $62,000, which contributed towards the purchase of iPads, umbrellas and fabric, the refurbishment of the tearooms at Elizabeth Farm, and the publication of Public Sydney: drawing the city.

On 11 November 2012 The Hon Robyn Parker, The Minister for the Environment and Minister for Heritage, presented the Friends with a New South Wales Government Heritage Volunteer Award.

The Friends is governed by an executive committee made up of six representatives elected by its members, as well as the HHT’s Director and one member of the Board of Trustees. The committee meets monthly to discuss future directions and funding support for the HHT.

Dessert serving plate, 19th century, acquired by the Friends of the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales for the Elizabeth Bay House collection. Photograph © Penny Clay

ABOUT THE HHT

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BOArd sTAnding COMMiTTees

The Board standing committees are advisory bodies to the HHT Board of Trustees.

audit & risk coMMitteeThe Audit and Risk Committee is an integral component of the HHT's corporate governance arrangements. Its responsibilities cover the review and oversight of internal controls, risk management, prevention of corruption and fraud, external accountability (including for the financial statements), applicable laws and regulations, and internal and external audits. The committee usually meets five times in the financial year; however, this year the committee also held out-of-session conferences relating to the approval of the retail write-off.

During the reporting period the committee met with representatives from the Audit Office of New South Wales and twice with our external auditors (October 2012 and March 2013), with part of each meeting conducted without staff in attendance.

The members of this committee and their attendance at meetings in 2012/13 were as follows:

Members Martyn Mitchell, Trustee (Chair to 31 December 2012), attended 2, eligible to attend 4 [ie 2/4]

Paddy Carney, Trustee (Chair from February 2013), 2/2

Bruce Hambrett, Trustee (observer on 7 November 2012), 4/6

Louise McElvogue, Trustee (attended 7 June meeting as an observer, appointed to the Committee on 17 June), 1/1

Michael Rose, Trust Chairman, 6/6

StaffKate Clark, Director, 5/5

Yaseen Dean, Head of Finance, 4/5

Ian Innes, Acting Director, 1/1

Trish Kernahan, Assistant Director, Operations, 5/5

Louise Ruddock, Head of Strategy and Government Relations (minute secretary).

coMMercial & MarketinG services advisory coMMitteeThe Commercial and Marketing Services Advisory Committee comprises Trustees, senior staff and industry specialists. It meets three times a year to provide advice on strategic issues relating to commercial and marketing strategies.

MembersKeith Cottier, Trustee (Chair), 3/3

Neville Allen, Partner, Holding Redlich Lawyers, and former Trustee, 2/3

Ken Knox, Project Director, The GPT Group (joined March 2013), 2/3

Louise McElvogue, Trustee (joined June 2013), May (as observer), 1/1

Martyn Mitchell, Trustee (until December 2012), 0/3


Kate Evans, Head of Marketing & Communications (from December 2012), 1/3

Damian Poole, Head of Commercial Services, 3/3

Julie Turpie, Assistant Director, Commercial & Marketing Services, 3/3

creative services advisory coMMitteeThe Creative Services Advisory Committee comprises Trustees, senior staff and external experts. It meets three times a year to provide advice on strategic issues relating to how we reach our audiences, including programming, exhibitions, publications, education, web and social media, collections and research, interpretation and signage projects.

Members Dr Jane Connors, Manager, ABC Radio National, attended 3/4

Dinah Dysart, arts writer, former gallery director and former Trustee, 3/4

Elizabeth Ellis, Inaugural Emeritus Curator, Mitchell Library, and Honorary Associate, Department of History,

University of Sydney, 3/4

Professor Susan Groundwater-Smith, Honorary Professor, Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney, 4/4

Associate Professor Grace Karskens, Trustee, 2/4

Andy Kent, musician, tour manager and co-owner of Love Police Records, 3/4

Tim Ross, comedian, radio host, author and television presenter, 1/4

Liane Rossler, designer and artist, co-founder of Dinosaur Designs, 3/4

Associate Professor Roderick Simpson, Trustee, 1/4

Peter Tonkin, Trustee, 4/4

StaffKate Clark, Director (Chair), 4/4

Dr Caroline Butler-Bowdon, Assistant Director, Creative Services, 3/4

Julie Turpie, Assistant Director, Commercial and Marketing Services, 4/4

heritaGe & endanGered houses advisory coMMittee The Heritage and Endangered Houses Advisory Committee comprises Trustees, Foundation Directors, senior staff and external experts. It meets three times a year to provide advice on strategic issues relating to the care and conservation of collections, buildings and sites, including the Endangered Houses Fund program.

MembersKeith Cottier, Trustee (Chair), 3/4

Tanya Koeneman, Senior Aboriginal Heritage Officer, Heritage Branch, 4/4

Associate Professor Carol Liston, Associate Professor in History, University of Western Sydney, 1/4

Robert McCuiag, Co-Founder, Colliers International, 2/4

Colleen Morris, Heritage Consultant, 4/4

Dr Judith O’Callaghan, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Built Environment, University of New South Wales, 2/4

Peter Root, Managing Director, Root Projects, 2/4

Curtis Smith, Foundation Director, and Company Director, 1/4

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Howard Tanner, Chairman, Tanner Architects, and Senior Consultant, Tanner Kibble Denton Architects, 3/4

Peter Tonkin, Trustee, 2/4


Ian Innes, Assistant Director, Heritage and Portfolio, 4/4

Richard Silink, Head of Heritage and Endangered Houses Team (until November 2012), 1/4

hhT sTAnding COMMiTTees

collections valuation coMMittee The committee meets annually to monitor the HHT’s rolling five-year collection valuation process, review formal independent valuations, note the value of new acquisitions and determine appropriate global revaluations.

Megan Martin, Head of Collections and Access (Chair)

Scott Hill, Portfolio Curator, Western Sydney Portfolio

Joanna Nicholas, Portfolio Curator, Government House and Eastern Sydney Portfolio

Jennifer Olman, Registrar, Documentation

Joint consultative coMMittee This committee, of Public Service Association (PSA) representatives, and staff who are PSA members, meets as required and provides a forum that allows consensus on employee matters to be reached. The most recent elections were held in November 2011.

Kate Clark, Director (Chair)

Kerrie Butson, PSA Industrial Officer

Darby Carr, Visitor and Interpretation Officer, Government House & Eastern Sydney Portfolio (PSA workplace delegate)

Trish Kernahan, Assistant Director, Operations

Georgina Pearce, Head of Human Resources

Fabienne Virago, Coordinator, Learning, Programs (PSA workplace delegate)

Workplace HealtH & Safety committee The committee comprises both management, and staff representing sites and classifications, and meets bimonthly to consider, and advise on, workplace health and safety issues (WH&S). In line with Section 5.3 of the HHT Corporate Plan 2010–2015, the committee continued to assess and implement WH&S risk-management systems across the sites.

Andrew Mitchell, Building Facilities Officer, Western Sydney Portfolio (Chair)

Michael Bennett, Building Facilities Assistant, Macquarie Street Portfolio

Anastasia Churchill, Customer Service Assistant, Government House & Eastern Sydney Portfolio

Nicole Elliott, Visitor and Interpretation Officer, Meroogal and Western Sydney Portfolio

Thomas Hull, Building Facilities Assistant, City Portfolio

Ian Innes, Assistant Director, Heritage & Portfolio (Management rep)

Stuart Macpherson, Gardener, Heritage Team

Georgina Pearce, Head of Human Resources (Management rep)

Dave Wilson, Manager, Building and Facilities, Heritage Team

staff & ManaGeMent participatory & advisory coMMittee (saMpac) SAMPAC comprises staff, including a Public Service Association (PSA) staff representative. Elections are held biennially, the most recent in September 2011. The committee meets bimonthly, with reserve meetings held on alternate months as required. SAMPAC participates in the discussion of issues such as flexible working hours and the Code of Conduct, and acts as the Classification and Grading Committee in reviewing the grading of staff positions.

Staff representativesBen Crosby, Client Service Officer, Creative Services (Chair)

Anna Blunt, Library Technician, Creative Services

Darby Carr, Visitor and Interpretation

Officer, Government House and Eastern Sydney Portfolio

Edward Champion, Visitor Services Coordinator, Government House and Eastern Sydney Portfolio

Tabitha Charles, Records Officer, Operations (until March 2013)

Brad Lancaster, Visitor and Interpretation Officer, Macquarie Street Portfolio

Sara O’Shea, Marketing Officer, Commercial and Marketing Services

PSA staff representativeFabienne Virago, Learning Coordinator, Creative Services

Human Resources representativeGeorgina Pearce, Head of Human Resources

Staff reservesCarole Best, Guide, City Portfolio (until November 2012)

Michel Wilson, Guide, Western Sydney Portfolio

Management representatives Dr Caroline Butler-Bowdon, Assistant Director, Creative Services

Kate Clark, Director

Ian Innes, Assistant Director, Heritage and Portfolio

Trish Kernahan, Assistant Director, Operations

Minute secretary Amy Rowe, Administration Officer

AssOCiATed grOUPs

foundation for the historic houses trust of neW south Wales

Company directors Curtis Smith (Chair)

Michael Reid (Deputy Chair)

Alastair Baxter

Kate Clark

David O’Donnell

Fiona Playfair

Michael Rose

Edward Simpson

Judith Whelan

Simon White (from Feb 2013)


friends of the historic houses trust of neW south Wales executive coMMitteeJack Mundey AO, Patron

Jenny Noble (Chair, Jul 2012 to Apr 2013; Deputy Chair, Apr to 30 Jun 2013)

Rosemary McDonald (Deputy Chair, Jul 2012 to Apr 2013; Chair, Apr to 30 Jun 2013)

Kate Clark, Director, HHT

Wolf Krueger

Geraldine O’Brien

Judy Pittaway, General Manager

Graham Spindler

Andrew Tink, HHT Trustee representative (Oct 2012 to Apr 2013)

Elinor Wrobel

rouse hill haMilton collection pty liMited The Rouse Hill Hamilton Collection Pty Limited is a private company that was formed in October 1994 as Trustee for the Hamilton Rouse Hill Trust. It holds property in and about Rouse Hill House & Farm that was formerly part owned by the Hamilton family. The Director and a senior staff member represent the HHT.

Company directors Kate Clark, representative, HHT (Chair and Secretary)

Nanette Ainsworth, representative, Hamilton family

Miriam Hamilton, representative, Hamilton family

Ian Innes, representative, HHT

Dr Carol Liston, former Trustee, HHT

AdMissiOn feesTickets to the Museum of Sydney, the Justice & Police Museum and the Hyde Park Barracks Museum are: general entry $10, child/concession $5, and family $20. Tickets to all other HHT properties are: general entry $8, child/concession $4, and family $17. Entry is free to The Mint; Government House and its grounds; and the garden, parklands and beach paddock of Vaucluse House. No fee is charged for access to a number of significant urban spaces including the Hyde Park Barracks Museum courtyard and First

Government House Place (the forecourt of the Museum of Sydney).

We also charge for our formal education programs: $6–$10 per student, depending on the type and duration of the program. Education programs at Government House are free. No fee is charged to accompanying teachers.

self-generATed inCOMe

sponsors

Cash > AGL Energy: naming rights

sponsor of the AGL Theatre at the Museum of Sydney (MOS) and sponsor of the exhibition Home front: wartime Sydney 1939–45 at MOS

> City of Sydney: sponsor of the multilingual audio guides for the Hyde Park Barracks Museum, and presenting partner of the Sydney Open event and the publication Public Sydney: drawing the city

> Department of Veterans’ Affairs: major sponsor of the exhibition Home front: wartime Sydney 1939–45 and outreach activities associated with the exhibition

> Destination NSW: sponsor of the exhibition Margaret Olley: home at MOS

> Momento: sponsor of photographic exhibitions in the Theme Gallery at MOS, including Margaret Olley: home, Now and then and A convict in the family?

> NSW Architects Registration Board: sponsor of the Sydney Open Presents Talks series

> NSW Police Force celebrating 150 years, 1862–2012: major sponsor of the exhibition The Force: 150 years of NSW Police at the Justice & Police Museum and regional NSW tour

> Police Association of NSW: major sponsor of The Force: 150 years of NSW Police exhibition and regional NSW tour

> Police Credit Union NSW: sponsor of The Force: 150 years of NSW Police exhibition and regional NSW tour

> The Returned and Services League of Australia (NSW branch): sponsor of the Home front: wartime Sydney 1939–45 exhibition

In kind > 702 ABC Sydney: promotional

support for the exhibition Now and then at MOS

> Aesop: product sponsor

> Angove Family Winemakers: product sponsor of events, including the House Music concert series at Government House, exhibition launches and associated programs

> Architecture Media: promotional support for the Sydney Open event

> Avant Card: in-kind media sponsor

> City of Sydney Art & About: promotional support for the exhibition and launch of the exhibitions The wild ones: Sydney Stadium 1908–1970 and Now and then at MOS, and Wicked women at the Justice & Police Museum

> Fresh Catering: in-kind sponsor of the Sydney Open event

> NSW Architects Registration Board: promotional support for the Sydney Open talks

> The Sydney Morning Herald: in-kind media sponsor of the Public Sydney: stop, look, live! exhibition

Grants During the year, grants of $18.653 million for recurrent allocation and $1 million for capital grant allocation were received from the Office of Environment and Heritage.

> An additional grant of $556,000 was received from the Department of Premier and Cabinet for the maintenance and refurbishment of Government House.

> Funding assistance of $100,000 for the development of a strategic and business-review model was provided by the NSW Treasury.

> A grant of $70,000 to provide support for the Sydney Open 2012 event was supplied by the City of Sydney.

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> Conservation planning for Rouse Hill House & Farm was funded by a grant of $150,000 from Your Community Heritage Program Fund.

> Contributing significantly to the costs of publishing the book Public Sydney: drawing the city were a generous $30,000 grant from the Faculty of Built Environment, University of New South Wales, a $15,000 grant from the City of Sydney, and $10,000 donated by the Friends of the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales.

fundraisinG The Foundation for the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales acknowledges donations (received in part or full since 1 July 2009, as per the HHT Gift Management Policy) in the following categories:

Macquarie Governor Geoff O’Conor

Bligh Governor John Schaeffer AO

King Governor Maple-Brown Family Charitable Foundation Ltd

Hunter Governors Antoinette Albert

Robert Albert AO and Libby Albert

Dr Zeny Edwards

John Fairfax AO and Libby Fairfax

Lynn Fern

Prudence Macleod

Robert and Kelly Salteri

Penelope Seidler AM

Colin Sullivan AO

Howard and Mary Tanner

Jill Wran

Phillip Governors Anonymous x 3

Madeleine Adams

Hugh Allen and Judith Ainge

Terrey Arcus AM and Anne Arcus

Kate Armati

James Beck and Michael Kilkeary

Colin Bell

Mairaed Bilmon

Graham Bradley AM and Charlene Bradley

Diana Brown

Andrew and Kate Buchanan

Neil and Jane Burley

Andrew and Cathy Cameron

Amanda Carter and Randolph Griffiths

Kate Clark

Michael Crouch AO and Shanny Crouch

Sue Cummings

Charles Curran AC and Eva Curran

William and Julia Dangar

Rowena Danziger AM and Ken Coles AM

Michael and Manuela Darling

Terry and Dianne Finnegan

Brian and Philippa France

Justice Peter Garling SC and Jane Garling

Jennifer Giles

John and Jenny Gordon

Edward and Deborah Griffin

Bruce and Joanne Hambrett

Diana Houstone

The Sir Asher & Lady Joel Foundation

John and Jan Kehoe

John Knox and Roanne McGinley-Knox

Clive Lucas OBE

John and Edwina Macarthur-Stanham

David Maloney and Erin Flaherty

John Matheson and Jeanne Eve

Alan Matthews

Terry and Wendy Mullens

David and Edwina O’Donnell

Hon Justice Michael Pembroke and Gillian Pembroke

Diana Polkinghorne

Mrs E Ramsden

Michael J Reed

Harvey Sanders and Sheba Greenberg

Curtis Smith and Jennie Janick

Ian and Maisy Stapleton

Nola Tegel

Annalise Thomas

Eleonora Triguboff

Sandra and John Trowbridge

Gay Voss and David Voss QC

Stephen Wall and Alison Magney Wall

Peter Weir AM and Wendy Weir

Judith Whelan

Kim Williams AM

Michael and Prue Williams

Tim and Sophie Wilson

Nicholas and Elise Yates

endanGered houses fund

SILvERGuy Paynter

GuARDIAnS Anne Galbraith

PRotECtoRS Clive Lucas Stapleton & Partners

SuPPoRtERS Morna and Edward Vellacott

Hyde Park Barracks Domes Appeal Antoinette Albert

Neville Grace

Peter James Hall AM

Bill and Allison Hayward

Robert Maple-Brown

Geoff and Rachel O’Conor

disABiliTY ACTiOn PlAn A draft DAP 2010–13 has been developed in line with the Disability Policy Framework introduced by the NSW Government in 2008. Our previous DAP 2006–08 continues in place in the interim, and addresses the following priority areas: information about services, physical access to our properties, access to complaints procedures, employment and staff training, and promoting positive community attitudes.

The HHT supports the rights of people with disabilities, and aims to provide both physical and intellectual access to our properties, programs and services. (See also page 18.)


This year, ten of our Visitor and Interpretation Officers attended Deaf Awareness training conducted by the Australian Communication Exchange.

MUlTiCUlTUrAl POliCies & serViCes PrOgrAM Consistent with the Multicultural Policies and Services Program, we continue our commitment to cultural and linguistic diversity, and have made progress with our targets, with tangible results in 1) involvement, and 2) access and enjoyment. We have achieved steady progress in relation to Priorities P2, P4, P5 and P10, as outlined in the HHT Corporate Plan 2010–2015. Of the bodies that report to the HHT, none has a multicultural policy and services plan. (See also page 18.)

PriVACY MAnAgeMenT PlAn The HHT has a Privacy Management Plan modelled on the plans of other New South Wales museums, and our Head of Compliance & Knowledge is also the Privacy Officer. We have received no complaints regarding non-compliance with this plan during 2012–13.

ACCess TO gOVernMenT infOrMATiOnThe HHT is proactive in responding to applications for access to government-held information under the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (GIPA). During the reporting period 2012–13 we responded on time to one request received.

In an endeavour to increase accountability and transparency, and to meet best practice, the HHT has taken a proactive decision to disclose information to the public by publishing policy and information on our website at www.hht.net.au.

our inforMation Information maintained by the HHT includes:

> policies and procedures

> plans

> statutory reports

> images

> publications

> corporate records.

access to inforMation We aim to make information about our organisation and operations easily accessible to members of the public, providing there is no overriding reason, in the public interest, not to. Where possible, we make such information freely available online at www.hht.net.au, under GIPA.

The public can follow these links to find out more about:

> our policies <http://www.hht.net.au/about/policies>

> a disclosure log of information previously released upon request by members of the public <http:// www.hht.net.au/about/open_access_information/disclosure_log>

> our annual reports and plans <http://www.hht.net.au/about/reports_and_plans>

> our register of government contracts <http://www.hht.net.au/about/open_access_information/register_of_government_contracts>.

After an internal review of the categories of information held and created by the HHT, it was considered that none of this information would be released.

In 2012–13, one application for information was received. This single access application was partially refused because it was considered not in the public interest to disclose it under Schedule 1 of GIPA. There were nil open-access applications received by the HHT during this period.

Under the Government Information (Public Access) Regulation 2009 we reported the following:

As far as possible, requests for access to information, not already available at this site, will be dealt with formally. You can make a formal request by contacting Madeleine Bennison by email or letter. An application form can be found at <http://www.hht.net.au/_data/assets/pdf_file/0004/75820/Access_Application_Form.pdf>

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table c: invalid applicationS

Reason for invalidity No of applicationsApplication does not comply with formal requirements (Section 41 of the Act, Part (c): It must be accompanied by a fee of $30). The $30 fee was not included

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 1Invalid applications that subsequently became valid applications 1 (after this reporting date)

schedule 2: statistical inforMation about access applications

table a: number of applicationS by type of applicant, and outcome*

Access granted

in full

Access granted

in part

Access refused

in full

Information not held

Information already

available

Refuse to deal with

application

Refuse to confirm/

deny whether

information is held

Application withdrawn

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 – – – – – 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.

† Invalid application.

table b: number of applicationS by type of application, and outcome*

Access granted

in full

Access granted

in part

Access refused

in full

Information not held

Information already

available

Refuse to deal with

application

Refuse to confirm/

deny whether

information is held

Application withdrawn

Personal information applications*

– – – – – – – –

Access applications (other than personal information applications)

– 1 – – – – – –

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 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 NIL

Law enforcement and security NIL

Individual rights, judicial processes and natural justice NIL

Business interests of agencies and other persons NIL

Environment, culture, economy and general matters NIL

Secrecy provisions NIL

Documents exempt under interstate freedom of information legislation NIL

table f: timelineSS

Number of applications

Decided within the statutory time frame (20 days plus any extensions) 1

Decided after 35 days (by agreement with applicant) NIL

Not decided within time (deemed refusal) NIL

Total 1

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 NIL

Cabinet information 1

Executive Council information NIL

Contempt NIL

Legal professional privilege NIL

Excluded information NIL

Documents affecting law enforcement and public safety NIL

Transport safety NIL

Adoption NIL

Care and protection of children NIL

Ministerial code of conduct NIL

Aboriginal and environmental heritage NIL

* 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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charGes Where a formal application is made to access information held by us, an application fee of $30 applies. Where requests are complex and/or require the commitment of significant resources in order to make the information available, a processing fee of $30 per hour may apply.

Historic Houses trust of nSW Head office: The Mint 10 Macquarie Street Sydney NSW 2000 T 02 8239 2288 F 02 8239 2299 [email protected]

To access government information under GIPA, please contact:

Madeleine BennisonHead of Compliance & Knowledge Sydney Living Museums

The Mint 10 Macquarie Street Sydney NSW 2000 T 02 8239 2288 F 02 8239 2299 [email protected]

To make arrangements to inspect documents on site, contact the officer above.

COnsUMer resPOnseAs the HHT is a service-based organisation, customer feedback is of prime importance to us and we monitor it closely. We have in place a range of evaluation measures, including visitor books and evaluation forms at each property, traditional and digital visitor books and other interactive devices in exhibitions, customer surveys following public programs, teacher evaluations following education programs, and feedback forms for our venue-hire clients. In addition, a general file is maintained for written compliments and complaints. Each complaint is dealt with in writing, minor complaints by the property or team where the complaint was received, and major complaints by the Director or a member of the Management Group.

During the year we received 127 compliments in total: our museums and properties (34), venues and functions (42), events and public programs (20), exhibitions (4), Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection (3), donations (10), education programs (6) and miscellaneous (8). We received 31 complaints in total: our museums and properties (9), events and public programs (8), cafes (5), exhibitions (2) and miscellaneous (5).

eleCTrOniC serViCes deliVerY The following services are available via the HHT’s corporate website and associated sub-domains hht.net.au and sydneylivingmuseums.com.au

> online resources, including blogs, collection databases and links to HHT-related social media

> all appropriate government publications (for reference only, not for sale)

> HHT annual reports from 2001–02 to 2011–12

> e-commerce facilities for the purchase of HHT publications and merchandise, and for ticketing, membership and donations.

lAnd disPOsAlNo land was disposed of during the reporting year.

CrediT CArd CerTifiCATiOn The HHT has a policy for the use of credit cards by staff that is in accordance with the New South Wales Premier’s Memoranda and New South Wales Treasurer’s Directions.

COsT Of AnnUAl rePOrTThis report was prepared and printed at a cost of $495 and is available on our website.

table g: number of applicationS revieWed under part 5 of tHe act (by type of revieW and outcome)

Decision varied Decision upheld TotalInternal review NIL 1 1

Review by Information Commissioner* NIL NIL –

Internal review following recommendation under Section 93 of Act NIL NIL –

Review by ADT NIL NIL –

Total – – 1

table H: applicationS for revieW under part 5 of tHe act (by type of applicant)

Number of applications for reviewApplications by access applicants –

Application by an individual for access to personal information about the applicant (see Section 54 of the Act)

–

* The Information Commissioner does not have the authority to vary decisions, but can make recommendations to the original decision-maker. The data in this case indicates that a recommendation to vary or uphold the original decision has been made by the Information Commissioner.


hUMAn resOUrCes

exceptional MoveMents in eMployee WaGes, salaries and alloWances A 2.5% salary increase for the New South Wales Public Sector came into effect in the first full pay period in July 2012 for the 2012–13 financial year.

personnel policies and practices> We continued to implement our

Occupational Health & Safety and Injury Management Plan 2009–11.

> Work commenced on the development of an agency-wide Workforce Performance Plan.

> Comprehensive staff training was undertaken with a strong focus on compliance.

Future directions > Key issues for the year ahead

will be finalising the restructure of the HHT, improving our service delivery through better technology and interpersonal communication with staff and management, innovatively inducting new staff, further developing the skills of our

existing staff and continually trying to improve workplace health and safety.

> The HHT plans to increase training in accessibility skills to improve our outreach to audiences with disabilities.

eQual eMployMent opportunity (eeo) Our self-assessed outcomes for the year include:

> diversity of representation on recruitment panels and the provision of EEO information to applicants

> diversity of representation on internal bodies such as the WH&S Committee, SAMPAC and Joint Consultative Committee, and on job-evaluation panels

> flexible work practices, including flex days and RDOs, maternity leave, and family and community-service leave

> provision of development opportunities through expressions of interest and higher duties allowance.

Future directionsThe HHT will explore externally funded grants, with the aim of promoting

diversity, innovation and service responsiveness in the New South Wales workforce by reducing barriers to employment and improving promotional opportunities for Aboriginal people.

Workforce profile data – eeo report

current SelectionS

Cluster Reporting entityPremier and Cabinet Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales

2 eeo Survey reSponSe rate (non-caSual Headcount at cenSuS date)

2011 2012 2013

Non-casual headcount at census date 219 199 183

Non-casual EEO survey respondents at census date 219 199 183

Response rate 100% 100% 100%

Note: All calculated EEO data in Tables 1 and 2 are based on employee status as at census date.

1 Size of agency (Headcount) 2011 2012 2013 % change 2012–13

Headcount at census date 260 238 241 1.26%

Non-casual headcount at census date 219 199 183 -8.04%

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3 eeo actual Staff numberS (non-caSual Headcount at cenSuS date) 2013

Remuneration level of substantive position

Total staff (men &

women) Respondents Men Women

Aboriginal & Torres

Strait Islander peoples

People from racial,

ethnic, ethno-

religious minority

groups

People whose

language first spoken

as a child was not English

People with a

disability

People with a

disability requiring

work-related

adjustment

$0 – $41,679 2 2 – 2 – – – – –

$41,679 – $54,742 49 49 16 33 – 3 3 – –

$54,742 – $61,198 19 19 3 16 – 2 3 – –

$61,198 – $77,441 42 42 13 29 – 5 1 1 –

$77,441 – $100,145 53 53 26 27 – 8 7 2 –

$100,145 – $125,181 13 13 6 7 – 2 2 – –

$125,181 > (Non SES) 4 4 1 3 – – – – –

$125,181 > (SES) 1 1 – 1 – – – – –

Total 183 183 65 118 – 20 16 3 –

4 eeo actual and eStimated Staff numberS (non-caSual Headcount at cenSuS date) 2013

ACTUAl ESTIMATED


Total staff (men &


Aboriginal & Torres


People from racial,

ethnic, ethno-

religious minority

groups

People whose



People with a

disability

People with a disability

requiring work-

related adjustment

$0 – $41,679 2 2 – 2 – – – – –

$41,679 – $54,742 49 49 16 33 – 3 3 – –

$54,742 – $61,198 19 19 3 16 – 2 3 – –

$61,198 – $77,441 42 42 13 29 – 5 1 1 –

$77,441 – $100,145 53 53 26 27 – 8 7 2 –

$100,145 – $125,181 13 13 6 7 – 2 2 – –

$125,181 > (Non SES) 4 4 1 3 – – – – –

$125,181 > (SES) 1 1 – 1 – – – – –

Total 183 183 65 118 – 20 16 3 –

Note 1: Estimated figures are calculated on the basis of the number of employees who have responded ‘yes’ to the EEO category as a proportion of the total number of employees who have responded to the 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: Respondents are classified as employees who have provided an answer for any of the EEO questions, whether they have chosen to withdraw their response or not, ie all employees who do not have ‘missing’ as their response. Note 3: Separated employees are excluded in the above table.


4a eeo actual and eStimated Staff numberS (non-caSual Headcount at cenSuS date) aS a percentage

2013

ACTUAl ESTIMATED


Total staff (men &


Aboriginal & Torres


People from racial,

ethnic, ethno-

religious minority

groups

People whose



People with a

disability

People with a disability

requiring work-

related adjustment

$0 – $41,679 2 100.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

$41,679 – $54,742 49 100.0% 32.7% 67.3% 0.0% 6.1% 6.1% 0.0% 0.0%

$54,742 – $61,198 19 100.0% 15.8% 84.2% 0.0% 10.5% 15.8% 0.0% 0.0%

$61,198 – $77,441 42 100.0% 31.0% 69.0% 0.0% 11.9% 2.4% 2.4% 0.0%

$77,441 – $100,145 53 100.0% 49.1% 50.9% 0.0% 15.1% 13.2% 3.8% 0.0%

$100,145 – $125,181 13 100.0% 46.2% 53.8% 0.0% 15.4% 15.4% 0.0% 0.0%

$125,181 > (Non SES) 4 100.0% 25.0% 75.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

$125,181 > (SES) 1 100.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Total 183 100.0% 35.5% 64.5% 0.0% 59.0% 52.9% 6.2% 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, ie 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).

5 parliamentary annual report tableS

EEO GROUP BENCHMARK/TARGET 2011 2012 2013

5a Trends in the representation of EEO groupsWomen 50% 63.5% 63.8% 64.5%

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples 2.6% 0.5% 0.5% 0.0%

People whose first language spoken as a child was not English

19.0% 9.1% 9.5% 8.7%

People with a disability N/A 1.8% 2.5% 1.6%

People with a disability requiring work-related adjustment

1.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

5b Trends in the distribution of EEO groupsWomen 100 95 96 90

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples 100 N/A N/A N/A


100 107 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 EEO group across salary levels is equivalent to that of other staff. Values less than 100 mean that the EEO 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 EEO group is less concentrated at lower salary levels. Note 2: The Distribution Index is not calculated where EEO group or non-EEO group numbers are less than 20.

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2.6%

BEn

CH

MAR

K

63.5%

50%

63.8% 64.5%

BEn

CH

MAR

K 9.1%0.5% 9.5%0% 8.7%

BEn

CH

MAR

K

2010

–201

1

2011

–201

2

2012

–201

3

2010

–201

1

2011

–201

2

2012

–201

3

2010

–201

1

2011

–201

2

2012

–201

3

19%

Trends in EEO group: women Trends in EEO group: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

Trends in EEO group: people whose first language spoken as a child was not English

6 repreSentation of eeo groupS

EEO GROUP BENCHMARK/TARGET 2011 2012 2013

Women 50% 63.5% 63.8% 64.5%

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples 2.6% 0.5% 0.5% 0%


19% 9.1% 9.5% 8.7%

0.5%

USE OF CONSUlTANTS

Type of consultant Service AmountGeneral > $50,000 Business Review Model $158,488

Property Economic Analysis $63,057

General < $50,000 Branding Project $39,362

PAYMENTS

Aged analysis at the end of each quarterQuarter Less than

30 days $'000

31–60 days overdue

$'000

61–90 days overdue

$'000

More than 90 days

overdue $'000

Total $'000

September 2012 560 328 9 31 928

December 2012 549 76 – 6 631

March 2013 696 119 30 – 845

June 2013 783 52 – 42 877

Quarter Total accounts paid on time Total amount paidTarget % Actual % $’000

September 2012 100 94 6,053 6,420

December 2012 100 99 5,554 5,636

March 2013 100 98 6,463 6,612

June 2013 100 98 6,167 6,261


OUr VOlUnTeers As well as those who are part of the ongoing HHT Volunteers program, this list includes those who volunteered for Sydney Open 2012.

Rachel Abraham, Allana Afshar, Salman Afzal, Omar Aguila, Remy Aguila, Hamed Al-Raisi, Luisa Alessi, Lynne Allen, Jean Jorel Alvarez, Prue Anthony, Marie Rose Arong, Clare Ashton, Ozzie Azhar, Andy (Hee Tae) Bae, Mary Bagtas, Karin Bahls, Steven Bai, Kim Bailey, Teresa Baldassarre, Ann Banister, Heather Banyard, Suzanna Bartlett, Scott Barwick, Anne Baskerville, Leslie Bassett, Adrienne Beattie, Kate Belfield, Andrew Bell, elva bennett, Margery Bennett, Naomi Bernhardt, Jill Berry, Joy Berville, Carole Best, Raelene Beuermann, Colin Bishop, Richard Blaxland, Annette Blinco, Hannah Boaden, Frank Boland, Hanneke Bongers, Vicki Bowden, John Boyd, Lisa Brady, Annette Bray, Ron Bray, Warren Bressler, Pam Brock, Dolores Brooker, John Brooks, Marnie Brown, Helen Bryant, Joan Buckley, Fiona Buls, Brent Button, Sharyn Byrne, Ningyuan Cai, Lisa Calder, Lynn Caldwell, Jennifer Carlton, Barbara Carnie, Anne Carpenter, Steve Cartland, Patricia Casbarra, Mike Cave, Jenny Cen, David Chandler, Jenny Chandler, Suzane Charles, Tina

Luisa Gleria, Lesley Goldberg, Jamie Gooding, Elaine Graham, Neil Graham, Sharon Greene, Juliana Grego, James Griffith, Marina Grilanc, Francis-Joseph Gross, Janet Grundy, Rosa Guan, Lynette Gurr, Robin Guthrie, Margaret Guy, Regina Haertsch, Rob Haggett, Sandra Hall, Winsome Hall, Katarina Hamalainen, Chloe Hamilton, Gordon Hannam, Shirley Hannam, Roben Hapgood, Tracey Harper, David Harris, Tracie Harvison, Jan Heffernan, Jennifer Hempton, Sheila Henderson, Janet Heslep, Stephen Hickman, Elizabeth Hicks, Cherissa Higgins, Margaret Hill, Anthony Ho, Fiona Ho, Danielle Hoareau, Isabela Honda, Tim Hopper, Raymond Horsey, Gerard Hosier, John Hudson, Linzi Hughes, Lesley Hume, Nouha Hussney, Claire Hutchinson, Heather Ingham, Robert Irving, Chris Isgro, Carol Jacobson, Ken Jacobson, Kash Jain, Peter James, Sally James, Wendy James, Anne Jaumees, Jimmy Jimenez, Penelope Johnston, Anne Jones, Darin Jones, Michael Jones, Dess Kammason Kelley, Bianca Karcher, Jeannette Keir, Ashley Keith, Christine Kemp, Colin Kemp, Graham Kerr, Aysha Khan, Ming Khoo, Heather King, Maureen King, David Knapp, Ian Kolln, Lada Kolonkova, Jun Ming Kong, Maree Kovac, Vera Krasnova, Anthony Kryger,

Chen, Xu Chen, Elsa Cheung, Nicole Chew, Wei Heng Chin, zhen xun chin, Lee Sheng Kenny Choo, Julia Ciano, Mariana Cidade, Trish Clancy, Anthony Clapham, Jonathan Claridge, Terry Clarke, Rob Clarkson, Debbie Cluer, Beverley Conley, Douglas Cook, Gary Cook, Doug Cooper, Patricia Cooper, Bronwyn Coulston, Sevda Cranston, Nicole Cripps, Andrew Crooks, Yen Dao, Elsa Darmalingum, Suzanne Davey, Brooke Davidson, Kathryn Davis-Slade, Catherine De Lorenzo, Grahame Deck, Marie Delas, Grant Dempsey, Graham Desailly, Maureen Devereaux, Adam Dickson, Laurence Dillon, Philippa Doig, Margaret Donachy, Mal Donaldson, Elizabeth Donnelly, Antonio Dorigo, Ruth Dornan, Georgia Douglas, Melissa Drake, Natalie Du, Lou Duerden, Peter Duerden, Yvonne M Duke, Priscilla Duncan, Dominic Dwyer, Judy Ebner, Cassandra Egger, Victoria Emerton, Kirsten Englert, Julie Evans, Tim Evans, Ann Eyers, Ingrid Farkas, Katherine Farrell, Yanfei Feng, Dianne Finnigan, Belinda Finocchiaro, Ronald Fisher, Bernadette Flynn, Sue Forsyth, Helen Foster, Julian Foster, Helen Freame, Antonia Fredman, Christine Fulcher, Anne Galbraith, Diana Garder, Malcolm Garder, Nicole Gardner, Charlotte Gardner-Dyson, Allan Garrick, Gillian Gibbons, Prutha Girme, Caroline Gleeson, Diana Glenn, Maria

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ThAnk You

HHT Volunteers. Photograph Alison Waterhouse © HHT


Migyeoung Kwak, Jane Kwan, Louise lam, Rowena Lam, Richard Lambert, Nikhil Langham, Tracey Larkin, Stuart Lawrence, Steven Laws, Ellen Lawson, Courtney Lee, Edmund Lee, Greta Lee, Sangkyu Lee, Alison Leeson, Mollie Lenthall, Liane Leslie, Gary Leung, Lanna Leung, Lorraine Leung, Gwendolyne Lever, Bethany Leyshon, Yanjia Liao, Anne Little, Wei Liu, Justine Lloyd, Maggie Lo, Nicholas Loder, Denis Lovely, Peter Lowe, Xuan Luo, Alex Luu, May Sabai Lwin, Stephen Mcauley, James McElvenny, John McFadden, Lynette McHale, Craig McIlveen, Erin McIntyre, Sue McIntyre, Lynne McKenzie, Elizabeth McKinnon, Betty McLintock, Rae McLintock, Anita McMahon, Judy McMaugh, Craig McPherson, Robert Macoun, Conrad Marder, Kurt Marder, Nikolas Margerrison, Sally Marks, Aida Markulin, Judy Marshall, Stephen Martin, Gabriela Martinez, Nailah Masagos, Sophia Mascia, Stefanie Matosevic, Vicki Mavrofora, Malcolm Mawhinney, Peter Maxwell, Susan Melrose, Joy Middledorp, Elizabeth Miller, Sue Miller, Susan Miller, Jules Miner, Dianne Mitchell, Peter Mitchell, Belinda Mitrovich, Natalie Moore, Frances Moors, Leone Morrison, Jo Moses, Emily Mudie, Valda Muller, Ross Muller, Jo-ann Murphy, Alwyn Murray, Susan Mussared, Kaoru Nakamori, Sharang Nawani, Frances Neill, Michael Neustein, Albert Ng, Florence Ng, Robin Sing-Leui Ngai, Anh Nguyen, Violeta Nikolovska, Michael Noone, Jacqui O’Doherty, Pauline O’Kane, Sandra Ollington, Linda Oliver, Rosemarie Olk, Joanne O’Meadhra-Elder, Peter Onus, Michael Oxenham, Daryl Page, Jean-Ann Page, Helen Palmer, Lynne Palmer, Rosemary Palmer, Bella Papian, Jennifer Parker, Marilyn Paul, Robert Pauling, Karina Peatey, Novia Phandita, Susan Phillips, Glenys Pike, Adriana

Piscicelli, Su-Jin Poh, Marion Pollak, Elaine Poon, Andrew Porter, Robin Porter, Irene Potts, Brian Powyer, Ginette Priestley, Casper Pu, Hayley Pullinger, Lusia Nini Purwajati, Meg Quinlisk, Felipe Ramirez, Mark Ransom, Lina Rapone, Ken Raven, Alyssa Raymundo, Alex-Oonagh Redmond, Stewart Reed, Anne Resplendino, Jill Robert, Sharyn Roberts, Paul Robinson, Joan Rodd, Russell Rodrigo, Esther Rolfe, Peter Rolfe, Natalie Rosin, Peter Rowen, Laura Russett, Gregory Sachs, Sarah St George, Jennifer Lynn Salcedo, Laura Sansonetti Eringa, Erica Saville, Leo Sawicki, Maria Schattiger, David Scobie, Helen Seale, Margaret Shain, Bernard Sharah, Cathey Shepherd, Dorothy Shoard, Betty Sideres, Mark Simblist, Jeanette Sims, David Sketch, Diane Slater, Duncan Smith, Sue Smith, Annette Smith-Bridges, Bin Song, Paula Southcombe, Brian Soutter, Robert Squires, Jann Stanford, Julie Stark, Jean Steele, Ross Steele, Mary Steenson, Jesse Stein, Peter Stepek, Constance Stevens, Heather Stevens, Michael Stevens, Shirley Stimson, Patricia Stock, Lesley Suggett, Leigh Sullivan, Nikki Sullivan, Doreen Sully, Siska Sumual, Nicole Sutherland, Dianne Switzer, Raphael Sy, Lisa Sykes, Briana Tabone, Grace Tan, Jeanette Tancred, Susannah Tennant, Caroline Terianto, David Thio, Michael Thomson, Margot Tidey, Camilla Tierney, Leah Tome, Queenie Tran, Isabelle Trovato, Sophie Tsouloukidis, Eleanor Tullock, Neridah Tyler-Perry, Gillian Van Rensburg, Annalies van Westenbrugge, Pamela Vaughan, Margaret Vidler, Ron Vincent, Stephanie Vining, Kerstin Vintila, Avril Vorsay, Phuong (Annie) Vu, Jeffrey Waiyee, Alice Walker, Geraldeen Walker, Natalie Wall, Margaret Wallace, Robert Wallis, Belinda Walsh, Ara Wang, Elsie Wang, Jiahui

Wang, Lin Wang, Yufei Wang, Robyn Ward, Christine Waters, Elizabeth Watson, Lex Watson, John Watt, Wendell Margaret Watt, Aurelia Webster-Hawes, Leonard Werman, Alison Wheeler, Robert Wheeler, Craig White, Elaine White, Sharon Whittaker, Janet Whitten, Clarice Wilkins, Tony Wilkinson, John Williams, Chris Wilmott, Margaret Wilmott, Laraine Wilson, Marie Wilson, Michael Wilson, Yuk Yi Wong, Robert Wood, Rex Wood, Sophia Woolaston, Valerie Worswick, Constance Wright, Elinor Wrobel, Xi Yang, Cecilie Yates, Jill Yates, Pui Ming Yeung, Julie Young, Young Yu, Ron Yuan, Loretta Yuen, Mary Zarate, Jennifer Zerial, Edith Miriam Ziegler, Bonnie Zhou, Zicci Zhou, Kay Zhu, Ghazal Zolghadr, Adrian Zonaga

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Historic Houses trust of new soutH walesFINANCIAL stAtemeNts


This information is to assist readers to understand our financial statements, which are made up of four reports and accompanying notes:

> Statement of comprehensive income

> Statement of financial position

> Statement of changes in equity

> Statement of cash flows

The statements disclose separately the Trust, which is known as the Parent Entity, and the group of organisations under the control of the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales (HHT), which is known as the Consolidated Entity. The Consolidated Entity includes all of the entities which fall under our control:

> Foundation for the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales

> Foundation for the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales Limited

> Hamilton Rouse Hill Trust

> Rouse Hill Hamilton Collection Pty Limited

The New South Wales Auditor-General audits New South Wales public sector agencies such as the HHT and its controlled entities. The Auditor-General’s audit certificate is included with the financial statements and it states the Auditor-General’s audit opinion of the HHT’s financial statements.

1. Statement of comprehensive incomeThis statement looks at our performance over the financial year (1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013) and is reported as a surplus/deficit in delivering our services. The statement enables readers to identify the costs of goods and services provided and the extent to which these costs were recovered, as well as the source of the funding. It also allows the reader to compare the result against the previous financial year to see the change in resources as a result of operations. The statement is prepared on an accruals basis, which means it accounts for income and expenditure when it is earned/incurred and not when money is received or paid. Accrual accounting also recognises non-cash items such as depreciation of assets. Other comprehensive income includes changes in revaluation reserve, gains and losses.

2. Statement of financial positionThis statement sets out the net accumulated financial value at a point in time, in this case, the end of the financial year. It shows the assets held as well as the liabilities or claims against these assets. The statement is 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 which are expected to be settled within the Trust’s normal operating cycle and for which the Trust does not have an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for more than 12 months after the reporting date. Non-current assets/liabilities are those assets and liabilities that are not current and are generally unlikely to be settled within the next 12 months. The difference between total assets and total liabilities is expressed as net assets, which equals total equity – that is, the net worth of the organisation at the end of the financial year.

3. Statement of changes in equityThis statement recognises income and expenses, and describes the movement in equity and the source of those movements during the reporting period. All contributions or distributions are adjusted against the equity account.

4. Statement of cash flowsThis statement shows the nature and amount of cash inflows/outflows. The statement reflects a recording of cash (as opposed to accruals as in the statement of comprehensive income) when it is received or paid.

The statement of cash flows has only two sections:

> The cash flows from operating activities summarises those cash flows that relate to the provision of goods and services. The statement includes cash flows from government.

> The cash flows from investing activities summarises those activities that relate to the acquisition and disposal of non-current assets and other productive assets, and investments not falling under the definition of cash, for example, the sale of plant and equipment.

A resulting net increase or decrease in cash results from the total of the cash flows from operating and investing activities. This is then added to or subtracted from the opening cash position to arrive at the closing cash position for the year.

5. Notes to and forming part of the financial statements The notes provide further information in relation to the rules and assumptions used to prepare the financial statements, and give more specific information and detail about items within the financial statements. Any changes to accounting standards, policy or legislation will be disclosed in the notes. The ‘note’ column indicates which note the reader can refer to for further information.

understanding our financial statements


76 Independent auditor’s report

78 Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales statutory financial statements

79 Statement of comprehensive income

80 Statement of financial position

81 Statement of changes in equity

82 Statement of cash flows

83 Notes to and forming part of the financial statements

83 Note 1: Summary of significant accounting policies

89 Note 2: Expenses excluding losses

90 Note 3: Revenue

91 Note 4: Gain/(loss) on disposal

91 Note 5: Other gains/(losses)

91 Note 6: Conditions on contributions

91 Note 7: Service groups of entity

91 Note 8: Current assets – cash and cash equivalents

91 Note 9: Current/non-current assets – receivables

92 Note 10: Current/non-current assets – inventories

92 Note 11: Restricted assets

92 Note 12: Non-current assets – assets held for sale

92 Note 13(a): Non-current assets – property, plant and equipment

97 Note 13(b): Capital works in progress

97 Note 14: Intangible assets

97 Note 15: Current liabilities – payables

97 Note 16: Current/non-current liabilities – personnel services provisions

98 Note 17: Current/non-current liabilities – other provisions

98 Note 18: Commitments for expenditure

98 Note 19: Contingent assets and liabilities

98 Note 20: Budget review

99 Note 21: Reconciliation of cash flows from operating activities to net result

99 Note 22: Non-cash financing and investing activities

100 Note 23: Financial instruments

104 Note 24: Property leases

105 Note 25: Events after the reporting period

financial statements contents



78 Historic Houses trust AnnuAl report 2012–2013

STATEMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 41C(1C) 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 the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983 and Regulation 2010, applicable Australian Accounting Standards (which include Australian Accounting Interpretations), the Treasurer’s Directions and TPP 13-01: 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 2013, 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 Chairman

Dated 23 September 2013

Mark Goggin Director

Historic Houses trust of new soutH wales statutory financial statementsFOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2013


statement of compreHensive incomeFOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2013

The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.

BEGINNING OF AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NoteS CoNSolidated eNtity PaReNt eNtityActual Budget* Actual Actual Actual

2013 2013 2012 2013 2012$’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000

ExpEnsEs Excluding lossEsoperating expensesPersonnel services expenses 2(a) 17,707 17,451 19,089 17,660 19,027

Other operating expenses 2(b) 11,194 7,787 11,825 11,117 11,691

Depreciation and amortisation expenses 2(c) 653 546 622 653 622

total exPeNSeS exCludiNG loSSeS 29,554 25,784 31,536 29,430 31,340

REvEnuESale of goods and services 3(a) 4,520 5,572 5,457 4,520 5,457

Investment revenue 3(b) 322 290 416 182 262

Grants and contributions 3(c) 25,174 20,762 25,920 25,314 25,812

Other revenue 3(d) 88 11 369 81 358

total ReVeNue 30,104 26,635 32,162 30,097 31,889Gain/(loss) on disposal 4 (334) – (17) (334) (17)other gains/(losses) 5 (526) – (243) (526) (243)Net ReSult (310) 851 366 (193) 289

othER compREhEnsivE incomEitems that will not be reclassified to net result

Net increase/(decrease) in property, plant and equipment asset revaluation surplus 130 – (29) 130 (29)

Other (prior year adjustment) – – (3) – 3

total other comprehensive income 130 – (32) 130 (26)total CoMPReHeNSiVe iNCoMe (180) 851 334 (63) 263* Refer to Note 20.



NoteS CoNSolidated eNtity PaReNt eNtityActual Budget Actual Actual Actual

2013 2013 2012 2013 2012$’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000

aSSetSAssEtsCurrent assetsCash and cash equivalents 8 7,768 4,381 7,313 4,876 4,318

Receivables 9 495 688 388 487 367

Inventories 10 315 755 441 315 441

Non-current assets held for sale 12 1,250 4,700 1,737 1,250 1,737

total current assets 9,828 10,524 9,880 6,928 6,863

Non-current assetsProperty, plant and equipment

< Land and buildings 280,991 283,280 282,012 280,991 282,012

< Plant and equipment 719 700 571 719 571

< Collection assets 38,021 36,490 37,689 37,113 36,781

Total property, plant and equipment 13(a) 319,731 320,470 320,272 318,823 319,364Capital works in progress 13(b) 445 2,277 163 445 163

Intangible assets 14 396 70 291 396 291

Receivables 9 791 – – 791 –

total non-current assets 321,363 322,817 320,725 320,455 319,817total aSSetS 331,191 333,341 330,606 327,383 326,681

liABilitiEsCurrent liabilitiesPayables 15 2,145 2,447 2,090 2,133 2,079

Provisions 16/17 1,606 2,564 1,682 1,604 1,679

total current liabilities 3,751 5,011 3,772 3,737 3,758

Non-current liabilitiesProvisions 16/17 805 12 19 805 19

total non-current liabilities 805 12 19 805 19total liabilitieS 4,556 5,023 3,791 4,542 3,777

nEt AssEts 326,635 328,318 326,815 322,841 322,904

EquityReserves 165,796 165,696 165,664 165,563 165,433

Accumulated funds 160,839 162,622 161,151 157,278 157,471

total equity 326,635 328,318 326,815 322,841 322,904

statement of financial position FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2013



CoNSolidated eNtityAccumulated

fundsAsset

revaluation reserve

Total

$’000 $’000 $’000BAlAncE At 1 July 2012 161,151 165,664 326,815

Correction of errors (2) 2 –

REstAtEd totAl Equity 1 July 2012 161,149 165,666 326,815Net result for the year (310) – (310)Other comprehensive incomeNet increase/ (decrease) in property, plant and equipment – 130 130

Total other comprehensive income – 130 130Total comprehensive income for the year (310) 130 (180)balaNCe at 30 JuNe 2013 160,839 165,796 326,635

BAlAncE At 1 July 2011 160,785 165,696 326,481

Net result for the year 366 – 366Other comprehensive incomeNet increase/(decrease) in property, plant and equipment – (29) (29)

Other (prior year adjustment) – (3) (3)

Total other comprehensive income – (32) (32)Total comprehensive income for the year 336 (32) 334balaNCe at 30 JuNe 2012 161,151 165,664 326,815

PaReNt eNtityAccumulated

fundsAsset

revaluation reserve

Total equity

$’000 $’000 $’000BAlAncE At 1 July 2012 157,471 165,433 322,904

Correction of errors – – –

REstAtEd totAl Equity 1 July 2012 157,471 165,433 322,904Net result for the year (193) – (193)Other comprehensive incomeNet increase/(decrease) in property, plant and equipment – 130 130

Total other comprehensive income – 130 130Total comprehensive income for the year (193) 130 (63)balaNCe at 30 JuNe 2013 157,278 165,563 322,841

BAlAncE At 1 July 2011 157,182 165,459 322,641

Net result for the year 289 – 289Other comprehensive incomeNet increase/(decrease) in property, plant and equipment – (29) (29)

Other (prior year adjustment) – 3 3

Total other comprehensive income – (26) (26)Total comprehensive income for the year 289 (26) 263balaNCe at 30 JuNe 2012 157,471 165,433 322,904

statement of cHanges in equity FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2013


statement of casH flowsFOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2013


NoteS CoNSolidated eNtity PaReNt eNtityActual Budget Actual Actual Actual

2013 2013 2012 2013 2012$’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000

cAsh FloWs FRom opERAting ActivitiEsPaymentsPersonnel services (17,788) (17,453) (19,234) (17,740) (19,174)

Other (8,617) (9,727) (9,885) (8,541) (9,749)

total payments (26,405) 27,180 (29,119) (26,281) (28,923)ReceiptsSale of goods and services 4,337 6,095 5,638 4,325 5,638

Interest received 297 334 445 157 293

Grants and contributions 22,867 20,397 22,873 23,006 22,769

Other 88 1,908 567 81 557

total receipts 27,589 28,734 29,523 27,568 29,257Net CaSH FloWS FRoM oPeRatiNG aCtiVitieS 21 1,184 1,554 404 1,287 334

cAsh FloWs FRom invEsting ActivitiEsProceeds from sale of land and building, plant and equipment, and collection assets 1,148 – – 1,148 –

Purchases of land and buildings, plant and equipment, and collection assets (1,877) (1,000) (1,711) (1,877) (1,711)

Other – (44) – – –

Net CaSH FloWS FRoM iNVeStiNG aCtiVitieS (729) (1,044) (1,711) (729) (1,711)

cAsh FloWs FRom FinAncing ActivitiEsNet CaSH FloWS FRoM FiNaNCiNG aCtiVitieS – – – – –

nEt incREAsE/(dEcREAsE) in cAsh 455 510 (1,307) 558 (1,377)

Opening cash and cash equivalents 7,313 3,871 8,620 4,318 5,695

CloSiNG CaSH aNd CaSH equiValeNtS 8 7,768 4,381 7,313 4,876 4,318


1 summARy oF signiFicAnt Accounting policiEs

a) Reporting entity The Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales (HHT)

is a New South Wales Government entity. The Trust is a non-profit entity (as profit is not its principal objective). The HHT is endorsed as a Deductible Gift Recipient under items 1 and 4 of the table in Section 30-15, and Subdivision 30-D of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997. The HHT is registered as a public museum under the Act and is registered for GST. The financial statements cover the Consolidated Entity and the HHT as an individual Parent Entity.

The Trust as a reporting entity comprises all the entities under its control, namely:

i) Foundation for the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales The Foundation for the Historic Houses Trust of New

South Wales was established for the promotion, advancement and development of the museums under the care, custody and control of the HHT.

In the process of preparing the consolidated financial statements for the economic entity, consisting of the controlling and controlled entities, all inter-entity transactions and balances have been eliminated.

The consolidated financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2013 were authorised for issue by the Board of Trustees on 23 September 2013. They are consolidated as part of the NSW Total State Sector Accounts.

ii) Foundation for the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales Limited The Foundation for the Historic Houses Trust of

New South Wales Limited was established for the sole purpose of acting as Trustee to the Foundation for the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales and has never traded in its own right. There were no financial transactions for the year.

iii) Hamilton Rouse Hill Trust The Hamilton Rouse Hill Trust was established on

27 October 1994 and holds collection items in and about Rouse Hill House. These were revalued during the year ended 30 June 2010.

iv) Rouse Hill Hamilton Collection Pty Limited The sole purpose of the Rouse Hill Hamilton Collection

Pty Limited is to act as the Trustee of the Hamilton Rouse Hill Trust and it has never traded in its own right.

The company has issued two $1 fully paid shares. The HHT holds one share and the Director of the HHT holds the other share. There were no financial transactions in this financial year.

notes to and forming part of tHe financial statementsFOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2013

b) basis of preparation The Trust’s financial statements are general-purpose

financial statements, which were prepared in accordance with:

> Australian Accounting Standards (which include Australian Accounting Interpretations);

> the requirements of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983 and the Public Finance and Audit Regulation 2010; and

> the Financial Reporting Directions published in TPP 13-01: Financial Reporting Code for NSW General Government Sector Entities, or issued by the Treasurer.

Property, plant and equipment, collection assets and financial assets are measured at fair value. Non-current assets held for resale are measured at the lower of carrying amount and fair value less costs to sell. Other financial statement items are prepared in accordance with the historical cost convention.

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 one thousand dollars and are expressed in Australian currency.

c) Principles of consolidation A controlled entity is any entity over which the Trust

has the power to control the financial and operating policies, so as to obtain benefits from its activities.

All controlled entities have a June financial year end. All intercompany balances and transactions between entities in the Consolidated Entity, including any unrealised profits or losses, have been eliminated on consolidation.

Accounting policies of controlled entities have been changed where necessary to ensure consistency with those policies applied by the Parent Entity.

d) Statement of compliance The Consolidated and Parent entities’ financial statements

and notes comply with Australian Accounting Standards, which include Australian Accounting Interpretations.

e) insurance The Trust’s insurance activities are conducted through the

NSW Treasury Managed Fund Scheme of self-insurance for government agencies. The expense (premium) is determined by the fund manager based on past claim experience as well as the value insured.

f) accounting for the Goods and Services tax (GSt) Income, expenses and assets are recognised net of

the amount of GST, except where:


> the amount of GST incurred by the Trust as a purchaser that is not recoverable from the Australian Taxation Office is recognised as part of the cost of acquisition of an asset or as part of an item of expense; and

> receivables and payables are stated with the amount of GST included.

Cash flows are included in the statement of cash flows on a gross basis. However, the GST component of the cash flows arising from investing and financing activities which is recoverable or payable to the Australian Taxation Office is classified as operating cash flows.

g) income recognition Income is measured at the fair value of the

consideration or contribution received or receivable. Additional comments regarding the accounting policies for the recognition of income are discussed below:

i) Sale of goods Revenue from the sale of goods is recognised as

revenue when the Trust transfers the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the assets.

ii) Rendering of services Revenue is recognised when the service is

provided or by reference to the stage of completion.

iii) Investment revenue Interest income is recognised using the effective

interest method as set out in AASB 139: Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement. TCorp Hour-Glass distributions are recognised in accordance with AASB 118: Revenue when the Trust’s right to receive payment is established.

iv) Grants and contributions Grants and contributions include donations

and grants from the Office of Environment and Heritage, under the Department of Premier and Cabinet (DPC) cluster. They are generally recognised as income when the Trust obtains control over the assets comprising the grants and contributions. Control over grants and contributions is normally obtained when the obligations relating to the receipt have been met and, in the case of donations, on receipt of cash. The grants and contributions income is treated in accordance with AASB 1004: Contributions.

h) assets i) Non-current assets held for sale The entity has certain non-current assets classified

as held for sale, where their carrying amount will be recovered principally through a sale transaction,

not through continuing use. Non-current assets held for sale are recognised at the lower of carrying amount and fair value less costs to sell. These assets are not depreciated while they are classified as held for sale.

ii) Acquisition of assets The cost method of accounting is used for the initial

recording of all acquisitions of assets controlled by the Trust. Cost is the amount of cash or cash equivalents paid or the fair value of the other consideration given to acquire the asset at the time of its acquisition or construction or, where applicable, the amount attributed to that asset when initially recognised in accordance with the specific requirements of other Australian Accounting Standards.

Gifts, artworks or works acquired at no cost, or for nominal consideration, are initially recognised at their fair value at the date of acquisition.

Fair value is the amount for which an asset could be exchanged between knowledgeable, willing parties in an arms-length transaction. Where payment for an asset is deferred beyond normal credit terms, its cost is the cash price equivalent, that is, the deferred payment amount is effectively discounted.

iii) Capitalisation thresholds Property, plant and equipment, and intangible

assets costing $5000 and above individually (or forming part of a network valued more than $5000) are capitalised.

iv) Revaluation of property, plant and equipment Physical non-current assets are valued in

accordance with the policy and guidelines paper TPP 07-1: Valuation of Physical Non-Current Assets at Fair Value. This policy adopts fair value in accordance with AASB 116: Property, Plant and Equipment. Property, plant and equipment is measured on an existing-use basis, where there are no feasible alternative uses in the existing natural, legal, financial and sociopolitical environment. However, in the limited circumstances where there are feasible alternative uses, assets are valued at their highest and best use.

Fair value of property, plant and equipment is determined based on the best available market evidence, including current market selling prices for the same or similar assets. Where there is no available market evidence, the asset’s fair value is measured at its market-buying price, the best indicator of which is depreciated replacement cost.

The Trust revalues each class of property, plant and equipment at least every five years or with sufficient regularity to ensure that the carrying amount of each asset in the class does not differ materially

historic houses trust of new south wales for the Year enDeD 30 June 2013


Land is not a depreciable asset. Certain heritage assets, including original artworks and collections and heritage buildings, may not have a limited useful life because appropriate curatorial and preservation policies are adopted. Such assets are not subject to depreciation. The decision not to recognise depreciation for these assets is reviewed annually.

The estimated useful lives of items under nine major categories are:

The estimated useful lives are reviewed annually to ensure they reflect the assets’ current useful lives and residual values.

viii) Maintenance Day-to-day servicing costs or maintenance are

charged as expenses as incurred, except where they relate to the replacement of a part or component of an asset, in which case the costs are capitalised and depreciated.

ix) Leased assets A distinction is made between finance leases that

effectively transfer from the lessor to the lessee substantially all the risks and benefits incidental to ownership of the leased assets, and operating leases under which the lessor does not transfer substantially all the risks and benefits. Where a non-current asset is acquired by means of a finance lease, at the commencement of the lease term, the asset is recognised at its fair value or, if lower, the present value of the minimum lease payments, at the inception of the lease. The corresponding liability is established at the same amount. Lease payments are allocated between the principal component and the interest expense.

Operating lease payments are charged to the income statement in the periods in which they are incurred.

from its fair value at reporting date. Details of the last revaluations are shown at Note 13.

Non-specialised assets with short useful lives are measured at depreciated historical cost, as a surrogate for fair value. When revaluing non-current assets by reference to current prices for assets newer than those being revalued (adjusted to reflect the present condition of the assets), the gross amount and the related accumulated depreciation are separately restated.

For other assets, any balances of accumulated depreciation at the revaluation date in respect of those assets are credited to the asset accounts to which they relate. The net asset accounts are then increased or decreased by the revaluation increments or decrements.

Revaluation increments are credited directly to the asset revaluation surplus, except that, to the extent that an increment reverses a revaluation decrement in respect of that class of asset previously recognised as an expense in the net result, the increment is recognised immediately as revenue in the net result.

Revaluation decrements are recognised immediately as expenses in the net result, except that, to the extent that a credit balance exists in the asset revaluation reserve in respect of the same class of assets, they are debited directly to the asset revaluation surplus. As the Trust is a non-profit entity, revaluation increments and decrements are offset against one another within a class of non-current assets, but not otherwise. Where an asset that has previously been revalued is disposed of, any balance remaining in the asset revaluation surplus in respect of that asset is transferred to accumulated funds.

v) Impairment of property, plant and equipment As a non-profit entity with no cash-generating units,

the Trust is effectively exempted from AASB 136: Impairment of Assets, and impairment testing. This is because AASB 136 modifies the recoverable amount test to the higher of fair value less costs to sell and depreciated replacement cost. This means that, for an asset already measured at fair value, impairment can only arise if selling costs are material. Selling costs are regarded as immaterial.

vi) Assets not able to be reliably measured The Trust does not hold any assets other than those

recognised in the statement of financial position.

vii) Depreciation of property, plant and equipment Except for heritage assets, depreciation is provided

for on a straight-line basis for all depreciable assets so as to write off the depreciable amount of each asset as it is consumed over its useful life to the Trust. All material separately identifiable component assets are depreciated over their shorter useful lives.

Major category estimated useful life

Non-heritage buildings 40–50 years

Computer equipment 4 years and major software

Mechanical and electronic 7 years office equipment

Electronic equipment 7 years

Radiocommunications equipment 7 years

Telephone installations 5 years

Office fittings 10 years

Miscellaneous tools and equipment 7 years

Mobile plant 10 years




Long-term leases are deemed to be finance leases in accordance with TPP 11-01: Lessor Classification of Long-term Land Leases.

x) Intangible assets The Trust recognises intangible assets only if it is

probable that future economic benefits will flow to the Trust and the cost of the asset can be reliably measured. Intangible assets are measured initially at cost. Where an asset is acquired at no or nominal cost, the cost is its fair value as at the date of acquisition.

All research costs are expensed. Development costs are only capitalised when certain criteria are met.

The useful lives of intangible assets are assessed to be finite. Intangible assets are subsequently measured at fair value only if there is an active market. As there is no active market for the Trust’s intangible assets, the assets are carried at cost less any accumulated amortisation.

The Trust’s intangible assets (software) are amortised using the straight-line method over a period of four years. Intangible assets are tested for impairment where an indicator of impairment exists. If the recoverable amount is less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount is reduced to recoverable amount and the reduction is recognised as an impairment loss.

xi) Inventories Inventories are held for sale and are stated at the

lower of cost and net realisable value. Net realisable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business less the estimated costs of completion and the estimated costs necessary to make the sale.

xii) Financial instruments The financial instruments arise directly from the

Trust’s operations and are required to finance its operations. The Trust does not enter into or trade financial instruments for speculative purposes and does not use financial derivatives.

xiii) Cash and cash equivalents Cash comprises cash on hand and bank balances.

Interest is earned on daily bank balances and paid monthly at the normal commercial rate.

xiv) Loans and receivables Loans and receivables are non-derivative financial

assets with fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market. These financial assets are recognised initially at fair value, usually based on the transaction cost or face value. Subsequent measurement is at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less an

allowance for any impairment of receivables. Collectability of trade debtors is reviewed on an ongoing basis. Debts that are known to be uncollectable are written off. Any changes are recognised in the net result when impaired, derecognised or through the amortisation process. Short-term receivables with no stated interest rate are measured at the original invoice amount where the effect of discounting is immaterial. The credit risk is the carrying amount (net of any allowance for impairment). No interest is earned on trade debtors. The carrying amount approximates fair value.

xv) Investments Investments are initially recognised at fair value plus,

in the case of investments not at fair value through profit or loss, transaction costs. The Trust determines the classification of its financial assets after initial recognition and, when allowed and appropriate, re-evaluates this at each financial year end.

i) liabilities i) Payables These amounts represent liabilities for goods and

services provided to the Trust and other amounts. Payables are recognised initially at fair value, usually based on the transaction cost or face value. Short-term payables with no stated interest rate are measured at the original invoice amount where the effect of discounting is immaterial.

ii) Personnel services and other provisions A. Salaries and wages, annual leave,

sick leave and on-costs Liabilities for personnel services are stated as

liabilities to the service provider, the DPC. The liabilities for salaries and wages (including non-monetary benefits), annual leave and paid sick leave that fall due wholly within 12 months of the reporting date are recognised and measured in respect of employees’ service up to the reporting date at undiscounted amounts based on the amounts expected to be paid when the liabilities are settled. Long-term annual leave that is not expected to be taken 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.

The outstanding amounts of payroll tax, workers compensation, insurance premiums and fringe benefits tax, which are consequential to employment, are recognised as liabilities and expenses where



Contributions, and Australian Interpretation 1038: Contributions by Owners Made to Wholly-Owned Public Sector Entities.

Transfers arising from an administrative restructure involving non-profit and for-profit government entities are recognised at the amount at which the assets and liabilities were recognised by the transferor immediately prior to the restructure. Subject to below, in most instances this will approximate fair value.

All other equity transfers are recognised at fair value, except for intangibles. Where an intangible has been recognised at (amortised) cost by the transferor because there is no active market, the entity recognises the asset at the transferor’s carrying amount. Where the transferor is prohibited from recognising internally generated intangibles, the entity does not recognise that asset.

l) budgeted amounts The budgeted amounts are drawn from the original

budgeted financial statements presented to New South Wales Parliament in respect of the reporting period, as adjusted for Section 24 of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983 where there has been a transfer of functions between departments. Other amendments made to the budget are not reflected in the budgeted amounts. This disclosure is in line with TPP 13-01: Financial Reporting Code for NSW General Government Sector Entities. The budget variance is explained in Note 20.

m) Comparative information Except when an Australian Accounting Standard

permits or requires otherwise, comparative information is disclosed in respect of the previous period for all amounts reported in the financial statements.

n) New australian accounting Standards issued but not effective

At reporting date a number of accounting standards adopted by the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) had been issued but are not yet operative. At present, NSW Treasury is mandating not to early adopt any of the new standards/interpretations. As such, these new standards/interpretations have not been early adopted by the Trust. It is considered that the implementation of these standards will not have any impact on the Trust’s financial statements.

NSW Treasury has mandated not to early adopt the following new or revised accounting standards/ interpretations as per TC 13/02: Mandates of Options and Major Policy Decisions Under Australian Accounting Standards:

> AASB 9, AASB 2010-7 and AASB 2012-6 regarding financial instruments

> AASB 10 Consolidated Financial Statements

> AASB 11 Joint Arrangements

the employee benefits to which they relate have been recognised.

B. Long service leave and superannuation In the financial statements of the DPC, the

liabilities for long service leave and defined benefit superannuation are assumed by the Crown entity. Consequently, the Trust accounts for the liability as having been extinguished, resulting in the amount assumed being shown as part of the non-monetary revenue item described as ‘personnel service benefits and liabilities provided free of charge by the DPC’.

Long service leave is measured at present value in accordance with AASB 119. This is based on the application of certain factors (specified in NSWTC 12/06) to employees with five or more years of service, using current rates of pay. These factors were determined based on an actuarial review to approximate present value.

The superannuation expense for the financial year is determined by using the formulas specified in the Treasurer’s Directions. The expense for certain superannuation schemes (that is, Basic Benefit and First State Super) is calculated as a percentage of the employees’ salary. For other superannuation schemes (that is, State Superannuation Scheme and State Authorities Superannuation Scheme), the expense is calculated as a multiple of the employees’ superannuation contributions.

j) equity and reserves i) Revaluation surplus The revaluation surplus is used to record

increments and decrements on the revaluation of non-current assets. This accords with the Trust’s policy on the ‘revaluation of property, plant and equipment’ as discussed in Note 1(h)(iv).

ii) Accumulated funds The category ‘accumulated funds’ includes all

current and prior period retained funds.

iii) Separate reserve accounts are recognised in the financial statements only if such accounts are required by specific legislation or Australian Accounting Standards.

k) equity transfer The transfer of net assets between entities as a result

of an administrative restructure, transfers of programs/functions and parts thereof between New South Wales public sector entities and ‘equity appropriations’ are designated or required by Australian Accounting Standards to be treated as contributions by owners and recognised as an adjustment to ‘Accumulated Funds’. This treatment is consistent with AASB 1004:



> AASB 12 Disclosure of Interests in Other Entities

> AASB 13, AASB 2011-8 and AASB 2012-1 regarding fair value measurement

> AASB 119, AASB 2011-10 and AASB 2011-11 regarding employee benefits

> AASB 127 Separate Financial Statements

> AASB 128 Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures

> AASB 1053 and AASB 2010-2 regarding differential reporting

> AASB 2010-10 regarding removal of fixed dates for first-time adopters

> AASB 2011-2 regarding Trans-Tasman Convergence – Reduced Disclosure Requirements (RDR)

> AASB 2011-4 removing individual KMP disclosure requirements

> AASB 2011-6 regarding RDR and relief from consolidation

> AASB 2011-7 regarding consolidation and joint arrangements

> AASB 2011-12 regarding Interpretation 20

o) trustee benefits No Trustee of the HHT has entered into a material

contract with the HHT or the Consolidated Entity since the end of the previous financial period and there are no material contracts involving Trustees’ interests existing at the end of the period.

p) taxation status The activities of the Trust are exempt of income tax.

The Trust is registered for GST purposes and has gift deductible recipient status.

q) Services provided at no cost Where material contributions are made to the Trust

at no charge, an expense is recorded in the accounts to reflect activities at the Trust and is offset by an equivalent revenue entry.

r) biobanking trust Fund – receivable The Biobanking Agreement requires that the proceeds

from the sale of biobank credits are transferred into the Biobanking Trust Fund administered by the Office of Environment and Heritage. The balance of the Biobanking Trust Fund receivable represents amounts that will be made available to the HHT in order to fund the environmental works required under the Biobanking Agreement.

s) biobanking restoration provision The biobanking restoration provision is the

environmental obligation to maintain the biodiversity of the land in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Biobanking Agreement. It will be funded by the amounts receivable from the Biobanking Trust Fund.



NoteSCoNSolidated

eNtity PaReNt eNtity2013 2012 2013 2012

$’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 2 ExpEnsEs Excluding lossEs

(a) Personnel services expenses

Salaries and wages (including recreation leave) 13,632 14,672 13,592 14,620

Superannuation – defined benefit plans 93 50 93 50

Superannuation – defined contribution plans 1,120 1,243 1,116 1,238

Long service leave 4 1,168 4 1,168

Workers compensation insurance 239 315 239 314

Payroll tax on superannuation – defined benefit plan 5 3 5 3

Payroll tax and fringe benefits tax 851 1,051 848 1,047

Redundancy termination payments 1,763 587 1,763 587

17,707 19,089 17,660 19,027(b) other operating expenses

Advertising and publicity 584 526 584 526

Auditors’ remuneration – internal 38 24 38 24

Auditors’ remuneration – external 98 84 88 74

Bad debts 3 – 3 –

Books, publications and subscriptions 43 40 43 40

Contract cleaning 754 741 754 741

Contract staff 642 1,051 642 1,052

Cost of sales 297 476 297 476

Entertainment and catering expenses 53 76 23 36

Exhibition fees and related costs 365 469 365 469

Fees for services rendered 701 627 668 551

Gas and electricity 700 593 700 593

Insurance 255 232 255 232

Maintenance 1,965 1,877 1,965 1,877

Office printing contracts 143 30 143 30

Marketing and promotion 337 468 337 464

Motor vehicle running costs 140 162 140 162

Operating lease rental expenses 192 225 192 225

Other expenses 325 484 324 480

Postage 33 60 32 60

Printing 112 39 111 39

Public programs 259 276 259 276

Rates 67 84 67 84

Stores and IT maintenance 421 536 420 536

Telecommunications 320 297 320 297

Travel and accommodation 40 60 40 59

Services provided free of charge 22 2,307 2,288 2,307 2,288

11,194 11,825 11,117 11,691



NoteS CoNSolidated eNtity PaReNt eNtity

2013 2012 2013 2012$’000 $’000 $’000 $’000

3 REvEnuE

(a) Sale of goods and servicesSale of goods

Merchandise, book and publication sales 632 919 632 919

632 919 632 919 Rendering of servicesAdmission fees 1,393 1,588 1,393 1,588

Special activities and openings 356 513 356 513

Venue hire and catering 1,200 1,368 1,200 1,368

Rental – commercial activities 867 994 867 994

Filming and photography 72 75 72 75

3,888 4,538 3,888 4,538 4,520 5,457 4,520 5,457

(b) investment revenue

T-Corp Hour-Glass investment facilities 67 98 58 49

Interest income – term deposit 233 270 103 174

Interest income – other 22 48 21 39

322 416 182 262 (c) Grants and contributions

From DPCRecurrent grants 18,642 19,334 18,642 19,334

Capital grants 1,000 562 1,000 562

Personnel service benefits and liabilities provided free of charge by the DPC

> Superannuation (defined benefit) 93 50 93 50

> Long service leave 4 1,168 4 1,168

> Payroll tax 5 3 5 3

Voluntary redundancy recoupment 1,738 1,462 1,738 1,462

21,482 22,579 21,482 22,579From other institutions and individualsDonations – cash 263 288 443 185

Sponsorship – cash 107 83 67 78

Grants – other 952 655 952 655

Sponsorship – in kind 22 159 162 159 162

Donations – in kind 13(a) & 22 63 27 63 27

Other services provided free of charge 22 2,148 2,126 2,148 2,126

3,692 3,341 3,832 3,233 25,174 25,920 25,314 25,812(d) other revenue

Other revenue 88 369 81 358

88 369 81 358

(c) depreciation and amortisation expensesBuildings 368 364 368 364

Plant and equipment 206 202 206 202

Intangibles 79 56 79 56

653 622 653 622




2013 2012 2013 2012$’000 $’000 $’000 $’000

4 gAin/(loss) on disposAlProperty, plant and equipment (18) (17) (18) (17)

Non-current assets held for sale (316) – (316) –

(334) (17) (334) (17)

5 othER gAins/(lossEs)Inventory (17) (243) (17) (243)

Non-current assets held for sale (509) – (509) –

(526) (243) (526) (243)

6 conditions on contRiButionsThe 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 EntityThe HHT cares for the state’s historically and culturally significant heritage properties, and operates as a single service group.

8 cuRREnt AssEts – cAsh And cAsh EquivAlEntsCash at bank and on hand 889 2,333 824 2,117

TCorp Hour-Glass cash facility 2,208 113 1,906 68

Other investments – term deposits 4,671 4,867 2,146 2,134

7,768 7,313 4,876 4,318 Cash and cash equivalents (per statement of financial position) 7,768 7,313 4,876 4,318

Closing cash and cash equivalents (per statement of cash flows) 7,768 7,313 4,876 4,318

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 23.

9 cuRREnt/non-cuRREnt AssEts – REcEivABlEsCurrentSale of goods and services 160 158 160 158

Less allowance for impairment – – – –

Accrued income 69 43 44 19

Prepayments 38 – 38 –

Other receivables 168 187 185 190

Biobanking funds receivable 60 – 60 –

495 388 487 367 Non-currentBiobanking funds receivable 791 – 791 –

791 – 791 –




NoteS CoNSolidated eNtity PaReNt eNtity2013 2012 2013 2012

$’000 $’000 $’000 $’000

10 cuRREnt/non-cuRREnt AssEts – invEntoRiEsHeld for resale 315 441 315 441

315 441 315 441

11 REstRictEd AssEts Cash and cash equivalents 6,595 5,895 3,703 2,899

Non-current assets 5,704 7,265 5,704 7,265

12,299 13,160 9,407 10,164

Cash and fixed assets are restricted assets to the extent that they represent bequests and donations held by the HHT to be used in accordance with the deed of trust, caveats or other documents governing these funds.

12 non-cuRREnt AssEts – AssEts hEld FoR sAlELand and buildings 1,250 1,737 1,250 1,737

1,250 1,737 1,250 1,737

The Endangered Houses Fund (EHF) program identifies significant at-risk properties across New South Wales and saves them from demolition or unsympathetic development. Properties are acquired, conserved, protected and then offered back to the marketplace for the use and enjoyment of future generations.

Non-current assets held for resale that meet the criteria of AASB 5: Non-current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations have been separately disclosed in the statement of financial position. AASB 5 requires long-term assets that are available for sale in their existing condition and being actively and marketed with reasonable expectations of sale to be classified as ‘non-current assets held for sale’ and disclosed in the statement of financial position under ‘current assets’.

13(a) non-cuRREnt AssEts – pRopERty, plAnt And EquipmEnt

land and buildingsGross carrying amount – fair value 285,245 285,898 285,245 285,898

Accumulated depreciation and impairment (4,254) (3,886) (4,254) (3,886)

Land and buildings at fair value 280,991 282,012 280,991 282,012 Plant and equipmentGross carrying amount – fair value 2,504 2,691 2,504 2,691

Accumulated depreciation and impairment (1,785) (2,120) (1,785) (2,120)

Plant and equipment at fair value 719 571 719 571 Collection assetsGross carrying amount – fair value 38,021 37,689 37,113 36,781

Accumulated depreciation and impairment – – – –

Collection assets at fair value 38,021 37,689 37,113 36,781 total PRoPeRty, PlaNt aNd equiPMeNt at FaiR Value 319,731 320,272 318,823 319,364

Collection assets are not depreciated. Refer to Note 1(h)(vii).



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 buildings

Plant and equipment

Collection assets Total

CoNSolidated eNtity $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000

yeaR eNded 30 JuNe 2013Net carrying amount at start of year 282,012 571 37,689 320,272

Additions 780 373 78 1,231

Contributed assets (donations) – – 1 1

Assets held for sale (1,433) – – (1,433)

Disposals – (20) (3) (23)

Transfer of capital WIP – – 126 126

Depreciation expense (368) (205) – (573)

Net revaluation increments less revaluation decrements – – 130 130

Net CaRRyiNG aMouNt at eNd oF yeaR 280,991 719 38,021 319,731


Additions 1,080 191 146 1,417


Assets held for sale – – – –

Disposals – (9) (9) (18)

Transfer of capital WIP 708 – – 708


Net revaluation increments less revaluation decrements – – (29) (29)


Land and buildings

Plant and equipment

Collection assets Total

PaReNt eNtity $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000yeaR eNded 30 JuNe 2013Net carrying amount at start of year 282,012 571 36,781 319,364

Additions 780 373 78 1,231


Assets held for sale (1,433) – – (1,433)

Disposals – (20) (3) (23)

Transfer of capital WIP – – 126 126


Net revaluation increments less revaluation decrements – – 130 130



Additions 1,080 191 146 1,417

Contributed assets – – 24 24

Assets held for sale – – – –

Disposals – (9) (9) (18)

Transfer of capital WIP 708 – – 708


Net revaluation increments less revaluation decrements – – (29) (29)




Property name Property locationDate valued

Valuation method adopted 30 June 2013

Current use30 June 2013

Accredited valuer

1 Glenfield House, Casula Leacocks Lane, Casula

Jun 2013 Market-based evidence

Endangered Houses Fund (EHF)

Opteon

2 Throsby Park Throsby Park Rd, Moss Vale

Jun 2011 Replacement cost EHF Former Land & Property Management Authority (LPMA)

3 Beulah 767 Appin Rd, Gilead Jun 2011 Replacement cost EHF LPMA

4 Tusculum 1–3 Manning St, Potts Point

Jun 2011 Net recoverable amount

Leased LPMA

5 Hyde Park Barracks Macquarie St, Sydney

Jun 2010 Replacement cost Museum LPMA

6 Government House Macquarie St, Sydney


7 Elizabeth Farm 70 Alice St, Rosehill


8 Vaucluse House Wentworth Rd, Vaucluse


9 Wentworth Mausoleum Chapel Rd, Vaucluse


10 Rouse Hill House & Farm 980 Windsor Rd, Rouse Hill


11 Rose Seidler House 71 Clissold Rd, Wahroonga


12 Elizabeth Bay House 7 Onslow Ave, Elizabeth Bay


13 Meroogal 35 West St, Nowra




The majority of the properties were valued on depreciated replacement costs, as the properties are specialised properties purpose-built with the majority used as museums. The properties that are to be sold are valued on market-based evidence.

Property name Property locationDate valued

Valuation method adopted 30 June 2013

Current use30 June 2013

Accredited valuer

14 The Mint museum Queens Square, Macquarie St, Sydney


15 The Mint, Head Office The Mint, 10 Macquarie St, Sydney

Jun 2010 Replacement cost Museum/ office space

LPMA

16 Museum of Sydney 37 Phillip St, Sydney


17 Young Street terraces 36–42 Young St, Sydney


Commercial office space

LPMA

18 Nissen hut 4 Somerset St, Belmont, Lake Macquarie


EHF LPMA

19 Justice & Police Museum 8 Phillip St, Circular Quay


EndAngEREd housEs Fund pRopERtiEs

Land and buildings include properties and attached assets (2013: $5.704m; 2012: $7.265m) that have been acquired under the EHF program. Through the EHF program the HHT identifies significant at-risk properties and saves them from demolition or unsympathetic development. The program provides for the selective restoration of these properties and their subsequent sale with heritage protection conditions. In 2012–13, two EHF properties were sold: Exeter Farm and Moruya manse.

collEctions vAluAtion

i) The major collection items at each property have been valued by accredited valuers at their fair value. The remaining collection items were valued internally by expert curatorial staff of the Valuations Committee, which was established by the Finance and Audit Committee (now Audit and Risk Committee).

ii) The list overleaf identifies individual property collections valued at 30 June 2013 and earlier, valued by accredited valuers and expert in-house valuers.



collEctions REvAluEd At 30 JunE 2013

Collection Date valued Accredited valuer

Government House 30 Jun 2013 Andrew Shapiro

Meroogal 30 Jun 2013 Phillip Morris

These values do not differ materially from their fair values at reporting date.

collEctions to BE REvAluEd in lAtER yEARs (pAst 30 JunE 2013)

Collection Date valued Accredited valuer

Vaucluse House 30 Jun 2012 Adrienne Carlson

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

Rose Seidler House 30 Jun 2010 Various in-house valuers

Museum of Sydney 30 Jun 2010 Various in-house valuers

Justice & Police Museum 30 Jun 2010 Various in-house valuers

Rouse Hill House & Farm 30 Jun 2010 Various in-house valuers

Susannah Place Museum 30 Jun 2010 Various in-house valuers

Archaeology collections 30 Jun 2010 Various in-house valuers



NoteS CoNSolidated eNtity PaReNt eNtity2013 2012 2013 2012

$’000 $’000 $’000 $’000

13(b) cApitAl WoRks in pRogREssBuildings 404 138 404 138

Software 41 25 41 25

445 163 445 163

14 intAngiBlE AssEts Software

at 30 JuNe 2013Cost (gross carrying amount) 1,152 968 1,152 968

Accumulated amortisation and impairment (756) (677) (756) (677)

Net CaRRyiNG aMouNt 396 291 396 291

yeaR eNded 30 JuNe 2013Net carrying amount at start of year 291 121 291 121

Additions 184 226 184 226

Amortisation (79) (56) (79) (56)

Net CaRRyiNG aMouNt at eNd oF yeaR 396 291 396 291 1615 cuRREnt liABilitiEs – pAyABlEs

PayablesCreditors 759 969 758 969

Unearned revenue 224 126 224 126

Accrued expenses 1,065 733 1,054 722

Sundry payables 97 262 97 262

2,145 2,090 2,133 2,079

16 cuRREnt/non-cuRREnt liABilitiEs – pERsonnEl sERvicEs pRovisionsCurrent provisions expected to be settled within 12 monthsPersonnel services provisionsRecreation leave 1,186 1,263 1,184 1,261

Long service leave on-costs 249 334 249 334

1,435 1,597 1,433 1,595Current provisions expected to be settled after 12 monthsPersonnel services provisionsRecreation leave 62 67 62 66

Long service leave on-costs 13 18 13 18

75 85 75 841,510 1,682 1,508 1,679

NoN-CuRReNtLong service leave on-costs 14 19 14 19

14 19 14 19aggregate personnel services provisionsProvisions – current 1,510 1,682 1,508 1,679

Provisions – non-current 14 19 14 19

1,524 1,701 1,522 1,698



18 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) 777 161 777 161

> Later than one year but not later than five years – – – –

> Later than five years – – – –

total (iNCludiNG GSt) 777 161 777 161

(b) operating lease commitmentsFuture non-cancellable operating lease rentals

not provided for and payable:

> Not later than one year (under one year) 407 306 407 306

> Later than one year but not later than five years 1,458 992 1,458 992

> Later than five years – 144 – 144

total (iNCludiNG GSt) 1,865 1,442 1,865 1,442

The operating leases are for motor vehicles, office printers and rental lease for our storage facility at Pymble.

19 contingEnt AssEts And liABilitiEs The Treasury Managed Fund normally calculates hindsight premiums each year. There are no other contingent assets or liabilities.

20 BudgEt REviEW

Net result

The actual net result was lower than budget by $1.2m. This is due to three factors. First, the timing of the grant of $0.3m received from the DPC for expenses associated with the Government House refurbishment project. The Trust has incurred the expenditure in the 2012–13 financial year without recognising the grant revenue, as it was not received as at 30 June 2013. Second, the Trust has incurred a conservation deficit of $0.3m on the sale of two EHF properties and a $0.5m valuation decrement on another EHF property. The Trust restores the Endangered Houses and offers back the property to the market for the use and benefit of future generations. Third, there has been a change to the accounting treatment of the Beulah property biobanking program. This program commenced in 2011–12 and the $0.1m receipts were initially treated as revenue. The final transfer of biodiversity credits to the Biobanking Trust Fund occurred in August 2012. This triggered the agreement and a decision has been taken this year to recognise a receivable, and a provision has also been created to recognise the biobanking restoration obligation.


2013 2012 2013 2012

$’000 $’000 $’000 $’00017 cuRREnt/non-cuRREnt liABilitiEs – othER

pRovisionsCurrent provisions expected to be settled within 12 monthsBiobanking restoration provisions 96 – 96 –

96 – 96 –NoN-CuRReNtBiobanking restoration provisions 791 – 791 –

791 – 791 –

The biodiversity restoration provisions are for the Beulah property.




2013 2012 2013 2012

$’000 $’000 $’000 $’00021 REconciliAtion oF cAsh FloWs FRom

opERAting ActivitiEs to nEt REsult

Reconciliation of the net result for the year to net cash flows from operating activitiesNet cash generated from operating activities 1,184 404 1,287 334

Net gain/(loss) on sale of property, plant and equipment (18) (261) (18) (261)

Net gain/(loss) on sale of non-current assets held for sale (316) – (316) –

Writedown of non-current assets held for sale (509) – (509) –

Bad debts written off (3) – (3) –

Depreciation (653) (622) (653) (622)

Donation of collection/previously unrecognised assets 1 24 1 24

(Increase)/decrease in trade and other payables (765) 1,230 (766) 1,229

Increase/(decrease) in trade and other receivables 895 (348) 911 (355)

Increase/(decrease) in inventories (126) (60) (127) (60)

Net ReSult (310) 366 (193) 289

22 non-cAsh FinAncing And invEsting ActivitiEsThe 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 1 24 1 24

1 24 1 24Advertising through Fairfax Media Ltd 159 162 159 162

Security services by NSW Police Force 1,536 1,500 1,536 1,500

Maintenance by Royal Botanic Gardens Trust 612 626 612 626

2,307 2,288 2,307 2,288 2,308 2,312 2,308 2,312

Cash flowsThe actual net cash flow is greater than budget, as the cash flow of the Foundation for the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales (Foundation) has been included in the actual. The budget excluded the Foundation’s net cash from donations and bequests.

assets and liabilitiesThere are no significant variances between the actual and budgeted net assets.



NoteS CateGoRieS CoNSolidated eNtity PaReNt eNtity

2013 2012 2013 2012

$’000 $’000 $’000 $’000a) Financial instrument categories

Financial assets class

Cash and cash equivalents 8 NA 7,768 7,313 4,877 4,318

Receivables

9

Loans and receivables

(at amortised cost) 229 301 204 277

Financial liabilities classPayables

15

Financial liabilities measured at

amortised cost 759 969 758 969

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. The TCorp Hour-Glass cash facility is discussed in Note 23(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 received sponsorship free of charge from Fairfax Media Ltd, shown in the table on page 99 as advertising. In 2012–13, the Trust received security services and gardening services free of charge for Government House from the NSW Police Force and the Royal Botanic Gardens Trust respectively. The Trust’s work was also assisted by HHT members and volunteers. These services were provided free of charge and it is considered not possible to estimate their value.

23 FinAnciAl instRumEntsThe 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 Director has the overall responsibility for the establishment and oversight of risk management and reviews, and agrees 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.



CoNSolidated eNtity $’000 PaReNt eNtity $’000

Total Past due but not

impaired

Considered impaired

Total Past due but not

impaired

Considered impaired

2013

< 3 months overdue 41 41 – 41 41 –

3 months – 6 months overdue 3 3 – 3 3 –

> 6 months overdue – – – – – –

2012

< 3 months overdue 85 85 – 85 85 –

3 months – 6 months overdue 46 46 – 46 46 –

> 6 months overdue – – – – – –

iii) authority deposits The Trust has placed funds on deposit with TCorp and various Australian incorporated banks. 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 2013 were earning an average interest rate of 5.22% (2012:5.72%), while over the year the weighted average interest rate was 5.29% (2012:5.58%) on a weighted average balance during the year of $2m (2012:$4m). 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. The objective is to maintain a balance between continuity of funding and flexibility through the use of overdrafts, loans and other advances.

During the current and prior years, there were no defaults or breaches on 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 Treasurer’s Circular 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. Treasurer’s Circular 11/12 allows the minister to award interest for late payment. No interest was paid during the financial year 2012–13 (2011–12: 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 that 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 interest rate risk on the Trust’s borrowings and other price risks associated with the movement in the unit price of the TCorp Hour-Glass 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 on the following page.

The Trust is not materially exposed to concentrations of credit risk to a single trade debtor or group of debtors. Based on past experience, debtors that are not past due (2013:$116,116; 2012:$71,633) and less than six months past due (2013:$43,519; 2012:$131,269) 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

-1% 1%

Carrying amount Profit Equity Profit Equity2013Financial assetsCash and cash equivalents 7,768 (78) (78) 78 78

Receivables 229 – – – –

Financial liabilitiesPayables 759 – – – –

2012Financial assetsCash and cash equivalents 7,313 (73) (73) 73 73



PaReNt eNtity2013Financial assetsCash and cash equivalents 4,877 (49) (49) 49 49



2012Financial assetsCash and cash equivalents 4,318 (43) (43) 43 43





CoNSolidated eNtity PaReNt eNtityFacility Investment

sectorsInvestment

horizon2013

$’0002012

$’0002013

$’0002012

$’000Cash facility Cash, money market

instrumentsUp to 1.5 years 2,208 114 1,906 68

CoNSolidated eNtity PaReNt eNtity

Facility Change in unit price

2013 $’000

2012 $’000

2013 $’000

2012 $’000

Hour-Glass investment – cash facility + /-1% 22 1.1 19 0.7

Other price risk – TCorp Hour-Glass facilities 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 holds units in the following Hour-Glass investment trusts:

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.

f) Fair value compared to carrying amount The Trust has no financial instruments with the exception of the TCorp Hour-Glass facilities, which are measured at fair

value. As discussed, 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.

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.


g) 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).

CoNSolidated eNtityLevel 1

$’000Level 2

$’000Level 3

$’000Total

$’0002013Financial assets at fair valueTCorp Hour-Glass cash facility – 2,208 – 2,208

– 2,208 – 2,208

2012Financial assets at fair valueTCorp Hour-Glass cash facility – 113 – 113

– 113 – 113

PaReNt eNtity2013Financial assets at fair valueTCorp Hour-Glass cash facility – 1,906 – 1,906

– 1,906 – 1,906

2012Financial assets at fair valueTCorp Hour-Glass cash facility – 68 – 68

– 68 – 68

24 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 HHT has no responsibility for funding the cost of maintenance or insurance. Its 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 HHT. As the property has restrictions on its use, it is recognised at $1 being the present value of future cash flows.


105Historic Houses trust AnnuAl report 2012–2013

25 EvEnts AFtER thE REpoRting pERiod On 12 September 2013 an amount of $2.85m, excluding GST, was receipted for the Stamford Hotel Easement

Deed, which has provided the property owners with a 6-metre air and space easement over the adjacent Justice & Police Museum.

No other 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 HHT, the results of those activities, or its state of affairs in the ensuing or any subsequent financial year.

END OF AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Historic Houses trust AnnuAl RepoRt 2012–2013

FOUNDATION FINANCIAL stAtemeNts




foundation for the historic houses trust of new south wales for the Year ended 30 June 2013






STATemeNT by The DIrecTOrS OF The FOUNDATION FOr The hISTOrIc hOUSeS TrUST OF New SOUTh wAleS lImITeDFOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2013


The Directors of the Foundation for the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales Limited, being the Trustee of theFoundation for the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales, declare that:

a) The accompanying financial statements and notes thereto comply with applicable Australian Accounting Standards (which include Australian Accounting Interpretations), the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983 and Regulation 2010;

b) The attached financial statements and notes thereto give a true and fair view of the financial position and performance of the Trust;

c) In the Directors’ opinion, the attached financial statements and notes thereto are in accordance with the Trust Deed;

d) In the Directors’ opinion, there are reasonable grounds to believe that the Trust will be able to pay its debts as and when they become due and payable;

e) The Directors are not aware of any circumstances which would render any particulars included in the financial statements to be misleading or inaccurate;

f) The financial statements have been properly drawn up and the associated records have been properly kept for the period from 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013, in accordance with the Charitable Fundraising Act 1991 (NSW) and Regulations; and

g) The internal controls exercised by the Trust are appropriate and effective in accounting for all income received and applied by the Trust from any of its fundraising appeals.

Signed in accordance with a resolution of the Directors.

On behalf of the Directors

Curtis Smith Chair

Dated 9 October 2013





STATemeNT OF cOmpreheNSIve INcOmeFOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2013

NoteS ACtUAL ACtUAL2013 2012

$ $ExpEnsEs Excluding lossEsoperating expensesPersonnel services expenses 2(a) 47,440 62,022

Other operating expenses 2(b) 422,853 290,545

totAL expeNSeS exCLUdiNG LoSSeS 470,293 352,567

REvEnuEInvestment revenue 3(a) 139,534 153,662

Grants and contributions 3(b) 206,561 264,739

Other revenue 3(c) 7,118 11,005

totAL reveNUe 353,213 429,406Net reSULt (117,080) 76,839othER compREhEnsivE incomE

items that will not be reclassified to net resultsNet increase/(decrease) in property, plant and equipment asset revaluation surplus – –

othER compREhEnsivE incomE – –

totAl compREhEnsivE incomE (117,080) 76,839

STATemeNT OF FINANcIAl pOSITION FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2013


$ $AssEtsCurrent assetsCash and cash equivalents 6 2,891,660 2,995,566

Receivables 7 24,651 24,706

total current assets 2,916,311 3,020,272totAL ASSetS 2,916,311 3,020,272

liABilitiEsCurrent liabilitiesPayables 9 28,078 14,522

Personnel provisions 10 2,260 2,697

total current liabilities 30,338 17,219totAL LiAbiLitieS 30,338 17,219

Net ASSetS 2,885,973 3,003,053

EquityAccumulated funds 2,885,973 3,003,053

totAL eqUity 2,885,973 3,003,053

beGINNING OF AUDITeD FINANCIAL STATeMeNTS



STATemeNT OF chANgeS IN eqUITyFOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2013

STATemeNT OF cASh FlOwSFOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2013

NoteS ACtUAL ACtUAL

Accumulated funds

Total equity

$ $BAlAncE At 1 July 2012 3,003,053 3,003,053

Net result (117,080) (117,080)

Other comprehensive income – 0

total comprehensive income (117,080) (117,080)bALANCe At 30 JUNe 2013 2,885,973 2,885,973

BAlAncE At 1 July 2011 2,926,214 2,926,214

Net result 76,839 76,839

Other comprehensive income – –

total comprehensive income 76,839 76,839bALANCe At 30 JUNe 2012 3,003,053 3,003,053


$ $cAsh FloWs FRom opERAting ActivitiEspaymentsPersonnel services (47,875) (61,134)

Grants and subsidies (346,000) (156,750)

Other (63,298) (135,369)

total payments (457,173) (353,253)

REcEiptsInterest received 139,589 152,028

Grants and contributions 206,560 260,739

Other 7,118 10,635

total receipts 353,267 423,402Net CASH FLoWS FroM operAtiNG ACtivitieS 11 (103,906) 70,149

cAsh FloWs FRom invEsting ActivitiEsNet CASH FLoWS FroM iNveStiNG ACtivitieS – –

cAsh FloWs FRom FinAncing ActivitiEsNet CASH FLoWS FroM FiNANCiNG ACtivitieS – –

nEt incREAsE/(dEcREAsE) in cAsh (103,906) 70,149Opening cash and cash equivalents 2,995,566 2,925,417

CLoSiNG CASH ANd CASH eqUivALeNtS 6 2,891,660 2,995,566





a) reporting entity The Foundation for the Historic Houses Trust of New South

Wales (Foundation) was formed on 14 November 2001 and commenced operation in October 2002. The Foundation is a non-profit entity (as profit is not its principal objective). The Foundation is a public ancillary fund with deductable gift recipient status (DGR item 2) and charitable tax concessions. The Foundation’s role is to encourage private and corporate support for the activities of the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales (HHT) that are not funded by the New South Wales Government. The Foundation is administered by a Trustee, the Foundation for the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales Limited (Trustee). Directors of the Trustee receive and review submissions for project funding from the HHT. Funding decisions are made by the Directors consistent with the objectives of the Foundation and the specific requirements of corporate and private donors to the Foundation.

The Foundation is a controlled entity of the HHT and is part of the Trust’s consolidated accounts. The financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2013 were authorised for issue by the board of Directors on 9 October 2013. They are consolidated as part of the NSW Total State Sector Accounts.

b) basis of preparation These general-purpose financial statements are prepared

in accordance with the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983 and Public Finance and Audit Regulation 2010, the Charitable Fundraising Act 1991 and the Financial Reporting Directions published in TPP 13-01: Financial Reporting Code for NSW General Government Sector entities or issued by the Treasurer and applicable Australian Accounting Standards (which include Australian Accounting Interpretations). The financial statements are for the Foundation as an individual entity. The financial statements have been prepared on an accruals basis, and are based on historical costs modified by the revaluation of selected financial assets and financial liabilities for which the fair value basis of accounting has been applied where applicable. Judgments, key assumptions and estimations management has made are disclosed in the relevant notes to the financial statements. All amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar and are expressed in Australian currency.

c) Statement of compliance The Foundation’s financial statements and notes comply

with Australian Accounting Standards, which include Australian Accounting Interpretations.

d) insurance The Foundation’s insurance arrangements are made

through the NSW Treasury Managed Fund Scheme of self-insurance for government agencies. The expense (premium) is determined by the fund manager based on past claim experience as well as the value insured.

e) Accounting for the Goods and Services tax (GSt) Income, expenses and assets are recognised net of the

amount of GST, except where:

> the amount of GST incurred by the Foundation as a purchaser that is not recoverable from the Australian Taxation Office is recognised as part of the cost of acquisition of an asset or as part of an item of expense; and

> receivables and payables are stated with the amount of GST included.

Cash flows are included in the statement of cash flows on a gross basis. However, the GST component of the cash flows arising from investing and financing activities which is recoverable or payable to the Australian Taxation Office is classified as operating cash flows.

f) personnel services and other provisions The HHT provides administration services for a charge on

the basis of cost recovery. All payments to personnel and related obligations are in the Department of Premier and Cabinet (DPC) name and AbN, and are classified as ‘personnel services’ costs in these financial statements. The costs recovered by the HHT are reviewed and approved by Directors of the Trustee Company.

g) income recognition Income is measured at the fair value of the consideration

or contribution received or receivable. Additional comments regarding the accounting policies for the recognition of income are discussed below:

i) Donations and contributions Donations and contributions from individuals

and other bodies (including grants and donations) are generally recognised as income when the Foundation obtains control over the assets comprising the appropriations/contributions. Control over appropriations and contributions is normally obtained upon the receipt of cash.

ii) Investment revenue Interest income is recognised using the effective

interest method as set out in AASb 139: Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement. TCorp Hour-Glass distributions are recognised in accordance with AASb 118: Revenue when the Foundation’s right to receive payment is established.

NOTeS TO AND FOrmINg pArT OF The FINANcIAl STATemeNTSFOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2013


h) Assets i) Cash and cash equivalents Cash comprises cash on hand and bank balances.

Interest is earned on daily bank balances and paid monthly at the normal commercial rate.

ii) Loans and receivables Loans and receivables are non-derivative financial

assets with fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market. These financial assets are recognised initially at fair value, usually based on the transaction cost or face value.

Subsequent measurement is at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less an allowance for any impairment of receivables.

iii) Investments Investments are initially recognised at fair value plus,

in the case of investments not at fair value through profit or loss, transaction costs. The Foundation determines the classification of its financial assets after initial recognition and, when allowed and appropriate, re-evaluates this at each financial year end.

i) Liabilities i) Payables These amounts represent liabilities for goods and

services provided to the Foundation, and other amounts. Payables are recognised initially at fair value, usually based on the transaction cost or face value. Short-term payables with no stated interest rate are measured at the original invoice amount where the effect of discounting is immaterial.

ii) Other provisions The Foundation recognises the personnel services

related provision payable to the HHT for the staff providing administrative services.

j) equity and reserves The category ‘accumulated funds’ includes all current and

prior period retained funds.

k) Comparative information except when an Australian Accounting Standard

permits or requires otherwise, comparative information is disclosed in respect of the previous period for all amounts reported in the financial statements. As a controlled entity of the HHT, the Foundation has adopted to comply with TPP 13-01: Financial Reporting Code for NSW General Government Sector entities. The comparative figures for the previous year have been adjusted where applicable.

l) New Australian Accounting Standards issued but not effective

At reporting date a number of accounting standards adopted by the Australian Accounting Standards board (AASb) had been issued but are not yet operative. At present, NSW Treasury is mandating not to early adopt any of the new standards/interpretations. As such, these new standards/interpretations have not been early adopted by the Foundation. It is considered that the implementation of these standards will not have a material impact on the Foundation’s financial statements.

NSW Treasury has mandated not to early adopt the following new or revised accounting standards/ interpretations as per TC 13/02: Mandates of Options and Major Policy Decisions Under Australian Accounting Standards:

> AASb 9, AASb 2010-7 and AASb 2012-6 regarding financial instruments

> AASb 10 Consolidated Financial Statements

> AASb 11 Joint Arrangements

> AASb 12 Disclosure of Interests in Other entities

> AASb 13, AASb 2011-8 and AASb 2012-1 regarding fair value measurement

> AASb 119, AASb 2011-10 and AASb 2011-11 regarding employee benefits

> AASb 127 Separate Financial Statements

> AASb 128 Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures

> AASb 1053 and AASb 2010-2 regarding differential reporting

> AASb 2010-10 regarding removal of fixed dates for first-time adopters

> AASb 2011-2 regarding Trans-Tasman Convergence – Reduced Disclosure Requirements (RDR)

> AASb 2011-4 removing individual KMP disclosure requirements

> AASb 2011-6 regarding RDR and relief from consolidation

> AASb 2011-7 regarding consolidation and joint arrangements

> AASb 2011-12 regarding Interpretation 20

m) taxation status The activities of the Foundation are exempt of income tax.

The Foundation is registered for GST purposes and has gift deductible recipient status.




NoteS2013 2012

$ $2 ExpEnsEs Excluding lossEs

(a) personnel services expenses

Salaries and wages (including recreation leave) 40,862 52,904

Superannuation – defined contribution plans 3,841 4,534

Workers compensation insurance 553 505

Payroll tax and fringe benefits tax 2,184 4,079

47,440 62,022(b) other operating expenses

Auditors’ remuneration 10,150 9,650

Donations to the HHT 346,000 156,750

entertainment and catering expenses 31,192 39,672

Fees for services rendered 32,932 76,346

Marketing and promotion 64 3,914

Other expenses 1,057 3,785

Postage 567 50

Printing 220 –

Stores and IT maintenance 644 276

Travel and accommodation 27 102

422,853 290,5453 REvEnuE(a) investment revenue

T-Corp Hour-Glass investment facilities 9,161 49,137

Interest income 129,011 95,828

Interest income – other 1,362 8,697

139,534 153,662(b) Grants and contributions

from other institutions and individualsDonations – cash 166,561 259,598

Sponsorship – cash 40,000 5,141

206,561 264,739(c) other revenue

Other revenue 7,118 11,005

7,118 11,0054 conditions on contRiButions

details of restrictionsAllocated funds*

Minimum contingency fund 50,000 50,000

Museum of Sydney 395,741 395,741

endangered Houses Fund (donations) 2,178,692 2,168,825



NoteS2013 2012

$ $Creditor payments – HHT 30,339 17,219

Throsby Park Collection – 50,000

Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection acquisitions – 50,000

Museum of Sydney master plan – 40,000

Connected Classrooms – 30,000

totAL ALLoCAted FUNdS 2,654,772 2,801,784Unallocated funds† 236,888 193,782totAL reStriCted FUNdS 2,891,660 2,995,566

5 sERvicE gRoups oF EntityThe Foundation’s role is to encourage private and corporate support for the activities of the HHT that are not funded by the New South Wales Government.

6 cuRREnt AssEts – cAsh And cAsh EquivAlEntsCash at bank and on hand 64,561 216,486

TCorp Hour-Glass cash facility 302,151 45,990

Other investments – term deposits 2,524,948 2,733,090

2,891,660 2,995,566Cash and cash equivalents (per statement of financial position) 2,891,660 2,995,566

Closing cash and cash equivalents (per statement of cash flows) 2,891,660 2,995,566

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.

7 cuRREnt/non-cuRREnt AssEts – REcEivABlEsAccrued income 24,638 24,332

Other receivables 13 374

24,651 24,706


8 REstRictEd AssEts Cash and cash equivalents 2,891,660 2,995,566

2,891,660 2,995,566

Cash and fixed assets are restricted assets to the extent that they represent bequests and donations held by the Foundation to be used in accordance with the deed of trust, caveats or other documents governing these funds.

* ThesefundshavebeenspecificallyrestrictedinaccordancewithBoardresolutionsand,whereapplicable,donorrequirements,tobeusedontheprojectsidentified.ThisallocationismadeafterathoroughevaluationofavailableprojectsputforwardbytheHHT.Thebalancealsoincludesacontingency fund of $50,000.

† Thesefundshavenotatthecurrentdatebeenallocatedtoaspecificproject.Thenumberandvalueofprojectsunderconsiderationisinexcessofthecurrent balance of cash and investments.

Funding for such projects will rely upon use of the unrestricted cash and interest earned on cash and cash equivalents, future bequests and donations.





NoteS2013 2012

$ $9 cuRREnt liABilitiEs – pAyABlEs

payablesCreditors 593 407

Accrued expenses 11,356 10,680

Payable to the HHT 16,129 3,435

28,078 14,52210 cuRREnt/non cuRREnt – pERsonnEl pRovisions

Current provisions expected to be settled within 12 monthspersonnel services provisionsRecreation leave 1,876 2,238

On-costs 271 324

2,147 2,562

Current provisions expected to be settled after 12 monthspersonnel services provisionsRecreation leave 99 118

On-costs 14 17

113 135totAL proviSioNS 2,260 2,697

11 REconciliAtion oF cAsh FloWs FRom opERAting ActivitiEs to nEt REsultreconciliation of the net result for the year to net cash flows from operating activities Net cash inflows from operating activities (103,906) 70,149

(Increase)/decrease in trade and other payables (13,555) 1,577

(Increase)/decrease in provisions 436 (893)

Increase/(decrease) in trade and other receivables (55) 6,006

Net reSULt (117,080) 76,839

12 FinAnciAl instRumEnts The Foundation’s principal financial instruments are outlined overleaf. These financial instruments arise directly

from the Foundation’s operations or are required to finance the Foundation’s operations. The Foundation does not enter into or trade financial instruments, including derivative financial instruments, for speculative purposes.

The Foundation’s main risks arising from financial instruments are outlined on the following pages, along with the Foundation’s objectives, policies and processes for measuring and managing risk. Further quantitative and qualitative disclosures are included throughout this financial report.

The Finance and Legal Committee has overall responsibility for the establishment and oversight of risk management, and reviews and agrees on policies for managing each of these risks. Risk management policies are established to identify and analyse the risks faced by the Foundation, to set risk limits and controls, and to monitor risks. Compliance with policies is reviewed by the Finance and Legal Committee.



Credit risk arises when there is the possibility of the Foundation’s debtors defaulting on their contractual obligations, resulting in a financial loss to the Foundation. 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 Foundation, including cash, receivables and authority deposits. No collateral is held by the Foundation. The Foundation has not granted any financial guarantees.

Credit risk associated with the Foundation’s financial assets, other than receivables, is managed through the selection of counterparts limiting exposure to any particular counterpart, and the establishment of minimum credit rating standards.

i) Cash Cash comprises cash on hand and bank balances. Interest is earned on daily bank balances at the daily rate set by

the bank. The TCorp Hour-Glass cash facility is discussed in Note 12(e).

ii) receivables – trade debtors All trade debtors are recognised as amounts receivable at balance date. 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 Foundation is not materially exposed to concentrations of credit risk to a single trade debtor or group of debtors. based on past experience, debtors that are not past due are not considered impaired and these represent 100% of the total trade debtors. There are no debtors that are currently past due or impaired whose terms have been renegotiated.

Statutory receivables are excluded, as these are not within the scope of AASb 7: Financial Instruments: Disclosures.

iii) Authority deposits The Foundation has funds on deposit with various Australian incorporated banks. 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 may vary. The term deposits at balance date were earning an average interest rate of 4.29% (2012 at 5.44%). The weighted average interest rate over the year was 4.72% (2012 at 5.60%) on a weighted average balance during the year of $2,520,329 (2012: $1,599,162). None of these assets are past due or impaired.

b) Liquidity risk Liquidity risk is the risk that the Foundation will be unable to meet its payment obligations when they fall due.

The Foundation continually manages risk through monitoring future cash flows and maturities planning to ensure adequate holding of high-quality liquid assets.

During the current and prior years, there were no defaults or breaches on amounts 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 for 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 NSW TC 11/12: Payment of Accounts.

NoteS CAteGorieS

2013 2012$ $

a) Financial instrument categoriesFinancial assets classCash and cash equivalents 6 N/A 2,891,660 2,995,566

Receivables 7 Loans and receivables (at amortised cost) 24,638 24,706

Financial liabilities classPayables 9/10 Financial liabilities

measured at amortised cost 28,077 17,219





c) Market risk Market risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes

in market prices. The Foundation’s exposure to market risk is primarily through other price risks associated with the movement in the unit price of the TCorp Hour-Glass investment facilities. The Foundation has no exposure to foreign currency risk and does not enter into commodity contracts.

d) interest rate risk exposure to interest rate risk arises primarily through the Foundation’s interest-bearing liabilities. The Foundation does

not account for any fixed rate financial instruments at fair value through profit or loss or as available for sale. Therefore, for these financial instruments, a change in interest rates would not affect profit or loss or equity. A reasonably possible change of +/- 1% is used, consistent with current trends in interest rates. The basis will be reviewed annually and amended where there is a structural change in the level of interest rate volatility.

The Foundations’s exposure to interest rate risk is set out in the table below.

The effect on profit and equity due to a reasonably possible change in risk variables is outlined in the information on the following pages for interest rate risk and other price risk. A reasonably possible change in risk variables has been determined after taking into account the economic environment in which the entity operates and the time frame for the assessment (that is, until the end of the next annual reporting period). The sensitivity analysis is based on risk exposures in existence at the date of the statement of financial position. The analysis is performed on the same basis as for 2012. The analysis assumes that all other variables remain constant.

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. Treasurer’s Direction 219.01 allows the minister to award interest for late payment. No interest was paid during the financial year 2012–13 (2011–12:nil).

All of the Foundation’s liabilities mature in less than 12 months and are non-interest bearing.

-1% 1%

Carrying amount Profit Equity Profit Equity

2013Financial assetsCash and cash equivalents 2,891,660 (28,917) (28,917) 28,917 28,917

Receivables 24,638 – – – –

Financial liabilitiesPayables 28,077 – – – –

2012Financial assetsCash and cash equivalents 2,995,566 (29,956) (29,956) 29,956 29,956

Receivables 24,706 – – – –

Financial liabilitiesPayables 17,219 – – – –



f) Fair value compared to carrying amount The Foundation has no financial instruments, with the exception of the TCorp Hour-Glass facilities, which are measured

at fair value. As discussed, the value of the Hour-Glass investments is based on the Foundation’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. except where specified below, the amortised cost of financial instruments recognised in the balance sheet approximates the fair value, because of the short-term nature of many of the financial instruments.

e) other price risk – tCorp Hour-Glass facilities exposure to ‘other price risk’ primarily arises through investment in the TCorp Hour-Glass investment facilities, which are

held for strategic rather than trading purposes. The Foundation has no direct equity investments. The Foundation holds units in the following Hour-Glass investment facility:

Facility Investment sectors

Investment horizon

2013 $

2012 $

Cash facility Cash, money market instruments

Up to 1.5 years 302,151 45,990

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 the above facility and is required to act in the best interests of the unit holders and to administer the trusts in accordance with the trusts’ 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. A significant portion of the administration of the facilities is outsourced to an external custodian.

Investment in the Hour-Glass facilities limits the Foundation’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.

Facility Change in unit price

2013 $

2012 $

Hour-Glass investment – cash facility + /-1% 3,022 460





13 RElAtEd pARty tRAnsActions Transactions between related parties are on normal commercial terms and conditions no more favourable

than those available to other parties unless otherwise stated.

(b) transactions with the trustee There were no transactions between the Trustee and the Foundation. No Director of the Trustee receives remuneration

for his/her duties as a Director of the Foundation.

14 chARitABlE FundRAising ActivitiEs results of fundraising activities The Foundation receives many donations as a result of its day-to-day activities. In addition, other special fundraising

events were conducted during the year and the results are as follows:

2013 2012a) transactions with related entities $ $

Contributions to the HHT 346,000 156,750

Current payables – controlling entity 16,129 3,435

2013Level 1

$Level 2

$Level 3

$Total

$Financial assets at fair valueTCorp Hour-Glass cash facility – 302,151 – 302,151

– 302,151 – 302,151 2012

Financial assets at fair valueTCorp Hour-Glass cash facility – 45,990 – 45,990

– 45,990 – 45,990

g) Fair value recognised in the statement of financial position The Foundation 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 asset/liability not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs).



2013 2012$ $

Donations 166,560 259,598

Sponsorship 40,000 5,141

Gross income from fundraising A 206,560 264,739

Cost of fundraising (excluding administration expenses) b (32,231) (44,619)

Net surplus from fundraising C 174,329 220,120

Cost of services provided* D – –

transferred to/(from) accumulated funds 174,329 220,120

List of all forms of appeals – events and appealsHow appeal moneys are appliedDistributions to the HHT 346,000 156,750

Comparative figures and ratiosCost of fundraising to gross income from fundraising b/A 16% 17%

Net surplus from fundraising to gross income from fundraising C/A 84% 83%

Cost of services provided to total expenditure D/(b+D) 0% 0%

Cost of services provided to gross income from fundraising D/A 0% 0%

15 EvEnts AFtER thE REpoRting pERiod No other 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 Foundation, the results of those activities, or its state of affairs in the ensuing or any subsequent financial year.


* Thecostoffundraisingservicesiszero,asadministrativeandfinancialserviceshavebeenprovidedbytheHHTfreeofcharge.

There is no information of a material matter or occurrence to report.

Fundraising income includes donations and sponsorships. Where funding is received for specific projects, these projects may not be completed by the end of the year in which the funds are received. There was a net surplus from fundraising of $174,456. This was applied as distribution to the HHT of $346,000 with the balance kept in investment facilities.





124 Historic Houses trust AnnuAl report 2012–2013

FOUNDATION lImITeD FINANCIAL stAtemeNts


Foundation for the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales Company Directors:Angus Armour Managing Director & CeO, export Finance and Insurance

Corporation (to Nov 2012)

Alastair baxter International rugby player and Graduate Architect, Cox Richardson Architects

Kate Clark Director, Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales

John Gordon Chartered accountant & Director (to Nov 2012)

edwina Macarthur-Stanham Coordinator, Camden Park House (to Nov 2012)

David O’Donnell Solicitor, Addisons

Fiona Playfair Company director

Michael Reid Director, Michael Reid Gallery

Michael Rose Chief executive Partner, Allens

edward Simpson Company director

Curtis Smith Company director

Judith Whelan Saturday editor, The Sydney Morning Herald

Simon White barrister and Senior Counsel (from March 2013)

The above-named Directors held office during and since the end of the financial year unless otherwise stated.

principal activitiesThe principal activity of the Foundation for the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales (Foundation) during the financial year was to act as the Trustee of the Foundation and to do all things such as are necessary, incidental and conducive to acting as the Trustee of the Foundation.

There was no change in the principal activity of the Foundation during the financial year.

review of operationsThe net loss of the Foundation for the financial year ended 30 June 2013 was $117,080.

The Foundation is a non-profit organisation and is exempt from the payment of income tax under Subdivision 50-5 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.

changes in state of affairsOne resignation from the board was accepted during the year. Two new Directors were appointed to the board during the 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 notes thereto.

subsequent eventsNo 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 developmentsDisclosure 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.

distributionsA distribution was made to the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales (HHT) during the financial year 2012–13 of $346,000.

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

repOrT by The DIrecTOrS OF The FOUNDATION FOr The hISTOrIc hOUSeS TrUST OF New SOUTh wAleS lImITeDFOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2013


Curtis Smith (Chair) 7 7

Angus Armour 4 3

Alastair baxter 7 5

Kate Clark 7 7

John Gordon 4 3

edwina Macarthur-Stanham 4 4

David O'Donnell 7 5

Fiona Playfair 7 3

Michael Reid 7 3

Michael Rose 7 5

edward Simpson 7 3

Judith Whelan 7 6

Simon White 3 3

indemnification of officers The HHT (the controlling entity) has included the Foundation within its Treasury Managed Fund indemnity coverage. The Treasury Managed Fund is a self-insurance scheme owned and underwritten by the New South Wales Government. Such inclusion of the Foundation confers upon it ‘protected entity’ status within the Treasury Managed Fund. The contract of coverage is an indemnification for any and all actions leading to a 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.

John Gordon (Chair to Feb 2013) 3 3

Curtis Smith (Chair from Apr 2013) 3 3

Angus Armour 2 1

David O’Donnell 4 4

Simon White 2 2

directors’ meetingsThe tables below set out the number of Directors’ meetings held (including meetings of committees of Directors) during the financial year and the number of meetings attended by each Director (while they were a Director or a committee member). During the financial year the following meetings were held: seven board meetings and four Finance and Legal Committee Meetings.

board of directors finance and legal committee

direCtorS HeLd AtteNded direCtorS HeLd AtteNded




STATemeNT by The DIrecTOrS OF The FOUNDATION FOr The hISTOrIc hOUSeS TrUST OF New SOUTh wAleS lImITeDFOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2013

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 2013, 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 the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983 and Regulation 2010, 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,


Curtis Smith Chair

Dated 9 October 2013




$ $ExpEnsEs – –

totAL expeNSeS – –

REvEnuE – –

totAL reveNUe – –

Net reSULt – –

othER compREhEnsivE incomE – –

total other comprehensive income – –

totAl compREhEnsivE incomE – –



$ $AssEtsCurrent assets – –

total current assets – –Non-current assets – –

total non-current assets – –totAL ASSetS – –

liABilitiEsCurrent liabilities – –

total current liabilities – –Non-current liabilities – –

total non-current liabilities – –totAL LiAbiLitieS – –

Net ASSetS – –

EquityAccumulated funds – –

totAL eqUity 6 – –






NoteS ACtUAL ACtUAL

Accumulated funds

Total

$ $BAlAncE At 1 July 2012 – –Net result for the year – –

bALANCe At 30 JUNe 2013 6 – –

BAlAncE At 1 July 2011 – –Net result for the year – –

bALANCe At 30 JUNe 2012 – –



$ $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 – –




a) reporting entity The Foundation for the Historic Houses Trust of New

South Wales Limited is a company limited by guarantee, incorporated and domiciled in Australia. The company was incorporated on 13 September 2001. The company is a non-profit entity (as profit is not its principal objective).

The company’s registered office (and principal place of business) is: The Mint, 10 Macquarie Street, Sydney, New South Wales. The company is a controlled entity of the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales (HHT) and with the HHT is included as part of the NSW Total State Sector Accounts.

The financial statements were authorised for issue by the Directors on 9 October 2013.

b) basis of preparation

The financial statements are general-purpose financial statements that have been prepared in accordance with:

> the Corporations Act 2001;

> applicable Australian Accounting Standards (which include Australian Accounting Interpretations);

> the requirements of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983 and Regulation 2010; and

> Treasurer’s Directions.

The financial statements are for the Foundation for the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales Limited as an individual entity.


All amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar and are expressed in Australian currency.

c) New Australian Accounting Standards issued but not yet effective

The company did not early adopt any new accounting standards and interpretations that are not yet effective, at the date of authorisation of the financial statements. The company has assessed the potential impact of these new standards and interpretations and considers the impact to be insignificant.

NSW Treasury has mandated not to early adopt the following new or revised accounting standards/ interpretations as per TC 13/02: Mandates of Options and Major Policy Decisions under Australian

Accounting Standards:
















d) Statement of compliance The financial statements and notes comply with

Australian Accounting Standards, which include Australian Accounting Interpretations.

2 tRustEE The company acts as Trustee of the Foundation for the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales (the Foundation). Income and property under the control of the company must be applied to the promotion and achievement of the objectives of the company. No portion shall be paid or transferred, 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 HHT. The financial statements of the Foundation are presented with the company’s financial statements.

3 compAny And tRust ExpEnsEs Operating costs of the company have been met by the Foundation. All expenses incurred by the company were in its capacity as Trustee.


foundation for the historic houses trust of new south wales liMited for the Year ended 30 June 2013

4 Right oF indEmnity out oF tRust AssEtsThe assets of the Foundation at 30 June 2013 are sufficient to meet the Trustee’s rights of indemnity out of the Trust assets for liabilities incurred on behalf of the Trust, as and when they fall due.

5 Audit FEEsAudit fees for the financial year 2012–13 of $2475 (2011–12 $2365) inclusive of GST for the company accounts are to be paid by the Foundation.

6 mEmBERs’ liABilityThe company is limited by guarantee. every member of the company and every ex-member within one year of ceasing to be a member is liable in the event of winding up for an amount not exceeding $10. There were 12 members at the end of the financial year.

7 contRolling EntityThe 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

8 AssEts And liABilitiEs FoR Which thE compAny is tRustEEDetails of the underlying assets and liabilities for the Foundation at 30 June 2013 are as follows:

9 REmunERAtion oF diREctoRsNo directors of the company during the financial year received income from the company in connection with the management of the affairs of the company whether as executive officer or otherwise.

10 contingEnt AssEts oR liABilitiEsThere are no contingent assets or liabilities existing at the close of this report.

11 suBsEquEnt EvEnts There has not arisen in the interval between the end of the financial year and the date of this report any matter or circumstance that has significantly affected 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.


ACtUAL ACtUAL2013 2012

$ $Current assetsCash 2,891,660 2,995,566

Receivables 24,651 24,706

totAl AssEts 2,916,311 3,020,272 Current liabilitiesPayables 28,078 14,522

Provisions 2,260 2,697

total liabilities 30,338 17,219 Net ASSetS 2,885,973 3,003,053

hAmIlTON rOUSe hIll TrUST FINANCIAL stAtemeNts










STATemeNT by The DIrecTOrS OF The rOUSe hIll hAmIlTON cOllecTION pTy lImITeDFOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2013

Pursuant to Section 41C(1C) of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983, we state that:

a) The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983 and Regulation 2010, applicable Australian Accounting Standards (which include Australian Accounting Interpretations) and the Treasurer’s Directions;

b) In our opinion, the financial statements show a true and fair view of the financial position and transactions of the company; and

c) There are no circumstances that would render any particulars included in the financial report to be misleading or inaccurate.

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:

Miriam A Hamilton Director


Dated 7 August 2013




$ $ExpEnsEs – –totAL expeNSeS – –

REvEnuE – –totAL reveNUe – –

Net reSULt – –

othER compREhEnsivE incomE – –total other comprehensive income – –




$ $AssEtsCurrent assetsCash receivable 2 10 10

total current assets 10 10

Non-current assets – –

Collection assets 3 907,988 907,988

total non-current assets 907,988 907,988totAL ASSetS 907,998 907,998

liABilitiEstotAL LiAbiLitieS – –

Net ASSetS 907,998 907,998

EquityOther reserve (Trust settlement) 10 10

Accumulated funds 675,000 675,000

Asset revaluation surplus 232,988 232,988

totAL eqUity 907,998 907,998








Accumulated funds

Asset revaluation

surplus

Other reserve - Trust

settlement

Total

$ $ $ $BAlAncE At 1 July 2012 675,000 232,988 10 907,998

Net result for the year – – – –

Increment on revaluation of non-current assets – – – –

bALANCe At 30 JUNe 2013 675,000 232,988 10 907,998

BAlAncE At 1 July 2011 675,000 232,988 10 907,998

Net result for the year – – – –

Increment on revaluation of non-current assets – – – –

bALANCe At 30 JUNe 2012 675,000 232,988 10 907,998



$ $cAsh FloWs FRom opERAting ActivitiEs – –Net CASH FLoWS FroM operAtiNG ACtivitieS – –




nEt incREAsE/(dEcREAsE) in cAsh – –Opening cash and cash equivalents 10 10

CLoSiNG CASH ANd CASH eqUivALeNtS 10 10



1 summARy oF signiFicAnt Accounting policiEs The Hamilton Rouse Hill Trust was established on 27 October 1994 and holds collection items in and about Rouse Hill House. The Trust is a non-profit entity (as profit is not its principal objective). It is a New South Wales Government entity and is consolidated in the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales (HHT) accounts, which are part of the NSW Total State Sector Accounts.

The financial statements were authorised for issue by the Directors of the Trust on 7 August 2013.

a) basis of preparation The financial statements are general-purpose financial

statements that have been prepared in accordance with:




The financial statements have been prepared on an accruals basis and are based on historical costs modified by the revaluation of selected non-current assets, financial assets and financial liabilities for which the fair value basis of accounting has been applied.

The financial statements are for the Hamilton Rouse Hill Trust as an individual entity. 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.

b) New Australian Accounting Standards issued but not effective At reporting date a number of accounting standards

adopted by the AASb had been issued but are not yet effective. At present NSW Treasury is mandating not to early adopt any of the new standards/interpretations. As such, these new standards/interpretations have not been early adopted by the Trust. It is considered that the implementation of these standards will not have any impact on the Trust’s financial statements.

NSW Treasury has mandated not to early adopt the following new or revised accounting standards/ interpretations as per TC 13/02: Mandates of Options and Major Policy Decisions under Australian Accounting Standards:
















c) Statement of compliance The financial statements and notes comply with


d) Collections Collections are valued in accordance with TPP 07-1:

Guidelines for the Valuation of Physical Non-Current Assets at Fair Value. This policy adopts fair value in accordance with AASb 116: Property, Plant and equipment. There is no substantive difference between the fair value methodology and the previous valuation methodology adopted in the New South Wales public sector.

The Trust’s collections have been valued by accredited valuers at their fair market value and are brought to account at those values. They are not depreciated.

Revaluation increments are credited directly to the asset revaluation surplus, except that, to the extent that an increment reverses a revaluation decrement in respect of that class of asset previously recognised as an expense in the net result, the increment is recognised immediately as revenue in the net result.

Revaluation decrements are recognised immediately as expenses in the net result, except that, to the extent that a credit balance exists in the asset




revaluation surplus in respect of the same class of assets, they are debited directly to the asset revaluation surplus.

Revaluation increments and decrements are offset against one another within a class of non-current assets, but not otherwise. Where an asset that has previously been revalued is disposed of, any balance remaining in the asset revaluation reserve in respect of that asset is transferred to accumulated funds.

2 cAsh REcEivABlEsThe Hamilton Rouse Hill Trust does not have a separate bank account. The HHT, as the controlling entity of the Hamilton Rouse Hill Trust, maintains $10 in its bank account.

3 collEctionsPursuant to a chattels sale agreement, the Hamilton Rouse Hill Collection was acquired on 27 October 1994.

Collection assets were revalued in 2009 at fair value by Noble Numismatics and other external valuers, and were subsequently revalued at June 2010 by expert in-house curatorial staff conforming to AASb 116 and in accordance with TPP 07-01. Accredited valuation of the collection at 30 June 2013 remains unchanged at $907,988. The collection is externally valued every five years.

4 sERvicEs pRovidEd FREE oF chARgEA management agreement was entered into on 27 October 1994 between the company and the HHT, whereby the HHT, in consideration for allowing the collection to remain in its care and safe keeping, accepts sole responsibility for the management and conservation of the entire collection. The Director of the HHT is a director of the company and their services are provided free of charge.

5 EvEnts suBsEquEnt to BAlAncE dAtESince 30 June 2013, no event has arisen that would be likely to materially affect the results of the Trust or its state of affairs in the ensuing or any subsequent financial year.

6 Audit FEEsAudit fees for the financial year 2012–13 of $2530 (2011–12; $2420) inclusive of GST were paid by the HHT.


the haMilton rouse hill trust for the Year ended 30 June 2013


$ $

Collections at fair value 907,988 907,988totAL 907,988 907,988

rOUSe hIll hAmIlTON cOllecTION pTy lImITeD FINANCIAL stAtemeNts











STATemeNT by The DIrecTOrS OF The rOUSe hIll hAmIlTON cOllecTION pTy lImITeDFOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2013

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 2013 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 the Public 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.

Miriam A Hamilton Director


Dated 7 August 2013




$ $ExpEnsEs – –totAL expeNSeS – –

REvEnuE – –totAL reveNUe – –

Net reSULt – –

othER compREhEnsivE incomE – –total other comprehensive income – –




$ $AssEtsCurrent assets – –Cash 2 2

total current assets 2 2Non-current assets – –

total non-current assets – –totAL ASSetS 2 2

liABilitiEstotAL LiAbiLitieS – –

Net ASSetS 2 2

EquityAccumulated funds 2 2

totAL eqUity 6 2 2






NoteS ACtUAL ACtUAL

Accumulated funds

Total

$ $BAlAncE At 1 July 2012 2 2

Net result for the year – –

bALANCe At 30 JUNe 2013 6 2 2

BAlAncE At 1 July 2011 2 2

Net result for the year – –

bALANCe At 30 JUNe 2012 2 2



$ $cAsh FloWs FRom opERAting ActivitiEs – –

Net CASH FLoWS FroM operAtiNG ACtivitieS – –




nEt incREAsE/(dEcREAsE) in cAsh – –Opening cash and cash equivalents 2 2

CLoSiNG CASH ANd CASH eqUivALeNtS 2 2




a) reporting entity The Rouse Hill Hamilton Collection Pty Limited is a

company limited by shares, incorporated and domiciled in Australia. The company was incorporated on 26 October 1994. The company is a non-profit entity (as profit is not its principal objective). It is a New South Wales Government entity and is consolidated in the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales (HHT) accounts. The company’s registered office (and principal place of business) is: The Mint, 10 Macquarie Street, Sydney, New South Wales.

The financial statements were authorised for issue by the Directors on 7 August 2013.

b) basis of preparation The financial statements are general-purpose financial

statements that have been prepared in accordance with:




The financial statements are for the Rouse Hill Hamilton Collection Pty Limited as an individual entity.


All amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar and are expressed in Australian currency.

c) New Australian Accounting Standards issued but not effective

At reporting date a number of accounting standards adopted by the AASb had been issued but are not yet effective. At present NSW Treasury is mandating not to early adopt any of the new standards/interpretations. As such, these new standards/interpretations have not been early adopted by the company. It is considered that the implementation of these standards will not have any impact on the company’s financial statements.

NSW Treasury has mandated not to early adopt the following new or revised accounting standards/ interpretations as per TC 13/02: Mandates of Options and Major Policy Decisions under Australian Accounting Standards:
















d) Statement of compliance The financial statements and notes comply with


2 tRustEEThe company acts as Trustee of the Hamilton Rouse Hill Trust.

3 compAny And tRust ExpEnsEs Operating costs of the company have been met by the HHT. All expenses incurred by the company were in its capacity as Trustee.

4 Audit FEEs Audit fees for the financial year 2012–13 of $2475 (2011–12; $2310) inclusive of GST for the company accounts are to be met by the HHT.

5 Right oF indEmnity out oF thE tRust AssEtsThe assets of the company as at 30 June 2013 are sufficient to meet the Trustee’s rights of indemnity out of trust assets for liabilities incurred on behalf of the Trust, as and when they fall due.


6 shARE cApitAl

7 RElAtEd pARtiEs

a) directors’ remuneration The directors act in an honorary capacity and do not

receive remuneration in connection with managing the affairs of the company or of the Trust for which the company acts as Trustee.

b) Controlling entity The HHT is considered to be the controlling entity of

the Rouse Hill Hamilton Collection Pty Limited.

c) Support The HHT provided the Rouse Hill Hamilton Collection

Pty Limited with a range of administrative support services. These services have been provided at no charge to the Rouse Hill Hamilton Collection Pty Limited and comprised the provision of:

> office accommodation facilities

> accounting and administrative services

8 REmunERAtion oF diREctoRs No directors of the company during the financial year received income from the company in connection with the management of the affairs of the company whether as executive officer or otherwise.

9 contingEnt AssEts And liABilitiEsThere are no contingent assets or liabilities.

10 suBsEquEnt EvEntsThere has not arisen in the interval between the end of the financial year and the date of this report any matter or circumstance that has significantly affected 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.

rouse hill haMilton collection PtY liMited for the Year ended 30 June 2013


$ $

issued capital

2 shares of $1 fully paid 2 2



All properties are closed Good Friday and Christmas Day. Visit www.hht.net.au for opening hours during NSW school holidays and NSW public holidays.

historic houses trust of new south wales HeadOffice The Mint 10 Macquarie Street Sydney NSW 2000 T 02 8239 2288 F 02 8239 2299 e [email protected] Open Monday to Friday 9am–5pm Infoline 02 8239 2442 TTy 02 8239 2377 www.hht.net.au

caroline simpson library & research collectionThe Mint 10 Macquarie Street Sydney NSW 2000 T 02 8239 2233 F 02 8239 2433 e [email protected] http://library.hht.net.au Open Tuesday to Friday 10am–4pm

elizabeth bay house7 Onslow Avenue elizabeth bay NSW 2011 T 02 9356 3022 F 02 9357 7176 Open Friday to Sunday 11am–4pm Schools and booked groups by arrangement

elizabeth farm70 Alice Street Rosehill NSW 2142 T 02 9635 9488 F 02 9891 3740 Open Saturday and Sunday 10.30am–3.30pm Schools and booked groups by arrangement

government houseMacquarie Street Sydney NSW 2000 T 02 9931 5222 F 02 9931 5208 House open Friday to Sunday 10.30am–3pm Access by guided tour only Grounds open daily 10am–4pm Schools and booked groups by arrangement

hyde park barracks museumQueens Square Macquarie Street Sydney NSW 2000 T 02 8239 2311 F 02 8239 2322 Open daily 10am–5pm Schools and booked groups by arrangement

Justice & police museumCnr Albert and Phillip streets Circular Quay NSW 2000 T 02 9252 1144 F 02 9252 4860 Open Saturday and Sunday 10am–5pm Schools and booked groups by arrangement

meroogalCnr West and Worrigee streets Nowra NSW 2541 T 02 4421 8150 F 02 4421 2747 Open Saturday 10.30am–3.30pm Access by guided tour only, on the hour Schools and booked groups by arrangement

museum of sydney on the site of first Government House

Cnr bridge and Phillip streets Sydney NSW 2000 T 02 9251 5988 F 02 9251 5966 Open daily 10am–5pm Schools and booked groups by arrangement

rose seidler house71 Clissold Road Wahroonga NSW 2076 T 02 9989 8020 F 02 9487 2761 Open Sunday 11am–4pm Schools and booked groups by arrangement

rouse hill house & farm356 Annangrove Road (PO box 3123) Rouse Hill NSW 2155 T 02 9627 6777 F 02 9627 6776 Open Saturday and Sunday 10.30am–3.30pm (bookings advisable) Schools and booked groups by arrangement

susannah place museum58–64 Gloucester Street The Rocks NSW 2000 T 02 9241 1893 F 02 9241 2608 Open daily 2pm–5pm Access by guided tour only Schools and booked groups by arrangement

vaucluse houseWentworth Road Vaucluse NSW 2030 T 02 9388 7922 F 02 9337 4963 Open Friday to Sunday 11am–4pm Schools and booked groups by arrangement

cONTAcTS


ThANk yOU TO OUr prOgrAm SUppOrTerS & pArTNerS

We thank the generosity, support and expertise of the many people and groups who have assisted the HHT this year, including:

• HHTVolunteers

• HHTFoundationBoard,Governors and Supporters

• HHTFriendsCommitteeandVolunteers

education & public program supportersAustralian Theatre for young People (ATyP)

big Dig youth Hostels Australia

City of Sydney

Chinese Historical Association of Australia

Fresh Catering

History Council of NSW

Museums and Galleries of NSW

New South Wales bar Association

NIDA

NSW Architects Registration board

NSW Department of education & Communities

NSW Department of education, Curriculum and Learning Innovation Centre (Connected Classrooms)

Police Prosecutions Command, New South Wales Police Force

Sydney Architecture Festival

Sydney Harbour Federation Trust

Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority (Windmill project)

Sydney Writers’ Festival

The Rocks educators Network

VideoConferencing Australia

Vivid Ideas

interpretation & exhibitions supporters AbC Open (Now and then exhibition)

Darug elders and descendants (Rouse Hill House & Farm interpretation)

Faculty of the built environment, University of New South Wales (Public Sydney publication)

GovernmentArchitects’Office,NSW(Public Sydney publication)

La Perouse Aboriginal Community (Vaucluse House interpretation)

NSW Police Force (The Force exhibition)

Philip bacon Galleries, brisbane (Margaret Olley exhibition)

Powerhouse Museum

State Library of New South Wales

museum partners Hyde park barracks MuseumThe Great Irish Famine Commemoration Committee

Susannah place MuseumSydney Harbour Foreshore Authority

Government HouseOfficeoftheGovernor

Department of Premier & Cabinet

Royal botanic Garden, Sydney

NSW Police Force

rouse Hill House & FarmNSW National Parks & Wildlife Service


SpONSOrS

The HHT would like to thank the following sponsors for their support:

MAJOR SPONSORS

GOVERNMENT PARTNERS

ExHIbITION SPONSORS

ONGOING SUPPORT PARTNERS

MEDIA PARTNERS

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production credits

Project Manager louise ruddock

Editor rhiain hull

Design natalie webb

Cover Key to Elizabeth Bay House. Photograph © Haley Richardson & Stuart Miller page 1 Elizabeth Bay House. Photograph © Haley Richardson & Stuart Miller page 6 Elizabeth Farm. Photograph © Haley Richardson & Stuart Miller page 34 HHT Head Gardener, Dave Gray. Photograph © James Horan page 58 Fifties Fair 2012. Photograph © James Horan page 73 Museum of Sydney. Photograph © James Horan page 106 Meroogal. Photograph © Nicholas Watt page 126 Susannah Place Museum. Photograph © James Horan page 134 Rouse Hill House & Farm. Photograph © James Horan page 142; Rouse Hill House & Farm. Photograph © Haley Richardson & Stuart Miller

elizabeth bay houseelizabeth Farmgovernment househyde park barracks museumJustice & police museummeroogalmuseum of sydney on the site of first Government Houserose seidler houserouse hill house & farmsusannah place museumthe mint and caroline simpson library & research collectionVaucluse house