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Report to General Manager Attachments:

May Gibbs Nutcote Annual Report Jan 2015 - June 2016 SUBJECT: May Gibbs’ Nutcote – Review of the Joint Plan of Management AUTHOR: Martin Ellis, Director, Community and Library Services ENDORSED BY: Ross McCreanor, Acting General Manager EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Centre’s report covers 18 months following a decision to move to financial year accounting. Following a deficit in 2014 the Centre posted another deficit for the 18 months (Jan 2015-June 2016) of $15,781. This was not an operational deficit as depreciation was $14,581, and is in line with previous years. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS: Nil. Local Government Act 1993: Section 23A Guidelines - Council Decision Making During Merger Proposal Period. The Guidelines have been considered in the preparation of this report and are not applicable. RECOMMENDATION: 1. THAT the report on May Gibbs’ Nutcote be received. 2. THAT the report be taken into consideration in the Community Grants and Subsidies Report for 2017/18.

Report of Martin Ellis, Director, Community and Library Services Re: May Gibbs’ Nutcote – Review of the Joint Plan of Management

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LINK TO DELIVERY PROGRAM The relationship with the Delivery Program is as follows: Direction: 4. Our Social Vitality Outcome: 4.3 Enhanced arts and cultural programs and facilities 4.8 Enhanced community facilities, information and services BACKGROUND Community Centre Management Plans are renewed generally once every three years, and reported on annually to Council. They are needed for and form part of the schedules for the leases Council has with Community Centre entities. It is not always possible to meet this cycle precisely as the Plans, if they are to be robust, will include an up to date Strategic Plan, created by the Centres following wide consultation. This is not always possible given the limited resources of the volunteer boards and the pressure arising naturally from the day to day operations of the Centres. CONSULTATION REQUIREMENTS Community engagement will be undertaken in accordance with Council’s Community Engagement Protocol. SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT The sustainability implications were considered and reported on during the initiation phase of this project. DETAIL The Centre’s report covers 18 months following a decision to move to financial year accounting. There was in excess of 6,000 visitors to Nutcote for the period, which included closure for several months from March 2016 for urgent repairs. Highlights of the period included a fund raiser at Macquarie Bank which allowed the Centre to install air-conditioning in the tea room, a visit from Nutcote’s patron the Governor of NSW General David Hurley and his wife Mrs Hurley, a special exhibition “Gumnut goes to War”, and Council’s provision of $200,000 towards repairs of this heritage item. The Nutcote office and records were reorganised during the closure which has helped significantly in several governance issues in recent months. Volunteers (on the Board, in the garden, in the gift shop, the tea room and the office) continue to be a major factor in Nutcote’s success. Following a deficit in 2014 the Centre posted another deficit for the 18 months (Jan 2015-June 2016) of $15,781. This was not an operational deficit as depreciation was $14,581, and is in line with previous years.

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CONTENTS

Who we are

Our vision

Our Purpose

Our Goals

Section I - An overview of May Gibbs' Nutcote

About us

Our people

Our supporters

Section 2 - Governance

Structure & management

Chairperson's report

Manager Curator's report

Our Objectives and Activities

Section3-OurFinances

Treasurer's report

Auditor's statement [Attached]Financial statements

Section 4 - Our other important information

Acknowledgements

How you can help

l-ooking to the future

Contact us

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May Gibbs'NutcoteWho we are

Cecilia May Gibbs (1877-1969) MBE, was one of Australia's foremost children's authors and illustrators and is bestknown today for the iconic Australian children's story, Ihe Comptete Adventures of Snugglepot and Cuddtepie (19'l g),featuring two Gumnut babies and their escape from the big bad Banksia men. May lived at Nutcote for 44 y:ears and herhome and garden inspired many of her works.

'Nutcote' is the name of the house designed for May Gibbs and her husband James Ossoli Kelly by Sydney architect, BJWaterhouse. The house, which would have'compactness, convenience and charm'was built on land in Neutral Bay onthe shores of Sydney Harbour and was completed in 1925. The Trust looks after the day-to-day running of the historicHouse Museum and Gardens.

The Deed of Settlement establishing the Nutcote Trust is dated 25 July 1990. Nutcote Trust Pty Ltd is a company limitedby shares and ís jointly owned by the Mayor and General Manager of North Sydney Council. lt is a charitable truêt,registered in NSW and is managed by a volunteer Board, which consists of members of the public and appoíntees fromNorth Sydney Council. The Trust employs a Manager Curator who looks after the historic house and garden, May Gibbs'Nutcote, which opened to the public as a House Museum on 1 May 1994. The Trust reports annually on its activities toNorth Sydney Council.

Our vision: May Gibbs' Nutcote: celebrating the life and works of an iconic Australian

Our purpose: To cherish May Gibbs' home, garden and life by offering memorable experiences and rewarding learningopportunities.

Our Goals:

Goal I : Access and lnspiration

We willensure that more people enjoy and are inspired by May Gibbs and her home, Nutcote by offering rewardingexperiences and memorable lea rning opportunities.

Goal 2 : Community Engagement

We will engage a wide range of people in enjoying, understanding, interpreting and caring for our house museum andgarden.

Goal 3 : Conservation and curatorship

We will ensure the significance of Nutcote and May Gibbs continues to be cherished for future generations.

Goal 4: Organisational resilience

we will ensure good governance and effective management of our resources.

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Section 'l An Overview of Mav Gibbs' Nutcote

SECTION 1 AN OVERVIEW OF MAY GIBBS' NUTCOTE

OUR PEOPLE

PatronGeneral David John Hurley AC, DSC. Governor of New South Wales

Board Directors

lngrid AndersonCollection and Discovery Services LibrarianAppointed:

Ruth BanfieldRetiredResigned: June 2016

Stephen Barbour Acting ChairNorth Sydney CouncillorAppointed:2014

Shauna JarrettConsultantResigned: August 2015

Name Meetings heldwhile a Director Meetings attended

lngrid Anderson l3 12

Ruth Banfield 13 IStephen Barbour 13 11

Dugald Holmes þ 3

Katherine Hopcroft o 4

Yvonne Hyde 13 7

Shauna Jarrett 5 5

Therese Lake 13 13

Caroline Minogue 3 3

Lucy Nasser 1 1

Sue-Anne Wallace 7 2

Caro Webster 7 3

David Williams I 6

Dylan Young 1 1



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Therese LakeRetired Executive Member of State Library NSWAppointed: 2009

Caroline Minogue - ChairRetired: April 2015

Caro WebsterOwner at Caro & CoResigned: September 201 5

Sue-Anne WallaceResigned: August 2015

Dugald HolmesBusiness Leader for Apple in the ACT and rural NSWJoined Board: August 2015

Katherine HopcroftBusiness Travel Services CoordinatorJoined Board: September 2015

David WilliamsFinance head, Banking & Financial ServicesResigned: October 2016

Yvonne Hyde AORetired ArchivistAppointed:2002

Lucy NasserParalegalAppointed June 2016

Dylan YoungPolicy & Process ManagerAppointed June 2016

Owen ElliottFilm Prod ucer/D i rectorAppointed March 2014

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Section 1 An of Mav Gibbs' NutcoteSTRUCTURE & MANAGEMENT

May Gibbs' Nutcote is registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC)

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VolunteersAbigail Burdge Eve Bagnell Lillian Burdge Pam HydeAlison Brown Felicity Dowdell Linda Evans Pauline JaiAllison Shultz Fiona Johnston Lisa Dowdell Peter KellyAndrea Evers Helen Harrison Louella Kimpalani Rebecca HullAngela Nymaim Hevi Mattini Madilina Tresca Robyn KremerAnne Edmonds Iacqui Brooks Marg Simonsen Robyne BeaumontAtsuko Ishikawa Jill Rivers Margaret An Ruth BanfieldBerna Ersavas John Stanbridge Mary Small Sjiewke BroersmaBud Coffey Ionathon Hiees MelJarvis Sue MillnerDiana Dodds |udy Howe Mins Zhou Tessa MilneDianne Ross f ulie Webber Nina Suprun Tina GrahamDick Gall fune Ho Nona Barclay Victoria GreenDorothy Kelly Kevin Martin Owen Dowdell Ziatko Simonovski

OUR SUPPORTERS

Thank you to all Nutcote Supporters including North Sydney Council, Macquarie Bank,Bunnings Warringah Mall and Stanton Library North Sydney.

A big thanks also to the individuals who donated to Nutcote in 2015 including Linda Evans, JaneBrummitt, Therese Lake, Pam Alexander, Sarah and Owen Elliott, Caroline Minogue, BurnSideLegacy, Dr Christobel and Mr David Mattingley, Edna Kendall, Elizabeth Miles, Stephanie Lake, FergBrand, Girl Guides Association, Graham H McGowan, Jan Phillips, Jennifer Paviour, J.H Renton,John T Hamilton, Lorraine Waters, Lucy Nasser, Margaret Brinsden, Margaret Murray Tuiqereqere,Margaret Thorsborne, Mary Melot, Nola Ledbury, Pam AlexanderPatricia Burgess, Rondalyn Dupen and Vashti Farrer,

Friends of Nutcote

Name Position Dates acted

Stephanie Lake Manager Curator All year

Natalie Megna Museum Assistant All Year

Sharyn Stebnickki Volunteer co-ordinator AllYearAmelia Wong Museum Assistant AllYearRebecca Turnbull Museum Assistant AllyearJemima Dove Children's Parties Assistant AllYearZoe Landis Children's Activities September 2015 - April 2016



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Honary Life Friends

Bronte Bentley-Gibbs & Henry BentleyAnn HaddonPeter KingstonChristobel MattingleyMarian Shand OAM

Friends

Life FriendsRuth BanfieldBob & Jane BrummittAlison Cox OAMAnne-Marie GardinerAnn JamesBeth LewisPatricia McDonaldRupert MyerMaurice Saxby

Alice Cunningham

Alison Hooper

Andrea Evers

Angelina Luca

Anne Marie McCormack

Anne Randolph

Anne Stewart

Barbara Chiswell

Bimbi Belinda Turner

Bronwen Crouch

Bronwyn Lumsden

Caro Webster

Cecelia Murphy

Cheryl Seeto

Cynthia Playford

Danielle Di Rosario

David Tribe

David Tribe

Deb Loughnan

Deborah Truneckova

Tina Graham

Michael and Cary BillinghurstCharlene BradleyChristine FraserMargaret HamiltonMrs C KayJudi LippN. McFarlaneReg PillaiEJ Vinning

Alison BrooksPatricia BurgessBeryl Cashmere GallardDugald HolmesDiana Laidlaw MLCSuzanne Hope MurrayCaroline MinogueJune Richardson

June BowmanJean HartTed MackElizabeth ParkerMaureen Walsh

Dr Christobel & Mr DMattingley

E Podosky

Edna Kendall

Elizabeth Elis

Elizabeth Miles

Ellen Dawson

Fleur De Laine

Geoff & Robyn Dryden

Georgia Croker

Glenese Keavney

Gloria Harriss

Graham H McGowan

Helena Graham

lan Goldring

Jan Phillips

Jane Davina Simpson

Jean Walter Morgan

Jennifer Paviour

Jenny Burman

Jessica Steiger

Vashti Farrer

Jessica Van Lien

JH Renton

Jim Henderson

John T Hamilton

Julia Appleby

Katherine Hopcroft

Linda Bergin

Margaret Brinsden

Margaret Murray Tuiqereqere

Margaret Thorsborne

Margot E Nimmo

Marilyn Thomson

Mary Melot

Mary Playford

Maureen Hensley

Miriam Butler

Ngaire Brodie

Noelene B Fraser

Nola Ledbury

Norma Marriott

Wolfgang & Janette Schulze

Norma Muggleton

Norma Walton

P G Chmielewski

Pam Alexander

Pat Rose

Patricia Birchall

Patricia Burgess

Paul Brunton

Philip MontgomeryRev Christine & Mr WSheppard

Rondalyn Dupen

Ruth Banfield

Ruth Graham

Sally Kimpton

Sarah Elliott

Sharyn Stebnicki

Silver Way

Sue Allison Randle

Therese Lake

Timothy James

Yvonne Gutsche

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ACTING CHAIR'S REPORT

I am very pleased to present my report for the 2016 Nutcote Trust Pty Ltd Annual General Meeting, whichcovers the financial year lrom 2015 to 2016.

We had the pleasure of welcoming some new Directors to the 201512016 Board which included welcomingþack some of May Gibbs family members, Katherine Hopcroft and Dugald Holmes to the board whose adviceand insights are very much appreciated. Also joining us now are Lucy Nasser and Dylan Young, bringing fresheyes to the Board and its evolution.

Sadly we also said goodbye to a few Board members íncluding David Bruce Williams, Sue-Anne Wallace,Caro Webster, Shauna Jarrett and more recently Ruth Banfield has stepped down.

Also because of time served, stepping down at this AGM will be two of our most valued Board members fortheir enormous contributions over the years. Yvonne Royale Hyde and Therese Lake. Yvonne who fought tosave Nutcote in the 90's and had an enormous knowledge of May's life and a continuing involvement andpassion for the protection of May's legacy.

Therese Lake has also contributed so much to Nutcote by editing Nutcote News, giving talks to groups such asADFAS about Nutcote, training new volunteers, creating exhibitions and being an invaluable bedrock ofwisdom and advice to myself as the Acting Chair.Both will be sorely missed from the Board but continue to be part of the Nutcote family.

lngrid Anderson will also be resigning at the AGM from her role as secretary on the Board after a greatcontriþution and commitment to the position.

I will also be resigning from the Board I'm afraid as my normal Film and Television work, Council and a 6month old now consume all of my time ,

I leave though being thankful that I have been fortunate to have worked with such a great Board of Directorsand Manager/Curator who are so passionate and committed to Nutcote and the Legacy of May Gibbs. Duringmy tenure I helped raise a $200,000 grant from Norlh Sydney Council that saw long overdue roof repairs,railing repairs, stonework repairs, Heritage plasterwork, carpentry and the much needed replacing of all thesewer lines carried out.

I will of course continue my 'behind the scenes' advocacy for Nutcote on North Sydney Council into the future.

At this point I should give special thanks to the Mayor, fellow Councillors, Martin Ellis, Duncan Mitchell andsupport staff at North Sydney Council for their continued support of Nutcote , the annual grants and generalfunctioning of it as a whole.

Thanks to our great Curator and Manager Stephanie Lake and staff for continually pushing to better the day today running of Nutcote as well as the experience of May Gibbs and her wonderful gift to us all.

My greatest thanks I have saved for our wonderful heart and soul, ourvolunteers which I should mention includes the Board who are also unpaid, for their amazing dedication,passion and infectious enthusiasm, thank you so much.

It was a year that saw us celebrating May Gibb's Gumnut Babies all year.Beginning with the joint exhibition at Stanton Library which was attended by our previous Patron Dame MarieBashir and our new vice regal Patron his Excellency General The Honorable David Hurley AC DSC (Ret'd) .

There was our hugely popular Gumnut Fair ín November.

There was Media coverage on the ABC show Gardeníng Australia, the play

Snugglepot and Cuddlepie, at the Sydney Opera House the production team of which held a celebration atNutcote with the actors dancing around the garden.


Other media coverage included ChannelTen News, The Project, Mosman Daily, The SMH, The Australian and

children's blog sites.

These are just a couple of examples of our year.

It has been a busy and productive year readying us with the ground work to forge forward and continue to

bring the world of May Gibbs and her legacy to the world, again thank you all for your fantastic contributions.

Many thanksCr Stephen BarbourActing ChairNutcote Trust Pty Ltd


MANAGER CU RATORS REPORT

ln reviewing the last 18 months from Janua ry 2OI5 to June 2016 it is a pleasure to see that Nutcote is goingfrom strength to strength, both as a place for the community to enjoy and as a source of inspiration andpleasure to thosd (re)discovering May's life and works. We have also worked hard to build our susta¡nabilitythrough improvements to our Shop and Tea Room products and services and by reviewing and simplifying ourfinancial systems.

We began January 2016 with May's 138th Birthday celebrations. Nutcote's gardens were visited by 52 Scottydogs and visitors celebrating a beautiful summer's day and May's birthday. We had two weddings in thegarden in January and February, both using the garden right down by the Harbour celebrate.

I travelled to Melbourne to visit the very impressive "Romance Was Born" exhibition at the National Galleryof Victoria in Melbourne, which celebrated the Gumnut babies, The fashion range they released was verymuch influenced by May Gibbs' creations and very creative and inspiring.

ln May we launched our "Gumnut Corp goes to War" exhibition which talked about the lconic First World WarPostcards May designed. This exhibition was very moving and I must thank Therese Lake for her hard work incurating this exhibition. The Governor of NSW General David Hurley and his wife Mrs Hurley visited theexhibition and spent quite some time-sharing stories relating to soldiers and war. They are keen to return toNutcote to sit around our piano and sing.

Throughout the year we had Children's Birthday Parties in the garden, Group visits from probus, CommunityCentres, Garden Clubs, schools and church groups. We ran many children's activities including theatreactivities, craft and art days. The year ended with Christmas Carols in the house around the piano with a

special visitor arriving with gifts for the children and a high tea in the garden.

A Life Member and volunteer Linda Evans organised a sold out fundraising event to see Macquarie Bank'sprivate art collection. This raised a substantial amount of money to pay for much needed air conditioning andimprovements in the Tea Room.

Much of the L8 months was taking up with organising major work to the Nutcote house, garden, terraces andoffice. A restoration grant obtained through North Sydney Council required Nutcote to close for three monthsin mid 2016 whilst large parts of the garden were dug up to replace the old sewerage drains, tiles werereplaced on the roof and part of the roof was fixed. Builders had to cut into some of the floorboards to checkif any damage was under the floors (luckily it was not), replace some drummy plaster and re-paint the internalwalls. They also replaced most of the handrails in the garden and replaced the damp-proofing in the upperterrace.

This closure Save the Nutcote Trust the opportunity to do a great deal of behind the scenes work. We had allthe carpets and curtains professionallycleaned as wellas pictures and objects cleaned properly. This majorclean-up was the first time since Nutcote opened to the public in 1994 and made everything inside sparkle!Volunteer Dick Gall also had the chance to re-oil the entire floor whilst the interior was empty. We alsocleared out allthe cupboards and found some hidden treasures.

The closure also gave us time to completely clear out the Education Centre and my office, which is locatedacross the road from the Museum. Volunteer Linda Evans and myself emptied the office of all the (very old)donated furniture, over 140 boxes of memories. Much of the items were items were boxed up for futuresorting out. We thoroughly cleaned the office from top to bottom and then painted the rooms. Linda Evansorganised ergonomic office furniture to be donated by Macquarie Bank and this included archival storage,proper office chairs and desks and much needed filing drawers. Then we started the arduous task of goingthrough all the boxes of items filing, archiving or recycling 25 years worth of paper! I was helped, in large part,


by Linda Evans, Therese Lake and, on some occasions, other volunteers to go through allthe boxes. Wediscovered some hidden gems, interesting photographs, bones of dogs (l), large figures of Banksia men,costumes and thousands of letters/cards etc from all the people inspired by May Gibbs who hadvisited Nutcote over the last 20 plus years.

It is critical that we continue to promote Nutcote and May Gibbs so part of my role is to build our profilethrough daily social media posts. This includes posting images of May's art, taking photos around Nutcote ofevents and Nutcote visitors, Naturally, the posts showing May's original art work are always the most popularand a draw card to visitors coming to Nutcote because they have seen a beautiful image on our FacebookPage, Our Facebook Page, @MayGibbsNutcote is the premier social media place people from all over theworld visit to find out about May and her life.

Volunteers Dick Gall and John Stanbridge have been representing Nutcote doing talks about May Gibbs andNutcote. They have given talks to retirement homes, Probus groups, Garden Groups and Board DirectorTherese Lake and Dick Gall also gave a talk at the Historic Houses Association.

I would like to thank the wonderful and hard-working volunteer team at Nutcote who garden, guide, bake,compute, educate, entertain, clean and much more with such passion, professionalism and enthusiasm. ltmakes my job at Nutcote a pleasure and the feedback we recêive is always positive regarding the atmosphereand friendliness of Nutcote.

Stephanie Lake

Manager CuratorMay Gibbs' Nutcote


OUR OBJECTIVES AND AC.TIVITIES

SECTION 3 OUR FINANCES

ACTING TREASURER'S REPORT

Treasurers Report

ln my capacity as Acting Treasurer I would like to present the Treasurers Report. Please take into

consideration the Financial Statements prepared by Hill Rogers being the Auditors for Nutcotä Trust

We note that the reporting period was 18 months long as Nutcote Trust transitioned from Calendar Year to

Financial Year, being I January 2015to 30 June 2016. Each yearthereafterwill be a 12-month period.

Please note that the following factors when comparing the financialfigures between the 2014 and 201512016

reporting periods:

' ln the Profit and.Loss Statement there appears to be an increase in both Revenue and Employee Benefit expenses.

However, when comparing monthly averages rather than reporting periods the monthly averages are reasonably

similar;

' During the20L5/2016 reporting period Nutcote House was closed for a 3-month period due to repairs and

maintenance conducted by North Sydney,

' Nutcote received cornpensation from North Sydney Council for loss of income during the 3-month closure.

. During the 3-month closure income was limited to the online store.

' During the 2015/2016 Nutcote Trust joined the Association for Historical Houses Trust. This means increased

exposure with the inclusion of Nutcote House in the marketing materials to Historical Houses members. Noting also

that members of the Historical Houses Trust receive free entry into Nutcote House.

' A donations-in-kind was made by Macquarie Bank. The donation of office furniture enable the volunteers and staff

to remodelthe Nutcote office.

Major Asset is the Unit at Wallaringa Avenue, Neutral Bay. Typically a source of income the return of

investment has been impacted by increased maintenance, expenses and agency fees.

ln the 201612017 financial year maintenance will continue on Nutcote with immediate attention to rectify

damage in the tearooms and the replacement of garage doors. A fundraiser was also conducted to raise

money for the installation of air conditioning in the tearooms, it is anticipated that the air conditioners can be

installed after the rectification works.

Yours sincerely,

Lucy NasserActing Treasurer, May Gibbs' Nutcote


FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Section 4 Other lmportant lnformation

SECTION 4 OUR OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS & THANK YOU

Corporate & community partnersMacquarie Bank, Bunnings Warringah Mall, Stanton Library and North Sydney Council.

HOW YOU CAN HELP

Become a Friend

Volunteer your timeWe are always looking for volunteers who can help guide in the house, help in the tea room,garden, help with graphic design, help with Administration and help with events. For moreinformation email [email protected] for more information

Make a donationDonations can be made online sh .co roducts/donations or bysending us a cheque made payable to 'The Nutcote Trust'. Please contact us if you need moreinformation.

Leave a bequestEmail us at [email protected] for more information.

Support an event or fundraising activity

Become a corporate partner

Other ways you can help our causeMay Gibbs' left the Copyright of her books to two Children's Charities Northcott Society and TheCerebral Palsy Alliance. Buy purchasing items in our gift shop or purchasing "The Gumnut Babies" or"Snugglepot and Cuddlepie" will not only keep May's legacy alive but also the Royalties will benefitthese charities. By visiting Nutcote you can see May's beloved Nutcote with a "long, long garden" youwill see where May did her drawings in her studio.

Nutcote as well as Charle.ne Bradley raised a large sum of money to have May's work digitised for theState Library of NSW. You can go to their website http ://www. sl. nsw. o ov . aulstories/mav-qibbs to havea look at her art work and also see her manuscript for Snugglepot and Cuddlepie.

Stanton Library at North Sydney also has information regarding May's life and can be visited in personor online http:i/www. northsvdnev. nsw.oov.a ibrarv Databases/Heritaqe Centre



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LOOKING TO THE FUTURE

We are preparing for 2018 and the celebrations of 100 years of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie which will includesome joint activities with community groups. May Gibbs' iconic illustrated book has been in publication since1917.

We will ensure that Nutcote's Strategic Plans meets Norlh Sydney Council's amalgamation priorities andfocus.

We are focusing our efforts on our continued development of Nutcote's social media pages with a goal thatincludes ensuring that regular posts are updated on our website. The website is in the process of beingupdated to simplify processes and make it more relevant. We want to make sure our website continues toreflect May Gibbs and her glorious illustrations.

More community activities are planned including family days, talks, sing-alongs in the house, joint activitieswith other community organisations, bush walks and high tea as well as our regular popular events (May'sbirthday celebrations, the Gumnut Fair).

The money raised from the above functions will be used for risk mitigation activities at Nutcote that includecreating a better working environment in the Tea Room and replacing the doors into the Gift Shop forimproved safety and security.

Additional funding, when available will be used to build programs that encourage children's activities throughnature and stories. We want some of these completed in preparation for the centenary that will take place in2018.

Over the next few years we will further build our relationships with our community and our supporters includingour Friends of Nutcote.

We will continue to invest in our volunteers and staff through growing their knowledge and excitement in MayGibbs' world so that they, in turn, can build our visitors' engagement, enjoyment and understanding of MayGibss' life at her home, Nutcote.

We are looking to increase revenue through investments of our key Nutcote facilities such as the Tea Roomand Gift Shop to ensure the longevity of Nutcote and May's Australian legacy for all to experience and enjoy inperpetuity.

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