Sub Base Platypus in North Sydney hasn’t always been a community recreation and work hub. Previously, the historic waterfront site hosted a gas works, torpedo factory and submarine base. From the late 1900s until the end of the 20th century, the site met the energy needs of Sydney’s North Shore (1877-1937) and contributed to the […]
Experience a 123-year-old historical story of resilience, culture and progress first-hand. Discover the building‘s grand architectural and design features including stunning stained glass windows, clocks and magnificent atriums, whilst hearing the true tale of the building's creation, near destruction and modern way preservation as you visit Ground Floor through to Level 2 of the QVB. […]
Dear Monthly Activists, Explore Barangaroo’s rich Aboriginal history and cultural significance. In this 90-minute interactive tour of Barangaroo Reserve you will be led by a team of Aboriginal educators. Guides will share stories that speak to the rich cultural history and significance of the site, including stories of Barangaroo the woman, the lives and traditions […]
The Sydney Tramway Museum (operated by the South Pacific Electric Railway) is Australia's oldest tramway museum and the largest in the southern hemisphere. It is located at Loftus in the southern suburbs of Sydney. In 2001, the museum was the recipient of the YMCA facade, that was previously located at the corner of Pitt and […]
Getting beyond the postcard view of the city and its two shimmering icons, ‘Harbourings’ reveals Sydney at her rawest and most spectacular, her most self–conscious and most corrupt! Join us on this stroll around Sydney’s spectacular harbour edge, from Circular Quay, through the city’s great depository of memory – The Rocks – up Observatory Hill […]
Dear SWIC members, This January 2025, Art and Culture Activity will combine with the Monthly Activity to offer our members a chance for a curated viewing of the Magritte Exhibition at the Art Gallery of NSW. René Magritte’s paintings of clouds, hats, pipes and apples are among the most recognisable images of surrealism. Renowned for his […]
Since its opening in 1929, The State Theatre Sydney has captivated the hearts and minds of patrons with its majestic elegance. Join in a guided tour of this magnificent and unique building and discover why it’s known as the Palace of Dreams. During this fascinating tour you will: Experience the grandeur of standing in a […]
When an Irish knight was caught kidnapping a local heiress, his punishment was swift: exile to a single-storey cottage in NSW. Over five decades, new owners transformed the cottage into a large and picturesque estate. By the 1830s, the gardens and grounds covered most of the present-day suburb of Vaucluse but the main house of […]
Elizabeth Farm was the home of John and Elizabeth Macarthur and the centre of their mercantile and farming empire for over 35 years. The homestead is regarded as the oldest and most historic building in Australia and is an important site in the development of the wool industry. A restful homestead with a restless history. […]
St Mary’s Cathedral is one of Australia’s most beautiful and significant buildings but it did not happen overnight. The Cathedral evolved through a long and patient timeline following a fire which destroyed the first St Mary’s Cathedral in 1865. As Australia’s largest Cathedral building, this English-style Gothic revival building constructed of honey-coloured Sydney sandstone, is […]