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The Wollondilly Heritage Centre is run and staffed by volunteers from The Oaks Historical Society.
Volunteers are encouraged to assist with museum and tourism activities Opening Hours: every weekend and public holiday from 10am—4 pm Entry to museum is adults - $3.00, School age children - $1.00 Closed Christmas until Australia Day and Good Friday
Mid-week tours are welcome by pre-booking with the Booking Officer on 46571224. A special program ‘Discover your heritage’ includes a home cooked Devonshire tea, DVD presentation and museum tour and costs $8 per person.
Primary schools can book for a ‘Hands-on-History’ interactive tour at $5 per student which is geared to the school curriculum.
Allow approximately two hours for the best result. A barbecue is available for self catered lunches.
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Friendly volunteers welcome visitors to the Museum and Shop
Devonshire teas on shady verandas |
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Volunteers needed: Education group. People to work on Thursdays during term time using museum objects to demonstrate domestic technology (making butter, washing, ironing) agricultural machinery (grading apples, washing eggs) and teaching in a bush school. No experience necessary – just a sense of humour! Coach hostesses. People to work on flexible time scale to cook slices and biscuits for visiting coach groups, serve morning tea and serve in the shop. Training supplied Archives: people with an interest in cataloguing documents and entering onto card index system. Training supplied. Please phone Louisa on (02) 4680 8358 |
‘Education Team Volunteers Jan Noakes & Jaquie Finlay receive the Volunteer award for the ‘Hands-on-History’ program at the annual NSW Museums & Galleries ‘Imagine’ awards from Mary Darwell at the Museum of Contemporary Art, November 2010
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Winner inaugural MGNSW IMAGine Awards for volunteer
sector excellence in 2008
Volunteers wearing their new badges donated by State MP Geoff Corrigan |
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SOME OF OUR ACHIEVEMENTS
Winner of Western Sydney Industry Awards Heritage Tourism 2003 Achieved NSW Minimum Standards Museum Certificate, 2008 Winner inaugural MGNSW IMAGine Awards for volunteer sector excellence in 2008 & 2010 Winner Wollondilly Council Awards for Services to People With Disabilities in 2007
The Oaks Historical Society volunteers are delighted to be awarded a NSW Government Heritage Volunteer Award for contributions towards heritage advocacy in our local area.
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| Museum shop stocks local publications and crafts. | Access for people with disabilities and off street parking for cars and coaches. | Monthly meetings on the first Monday of each month (except January) with guest speakers, films and story telling. | |
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Become a member and receive our monthly Newsletter |
We encourage research into the collection and suggestions for new displays, new research areas and new publications. |
Membership is $18 a family or $10 single membership due in May each year |
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AWARDS: · HERITAGE HEROES – NSW HERITAGE VOLUNTEER AWARDS –PHOTO FOLLOWS · WOLLONDILLY’S SENIOR CITIZEN OF THE YEAR – VICE PRESIDENT JIM WHYTE
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Regular annual events include “National Trust Heritage Festival” in April and “Back to Burragorang Day” the first Sunday after Easter and “NSW History Week” in September
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 Opening of new entrance and disability access with members of the Society, Wollondilly Council and local businesses who supported the project 2007
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