Open Days and Public Meetings - 2025
This calendar will be updated as details of Public Meeting guest speakers, Open House exhibitors and Special Events are confirmed.
(Dates and events may be subject to change)
Open Days are normally held on the 2nd Sunday in March, July, September and November with the house open from 11am - 3pm. An entry fee of $5.00 per person is charged, with children under 12 years admitted free.
Public Meetings are held on the 2nd Sunday in February, the 3rd Sunday in May, and the 2nd Sunday in August (this meeting includes the Annual General Meeting). Meetings commence at 2pm. A Guest Speaker is booked for each meeting and Afternoon Tea is provided.
Current advice from the NSW Health Department is that masks are no longer necessary in some indoor settings, however if visitors feel more comfortable wearing a mask, please do so.
Eftpos and Cash facilities available
February 2025
Sunday 9th - Public Meeting - 2pm
Guest Speaker: TBA
Topic: TBA
March 2025
Sunday 9th - Open Day - 11am - 3pm
On the front lawn: Autumn Festival of the Combined Ford Car Clubs Car Show
PLUS: Ducati Owners Club; City of Holroyd Brass Band (session times TBA)
Inside the house: TBA
Stallholders: Various arts & crafts and community information stalls
April 2025
Possible participation in the National Trust's Australian Heritage Festival - Theme: "Unearthed"
Date and details TBA
May 2025
Sunday 18th - Public Meeting - 2pm
Guest Speaker: Nathan Tilbury
Topic: "Ginger Meggs" - the longest running comic strip in the world, just turned 100 years old.
July 2025
Sunday 13th - Open Day - 11am - 3pm
On the front lawn: Car clubs TBC; City of Holroyd Brass Band (session times TBA)
Inside the house: TBA
Stallholders: Various arts & crafts and community information stalls
August 2025
Sunday 10th - Public Meeting (includes 2024/25 Annual General Meeting) - 2pm
Guest Speaker: Carol Liston AO - Adjunct Associate Professor / Australian Historian
Topic: "Widows with a Will" - Married women were unable to leave property in a will until the Married Women's Property Acts were passed in the late 19th century (1893 in NSW) but widows and spinsters could leave wills. What do their wills reveal about women, their families and what they valued? This talk will look at some of the wills and probates held at the NSW State Archives.
September 2025
Sunday 14th - Open Day - 11am - 3pm
On the front lawn: Car clubs TBA
Inside the house: TBA
Stallholders: Various arts & crafts and community information stalls
November 2025
Sunday 9th - Open Day - 11am - 3pm
On the front lawn: Ducati Owners Club Concours Day
Inside the house: TBA
Stallholders: Various arts & crafts and community information stalls
December 2025Sunday 14th - 12.30pm for 1.00pm - Members' Christmas Lunch
