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Explore Narellan’s History: Heritage Walking Tour and Historic Sites

The Narellan Heritage Walking Tour, curated by local photographers Kylie and Peter Lyons, provides a fascinating exploration of the historical and architectural legacy of Narellan. This tour offers insights into the original villages predating Camden's establishment in 1840, featuring notable sites like The Old St Thomas Chapel and the Narellan Public School.

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‘Alan’s Art Deco’ exhibition at Macaria

Review: 'Alan’s Art Deco' Exhibition, Alan Baker Art Gallery, Macaria, 37 John Street, Camden. October 2023-April 2024. Interwar Art Deco style A new art exhibition at Camden’s Alan Baker Art Gallery highlights the modernity and cosmopolitanism of the interwar period in an exhibition of artist Alan D Baker called ‘Alan’s Art Deco’. The interwar period… Continue reading ‘Alan’s Art Deco’ exhibition at Macaria

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Voluntary labour worth thousands of dollars to the Camden Museum

Small museums contribute a considerable amount of value to the economy through unpaid voluntary labour. According to the latest research, the value of unpaid voluntary labour to the Camden Museum is worth around A$580,000 a year. The Camden Museum and the Camden Historical Society are completely run by volunteers. They are some of many voluntary community organisations in the local area.

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Unlock Camden 2023, a festival celebrating our past

Unlock Camden is a history festival that celebrates the Camden story through walks, art, images, stories, and a host of other activities. Events are centred in historic the John Street precinct around the Alan Baker Art Gallery Macaria.

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The Sydney Harbour Bridge, an engineering marvel

The Sydney Harbour Bridge is an icon on the Sydney urban landscape. The bridge is an engineering marvel of modernism and the early 20th hope of a new nation.

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‘The Tree of Life’, public art at Camden Council Administration Offices

The art installation The Tree of Life by sculptors Gillies & Marc celebrates the endangered Camden White Gum. The sculpture is located adjacent to the entry of the Camden Council administration building at Oran Park. The work was commissioned by the council in 2016 for the opening of the new office building.

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Botanic gardens herbarium at Mount Annan wins top architecture award

The National Herbarium of NSW at the Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan has been awarded the AILA 2023 NSW AILA Awards in the Health and Education Category.

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‘Baker, The Artist, The Influencer’, the exhibition

The Alan Baker Art Gallery Macaria in John Street Camden has a new exhibition 'Baker, The Artist, The Influencer' running until September 2023.

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Life Blood, public art at the Australia Botanic Gardens

On the forecourt of the Herbarium at the Australian Botanic Garden is an artwork celebrating the heritage of Indigenous culture called Life Blood.

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Elderslie land releases 2000-2023, the background and fancy estate names

The Elderslie area has been identified in Sydney’s strategic growth plans for land releases on the metropolitan rural-urban fringe. It is a valuable exercise to see how and when Elderslie was identified as part of Sydney’s planning framework.