Events

Apr
26
Sun
Riley Family Reunion @ Wollondilly Heritage Centre
Apr 26 all-day

The Riley family reunion will be held at The Oaks Heritage Centre and Museum.

Bring along photos and stories to share. Some of the families are Karkoe, O’Brien, Shephard, Hilton, Grimston, Green …

Apr
13
Tue
A Step Back in Time @ Wollondilly Heritage Centre
Apr 13 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Seniors are invited to come along and enjoy great company and an old world experience from yesteryear.

A STEP BACK IN TIME

Includes morning tea and lunch.

Funded by the NSW Seniors Festival Grants Program / The Department of Communities and Justice

We have a range of activities planned including

  • Card Making
  • Apple Grading & Peeling in our Machinery Shed
  • Butter Making & Bean Slicing in the Burragorang Cottage

Everyone welcome

Bookings Essential before 11 April 2021

Contact Wollondilly Heritage Centre  0432 689 034 or trish.hill17@bigpond.com

 

 

Apr
17
Sat
A Journey Through Art and Images – Showcasing Wollondilly Shire @ Wollondilly Heritage Centre & Museum
Apr 17 @ 10:00 am – May 16 @ 3:00 pm

Saturday 17 April 10:00am12:00noon – Exhibition Opening
with Guest Speaker Gary Baker featuring the life and art of local artist Alan Baker (1914-1987)
Morning Tea will be served.
Four artists will have their work on display.
The Exhibition will be open until 3:00pm.

Saturday 17 April to 16 MayOur Heritage – Our Future
passport to historic art and images in the museum collection
Display of works from local students – A Moment in History

Sunday 16 MayStudent Awards
followed by activities using museum objects
Razorback by Alan Baker

 

WHC Heritage Week Poster

Preview the Exhibition

May
16
Sun
The Olden Days in Action @ Wollondilly Heritage Centre and Museum
May 16 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

Bring the family to visit the Heritage Centre at 11:00am Sunday 16 May 2021 to try life like it was in the olden days.
This will be the conclusion of our Heritage Festival event.
You can church butter, wash with a mangle, grade apples, clean eggs (not real ones), pump water, use slate boards and paint a boomerang – to name a few activities available on the day.

There will be a short presentation at 11:00am for our children’s art competition winners, followed by the activities until 1:00pm.

Please RSVP to Bev on 0409 913 679 to help us with the organisation.
Water Carrying

Washing scrub

 

Washing Tub

Washing mangler

Ironing

Sep
4
Sat
History Week 2021 @ Online only
Sep 4 – Sep 12 all-day

History Week 2021: From the Ground Up
The Valley of Dispossession – The Journey of the land known as the Burragorang Valley

Use PAUSE if required on any slide.

Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that this clip contains images of deceased persons.

History Week 2021

 

Apr
1
Fri
Wollondilly Seniors Festival @ Wollondilly Heritage Centre & Museum
Apr 1 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Free entry for Seniors to the Wollondilly Heritage Centre & Museum at The Oaks. Bookings are Essential

Book Here or Contact Community Projects Team 02 4677 9550 to register your attendance or use the QR code.

Seniors Festival 2022

Seniores Festival 2022