Sustainability

The refreshed visitor centre at Rouse Hill Estate

Layered histories: refurbishing the visitor centre at Rouse Hill Estate

Refreshed and renewed, the refurbished visitor centre at Rouse Hill Estate, on Dharug Country, offers visitors an invitation to explore the property and discover its richly layered history

LPD Tamsin stood by the water pump talking to students under a flowering jacaranda.

Sustainability

Sustainability is central to our mission. We sensitively conserve and manage our built heritage assets, restore and protect our natural ecosystems and landscapes, and conserve and care for our collections

Dairy, Vaucluse House

The coolest room in the house

What practical techniques can we learn from historical building design to minimise heat and energy consumption in our homes today?

Horticulturalist Stephen Goldsworthy planting seedlings in the kitchen garden
Conservation

Vaucluse House kitchen garden

The Vaucluse House kitchen garden recently underwent a significant rejuvenation project to preserve the site and allow it to continue to be used as a valuable educational resource

Side of house with light green lining boards and hand operated water pump with lid and access shaft to an underground cistern in the foreground.

Underground ruin now supplies water

The underground tank, or cistern, at Meroogal was originally the main supplier of household and garden water, holding around 40,000 litres in its mostly submerged brick belly