heritage talks

INVITATION

Join us for a morning of heritage talks! Members and the General Public are invited

Blue Mountains Association of Cultural Heritage Organisations Inc (BMACHO)

When:                  Friday, 10 October 2025 at 10.30am

Where:                Woodford Academy, 90-92 Great Western Highway, Woodford

Parking:              On the reserve, Vale Road off Woodford Avenue, Woodford

Cost:                    Free event, but please REGISTER through HUMANITIX

Supported by the 2025 BMCC Community Assistance Grant

Rebecca Turnbull at 10.30am

Rebecca Turnbull will be the first speaker. Rebecca is the current BMCC’s Museums Advisor and former Curator of the Hawkesbury Regional Museum. Rebecca is now the Museums and Collections Manager for the Mary MacKillop Museums, and this will be her subject. We look forward to hearing about Rebecca’s work and the background to the Mary MacKillop Museums. (Image courtesy of M&GNSW)

Morning Tea will be held at 11.30am.

Kate O’Neill at 12 noon

Kate O’Neill will be our second speaker. Kate is Chair of Woodford Academy and a BMACHO Management Committee Member. Kate is passionate about heritage and history and particularly Lower Mountains history which she feels has been neglected. Kate will talk about Hazelbrook Heritage.