Dundullimal Homestead - National Trust of Australia NSW

04/09/2026

CALL FOR ARTISTS - NOW OPEN

Dundullimal Homestead is delighted to invite expressions of interest from local and regional artists for the inaugural **Dundullimal Spring Art Fair**.

Timed alongside the Dubbo Art Fair and Dubbo’s fabulous spring weather, we’re offering another venue to celebrate and showcase our local creative talent.

Held over four weeks in the historic Dundullimal Shed, the exhibition will feature six to eight artists working across painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, ceramics, sculpture, textiles and mixed media.

• Saturday 10 October – Saturday 7 November 2026
• Open Fridays, Saturdays and Mondays, 11 am–3 pm
• $70 participation fee
• No commission on artwork sales
• Artists manage their sales directly

Applications close Sunday 20 September.

Apply here: [https://forms.gle/AHKUwsgipUrHRKfP9](https://forms.gle/AHKUwsgipUrHRKfP9)

Please share this opportunity with artists throughout the region.

31/08/2026

A little piece of Dundullimal history has quite literally come out of the ground.

While working in the garden, our volunteer Janelle uncovered this old branding iron, believed to be associated with Thomas Baird and dating from around the late 1800s.

Branding irons were an essential part of pastoral life, used to identify livestock at a time when cattle and horses ranged across large properties and travelled considerable distances. Thomas Baird used a number of brands, including variations using the letters TB and B.

After a bit of research, this find will now be recorded and added to the Dundullimal collection — another small object helping us tell the story of the working property and the people who lived here.

And a pretty good day’s work for Janelle.

Have you ever unearthed something unexpected with a story behind it?

18/08/2026

We will be CLOSED on Friday 21st and Saturday 22nd August. Apologies for any inconvenience.

13/08/2026

Do you, or someone you know, love museums, heritage and tourism?

COME AND WORK WITH US!
We are seeking enthusiastic Museum Officers on a casual basis to work Saturdays.

Come and join our friendly team at Dundullimal Homestead, one of Dubbo's most significant historic places open to the public.

Want to work one or every Saturday per month? Get in touch. We are eager to hear from you. We are only 10 minutes by car from the town centre.

https://mgnsw.org.au/sector/jobs/museum-officer-dundullimal-homestead-dubbo-nsw/

24/07/2026

The National Trust NSW and our dedicated Dundullimal volunteers are thrilled to welcome our new Visitor Experience & Operations Manager, Pip Stalley.

Pip has extensive arts and cultural sector experience, is passionate about regional communities, heritage and cultural development.

Welcome to the team, Pip! We look forward to working with you and we're sure the local Dubbo community will too.

15/07/2026

Check out this new bespoke tour which will run on Friday 2 October 2026 from 6pm-8pm.

Join a unique dusk tour with our amazing team of staff and volunteers at one of Dubbo's finest colonial estates, Dundullimal Homestead. Enjoy the quiet evening sipping wine and eating nibbles while the sun goes down followed by an engaging tour of this historic property.

TICKETS ARE LIMITED. BOOK NOW!



https://www.nationaltrust.org.au/event/dusk-at-dundullimal/

Join a unique dusk tour of one of Dubbo's finest colonial estates, Dundullimal Homestead. Wine and nibbles included.

10/07/2026

Highlight from our collection: a Squatter's chair

What is a squatter's chair, I hear you say?

As Robert Griffin points out in his article in 'Australiana' in August 2023, the squatter’s chair was ..."a robust easy chair with swing-out leg rests – as an idea imported from India in the early 19th century. These chairs found a home on the shady verandahs of homesteads, particularly in Queensland and NSW, where the landowner could relax and survey his (and occasionally her) land and animals, hence the name."

"Squatter" was initially a derogatory term for pastoralists who illegally occupied crown land, but it later became synonymous with the wealthy, influential land owners of the "squattocracy".

08/07/2026

Surely every modern kitchen should have a revolving pantry like this one.

This 1912 pantry is in rather good condition. Simply rotate the pantry and access ingredients without rummaging through shelves or cupboards.

Contemporary kitchens can feel so uninspiring and bland these days. Here's a flashback to practical design made to impress any budding cook in the kitchen.

Would you have one?

“Patented No. C863 2Lot 1912”

06/07/2026

What do you do with objects that have a pest infestation?

Well, this is what you do. You dust it off, maybe even lightly vacuum the object, bag it, completely seal the bag, and put it in a freezer. When you remove it from the freezer after around 72 hours, you keep it in the bag at room temperature for another 24 hours, then unwrap and restore to its location. You can also do this with textiles too.

This is what Lyn, our meticulous collections coordinator is currently undertaking.

Pests can damage whole collections. Keep an eye out for silverfish in particular. They'll eat your favourite book otherwise.

03/07/2026

Every week our volunteers continue to beaver away in the gardens while our groundsman maintains our vast lawns.

Here is a burst of colour and a recent highlight from the garden. This is a Chinese rain tree (Koelreuteria elegans subsp. formosana) Also known as: golden rain tree or Chinese flame tree. These images were captured in May this year.

The papery, lantern-like pink/salmon seed capsules captured here appear in late autumn and put on quite a show.