Sutherland Shire Historical Society
​Mindful of the Past
​Focused on the Future
2026 EVENTS and MEETINGS CALENDAR 
General Meetings
The Society meets on the third Saturday of every month
in the Stapleton Community Centre
3A Stapleton Avenue, Sutherland
Meetings start at 1:30pm 
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A new history of Woolooware has just been published.
See our Publications page at: https://www.shirehistory.org/publications.html
for details of Woolooware - a grand position,  2025 by award-winning historian, Pauline Curby
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Up Coming Events , please check with the organiser to confirm attendance and regarding weather or other unforeseen circumstances.
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Vaucluse House first quarter 2026. Date to be advised.
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• Vaucluse House is ticketed but the gardens can be explored for free.
• Wheelchair-users can only access the ground floor of the house and some areas of the garden. Strollers are not permitted inside the house but can be left at reception.
• On-site amenities include a restaurant, shop, and rest rooms.

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Up-coming General Meetings

​​​Members , guests and non-members welcome
Please note that our speakers could change without notice​


Next Meeting is on Sat 17th January,2026 ;1:30pm at the Stapleton Community Centre, Sutherland.
Guest speaker is Christine Edney and her topic is "History that did not happen". Christine will explore how the Shire could have looked if several projects proposed for the Shire had not fizzled.

Our next fund raiser will be a sausage sizzle on 8th February at Bunnings, Kirrawee. ​Volunteers required.

February meeting is on 21st at 1:30pm.
Guest speaker is Troy Bramston. His subject is "How 10 years living in the shire shaped the ideas Gough Whitlam took to the nation.

March meeting is on 21st.
 
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