Yankalilla Branch National Trust SA

20/06/2026

If you want to join us for meetings to find out about the Branch, we usually meet at Lot 50 in Yankalilla which ticks all the boxes for its garden, its food, beverages and service and its lovely ambience. Leave a message and we can contact you in advance for our next meeting which will be a Friday in August starting at 10am.
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Lot 50 Opening Hours:

🕘 Friday: 9am-2pm
🕘 Saturday: 9am-2pm

We're your weekend destination for specialty coffee, seasonal food, and rotating art exhibitions in the heart of Yankalilla.

Pro tip: Our house-made cakes tend to sell out by early afternoon on busy Saturdays, so morning visits are your best bet!

Whether you're a regular or visiting for the first time, we can't wait to welcome you.

See you on the weekend! ☕🎨

📍 64 Main Street, Yankalilla

18/06/2026

Wallaroo trades banner of the Waterside Workers' Association is on display and in beautiful condition at the National Trust Museum
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11/06/2026

Whale fest month! While in Victor why not visit Victor Harbor National Trust to see the displays about the industry. While there also visit the gift shop.
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The Victor Harbor National Trust Museum welcomes the Winter Whalefest for 2026.
Visit us at 1 Flinders Parade opposite the horse tram. 🤩🤩

09/06/2026

Another of the National Trust's reserves to visit.
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05/06/2026

A new Flinders Ranges heritage trail has been established. Find the brochure at:https://www.outbacksa.sa.gov.au/resources/flinders-ranges-heritage-trail

31/05/2026

Waverley Park Homestead at Willunga is showing a painting by Mark Pearse, artist of Yankalilla.
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Feature Artwork at Waverley Park Homestead Art Gallery for June.

Mark Pearse (1942-2020)
Willunga Hills
2006
Acrylic on board
68 x 128 cm
Private collection

Mark Pearse was born in Western Victoria and he studied at the Art School of the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) graduating in 1962. With his wife Jill, he travelled on a scholarship to Europe where they stayed for five years. On their return to Australia they settled in Adelaide where Mark was appointed as art master in the Preparatory School at St. Peter’s College (1969-1975). In 1974 they established Pearse’s Uraidla Pottery in the Adelaide Hills. Later in 1979 they moved to Yankalilla with their three children and developed Pearse’s Pottery at Bungala House where they lived for 35 years. As they were both artists and community minded, their historic home became a hub of local artistic life.
Mark conducted pottery classes in his workshop and they organised life drawing workshops there from time to time. They also organised exhibitions of paintings, pottery and quilts, including by the Fleurieu Quilters and the Embroiderer's Guild, and hosted receptions, music concerts and literary events. Mark’s sculpture is represented in the Art Gallery of South Australia collection.

24/05/2026

Exhibition launch at Waverley Park Homestead--attended by people associated with TREENET and Significant Trees Register.
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On a day off last week TREENET’s director, Tim took time out to visit Waverley Park Homestead, a National Trust property in Willunga. His visit coincided with the opening of the ‘Trees in the Triangle’ art exhibition, showing works by mainly local artists of trees growing in the triangle between Kangarilla, Sellicks Beach, and Port Noarlunga South.

With ‘trees’ and ‘National Trust’ together in the same sentence, it wasn’t surprising that he bumped into retired Adelaide Botanic Garden Tree Advisory Officer, Tony Whitehill PSM, and former Chair of the National Trust of SA’s Significant Tree Committee, Mike Heath. Tim, Tony and Mike were treated to a tour of the house and the exhibition by National Trust of SA volunteer and local artist Susan Wardleworth.

The exhibition includes an impressive work by Susan which depicts the shade cast by a street tree. Susan’s tree model, a large-fruited SA blue gum (E. leucoxylon ssp megalocarpa), is no longer available for new works however since it was removed in its prime to support subdivision and development of the adjacent vacant lot. What a shame.

24/05/2026

One more week of History Month--visit Victor Harbor National Trust Museum.
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Last week of the SA History Festival 2026.
Visit the Victor Harbor National Trust Museum.
Find out how people stayed connected in the past in Victor Harbor.
Weekends, only during the Festival, entry to the Museum just $2pp.
Open 11am to 3pm, Wednesday to Monday.
1 Flinders Parade opposite the horse tram.

16/05/2026

The stain glassed windows in St James church at Delamere feature St James Major, Jesus Christ, and St John, and St James Major. In 1889, young Archie Grundy unveiled the St James Major window to the memory of his mother Rosalie Grundy, who died giving birth to him.
The Friends of St James have contacted Mr Ken Grundy of Naracoorte who has sent an extract written by Archdeacon Morse and published in 'The Southern Churchman' in March 1888. Arch or Archie was the first cousin to Ken's father.
'It hath pleased God again to visit this parish and remove from amongst us one whom to know was to love, one who was loved by all...Rosalie Grundy (nee Lord) lived in the parish from her earliest childhood. Brought up, as it were, under the shadow of the church of St James which she dearly loved, she was always glad and willing to help in church work, either as an organist or in any way. She will be greatly missed.'
Archdeacon Morse said she had 'the satisfaction of seeing her week old infant baptised before she died' and he acknowledged 'the bereaved husband, who by his consistent and straight forward conduct has earned him [his neighbours'] esteem and respect'.

15/05/2026

Visit Beaumont House to view an exhibition honouring women who made a difference.
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