At the general meeting of Friends of Callan Park on Monday 10 February 2020, local artist Barbara Aroney donated a concertina book containing 24 illustrations of Callan Park. The book and paper are old and delicate -- a metaphor of the park itself. Barbara's illustrations are interpretative …
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Progress and promises
In late 2019 it appeared that our meetings during the year with the Minister for Planning, Rob Stokes, and the deputy secretary of his department with responsibility for Callan Park, Alex O'Mara, have borne some fruit with both writing to us. It appears that it is only a matter of time before the …
Seven Priorities for Callan Park & Broughton Hall
Briefing note for Minister for Health, the Hon Brad Hazzard MLA Background: Friends of Callan Park (FOCP) forward this Briefing Note of Seven Priorities for government action at Callan Park in response to the Minister’s personal invitation to do so. The ownership of Callan …
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Friends lobby the Planning & Health Ministers: all talk and no action?
The future of Callan Park still hangs in the balance. The re-elected NSW state government has assigned the administration of Callan Park to Rob Stokes, the new Minister for Planning and Public Places. But the ownership of the site remains with NSW Health department whose minister is Brad …
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Broughton Hall – Brought to Life
Launched at our AGM, our newest publication – Broughton Hall – Brought to Life describes in text and beautiful colour photos the history of Broughton Hall. Once a private estate, used in the wartime by the Red Cross and then developed into a voluntary psychiatric clinic, today …
