by Jesslyn Collins | Nov 23, 2024 | Awards, Campus Notices, Historic Precinct, News
From the Urrbrae House instagram page: We are very honoured at Urrbrae House to be the first recipient of an award from the Marsden Szwarcbord Foundation’s “First Nations and Community Museums: Sharing Histories” grant program to support the further development of our...
by Jesslyn Collins | Aug 5, 2024 | Awards, Historic Precinct, Home page slider, News
Above: Dr. Eleanor Dormontt and Dr. Stefan Caddy-Retalic accepting the award from the Deputy Premier. Photo supplied by Dr. Stefan Caddy-Retalic. Future Trees Climate and Biosecurity Vulnerability Benchmarking Study The Waite Arboretum team, led by Dr. Kate Delaporte...
by Jesslyn Collins | Jul 22, 2024 | Campus Notices, Historic Precinct, News
Gatehouse reopening... but not quite yet! You are likely to see reports today that the rebuilt Gatehouse is now open. For example see https://www.indaily.com.au/news/local/2024/07/18/urrbrae-gatehouse-reopens-after-painstaking-rebuild While there was a small ceremony...
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Mar 11, 2024 | Campus Notices, Historic Precinct, News
Celebrating 100 years of the enduring Waite Gift, this event features food by celebrity chef Matt Moran and a carefully curated menu of roving and stationary canapés and matched wines to bring the story of Waite to life, celebrating the extraordinary achievements made...
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | May 5, 2022 | Campus Notices, Historic Precinct
Due to safety concerns, the Labyrinth will be removed from its current location and rebuilt in a more sustainable form as part of the Waite Gatehouse relocation project. In its new model, the Labyrinth will retain the shape and purpose of the original design, while...
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Nov 24, 2021 | Historic Precinct
Urrbrae House is a collection point on the Waite Campus for contributions to Foodbank’s 2021 Christmas Food Drive. To support families in need you can leave non-perishable food items and toiletries (including sanitary products, toilet paper, etc) for collection under...
by nulogik | Mar 4, 2021 | Historic Precinct, News, University of Adelaide
See inside historic Urrbrae House (built 1891). Free admission is by small group (maximum of 10) tours only with Covid-19 social distancing. Monday at 1.30pm Tuesday at 11am Thursday at 11am and 1.30pm Advance bookings required via Eventbrite. On this guided tour of...
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Nov 10, 2020 | Historic Precinct, News
Once again the Christmas Tree in the Main Hall of Urrbrae House will be a collection point on the Waite Campus for The Smith Family’s Toy and Book Appeal. As we know, this has been a tough year and an especially hard one for Australian children living in...
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Oct 30, 2020 | Historic Precinct, News, TERN
We thank the botanists at Australia’s regional, state and national herbaria for their expertise, ensuring TERN’s open data related to flora have been verified and can be trusted by researchers. Join our field botanists at one of the first TERN monitoring sites...
by Lieke Van Der Hulst | Oct 15, 2020 | Historic Precinct, News, Participation
The Urrbrae House rose garden is in full bloom at the moment so plan a visit to appreciate all the Waite campus has to offer. The gardens are the perfect place for lunch on a sunny spring day, a morning walk or afternoon stroll – any time of the day! Images...
