St. John's taken from Quambi

WHO WE ARE:

We are a dedicated group working to ensure the preservation of these nationally important buildings and graveyard.

The Friends of St. Johns was formed in 1996 out of a recognition that the local church community alone could not ensure the future of the unique Georgian church, rectory and parish hall.

Since their inception the Friends have:

* Recruited more than 250 members, most not living in the Stroud District.

* Arranged tax deductibility of gifts through the National Trust.

* Commissioned and shared the cost of a Conservation Management Plan approved by NSW Heritage Office and the Australian Department of the Environment and Heritage.

* Secured State and Commonwealth heritage grants

* Managed and helped finance six restoration programs.

* In 2005, commissioned architectural reports on the scope of restoration work still needed.

CURRENT PROJECTS:

Restoration work on the south and west walls of St John’s rectory, financed by $10,000 from the Friends of St John’s and $5,000 from the State Government’s Community Building Partnership. The bricklayer will use bricks from our colonial-era stockpile and, if necessary, cut down more recent 100-year-old bricks to match them in size. His mortar will be laboratory-^{formulated to be compatible with the original.}

Working in partnership with Great Lakes Council, owners of Quambi, The Friends are poised to establish the Stroud Heritage Conservation Trust which is to be dedicated to funding conservation work into the future on all four National Heritage listed buildings in the St. John’s Group.

PATRONS:----------Rt. Rev’d Dr Brian Farran;----------Dr. Jonathan King;----------Mr. E C (Ted) Merewether