Not Forgotten
Approximately 50 Masons, families and friends attended the Freemasons’ Association Annual Wreath Laying Ceremony at the Martin Place Cenotaph on ANZAC Day. The parade, which formed on the corner of Pitt Street and Martin Place, was under the command of Parade Commander, VW Bro Colonel Stewart Grant, Ret’d, Lodge Army and Navy, No 517.
A full article with more details will be published at the upcoming issue of the Freemason magazine.
PEEK INSIDE SYDNEY’S SECRET BUILDINGS
On one day only, some of Sydney’s most intriguing buildings are throwing open their doors to the public. On Sunday 1 November 2015, Sydney Open will turn the key to these places and many more, including our Sydney Masonic Centre.
For more information please visit the Sydney Open website and this link.
Young Achiever Awards
The Freemasons of NSW & ACT are proud to again support the NSW/ACT Young Achiever Awards.
The Young Achiever Awards recognise exceptional achievements of our young people throughout NSW and the ACT.
Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia (PCFA)
Grand Master's Charity
The Grand Master, James Melville, intends to support Prostate Awareness. The Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia (PCFA) plays an excellent role in funding research, assisting with detection and support in our male ranks.
From the graveyard to the Grand Installation
The Sydney Town Hall has a long and rich history with many tales to tell!
Built on the site of an old cemetery from local Sydney sandstone in the grand Victorian Second Empire style,
A palace of dreams
Few people ever get the chance to have a dream and see that dream realised. The magnificent State Theatre in Sydney stands as a monumental symphony of steel and stone to its creator Stuart Frank Doyle who travelled the world in search of novelties and ideas to incorporate into the structure.
The Vegemite story
Melbourne born Fred Walker is probably not well known in masonic circles but his products are known Australia-wide and overseas.
An Amazon adventure
As Star Peru’s flight 1181 made its approach to the airstrip of the Peruvian frontier town, Puerto Maldonado, we were afforded a birds’ eye view of the rust coloured Tambopata and Madre de Dios rivers, the waters of which would eventually drain into the Amazon river.