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Bundanon Trust
Bundanon
1993 – present
Commonwealth company that manages the Shoalhaven River properties and art collection given to the nation by Arthur and Yvonne Boyd, running an art museum, artist residencies and environmental and education programs.
How it came into existence
Incorporated in 1993 as a Commonwealth company limited by guarantee (ACN 058 829 217) to hold and manage the Bundanon and Riversdale properties and the collection of works gifted to the Australian people by Arthur and Yvonne Boyd that year; it was a new body.
Changes during its life
- 30 January 1994Moved with the arts functions from the Department of the Arts and Administrative Services to the Department of Communications and the Arts.
- 21 October 1998Arts portfolio became the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts.
- 3 December 2007Moved with the arts functions to the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts.
- 14 September 2010Moved with the Office for the Arts to the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
- 14 December 2011Moved with the Office for the Arts to the Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport.
- 18 September 2013Moved with the arts functions (Ministry for the Arts) to the Attorney-General's Department when the Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport was abolished.
- 21 September 2015Moved with the arts functions to the Department of Communications and the Arts.
- 1 February 2020Moved with the arts functions to the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications.
- January 2022Opened its new art museum and the Bridge accommodation and creative learning building at Riversdale.
Main functions
- management of the Bundanon and Riversdale properties
- care and display of the Boyd gift collection
- artist-in-residence programs
- education and environmental conservation programs
- operation of the Bundanon art museum
Where it sits
In the portfolio of Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts.
- Type of body
- Commonwealth company, limited by guarantee
- Portfolio
- Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts
- Accountable authority
- Bundanon Trust Board
- ABN
- 72 058 829 217
Lineage
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Sources
Primary sources
- List of Commonwealth entities and companies under the PGPA Act, 1 July 2026 (Department of Finance)
- Australian Government Organisations Register (Department of Finance, data.gov.au) (listed from 11 December 2014 to the latest release (30 June 2026))
Government records and websites
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