Timeline

Fundraising is in our DNA. We were raising money for the Sydney Opera House before it was constructed.  The Sydney Opera House Ladies’ Committee was formed in 1957. The Lady Mayoress, Mrs H. F. Jensen became the patron and Mrs Marcel Dekyvere the founding president. The Committee was charged with “encouraging public interest” but translated, this meant raising funds for the New Sydney Opera House.

The first major fundraising function was The Sydney Opera House Easter Ball – held in 1959.

Before the opening of the Sydney Opera House in 1973, the Ladies’ Committee had already come close to donating a million dollars to the Opera House Appeal Fund

Feel free to scroll down the table below for detailed look at our timeline.