PM announces $7 million grant for Whitlam tribute
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced a $7 million grant to refurbish one of Australia's oldest buildings, which will be used to house the Whitlam Institute, the Whitlam Prime Ministerial Library and a public art gallery named in honour of the late Margaret Whitlam.
Ms Gillard unveiled a plan today to refurbish what the Female Orphan School, set in the grounds of the University of Western Sydney's Parramatta campus.
Ms Gillard said the building - which opened in 1813 and was later used as a psychiatric hospital - was a venerable part of Australian history and was a fitting place to house a tribute to the Whitlam government - Australia's ''own touch of Camelot''.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced a $7 million grant to refurbish one of Australia's oldest buildings, which will be used to house the Whitlam Institute, the Whitlam Prime Ministerial Library and a public art gallery named in honour of the late Margaret Whitlam.
Ms Gillard unveiled a plan today to refurbish what the Female Orphan School, set in the grounds of the University of Western Sydney's Parramatta campus.
Ms Gillard said the building - which opened in 1813 and was later used as a psychiatric hospital - was a venerable part of Australian history and was a fitting place to house a tribute to the Whitlam government - Australia's ''own touch of Camelot''.
