Organisation

Buda is a charitable not-for-profit organisation supported by Mount Alexander Shire Council and is recognised as an important historical and cultural asset of Victoria. An accredited museum with Museums Australia, Buda is open for public viewing year round, and is complemented by an annual events and exhibition program

Buda is held by the Trustees of the Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historic Museum on behalf of the public of the State of Victoria and of Castlemaine.

Buda management is entrusted to a volunteer committee of management plus three permanent staff to run it’s day to day affairs and plan events that raise funds for the ongoing upkeep of the property and allow for public access.

Annual Report 2024-2025

Annual Report 2023-2024

Annual Report 2022-2023

Annual Report 2021-2022

Annual Report 2020-2021

The Buda Committee of Management

Bronwyn Rudolph – President

BA interior Architecture RMIT 1976
Retired Registered Building Practitioner
Design Connections building design service – Retired
Member of:
Australiana Society
National Trust Victoria
Furniture History Society of Australia
Castlemaine Historical Society

Pat Grumont – Secretary

Retired Teacher
Education Consultant
Associated with Buda since 1981
Victorian Premier’s Volunteer Champions Award 2019

Cr Tony Cordy

Co-opted member Mount Alexander Shire Council

Peter Lukaitis – Vice President

Sergeant of Victoria Police (Retired)
Accredited Mediator

Peter Weston- Treasurer

Accountant – 50 years experience

Colin Tracey

Retired: Operations Manager Telstra Satellite Services
Retired: Bendigo Campus Manager Girton Grammar School
Primarily associated with Buildings and Grounds maintenance work

Faye Shortal

Retired Teacher, Librarian and Retailer
Associated with Buda since 1981

Eirwen Stevenson

BSc. MEd. Educator and teacher trainer

Buda Staff

Sarah Frazer – House curator

B.App.Sc. (Conservation of Cultural Materials), University of Canberra
Dip. Visual Art, SW Tafe
Cert IV Training and Assessment, Box Hill Tafe
Cert III Microbusiness Management, Australian Business Development Centre

Ryan Garratt – Garden curator

25 years Nursery and Garden industry experience. Tree propagation, retail consultant, Head Gardener for large open garden, nursery production manager and Garden Educator.

Vivienne Hamilton – Chief Operations Officer (COO)

BA (Fine art Phot) – RMIT University
Post Graduate Diploma in Arts and Cultural Management – UniSA