Unfortunately I did not get the response I would have wanted but I am still happy with the effort I put in to try and attempt my goal. I have the letter below so all can read and see what the Historic Houses trust said.
Dear Lachlan,
Thank you very much for your letter which I received recently. It is interesting that you have been asked by your teacher at Cranbrook to investigate an issue arising in your local area.
The Historic Houses Trust of NSW is responsible for Vaucluse House and its grounds and our establishing Act of 1980 enables the Trust to decide on the care, control and management of its properties. The Vaucluse House grounds attract approximately 60,000 visitors per year. This includes Year 1 and 2 students who come in large groups to participate in our Education program Childs Play. The Historic Houses Trust aims to provide a safe environment for a variety of people who use the Vaucluse House grounds.

As you will be aware there are a range of community attitudes to dogs. Our policy concerning dogs and their use of the grounds has been carefully drawn up to try and reflect community attitudes and be fair to all parties. Dogs are permitted in particular parts of the grounds, however owners must exercise responsible care of their dogs and they must be leashed in accordance with the Companion Animals Act of 1998 to ensure the safety of all visitors. Leashed dogs are permitted in the southern and western paddocks at all times.

There are some areas where dogs are not permitted for a range of reasons. These include the kitchen and pleasure gardens, the house, stables, tearooms and adjacent areas. Dogs are allowed leashed on the Beach Paddock before 8.30 am and after 4.30 pm (winter) and 6.00pm (summer). Dogs are not permitted at other times in the Beach paddock to enable safe enjoyment by families and children.

I hope this gives you some background to our management of dogs at Vaucluse House and wish you well with your school project. I look forward to visiting your blog.

Yours faithfully Sue

Sue Hunt
Acting Deputy Director Historic Houses Trust of NSW
The Mint 10 Macquarie Street Sydney NSW 2000
t: 02 8239 2288 f. 02 8239 2299

I am waiting on a reply and I really hope all goes well.

As I said in the post two down, I have written a letter and I have now sent it to the Historic Houses Trust to inform them of the problem I'm attempting to fix. Once I get a reply I'll blog what they said and whether I can solve my problem or not is up to what they say. This is the last thing I can do to try and get dogs in Vaucluse House's back paddock and if all goes well then I might be able to take my dog off the leash at Vaucluse Houses back paddock.

On the weekend I sent an email to the wentworth courier explaining my issue and am waiting for a reply or the actual magazine.

I am currently writing a letter that I'm going to send to the Historic Houses Trust about dogs in Vaucluse House.Hopefully all will go well but we shall have to wait unit a reply.

Make a Difference Challenge

At school our main focus for six weeks is Think Locally, Act Globally. The issue I am focusing on is Dog being allowed in Vaucluse House and in a larger picture frame: Animals rights.
I have recently emailed the council and have recieved a reply stating if my issue is to be solved the commitee that I must consult are the Historic Houses Trust commitee. I intend to contact them in the meanwhile. Please regulary view this post as I shall be publishing more posts in the meanwhile.

Challenge

At school and at home I've researched and found out that dogs are alowed in parts of my park but only on the leash. From the start I've been trying to get dogs to be allowed off the lead and I am still tring to allow them off the lead. I've got a link from this site to the map of parks in Vaucluse.
http://www.woollahra.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/10074/Pets_Guide_pg8.pdf