Push to save the John Medley Building at the University of Melbourne
The National Trust opposes the demolition of the John Medley Building at the University of Melbourne’s Parkville campus, due to its cultural signif…
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National Trust Position on Local Heritage Planning Provisions for Solar Panels
Feature Image: Solar panels in heritage areas. Source: DTP.
The National Trust, along with organisations such as the Heritage Council of Victori…
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National Trust Research into Heritage and Green Space in Activity Centres
Feature Image: Train and Tram Zone Activity Centre. Source: DTP.
The National Trust has undertaken a substantial piece of research examining loc…
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National Trust Objects to Increased Development Above Town Hall Station
Feature Image: Render of proposed Town Hall Place development extension. Source: Lendlease.
In mid July, we wrote to the Minister for Planning o…
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Heritage Solutions Missing from Victoria’s Climate Resilience Action Plans
Feature Image: Conservation Team Cleaning Gutters at Waller House
The National Trust has made a submission on the Victorian Government’s draft A…
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Lysterfield Valley Significant Landscape Saved
The National Trust Dandenong Ranges Branch has welcomed a decision by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) to reject a proposal t…
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Whitehorse Council Votes to Exclude More Than 40 Places from Heritage Overlay Amendment
Feature Image: A Mont Albert property excluded from the proposed Whitehorse Planning Scheme amendment. Source: Whitehorse Heritage Review, 2024.
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Where is the Avenues of Honour Report?
Can you recall what you were doing a decade ago?
Back in 2016, the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) and TreeNet started to contribute to …
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Forward Planning for the Former Bendigo Law Courts
The Victorian Government has allocated $550,000 in the 2026-27 state budget for the preparation of a masterplan for the former Bendigo Law Courts’ …
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Another Lesson in Lime
Feature Image: Labassa ceiling after damage, 2026
On June 6 this year, a section of ceiling plaster in the Labassa Drawing Room was found to hav…
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