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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A New National Cultural Policy for Australia
Heritage at the Heart of National Cultural Policy
The new National Cultural Policy presents an important opportunity to rethink how we define cult…
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Reframing Defence Estate Management: Why Heritage Must Be Central, Not Peripheral
Feature Image: Former Guard House, Victoria Barracks, St Kilda Rd, Southbank.
The National Trust of Australia (Victoria) has made a submission to …
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Defence Estate Divestment – What is Happening – Facts and Participation
Featured Image: Fort Queenscliff
Australia’s Defence estate is undergoing one of its most significant transformations in decades. Across the count…
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