About Us

Since 1956 the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) has been actively conserving and protecting our heritage for future generations to enjoy. We are an independent non-profit charity organisation and the leading operator of house museums and heritage properties in the state.

As a community based member organisation, we are not part of government and work with partners to deliver our mission to champion Victoria’s diverse heritage, embrace the complexity of the past, and inspire connections to place for the benefit of current and future generations.

Our People

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The Board

The Board

Find out about the Board members who make up the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) Board

Guide to the Board
Our Team

Our Team

Find out about some of the staff members who make up the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) team

Guide to Executive Team
Our Branches & Committees

Our Branches & Committees

The National Trust is supported by its network of committees and regional Branches

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Our Patron-in-Chief

The National Trust of Australia (Victoria) is grateful of the support of our patron Her Excellency Professor the Honourable Margaret Gardner AC, Governor of Victoria

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Annual Reports and Policies

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Annual Report

Our Annual Report 2023-24 details key financial and operational events for the year ending 30 June 2024, in addition to providing insights into some of the extraordinary work that has taken place across the National Trust of Australia (Victoria).

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Strategic Plan

"We strive to ensure that we are relevant and focussed for our future success. Just as we are engaged more than ever on our Reconciliation activity, we have also grown to be more in tune with societal changes in climate change action, sustainability, relevance and inclusion."
NTV CEO, Simon Ambrose

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Climate Action Plan

Our inaugural Climate Action Plan is a timely and much needed plan that will enable the National Trust to contribute tangible and meaningful action to address the climate and biodiversity crisis.

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Artwork by Adam Magennis

Reconciliation Action Plan

"Reconciliation has been a fundamental pillar of our organisation since 2011, representing one of the most important commitments we have made in our 60+ year history." - Andrew Logie-Smith, Chairman

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Download the 2021 AGM presentation

Download the presentation from the National Trust Annual General Meeting held on 20 November 2021

Download the 2018 AGM presentation

Download the presentation from the National Trust Annual General Meeting held at Rippon Lea Estate on 24 November 2018

Download our Inaugral ReconciliationActionPlan

The National Trust of Australia (Victoria) Reconciliation Action Plan [RAP] is celebrating its first year as an active strategic document. The National Trust’s commitment to reconciliation was realised in setting a new strategic objective through the RAP and the formation of their Aboriginal Advisory Committee to the Board. In developing our 2014-16 RAP we reflect on the significant achievements facilitated by this process:

  • Establishment of the National Trust Aboriginal Advisory Committee
    Appointment of the first National Trust Indigenous Heritage Advocate
  • Hand-over of the National trust owner Ebenezer Mission, Antwerp on 05 December 2013 to Traditional Owners Barengi Gadjin Land Council Aboriginal Corporation
  • First dedicated Aboriginal cultural heritage survey of National Trust properties undertaken through the project Reconciliation Through Place, supported by the federal Indigenous Heritage Program
  • Cultural Awareness Training undertaken by senior management
  • First Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Internship with Deakin University
  • Acknowledgement of Traditional Ownership with Welcome to Country at major National Trust events and in VicNews, 2014-18 Strategic Plan and Annual Reports
  • Co-presentation of the 2013 and 2014 National Trust Heritage Festivals with the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council
  • Co-presentation of the Our History 2013 and 2014 National Trust Heritage Festival events with the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council and Koorie Youth Council
  • Beginning the process of development of an Aboriginal Heritage Agreements with the Wathaurung Aboriginal Corporation
  • Contribution to the City of Melbourne’s Tunnerminnerwait & Maulboyheener Memorial Working Group
  • Engaged with Baluk Arts regarding artworks inspired by Endeavor Fern Gully
  • Reviewed the Koori Court Program at the OMG
  • Advocated on behalf of the Wathaurung Aboriginal Corporation regarding the proposed Monmot Hill Basalt and Scoria Quarry

Honorary Life Members

Honorary Life Memberships are awarded to individuals who have made an exceptional contribution to the National Trust of Australia (Victoria)

  • Annette Xiberras
  • Anthony Knight OAM
  • Anthony Waldegrave-Knight
  • Bronwyn Worrall
  • Dorothy Simpson
  • Dr Greg Moore
  • Dr John Dwyer
  • Dr Ursula de Jong
  • Dudley Sheppard
  • Elizabeth Cunningham
  • Elizabeth Goss
  • Frank Strahan
  • Gerald Jenzen
  • Gillian Tolley OAM
  • J Buchanan
  • J Crooke
  • Jennifer Bantow
  • John Hebden
  • John Maidment OAM
  • Jock Murphy
  • John Murphy
  • Judy Walsh
  • Justice Simon Molesworth AO QC
  • Kenneth Scarlett
  • Kristin Stegley AM
  • Lesley Barnes OAM
  • M Deans
  • Mr Angus
  • Neville Wale
  • Nick Safstrom OAM
  • Noel Goss
  • Noel Martin
  • Pat Crosbie
  • Patricia Collins
  • Peter Staughton
  • Prof Miles Lewis
  • Richard Aitken
  • Roy Simpson
  • Trevor Arthur
  • Vicki Shuttleworth
  • W A K A’Beckett
  • Vintage Clothing & Collectable Sale Founders (Nance Houen, Elizabeth Howcroft, Deborah Bannister and Betty Spangaro)