This year marks 70 years since the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) was founded – seven decades shaped by people like you, who understand that the places, collections and shared stories we value as Victorians do not protect themselves.
In an increasingly digital and fast-moving world that is becoming more isolating and lonelier for people, the places we can walk through, gather in, and learn from, matter now more than ever.
Thank you for your continued commitment to the places and stories that define Victoria.
Together we’re protecting what matters. Caring for it, celebrating it, and passing it on.
Our places are significant not only for their unique aesthetic and historic value, but also for the countless ways they enable vitally important social and cultural relationships between people for the benefit of our whole community. They are not static reminders of the past, but are living, thriving places of longevity that support community pride, identity and connection.
Across the past year, your generosity has helped us care for and activate heritage in meaningful ways and, a sample of some of our important work, includes:
- Conservation work at Rippon Lea Estate, Labassa, Dow’s Pharmacy and McCrae that has preserved significant buildings and created opportunities for enriching learning and engagement with the community.
- The reimagining of Tasma Terrace as a vibrant place for exhibitions, retail, contemporary cultural experiences and shared creativity.
- More than 150,000 people engaging with our gardens and landscapes, encountering biodiversity, and supporting wellbeing and community life.
- Over 66,000 children, young people and educators participating in our education programs, experiencing history not as something distant, but as something tangible and shared.
This is the positive impact generated from sustained considered collective care. It is also a reminder that this work is never finished.
