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Lithuanian artist Arūnas Vilkevičius has taken out the Best in Show Prize at the inaugural Giant Miniature Art Exhibition conducted by the National Trust of Australia (Victoria). Not much bigger than a postage stamp, his ethereal watercolour painting titled Glance depicts a close up of a seemingly young face lookingmore
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Jack Fordham, retail coordinator for VAULT, shares his thoughts of this exciting new vintage concept shop by the National Trust What is your connection to the Trust? My knowledge and association with the National Trust has been lifelong. My father, worked with the Trust for many years as Imore
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The VAULT store was designed to complement the historic envelope of the Block Arcade, with a nod to its late Victorian past, whilst looking towards the future with a sophisticated contemporary design intended to engage a new demographic. As well as having architectural and aesthetic significance for its European-influenced designmore
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We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the lands on which Barwon Park is located, the Wadawurrung people. We pay our respects to their Elders, past and present, and recognise their continuing connections to lands, waters and communities. In celebration of 150 years of Barwon Park, we share the story ofmore
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National Trust Heritage Festival Historic Rail Trail Bicycle Tour Date: Saturday 15th May 2021, 6.45am to 10.30am Start / Finish: Yarrawonga Village car park, 5 McKenzie Place, Yarrawonga Enter off Yarrawonga Road opposite Gateway Shopping Centre or via Wallaby Holtze Road. Route: Yarrawonga Village to Wishart Siding. Sealed bike pathmore
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The mossy stones which border the pathway into Burnett House are relics from Vestey’s Meatworks. Vestey’s Meatworks was a large abattoir set up in 1914 by the British Vestey Brothers, who were once the largest meat conglomerate in the world. Vestey’s was the most ambitious economic venture in the Northernmore
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EARLY DAYS In 1870 South Australian Superintendent of Telegraphs Charles Todd, organised three teams to lay the overland telegraph wire. He appointed John Ross to lead the exploration party. Using explorer John McDouall Stuart’s maps, Ross generally followed Stuart’s trail, which was itself a traditional trade route created and travelled bymore
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The Night Dawn’s House was Blown Down During the last few days leading up to Christmas 1974 the sky was overcast and the atmosphere unusually heavy. Although we noted and took heed of the frequent cyclone warnings being broadcast, it was only in hindsight that we appreciated the cause ofmore
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Nominations are now open for 2021 Victorian Tree of the Year. The National Trust of Australia (Victoria) is the state’s leading advocate for the protection of trees, celebrating the benefits they provide to our communities. Since 1982 the Trust has classified over 20,000 trees in 1,200 places across the statemore
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National Trust of Australia (Queensland) Advocacy Manager, Jane Alexander, recently spoke to 4BC regarding a proposed apartment tower in Brisbane that will cantilever a late 1800s heritage-listed building. Learn more about this by listening to her interview below: The Courier Mail also covered this issue, read their recent articlemore
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– By Graham Quint, Director, Conservation ABC News recently reported on a NASA led study into the melting of the Western Antarctica Thwaites Glacier, which is twice the size of Tasmania. Scientists have estimated that up to 14 billion tonnes of ice have melted in the past three years leavingmore
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On the 11th anniversary of Australia’s National Apology to the Stolen Generations, the National Trust of Australia (Queensland) nominated Reconciliation Rocks, Cooktown, to Australia’s National Heritage List for its outstanding value to the nation. Our Advocacy Manager Jane Alexander discusses the nomination with ABC Far North – listen here andmore
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Good evening and welcome to the National Trust NT 60th Anniversary Dinner. I’d like to acknowledge the Central Arrernte people who are the traditional owners and custodians of Alice Springs. What an honour it is to be here tonight to help celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the National Trust. Asmore
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Held on Sat 3 Nov 2018 at the Pioneer Women’s Hall of Fame When I say where I work, I often get the question: “So, what exactly is the National Trust?” It’s a good question. Of course, we’re a charity that works to preserve and protect historic spaces andmore
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Welcome The National Trust of Australia (Queensland) is in an exciting phase of rejuvenation and we want to share our heritage news and advocacy actions with our members, followers and supporters. This is the first edition of our new e-newsletter, The Heritage Advocate. This quarterly newsletter will outline our heritagemore
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Many visitors to Wolston ask why the house is situated where it is. Since none of its original outbuildings remain, it isn’t immediately obvious that it was a farmhouse. It started out as a horse stud, developed by its first owner, Dr Stephen Simpson. Of course there were most likelymore
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Have you been conducting conservation work on a heritage place, writing conservation plans, publishing in print or digital form, or been a member of a volunteer group? Please nominate to the National Trust Queensland Heritage Awards. Nominations will now close Friday 15 December 2016 and the Awards Presentation will bemore
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