nsw The National Trust’s position on the Sydney Harbour Control Tower The Trust opposes the demolition of the Harbour Control Tower and has responded to the Barangaroo Delivery Authority’s demolition notice emphasising the total inadequacy of the Authority’s response and handling of this issue which strikes at the heart of heritageMore
vic Together with Adam Dunning and community groups on Facebook, the Trust is alarmed that fully functional W Class trams are being sold off or given away following the recent decommissioning of Ws on several commuter routes. Read the full report at TrustAdvocate Report in The Age: Melbourne musician drums upMore
vic The former Rootes car factory is set to be demolished and the site redeveloped for townhouses. There is currently no heritage overlay on the building, which is historically significant for its associations with its respective occupation by the Department of Munitions, the Department of Aircraft Productions and then the carMore
tas After many months of filling buckets and mopping floors, re-roofing has been commissioned at the historic Clarendon House at Evandale in Northern Tasmania after $261,000 was secured in Australian Government funding under the Tasmanian Jobs and Growth Package.More
vic Rippon Lea Estate, one of Australia’s most significant heritage sites, is set to receive a $985,446 grant from the Federal Department of Environment’s Protecting National Historic Sites Programme in an announcement by the Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Environment at Rippon Lea on Monday 13 July 2015. Download theMore
wa The National Trust of Western Australia has marked its commitment to reconciliation with a smoking ceremony at the Old Observatory in Perth on 27 May.†More
wa The National Trust of Western Australia has been successful in its application for ‘Protecting our National Historic Sites’ funding of $734, 290 over three years for conservation and interpretation of the nationally listed Goldfields Water Supply Scheme (GWSS). The project aims to continue conservation and interpretation of the GWSS alongMore
nsw Labours of Love: Australian Quilts 1845 ñ 2015 is an exhibition featuring 35 stunning hand crafted textiles made in NSW from the mid 1800s to the present day.More
act Heritage conservation consultant and immediate past Chair of the ACT Heritage Council Duncan Marshall has been announced as the inaugural winner of the Bathurst Macquarie Heritage Medal at a dinner in Bathurst. http://www.bathurst200.com.au/images/documents/Media_Releases/MR_Heritage_Medal_winner.pdfMore
national wa The Conservation Heritage Awards celebrate the success of owners, architects and builders who have recently completed a restoration/renovation of a heritage building or an infill development in a heritage streetscape, and contribute to the social heritage of Fremantle and East Fremantle A National Trust of Australia (WA) property with conservationMore
national vic Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries Costume Exhibition Launches at Rippon Lea Estate To coincide with the airing of Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries Series 3 on ABC on Friday 8 May 2015, the Honourable Miss Phryne Fisher, television’s most elegant lady detective, returns to Rippon Lea Estate at part of the NationalMore
act A National perspective on the Trust, well worth a listen. The National Trust on ABC Radio – Tony Delroy’s Nightlife – a national perspective. Podcast – The National Trust, on Nightlife with Tony Delroy 8 April 2015More
wa L-R Presentation of the top award for conservation and adaptive reuse for Wanslea, Cancer Wellness Centre at the 2015 WA Heritage Awards including Jonathan Strauss, Susan McGregor, Mrs Judy Gauntlett, Bernard Seeber, Fiona Gauntlett and the Hon Albert Jacob, Minister for Heritage. Courtesy Office of State Heritage. The successfulMore
vic It is with great pleasure that I pass on the news that Lesley Barnes, one of our longest standing volunteers and the driving force behind Gulf Station and its volunteers in the Yarra Valley, was last night presented with the Heritage Council of Victoria’s annual award for volunteers (the RayMore
vic Conflict and Compassion – Remembering our ANZAC heroes To commemorate the ANZAC Centenary, The National Trust Victoria (NTV) is offering Victorians a chance to explore Australia’s intriguing heritage, from the Frontier Wars to the centenary of World War I, at the 2015 National Trust Heritage Festival: Conflict and Compassion. DownloadMore
vic The Honourable Miss Phryne Fisher, television’s most elegant lady detective, always fights crime in the most impeccable style and this year her signature panache returns to Rippon Lea Estate at the all new Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries Costume Exhibition running from 1 May to 30 September 2015. This new beautifullyMore
vic The National Trust of Australia (Victoria) will host its annual Easter Fun Day at three of Melbourne’s oldest manors, including the beautiful Rippon Lea House and Gardens, Barwon Park and Mulberry Hill, on Sunday 5 April 2015. Download the media releaseMore
national The “Realizing the Potential – Northern Tasmania’s Heritage Assets” Project had its origins in discussions between Tourism Tasmania, Northern Tasmania Development and the National Trust of Australia (Tasmania) about the important contribution that heritage makes to Tasmania’s and in particular Northern Tasmania’s tourism appeal. https://www.nationaltrust.org.au/Assets/20616/1/REALISINGTHEPOTENTIALREPORT.pdfMore
