vic Nehill Brothers Living Heritage Reserve Comes Back Under Management of the Trust Media Release 12 December 2013 The National Trust has today announced that it will be investing in locally based management, restoration and facilities improvement at its Nehill Brothers Living Heritage Reserve at South Purrumbeete starting in the NewMore
nsw The National Trust would like to congratulate the recipients of the 2013 National Trust Honours Awards presented on Saturday 30 November at the Trust’s AGM. Honorary Life Membership: Ms Helen Glad – Norman Lindsay Gallery Advisory Committee Mr Brian Pearson – NT/DMR Joint Bridges Committee Voluntary Service Award: Mrs JulieMore
nsw The NSW Planning Bills will be brought back for consideration in February, 2014 following a number of amendments in the Legislative Council. The Trust lobbied successfully with the State Government to amend the draft planning bills to give heritage protection a higher profile through a specific NSW Heritage Policy. TheMore
vic The National Trust of Australia (Victoria) is delighted to announce that we will be acting as the administrators of the newly formed Victoria’s Heritage Restoration Fund. Victoria’s Heritage Restoration Fund is a partnership between the City of Melbourne, the Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure (the Department), and theMore
vic At that time Brian was also the founding Professor of architecture at Melbourne University. Miles’ mother Hilary, an architect, was working in the faculty and Miles and his sister, Claire, were studying architecture. From this strong and influential architectural background Miles proceeded to provide five decades of service to theMore
wa The National Trust received 260 entries from regional and metropolitan schools in this year’s annual competition. Students from eighteen schools as far north as Karratha and Geraldton, east to Kalgoorlie and south to Albany took part in the competition which is in it ninth year. National Trust Education Manager, JoyMore
nsw The National Trust welcomes Heritage Minister Robyn Parker’s decision to list the Glebe Island Bridge on the State Heritage Register. https://www.nationaltrust.org.au/Assets/14114/1/GlebeIslandBridgeListing.pdfMore
wa The National Trust of Australia (WA) 54th Annual General Meeting and Volunteer Awards will be held at: The Main Hall, Constitutional Centre of WA, cnr Havelock Street and Parliament Place, West Perth On Wednesday 13 November 2013 commencing at 5.30pm to 7pm A festive season function will be heldMore
nsw The 2014 National Trust Heritage Festival registrations are open. Be part of the longest running community based festival. The festival has been going for 34 years promoting heritage related events from all over NSW. The registration is FREE and closes on 1 December 2013 for the printed events guide. WeMore
qld Everyone's Environment Grant Program, October 2013 Applications are now open for heritage projects as part of the second round of funding for the Everyone’s Environment grants program. This program has been established to help conserve and promote Queensland’s heritage listed places and historic shipwrecks. A total of $600,000 has beenMore
nsw Great News! Norman Lindsay Gallery will reopen to the public this Saturday 2nd November, following the bushfires in the Blue Mountains. Thank you everyone for your support.More
vic Due to the amazing success of the Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries Costume Exhibition, with almost 30,000 visitors in the first six weeks, the National Trust and Every Cloud Productions have extended the exhibition at Rippon Lea House and Gardens until Sunday 1 December so visitors can enjoy Miss Fisher’s mysteriousMore
national wa The daughter of Herbert Bernard and Ethel Anne Feilman, older sister of Patricia, and younger sister of her brother John (died on 29 September 1922 aged two). Margaret Anne Feilman was born on 22 June 1921 and grew up in the state’s south-west. Her love of the environment stemmed fromMore
national nsw Nomination for the 2013 Election to the Board for the National Trust of Australia (NSW) UPDATE 2/12/2013: CERTIFICATE AS TO RESULTS OF 2013 DIRECTORS’ ELECTION UPDATE 14/10/2013: View candidate information for this year’s nominations. Applications were received on Friday 13 September from nine (9) members listed below, for nomination asMore
vic The following article was written by Martin Green, Learning & Interpretations Manager, National Trust of Australia (Vic) and appeared in the September – October 2013 issue of Museum Australia’s INSITE magazine. Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries is an action-packed whodunit television series broadcast on ABC1, featuring Essie Davies as the extraordinaryMore
wa Michelle Grattan AO will present this year’s Curtin Family Home Lecture entitled Modern Labor: What would John Curtin think? at the Grove Library, Peppermint Grove at 6pm on 25 November to celebrate the work and life of war time Prime Minister John Curtin, his wife Elsie, and their family.More
vic Notice of Election In accordance with the Constitution of the National Trust of Australia (Victoria), two Directorships will become vacant in November 2013. Retiring directors are eligible for re-election. Nominations are invited for Directorships and must be received by the Company Secretary by 5pm on 5th October 2013 at theMore
nsw The President of the National Trust of Australia (NSW), Ian Carroll OAM, is pleased to announce the appointment of two outstanding new directors to the Board – renowned architect Clive Lucas and chartered accountant Alan Kerr. https://www.nationaltrust.org.au/Assets/13161/1/MediaReleaseBoardAppointments.pdfMore
national Help us collect and share your stories! The new website www.communityheritage.net.au lets us upload images, information and video about things important to our own histories – people, places, events and groups. https://www.communityheritage.net.au/More
vic Help us collect and share your stories! The new website www.communityheritage.net.au lets us upload images, information and video about things important to our own histories – people, places, events and groups. https://www.communityheritage.net.au/More
nsw The NSW Government is seeking public feedback before Monday 12 August 2013 on an amendment to the Mining State Environmental Planning Policy. The National Trust is currently examining this document and the accompanying rationale. In view of the very short period for public comment the Trust seeks to alert peopleMore