National Trust Heritage Awards – Project Entries

The National Trust Heritage Awards showcase excellence in conservation, protection, and interpretation of Aboriginal, built, natural and cultural heritage.

In 2025, the awards will recognise ten project categories.

Entries close 11:59pm (AEDT) on Wednesday 5 March 2025.

Entry requirements

To support your entry, you are required to supply:

A single PDF document summarising the project and outcomes in a concise fashion. This will form your main entry component. Please include any relevant supportive material (imagery, drawings, video links and so on) within the same document for judging. Read our detailed submission recommendations.
Up to three high resolution images of your project. For those successfully shortlisted, images may be used for marketing purposes including, but not limited to, media releases, social media, online and print promotion and as part of the Awards ceremony presentation.

Note: Electronic versions of publications or resources are preferred. If you have hardcopies, please contact us via awards@nationaltrust.com.au to arrange delivery of at least two copies for the judges. These can be returned with the exception of one copy for the National Trust Archives.

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ELIGIBILITY
To be eligible to enter you must be a National Trust member. If you're entering the awards and are not currently a member, a discounted membership rate will be added to your trolley at the end and a welcome pack will be posted out to you detailing the benefits.

The project you are entering must have been completed/will be completed between 1 March 2024 - 31 March 2025* and the project/activity must have been carried out, published or have been available to the community in New South Wales. *Timeframe not applicable to the ‘Enduring’ category which highlights ongoing or long-term conservation/care.

FEES
A project can be entered separately in multiple categories. The entry fee per category entry is $85 for an individual, community group or charity, and $230 for a business, Government department or other organisation.

JUDGES’ DECISION
The National Trust (NSW) has an independent Judging Committee, chaired by an external expert. The judges’ decision is final, and no correspondence will be entered into regarding the judging of the Awards. Entries must be within the spirit of the Awards - that is, they represent initiatives and projects that serve to conserve, protect, interpret, educate and celebrate heritage for now and the future.

PLEASE NOTE:
Due to the large number of entries and the scope of submissions from around NSW, it is not possible for judges to conduct personal inspections of properties or buildings entered in the Heritage Awards. Judging relies on your written and photographic evidence, so please ensure that your submission and photographs adequately represent the work.

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Entrant Details

Entry Type(Required)

Individuals/Community Groups/ Charities

Business/Government

Name of Organisation(Required)

Name of Organisation/ Business/ Group/ Charity. If an Individual entry please add the owner of the project's name.

Contact Name(Required)

First Last

This is the person who we can contact should we have any queries about the project.

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Phone(Required)

Address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

How did you find out about the Heritage Awards(Required)

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National Trust Membership

To enter the National Trust Heritage Awards you must be a National Trust member. An individual membership payment ($100) has been added to your entry. Our membership team will send you a welcome pack including a membership card and tax invoice to your nominated address.

Are you a National Trust Member?(Required)

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If you don't know your membership number, please phone our Membership Team on (02) 9258 0156 during office hours.

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