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20 September 2022
Win for Chinese-Australian heritage in Ballarat
Feature Image: Victory House. Source: ABC News
In a huge win for Chinese-Australian heritage in Ballarat, Council have voted in favour of herita…
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15 September 2022
Hoddle Grid Heritage Protections Approved
Feature Image: Flinders Lane Precinct, Centre Place, Melbourne. Credit: Steven Groeneveld
One of the most significant and complex heritage studi…
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15 August 2022
Ballarat Councillors vote against recommendation to protect Victory House
Feature Image: Mabel Wong Chung and siblings Martin and Lillian in front of Victory House, Circa 1907–08, Image source: ABC News
The National Tr…
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1 December 2021
Sunshine Technical School Buildings Saved
Sunshine Technical School (Source: National Trust of Australia, Victoria)
The National Trust is thrilled by news that significant buildings …
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16 November 2021
Bendigo heritage under threat
“Nanga Gnulle”, Bendigo. (Source: National Trust Bendigo & Region Branch)
Earlier this year, the state government introduced tough new laws to p…
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20 September 2021
National Trust strongly objects to proposed demolition of Sunshine Technical School
The National Trust has written to the Hon. James Merlino MP, Minister for Education, requesting his urgent intervention in the proposed demolition …
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23 July 2021
VCAT WIN in East Melbourne
Featured image: Render of proposed development at 204-208 Albert Street (Jackson Clements Burrows)
In May, we joined the City of Melbourne, the …
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18 June 2021
UPDATE: Community win fight to save iconic “Rocket Ship”
Original post 16 March 2021
Plans to remove the iconic “Rocket Ship” from Hawthorn’s Central Gardens has been met with strong community oppositi…
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31 May 2021
National Trust provide feedback on the draft five-year strategy for Queen Victoria Market
Feature image by Jessica Hood
In May, we provided feedback on the Queen Victoria Market draft five-year Future Market Strategy, which will guide…
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19 March 2021
ADVOCACY WIN: Victorian Parliament votes to strengthen local heritage protections to combat illegal demolition and demolition by neglect
Featured image: Donaldytong
Following debate in both houses of Parliament, MPs have given the green light to changes to the Planning & Environme…
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