Primary contact
Tasma Terrace, Parliament Place, East MelbourneMelbourne, Victoria 3002
Identity area
Identifier
daa/361
Authorized form of name
National Trust of Australia (Victoria), Advocacy, Melbourne
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
Type
- Community
Contact area
Advocacy Team
Type
Address
Street address
Tasma Terrace, Parliament Place, East Melbourne
Locality
Melbourne
Region
Victoria
Country name
Postal code
3002
Telephone
03 9656 9820; 03 9656 9818
Fax
Note
Description area
History
The National Trust of Australia (Victoria) is the state’s premier community-based heritage advocacy organisation. We actively protect and conserve places of heritage significance for future generations to enjoy.
Since 1956 the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) has been actively conserving and protecting our heritage for future generations to enjoy. We are an independent non-profit charity organisation and the leading operator of house museums and heritage properties in the state.
As a community-based member organisation, we are not part of government and work with partners to deliver our mission to "inspire the community to appreciate, conserve and celebrate its diverse natural, cultural, social and Indigenous heritage."
The National Trust of Australia (Victoria) holds records relating to heritage properties and precincts and also holds a collection of over 35,000 objects, including furniture and household objects of significance, alongside fashion and textiles which tell the stories of our special places - for further information, see https://www.nationaltrust.org.au/collections-vic/
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
Officer in charge: Advocacy
Records management and collecting policies
Maintains files and related material on heritage properties and precincts, significant trees, gardens, landscapes, and public art.
Buildings
Holdings
The National Trust (Victoria) holds the largest collection of material on heritage properties in Victoria. Files on over 6,000 properties (including some now demolished), heritage precincts (urban, rural and cultural/natural landscapes), significant trees and gardens. Material includes:
Files relating to:
Photographs and other material.
Files relating to:
- Trust owned properties, 1956-
- Landscapes
- Urban conservation areas
- Gardens/significant trees
- Public art
Photographs and other material.
Finding aids, guides and publications
The National Trust Register is available at: http://vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/search/nt_search
Access area
Opening times
Open by appointment. Contact conservation@nattrust.com.au
Access conditions and requirements
An appointment with the Advocacy department is required prior to a visit.
Accessibility
Services area
Research services
Reference assistance is available in person and by telephone. Referral to paid researcher is also available.
The archive can also be accessed by searching the National Trust Register, see: http://vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/search/nt_search
The archive can also be accessed by searching the National Trust Register, see: http://vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/search/nt_search
Reproduction services
Copying services are available for original records to A3, photographs, newspapers, maps and plans. Fees apply.
Public areas
Control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Revised 7 June 2021
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
Maintenance notes
Access points
Access Points
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders (Thematic area)
- Agriculture (Thematic area)
- Arts and Culture (Thematic area)
- Built Environment (Thematic area)
- Environment (Thematic area)
- Family / Domestic Life (Thematic area)
- Local Studies (Thematic area)