National Trust of Australia (Victoria), Advocacy, Melbourne

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National Trust of Australia (Victoria), Advocacy, Melbourne

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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/

Officer in charge: Advocacy

Maintains files and related material on heritage properties and precincts, significant trees, gardens, landscapes, and public art.

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:

• Trust owned properties, 1956-
• Landscapes
• Urban conservation areas
• Gardens/significant trees
• Public art

Photographs and other material.

The National Trust Register is available at: http://vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/search/nt_search

Open by appointment. Contact conservation@nattrust.com.au

An appointment with the Advocacy department is required prior to a visit.

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

Copying services are available for original records to A3, photographs, newspapers, maps and plans. Fees apply.

Revised 7 June 2021

• 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)