Trust Advocate

The National Trust is concerned by a misrepresentation of the Victorian Heritage Register listing for the Mount Macedon War Memorial Cross to justify the controversial removal of trees on Mount Macedon. The Mount Macedon War Memorial Cross is listed on the VHR as a place of profound cultural and social significance, commemorating those who served in the First World War and con...

A ceremony to commemorate the inclusion of a rare sapling of the sacred Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi Tree to the National Trust Register of Significant Trees was held at the Bendigo Great Stupa on March 22nd. This tree is a direct descendant of the scared Bodhi Tree located in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka , regarded as the oldest cultivated tree in the world with a documented history of 2,800...

The National Trust has submitted to consultation for the Train and Tram Zone Activity Centres Program, calling on the Department of Transport and Planning to embed heritage expertise within its staff, create safeguards for unassessed local heritage places, and prioritise protection of existing green infrastructure as density increases. Since 2024, the state government has been e...

Across Victoria, small and often overlooked pockets of native vegetation are under increasing threat. While each loss may seem minor in isolation, the cumulative erosive impact of incremental vegetation removal is extremely detrimental to the biodiversity of our state’s natural heritage. In our recent submission on the Calder Freeway Overtaking Lanes project, the National ...