Trust Advocate

Heritage at the Heart of National Cultural Policy The new National Cultural Policy presents an important opportunity to rethink how we define culture, creativity, and national identity. For too long, heritage has sat at the margins of federal cultural policy, despite its profound role in shaping the stories, traditions, places, and practices that define who we are as Australians...

Feature Image: Former Guard House, Victoria Barracks, St Kilda Rd, Southbank. The National Trust of Australia (Victoria) has made a submission to the Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee as part of its Inquiry into the Management of Defence Estate Assets. This Inquiry was called following the 4 February 2026 release of the Defence Estate Audit Report an...

Featured Image: Fort Queenscliff Australia’s Defence estate is undergoing one of its most significant transformations in decades. Across the country, communities are being drawn into discussions about the future of military land, heritage places, and public assets. Recent consultation sessions have highlighted both the opportunities and the uncertainties surrounding this process...

The National Trust of Australia (Victoria) is concerned about the widespread tree removal occurring as part of Victoria’s major infrastructure projects.  For many years we have classified landscapes of significance to Victorians, and also recognised the importance of our trees via the maintenance of the state’s longest running and most comprehensive Register of Significant...

The International National Trusts Organization  (INTO) has recently reinforced its position linking cultural and natural heritage. Chair of INTO, HRH Princess Dana Firas, recently addressed leadership of Trusts from around the world at a hybrid event attended by more than 1,300 staff, volunteers and partners. She set out a powerful case for treating nature and culture as a singl...