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23 December 2015
Parliament House
A new office building is proposed for the rear of Parliament House, the largest project on the site in 90 years.
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23 December 2015
A 10 Point Plan for W Class Trams
The National Trust is calling on the State Government to implement a moratorium on the disposal of W Class trams until a plan can be developed to i…
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23 December 2015
Leura Maar volcanic complex
The National Trust has been fighting to preserve the Leura Maar since the 1970s; it is one of the largest tuff and maar volcanoes in Victoria, and …
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22 December 2015
Moratorium on Disposal of W Class Trams
UPDATE – The National Trust has successfully secured a moratorium on the disposal of W Class trams until appropriate guidelines have been developed…
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7 December 2015
Queen Vic Market planning controls set to be relaxed
The loss of height controls at the southern end of the site will allow development with unrestricted height over the sheds at the Franklin Street b…
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3 December 2015
No Terms of Reference for W Class Tram disposal
UPDATE – Under the Freedom of Information Act the National Trust has been informed that up to this date there have been no Terms of Reference for t…
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2 December 2015
Trust acts to save Victoria’s first curtain-wall building
The Trust is currently lobbying Councillors for the City of Yarra in the lead-up to a Special Meeting of Council tonight to consider a Development …
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30 November 2015
Horseshoe Bend Tunnel, Walhalla
The Friends of Horseshoe Bend near Walhalla, together with Baw Baw Shire Council, are objecting to a proposal to excavate and blast a new channel i…
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17 November 2015
You Yangs sand mine
On the western slopes of the You Yangs, a new sand mine is proposed, threatening the rural idyll of Wooloomanata station on Hovells Creek and the s…
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23 September 2015
City of Port Phillip votes YES for heritage at Fishermans Bend
Last night City of Port Phillip Councillors voted in favour of a recommendation by Council officers to initiate heritage protection for a number of…
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