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Update: Flemington Road gum tree still standing, but for how long?
MEETING NOTICE: Tomorrow, Saturday 2 July at 7am, friends of the Lemon-scented Gum are again meeting at the tree outside 120 Flemington Road to or…
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Lemon-scented Gum on Flemington Road to face chainsaw on 25 June
On Thursday 16 June, VicRoads informed the National Trust that the significant Lemon-scented Gum on Flemington Road will be demolished on Saturday …
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News of alleged demolition of Lalor House spreads like wildfire
A brief letter to the editor published in The Age this morning was all it took to capture local media attention and wide-spread public interest in …
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The Trust objects to proposed additions to post-war residential property in Parkville: Saunders House
The Trust has objected to proposed additions to a 1960’s Brutalist house in Parkville, known by the Trust as Saunders House. Here is a copy of the …
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Heritage Protection in the City of Maroondah
After being approached by members of the Ringwood & District Historical Society and the Jubilee Park Residents Heritage Groups (JPRHG), the Trust h…
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World Heritage listing momentum for Victorian goldfields
We were delighted that 70 people attended the recent symposium on a possible world heritage listing for the Victorian Goldfields. The symposium was…
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Urgent calls for a new heritage study of the London Hotel to determine local significance
The campaign to stop the demolition of the London Hotel continues this week, with the City of Port Phillip voting unanimously at the council meetin…
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“Strata” saved from the skip after last-minute plea
A week can be a long time in heritage advocacy. Battles can be won and lost, and important cultural heritage destroyed forever. So today we’re happ…
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London Hotel to be replaced by an 8-storey development
As highly publicized in the media in the past few days, the London Hotel in Port Melbourne is currently under threat. Developers have lodged plans …
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The Trust supports the City of Greater Geelong’s proposed Heritage Overlay for Vietnam Memorial and Avenue of Honour
The City of Greater Geelong have prepared Planning Scheme Amendment C341 to apply a Heritage Overlay to the Vietnam Veterans Avenue of Honour and M…
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