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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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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…
MORENo 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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TrustTalk on First Aid and Triage for Significant Trees at the Royal Botanical Gardens
The National Trust’s TrustTalks series switched focus to natural heritage on 16 March with a lecture on the management of significant trees by the …
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Bourke Hill/Parliamentary Precinct heritage & height controls
In 2014 the former Minister for Planning Matthew Guy proposed mandatory height controls for some of the Bourke Hill/Parliamentary precinct and his …
MORECit of Melbourne – overshadowing and height controls
On 10 February 2015 Cnr. Cathy Oke successfully moved a motion at the City of Melbourne Future Melbourne Committee for commencement of a full revie…
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What the Palace Theatre and Whitlam house sagas tell us about the need for heritage reform
What lessons should be learned from the recent dramas with Gough Whitlam’s birthplace and the Palace Theatre?
We recently asked the major politi…
MORETrust Advocate Explainer – The Palace Under Threat
Following reports yesterday afternoon by Save the Palace, it emerged that part of the interior of the Palace Theatre was being stripped by a demoli…
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The Palace Theatre: October Update
The fight for the former Palace Theatre has taken a new turn following the recent decision by City of Melbourne Councillors to examine the heritage…
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Tackling protection for significant trees
The Trust has appeared at three Planning Panel hearings since June where Councils sought to place planning overlay controls on significant trees wi…
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