Trust policies and statements

A number of policy documents and statements are available here. Please click on the individual item to download the PDF file.

Buildings, streetscapes, urban design

Australian Housing Styles (PDF) 876.36 kB

(this extract was taken from House Styles in NSW by National Trust (NSW), 1981)

 

Landscapes

 

Trees and gardens

 

Public art

Public Art in Victoria (PDF) 147.75 kB

The recent removal of Banksy artwork in Melbourne again raised the question of conservation of street art - when does it become culturally significant? The Keith Haring mural at Collingwood TAFE is classified by the Trust, and is included on the Victorian Heritage Register. See link to external blog and Getty Museum articles. Read our policy

Graffiti policy 2004 (PDF) 614.00 kB

Read article in The Age (21 February 2011) by Tom Dixon, Chair of our Public Art Committee.

 

Pipe organs

 

Industrial heritage

Timber Bridges (PDF) 397.08 kB