Campaigns

In the transition to South Australia’s new planning system, hard won protections for our treasured heritage places are under threat. If newly proposed regulations are allowed, thousands of places are at imminent risk of demolition, with no right of objection or appeal for neighbours, councils or communities. More than half of our protected places are now at risk of being destroyed. We need your support to prevent this mass destruction […]  Read More »

The State Government has been entertaining a proposal to privatise the iconic heritage place Martindale Hall, star of the film Picnic at Hanging Rock. The National Trust wants to see the property, gifted to the people of South Australia, stay in public hands, and has proposed its own bold plan for a world-class heritage-based tourism attraction. To show your support, visit www.nationaltrust.org.au/sa/martindalehall Email: martindalehall@nullnationaltrustsa.org.au Show your support on Facebook:  facebook.com/sharethelovemartindalehall  Read More »

Under the guise of reforming and ‘improving the ways we recognise heritage places in South Australia’ the Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure threatens to set our system back forty years. The Department has released a discussion paper setting out its proposals for ‘streamlining’ local heritage protection.  The National Trust has responded with a critique of the proposals and a call for an open public debate on heritage protection. The […]  Read More »

UPDATE: June 2016- Success! After years of uncertainty about the future of Fort Largs at Taperoo, the National Trust has joined a partnership with the State Government and developer A V Jennings to restore the historic fort and open it to the public as part of an overall redevelopment of the site.   Read the whole story   ORIGINAL CAMPAIGN Fort Largs at Taperoo is one of only two forts built […]  Read More »