National Trust of Australia (Victoria) National Trust of Australia (Victoria) The National Trust of Australia (Victoria) is a community-based, non-government organisation committed to promoting and conserving Australia's indigenous, natural and historic heritage places of cultural significance in Victoria, Australia. It was founded in 1956. The New South Wales National Trust was formed by an Act of Parliament in 1947, and South Australia some time later. in 1955. In Victoria, the value of older buildings, and their diminishing numbers, was slowly being recognised, notably by the publication in 1953 of the popular "Early Melbourne Architecture 1840-1888", by Baroness Maie Casey, artist, writer, public speaker, aviatrix and
Constitution of Victoria Constitution of Victoria The Constitution of Victoria is the Constitution of the State of Victoria, Australia. The current Constitution was enacted in 1975, and has been amended several times. Since 1901 Victoria has been a State of the Commonwealth of Australia, and its relationship with the Commonwealth is regulated by the Australian Constitution. The jurisdiction of the Victorian Parliament to make laws and the laws of Victoria are subject to limitations imposed by the Australian Constitution. The Victorian Constitution is based on principles of the Westminster system of responsible government, as modified due to Victoria being a state within a