The Australian Council of National Trusts (ACNT) is a community-based, non-government organisation, committed to promoting and conserving Australia's indigenous, natural and historic heritage by assisting the work of the State Trusts.

The Australian Council of National Trusts (ACNT), was formed in 1965. At the state level there are eight Australian State and Territory National Trusts in each state and territory.

Collectively, the National Trusts own or manage over 300 heritage places (the majority held in perpetuity), and manages a volunteer workforce of 7000 while also employing about 350 people nation-wide. Around 1,000,000 visitors experience the properties and their collections in Australia each year.

Organisation	Jurisdiction	Founded	Actual members	Properties Managed	Properties Owned	Official website	Notes
National Trust of Australia	National	1965	N/A	-	-	[1]
National Trust of Australia (NSW)	New South Wales	1945	30,000	13	13	[2]
National Trust of Australia (Victoria)	Victoria	1956	13,000[1]	40	32	[3]
National Trust of Australia (Tasmania)	Tasmania	1960	?	9	9	[4]
National Trust of Queensland	Queensland	1963	?	?	?	[5]
National Trust of South Australia	South Australia	1955	?	120	120	[6]
National Trust of Western Australia	Western Australia	1959	?	?	?	[7]
National Trust of Australia (ACT)	Australian Capital Territory	?	?	?	?	[8]
National Trust NT	Northern Territory	1976	?	?	?	[9]

[edit] See also

• List of National Trust properties in Australia
• List of Australian Living Treasures
• SAHANZ, the Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand

[edit] External links

• Australian Living Treasures

[edit] References

• Carol Cosgrove and Susan Marsden, Challenging times: the National Trust of South Australia 1955–2005, National Trust of South Australia, Adelaide 2005 ISBN 0-909378-60-6
• Hill, Robert (1997). ""Heritage: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow": Address to the Natural Trust Conference". Speeches of the Federal Minister for the Environment. Department of the Environment and Heritage (Australia). http://www.deh.gov.au/minister/env/97/sp31may97.html. Retrieved 2007-01-30.