The current property portfolio of the National Trust has been determined by a number of factors. These factors are:

• The broad intent of the National Trust of Australia (WA) Act is to manage heritage places for the purposes of public education and public utility;
• The heritage places managed by the National Trust remain in public ownership for the ongoing benefit of the Western Australian community;
• Many places were acquired for the purposes of long term conservation when there was no other legislated or statutory alternative available to the community or government for this purpose;
• Places under stewardship of the National Trust are held under a wide variety of titles (freehold, conditional freehold, vesting and management orders) and reflect the variety of need, opportunity or advantage for the transfer of these places to the National Trust over time;
• The unique public-private-corporate partnering advantages of the National Trust in the management of heritage assets has been recognised by local and state government agencies with a resulting increase in requests for stewardship of these assets by the National Trust;
• The National Trust is able to hold, over the long term, “at risk” assets which could be lost to public ownership until the circumstances evolve to permit community access and enjoyment through conservation and interpretation.

National Trust Property Acquisition Policy

Nationa Trust Property Disposal Policy

The following places are managed (or co-managed) by the National Trust of Australia (WA) on behalf of the community.