Welcome to the first issue of TRUST, a magazine devised to tell you about the wonderful work the National Trusts of Australia does around the country — we hope these pages increase your awareness and understanding of Australia’s heritage and lead to a commitment to it. And there are so many good stories to tell. From Andrew Batt-Rawden’s stay at Gallop House as composer in residence to the fight to preserve Windsor’s Thompson Square, they all reveal just how important the National Trust of Australia is to our cultural life.