This month, we are thrilled to welcome Dan Koerner as our inaugural Creative-in-Residence, a new practice-based role designed to shape fresh modes of place-based storytelling and engagement across the precinct.

Abbotsford Convent is delighted to welcome  Her Place Women’s Museum Australia  to our tenant community. From their new headquarters in the Convent Building, the not-for-profit organisation will continue its vital work in celebrating the stories, achievements and contributions of Australian women. 

Abbotsford Convent is delighted to announce a new partnership with Kennedy Nolan, one of Australia’s most highly regarded architecture practices.

Known for their sensitive, human-centred approach and design excellence, Kennedy Nolan will be undertaking to build on and progress Abbotsford Convent’s 总体规划, outlining a future vision for the protection and enhancement of the National Heritage listed precinct. 

The appointment underscores the Convent’s commitment to design that is both forward-thinking and deeply grounded in place, creating spaces that invite creativity, inclusivity and sustainability. 

At Abbotsford Convent, we believe in the quiet power of place and communities that nurture with care and creativity.

Places like the Convent don’t thrive by chance. They endure through thoughtful stewardship, shared purpose, and a willingness to evolve. Your generosity helps bring these moments to life and sustains Abbotsford Convent as a thriving platform for curiosity, collaboration, and connection.

Concerns with plans to redevelop Mercy Health nursing home buildings.

For the first time, the full plans and application for permits to demolish and redevelop the low-rise Mercy Health nursing home buildings have been made available to public.  

The plans submitted to Heritage Victoria outline a new four-story (plus basement) private residential premises on the front west corner of our Heritage Listed Abbotsford Convent precinct.