PRESS RELEASE 27 September 2023 DLĦ challenges PA’s approval of ODZ dwelling Din l-Art Ħelwa has filed an appeal against a permit granted for a villa in the countryside of Gozo. The Planning Commission, chaired by Martin Camilleri, approved the villa on the scenic Gelmus hillside in Victoria, Gozo in June 2023. The application was processed through a policy that allows farms that have...
PRESS RELEASE 19 September 2023 Photography exhibition launched by DLĦ and BOV DLH and BOV join forces to encourage environmental awareness Din l-Art Ħelwa is organising a photographic competition as part of its remit to improve education on the importance of the natural environment. The competition is being sponsored by Bank of Valletta. “The competition will be open for children between 10 and 16 years. As...
PRESS RELEASE 21 August 2023 DLH APPEALS FOR FUNDS TO INCREASE PLANNING SCRUTINY. Din l-Art Ħelwa is appealing for funds to increase its scrutiny of planning applications, to help its efforts to safeguard and protect the built and natural environment. The eNGO has a sub-committee – the Heritage and Environment Protection sub- committee – which last year filed 1,500 objections – a considerable percentage...
Patron: His Excellency George Vella, President of Malta 58th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION DINNER 22nd June 2023 Dear Members and Friends, Din l-Art Ħelwa is pleased to announce the relaunching of its traditional Anniversary Celebration Dinner after the lull enforced by the pandemic. As in previous years, the dinner will be held at the idyllic venue of San Anton Gardens, Attard. The date...
Din l-Art Ħelwa has started restoration work on the Australian Bungalow in Ghammieri, a delicate project which is expected to take at least 12 months. Similar wooden buildings are found in many areas of Australia where they were designed to make the most of the climate and environment. They were dispatched in ‘kit form’ to all Commonwealth countries – but there...
Din l-Art Ħelwa has launched the XVII Architectural Heritage Awards Competition, one of the many initiatives by the NGO to encourage and motivate architectural best practice. The awards come at a time when the island is irretrievably losing much of its character through insensitive construction, resulting in the demolition of buildings, rather than their restoration, and in projects which overwhelm the...
Gozitan civil society groups in UNPRECEDENTED unity behind ONE ENVIRONMENTAL GOZO VISION. Seven key Gozitan entities representing a broad cross section of Gozitan society, are demanding immediate action on the state of play of Gozo’s natural and built environment with firm proposals to safeguard the future of the island. Download the press release in English here and in Maltese here ...