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BGANZ VIC Plants ForumAfter two successful Plants Forum hosted by Geelong Botanic Gardens in 2008 and Ballarat Botanical Garden in 2009 we are thrilled to announce that Sale Botanic Gardens will be hosting the Plants Forum in 2010. The program is jam packed with horticultural inspiration and we suggest that you put Wednesday 10th - Thursday 11th November 2010 into your diary, and perhaps even the Friday for further enjoyment of Gippsland’s natural areas! The program will be announced at the 21 July meeting at Cranbourne.
BGANZ VIC Network Meeting, Wednesday 21 JulyOne of the objectives of BGANZ Vic is to facilitate networking opportunities for Victorian Regional Botanic Gardens. July’s network meeting aims to bring together botanic and public gardens staff, Friends groups and those with a keen interest in the management of our public gardens for a day of presentations, tours and networking. Botanic Gardens of Australia and New Zealand (BGANZ) Victoria and the Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne invite you to attend a BGANZ Victoria Network Meeting to be held at the Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne on the 21st July 2010. RSVP by June 30 for catering purposes Download the Invitation & Agenda [pdf]
Wollemi Pine DistributionThe Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne (RBGC) would like to invite Expressions of Interest (EOI) for the distribution of Wollemi Pines (Wollemia nobilis) to Victorian Botanic Gardens. Download the Expressions of Interest [pdf]
BOTANIC GARDENS AT BENDIGO SET TO GROWThe Bendigo Botanic Gardens at White Hills in Victoria is undergoing significant reassessment and design as part of the City of Greater Bendigo 's commitment to the site. A Master Plan for the rejuvenation and extension of the Botanic Gardens at White Hills is being prepared in-house by the City of Greater Bendigo 's Landscape and Open Space Planning team. The area under consideration is approximately 25 hectares and includes the original Gardens, the original acclimatization paddock (now a recreation reserve, which will be retained as such) and a greenfield site. The proposed changes will restore the heritage section of the 151 year old Gardens, while providing a contemporary extension which also meets the roles of a botanic garden in the twenty-first century. The original Botanic Gardens at White Hills are Victoria's sixth oldest, having been set aside in 1857 as Bendigo's first public open space. The Gardens are on the Victorian Heritage Register and a Heritage Significance Assessment and Strategy was completed and adopted in 2008. The Master Plan includes the proposed extension of the Gardens into eight hectares of council-owned land to the south of the existing Gardens, fulfilling the intention of council's purchase of the land in the 1990s. The extension straddles both sides of Bendigo Creek. A range of key elements for inclusion in the site has been formed and these include such things as intensive plant collections; education/outreach; arboretum; children's garden; and a multipurpose space for events. A Living Plants Collections Plan is also being developed. The City of Greater Bendigo also holds – in pieces – the Nineteenth Century cast iron conservatory that once stood in the Melbourne Botanic Gardens. Council is investigating reconstructing this within the current site.
Printed copies of the Bendigo Botanic Gardens, White Hills Draft Master Plan are available for inspection at City of Greater Bendigo Lyttleton Terrace office, Bendigo Library, and branches and the Samuel Gadd Centre at the Bendigo Botanic Gardens, White Hills. The Draft Master Plan can also be accessed on the Noticeboard page of the council’s website: www.bendigo.vic.gov.au. Copies on CD will be made available to any one who would like one. We welcome comments on the Draft Master Plan, which should be submitted by Friday 27 November 2009. Comments can be made via the website at www.bendigo.vic.gov. au, or by email to info@bendigo.vic.gov.au. Written comments should be forwarded to: Landscape and Open Space Planning, City of Greater Bendigo, PO Box 733, Bendigo 3552. Further information: Tim Buykx AILA, Co-ordinator Landscape and Open Space Planning, City of Greater Bendigo
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The development of the Master Plan involves ongoing consultation with stakeholders and members of the wider community. A steering committee is guiding the project and includes representatives of local stakeholders, the Friends of Bendigo Botanic Gardens and also Richard Barley, Director Melbourne Gardens, Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne. The Master Plan design is being peer reviewed by Catherin Bull AM, the Elizabeth Murdoch Professor of Landscape Architecture, University of Melbourne.