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Corymbia cadophora ssp. pliantha, Twin Leaf Bloodwood

Botanic Gardens Australia and New Zealand

Established in 2004, Botanic Gardens Australia & New Zealand Limited (BGANZ) currently has more than 160 members, including 90 botanic gardens and arboreta across Australia and New Zealand. BGANZ is a ‘not for profit’ peak industry body formed to build and maintain links with relevant national and international bodies, to benefit our members across Australia and New Zealand.

The network aims to provide a forum for the exchange of information between members and the community and facilitate networking opportunities between members. It fosters best practice standards throughout botanic gardens and arboreta in Australia and New Zealand and advocates for their interests, including plant conservation, plant sciences and social and cultural heritage programs.

BGANZ aim to build links with relevant national and international bodies who share their passion for contributing to a greener world.

BGANZ enhances the state of botanic gardens and arboreta for the benefit of the community and advocates for plant conservation, fostering of plant sciences and social and cultural heritage programs.

Aims of BGANZ

Issues of concern addressed by BGANZ vary as current issues come to light and are discussed and examined. Issues such as plant conservation will continue to be ever-present sources of concern and action for botanic gardens and arboreta.

Australian and New Zealand botanic gardens and arboreta are playing important roles in both national and international conservation, and their holdings of living and preserved plants and seeds are an immense biological resource of information on plant biodiversity. The information sharing facilities provided by BGANZ for such issues have the potential to be of great benefit.

  • Providing a forum for information exchange and coordinated planning
  • Fostering best-practice standards among Australian and New Zealand botanic gardens and arboreta, and others internationally
  • Being an advocate for the interests of Australian and New Zealand botanic gardens and arboreta
  • Providing policy and legislative advice affecting botanic gardens and arboreta
  • Advocating plant conservation and fostering the plant sciences and social and cultural heritage programs
  • Building and maintaining links with relevant national and international bodies

Botanic Gardens Australia and New Zealand – BGANZ –  was registered as an Incorporated Association on 6 April 2004.  BGANZ members voted to transition to a company limited by guarantee at a Special General Meeting held on 28 April 2022.  BGANZ Ltd commenced on 1 July 2022.  For more details, see the news item,  BGANZ Ltd commences 1 July 2022.

The BGANZ Ltd Board conducts the affairs of the Company. The current Board Members are listed here.

BGANZ Ltd became a registered charity on 22 October 2022 and received Deductible Gift Recipient status on 29 November 2023.

From 1 January 2024, all donations over $2 are tax deductible. Please contact Cassandra Nichols, CEO, at ceo@bganz.org.au if you would like to make a donation.

 

Recognition

BGANZ Honour Roll

The purpose of the BGANZ Honour Roll is to recognise members who have made a significant contribution to the association for the betterment of botanic gardens and arboreta across Australia and New Zealand.

Persons inducted to the BGANZ Honour Roll will be presented with a BGANZ badge and their name recorded on the honour roll listed on the BGANZ website.

Honour roll inductees are recognised and presented with the BGANZ badge at the biannual BGANZ congress awards ceremony.

Alan Matchett receiving his Honour Roll membership from Robyn Stewart, Seasol. Photo: Helen McHugh, BGANZ Council

BGANZ Honour Roll Inductees

  • Dr Phillip Moors
    President 2005–11
  • Anne Duncan
    President 2011–13; Council member 2005–13
  • Dale Arvidsson
    President 2013–15. Council member 2009–2015
  • John Sandham
    President 2015–17, BGANZ 8th Congress organiser, Council member 2011–17
  • Alan Matchett
    Council member 2007–13, 2013 BGCI/BGANZ Conference organiser
  • Mark Fountain
    Council member 2005–11
  • Ms Lesley Hammersley
    Council member 2011–17
  • Brad Crème
    Website Project Manager 2017–18
  • Janelle Hatherly
    Managing Editor, THE BOTANIC GARDENer 2014–17
  • Helen Paulson
    Queensland Representative 2005–11.