BGANZ participated in a feasibility study for a Victorian-based Horticulture Centre of Excellence (HCoE) led by the Nursery and Garden Industry Victoria (NGIV).
It is recognised that there are challenges with workforce shortages, quality of training, innovation and best-practice standards across the entire horticulture sector. The study scoped the opportunity of an HCoE to facilitate education and training, partnerships, collaboration and research development.
BGANZ coordinated feedback from members in Australia and New Zealand, and contributed the challenges and needs of botanic gardens to the study, advocating for the centre to contain a specific botanic garden division.
Recognising there is much work conducted by botanic gardens that is significant to the nursery and agricultural industry, a stronger connection across the sector would be beneficial to all. BGANZ will continue to work with NGIV to advance the sector.
