Industry Awards
The BGANZ Industry Awards are a celebration of excellence across the botanic gardens sector, recognising the outstanding achievements, innovation, and leadership that are shaping the future of our industry.
These prestigious awards honour remarkable projects, initiatives, and partnerships that have contributed significantly to horticulture, conservation, education, community engagement and sustainability.
In November 2025, the inaugural awards will be celebrated in a night of distinction at the BGANZ Congress Dinner in Canberra. This special evening will bring together colleagues and peers from across Australia and New Zealand to recognise and showcase the incredible work undertaken in our gardens and networks. It will be a night of inspiration as we acknowledge the impact of those leading the way in our sector.
There are 5 industry awards, which are open to our Institutional members. To give your application the best chance of success, please read and follow the guidelines carefully.
2025 Industry Award Winners
Award Timeline
Entries Open
18 August 2025
Entries Close
10 October 2025
Judging
11–25 October 2025
Winners Announced
4 November 2025
Award Eligibility
Membership Type
Applicant must be a fully financial Institutional Member of BGANZ as of 10 October 2025.
Number of Entries
A maximum of three (3) applications per organisation for any one category will be accepted.
Project Timeframe
Projects must have been delivered or completed between July 2023 to 10 October 2025.
Supporting Media
Applications must be accompanied by images (maximum 10) and/or optional videos up to 2 mins.
Award Categories and Criteria
Application Guidelines
Download the full guidelines before applying. Applications are to be submitted via email to secretariat@bganz.org.au.
Horticulture/Landscape
This award recognises completed projects that show excellence in horticulture or landscape design.
Image credit Alice Springs Desert Park
Education and Public Engagement
This award recognises effective education programs, resources or outstanding public programs.
Environmental Sustainability
This award recognises projects that show leadership and innovation in environmental sustainability.
Partnership
This award celebrates outstanding collaborative projects that achieve excellent results, and deliver value for all partner organisations.
Living Collection Curation
This award recognises excellence in living collection curation systems, processes, plans and tools.
Image credit Wombat Hill Botanic Gardens
Cassandra Nichols, CEO BGANZ:
“By celebrating excellence, we not only honour remarkable achievements but also create opportunities to learn from one another and shape the future of our sector.”
Contact BGANZ
Please ensure that you read the guidelines and eligibility for the awards thoroughly.
If you have any further queries about the Awards, please email us via this form.