The symbol of the Australian National Botanic Gardens

A representation of a Banksia flower head and fruiting 'cone' on an outline map of Australia.

The illustration is stylised and based loosely on Banksia marginata, the only species native to the Canberra region, but is not intended to represent any particular species. There is at least one species of Banksia growing in every state and territory of Australia.

Designer: Murray Fagg

Date: 1978

Information on the genus Banksia.

The symbol 'boxed' (1994 – 2001)

After the incorporation of the Australian National Botanic Gardens into the Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service (ANPWS), each reserve and many of the administrative units within that organisation were given a unified style of logo, either new or incorporating a pre-existing logo into the new format. These 'boxed' logos were also used by the Australian Nature Conservation Agency (ANCA) which became the administrative name for the ANPWS from 1993 to 1996.

Designer: Terry Woolcott

Web site use

The use of this symbol coincided with the development of the Australian Nationalal Botanic Gardens web site from its earlier gopher site on the Internet. It quickly became a recognised symbol for the web site both in Australia and overseas. The role of ANCA was incorporated into the Department of Environment and Heritage in 1996 under the name of 'Environment Australia', and these 'boxed' symbols ceased to be used. From August 2003, the term 'Environment Australia' ceased to be used, replaced by the full name 'Department of the Environment and Heritage' using the Commonwealth Coat of Arms. In January 2007 the name of the department changed to 'Department of the Environment and Water Resources'.

Commonwealth Coat of Arms

From August 2003 web sites for Australian Government departments are required to display the black and white version of the Commonwealth Coat of Arms, together with the words 'Australian Government' and the full name of the Department.