Member Botanic Gardens

NSW REGIONAL BOTANIC GARDENS NETWORK

This Network was initially formed in 1999. The Network was set up to work collaboratively towards horticultural/botanical excellence, advocacy, promotional activities, assisting in each others developments, sharing exhibitions/displays, conservation and to help the community to become more aware of the value of plants through education and interpretation. The membership has formulated a mission statement and objectives for the Network as goals to aim for in the future. These are as follows:

Mission Statement

To establish a network of Regional Botanic Gardens which will enable members to gain mutual benefit through cooperation, exchange of knowledge, ideas and experience, sharing of resources and increased strength associated with belonging to a large and influential organisation.

Objective

1. Promoting Horticultural/Botanical Excellence

• Region wide practitioner training days
  
• Sharing of staff and knowledge
  
• Best practice sharing (practices, standards, systems)
  
• Uniform approach to Integrated Pest Management
  
• Promote staff exchanges
  
• Possible accreditation of Curators/Managers

• To make collective political representation and to be a single body that is recognised state wide with respect to Regional Gardens
  
• Develop smaller working groups to respond to region wide issues to gather collective views

• Promoting Regional Gardens trails as add-ons to existing NSW Tourism initiatives
  
• Collective publicity or promotional activities
  
• Promote the value of Botanic/Public Gardens to tourism
  
• Collective web site developmen

4. Assist individual members in development

• Advocating and/or supporting the need for and funding for conservation plans/management plans
  
• Plant exchanges or contributions of redundant collections
  
• Rationalise collections particularly where duplication is not productiv

5. Collaborative Exhibitions/Displays

• Tours of specific collections or exhibitions eg. Bonsai display, appropriate art collection

6. Conservation

• Preserve within each Garden a representation of local indigenous flora
  
• Work closely with local community conservation groups and provide assistance, where possible, for local conservation projects

7. Education and Interpretation

• Assist each other with educational and interpretational materials/personnel
  
• Foster community interest in the Gardens
  
• Recognise the communities interest in ornamental, cultivated varieties and local indigenous plants by providing display gardens as educational tools
  
• Increase the community's awareness, knowledge and appreciation of plants

Contact Details

For further information contact:

Bernard Proctor
Coordinator NSW Regional Botanic Gardens Network
Botanic Gardens Trust
Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney
Mrs Macquaries Road
Sydney
New South Wales,
Australia 2000

Ph: + 02-9231-8346
Fax: + 02-9241-6304
E-mail: Bernard.Proctor@rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au

NSW REGIONAL BOTANIC GARDENS NETWORK LISTING OF MEMBER GARDENS

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Albury Botanic Gardens

Auburn Botanical Gardens

Booderee Botanic Gardens

Brunswick valley Heritage Park

Burrendong Arboretum

Eurobodalla Regional Botanic Gardens

Galaringi Botanic Parkland

Hunter Region Botanic Gardens

Illawara Grevillea Park

Joseph Banks Native Plants Reserve

Ku-Ring-Gai Wildflower Garden

Lismore Rainforest Botanic Gardens

Mount Annan Botanic Garden

Mount Tomah Botanic Garden

North Coast Regional Botanic Garden

Orange Botanic Gardens

Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney

Stony Range Flora Reserve

Sylvan Grove Native Garden

Wagga Wagga Botanic Gardens

Wirrimbirra Field Study Centre and Sanctuary

Wollongong Botanic Gardens