Facts & Figures

Mar 2013

Contacting us:

Australian National Botanic Gardens

ANBG Postal Address:

GPO Box 1777 CANBERRA, ACT, 2601 AUSTRALIA

ANBG Street Address:

Clunies Ross Street, ACTON, ACT, AUSTRALIA

ANBG Telephone: (02) 6250-9450
ANBG Facsimile: (02) 6250-9599
ANBG Email: anbg-info@anbg.gov.au
or: givenname.surname@environment.gov.au

Friends of the ANBG: (02) 6250-9548
Café | Floresco in the Gardens: (02) 6248 9680 Email: enquiries@hellenicpremiumcatering.com.au
Shop | The Botanical Bookshop: (02) 6257 3302 Email: sales@botanicalbookshop.com.au

ANBG staff telephone list

ANBG Website: http://www.anbg.gov.au/anbg/

Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research
Australian National Herbarium

CPBR Postal Address:

GPO Box 1600 CANBERRA, ACT, 2601 AUSTRALIA

CPBR Telephone: (02) 6246-5108
CPBR Facsimile: (02) 6246-5249

CPBR staff telephone list

CPBR Email: cpbr-info@anbg.gov.au
CPBR Website: http://www.cpbr.gov.au/cpbr/

ANBG Mission

Inspiring, informing and connecting people with the Australian flora

ANBG Opening Hours

Gardens: 8.30am – 5.00pm daily (extended to 6 pm weekdays and 8 pm weekends in January; closed 25 December)
Public Glasshouse – 9.00am to 4.00pm daily (closed 25 December)
Visitor Centre – 9.00am – 4.30pm daily (closed 25 December)
Bookshop – 9.30am – 4.30pm daily (closed 25 December)
Floresco in the Gardens Café: 8.30am – 4.30pm daily (closed 25 & 26 December & 1 January)

ANBG General Description

Total area

90ha

Developed Area

40ha

Latitude

35 ° 17' South

Longitude

149 ° 7' East

Altitude

571-677 metres

Rainfall

664 mm (details since 1968) (2005 info)

First planting

1949

Officially opened

20 Oct 1970

Executive Staff

Executive Director ANBG: Judy West		Director CANBR: Andrew Young
General Manager: Peter Byron Deputy Director (Science and Information): Jim Croft
	Curator, Living Collection : David Taylor Manager, Development and Trades: Craig Cosgrove Manager, Communications & Visitor Services: Steve Speer Manager (Curator), Australian National Herbarium: Brendan Lepschi Manager, Botanical Databases: Greg Whitbread Manager, Botanical Information Group: Anna Monro Manager, Administration : Francoise Zaalen-Arbaut