In 1997 the Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service received a bequest
from the estate of the late Anne
Heather Ducrou. Money from the bequest was used to support wildlife
research and to construct a much needed pavilion in the Gardens.
Construction began early in 1999 and the finished pavilion was formally opened on 15 October 1999.
The Pavilion is sited on the Eucalypt Lawn just below the Nursery and adjacient to the Main Path. The building acts as a wet weather shelter for picnickers and is used for some special events.
The designers of the Pavilion were Malcolm Monro and Leaha Shelley,
and they worked hard to ensure that the building did not 'swamp' the special
character of the Lawn. The Pavilion features a series of roofs supported
by columns abstract 'trees' which help reinforce the importance of
real trees to the Gardens' landscape. A special feature is a windscreen
constructed of laser cut metal depicting a 'treescape' oand some of the
Gardens' wildlife.
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