Ballarat Botanical Gardens |
The Ballarat Botanical Gardens is one of Australias most significant cool climate gardens
The Ballarat Botanical Gardens covers 40 hectares divided into three distinct zones - the central Botanical Gardens which preserves the 'gardenesque' style of the Victorian pleasure garden, and open parkland buffers on either side are known as the North and South Gardens.
The Ballarat Botanical Gardens is one of Australias most significant cool climate gardens, containing a remarkable collection of mature trees and marble statues set among colourful bedding displays. Located on the western shore of Lake Wendouree, approximately 4km from Ballarat CBD, the Gardens is an invaluable heritage and recreational resource.
Prime Ministers Avenue
The Prime Ministers Avenue is a feature of national significance. It is a collection of busts Australian Prime Ministers set in the magnificent Horse Chestnut Avenue of the Gardens.
The collection includes a portrait of one of the founding fathers of Federation, Alfred Deakin, who was the first Federal Member for Ballarat and the second Prime Minister.
❊ Address ❊
⊜ Gillies St North Ballarat 3350 View Map
✆ Telephone: 03 5320 5500
❊ Web Links ❊
➼ Ballarat Botanical Gardens
➼ www.ballaratbotanicalgardens.com.au
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