Vol. 43

Title:
I.P.P.S. and the Creation of a New Australian Botanic Gardens

Author:
Peter Smith

pp: 107-108

Abstract:
In 1978 the Royal Australian Institute of Parks and Recreation proposed to the Australian Government a proposal to establish a series of regional botanical gardens in which inland regional flora would be exhibited. These gardens would enhance the botanical collections existing in our coastal rim of gardens, which are associated only with our state capital cities and densely populated areas. The proposal was accepted in principle and there are currently six gardens being planned for development They are Alice Springs, Port Augusta, Longreach, Mt. Isa, Kununurra, and Sunraysia.

The Sunraysia Oasis Botanical Gardens will be a garden of world significance. It will bring together the plants of the world as the region of Sunraysia has brought together the peoples of the world. European migration to our region, immediately after the second world war, was very large.

The gardens are an expression of our community&39;s horticultural maturity. It is a way of paying homage to our pioneers It will be a

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