The Ballarat Botanical Gardens are of aesthetic significance for the mature avenues which enhance the linear layout of the Garden, particularly the Giant Redwood ( Sequoiadendron giganteum ) The Horse Chestnut ( Aesculus hippocastanum ) The Ballarat Botanical Gardens are of social significance as a reflection of the civic pride and prosperity of Ballarat, originally derived from the gold rush, particularly expressed through bequests such as the Stoddart bequest ( twelve sculptures ), the Thompson bequest ( Statuary Pavilion and five statues ) McDonald bequest, ( bandstand, entrance gates and pergola ) Richard Armstrong Crouch bequest ( initiation of Prime Minister’s Avenue ) and the Robert Clark Conservatory and associated Building Robert Clark Horticultural Centre.and English Oak ( Quercus robur ) Avenues.

The Foundation’s overriding Purpose is to raise funds to provide a strong, sustainable financial basis to support the Ballarat Botanical Gardens.
Other purposes include advancing the natural environment in the Botanical Gardens and in so doing, advancing and preserving the Heritage of the Gardens as a Horticultural museum.

The Foundation exists to provide a means for the community of Ballarat to contribute to the long term enrichment of our Gardens.

The Victorian Heritage Database is home to the Victorian Heritage Register which lists the State's most significant heritage places, objects and historic shipwrecks protected under the Heritage Act 2017.

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