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Contents OUR achievements – Strategic Priority 3C Business Plan specific outcomes (and associated Corporate Plan actions) Progress against specific outcomes and actions Specific Outcome 66 Complete and implement the Royal Botanic Gardens Biosecurity Plan, a framework for the strategic management of biosecurity, in order to reduce the risk of exotic pest incursions and to adopt a common approach to border quarantine for the Royal Botanic Gardens and its contractors. A Biosecurity Policy was completed to manage strategic risks at both RBG Melbourne and RBG Cranbourne. A draft Procedure was also completed. Myrtle Rust is a serious fungal threat to the living collections, currently spreading through Queensland and New South Wales south towards Victoria. Action Plans and Protocols including active surveillance, and controls on transport of plant and landscape materials, have been developed to minimise the risk of a Myrtle Rust incursion into the managed lands of the Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria. In March 2011, RBG Melbourne participated in a national Myrtle Rust workshop held at the Australian National Botanic Gardens, Canberra. As part of its surveillance program, RBG Melbourne detected two diseases newly recorded for Australia, and worked with Biosecurity Victoria to ensure containment and minimal risks to other stakeholders. All pest records were documented within the Pest Database – a module of the Living Plant Collections database. As part of its surveillance role in biosecurity matters, Melbourne Gardens Division also assisted researchers in screening for serious exotic pests not yet present in Australia, through the provision of plant material and documentation. page 108
Contents OUR achievements – Strategic Priority 3C Key Performance Measures: Strategic Priority 3c Specific Outcome Measure Result * Above-average rainfall occurred just after required irrigation was applied, resulting in difficulty meeting peak irrigation efficiency. 61 (Strategic Water Plan) At RBG Melbourne, compliance with all water management targets including: – Combined annual aggregate of rainfall/irrigation less than 900 mm – Annual water use less than 90 litres (L)/visitor – Irrigation Index equal to or less than 1 At RBG Cranbourne: – the first phase of the review of front entrance plantings completed and converted to non-irrigated landscape using ornamental native/indigenous plants – installation of an automated weather station linked to irrigation scheduling, including staff training and monitoring RBG Melbourne continued to strive to meet water management compliance targets, as outlined below: – Annual rainfall/irrigation aggregate was 1,090 mm, exceeding the original target; conversely, only 40ML was used for irrigation compared with 120ML for 2009–10 – Total Annual Water Use Visitation Index was estimated at 32 litres/visitor/annum – Irrigation Index was 1.03 or 3 per cent* over estimated requirement. At RBG Cranbourne, the following water managements initiatives were implemented: – 4,000 Banksia blechnifolia and 800 Lomandra longifolia were planted at the front entrance in November 2010, with the entire area re-mulched post planting – an automated weather station was purchased; installation is pending handover of the relevant Australian Garden Stage 2 precinct. Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria Annual Report 2010–11 page 109
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