Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria Annual Report 2018-19

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chairman’s Foreword 2
Director and Chief Executive’s Foreword 4
Highlights 6
Our Vision 8
Our Mission 8
Our Values 10
Our Charter 10
Definitions 10
Our Organisation 11
Melbourne Gardens 12
Cranbourne Gardens 14
Attendance Figures 16
Scientific Research 17
Engagement and Impact 17
Governance – Purpose, Functions, Powers and Duties 18
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria Board 18
Executive Team 21
Organisational Structure and Key Functional Areas 22
Our People 23
Public Sector Values and Employment Principles 24
Employee Learning and Development 25
Equal Opportunity 26
Occupational Health and Safety 26
Our Performance 27
Financial Overview 28
Financial Performance and Position 30
Our Achievements 31
1. Discovery and Sharing Knowledge
Year in Review 32
Key Achievements 33
Scientific Research 34
Providing Plant Information 35
Solving Plant-Related and Ecological Problems 38
Curating the State Botanical Collection 39
Overview 40
2. Inspiring Plant Learning
Year in Review 41
Key Achievements 42
Visitor Engagement 42
Impactful Engagement: Promoting the Work 46
of Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria
Overview 51
3. Creating Special Places 52
Key Achievements 53
High Quality Landscapes 55
International Networks 56
Completing Cranbourne 58
Overview 59
4. Towards a Sustainable Future 60
Year in Review 60
Key Achievements 61
Impact Snapshot 62
Sustainable Resource Management 62
Implementation of Information and 64
Communication Technology Strategy
Revenue Raising Agreements 65
Developing a Sustainable Organisation 65
Overview 65
Our Supporters 68
Volunteers and Associates 74
Financial Statements 78
Declaration in the Financial Statements 79
Comprehensive Operating Statement 80
Balance Sheet 81
Cash Flow Statement 82
Statement of Changes in Equity 83
About this Report 84
Funding Delivery of our Services 85
The Cost of Delivering Services 88
Key Assets Available to Support Service Delivery 92
Other Assets and Liabilities 94
How we Finance Our Operations 96
Risks, Contingencies and Valuation Judgements 99
Other Disclosures 108
Independent Auditor’s Report 117
Appendices
Appendix One: Disclosure Index 119
Appendix Two: Other Disclosures 122
ICT Expenditure 123
Consultancies 123
Attestation 124
Legislation 125
Legislative Compliance 125
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