Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria Annual Report 2018-19

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Highlights The year in focus In 2018–19, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria welcomed over 2.3 million visitors to its Melbourne Gardens and Cranbourne Gardens. People from across the city and around the world engaged with nature through new landscapes, public programs, learning and participation projects, tours and major events. The science, horticulture and natural areas teams studied and propagated threatened species and contributed to key conservation and biodiversity goals for the state. This leading team of experts continued to safeguard plants and plant knowledge for the benefit not only of Victoria, but the world, by sharing knowledge, and collating and maintaining the important living collections for the engagement and wellbeing of all visitors. P21 P44 P67 P60 P38 P33 P46 Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria’s Senior Research Scientist (Mycology) Tom May and his co-authors classified a new Kingdom (the second highest taxonomic rank) of eukaryote life named Nucleariae using new phylogenetic data. Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria and Melbourne International Arts Festival presented Fire Gardens at Melbourne Gardens to an audience of 30,000. End of Year Tax appeal raised almost $150,000, an increase of 139 per cent from 2018. Three new Wellbeing Gardens completed as part of the Fern Gully refurbishment. 8,000 endangered orchids comprising 14 species from five genera germinated by the Orchid Conservation Program team for conservation and reintroduction initiatives. Two specimens collected by Charles Darwin during the voyage of HMS Beagle discovered in the State Botanical Collection. 37,000 students participated in experiential school programs for early years to tertiary level. P47 P50 P54 P57 P53 P58 Major Partnership with Regis Aged Care supported the development of Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria’s first dedicated program for older Australians - Branch Out– Experiences in the Gardens for the over 60s. Extensive media coverage achieved across the major networks, Channels 9, 7, 10, ABC TV news as well as Radio National, 3AW, Herald Sun and The Age for the launch of Branch Out and families program Botanica. Melbourne Gardens Master Plan 2019–2039 completed including extensive stakeholder consultation. Hosted inaugural Climate Change Summit with all 13 global botanic organisations agreeing to establish the Climate Change Alliance of Global Botanic Gardens. The Nursery managed over 80 individual species for scientific study including the propagation of 400 Discaria nitida for conservation purposes for DELWP. Red Sand Garden renovation completed. Melbourne International Art Festival’s Fire Gardens attracted 30,000 people to Melbourne Gardens 6
ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS BOARD VICTORIA — ANNUAL REPORT 2018–19 7
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Page 3 and 4: TABLE OF CONTENTS Chairman’s Fore
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Page 13 and 14: Our Organisation Royal Botanic Gard
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Page 17 and 18: “We always seem to find our way b
Page 19 and 20: Specimens from the State Botanical
Page 21 and 22: Ms Susanne Williamson GAICD Appoint
Page 23 and 24: EXECUTIVE TEAM AS AT 30 JUNE 2019 D
Page 25 and 26: Our People “We are the custodians
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Page 29 and 30: Our Performance We embrace our resp
Page 31 and 32: Table 6: Financial results for 2018
Page 33 and 34: Our Achievements The Royal Botanic
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Page 37 and 38: Genomics for Australian Plants (GAP
Page 39 and 40: VicFlora Usage September 2016 to De
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Page 47 and 48: Getting kids involved in Indigenous
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The delegates at the Climate Change
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Table 12: Overview of specific acti
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Progress was made toward achieving
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Melbourne Gardens irrigation water
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Bianca Carnovale, Supervisor Visito
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Action 2018-19 Specific actions Ove
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Eyre Peninsula Blue Gum (Eucalyptus
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A dedicated seat at Melbourne Garde
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Corporate Partners and Sponsors Roy
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Herbarium Volunteers Marina Albert
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A Kangaroo Paw flower (Anigozanthos
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ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS BOARD VICTORI
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Balance sheet As at 30 June 2019 No
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Statement of changes in equity For
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2. FUNDING DELIVERY OF OUR SERVICES
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2. FUNDING DELIVERY OF OUR SERVICES
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3. THE COST OF DELIVERING SERVICES
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3. THE COST OF DELIVERING SERVICES
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4. KEY ASSETS AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT
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5. OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES Oth
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6. HOW WE FINANCE OUR OPERATIONS In
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8. OTHER DISCLOSURES Standard/ Inte
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8. OTHER DISCLOSURES Infrastructure
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Appendix One: Disclosure Index The
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Legislation Requirement Page refere
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Information and Communications Tech
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LEGISLATION The Royal Botanic Garde
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