Located in Scott Street in 'The Village', the Buninyong Botanical Gardens are a popular venue for social gatherings and recreational activites. Facilities include playground equipment and electric barbecues and the upper garden area is home to many fish and waterbirds.
Established in the 1860s and designed by the Director of the Royal Melbourne Botanic Gardens, Baron Ferdinand von Mueller, the Gardens are among the oldest in the State. Historic features include the Courthouse and Police Cottage (1853) and the Queen Victoria Rotunda (1901).
Buninyong Botanic Gardens - Gong Improvement Project
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With the receipt of Federal Community Program Funds and the Corangamite Catchment Management Authority Waterway Incentives Program Funds, works were carried out in 2001 to:
- Improve the water quality of The Gong, Botanic Gardens water features and storm water discharged into the Leigh River Catchment.
- Provide interpretive signage promoting awareness of the site's history and role of water catchment management.
- Maintain and enhance biodiversity through habitat protection and introduction of indigenous plants.
The Project is community partnership between the Federal Government, Corangamite Catchment Management Authority, City of Ballarat and Lions Club of Buninyong - Mt Helen.
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Buninyong Botanic Gardens 2002
Plan of the Gardens 76K Plan of The Gong 56K
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