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  • Open House: Pookila Reintroduction by Dr Phoebe Burns

    Elliot Centre Ballarto Road/Botanic Drive, Cranbourne, Victoria, Australia

              The Pookila (Pseudomys novaehollandiae) has not been recorded at what has become the RBGV Cranbourne site since 1976 and was thus considered locally extinct.  There…

  • Open House: Barrie Gallacher on the tour of Sicily 2024

    Elliot Centre Ballarto Road/Botanic Drive, Cranbourne, Victoria, Australia

    Are you considering a trip to Sicily? Or did you watch a recent SBS program on Michael Portillo’s visit to Sicily and would like to learn more, especially from a…

  • Open House: Burrendong and beyond

    Elliot Centre Ballarto Road/Botanic Drive, Cranbourne, Victoria, Australia

    Rejuvenating a National Treasure: The Burrendong Botanic Garden and Arboretum The Burrendong Botanic Garden and Arboretum (BBGA) occupies a unique place in Australia’s horticultural history as the nation’s first botanic…

  • Open House: Rescuing eucalyptus

    Elliot Centre Ballarto Road/Botanic Drive, Cranbourne, Victoria, Australia

    Jilliga Ash Eucalyptus stenostoma Conservation Field Trip In October 2025, Amy Downie (Horticulturist, Melbourne Gardens) and Ollie Sherlock (Natural Systems Officer, Cranbourne Gardens) supported the Threatened Species Conservancy on a conservation…

  • Open House: Our National Parks – a history and their future

    Elliot Centre Ballarto Road/Botanic Drive, Cranbourne, Victoria, Australia

    Our National Parks: A history and their future.  Victoria's National Park estate has been fought for and won over many years.  What threats are they are under from development and under…