Royal Botanic Gardens
Ballarto Road,CRANBOURNE, Casey City
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Statement of Significance
The Cranbourne gardens are significant within the City because of their Royal Botanic Gardens status, as a vehicle for recreational and scientific endeavours and its exemplification of indigenous landscape at the point of European settlement. Its scientific importance encompasses the five main vegetation communities which are rare within the region and a further three communities (grassy woodland, 'Melaleuca ericifolia' and the wetlands) are rare within the state.
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Royal Botanic Gardens - Physical Description 1
This reserve is covered with indigenous woodland, heathland and bushland and contains both remnant sand hills and wetlands. The area has a wide range of indigenous flora and fauna, providing a glimpse of the state of Westernport at European contact.
More recently recreation areas, carparks, and related structures have been developed. Entered from the Ballarto Road a long drive leads to a picnic area from which a number of tracks extend to the new native planting in the arboretum, the Trig Point and look-out and the Woodland. An MMBW pipeline and an SEC easement cross the western fringe of the reserve. The look-out allows views of the bay while on the north is a former sand mine area which has been taken over by the Cranbourne Race Course.Heritage Study and Grading
Casey - Casey Heritage Study
Author: Context Pty Ltd
Year: 2004
Grading: LocalCasey - City of Casey Heritage Study: Cranbourne, Knox
Author: Graeme Butler & Associate
Year: 1998
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Royal Botanic GardensCasey City
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Royal Botanic Gardens CranbourneNational Trust
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