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Conserving Australia’s Plants for the Future

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Maps and Contact Details

Definitions Royal Botanic Gardens Development Program Friends of the Royal Melbourne Royal Botanic Gardens Botanic Gardens, Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria (RBG) refers to the entire organisation, Birdwood Avenue Melbourne Melbourne Inc. South Yarra Victoria which comprises the Royal Botanic Contents Birdwood Avenue Gate Lodge Gardens Melbourne, the Royal Botanic Australia 3141 South Yarra Victoria Page Birdwood Avenue Gardens Cranbourne, the National Telephone (03) 9252 2300 Australia 3141 South Yarra Victoria Herbarium of Victoria, and the Australian Definitions, Cover Image, Contents (inside front cover) Facsimile (03) 9252 2350 Telephone (03) 9252 2303 Australia 3141 Research Centre for Urban Ecology. E-mail [email protected] Facsimile (03) 9252 2386 Telephone (03) 9650 6398 Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne Values, Charter, Mission 1 Internet site www.rbgmelb.org.au Donations to the Royal Botanic Facsimile (03) 9650 7723 (RBG Melbourne) refers to the Royal Gardens of more than $2 are Botanic Gardens situated in South Yarra. The Year in Brief 2 Royal Botanic Gardens tax-deductible. The Royal Botanic Friends of the Royal Cranbourne Gardens is an authorised recipient Botanic Gardens, Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne Major Highlight - Conserving Plant Biodiversity 4 1000 Ballarto Road institution in the Federal Cranbourne Inc. (RBG Cranbourne) refers to the Royal Government's Cultural Gifts Cranbourne Victoria Mr Max Officer Botanic Gardens situated in Cranbourne. Chairman's Foreword 6 Program. Australia 3977 23 Swan Road The National Herbarium of Victoria refers Director's Report 7 Telephone (03) 5990 2200 Voluntary Guides Murrumbeena Victoria to the building situated on the north-east Australia 3163 Facsimile (03) 5990 2250 Co-ordinator corner of the intersection of Birdwood The Organisation 8 E-mail [email protected] Telephone (03) 9569 5542 Avenue and Dallas Brooks Drive, South Royal Botanic Gardens Facsimile (03) 9563 2692 Yarra. It houses the State Botanical Corporate Governance 10 Internet site www.rbgmelb.org.au Melbourne Collection and the Office of the Director of Australian Research Centre Telephone (03) 9252 2300 Board Members 12 the Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria. for Urban Ecology Design: Mackay Branson design Volunteers Co-ordinator The State Botanical Collection refers to Corporate Management Group 13 c/o School of Botany Copyright (c) Royal Botanic Gardens the collection of preserved botanical The University of Melbourne National Herbarium of Melbourne 2000 specimens, books and periodicals, Generous Financial Support 14 Parkville Victoria Victoria photographic images, paintings, drawings Australia 3052 Telephone (03) 9252 2300 and other materials and documents as Strategic Priorities 16 Telephone (03) (03) 8344 0146 defined in Section 3 of the Royal Botanic Gardens Act 1991. Annual Outputs The Australian Research Centre for Plant Sciences 18 Urban Ecology (ARCUE) refers to the CARLTON Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria’s Management of Administered Assets 26

research unit based at the School of Melbourne East Botany, The University of Melbourne. Its Visitor Programs 30 MELBOURNE CBD Melbourne activities are overseen by a board of Businesses 32 Flinders Street management operating as a committee of Melbourne Park MONASH FWY Station Tennis Centre the Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria, MCG Volunteers, Support Groups and Honorary Associates 34 SOUTH MELBOURNE SOUTH MELBOURNE Victorian with funding support provided by The Arts Centre Y a te r ra Southga R iv B Baker Foundation. e u r s

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, Kingsway 7 Dr Ferdinand von Mueller, the first Director of the Appendices 58 ROYAL BOTANIC 2 F C Royal Botanic Gardens, subsequently named the GARDENS E Dorcas Street D Domain Road species in 1859. This specimen is now one of over CRANBOURNE Tram 8 Anderson Street Compliance Index 67 Punt Road et 1.2 million specimens in the State Botanical Stre Park Collection carefully preserved at the National Maps and Contact Details (inside back cover) SOUTH YARRA Herbarium of Victoria. Today, plant scientists use the latest technology to extract and examine DNA (the genetic material in cells) from selected plant specimens. Colourful patterns represent genetic characteristics that enable us to identify, compare and understand the relationships between species. Student Patrick Ong from Pinewood Primary School learns about the importance of the world’s precious plants, through the Get Your Garden Growing education program. Values In our dealings with staff, visitors and clients, and in our management of issues and performance on a day-to-day basis, we are committed to the values of achievement, excellence, fairness, innovation, integrity, professionalism and trust. Developing our culture to produce and support these values is critical to our future corporate success. Living these values will facilitate the achievement of our Mission. Charter Under the Royal Botanic Gardens Act 1991, the objectives of the organisation are:

To conserve, protect and improve the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne and Cranbourne and managed land and their collections of living plants

To conserve and enhance the State Botanical Collection and the National Herbarium of Victoria

To provide for the use of the State Botanical Mission Collection or plants or plant specimens at the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne and Cranbourne for scientific or reference purposes, consistent with To advance the knowledge accepted international practice and enjoyment of plants, To increase public knowledge and awareness of and to foster their plants and plant communities conservation, in order to To provide for the use of the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne and Cranbourne for education, public give people a better enjoyment and tourism understanding of the essential part that plants play in all life on earth.

1 The Year in Brief

40 Water Conservation Garden Redeveloped 39,260 With the generous 30 35,740 34,736 assistance of South East

No. of students (000's) No. Water and our shared

20 commitment to excellent water conservation 23,010 practices, the Water Conservation Garden at 10 the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne has been redeveloped. The Garden 0 now displays a colourful Year 96/9797/98 98/99 99/2000 variety of plants from both Shop Assistant, Simon Meadows Number of students who participated Australia and other in Education Service programs assists a customer to select a countries that have low special botanically themed gift. at the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne and Cranbourne water requirements and are Community Embraces well suited to Melbourne's climate. The RBG always Observatory Gate The Most Comprehensive Reference on implements water-wise The refurbishment of the Victoria's Precious Flora practices and encourages Old Melbourne Observatory The fourth and final volume of the Flora of Victoria was the community to adopt and the opening of the new completed during 1999/2000. Thirteen years in the making, such activities. Interpretive Observatory Gate precinct the Flora is the only comprehensive primary reference of the signs at the Garden provide have proved to be most plants of Victoria and is the benchmark for botanical studies valuable information for successful for the Royal in the State, advancing the conservation and management visitors, advising them how Botanic Gardens of Victorian plant species. It has enabled many poorly to use water efficiently and Melbourne, and a very understood groups of plants to become better known by how to create their own popular experience with botanists, leading to a deeper understanding of their water conservation garden Melburnians and visitors ecology and conservation requirements. The fourth volume at home. alike. As a result, visitation brings together, for the first time, a large body of recent to RBG Melbourne has taxonomic research on important groups, such as increased by 20%, reaching Asteraceae (daisies). The Asteraceae is the largest plant 1.86 million visits per year. family in the State and includes many species of conservation During the year 7,004 significance, as well as many environmentally threatening customers enjoyed the weed species. variety of tours and walks available from the new Visitor Centre. Record sales have been achieved at The 2000 100 Gardens Shop, budget projections were met at

Observatory Café, and total 1500 75 net revenue for the 1,862,084 No. of visitors (000's) No. No. of visitors (000's) No. expanding functions and 74,930 71,222 1,565,212 1,543,494 events business increased 68,000 1000 50 by more than 135% from the previous year. Peter Elliott Architects Pty Ltd 500 25 was awarded the Royal Australian Institute of Architects Melbourne Prize 0 for the architectural design 0 Year 97/98 98/99 99/2000 Year 97/9898/99 99/2000 of the stunning modern Visitation to the Royal Botanic facility accommodating the Visitation to the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne Gardens Cranbourne 2 visitor centre, shop and café. Left: Martine Paull, Database Officer enters important information on one of the 1.2 million dried specimens in the State Botanical Collection.

Unlocking the Scientific Treasures of the Royal Botanic Gardens

A long-term vision of the Royal Botanic Gardens is to make the important information held within the Flying-fox Colony State Botanical Collection Continues Severe available to scientists and Damage to Trees researchers world-wide. This involves embracing new Monitoring and technologies that will, in the management of the Grey- headed Flying-fox colony long-term, enable RBG to continues at the Royal database and produce Botanic Gardens Melbourne, digital images of the entire with defoliation and general 1.2 million specimens in the degradation of the trees State Botanical Collection. and other vegetation The project has Most Outstanding Exhibit at the Melbourne increasing due to the commenced, with the first roosting habits of the International Flower and Garden Show stage concentrating on the colony. The population The Royal Botanic Gardens won the City of Melbourne Australian component of the of the species peaked at Award for the Most Outstanding Exhibit and the Gold Medal Collection. The John T Reid 8,000 in summer, when for Landscape Design for its display at the Melbourne Australian Charitable Trust the colony spread over one-third of the entire area International Flower and Garden Show 2000. The impressive generously donated display showcased Australian plants in both naturalistic and of RBG Melbourne. $0.5 million for the first contrived landscapes. These awards acknowledge the The management strategy 18 months of the project. dedication, expertise and diverse range of skills of RBG's developed in partnership staff in areas such as landscape design, horticulture, Stage one involves with the Department of construction, customer service, interpretation and marketing. mounting 13,000 specimens Natural Resources and and databasing 75,000 Environment has been The exhibit focussed on a landscaped display of Australian specimens. As of 30 June postponed awaiting the plants promoting RBG Cranbourne and its Australian Garden 2000, 3,957 specimens outcome of the Scientific Project, and positioned RBG as a leading institution in the Advisory Committee's conservation of Australia's plants. have been mounted and 20,390 computerised, consideration of the exceeding targets set for nomination to list the species as threatened New Entry Precinct and Stringybark this period. Picnic Area Improved under the Flora and This project will unlock Fauna Guarantee Act 1988. Major landscape works completed at the Royal Botanic valuable information, Gardens Cranbourne have advanced the quality of visitor highlighting new ecological facilities, access and experience across the site. The entry and economic opportunities design challenges the traditional use of Australian plants in the landscape, and contrasts with the surrounding bushland. to advance the conservation The entry signals to visitors that they have arrived at a of plants and the special destination and provides a glimpse of the future of management of weeds. the site. New developments at the Stringybark Picnic Area provide improved orientation and access for visitors, whilst Above left: (left to right) Andrew Grant - reflecting the natural setting with the use of rustic timbers, Divisional Director RBGC, David Adam - Chairman RBG Board, the Hon. Sherryl gravel paths and indigenous plants. These works were Garbutt MP - Minister for Environment partially funded by Parks Victoria. and Conservation and Dr Philip Moors - Director RBG admire the impressive Australian garden display at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show 2000. 3 Major Highlight Conserving Plant Biodiversity

Our Scientific Programs biological methods for their control; plant and Services propagation techniques and maintaining accurate plant nomenclature (name) databases for Australia. Describing and Naming Plants Horticultural staff at RBG are currently producing Discovering, identifying and classifying Australia’s Volume 3 of the Horticultural Flora of South Eastern plants and fungi – the scientific disciplines of Australia to aid other scientists in the identification floristics and systematics - are the focus of most and standardisation of plants in horticulture. research programs at RBG. In addition to finding These research programs benefit plant science and and naming plants and related groups, this the horticulture industry by reducing the distribution research also leads to a better understanding of of potential noxious weeds and pathogens, and The term ‘biodiversity’ existing plant classifications and evolutionary improving the management of the living collections is derived from bio relationships. Accurate identification and and living landscapes at RBG Melbourne and classification of plants is critical for their conservation meaning ‘life’ and Cranbourne. diversity meaning and for any research carried out on them. ‘variety’. It refers to the These studies are undertaken by staff at RBG Conservation Research variety of all life existing Melbourne and at RBG Cranbourne – which has Population growth and the increased pace of been a study area for ecological investigations for on Earth. Conserving development and habitat destruction have resulted over 30 years - and in collaboration with staff and in a rapid loss of biodiversity. In response to this the world’s biodiversity students at several universities in Victoria. worldwide issue, RBG has placed greater emphasis therefore enables all life More recently, the establishment of ARCUE in on research in conservation biology, ecology and to survive and flourish. 1998 has created Australia’s only research centre genetics. Assessing the conservation status of focussing on the biodiversity and conservation of Australian plants, studying their genetic diversity, plants and animals inhabiting the ‘islands’ of and developing propagation techniques for rare indigenous vegetation remaining in towns and cities. and threatened species all enable RBG to assist community and government initiatives to preserve Horticultural Research and/or reintroduce plants into their natural environments. Horticultural research at RBG encompasses studies of the identification and selection of superior plants for the flower and nursery industries; identifying pathogens (microorganisms causing diseases in plants) and developing There are three general levels of biodiversity: • genetic diversity Investing in the Scientists • species diversity of the Future • diversity of ecological It is important for the scientists of today to invest systems. in nurturing and training the scientists of the future. RBG staff therefore often present lectures at In order for our world to be universities and supervise honours and post- sustained for future graduate students, training them in plant generations, it is essential systematics and ecology. In this way we contribute that we conserve the rich to the teaching and professional development of diversity of microorgansims, the plant scientists, systematists and ecologists of plants, fungi, algae and tomorrow – for it is these people who will gain the animals, the genes they knowledge and guide the conservation actions contain, and the ecosystems needed to maintain this continent’s amazing they are part of. biodiversity.

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Joining Forces with the Communicating our Community Knowledge and Expertise The RBG seeks out opportunities to collaborate with universities, government departments and agencies, other botanic gardens, land The RBG is eager to management groups, community groups and associations both disseminate and provide nationally and internationally. These collaborative efforts facilitate a access to its research, multi-disciplinary approach to issues and the sharing of facilities, resources and expertise for knowledge and resources. the broader scientific industry, the community at large, and government. We deliver our research findings and other important information about Our Commitment to The Australian Research Centre for conservation and plant Conserving Biodiversity Urban Ecology (ARCUE) conducts 2. biodiversity through papers in research into understanding the scientific journals (including The Royal Botanic Gardens is importance of conserving the house botanical journal committed to the conservation and biodiversity in natural habitats Muelleria) and books, study of plant biodiversity, with an associated with populated areas. emphasis on Australian plants, presentations at conferences, fungi and algae. (Also refer to The Organisation, and through lectures (refer to pages 8 and 9) Appendix 10, Publications, Custodians of Plant Theses and Presentations). Scientific Expertise Conservation Resources Staff at the RBG also and Knowledge The RBG employs expert and participate in many dedicated staff who are qualified in associations and committees The National Herbarium of a variety of scientific fields. This (refer Appendix 9, Victoria, founded in 1853, is the enables RBG to develop and Representatives on External oldest herbarium in Australia and implement a broad range of highly Committees, Associated the oldest scientific institution in specific scientific research Status, and Awards). Victoria. It houses the most programs and offer a wide variety 3. comprehensive collection of of scientific services to the preserved Victorian plants and community. fungi, and holds internationally significant collections from other Our scientific and technical staff 1. Precious and significant dried parts of Australia and the world. including ecologists, plant specimens from the State Botanical Collection provide an horticulturists, systematists, The living plant collections at RBG invaluable reference for plant scientists. conservation geneticists, and Melbourne serve as a rich resource 2. ARCUE researches the ecological mycologists, as well as zoologists, for the study of plants and the diversity of urban natural habitats in curators, geographic information cultivation of many Australian and order to improve their conservation. systems (GIS) experts, planners, international rare and threatened 3. Nursery facilities enable the and tertiary and postgraduate species. propagation of many Australian and students, all contribute to the Royal exotic plants for use in RBG Melbourne The RBG Cranbourne contains Botanic Gardens’ studies of the and Cranbourne. They also enable some of the Melbourne region’s biodiversity and the conservation horticultural research to be undertaken. most important remnant of plants, algae and fungi. 4. The RBG has recently placed a greater vegetation and is recognised as 4. emphasis on conservation biology, a site of State significance for flora ecology and genetics to assist in the and fauna conservation. preservation and reintroduction of plants into their natural environments. Fostering the conservation of plants 5 Chairman’s Foreword

I am pleased to present the eighth Annual Report of the Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria, which for the first time incorporates the Plant Sciences Report. The 1999/2000 financial year has seen the consolidation of two major capital projects, Observatory Gate at the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne and the Australian Garden planned for the Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne. We have also expanded our revenue-generating activities and plant sciences programs. Observatory Gate has continued to be a major success, attracting record visitation and revenue since its opening in March 1999. I congratulate Peter Elliott Architects Pty Ltd who were awarded the Royal Australian Institute of Architects Melbourne Prize for the design of the impressive modern building accommodating the visitor centre, shop and café. Due to the success and popularity of this new visitor destination, annual visitor numbers to RBG Melbourne have substantially increased by 300,000, totalling 1.86 million visitors for 1999/2000. A funding proposal has been submitted to the Victorian Government to complete the first phase of the Australian Garden, a botanical and tourism facility of international significance. This two-year phase would establish the infrastructure and some of the key garden features and visitor amenities, with phase two taking approximately six years. Completion of the project is estimated to cost $26 million over the eight years. The Australian Garden will be the most exciting horticultural project in Victoria since the world-famous Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne was created in 1846. I am confident that these new gardens will come to hold a similarly high international reputation through the inspiration of their landscapes and the beauty of the plantings. Mr David S. Adam Chairman I thank the Minister for Environment and Conservation, the Hon Royal Botanic Gardens Board Sherryl Garbutt MP, for her continuing assistance and interest in the activities, issues and achievements of the Royal Botanic Gardens. I also acknowledge the Minister for Conservation and Land Management in the previous Victorian Government, the Hon Marie Tehan MP, for her support between July and October 1999. I am proud of the excellent performance in the past year by the Royal Botanic Gardens’ executive team and staff. Their diversity of talents and skill and their continuing dedication to producing high-quality projects that achieve our Mission are most admirable. I thank them all for their efforts.

Mr David S. Adam Chairman Royal Botanic Gardens Board

6 Director’s Report

The Royal Botanic Gardens can once again During the past five years, in an effort to protect celebrate a successful year. the Fern Gully and other areas, we have trialled various methods of dispersing the flying-foxes. Achievements in plant sciences and the study Noise, smoke, monofilament lines and water have of biodiversity demonstrate the institution’s all proved to be only temporary deterrents, and continuing commitment to the conservation of the population continues to rise. The devastating plant life, particularly in Australia. Such impact of their steadily increasing numbers achievements include the completion of the threatens the very future of these Gardens, which fourth and final volume of the Flora of Victoria, have been one of Melbourne’s premier cultural the continued growth of the Australian Research attractions and a key scientific resource for the Centre for Urban Ecology, and the opening of the past 154 years. Maud Gibson Trust Molecular Systematics Laboratory at the National Herbarium of Victoria. During June and July 2000 I visited several major botanic gardens in the United States and We also have cause to celebrate our achievements Britain, and attended the first World Botanic at the Melbourne International Flower and Gardens Congress in Asheville, North Carolina. I Garden Show 2000, where we received the City was reassured to find once again that the Royal of Melbourne Award for the Most Outstanding Botanic Gardens is among the world’s leading Exhibit and the Gold Medal for Landscape botanical institutions. The beauty of the Design. Inspiration for the display came from the landscapes at RBG Melbourne, the quality of our natural beauty of the Royal Botanic Gardens horticultural management, our excellent Cranbourne and designs for the future Australian corporate and horticultural planning documents, Garden there. the vitality and scope of our plant sciences The Director’s Circle, in only its second year of programs, and the diversity of our educational operation, has welcomed 42 new donors. I thank and visitor programs collectively highlight this. these generous individuals for their enthusiastic The RBG is strongly supported by many corporate support and look forward to their continuing and community partners and dedicated involvement in the life of the RBG. individuals. I warmly acknowledge the generous One issue that has been causing great concern is support of all our sponsors, donors and interest the serious damage being inflicted by the growing groups, particularly the Friends of the Royal population of Grey-headed Flying-foxes roosting Botanic Gardens Cranbourne, the Friends of the in the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, the Maud Dr Philip Moors Gibson Trust, the Voluntary Guides, the Director Royal Botanic Gardens Herbarium volunteers and other volunteers, the Plant Craft Cottage, and the Astronomical Society of Victoria, all of whom have provided invaluable assistance. I also thank the wonderfully talented staff of the RBG for their creativity, dedication and hard work. I look forward to the year ahead as we continue our work in celebrating and conserving the world’s plant life.

Dr Philip Moors Director Royal Botanic Gardens

7 The Organisation

The organisational objectives Revenue Generation and Corporate Structure established under the Royal Budgetary Objectives In the 1999/2000 financial Botanic Gardens Act 1991 The organisation's income year, the Public Programs and are outlined on page one of is primarily annual recurrent Development Division was this Annual Report. The funding from the Victorian dissolved and its component inaugural Board assumed its Government, supplemented branches were redistributed to The Royal Botanic responsibilities on 1 July by income generated through the remaining divisions. The Gardens Melbourne 1992. The Board reports to grants, donations, business Marketing and Business was founded in 1846 the Minister for Environment operations and investment. Development Branches joined the Corporate Resources under the instructions and Conservation. The annual recurrent budget is allocated to salaries, operating Division; the Education Service of Charles La Trobe, Organisational costs and minor capital works. was separated out from Visitor Superintendent Objectives Programs and both Branches of Port Phillip. In 1991, A new Royal Botanic Gardens joined the Melbourne Gardens The Royal Botanic Gardens Act Board Victoria Triennial Division and Cranbourne legislation was passed 1991 requires the Board to have Financial Plan, covering the Gardens Division respectively; by the State Government a Corporate Plan that outlines financial years 2000/01 to and the Development Branch of Victoria to create the strategies the organisation 2002/03, is currently being joined the Office of the Director. the Royal Botanic will undertake to achieve its finalised and establishes the No other changes or additions Charter. The second Corporate main budgetary objectives of the were made to the corporate Gardens Board and to Plan for the Royal Botanic organisation as being: structure. establish the organisation Gardens Board Victoria is operational from July 1997 to as an independent To increase resources to address Administrative June 2002. For specific details, the curation backlog of the State statutory authority with Responsibilities refer to the 'Strategic Priorities' Botanical Collection the ability to generate section of this Annual Report. The Board administers the and retain revenue. To provide improved management Royal Botanic Gardens and development of the Royal Legislation Melbourne, Royal Botanic Botanic Gardens Cranbourne Gardens Cranbourne, the No amendments were made to National Herbarium of Victoria, To generate a consistent increase of the Royal Botanic Gardens the State Botanical Collection at least $100,000 per annum in the Board Victoria's legislation and the Australian Research Royal Botanic Gardens Board during 1999/2000. The Centre for Urban Ecology. Victoria's revenue (to $1.2 million by organisation is, however, 2001/02) seeking amendments to the Act Royal Botanic Gardens to reflect our activities more To achieve a consistent growth in Melbourne (RBG Melbourne) accurately, specifically in relation corporate, community and to research into plant biodiversity philanthropic contributions of at least The Royal Botanic Gardens and conservation, and ARCUE. $100,000 per annum Melbourne in South Yarra The increased emphasis on extends over 38 hectares and biodiversity and ecology directly To build the Endowment Fund includes the site of the Old supports the State Biodiversity towards the target of $1 million by Melbourne Observatory, now Strategy, and more accurately 2004 called Observatory Gate. reflects the organisation's The RBG Melbourne displays scientific responsibilities. To build the capital reserve to more than 56,000 individual $400,000. Amendments are also being plants, representing over 12,000 sought to increase the length of different species from every part term for which the Board may of the globe, presented in grant licences, and to remove picturesque, landscaped settings. the restriction on the Board Visitor services and facilities from running a plant sales include extensive interpretive business. signs, guided walks and tours, two cafés, two gift shops and a visitor centre. 8 Open every day of the year with Royal Botanic Gardens In 1995, a Development Plan free entry, RBG Melbourne Cranbourne (RBG Cranbourne) was completed for RBG attracts approximately 1.86 Cranbourne. The non- In 1970, as a result of the vision million intrastate, interstate and conservation areas of the site of the Maud Gibson Trust, the overseas visitors every year. will be developed to include State Government established the Australian Garden (an the Royal Botanic Gardens outstanding display of Australia's National Herbarium of Victoria Cranbourne to complement the remarkable flora), an extensive and the State Botanical Melbourne site through the botanic collection of major Collection creation of an Australian native Australian habitats and a plant garden. The site now The State Botanical Collection recreational zone. is housed in the National covers 363 hectares, including Herbarium of Victoria at RBG large areas of bushland and Australian Research Centre for Melbourne, and consists of wetlands of high conservation Urban Ecology (ARCUE) more than one million dried value. specimens of plants, algae and The RBG Cranbourne offers a ARCUE conducts research fungi from Australia and around into better understanding The Hon. Sherryl Garbutt MP, natural bushland experience, Minister for Environment and the world. The Herbarium also and attracts bushwalkers and and managing biodiversity in Conservation, and a Victorian maintains a rich and diverse birdwatchers, as well as local isolated natural habitats within school student celebrate World collection of botanical books, picnickers and tourists, who Australian cities and towns with Environment Day at the RBG manuscripts and works of art. the view to conserving these Melbourne’s Water Conservation make use of the barbecue area Garden. and interpretive displays. areas. Future scientific programs Visitation in 1999/2000 totalled will include the study of approximately 68,000 people. ecological processes and restoration of urban areas.

Organisational Chart Minister for Environment and Conservation, the Hon. Sherryl Garbutt MP

Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria

Director • Development and Fundraising Dr Philip Moors • Administration and Research

Divisional Director Divisional Director Divisional Director Divisional Director Chief Botanist and RBG Melbourne RBG Cranbourne Corporate Resources Australian Research Divisional Director Richard Barley Andrew Grant Jenny Steinicke Centre for Urban Ecology Plant Sciences and (to May 2000) Assoc. Prof. Mark McDonnell Biodiversity Prof. Jim Ross

• Aboriculture • Ecology • Business Development • Research • Collections • Education Services • Horticulture and Works • Facilities and • Library • Gardens North • Planning and Administration • Plant Sciences • Gardens South Development • Finance • Nursery • Visitor Programs • Human Resources • Records and Planning • Information Technology • Technical Services • Marketing and Communications

9 Corporate Governance

Victorian Government Responsibility The Board committees are as follows: Finance and Audit Committee, Funding Advisory The Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria was Committee, Royal Botanic Gardens Friends responsible to the Minister for Conservation and Liaison Committee, Royal Botanic Gardens Land Management, the Hon. Marie Tehan MP, Maud Gibson Trust Committee, Australian for the period 1 July 1999 to 19 October 1999; Garden Project Control Group, ARCUE Board of and the Minister for Environment and Management, and the Executive Remuneration Conservation, the Hon. Sherryl Garbutt MP, for Committee. the period 20 October 1999 to 30 June 2000. The committees may include Board members and other persons who bring special areas of Declaration of Interest expertise to the organisation. Members of the A member of the Board: Finance and Audit Committee are Mr David Adam, Prof. Pauline Ladiges, Mr Rodger Elliot 1. who has a direct or pecuniary interest in a and Dr Philip Moors. contract or other matter being dealt with by the Board; or Remuneration 2. who holds an office or possesses property as a result of which, directly or indirectly, Remuneration of the members of the Board is duties or interests may be created in conflict fixed by the Governor-in-Council under with the member’s duties as a Board Schedule 2 of the Royal Botanic Gardens Act member; 1991. must declare the nature of the interest at a meeting of the Board, as soon as possible after Executive Remuneration becoming aware of the interest or potential Remuneration for the Director is determined by conflict. Any such declaration must be recorded the Governor-in-Council on the in the minutes of the meeting, and the member recommendation of Cabinet. The Board must take no further part in the discussion of, appoints the Director and is responsible for his or vote on, the matter to which the declaration performance. The Finance and Audit Committee relates. also has the role of Executive Remuneration Committee. Term of Office A member of the Board holds office for a term Delegating Functions which must not exceed four years, but is The Board may delegate functions to a eligible for reappointment. The appointment of committee of the Board, the Director, any of the Board members is timed to ensure that there is Board’s members or any of its staff. always a quorum of Board members available at any one time (a quorum of the Board is four members). Information Exchange The Director attends every Board meeting and Board Meetings and Board the Divisional Director, Corporate Resources, Committees is the Secretary to the Board. Every Divisional Director attends at least one Board meeting per Board meetings are held at least nine times year with the specific purpose of presenting every year, and most Board members also information on the activities of that particular participate in one or more Board committees. Division. These presentations aim Special Board meetings are occasionally held to keep the Board informed of the outputs of for decisions relating to special issues or each Division and serve to increase their projects. familiarity with the organisation’s activities. The Board may also request external or independent advice on a particular matter. The organisation responds to a variety of government agencies that request information.

10 Risk Management The Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria has a Risk Management Plan which covers public safety, business operations and site accessibility across all of its activities and operations. These risks, and RBG’s management of them, are reported annually to the Victorian Managed Insurance Authority. The RBG uses the Risk Management Plan and several other planning mechanisms to identify, understand and manage possible positive and negative outcomes.

Ethics The Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria’s values statement is indicative of the organisation’s commitment to the creation and maintenance of a fair and equitable environment for RBG’s stakeholders.

Provision of Culturally Appropriate Services The Royal Botanic Gardens has employed an Aboriginal Liaison Officer. Working closely with the traditional custodians of the site, the Networks have been established with the local David Robbins, Horticultural Technician Aboriginal Liaison Officer and other RBG staff Aboriginal community of the eastern suburbs "In the nurseries at RBG Melbourne have developed the popular and highly to begin development of an Aboriginal and Cranbourne we propagate a wide acclaimed Aboriginal Heritage Walk at RBG Resource Trail at RBG Cranbourne. variety of Australian and exotic species Melbourne. Indigenous Cultural Interpreters Archeological sites have previously been found to add to our diverse collections and use for horticultural research. I take deliver the experience, which highlights the at RBG Cranbourne. great pride in nurturing these young special connections between culture and Application has also been made for funding to plants and watching them develop and place, spanning millennia, on this special piece produce multilingual brochures in order to flourish over time." of land. provide non-English speaking visitors to RBG Aspects of traditional life are also being woven Melbourne and Cranbourne with a more into the planning and development of the Long detailed level of information. Island Project at RBG Melbourne. The RBG Melbourne provides education Redevelopment of this site will highlight both programs to students with special needs, indigenous vegetation and cultural links. including non-English speaking members of In June the Aboriginal Liaison Officer and two our community. Cultural Interpreters attended the National Programs have also been developed to Indigenous Tourism Forum in Sydney, where support the school curriculum area of the Aboriginal Liaison Officer presented a Languages Other Than English (LOTE). These paper. programs have been developed in Indonesian and German and focus on increasing students’ understanding and knowledge of how plants are used in different cultures.

11 Royal Botanic Gardens Board Members at 30 June 2000

Mr David S. Adam Mr W. Rodger Elliot Mrs Sarah Guest LLB (Hons) Appointed to the Board 23 April 1996. Appointed to the Board 23 April 1996. Chairman - appointed 3 June 1997. Mr Elliot is a recipient of the Australian Mrs Guest has served as Chair of the Appointed to the Board 23 April 1996. Institute of Horticulture's Award for Victorian Committee of Australia's Open Mr Adam was an Executive Director of BHP Excellence, the Australian Natural History Garden Scheme (AOGS) and is currently a from 1977 until 1986. He was Chairman of Medallion, and most recently the Gold board member of AOGS. She writes a Colonial Limited from 1992 until his Veitch Memorial Medal. He is an Honorary gardening column for The Age newspaper retirement in June 2000. Life Member of the Australian Plant Society, and is the author of several books on plants is Deputy Chairman of the Advisory and Australian gardens, including the book Prof. Pauline Y. Ladiges Committee of the Maud Gibson Trust and is 'Private Gardens of Australia'. She also PhD, MSc, DipEd a member of the Dandenong Ranges contributes to magazines both in Australia Deputy Chairman - appointed 3 March 1998. Gardens Trust. and overseas. Appointed to the Board 3 March 1992. Mr John Gough Dr Brian A. McNamee Prof. Ladiges is Professor and Head of the AO, OBE, Hon LLD MB, BS School of Botany at The University of Melbourne. She is a member of the Advisory Appointed to the Board 25 March 1997. Appointed to the Board 22 July 1997. Committee for the Australian Biological Mr Gough is Vice-President of the Walter Dr McNamee is the Managing Director of Resources Study (ABRS), The and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research. CSL Limited. Previously he was Managing Environmental Committee for Parks He is a Governor of the Ian Potter Director and Chief Executive Officer of Victoria, and a non-executive Director of Foundation and The Australia-Israel Pacific Biotechnology Limited (Sydney); Yarra Valley Water. Prof. Ladiges is a Chamber of Commerce. General Manager, Faulding Products founding member of the Royal Botanic Division, FH Faulding and Co; and Gardens Board. International Product Manager, Dr Madaus and Co. Dr Anne Astin PhD, BSc (Hons), Grad Cert PSM The Royal Botanic Gardens Board (left to right) The Royal Botanic Gardens Corporate Management Appointed to the Board 25 March 1997. Professor Pauline Ladiges (Deputy Chairman), Group (left to right) Dr Philip Moors, Andrew Grant, Dr Anne Astin, Mr W. Rodger Elliot, Mr John Gough, Jenny Steinicke, Professor Jim Ross, Associate Professor Dr Astin is Director Land Registry and Mrs Sarah Guest, Mr David Adam (Chairman) and Mark McDonnell and Richard Barley at Perch Swamp, Registrar of Titles, Department of Natural Dr Brian A. McNamee on the Hopetoun Lawn, Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne. 12 Resources and Environment. Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. Corporate Management Group

Director (1992) Divisional Director, Corporate Resources (1992) Dr Philip Moors PhD, BSc (Hons) Jenny Steinicke BA, Grad Dip Bus Leads and promotes the activities of the Royal Botanic Gardens Responsible for initiating and co-ordinating projects to improve Melbourne and Cranbourne, the National Herbarium of Victoria, corporate management, including financial management and and the Australian Research Centre for Urban Ecology in order to planning, human resources, marketing and communications, achieve the highest standards in horticultural, scientific and financial information technology, business development, facilities management and in visitor and education programs. management, and legal, legislative and contractual issues.

Dr Moors worked as an ecologist in New Zealand for 15 years, Divisional Director, Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne becoming Assistant Director (Research) for the Department of (1997 - May 2000) Conservation. Between 1989 and 1992 he was Director of the Andrew Grant BSc (Hons), Grad Dip Bus, Ass Dip Pk Mgmnt Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union (now Birds Australia) in Melbourne. Responsible for management of the Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne, including horticultural planning and operations, Divisional Director, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne (1992) conservation management, landscape management, planning, Richard Barley BAppSc (Horticulture) capital works and management of the Australian Garden project. Provides direction for the delivery of excellent visitor programs Responsible for horticultural planning and operations, including at RBG Melbourne and Cranbourne. planning, management and development of living collections and landscape, arboriculture, nursery operations, plant records and Director, Australian Research Centre for Urban Ecology (1998) general works. Provides direction for the delivery of excellent Assoc. Prof. Mark McDonnell PhD, MSc, BA education services at RBG Melbourne and Cranbourne. Responsible for scientific studies of plant biodiversity and ecological Chief Botanist and Divisional Director, Plant Sciences and processes in natural habitats within urban areas. Initially, studies Biodiversity (1992) will focus on applying ecological science to the management and Prof. Jim Ross PhD, MSc preservation of urban areas. Responsible for scientific research into plant biodiversity and Dr McDonnell is an Associate Professor with the School of Botany systematics, and management of the State Botanical Collection. at The University of Melbourne. He is an Associate Editor for the As Chief Botanist, he holds statutory responsibility under the Royal journal Urban Ecology and is on the editorial board of Ecological Botanic Gardens Act 1991 and the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Management and Restoration. Dr McDonnell also serves on the RMIT Substances Act 1981. He is also a Professorial Associate with the Department of Land Information Course Advisory Committee. School of Botany at The University of Melbourne. 13 Generous Financial Support

1999/2000 Gift Totals Donations from A A Corporates $330,100.00 individuals, corporate F sponsorships, grants B Trusts/Foundations $720,092.00 C Individuals $185,016.00 from community D Friends/Community Groups $35,413.00 groups, philanthropic E Scientific Grants $170,093.00 E F Government/Semi-Government Support $567,540.00 trusts and foundations D B are vital to the Royal C Botanic Gardens Board Victoria. The amounts listed below include this year and Mr John Calvert-Jones AM and Mrs Janet We acknowledge with previous years’ donations. Calvert-Jones AM appreciation their Mrs Margaret Darling AM financial assistance Benefactor (more than $500,000) Friends of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Cranbourne Inc. received this year and Pacific Dunlop Limited is our Principal The Hermon Slade Foundation in past years. This Corporate Benefactor. We thank the company Douglas and Patricia Hocking support has enabled us for its generous involvement in, and contribution HS Pty Ltd to, achieving the Mission of RBG. to expand and improve The Ian Potter Foundation Melbourne Research Career Establishment RBG Melbourne and The Baker Foundation Grant Scheme Cranbourne, assist in Department of Education, Employment and K H and A M Simon Training the preservation of the Plant Craft Cottage Inc. State Botanical Department of Natural Resources and Environment South East Water Ltd Collection, and enlarge Parks Victoria Mr C R and Mrs B L Ward-Ambler our scientific research The William Buckland Foundation and conservation Partner ($250,000-$499,000) programs. Member ($5,000-$9,999) Friends of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne Inc. Dr Sophie Ducker AM John T Reid Australian Charitable Trust Neutrog Root Projects Australia Pty Ltd Companion ($100,000-$249,000) Donors ($1,000-$4,999) Australian Biological Resources Study Maud Gibson Trust Anonymous Mr Roger Riordan Australian Orchid Foundation Jon and Naomi Bale City of Casey Major Supporter ($50,000-$99,999) Colonial Limited Annamilla Pty Ltd Philip Goodman Aspect Computing Pty Ltd K A and M E B Hawkins Catholic Education Office Susan Hayes The late Mr Arno Herpe Maria Jo Herpe Davor Jurcic Movielink Pty Ltd Supporter ($10,000-$49,999) Jillian Pappas Australian Flora Foundation Sunshine Foundation Australian Research Council (Strategic Benjamin Wilson Partnerships with Industry - Research and Training) 14 Director’s Circle Members Sally and Robin Hirst ($1,000 per annum) Mr Douglas and Mrs Patricia Hocking Julie Howell The Director’s Circle is an initiative to attract Peter Jopling and Jane Scally annual and unrestricted gifts to the Royal Ms Julie Kantor Botanic Gardens, and to broaden the Alison Rice, Horticulturist community’s understanding of RBG’s activities. Carolyn Kay and Simon Swaney Thank you to the following supporters for their David and Trudy Kennedy "External financial support enables us to enhance and further develop the vision and generosity. Craig and Connie Kimberley Royal Botanic Gardens. Sponsorship Zara M Kimpton from South East Water has allowed Patron Mr and Mrs A D Lapthorne me and other staff to develop the environmentally sustainable Water Dr Philip Moors Rob and Jenny Lempriere Conservation Garden. I think that this George and Janet Limb is a great example of a garden you can Honorary Member Peter Lovell and Michael Jan plant at home, that has little impact on our precious water resources." Mr Lindsay and Mrs Paula Fox and family Mackay Branson design Dr Brian McNamee Member Dr Philip and Dr Debbie Moors Anonymous Nigel and Diana Morgan Anonymous Mr Richard Morgan Anonymous Mrs Suzanne Morgan David and Judith Adam Martyn K Myer Mr Logan Armstrong Sarah & Baillieu Myer Family Trust Philippe and Sherryn Batters Grant Nicol Mr Marc Besen AO and Mrs Eva Besen Richard Oliver AM Julia and Sally Bloomfield Adele Palmer Vivien Brass George and Jillian Pappas Sally Browne and Ray Evans Andrew Porter and Carl Carthy Meredith Bunn Lady Potter AO Ms Leonie Burke John Ralph AC and Barbara Ralph Mrs Janet Calvert-Jones AM Mrs Carolyn Rayner Mr John Calvert-Jones AM Josephine Ridge Sir Roderick and Lady Carnegie J Riley Mrs Elizabeth Chernov Gordon and Marieta Robinson Don and Janice Cooper Peter and Barbara Shearer Mrs Caroline Cornish Rosemary Simpson Murray Collins and Rob Grant Peter Smedley W D T Cowan Mr Jack Smorgon AM Margaret F Darling AM Brian and Diana Snape Mrs Joan Dickson Judy Ann Stewart Rodger and Gwen Elliot The Sir Donald and Lady Trescowthick Dr Helen M Ferguson Foundation Colin and Rhonda Galbraith Ralph Ward-Ambler AM and Barbara Ward- The Gandel Charitable Trust Ambler Robert A Gell Lyn Williams Charles and Cornelia Goode Anne and John Wyld Philip Goodman Sarah Guest Sino and Barbara Guzzardi Mr and Mrs Michael Hamson Susan Hayes Mrs Maria Jo Herpe Investing in our future 15 Strategic Priorities

The following information Strategic Priority 1 Strategic Priority 2 Strategic Priority 3 outlines the strategic Diversity and richness of Superior management Leadership in research priorities and objectives visitor experiences and enhancement of the and conservation which make up the collections, gardens, 1997/2002 Corporate Plan Objective 1.1 Heightened natural habitats and Objective 3.1 Establishment at RBG of the Royal Botanic community understanding of the built environment Cranbourne of a national centre of Gardens Board Victoria. purpose, activities and collections of excellence for research into natural RBG Melbourne and Cranbourne Objective 2.1 Demonstrated habitats in urban areas excellence in horticultural Objective 1.2 Utilisation of RBG's maintenance and presentation of Objective 3.2 A conservation policy landscapes and facilities for a broad gardens and landscapes for RBG range of visitor activities Objective 2.2 Development of the Objective 3.3 An integrated Objective 1.3 Increased access to, living plant collections of RBG conservation research program and visitor participation in, a greater Melbourne in accordance with the focusing on Victorian plants diversity of visitor programs, services Master Plan and Collections Policy and tourist packages Objective 3.4 Expansion of the Objective 2.3 Conservation and systematics, micropropagation and Objective 1.4 Optimisation of visitor enhancement of the indigenous flora plant selection research programs attendance at RBG Melbourne and and fauna and their habitats at RBG Cranbourne Melbourne and Cranbourne Objective 3.5 Increased accessibility to collections, databases Objective 2.4 Development of and research information, particularly information technology and descriptive and distributional data for management systems to improve Victorian and horticultural plants efficiency, productivity and reliability Objective 3.6 Consolidation of RBG Objective 2.5 Curation and as a national focus for biodiversity enhancement of the State Botanical research on cryptogams (fungi, Collection in accordance with a lichens, algae, mosses and long-term management plan liverworts)

Objective 2.6 Successful Objective 3.7 Expanded programs completion of major capital projects, enabling students, research fellows particularly the Australian Garden and honorary associates to and Woodland Recreation Zone at undertake studies utilising the living RBG Cranbourne and Observatory and preserved collections at RBG Gate at RBG Melbourne Objective 3.8 Enhanced and Objective 2.7 Maintenance and effective communication of research improvement of buildings and capital and conservation information to the infrastructure to meet the scientific and general community requirements of the Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria and in accordance with Victorian Government standards

Objective 2.8 Definition and management of RBG's brand and corporate identity

16 Strategic Priority 4 Strategic Priority 5 Excellence in staff and Efficiency and workplace management accountability in financial management Objective 4.1 Recruitment and retention of skilled and motivated Objective 5.1 Budget management staff who are able to meet RBG's and reporting with a focus on agreed needs and support its culture outcomes

Objective 4.2 Workplace practices Objective 5.2 Management to meet that continue to promote productivity all financial targets and statutory and efficiency, and equity and safety requirements and the needs of RBG

Objective 4.3 The best achievable Objective 5.3 Increases in annual employment conditions within the net revenue through expanded resources available to the Royal revenue-producing activities Botanic Gardens Board Victoria Objective 5.4 Increased levels of Objective 4.4 Professional sponsorship, donations and Over 1.86 million people enjoyed development that meets the needs of the glorious landscapes of the bequests, and other grants Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne The Public Accounts RBG and fosters job satisfaction in 1999/2000 and Estimates Objective 5.5 Management of all Objective 4.5 A clear understanding capital projects so that they are Committee report on by all staff of the corporate completed on time, within approved Annual Reporting in the objectives of the Royal Botanic budgets, to agreed standards, and in Victorian Public Sector Gardens Board Victoria and a professional manner (May 1999) has organisational performance recommended an Objective 4.6 Staff ownership of increased need for decision-making, and responsibility performance for actions and outcomes information in annual reports. In 1999/2000 in reporting on performance the Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria has continued to elect to align information with its relevant output targets (see the tabular report overleaf). Dedicated to achievement 17 Annual Outputs Plant Sciences

Key Result Area Major Achievements Description

1. Advancement in Development of GIS database - ARCUE Developed a Geographic Information System (GIS) knowledge through database to aid and facilitate ARCUE’s research plant sciences research

Parks Victoria Research Partnerships - In collaboration with The University of Melbourne, ARCUE RBG successfully tendered for a role in Parks Victoria’s Research Partnership Program

Revision of Boronia (Rutaceae) - Marco Revision of tropical and east coast Boronias is Duretto continuing with one manuscript in press and others nearing completion

A tentative morphological phylogeny of the A phylogeny of the mimosoid tribe Ingeae has been Ingeae (Mimosaceae) - Jim Grimes proposed, based on work on new ways of describing the inflorescence

Revision of the moss Dicranoloma Completed revision of the Malesian species of the (Bryopsida, Dicranaceae) - Niels Klazenga moss Dicranoloma, and commenced a revision of the (Pacific Dunlop Fellow) Australasian species of the genus

Revision of truffle-like Russulales (Fungi) - Revision of truffle-like Russulales from Australasia is Teresa Lebel continuing, two papers published and a third accepted

Taxonomic revision of Zygnemataceae Revision of Australian members of Zygnemataceae (Chlorophyta) in Australia -Simon Lewis and (filamentous green algae) near completion Tim Entwisle (NSW)

Molecular phylogeny and biogeography of Sequencing DNA from species in subgenus eudesmid eucalypts (Myrtaceae) - Eudesmia, a morphologically diverse group of Frank Udovicic eucalypts, with unknown relationships

Molecular phylogeny of groups within Seeking to elucidate the relationships between the eucalypts (Myrtaceae)- Frank Udovicic major groups of eucalypts and Pauline Ladiges (MELU)

Revision of Centipeda (Asteraceae)- Revision of this mainly Australian genus is being Neville Walsh finalised. All species have been circumscribed and their distributions mapped

18 This output group relates to the use of the Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria’s collections of plant specimens for botanical and horticultural research. The outcomes relate to discoveries about plants, plant communities, fungi, the conservation of biodiversity, and developing understanding about the threats to biodiversity. The Plant Science Output Group includes the following: Australian Research Centre for Urban Ecology (ARCUE) – Research associated with ecology, restoration and management of urban natural environments throughout Australia and the world. Botanical Knowledge – The National Herbarium of Victoria and its research programs, training and supervision of honours, masters and PhD students, plant identifications, and scientific consulting/contracting work.

Discussion Outlook Key Performance Indicator Objectives

Physical, demographic and biological data This database will be expanded Timely and cost-effective 3.1 have been collected and integrated into a to provide critical information for delivery of projects 3.8 spatial database providing a valuable research ecological research and tool facilitating urban ecology and conservation education research

Parks Victoria provides funds for directed Currently one honours student Industry, government, and 3.1 research as well as student projects related to at ARCUE is participating in the community use of plant science 3.8 the assessment of conservation risks to parks program and more are expected services and programs

Nearly 20 new species or subspecies are Papers submitted to journals Timely and cost-effective 3.4 identified, a dataset for a cladistic analysis of and the Flora of Australia delivery of research programs 3.5 the genus (c. 140 spp.) is near completion treatment of the genus 3.8 completed

Descriptions of inflorescences are still based Use the new methods in other Timely and cost-effective 3.4 on outdated 19th century terminology. RBG plant groups delivery of research programs Melbourne is proposing new ways of describing inflorescences

Number of species in Australia and New Papers to be submitted to Timely and cost-effective 3.4 Zealand is currently estimated to be 12 international journals and Flora delivery of research programs 3.5 and 10 respectively of Australia treatment to be 3.6 completed 3.8

43 new species of truffle-like relatives of Series of papers on new species Timely and cost-effective 3.4 Russula have been described and keys are near completion and a Fungi delivery of research programs 3.5 to all species are being produced of Australia treatment has been 3.6 proposed 3.8

Nomenclature of Australian members now One manuscript has been Timely and cost-effective 3.4 understood and one new species identified submitted and the Algae of delivery of research programs 3.5 Australia account is nearing 3.6 completion 3.8

Genomic DNA has been isolated from 20 When sequencing is finished, Timely and cost-effective 3.4 species, and a chloroplast region of DNA has a paper describing the delivery of research programs 3.8 been sequenced for 10 species of eudesmids evolutionary relationships and biogeography will be completed

Six regions of DNA were sequenced for A paper has been published in Timely and cost-effective 3.4 seventeen taxa. The more conserved Australian Systematic Botany. delivery of research programs 3.8 chloroplast regions and the more variable Another paper is in press in the nuclear DNA both supported the same Kew Bulletin relationships

12 taxa are now recognised (five recognised The revision and a Flora of Timely and cost-effective 3.4 previously). Australia is the centre of diversity Australia treatment will soon be delivery of research programs 3.5 (11 taxa), with New Zealand (three) southern submitted for publication 3.8 Asia (two) and Chile (one)

19 Annual Outputs Plant Sciences (cont)

Key Result Area Major Achievements Description

Maud Gibson Trust Molecular Systematics The laboratory has been completed and enables staff Laboratory and research students to conduct molecular studies using DNA sequences

Smoke responsiveness of indigenous plant Examining effects of smoke water on germination of seed, RBG Cranbourne indigenous plant seed

Restoration of sand-mined areas, Examining the effect of various restoration treatments RBG Cranbourne on former sand-mine sites

2. To build relationships Expanding ARCUE’s teaching role ARCUE staff gave 12 undergraduate and through educational departmental lectures at four universities opportunities

Expansion of the J H Willis Studentship Enables RBG to offer students a training opportunity in a botanical discipline each year

3. Effective communication Increasing the profile of urban ecology ARCUE staff delivered 15 presentations at local, and access to research - ARCUE national and international workshops, forums, knowledge symposia and conferences

Muelleria publications produced - Two issues of the RBG scientific journal Muelleria, Jim Grimes (Ed) and Teresa Lebel (Assist. Ed) were published

Fungi Information Sheets launched - Sponsorship from the Australian Plants Society Tom May and Teresa Lebel enabled the research and production of the information sheets

Catalogue of Australian Fungi accessible Final editing to second volume of the Catalogue is on-line - Tom May and Josephine Milne occurring

Flora of Victoria completed - Neville Walsh The fourth and final volume of the Flora, the first and Tim Entwisle (Ed) comprehensive, illustrated Flora of the State, published October 1999

20 Discussion Outlook Key Performance Indicator Objectives

Molecular genetics assist to clarify evolutionary The laboratory will broaden the Timely and cost-effective 3.4 relationships among organisms and have research undertaken delivery of research programs revolutionised our understanding of the natural world

A number of indigenous plant seeds have Improved success in restoration Timely and cost-effective 2.3 shown improved germination in field and activities. A journal article will be delivery of research programs 3.8 nursery trials published

Substantial germination of locally collected and Improved understanding of Timely and cost-effective 2.3 applied seed restoration process in severely delivery of research programs 3.8 disturbed sites. Journal articles will be published

The participation of ARCUE staff exposed Teaching role is expected to Numbers of students in research 3.1 students and faculties from a wide range of increase with the programs and knowledge 3.7 disciplines to urban ecology concepts and commencement of new staff generation 3.8 ARCUE’s research

Studentships afford students an opportunity to A private sponsor has enabled Numbers of students in research 3.7 work on research projects with an RBG funding of two positions per programs and knowledge scientist annum generation

ARCUE’s profile has been raised and expertise Interactions and collaborative Industry, government, and 3.1 recognised around Australia and internationally projects arising from the community use of plant science 3.5 meetings are being explored services and programs 3.8

A cumulative index to all scientific names and The index will be updated with Industry, government and 3.3 authors for all previous issues was compiled, each issue and the website community use of plant science 3.4 and the journal was placed on the RBG expanded services and programs 3.5 website 3.6 3.8

Provided answers to commonly asked Further sheets are in Increased accessibility of fungal 3.5 questions about fungi, including advice on preparation, and will also be distributional and ecological 3.6 eating wild fungi available on the Internet data 3.8

Lists for the first time all names of fungi from Preparing final volume of the Increased accessibility of fungal 3.4 Australia under their accepted names, with Catalogue, covering microfungi. nomenclatural data 3.5 comprehensive citation of literature A version of the catalogue for 3.6 the Internet will be produced 3.8

Includes detailed descriptions, ecological A compact handbook containing Industry, government and 3.5 information and distribution of all naturally identification keys to all vascular community use of plant science 3.8 occurring vascular plant species plants in Victoria is in services and programs preparation

21 Annual Outputs Plant Sciences (cont)

Key Result Area Major Achievements Description

Published the inaugural issue of the ARCUE Hard copies of the newsletter and electronic versions newsletter Urban Spotlight were distributed to over 400 people throughout Australia and internationally

Development of ARCUE’s website Created a user-friendly website that provides information about ARCUE and urban ecology to the world

FUNGIMAP advances Recorders number more than 500, and over 5,000 records have been received

Royal Botanic Gardens Library The library has the responsibility for the preservation of all components of the State Botanical Collection with the exception of the preserved plant collections

4. Application of Biological control of Phytophthora Recommendations for the horticultural management knowledge for ecology cinnamomi (Cinnamon Fungus) - of Phytophthora cinnamomi susceptible species can and conservation Rob Cross and The University of Melbourne be developed

Rare and threatened Zierias (Rutaceae) Documentation and formal description of 10 rare from Queensland - Marco Duretto and Zierias that are under threat of extinction Paul Forster (Queensland Herbarium)

Studies of endemic species of Agrostis The taxonomic status and genetic diversity of some grasses (Poaceae) - Liz James lowland Agrostis species in southeastern Australia are being determined and compared

Increasing genetic diversity in the Genetic diversity is being assessed using molecular endangered orchid Diuris fragrantissima techniques and data which will be used to minimise - Liz James inbreeding and increase numbers of rare alleles

Response of native grasses to varying A hydroponic facility is being used to study the effect salt levels in hydroponics - Liz James of salinity on native grasses and the Plant Biotechnology Centre, La Trobe University

22 Discussion Outlook Key Performance Indicator Objectives

Urban Spotlight communicates news of Information is being collected Industry, government, and 3.1 ARCUE’s activities and research to a wide and preparations made to community use of plant science 3.8 audience, including scientists, policy makers publish the newsletter twice a services and programs and the public year

The website includes descriptions of mission, The site will be continually Industry, government, and 3.1 staff, research, publications and urban ecology improved, updated and community use of plant science 3.8 links. expanded services and programs

Funding from The Ian Potter Foundation A CD-ROM guide is in Increased accessibility of fungal 3.4 enabled appointment of a Coordinator and a preparation, and continued distributional and ecological 3.5 FUNGIMAP forum in Tasmania which was funding for the scheme is being data 3.6 attended by RBG staff sought 3.8

The library responded to 2,369 reference The library will continue to Industry, government, and 3.5 enquiries, 3,379 loans to RBG staff, 61 loans manage and enhance its community use of Plant Science and 143 photocopy requests to DNRE staff; collections and provide services services and programs requested 178 interlibrary loans; supplied 93 book and photocopy interlibrary loan requests to other libraries; accessioned 1,455 periodicals, catalogued 1,207 items and amended 3,058 catalogue records

Support by the Maud Gibson Trust has enabled Publication of work is continuing Timely and cost-effective 3.4 clear recommendations for the management of including a booklet for use by delivery of research programs 3.6 species susceptible to Phytophthora professional horticulturists and 3.7 cinnamomi amateur gardeners 3.8

Formal description and documenting all current A paper describing the taxa will Timely and cost-effective 3.4 ecological knowledge assists in producing be submitted to Austrobaileya delivery of research programs 3.5 management plans for long term conservation 3.8

Genetic data supports formal description of Information has been provided Timely and cost-effective 3.3 two new grasses formerly considered varieties to land managers, one paper delivery of research programs 3.7 of A. billardierei and A. adamsonii is confirmed has been published and two are as a robust species in preparation

Only three plants exist in the wild. Ex-situ Increased genetic diversity in Timely and cost-effective 3.3 collections have been identified and techniques seedlings will provide a basis delivery of research programs 3.7 are being developed to assess the diversity in from which reintroduction to the extant plants wild can proceed

Measures physiological and genetic responses Strategies for use of species in Timely and cost-effective 3.3 of species including automated DNA screening stabilising salt affected land and delivery of research programs 3.7 to identify genes activated under salt stress identification of potentially valuable DNA sequences

23 Annual Outputs Plant Sciences (cont)

Key Result Area Major Achievements Description

The effects of disturbance on hypogeal Examining effects of logging on hypogeal fungal (underground) macrofungal diversity - diversity in critical habitat of the endangered Long- Teresa Lebel and Andrew Claridge footed Potoroo (NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service)

Studies on macrofungal communities - Analysis of macrofungal communities in Tasmanian Tom May and Forestry Tasmania wet forests has been completed and a paper submitted to Austral Ecology

Documenting asexual reproduction in the Documented for the first time was the presence of moss Dicranoloma serratum (Bryopsida, specialised asexual propagules (gemmae) in Dicranaceae) - Josephine Milne D. serratum

Conserving threatened Caladenia orchid Strategies are being developed to increase natural species (Orchidaceae) - Ruth Raleigh and population sizes of threatened Caladenia orchid Rob Cross species in Victoria

Mallee rare plant surveys completed - Surveys for threatened species in north-western Neville Walsh and Field Naturalists Club of Victoria were completed. Populations were accurately Victoria mapped and counted

Fire ecology research, RBG Cranbourne Regular monitoring of flora, invertebrate and vertebrate response to fire

Documentation of floristic changes in the Completion of quadrat surveys and analysis of data Grassy Woodland, RBG Cranbourne examining the long-term (20 years plus) floristic changes in the Grassy Woodland community

24 Discussion Outlook Key Performance Indicator Objectives

50 permanent plots in three different age Series of journal articles will be Timely and cost-effective 3.6 classes of Silvertop-Ash-dominated and two of published. Set-up of permanent delivery of research programs 3.7 Monkey-Gum-dominated stands have been plots in other habitats in Victoria 3.8 selected for the fungal survey is being considered

The first multivariate analysis of the Further analyses will determine Timely and cost-effective 3.6 macrofungal community in Australian forests subsets of species from which delivery of research programs 3.7 was undertaken using plot-based repeated community patterns can be 3.8 surveys discerned

Second species of Dicranoloma found to Studies on sexual and asexual Timely and cost-effective 3.6 produce gemmae contributing to reproduction in this genus are delivery of research programs 3.8 understanding of the reproductive biology of continuing this genus

Improved methods for the ex-situ symbiotic Research continues with Timely and cost-effective 3.3 germination of Caladenia seed developed emphasis on improving growth delivery of research programs 3.4 resulting in faster and more vigorous growth of of the plantlets and their 3.7 the plantlets preparation for reintroduction 3.8 into field sites

Several new populations were discovered. A Plants of the threatened species Timely and cost-effective 3.3 summary report and ‘threatened population are being grown at RBG delivery of research programs 3.4 forms’ were submitted to NRE Melbourne for reintroduction to 3.5 the wild 3.7

Data have been collected on how heathland Improved management of Timely and cost-effective 2.3 communities react to planned and unplanned remnant heathland. A series of delivery of research programs 3.8 fire journal articles will be published

This community has changed floristically since Journal articles will be published Timely and cost-effective 2.3 1977. Most notable is the dramatic increase in delivery of research programs 3.8 species such as Pittosporum undulatum and Pandorea pandorana, and the apparent decline in some native herbs and grasses

25 Annual Outputs Management of Administered Assets

Key Result Area Major Achievements Description

1. Conservation - Monitoring and management of Regular monitoring of colony numbers and partial environmental and Grey-headed Flying-fox colony, implementation of a management strategy in cultural sustainability RBG Melbourne partnership with the Department of Natural Resources and Environment

Long Island project plan complete, Completion of landscape concept planning and cost Ornamental Lake RBG Melbourne estimates for project implementation. A funding bid was submitted to the Parks Victoria Grants program

Tree Maintenance Conservation Program, The Arboriculture Team maintains approximately RBG Melbourne 8,900 trees. Works include tree maintenance and hazard abatement

Lake aeration system, RBG Melbourne System installed to reduce and control frequency and duration of blue-green algal blooms in the Ornamental Lake

Turf Management Plan, RBG Melbourne Strategic landmark document to inform the management and maintenance of turf

Fire Management Plan prepared, Review of fire protection and ecological fire RBG Cranbourne management information. Identifies issues and strategies for management of fire on site

Grassy Woodland habitat extended, Propagated, planted and mulched 8,500 indigenous RBG Cranbourne plants, extending the southern boundary planting to over 2km in length

2. Quality asset Melbourne International Flower and Research, design and implementation of a presentation Garden Show display, RBG Melbourne landscaped display of Australian plants to promote and Cranbourne RBG, and in particular RBG Cranbourne and the Australian Garden Project

Upgrade of entry precinct, Implementation of landscape design with Australian RBG Cranbourne plants, construction of new sealed roadway, formal entry gates and major welcoming and directional signs

Aesthetic and safety improvements in Approximately 5,000m2 of paths and 1,000m of kerb footpaths, RBG Melbourne have been reconstructed

26 The Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria protects the assets under its management for the benefit of future generations. Achievements relate to the conservation, protection and enhancement of the following assets: State Botanical Collection - All activities associated with conserving, curating and databasing the collection of preserved plant specimens and associated with curating, conserving and enhancing the library collection. Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne - All activities associated with conserving, enhancing and maintaining the living plant collections and landscapes at South Yarra, including the Observatory site landscape. Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne - All activities associated with conserving, developing and maintaining the living plant collections and landscapes at RBG Cranbourne.

Discussion Outlook Key Performance Indicator Objectives

Grey-headed Flying-fox population peaked at Management strategy on hold, Improvement in asset condition 2.1 8,000 in summer. Significant damage to plants, awaiting Scientific Advisory 2.3 particularly in the Fern Gully is still occurring Committee's assessment of a nomination to list the species as threatened under the Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988

Will conserve and enhance environmental Improved scientific and Improvement in asset condition 2.2 values of the indigenous vegetation and educational site value for visitors 2.3 educate visitors about culture of indigenous and industry professionals people

Ensures a high standard of tree health, safety Future work to be informed by Community satisfaction with 2.1 for visitors and aesthetic presentation the Tree Canopy Management asset condition Plan

Initial results show reduced levels of blue-green Refinements made to system for Community satisfaction with 2.1 algae further effective management of asset condition blue-green algae

Turf management is more consolidated Further improvement in curation Timely and cost-effective 2.4 enabling improvements in prioritisation of and development of turf areas delivery of projects works and efficiencies in application of resources

Informs the management of biodiversity within Plan will be implemented, Timely and cost-effective 2.1 remnant vegetation communities to maintain ecological effects monitored and delivery of projects 2.3 conservation status, and addresses risk document reviewed accordingly. 2.4 management of wildfire on site A scientific paper is being 3.1 prepared 3.8

The revegetation program restores cleared The establishment of a Improvement in asset condition 2.1 former agricultural land, enhancing the continuous vegetation corridor 2.3 adjacent grassy woodland extending habitat links between 3.1 remnant vegetation communities 5.5

The display showcased Australian plants in Continue participation in the Perception and understanding of 1.1 naturalistic and contrived landscapes. RBG Melbourne International Flower RBG 1.3 won the City of Melbourne Award for the Most and Garden Show 1.4 Outstanding Exhibit at the Show and Gold 2.1 Medal for Landscape Design

The upgrade has significantly improved the Further enhancement of the Improvement in asset condition 1.1 entry, providing visitors with a sense of arrival entry with feature planting of 1.4 and welcoming to the site. The project was indigenous species extending 2.1 partially funded by Parks Victoria west of the entry 2.3 5.5

Works funded by a capital grant from the Reconstruction of paths and Community satisfaction with 2.1 Victorian Government curbs will continue asset condition 2.7 4.2 27 Annual Outputs Management of Administered Assets (cont)

Key Result Area Major Achievements Description

Grey Garden improvement, RBG Melbourne Removal of woody weed species and replanting of embankment below the Temple of the Winds

3. Growth and Nursery development plans, Planning is complete and funds allocated for the development RBG Melbourne development of a new propagating house, preparation room, office and surrounds

Water Conservation Garden redevelopment, South East Water provided funding for the RBG Melbourne implementation of four new garden beds and turf areas

Australian Garden, stage one, Funding proposal re-submitted to the Victorian RBG Cranbourne Government in 1999

Woodlands Project, RBG Cranbourne Funding proposal submitted as part of the Australian Garden application in 1999

Stringybark Picnic Area landscape Upgrade of parking, pathways and location of developments, RBG Cranbourne facilities in the picnic area and planting of over 8,000 indigenous plants

Nursery development, RBG Cranbourne Plans and tender documents for a fully automated propagation glasshouse, a shadehouse and soil sterilisation and storage facilities have been completed

Planning for upgrade of chemical handling Plans and tender documents for new chemical facilities, RBG Cranbourne preparation and storage facilities, vehicle wash bay and waste collection tank have been completed

4. Economic efficiency Initiation of the State Botanical Collection Funds provided by the John T Reid Australian database project - Unlocking the Scientific Charitable Trust will enable project to database Treasures of the RBG 75,000 and mount 13,080 specimens in 1.5 years

Automatic irrigation system improved, Maintenance procedures were reviewed and RBG Melbourne developed. Additional extensions and modifications were added

Further development of the Living Plant Over 3,000 plants recorded and mapped. Over 600 Database, RBG Melbourne new species added to the collections

28 Discussion Outlook Key Performance Indicator Objectives

Increased landscape value and plant diversity Expansion and planting of this Community satisfaction with 2.1 of grey-foliage plants. Improved vistas to the collection will continue asset condition city and Temple of the Winds

This will enable all propagation and related Completion of the development Improvement in asset condition 2.1 functions to be carried out within one precinct is expected in 2000/01 leading to greater operational efficiencies

Water conservation principles are Ongoing exploration of further Improvement in asset condition 2.2 demonstrated through interpretive signs opportunities to demonstrate water saving techniques for the community are being investigated

Preparatory studies include detailed reports Funding and sponsorship Timely and cost-effective 2.6 on marketing, tourism, interpretation, economic opportunities are being sought delivery of projects feasibility and business planning. Initial bulk earthworks also completed

This former pasture land will be transformed Stage one of development will Improvement in asset condition 1.2 into a major regional recreational facility improve community use of the 2.6 area

Redesign of main visitor node improves Upgrading of information boards Improvement in asset condition 1.1 amenity for visitors and enhances the site with for visitors will be funded by the 1.2 landscape works Friends of the RBG Cranbourne 1.4 2.1

Funded from private donations, these facilities Completion and use of the new Improvement in asset condition 2.1 will extend the production range and capacity, facilities by January 2001 2.4 and research capability of the nursery, in 2.7 preparation for the Australian Garden 5.5

Upgrading the chemical handling facilities will Completion of works and full Improvement in asset condition 2.1 provide a safer working environment, meet use of facilities by November 2.4 OH&S and EPA requirements and improve 2000 2.7 hygiene practices 5.5

Ten full-time staff are employed to undertake Databasing will continue with Timely and cost-effective 3.5 the project. The project is ahead of targets with further funding being sought to delivery of projects 3,957 species mounted and 20,390 databased complete the project

Improved maintenance systems provide more Completion of Irrigation Improvements in asset condition 2.1 effective and efficient use of water, reduce staff Management Plan to inform resource requirements and promote improved strategic direction of system plant health

There are presently 56,011 individual plants Databasing collections will Timely and cost-effective 2.4 listed in the database, including the 1,395 new continue delivery of projects accessions this year

29 Annual Outputs Visitor Programs

Key Result Area Major Achievements Description

1. Diversity and quality of Visitation increased by 20% at Total visitation reached 1.86 million for 1999/2000, visitor experience RBG Melbourne an increase of approximately 300,000

BushFest, RBG Cranbourne An environment and art-based community day that introduced the public to RBG Cranbourne

Increased participation in visitor programs, Activities included Sunday bush walks, four themed RBG Cranbourne walks and holiday programs

Aboriginal Heritage Walk wins national Interpretation Australia Association award for Interpretation Award, RBG Melbourne 'Excellence in Face to Face Interpretation'

‘Stars of Melbourne' education program A schools program for Years 4 - 10 developed, RBG Melbourne

Participation in Department of Education Educational material focussing on fungi was science on-line project titled 'Pnsm' for produced for the Department of Education, Training years 7 and 8 students, RBG Melbourne and Employment, science on-line project

2. Educating about the School holiday programs for 4 -12 year A number of environmentally themed programs were importance of plants olds, RBG Melbourne and Cranbourne held during the school holiday period and their environment

Education programs, RBG Melbourne and Curriculum based programs for pre-school, primary, Cranbourne secondary, tertiary, TAFE students. Teacher professional development programs were conducted in Languages Other than English (LOTE), Science and Aboriginal Perspectives

Off-site education activities, Participation in the Great Australian Science Show, RBG Melbourne and Cranbourne Early Years of Schooling, Middle Years of Schooling, CSF 11 Implementation, STAV Primary Science Conferences, Science Week, Arbor Week and Environment Week

Horticultural Short Course 2000 - In partnership with The University of Melbourne, adult education, RBG Melbourne Burnley College, horticultural short courses were and Cranbourne conducted

3. Customer information RBG website received an estimated 20,000 The website provides information on the role, services visits and attractions offered by RBG

Installation of new sign system, Directional and interpretive signs were installed in RBG Cranbourne high visitation nodes

Enquiries at Visitor Centre, RBG Melbourne The Visitor Centre has handled over 20,000 enquiries from state, national and international visitors 30 The aim of the Visitor Programs Output Group is to enhance our visitors' and students' understanding and appreciation of plants and plant communities, and to foster the use of the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne and Cranbourne for education and public enjoyment. The outcomes are: communication, learning, and economic and social activity through a unique environmental experience.

Discussion Outlook Key Performance Indicator Objectives

Increases in visitation are due to the successful Strategies to increase visitor Visitation and participation rates 1.4 promotion of Observatory Gate and the flow from Observatory Gate into in visitor programs popularity of services provided at the site RBG Melbourne proper will be investigated

1,500 visitors participated in the day The event will be held on an Perception and understanding of 1.1 annual basis the role of RBG Cranbourne 1.2 1.3

The programs encourage greater Further extension of programs Visitation and participation rates 1.1 understanding about the importance of planned to attract greater in visitor programs 1.2 conserving natural environments numbers 1.4

The award recognised research and concept Increases in number of walks, Visitation, and participation rates 1.2 planning, training and development of the tour extend to RBG Cranbourne in visitor programs 1.3 1.4

Introduces students to astronomy through the The program will be refined and Visitation and participation rates 1.1 history and scientific function of the Old expanded when the in education programs Melbourne Observatory interpretation of the Observatory is further developed

Involvement has enabled students and Further education programs will Perception and understanding of 1.1 teachers in isolated areas to access the be developed and delivered the role of RBG 1.3 educational services of RBG Melbourne using the Internet as a tool

1,300 children attended Melbourne programs Holiday programs will continue Visitation to the sites and 1.2 and 394 children attended RBG Cranbourne to be offered at both sites. The participation in education 1.3 programs will be refined and services expanded

37,892 students and teachers participated in To continue to provide quality Visitation to the sites and 1.2 RBG Melbourne education programs and 9,464 curriculum based education participation in education 1.3 attended RBG Cranbourne programs, an programs services increase of 3,156 from last financial year

Participation of staff at these public events To continue to participate in Perception and understanding 1.2 raises awareness of and increases the number relevant off-site activities of the role of RBG 1.3 of bookings in programs provided by the Education Service

The courses provide the community with These programs will be refined Visitation and participation in 1.1 access to the knowledge and expertise of and repeated education services RBG's staff. 53 people attended

A relatively low number of visits indicates a Improvements are planned for Perception and understanding of 1.1 3.8 review of the website's content and resourcing the structure, information and the role of RBG 1.4 5.3 is needed promotion of the site 2.8 5.4 3.5

The signs assist visitor navigation and increase Additional signage will be Perception and understanding of 1.1 the understanding of the role of RBG installed at Stringybark Picnic the role of RBG 1.2 Cranbourne Area and Wylies Creek to illustrate restoration of disturbed areas

Due to the depth and diversity of information Continue to provide quality Use of, and satisfaction rates 1.1 available, visitors are well informed about RBG customer service with, information quality and 1.3 31 Melbourne availability 1.4 Annual Outputs Businesses

Key Result Area Major Achievements Description

1. Expansion of revenue- Consolidation of The Gardens Shop at The Gardens Shop commenced trading in its new generating activities Observatory Gate enabling record sales location in March 1999

Retail Development Plan The Plan will further establish the RBG brand name

Establishment of The Gardens Shop - The Lakeside Shop commenced trading in April 2000 Lakeside as an initiative of the Retail Development Plan

Growing the functions and events business Total net revenue for the year increased by over 135% from the previous year

Establishment of the Night Sky and Total revenue from RBG tours increased by over Observatory tours, and consolidation of the 100% from the previous year Aboriginal Heritage Walk

Enhanced operations of leased businesses The Terrace Tearooms and Peter Rowland at Gardens House maintained their successful businesses

Consolidation of Observatory Café as part The café opened in March 1999, traded for its first full of the Observatory Gate development 12-month period and achieved budget projections

2. Increasing annual net Fundraising programs increase The Development Branch expanded its fundraising revenue non-government income activities and services

Director’s Circle membership growth Two acquisition functions held

Net revenue from RBG businesses Net revenue from all RBG-operated business increased enterprises increased by approximately 110% from the previous year

3. Maximising benefits Summer season of A Midsummer Night’s Permanent lighting and staging was installed for the from commercial Dream and Moonlight Cinema Shakespeare production, and Moonlight Cinema’s partnerships mobile screen created less disturbance for daytime visitors

RBG Melbourne used as a venue for the Two concerts were held in January Melbourne International Jazz Festival 32 With increasing reliance on commercial activities to generate revenue, the Business Output Group aims to stimulate economic activity from a range of retail and hospitality businesses, and through fundraising. Its outcome is a positive net revenue stream for the Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria from the following sources: Gardens Operated Businesses - The Gardens Shops, functions and events Leased/Licensed Businesses - The Terrace Tearooms, Observatory Café and Gardens House Outdoor Entertainment - Moonlight Cinema, summer theatre and other outdoor events Fundraising

Discussion Outlook Key Performance Indicator Objectives

For the first time total sales exceeded Gross sales levels to be Uptake of revenue-generating 5.3 $1 million maintained activities

The Plan will strengthen the development of a Four major product categories Uptake of revenue generating 5.3 broader range of RBG-branded merchandise have been identified for product activities development

The shop was originally managed by the Retail performance will benefit Uptake of revenue generating 5.3 Friends of the Royal Botanic Gardens from integration with RBG’s activities Melbourne. The management was transferred purchasing, staff and financial to RBG systems

Greater emphasis placed on marketing the Old Improved staff resources will Uptake of revenue-generating 5.3 Melbourne Observatory to corporate clients. enable increases in marketing activities Weddings continued to be successful and building strategic alliances

The success of the Night Sky Tour has resulted All tours are now firmly established Uptake of revenue-generating 5.3 in the tour being fully booked six months in with the Aboriginal Heritage activities 1.3 advance Walk becoming increasingly popular with international visitors

The opening of Observatory Café has impacted Continued successful operation Maximisation of financial return 5.4 on the turnover of the Terrace Tearooms. The of the businesses from leased businesses Tearooms have reviewed their menus and operations, and are increasing the reception’s business and upgrading facilities

RBG staff collaborated with the café operator First-year of trading predicts Maximisation of financial return 5.3 to consolidate operations long-term success of from leased businesses Observatory Café

Non-government funding increased by 37% Strategic growth in Uptake of revenue-generating 5.4 and costs were held at 13% of income non-government funds will activities generated continue to be sought

A target increase of 75% in membership Continued expansion of the Uptake of revenue-generating 5.4 numbers was achieved program activities

Net revenue increased across all business The addition of The Gardens Uptake of revenue-generating 5.3 areas (The Gardens Shop, functions and Shop - Lakeside will further activities events and tours) enhance revenue

Net revenue to RBG from both productions Moonlight Cinema’s audience Maximisation of financial return 1.1 increased by 37% and 26% respectively from numbers continue to grow, with from leased businesses 1.3 the previous year, aided by good weather both productions establishing 5.3 conditions themselves as ‘must do’ summer activities for Melburnians and other visitors

The Barney McCall Quintet, Renee Geyer and The Jazz Festival Committee is Uptake of revenue-generating 1.1 Vince Jones played to full houses keen to utilise RBG Melbourne activities 1.3 for future festivals 5.3 33 Volunteers, Support Groups and

Voluntary Guides 1998/99 1999/2000 Total number of scheduled walks 476 705 Total number of tour participants 2,438 2,443 Commitment of guides' hours, including 4,614 hours = 5,436 hours = research, development and meetings 2.32 full-time staff 3 full-time staff (equivalent to $108,215)

Volunteers Policy Gardening Volunteers

In April 1999, the Volunteers Policy and The Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne increased Procedures Manual was adopted throughout the its volunteer involvement in horticultural organisation. The policy states our commitment to programs with the assistance of the following community involvement, and sets the direction for organisations/people: cooperation between RBG and its volunteers. • Dahlia Society of Victoria • Iris Society of Victoria Voluntary Guides • Leanne Barnes - Perennial Border The Voluntary Guides donate their enthusiasm, • Graeme Carmichael - Records and Planning knowledge and time to support RBG Melbourne. This is harnessed through the provision of guided The Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne enlisted walks, special interest tours for groups and the assistance of the Bird Observers Club of illustrated talks. Through these activities the Australia to update the list of bird species observed Guides support RBG's Mission by increasing at the site. visitors' enjoyment of RBG Melbourne and their knowledge and awareness of plants in the Herbarium Volunteers community. The Herbarium Volunteers continued their The Guides improve and revise their information curation of the State Botanical Collection by to ensure that tours not only educate visitors, but processing a total of 18,886 specimens. They also also provide an opportunity for all visitors to added a total of 5,672 specimens onto MELISR, engage with the history and diversity of flora in the National Herbarium's database system, and RBG Melbourne. Photograph courtesy of Lesley Skinner. mounted a backlog of over 9,000 pressed specimens, which had been received on exchange from herbaria throughout Australia. In addition, Herbarium Volunteers assisted in the library, the scientific curation of the Herbarium's collections, identifications and various research projects including The Mueller Correspondence Project. As at 30 June 2000, 69 dedicated and highly motivated volunteers assisted at the Herbarium, working a total of 5,169 hours.

Voluntary Guides (left to right) Graeme Purdy, Lesley Clark and Syd Crawcour introduce visitors to the history, cultural significance and horticultural diversity of RBG Melbourne. 34 Honorary Associates

Maud Gibson Trust In April 2000, management of the Friends' Shop Honorary Associates was transferred to RBG. The dedication and The Maud Gibson Trust was established in 1945 Honorary Associates of the successful management of the shop by Friends' with a donation from Miss Maud Gibson for 'the Royal Botanic Gardens Board staff and volunteers in past years is most maintenance, development and improvement of Victoria are individuals who have appreciated. This retail activity began in 1983. the flora in the Royal Botanic Gardens made and continue to make a At the Annual General Meeting, Honorary Life Melbourne, or otherwise for the benefit of such significant contribution to RBG's Memberships were bestowed on Margaret Gardens'. Miss Gibson made further donations scientific work. Nomination for Howes, Ellen Mercer and Celia Rosser. for research work associated with the National Honorary Associate status is Herbarium and RBG. The Trust facilitated the decided upon by the Board. initial purchase of land at Cranbourne to establish Friends of the Royal Botanic Each Honorary Associate serves RBG Cranbourne and has continued to take an Gardens, Cranbourne Inc. a term of three years and can influential role in the development of that site. reapply at the end of their term. The Friends supported the Royal Botanic Gardens In February 2000 the Hon Peter Howson CMG Cranbourne in a variety of activities, including The names below detail retired after being a Trust member for 38 years, assistance with school visits during Arbor Week Honorary Associates of RBG and Chairman for the past 16 years. His vision, and in coordinating BushFest in conjunction with at the end of the 1999/2000 energy and enthusiasm throughout that period the City of Casey. They also hosted a visit to RBG financial year. were especially important for the Trust's Cranbourne by listeners of radio 3CR's gardens Ms Barbara Archer achievements, notably at RBG Cranbourne. program. Mrs Judy Baillieu is the new Chairman and Mr Esperance, Western Australia This year, the Cranbourne Friends were Rodger Elliot is Deputy Chairman. Ms Helen Aston privileged to host a function marking the Camberwell, Victoria Projects funded by the Maud Gibson Trust in retirement of the Honourable Peter Howson from 1999/2000 included a trip for staff to the the Maud Gibson Trust. As a member, and then Ms Margaret Corrick Flinders Ranges in South Australia to collect Chairman of the Trust, Peter played a pivotal role Balwyn, Victoria plants for the Australian Garden at RBG in the establishment, development and growth of Dr Andrew Drinnan Cranbourne, and the design and construction RBG Cranbourne. School of Botany, of a pavilion on the Wylies Creek walking trail The University of Melbourne at RBG Cranbourne. The Growing Friends also continued to propagate a large number of plants, both for revegetation Dr John Godfrey projects within RBG Cranbourne and for sale. Dromana, Victoria Friends of the Royal Botanic Membership of the Friends has increased by Gardens, Melbourne Inc. approximately 14 percent on the previous year. Prof. Rod Home Department of History and The Friends of the Royal Botanic Gardens Philosophy of Science, Melbourne provide support for RBG Melbourne Plant Craft Cottage The University of Melbourne by offering the services of dedicated volunteers The Plant Craft Cottage attracted almost 10,000 Mr Jeffrey Jeanes and providing financial contributions to selected visitors in 1999/2000. A great number and Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne projects. variety of activities were held including talks, Ms Sara Maroske Donations to RBG Melbourne have assisted with community exhibitions and children's holiday Department of History and the implementation of a rubbish recycling programs. Membership numbers remained Philosophy of Science, system; preparation of a publication tracing the steady at 200. The Plant Craft Cottage donated The University of Melbourne history of the National Herbarium of Victoria; $4,000 to RBG Melbourne for interpretive Dr Kathleen Ralston and the cataloguing and databasing of the signage and landscaping at the new weather Point Lonsdale, Victoria Herbarium's Leguminosae collection. A station near Observatory Gate. substantial legacy was received from the late Mrs Doris Sinkora Helen Johns, a member of the Friends. Brighton, Victoria A number of activities were held during the Mr Arthur Thies 1999/2000 financial year, including botanical East Malvern, Victoria illustration classes which are growing in Dr Monika Wells popularity, and an exceptional program of Department of History and speakers and tours. The Growing Friends' spring Philosophy of Science, and autumn plant sales again proved to be The University of Melbourne extremely successful. Prof. William Woelkerling School of Botany, La Trobe University 35 Our Employees

Employee Numbers 30 June 1998 30 June 1999 30 June 2000 Full time 117 110 117 Part-time 15 18 24 Casual 32 38 60 Total Staff 164 166 201

Over the past twelve months Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) there has been a significant The Equal Employment Opportunity Committee arranged an information session on increase in the casual/part-time EEO awareness for all new staff. The sessions were conducted by EEO consultant, workforce due to the growth in Philip Garside. In the past twelve months no issues were forwarded to the EEO businesses, tour opportunities Committee. and the increasing need for a more flexible workforce. A Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) more detailed description of employee data, as at 30 June The RBG once again offered all staff the opportunity to receive free influenza 2000, is in Appendix 2, vaccinations - an initiative to reduce sick leave and improve productivity. Staff Profile. Approximately 35% of staff were vaccinated.

OHS Incidents/Claims 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/2000 Incidents Reported 19 41 46 26 WorkCover Claims 9 14 15 15

The OHS Committee's annual Sunsmart program informed staff of the risks of skin cancer and also provided staff with the opportunity to use a skin 'scanner' - a unit which assesses the degree of sun damage to the skin. During the 1999/2000 financial year the Victorian Workcover Authority conducted an audit of the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne's practices. Recommendations from the audit are being implemented by the OHS Committee. Manual handling training, and ergonomic and postural training sessions were undertaken to reduce the risk of injuries. A number of 'hazard hunts' were conducted by the OHS Committee throughout the organisation to identify possible OHS risks. First Aid Officers whose training was due for renewal were provided with refresher training. With the involvement of the Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Service Board, an Emergency Control Organisation has been established. The organisation consists of nominated RBG employees who act as fire wardens. Emergency evacuation plans and procedures are being developed and emergency procedure training will also be provided to wardens and staff.

Professional Development A 12-month Professional Development Calendar was developed which included sessions ranging from work/life balance to minute-taking skills, and OHS and EEO training. Branch managers and coordinators continued to participate in the coaching/mentoring program, which provided problem-solving techniques and/or advice.

36 Passionate and expert workforce Employee Relations Group The Employee Relations Group (ERG) comprises the Manager, Human Resources and staff representatives from all Divisions. The Group's purpose is to work towards a harmonious and co-operative workplace, and to resolve any issues that may arise between employer and employees. Generally the ERG only becomes involved if the supervisor and staff member cannot work out an arrangement that suits both parties. During 1999/2000 there were no situations that required the ERG's assistance.

Guilfoyle Awards Terry Smyth, Horticulturist Employee Relations The 1999/2000 Guilfoyle "We have almost completed the The fourth phase of the Employee Relations Program was development of stage one of the Southern Awards for excellence developed during 1999/2000, resulting in the ratification of a Chinese Collection. The aim is to provide recognised the achievements insight into the significance of Chinese Certified Agreement in the Australian Industrial Relations of staff teams in attaining plants throughout the world and their Commission on 7 February 2000. excellence in productivity and relationship to Chinese culture. We are continually advancing our plant collections The outcomes from the implementation of the Certified customer service. This year and encouraging their appreciation at Agreement included: awards were presented to: every level by our visitors." • Translation from an eight-tier job classification system to a Certified Agreement Team for broad five-tier system sustaining high levels of team productivity in developing the • Implementation of a 'Progression Within Classification Bands' Certified Agreement 2000: policy, enabling staff to progress within a band if their position Indigenous Australian has undergone a demonstrated shift in work value and/or • Marco Duretto, Plant Sciences where there has been significant personal achievement. During and Biodiversity Division Employment Strategy 1999/2000 ten employees met the criteria and, as a result, • Mark Gallon, RBG Due to the growth in their salary was adjusted. Cranbourne Division popularity of the Aboriginal • Introduction of a Corporate Bonus System that rewards the Heritage Walk, the Royal • Sabine Glissmann-Gough, whole workplace for achievement of goals. Botanic Gardens Board RBG Melbourne Division Victoria has created • Dallas Martin, Corporate employment opportunities Representatives on External Committees and Resources Division within the Aboriginal Associated Status community. This assists Identifications Team for in meeting the Victorian Many RBG employees belong to external committees and hold exceptional delivery of Government's strategy of positions with other associated organisations and groups. A list customer service to RBG increasing cultural diversity of these employees is in Appendix 9, Representatives on clients and colleagues: in the workforce. External Committees, Associated Status and Awards. • Ian Clarke, Plant Sciences and Biodiversity Division • John Reid, Plant Sciences and Biodiversity Division • Roger Spencer, Plant Sciences and Biodiversity Division Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show Team for outstanding performance in planning and/or carrying out a specific project. Over 40 staff from all Divisions in the organisation contributed to this outstandingly successful 37 project. Outlook

Conserving Australia’s Plants for the Exploring New Technologies, Methodologies Future and Techniques The completion of the Maud Gibson Molecular Corporate efforts are currently focussed on Systematics Laboratory and the appointment of improving access to RBG’s scientific resources a Molecular Systematist have created and projects, and undertaking initiatives to build opportunities for staff, collaborative researchers community appreciation for the conservation of and research students to utilise DNA molecular Australian plants. techniques in plant sciences projects. Research The Royal Botanic projects involving important Australian groups Building Conservation Research Gardens Board Victoria such as Eucalyptus, Acacia, Rhamnaceae and The Australian Research Centre for Urban will continue to Phebalium have already commenced and future Ecology will expand its research and education projects involving fungi and other plant groups enhance and promote programs through the addition of new staff and are being planned. its position as a leader expansion of collaborative projects. The in the cultural and practical application of this research will be Expanding the Education Effort communicated through workshops, symposia, Currently, environmentally-based education scientific life of Victoria lectures, scientific journals, the Internet and an programs are being delivered by RBG staff to and Australia. Occasional Publication Series approximately 40,000 Victorian students, from The Plant Sciences and Biodiversity Division pre-school level through to tertiary. Our skilled has recently expanded its research program teaching staff will continue to expand the with the appointment of a Conservation education services offered, particularly in the Botanist. The Conservation Botanist will plan area of plant conservation. Also, adult education and carry out management programs for programs will be increased and use of Internet selected rare and threatened species Victoria- technologies intensified. wide. This position augments existing conservation research programs in genetics, systematics and ecology.

During the 2000/01 Organisational scheduled for the first quarter of financial year the Development and 2000/01 in order to improve Business Growth budget management and reporting organisation will focus on mechanisms. three key areas: Advancing Systems and Structures Increasing Independent Revenue Generation refining its position as a major Recent growth in staff numbers, contributor to the conservation and the expansion of business and Following an internal review of study of plant biodiversity, scientific activities, and the RBG businesses in 1998/99, a particularly in Australia; organisational growth expected Retail Steering Committee has after the commencement of the facilitated the production of RBG- improving curation of Australian Garden have prompted branded merchandise, and and access to botanical resources a review of RBG’s organisational initiated business links with the and collections; and structure, its policies and five other Royal Botanic Gardens administrative procedures. These in the world. Over the coming advancing the management and changes will strengthen our ability years RBG will continue to strategic foundations of the Royal to meet our charter and complete increase and diversify business Botanic Gardens. the initiatives highlighted in the revenue. 1997-2002 Corporate Plan. Fundraising initiatives will be extended to increase the amount Continued Development of the of non-government funding Financial System received by RBG through Following an upgrade in the last fundraising campaigns and quarter of 1999/2000 to address establishing a bequests program. the impact of the GST, a further 38 upgrade of the financial system is Kiah Martin, Senior Arborist

Delivery of Major Projects Sculpture of Norman Lindsay’s "I assist in maintaining over 8,900 trees The Magic Pudding in the RBG Melbourne and Cranbourne. There are many exciting projects being developed Many of these plants have significant A magnificent sculpture of four iconic characters that will contribute to the growth of RBG conservation and heritage value. From from Norman Lindsay’s book The Magic Pudding Melbourne and Cranbourne. up here I view these Gardens with a will be installed as the centrepiece of the future different perspective. They are a precious part of Melbourne - an oasis in the city." Australian Garden Project at the Royal Botanic Children’s Garden at RBG Melbourne. An Gardens Cranbourne initiative of the Future Focus Group of the Committee for Melbourne, the project has been The Australian Garden project spanning 26 fully sponsored by ASPECT Computing, with an hectares will showcase over 190,000 Australian additional donation of in-kind support from plants in 27 botanically significant and innovative Baulderstone Hornibrook Ltd. School students landscaped settings. These diverse landscapes representing the children of Victoria will unveil include marshes, sandy deserts, rocky chasms, the sculpture in November 2000. Education waterways and eucalypt forests. The Garden will programs will be developed to incorporate cultural also include an excellent learning centre for and environmental aspects of The Magic Pudding education programs. story. A funding proposal has been submitted to the Victorian Government to complete phase one of Upgrades in Nursery and Propagation Facilities the project. Phase one includes finalisation of Facilities will be upgraded at both RBG Melbourne major design documentation, installation of basic and Cranbourne in the 2000/01 financial year. infrastructure and services, and completion of the A new propagating house, preparation room, Rockpool, Waterway, Escarpment Wall and a office and surrounds will be constructed at RBG significant part of the Sand Garden. Funding for Melbourne. This development is funded by the the project’s completion will continue to be sought. Helen Johns’ bequest to the Friends of the RBG Rehabilitating Long Island Melbourne. It will facilitate propagation of wild- collected and rare plants, assist in developing Long Island and its secluded backwaters in the garden collections and support trials of sexual and northwestern arm of Ornamental Lake at RBG asexual propagating techniques. Melbourne will be redeveloped as a billabong The Terrace Tea Rooms are a most environment, recreating its original natural Donations from Dame Elisabeth Murdoch and popular attraction for visitors at RBG features of the Yarra River before European other supporters are contributing to the Melbourne. settlement. This project will inform visitors about development of a new glass-house and shade- indigenous plants and their traditional cultural house at RBG Cranbourne. These buildings will uses. A funding application for this project improve propagating facilities and expand the has been submitted to the Parks Victoria ability to supply plants for the Australian Garden Grants Program. and other developments.

Embracing new challenges 39 Financial Overview

Preparation of the Review of financial and Continued development Triennial Financial Plan operational performance of the financial system (TFP) for the period of the businesses The diversity and growth of 2000/03 Following an internal review of activities continue to challenge A new three-year financial the businesses in 1998/99, a the financial system's capacity plan, covering the financial Retail Steering Committee was to generate the appropriate years 2000/01 to 2002/03, is established in 1999/2000 to reports and data necessary for currently being finalised and implement a strategic plan for management analysis. establishes the main the future development of Following an upgrade in the budgetary objectives of the RBG's retail operations. last quarter of 1999/2000 to organisation. In preparing the Among the Committee's tasks address the impact of the plan, significant work was has been the development of GST, a further upgrade of the completed in assessing RBG-branded merchandise, financial system is scheduled revenue projections for the and the establishment of links for the first quarter of 2000/01 businesses, the impact of new with the other Royal Botanic with the aim to improve developments (Observatory Gardens with a view to budget management and Gate, the Australian Garden), maximising the commercial reporting mechanisms. the impact of the Goods and benefits arising from their common identity. Services Tax (GST), and future Source of financial investment opportunities for support RBG. Approval of the 2000/03 Expansion of revenue Triennial Financial Plan by the Approximately 86.8% of from leased businesses Minister for Environment and RBG's recurrent annual Conservation will be sought in The first full year of operation budget is provided by 2000/01. of the Observatory Gate Government appropriation. precinct in 1999/2000 resulted The remaining 13.2% is earned by RBG through its Maintenance of in a new revenue stream from the Observatory Café, and a various revenue-generating Victorian Government significant increase in revenue streams. The proportion of income from The Gardens Shop in its each of these revenue streams Since achieving a $900,000 new location. is illustrated in the following increase in the recurrent graph. budget from 1996/97, the Government has continued to support the Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria by committing recurrent funding Sources of Non-Government Revenue in line with CPI adjustments. G This has provided a stable F base for the organisation to A Leased businesses 53.0% B Consultancy 0.3% develop and realise other E forms of revenue generation. C RBG-operated businesses 14.4% A D Education programs 1.2% E Investment earnings 23.2% D F Other 0.2% C G Events 7.8% B

40 41 ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS BOARD FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 30 June 2000

Statement by the Board

In our opinion:

(a) the accompanying financial statements present fairly the results of the financial transactions of the Board during the financial year ended 30 June 2000 and sufficiently explain the financial position of the Board as at that date; and

(b) the financial statements are prepared in accordance with applicable Australian Accounting Standards and the requirements of the Financial Management Act 1994.

At the date of signing this statement we are not aware of any circumstances that would render any particulars included in the financial statements to be misleading or inaccurate.

Signed in accordance with the resolution of the Board.

CHAIRMAN Royal Botanic Gardens Board 08/09/2000

DIRECTOR Royal Botanic Gardens 08/09/2000

42 ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS BOARD OPERATING STATEMENT for the year ended 30 June 2000

2000 1999

Note $ $

Operating revenue 2 10,689,065 11,082,494

Operating expenses

Salaries and related costs 1(f) 6,255,583 5,755,922 Other operating expenses 5 2,937,066 3,619,745 Depreciation 1(c), 7(b) 724,458 688,469 Carrying amount of non-current assets sold 8,948 4,823

Total operating expenses 9,926,055 10,068,959

Operating result for the year 763,010 1,013,535

Accumulated surplus at the beginning of financial year 60,708,657 59,695,122

Accumulated surplus at the end of financial year 61,471,667 60,708,657

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these financial statements.

43 ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS BOARD BALANCE SHEET for the year ended 30 June 2000

2000 1999

Note $ $

Current assets

Cash 6 4,671,270 4,461,374 Accounts receivable 216,624 93,711 Prepayments 16,271 65,811 Stock on hand 1(d) 133,868 75,277

Total current assets 5,038,033 4,696,173

Non-current assets

Property, plant and equipment 1(b), 7(a) 69,272,302 69,193,840

TOTAL ASSETS 74,310,335 73,890,013

Current liabilities

Creditors and accruals 190,645 580,685 Provision for employee entitlements 1(f), 8 346,470 301,043

Total current liabilities 537,115 881,728

Non-current liability

Provision for employee entitlements 1(f), 8 431,393 429,468

Total liabilities 968,508 1,311,196

Equity

Asset revaluation reserve 9 11,870,160 11,870,160 Accumulated surplus 61,471,667 60,708,657

TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 74,310,335 73,890,013

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these financial statements.

44 ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS BOARD STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS for the year ended 30 June 2000

2000 1999

Note $ $

Cash flows from operating activities

Payments

Salaries and related costs (5,866,470) (5,741,627) Operating expenses (3,005,564) (3,432,610) Purchase of goods for resale (641,309) (356,291)

Receipts

Sponsorship and donations 1,495,958 1,320,993 Rent and permits 856,205 710,909 Shop sales 1,043,026 622,662 Interest received 315,249 312,880 Miscellaneous income 49,881 24,451 Education services 189,273 155,161 Consultancy services 31,846 32,832

Cash flows from Government

Recurrent grant 6,246,000 5,625,100 Other grants 522,490 2,151,554 Long service leave reimbursement - 64,277

Net cash from operating activities 10(b) 1,236,585 1,490,291

Cash flows from investing activities

Proceeds from sale of non-current assets - - Payments for purchase of non-current assets (1,026,689) (4,741,145)

Net cash used in investing activities (1,026,689) (4,741,145)

Net increase/(decrease) in cash held 209,896 (3,250,854) Cash at the beginning of financial year 4,461,374 7,712,228

Cash at the end of financial year 10(a) 4,671,270 4,461,374

The accompanying notes form an integral part of these financial statements.

45 ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS BOARD NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 30 June 2000

1. Statement of significant accounting policies

(a) Basis of accounting

The financial report is a general purpose financial report which has been prepared in accordance with applicable Australian Accounting Standards and other mandatory reporting requirements (Urgent Issues Group consensus views), and the requirements of the Financial Management Act 1994. It has been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting using historical cost accounting, with the exception of certain non-current assets which, as referred to in note 1(b) below, are stated at valuation. The accounting policies adopted for the financial year are consistent with those of the previous financial year unless otherwise stated.

(b) Property, plant and equipment

Land and buildings were independently revalued as at 30 June 1997 by the Office of the Valuer General. They are included in the financial statements at the revalued amount. Due to the unique nature and historic significance of the land and buildings, the Board considers that these assets need only be revalued at intervals of no more than five years, unless there are significant changes to their existing use.

The majority of antique furniture and equipment was valued at 30 June 1992. They were valued independently by Andrew Broadway Valuations Pty Ltd, a registered valuer under the Taxation Incentives for the Arts scheme, and a member of the Panel of Antique Authentication Experts, Australian Customs Service. Some additional furniture, minor in quantity, was valued at 30 June 1994 by the same valuer. All antique furniture and equipment is stated at the revalued amounts in the balance sheet.

The monograph collection of the library was valued independently in October 1998 by Barbara Hince, a registered valuer under the Taxation Incentives for the Arts scheme, and a Managing Director of Kenneth Hince Old and Fine Books Pty Ltd (Member of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Antiquarian Booksellers). It is stated at the revalued amount in the balance sheet.

Other items of property, plant and equipment are valued at historical cost less accumulated depreciation. For those assets where no historical cost could be ascertained, valuations were determined by management.

The cost of property, plant and equipment constructed by the organisation includes the cost of materials and direct labour.

The Crown Land located at South Yarra and Cranbourne has been valued at $47,500,000 by the Office of the Valuer General in June 1997. Although the value of the land has been included in the Balance Sheet, it should be noted that under the provisions of the Royal Botanic Gardens Act 1991, the Board is only responsible for the management of the land and does not own these properties.

The State Botanical Collection (with the exception of the library’s monograph collection) is not valued due to the unique and historic significance of the vast majority of the collection, which will be retained in perpetuity.

(c) Depreciation

Property, plant and equipment are depreciated over their estimated useful lives using the straight line method of calculation. Depreciation rates are reviewed annually and, if necessary, adjusted so that they will reflect the most recent assessments of the useful lives of the respective assets.

Major depreciation periods are: Buildings and capital improvements 4 -100 years Plant and equipment 7 years Computer equipment 4 years Furniture and fittings 5 years Motor vehicles 2 years

No depreciation is provided for the monograph collection of the library. The Board considers that the collection, due to its unique nature, will appreciate, rather than depreciate in value.

Some antique furniture and equipment are not depreciated as they are not currently in use.

46 ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS BOARD NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 30 June 2000

(d) Valuation of stock

Stock on hand is valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value.

(e) Revenue recognition

Revenue is recognised at the point of sale or when services are rendered.

Government grants, donations, sponsorship and other contributions are recognised as revenues when the organisation gains control over the assets comprising the contributions.

(f) Employee entitlements

(i) Wages and salaries, sick leave and annual leave

Liabilities for wages, salaries and annual leave are recognised, and are measured as the amount unpaid at the reporting date, at current pay rates, in respect of employees’ services up to that date.

A sick leave liability is only recognised if it is probable that sick leave expected to be taken in future reporting periods will be greater than entitlements which are expected to accrue in those periods. As a result, no provision for sick leave liability is made in the current year’s financial statements.

(ii) Long service leave

A liability for long service leave is recognised, and is measured as the present value of expected future payments to be made in respect of services provided by employees up to the reporting date. Consideration is given, when assessing expected future payments, to expected future wage and salary levels, experience of employee departures and periods of service. Expected future payments are discounted using interest rates attaching, as at the reporting date, to Commonwealth Government guaranteed securities with terms to maturity that match, as closely as possible, the estimated future cash outflows.

Long service leave entitlements which are expected to be payable in the next financial year are classified as current liabilities.

(g) Comparatives

This audited general purpose financial report contains comparative information for 1998/99 where the information corresponds to the disclosures for the 1999/2000 reporting period. Where necessary, comparative figures have been adjusted to conform with changes in presentation in the current year.

(h) Goods and services tax

Revenues, expenses, and assets are recognised net of the amount of goods and services tax (GST), except where the amount of GST is not recoverable from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO).

In these circumstances the GST is recognised as part of the cost of acquisition of the asset or as part of an item of the expense.

Receivables and payables are stated with the amount of GST included.

The net amount of GST recoverable from, or payable to, the ATO is included as a current asset or liability in the statement of financial position.

47 ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS BOARD NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 30 June 2000

2. Operating Revenue

Note 2000 1999

$$

Grants State Government - recurrent 6,246,000 5,625,100 - others 391,115 2,250,111 Commonwealth Government 131,375 81,443 Sponsorship 1,838,456 1,636,656 Rent and permits 906,487 677,939 Interest 312,579 307,242 Proceeds from sale of non-current assets 28,000 14,000 Shop sales 3 459,344 273,381 Education services 196,027 149,414 Consultancy services 31,666 30,728 Miscellaneous income 49,108 25,042 General donation 98,908 11,438 10,689,065 11,082,494

3. Shop Sales

2000 1999

$$

Sales 1,041,747 621,631 Less: Cost of sales (582,403) (348,250) Gross profit 459,344 273,381

48 ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS BOARD NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 30 June 2000

4. Superannuation

Salaries and related costs include the Board’s full contribution to the various superannuation funds. Details of the funds are as follows:

(a) Type of funds

Fund Type of fund Contribution rates State Superannuation Fund Revised Scheme Defined Benefit 14% New Scheme Defined Benefit 7.3% - 10.8% MLC Superannuation Fund Accumulation 7%

(b) Contributions made

Fund No. of employees Amount paid Outstanding Current period at 30 June 2000 $$

State Superannuation Fund Revised Scheme 6 39,330 - New Scheme 27 97,434 - MLC Superannuation Fund 178 306,523 -

(c) Other financial details

(i) Unfunded liability

The Victorian Superannuation Board confirmed that the State Government Consolidated Fund is responsible for an unfunded liability of $2,138,000 in respect of the Royal Botanic Gardens’ employees who became members before the inception of the Board.

The Board does not have any unfunded superannuation liability as full contribution has been made by the Board to the State Superannuation Fund.

(ii) Loan from superannuation funds

There is no loan made to the Board from the superannuation funds.

49 ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS BOARD NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 30 June 2000

5. Other operating expenses

2000 1999

$$

Other operating expenses include:

Advertising 42,607 57,400 Audit fee 10,200 11,500 Books, periodicals & subscriptions 101,356 82,408 Building maintenance 124,134 66,050 Cleaning costs 164,585 125,288 Consultancy fees 236,941 510,438 Contract costs 358,951 1,039,192 EDP expenses 138,759 110,409 Fuel and plant and equipment maintenance 50,608 36,411 Insurance 45,023 25,324 Legal costs 32,227 124,326 Materials and stores 385,881 345,590 Minor equipment 77,309 39,017 Office equipment lease & maintenance 34,247 29,649 Plant hire 14,605 23,373 Power & light, gas, rates 303,136 230,932 Printing 89,150 37,939 Public relations 86,826 59,632 Security 61,075 38,025 Staff training & development 73,579 65,882 Telephone & postage 106,725 108,089 Travelling & transportation 79,772 75,361 Vehicle costs 112,331 95,421 Others 207,039 282,089 2,937,066 3,619,745

6. Short term deposits

2000 1999

$$

30-day term deposit 3,995,234 2,500,000 Cash 676,036 1,961,374 10(a) 4,671,270 4,461,374

50 ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS BOARD NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 30 June 2000

7. Property, plant and equipment

(a) 2000 1999

$$

Land At valuation 30 June 1997 47,500,000 47,500,000

Buildings At cost 2,477,446 2,591,747 Less accumulated depreciation (37,317) (12,630) At valuation 30 June 1997 7,409,500 7,409,500 Less accumulated depreciation (765,622) (516,949)

9,084,007 9,471,668

Capital improvements at cost 5,249,172 4,910,047 Less accumulated depreciation (198,057) (83,182)

5,051,115 4,826,865

Plant and equipment At cost 3,383,879 3,194,273 Less accumulated depreciation (1,486,177) (1,275,991) At valuation 30 June 1992 121,393 121,393 Less accumulated depreciation (48,902) (44,223)

1,970,193 1,995,452

Furniture and fittings At cost 633,706 618,330 Less accumulated depreciation (545,614) (523,756) At valuation 30 June 1992 80,665 80,665 Less accumulated depreciation (49,489) (48,103) At valuation 30 June 1994 22,700 22,700 Less accumulated depreciation (21,116) (19,480)

120,852 130,356

Motor vehicles At cost 39,736 38,076 Less accumulated depreciation (8,019) (20,983)

31,717 17,093

Office equipment (including computer equipment) At cost 913,355 808,421 Less accumulated depreciation (738,110) (649,545)

175,245 158,876

51 ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS BOARD NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 30 June 2000

7. Property, plant and equipment (cont)

2000 1999

$$

Library - Monograph collection

At valuation October 1998 4,235,393 4,196,152

Total property, plant and equipment at net book value 68,168,522 68,296,462

Capital works under construction 1,103,780 897,378 69,272,302 69,193,840

(b) Depreciation 2000 1999

$$

Buildings 273,360 268,370 Capital improvements 114,874 57,345 Plant and equipment 214,865 209,523 Furniture and fittings 24,880 41,470 Motor vehicles 7,914 16,562 Office and computer equipment 88,565 95,199 724,458 688,469

8. Provision for employee entitlements

2000 1999

$$

Provision for annual leave 324,683 285,637 Provision for long service leave 453,180 444,874 777,863 730,511

Current liability 346,470 301,043 Non-current liability 431,393 429,468 777,863 730,511

52 ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS BOARD NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 30 June 2000

9. Asset revaluation reserve

2,000 1999

$$

Balance as at 1 July 1999 11,870,160 7,674,008 Add: revaluation of library monograph collection - 4,196,152 Balance as at 30 June 2000 11,870,160 11,870,160

10. Notes to the statement of cash flows

(a) Reconciliation of cash

For the purpose of the Statement of Cash Flows, cash includes cash on hand and deposit accounts. Cash at the end of the financial year as shown in the Statement of Cash Flows is reconciled to the related items in the Balance Sheet as follows:

2000 1999

$$

Cash 4,671,270 4,461,374

(b) Reconciliation of net cash from operating activities to operating result

2000 1999

$$

Operating result 763,010 1,013,535 Profit on sale of assets (19,052) (9,177) Depreciation 724,458 688,469 Decrease/(increase) in accounts receivable (122,913) 78,562 Decrease/(increase) in prepayments 49,540 (50,140) (Increase)/decrease in stock (58,591) (9,354) Decrease in creditors and accrued expenses (120,159) (280,690) Increase in provision for employee entitlements 47,352 59,086 (Increase)/decrease in assets donated (27,060) -

Net cash from operating activities 1,236,585 1,490,291

53 ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS BOARD NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 30 June 2000

11. Responsible Persons

The names of persons who were Responsible Persons at any time during the financial year are: The Hon. Marie Tehan, Minister for Conservation and Land Management (part year) and The Hon. Sherryl Garbutt, Minister for Environment and Conservation (part year). Mr David Adam, Dr Anne Astin, Mr Rodger Elliot, Mr John Gough, Ms Sarah Guest, Prof Pauline Ladiges, Dr Brian McNamee, Dr Philip Moors and Prof James Ross.

Remuneration of Responsible Persons

The numbers of Responsible Persons are shown below in their relevant income bands:

2000 1999

No. No.

Income $0 - 10,000 7 7 $90,000 - 100,000 1 - $140,000 - 150,000 1 1

Total remuneration received by Responsible Persons from the Board amounted to 290,319 198,808

The Ministers did not receive any remuneration from the Board.

Executive Officers Remuneration

The number of executive officers, other than Responsible Persons included under 'Remuneration of Responsible Persons' above, whose total remuneration exceeded $90,000 during the reporting period are shown below in their relevant income bands:

2000 1999

No. No.

Income $90,000 - 100,000 1 2 $100,001 - 110,000 1 1

Total remuneration for the reporting period of executive officers included above amounted to 281,562 293,760

Related party transactions

There were no other related party transactions during the year.

54 ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS BOARD NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 30 June 2000

12. Financial instruments

(a) Terms, conditions and accounting policies

The Board’s accounting policies including the terms and conditions of each class of financial asset and financial liability which have been recognised at balance date, are as follows:

Recognised financial Statement of Accounting policies Terms and conditions instruments financial position Notes

(i) Financial assets

Accounts receivable Debtors are carried at the Settlement by debtors is nominal amounts due less expected when goods and any provision for doubtful services are provided. debts. A doubtful debts provision is made for any amounts which are considered unlikely to be collectable.

Cash 6 Cash includes cash on hand Cash on hand and deposits and deposit amounts. have effective interest rates of 4.60% to 5.85% (1999 - Fixed interest bearing 4.85% to 4.60%). deposits are carried at the lower of cost and net The fixed interest bearing realisable value. Interest deposits have a maturity of revenue is recognised in the 30 days and effective interest operating statement when it rates of 4.86% to 6.87% is earned. (1999 – 4.77% to 5.07%). (i) Financial assets

Creditors and accruals Creditors and accruals are Settlement of creditors is recognised for future amounts normally effected within a to be paid in respect of 30 day term. goods and services received, whether or not billed to the Board.

55 ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS BOARD NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 30 June 2000

12. Financial instruments (cont)

(b) Interest rate risk

The Board’s exposure to interest rate risks and the effective interest rates of financial assets and financial liabilities which have been recognised at the balance date, are as follows:

Financial instruments Floating interest rate Fixed interest Non-interest bearing Total carrying amount Weighted average maturing in 1 year per statement of effective interest rate or less financial position

2000 1999 2000 1999 2000 1999 2000 1999 2000 1999 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ % %

(i) Financial assets

Cash 132,682 1,961,374 4,538,588 2,500,000 4,671,270 4,461,374 4.88 4.97

Accounts receivable 216,624 93,711 216,264 93,711 N/A N/A

(ii) Financial liabilities

Creditors and accurals 190,645 580,685 190,645 580,685 N/A N/A

(c) Net fair values

The aggregate net fair values of financial assets and financial liabilities which have been recognised at the balance date, are as follows:

Total carrying amount Aggregate fair value per statement of financial position

2000 1999 2000 1999

$$$$

(i) Financial assets

Cash 4,671,270 4,461,374 4,671,270 4,461,374 Accounts receivable 216,624 93,711 216,624 93,711 Total financial assets 4,887,894 4,555,085 4,887,894 4,555,085

(ii) Financial liabilities Creditors and accruals 190,645 580,685 190,645 580,685 Total financial liabilities 190,645 580,685 190,645 580,685

The following methods and assumptions are used to determine the net fair values of financial assets and financial liabilities:

Recognised financial instruments

Cash and short-term investments These financial instruments have a short-term to maturity. Accordingly, it is considered that carrying amounts reflect fair values.

Accounts receivable and creditors and accruals Carrying amounts reflect fair values.

(d) Credit risk exposures

The Board’s maximum exposure to credit risk at balance date for each class of recognised financial assets is the carrying amount of those assets as disclosed in the statement of financial position.

56 ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS BOARD NOTES TO AND FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 30 June 2000

13. Commitments for expenditure

2000 1999

$$

(a) Capital commitments

Capital expenditure contracted for at the reporting date but not recognised in the financial report as liabilities: Capital works in progress 179,545 98,893

These expenditures are payable: Not later than one year - 98,893 Later than 1 year but not later than 5 years 179,545 - Later than 5 years - - 179,54598,893

(b) Operating leases

Commitments under operating leases at the reporting date are payable as follows: Not later than one year 76,673 95,279 Later than 1 year but not later than 5 years 249,393 82,760 Later than 5 years 62,348 - 388,414 178,039

14. Contingent liability

The Board is not aware of the existence of any contingent liability as at the reporting date. (1999: $nil)

15. Post balance date event

There is no event occurring after balance date that would have a material effect on the accounts. (1999: $nil)

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Appendix 1 Comparison of Financial Results

99/2000 98/99 97/98 96/97 95/96

$$ $$$

Government Funding

State Government

Recurrent grant 6,246,000 5,625,100 5,482,816 5,349,160 4,453,196

Other grants 319,115 2,250,111 2,848,285 2,227,299 2,434,803

Commonwealth Government 131,375 81,443 51,000 56,986 73,443

Sponsorship 1,838,456 1,636,656 892,869 868,040 1,625,848

General Revenue 2,154,119 1,489,184 1,763,882 1,653,807 1,527,590

Total Expenses (9,926,055) (10,068,959) (8,725,338) (7,275,459) (7,627,894)

Operating Surplus 763,010 1,013,535 2,313,514 2,879,833 2,486,986

Appendix 2 Staff Profile at 30 June 2000

Full Time Part Time Casual Total FTE Male Female S/T Male Female S/T Male Female S/T Male Female Total Male Female Total Executive 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 2 Directorate 1 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 7 1 6 7 Corporate Resources 9 9 18 0 4 4 2 11 13 11 24 35 10 16.5 26.5 Melbourne Gardens 26 18 44 0 0 0 1 22 23 27 40 67 26.5 29 55.5 Plant Sciences and Biodiversity 12 15 27 4 8 12 0 0 0 16 23 39 14 19 33 Cranbourne Gardens 10 7 17 3 5 8 17 7 24 30 19 59 20 13 33 ARCUE 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 2 2 4

Appendix 3 Reporting Requirements Under Financial Management Act 1994

Information required under Part 9.1.3 (iv) is available on request from the Director, Royal Botanic Gardens.

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Appendix 4 Freedom of Information

During 1999/2000 a Freedom of Information (FOI) Policy was introduced to enable RBG to better facilitate requests. This section of the report contains information required to be published annually under Part II of the Freedom of Information Act 1982.

Principal Officer Dr Philip Moors, Director, RBG

Authorised Officer Dennis Renfrey, Freedom of Information Officer

Categories of Documents The Facilities and Administration Branch is responsible for the corporate records management function. The Branch has three distinct records keeping systems:

• The central administration files contain policy and administrative information across all program areas. This includes general correspondence (external and internal), botanical loans and information, accounting records, reports, minutes, circulars and procedure documents. These files form the key administrative working records of the organisation • Records relating to personal records of staff • Archives for records that are inactive or not current.

Requests During 1999/2000 two requests were received for access to documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982.

FOI Access Arrangements The Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria has a Freedom of Information Officer to process and coordinate action on requests. The Freedom of Information Officer is at Birdwood Avenue, South Yarra Victoria 3141, telephone (03) 9252 2300.

Access to documents (as defined in Section 5 of the Act) may only be obtained through a written request under Section 17 of the Act. Applications should be as specific as possible to enable the FOI Officer to identify relevant documents as quickly and efficiently as possible. Each request should be accompanied by a $20 application fee. Applicants may request photocopies of documents, inspect specific documents by prior arrangement or as appropriate to the application.

Section 21 of the Act requires that all reasonable steps be taken to enable an applicant to be notified of a decision concerning the release of document(s) as soon as practicable, and no later than 45 days after the request is received by RBG.

Applicants are required by the Act to submit applications in writing requesting access to documents. The request should specify that the application is a request made under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 and should not form part of a letter on another subject. The applicant should provide the following information:

• name • address • telephone number (business hours) • details of document(s) requested • the form of access required - copies of documents, inspection of file or other (specify).

Requests should be sent to Freedom of Information Officer, Royal Botanic Gardens, Birdwood Avenue, South Yarra Victoria 3141.

Charges under the Act Section 22 of the Act outlines the principles for the levy or waiver of charges required to be paid by an applicant to the Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria, before access to a document is given. Charges are: • application fee - $20.00 per request • photocopy fee - $0.20 per A4 page • search fee - $20.00 per hour or part thereof • supervision fee - $5.00 per 15 minutes or part thereof (where a document is inspected by an applicant) • deposits - a deposit of $25.00 may be required if the calculated charge does not exceed $100.00; or a deposit of 50 percent of the calculated charge, where that charge exceeds $100.00. Some charges may be waived in certain circumstances. An example might be where the applicant is impecunious and the request is for access to a document relating to his or her personal affairs.

Correcting Personal Information A request for correction or amendment of personal information contained in a document held by RBG must be made in writing. It should specify the amendments the applicant wishes to make and particulars of how and why the person making the request believes the information to be incomplete, incorrect, out of date or misleading.

Appeals Applicants may appeal against a decision made in response to requests for access to documents and amendment of records or against the cost levied for allowing access to documents. Information about the appropriate avenue of appeal will be conveyed to the applicant in the letter advising of the initial decision.

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Appendix 5 Consultancies

Consultancies during the year costing less than $100,000 are summarised as follows:

Number of Engagements 79

$

Operating expenses 236,941

Costs capitalised -

236,941

Appendix 6 Compliance with the Building and Maintenance Provisions of the Building Act 1993

The Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria complies with building management provisions as specified by the Minister for Finance Guidelines. The RBG ensures that all works requiring building approval have plans certified, works in progress inspected and Occupancy Permits issued by independent Building Surveyors engaged on a local job by job basis. It also ensures that plans for these works are lodged with the relevant local council.

The RBG requires all building practitioners engaged on building works to be registered and maintain registration throughout the course of the works.

Building Works Building works undertaken during the year were of a minor nature only.

Ten-Year Liability Cap A ten-year liability cap was invoked for the Observatory Gate Project.

Maintenance Maintenance and improvement works are regularly carried out on RBG’s buildings to ensure they are maintained in a safe and serviceable condition.

Conformity Work is continuing to ensure all existing buildings conform with standards. Outstanding items are of a non-urgent priority.

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Appendix 7 Compliance with National Competition Policy

The Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria has a commitment to implementing National Competition Policy reform initiatives as they apply to this organisation. Competitive neutrality policy seeks to ensure that where Government’s business activities involve it in competition with private sector business activities, the net competitive advantages that accrue to a government business are offset.

The Government’s competitive neutrality policy statement sets out two alternative approaches, known as Model 1 and Model 2. Model 1 applies to major Government Business Enterprises with annual revenue exceeding $10 million, and Model 2 applies to other significant Government business activities whose predominant activity is trade in goods or services, and which meet a substantial part of their operating cost from user charges.

In respect of its business activities, Model 2 applies to RBG. These businesses must ensure that pricing principles apply which reflect full cost attribution.

During 1999/2000, RBG has continued to adjust the full cost base of each RBG business activity to include the net costs that the business would face were it privately owned.

In addition, in accordance with National Competition Policy, RBG ensures that the pricing policies of all its business activities are consistent with compliance with Part IV of the Trade Practices Act.

Appendix 8 Year 2000 Compliance

Following the successful identification of any potential Year 2000 threats to the Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria and preparation of a risk management strategy, there were no incidents affecting the RBG’s property, utilities or technological systems.

Appendix 9 Representatives on External Committees, Associated Status, and Awards

Richard Barley James Grimes 1999 Winston Churchill Fellow Research Associate, School of Botany, The University of Melbourne Member, Dandenong Ranges Gardens Trust Member, Doctoral Faculty, City University of New York (academic appointment) Member, Executive Committee, Ornamental Plant Conservation Association of Member, Organising Committee, IVth International Legume Conference, Australia Canberra 2001 Member, Public Gardens Congress 2001 (Horticulture Stream) Member, Planning Committee, Australian Systematic Botany Society Conference, Melbourne 2003 Jill Burness Member, Open Space and Equestrian Study, City of Casey Rod Home General Editor, Australasian Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Ian Clarke (Kluwer Academic Publishers) Honorary Consultant, Victorian Poisons Information Centre, Royal Children’s Editor, Historical Records of Australian Science Hospital, Melbourne Chairman, Advisory Board, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Terry Coates Centre, The University of Melbourne Member, Advisory Board, The Oxford Companion to the History of Modern Member, New Holland Mouse Recovery Team Science (Oxford University Press) Member, City of Casey Conservation Strategy Implementation and Review Member, National Committee for History and Philosophy of Science, Australian Committee Academy of Science Helen Cohn President, Commission on Bibliography and Documentation, Division of History Member, Planning Committee, Australian Systematic Botany Society of Science, International Union of History and Philosophy of Science Conference, Melbourne 2003 Member, Fellowship Scheme Advisory Committee, National Library of Australia

Rob Cross Liz James Chairman, Horticultural Reference Group of the Dandenong Ranges Gardens Research Associate, Department of Biochemistry and Genetics, LaTrobe Trust University Member, Adamson’s Bent Recovery Team Marco Duretto Member, Grevillea williamsonii Recovery Team Honorary Senior Research Associate, School of Botany, The University of Melbourne Peter Kelly Member, Planning Committee, Society of Australian Systematic Biologists Member, Victorian Association for Environmental Education State Council Conference, Melbourne 2001 Teresa Lebel Member, Public Gardens Congress 2001 Steering Organising Committee and Member, Planning Committee, Australian Systematic Botany Society Steering Committee for the Plant Sciences Stream Conference, Melbourne 2003 Member, Planning Committee, Australian Systematic Botany Society Conference, Melbourne 2003 Jane Liefman Sabine Glissmann-Gough Member, Interpretation Australia Association Executive, Victorian State Delegate, 1999/2000 Member, Horticultural and Heritage Reference Group which operates under the Dandenong Ranges Gardens Trust

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Appendix 9 (cont)

Mark McDonnell Jim Ross Associate Professor and Principal Fellow, School of Botany, The Professorial Associate, School of Botany, The University of University of Melbourne Melbourne Associate Editor, Urban Ecology (newsletter) Treasurer, Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria Editorial Board of Ecological Management and Restoration Editorial Committee, Flora of Australia (until 31 December 1999) Serves on the RMIT Department of Land Information Course Roger Spencer Advisory Committee Member, Victoria Threatened Orchid Recovery Team Editorial Advisory Panel, New Plantsman Scientific Advisory Committee, Ornamental Plant Conservation Tom May Association of Australia President, Field Naturalists Club of Victoria Representative of the Royal Botanic Garden Melbourne, Australian Convenor, Executive Committee, and Chairperson, Scientific Cultivar Registration Society Advisory Committee, FUNGIMAP Manager, Greenlife Database(tm) for Botanical Nomenclature Coordinator, Australasian Mycological Society, Conservation Services International Pty Ltd Subcommittee Founding Committee Member, International Association for Research Associate, School of Botany, The University of Melbourne Cultivated Plant Taxonomy Honorary Associate, Victorian Poisons Information Centre, Royal Editor, Conifer Society of Australia Newsletter Children’s Hospital, Melbourne Nomenclatural Adviser, Plant Breeders’ Rights Office, Canberra Member, Editorial Advisory Committee, Australian Systematic Botany Honorary Consultant, Victorian Poisons Information Centre, Royal Member, The Victorian Naturalist, Technical Advisory Committee Children’s Hospital, Melbourne Member, IUCN, Species Survival Commission, Fungi Specialist Peter Symes Group Member, Planning Committee, Society of Australian Systematic Member, Parks and Gardens Industry Education and Training Advisory Biologists Conference, Melbourne 2001 Group

Kiah Martin Frank Udovicic Member, Elm Pests and Diseases Taskforce Honorary Research Fellow, School of Botany, The University of Melbourne Philip Moors Member, Biological Sciences Program Advisory Committee, Neville Walsh Australian Antarctic Division Ministerial Appointee, Flora and Fauna Guarantee ‘Scientific Advisory Member, Council of Heads of Australian Botanic Gardens Committee’ Member, Maud Gibson Trust Member, Helmeted Honeyeater Recovery Team, Department of Deputy Chairman, Organising Committee, Public Gardens Natural Resources and Environment Congress 2001 Member, Threatened Orchid Recovery Team, Department of Natural Resources and Environment Kathleen Ralston Member, Borya mirabilis Recovery Team, Department of Natural Member, Environment Advisory Committee, Borough of Queenscliff Resources and Environment Member, Alpine Research Review Panel, Parks Victoria

Appendix 10 Publications, Theses and Presentations

Employees, Honorary Associates and students are shown in bold.

Refereed Journals and Books Grimes, J.W. (1999). Inflorescence morphology, heterochrony, and phylogeny in the Mimosoid tribes Ingeae and Acacieae Anderson, F. (2000). New subspecies of Leionema lamprophyllum (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae). The Botanical Review 65, 317-347. (F.Muell.) Paul G. Wilson (Rutaceae). Muelleria 12, 227-234. James, E.A., and Brown, A.J. (2000). Morphological and genetic Aryantha, N., Cross, R., and Guest, D.I. (2000). Suppression of variation in the endangered Victorian endemic grass Agrostis Phytophthora cinnamomi Rands in potting mixes amended with adamsonii Vickery (Poaceae). Australian Journal of Botany 48, 383- uncomposted and composted animal manures. Phytopathology 90 395. (7), 775-782. Klazenga, N. (1999). A revision of the Malesian species of Aston, H.I. (2000). Triglochin protuberans (Juncaginaceae): A new Dicranoloma (Dicranaceae, Musci). Journal of the Hattori Botanical species from Western Australia. Muelleria 12, 215-216. Laboratory 87, 1-130. Daume, S., Brand-Gardner, S., and Woelkerling, Wm J. (1999). Ladiges, P.Y., and Udovicic, F. (2000). Comment on a New Settlement of abalone larvae (Haliotis laevigata Donovan) in response Classification of the Eucalypts. Australian Systematic Botany 13, to non-geniculate coralline red algae (Corallinales, Rhodophyta). 149-152. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 234, 125-143. Lebel, T., and Castellano, M.A. (1999). Australasian truffle-like fungi. Daume, S., Brand-Gardner, S., and Woelkerling, Wm J. (1999). IX. History and current trends in the study of the taxonomy of Preferential settlement of abalone larvae: diatom films vs non- sequestrate macrofungi from Australia and New Zealand. Australian geniculate coralline red algae. Aquaculture 174, 243-254. Systematic Botany 12, 803-817. Daume, S., Brand-Gardner, S., and Woelkerling, Wm J. (1999). McKern, C., and Grimes, J.W. (2000). A cumulative index to Community structure of non-geniculate coralline red algae scientific names and authors for Muelleria (1955-1999). Muelleria 13, (Corallinales, Rhodophyta) in three boulder habitats in southern 37-136. Australia. Phycologia 38, 138-148. Miller, S., and Lebel, T. (1999). Hypogeous fungi from the Entwisle, T.J., and Foard, H.J. (1999). Sirodotia southeastern United States. II. The genus Zelleromyces. Mycotaxon (Batrachospermales, Rhodophyta) in Australia and New Zealand. 72, 15-25. Australian Systematic Botany 12, 605-613. Milne, J., and Louwhoff, S. (1999). Vertical distribution of Entwisle, T.J., and Foard, H.J. (1999). Batrachospermum bryophytes and lichens on a Myrtle Beech, Nothofagus cunninghamii 62 (Batrachospermales, Rhodophyta) in Australia and New Zealand: (Hook.) Oerst. Hikokia 13, 23-30. new taxa and records in sections Contorta and Hybrida. Australian Systematic Botany 12, 615-633. Milne, J. (2000). Gemmae in Dicranoloma serratum (Broth.) Paris. Journal of Bryology 22, 70-72. Appendices

Morcom, N.F., and Woelkerling, Wm J. (2000). Invited review 2. A critical Spencer, R.D. (2000). Wallaby grasses and spear-grasses renamed. Australian interpretation of coralline-coralline (Corallinales, Rhodophyta) and coralline- Horticulture, January 2000, 29-30. orther ‘plant’ interactions. Cryptogamie, algologie 21, 1-31. Spencer, R.D. and Adler, M. (2000). Students sort out Australia’s cultivars. Riosmena-Rodriguez, R., Woelkerling, Wm J., and Foster, M. (1999). Australian Horticulture, February 2000, 30, 32, 33. Taxonomic reassessment of rhodolith-forming species of Lithophyllum Spencer, R.D. (2000). Lambert’s cypress history unravelled. Australian (Corallinales, Rhodophyta) in the Gulf of California, Mexico. Phycologia 38, 401- Horticulture, March 2000, 41-42. 417. Spencer, R.D. (2000). Naming dispute settled for Pfitzer junipers. Australian Thies, A.W. (2000). Moss collections from Lord Howe Island in the National Horticulture, April 2000, 36-37. Herbarium of Victoria (MEL). The Victorian Naturalist 117, 10-13. Spencer, R.D. (2000). Correa revisited. Australian Horticulture, May 2000, 33. Tucker, S.C., and Grimes, J.W. (1999). The Inflorescence: Introduction. The Botanical Review 65, 304-316. Tonkin, J.E., and May, T.W. (1999). A preliminary bioclimatic analysis of the distribution of Mycena interrupta. Fungimap Newsletter 11, 3-4. Walsh, N. (2000). New species in Asteraceae from the subalps of south- eastern Australia. Muelleria 12, 223-228. Walsh, N.G., James, E.M., and Coates, T. (2000). A management plan for the Buffalo Sallow Wattle, Acacia phlebophylla. Report to Parks Victoria, Mt Buffalo Non-Refereed Journals and Reports National Park (23 pp. and maps). Block, J. (2000). Profile of a Leader: Arthur Thies. Park Watch 201, 10. Books and Book Chapters Carrick, N., and James, E.A. (1999). Native grasses worth their salt. LaTrobe Albrecht, D.E., and Walsh, N.G. (1999). Campanulaceae (family description and Bulletin, p8, June 1999. key). In N.G. Walsh and T.J. Entwisle (Eds) Flora of Victoria, Vol. 4, pp. 553 Cohn, H. M. (1999). (Book Review). ‘An all consuming passion: origins, (Inkata Press: Melbourne.) modernity and the Australian life of Georgiana Molloy, by William J. Lines’, Isis, Aston, H.I. (1999). Menyanthaceae. In N.G. Walsh and T.J. Entwisle (Eds) Flora vol. 90, pp. 376-7. of Victoria, Vol. 4, pp. 380-385 (Inkata Press: Melbourne.) Cross, R. (1999). Proteaceae, Phyotophthora and Floriculture - assessing Clarke, I. (1999). Lagenophora, Conyza (Asteraceae). In N.G. Walsh and T.J. Proteaceae taxa for Phytophthora resistance and floricultural potential. Report Entwisle (Eds) Flora of Victoria, Vol. 4, pp. 864-867, 917-922. (Inkata Press: for the Maud Gibson Trust. RBG Cranbourne. Melbourne.) Cross, R. (1999). Report on the Methods and Markers for quality assurance in Conn, B.J., Jeanes, J.A., and Richards, P.G. (1999). Oxalidaceae. In N.G. micropropagation conference, visit to BioResearch Ireland at University College Walsh and T.J. Entwisle (Eds) Flora of Victoria, Vol. 4, pp. 207-18 (Inkata Press: Dublin, and the RHS Wisley Trial Beds. RBG Melbourne. Melbourne.) Duretto, M.F. (2000). New staff and some new research directions at the Royal Duretto, M.F. (1999). Sapindaceae, Rutaceae (except Eriostemon), Apiaceae Botanic Gardens Melbourne. Australian Systematic Botany Society Newsletter (except Actinotus, Eryngium, Oreomyrrhis, Trachymene and Xanthosia). In N.G. 102, 15-16. Walsh and T.J. Entwisle (Eds) Flora of Victoria, Vol. 4, pp. 139-149, 153-177, Eichler, J.G., and Walsh, N.G. (1999). ‘An assessment of the status of VROT 183-197, 256-260, 262-263, 272-282, 286-301. (Inkata Press: Melbourne.) species in Rutaceae, Rhamnaceae and Sterculiaceae in far western Victoria - Duretto, M.F., and Hart, J. (1999). Xanthosia (Apiaceae). In N.G. Walsh and Part 2’; report to NRE, Botanic Guardians Scheme. Field Naturalists Club of T.J. Entwisle (Eds) Flora of Victoria, Vol. 4, pp. 265-268. (Inkata Press: Victoria. Melbourne.) Home, R.W. (1999). Review of John Gascoigne, Science in the Service of Flann, C. (1999). Bracteantha, Leptorhynchos (Asteraceae). In N.G. Walsh and Empire: Joseph Banks, the British State and the Uses of Science in the Age of T.J. Entwisle (Eds) Flora of Victoria, Vol. 4, pp. 749-752, 769-774. (Inkata Press: Revolution (Cambridge, 1998), Endeavour 23(1), 35. Melbourne.) Home, R.W. (1999). Scientific Works for the English Restoration. University of Home, R.W. (1999). Science. In Helen Irving (Ed), The Centenary Companion to Melbourne Library Journal, 5(2), 10-14. Australian Federation), pp. 420-422 (Melbourne: Cambridge University Press). Jolley, H., and Milne, J. (1999). Bryophytes collected during the vth Home, R.W. (1999). Martyn, David Forbes and Parnell, Thomas, Australian Australasian bryophyte workshop, Grampians National Park, Victoria, Australia, Dictionary of Biography, vol. 15, pp. 320-322, 570-571 (Melbourne: Melbourne 2nd-9th July, 1999. Australasian Bryological Newsletter 39, 8-10. University Press). Ladiges, P.Y., and Udovicic, F. (1999). What’s in a name? - Comment on the Home, R.W. (2000). Volta’s English Connections. In Fabio Bevilacqua and Lucio new eucalypt genus Corymbia. Botanic Magazine, 8, 25-27. Fregonese (Eds) Nuova Voltiana, volume 1, pp. 115-132 (Pavia: Universit degli Lebel, T. (1999). Going underground: truffles and truffle-like fungi. Botanic Studi di Pavia/ Milan: Hoepli). Magazine 8, 31-34. Home, R.W. (2000). Emigrants or Scientific Travellers: Ferdinand Mueller and Maroske, S. (1999). Review of ‘The Flower Chain: The Discovery of Australian Georg Neumayer between Germany and Australia. In Ellen I. Mitchell (Ed), Plants’ by Jill, Duchess of Hamilton and Julia Bruce. Historical Records of Baron von Mueller’s German Melbourne, pp. 11-24 (Plenty Valley Papers, Vol. 3). Australian Science 12, 552. Jeanes, J.A. (1999). Acanthaceae, Apocynaceae, Aquifoliaceae, Maroske, S. (1999). Review of ‘The Vision of Edna Walling: Garden Plans Asclepiadaceae, Asteraceae (family description & various genera), 1920-1951’ by Trisha Dixon & Jennie Churchill. Historical Records of Australian Bignoniaceae, Boraginaceae, Brunoniaceae, Callitrichaceae, Caprifoliaceae, Science 12, 552-553. Celastraceae, Convolvulaceae, Cornaceae, Cuscutaceae, Dipsacaceae, Maroske, S. (2000). Review of ‘Feral Future’ by Tim Low. Victorian Naturalist Euphorbiaceae (except Phyllanthus, Sauropus), Gesneriaceae, Goodeniaceae, 117, 79-80. Lentibulariaceae, Linaceae, Loranthaceae, Melianthaceae, Myoporaceae, Olacaceae, Oleaceae, Plantaginaceae, Polemoniaceae, Rubiaceae, Solanaceae, May, T.W. (1999). Split Gill as a human pathogen. Tremandraceae, Valerianaceae, Viscaceae, Vitaceae and Zygophyllaceae. In Fungimap Newsletter 10, 3. N.G. Walsh and T.J. Entwisle (Eds) Flora of Victoria, Vol. 4, pp. 23-26, 38-48, May, T.W. (1999). Review of ‘Mushrooms of Northeastern North America’ by 54-74, 79-82, 120-29, 138-39, 198-207, 321-79, 385-411, 459-74, 477-83, A.E. Bessett, A.R. Bessette and D.W. Fischer. Mycotaxon 7, 510-511. 528-39, 541-43, 546-53, 587-685, 694-720, 723-725, 730-732, 764-768, 774-787, 793-797, 806-807, 922-934, 936-940, 965-984. (Inkata Press: May, T.W. (1999). Review of ‘Biodiversity of Tropical Microfungi’ edited by K.D. Melbourne.) Hyde. Mycotaxon 71, 511-513. Jeanes, J.A., and Lepschi, B.J. (1999). Santalaceae. In N.G. Walsh and T.J. Ross, J.H. (1999). Foreword to ‘Flora of the Nathalia District and Barmah Entwisle (Eds) Flora of Victoria, Vol. 4, pp. 26-37 (Inkata Press: Melbourne.) Forest’, p.v. Nathalia Wildflower Group, Prominent Press, Shepparton. Milne, J. and Short, M. (1999). Invertebrates associated with the moss Spencer, R.D. (1999). Conventions for writing plant names. Australian Dicranoloma Ren. In W. Ponder and D. Lunney (Eds) The Other 99%. The Horticulture. September 1999, 36. Conservation and Biodiversity of Invertebrates. pp. 129-132. (The Royal Spencer, R.D. (1999). Name changes for Eriostemon (wax flowers) and Zoological Society of New South Wales, Mosman.) Phebalium. Australian Horticulture. October 1999, 18. Raulings, E. (1999). Stylidiaceae. In N.G. Walsh and T.J. Entwisle (Eds) Flora of Spencer, R.D. (1999). Flora of the world sets high standard. Australian Victoria, Vol. 4, pp. 579-567 (Inkata Press: Melbourne.) Horticulture. November 1999, 26. Ross, J.H. (2000). ‘A Census of the Vascular Plants of Victoria.’ 265 pp. (RBG 63 Spencer, R.D. (2000). The OPCAA and plant documentation. Genus 12(2), 2-4. Melbourne: Melbourne.) Appendices

Appendix 10 (cont)

Smith, L.P., and Walsh, N.G. (1999). Geraniaceae (excluding Geranium). In Conference Presentations N.G. Walsh and T.J. Entwisle (Eds) Flora of Victoria, Vol. 4, pp. 218-219, 233- 242. (Inkata Press: Melbourne.) Ariati, S., and Ladiges, P.Y. (1999). Phylogeny of the Botrycephalae (Acacia subg. Phyllodineae). Dampier 300 Biodiversity in Australia 1699-1999 and Spencer, R.D. (1999). Cultivated plants and the codes of nomenclature - beyond. (Perth, 6-10 Dec. 1999). (Poster). towards the resolution of a demarcation dispute. In: S. Andrews, A.C. Leslie and C. Alexander (eds). Taxonomy of Cultivated Plants: Third International Cross, R., and Godfrey, J. (1999). ‘Micropropagation of Banksia - a reliable Symposium, pp. 171-181. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. disinfestation method’. Methods and Markers for Quality Assurance in Micropropagation Conference, University College Cork, Ireland, 24-27 August, Walsh, N.G. (1999). Aceraceae, Anacardiaceae, Asteraceae (key and various 1999. (Poster). genera), Gentianaceae, Polygalaceae, Simaroubaceae, Rhamnaceae (in part), Tropaeolaceae, Wahlenbergia (Campanulaceae), In N.G. Walsh and T.J. Gemmell, C., James, E.A., and Baindur-Hudson, S. (1999). Use of genome Entwisle (Eds) Flora of Victoria, Vol. 4, pp. 49-54, 83-110, 114-120, 130-138, targeting molecular techniques to determine phylogenetic relationships of 149-152, 218-243, 310-321, 554-563, 652-666, 685-688, 720-723, 816-818, Grevillea williamsonii to other Grevillea species. Proceedings 14th Symposium 820-827, 833-835, 859-864, 867-886, 916-917, 941-965. (Inkata Press: FAOBMB ‘Genome Diversity and Bioinformatics’. University of Otago, Dunedin, Melbourne.) New Zealand, 28 Nov - 3 Dec 1999. (Poster). Walsh, N.G., and Entwisle, T.J., eds (1999). Flora of Victoria vol. 4, Hahs, A., McDonnell, M. J., and Williams, N. (1999). Urban Ecology in Cornaceae to Asteraceae. (Inkata Press: Melbourne.) Australian Cities. ESA99 Ecological Connections. 1999 meeting of the Ecological Society of Australia, Inc., Fremantle, Western Australia, 26 Walsh, N.G., and Lander, N.S. (1999). Olearia (Asteraceae). In N.G. Walsh and September - 1 October 1999. (Poster). T.J. Entwisle (Eds) Flora of Victoria, Vol. 4, pp. 886-912. (Inkata Press: Melbourne.) Home, R.W. (May 2000). Foundation Lecturer for the Section of Surgical History. Lectures: “Reconstructing the Scientific and Medical Culture of Walsh, N.G., and Udovicic, F. (1999). Rhamnaceae (family description and Nineteenth-Century Victoria: The Lessons of Ferdinand von Mueller’s key, Cryptandra). In N.G. Walsh and T.J. Entwisle (Eds) Flora of Victoria, Vol. 4, Correspondence” and “Eighteenth-Century Electrotherapeutics”. Royal pp. 82-83, 110-114. (Inkata Press: Melbourne.) Australasian College of Surgeons Annual Scientific Congress, Melbourne. Walsh, N.G., and Van den Borne, A. (1999). Trachymene (Apiaceae). In N.G. (Lectures). Walsh and T.J. Entwisle (Eds) Flora of Victoria, Vol. 4, pp. 283-286. (Inkata James, E. (1999). How rare is rare? Australian Network for Plant Conservation, Press: Melbourne.) 4th National Conference, Albury, November 1999. (Paper). Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria Klazenga, N. (1999). Revision of the Australian and New Zealand species of Dicranoloma. 15th John Child Workshop (Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand, Publications 10-16 Dec. 1999). (Paper). ARCUE (2000) Urban Spotlight: The Newsletter of the Australian Research Lebel, T. (1999). Generic limits of the sequestrate Russulales. 3rd Australasian Centre for Urban Ecology 1(1). Mycological Society Meeting (21st August), Sydney. (Paper). Cross, R. (1999). Proteaceae, Phyotophthora and Floriculture - assessing Lebel, T. (1999). Systematics of the truffle-like fungi of Australia: a case study Proteaceae taxa for Phytophthora resistance and floricultural potential. Report of the Russulales. Dampier 300 Biodiversity in Australia 1699-1999 and beyond for the Maud Gibson Trust. RBG Cranbourne. (Perth, 6-10 Dec. 1999). (Paper). Cross, R. (1999). Report on the methods and markers for quality assurance in Lebel, T. (2000). Two new genera of hypogeous fungi from Western Australia, micropropagation conference, visit to BioResearch Ireland at University College 4th Australasian Mycological Conference, 8 May 2000, Te Anua, New Zealand. Dublin, and the RHS Wisley Trial Beds. RBG Melbourne. (Poster). Theses McDonnell, M. (1999). Urban Ecology: A New Paradigm for Managing Urban and Suburban Natural Areas. Greening Australia Queensland (Inc.) Vegetation Brown, Gillian (1999). Molecular phylogeny and biogeography of bottlebrushes Management: The Big Picture Symposium, University of Queensland, Gatton and paperbarks. Honours (H1), the School of Botany, The University of Campus, 3 August 1999. (Paper). Melbourne. Supervisors: Frank Udovicic and Pauline Ladiges McDonnell, M. (2000). The Role of Science in the Preservation and Management of Urban Biodiversity. Sponsored by the South Australian Urban Campbell, Jeanie (1999). Amplified fragment length polymorphism analysis of Forest Biodiversity Program. 1-2 June 2000, The Australian Mineral Foundation Senecio pinnatifolius in Victoria. Honours (H2A), School of Botany, The Convention Centre, Adelaide, S.A. (Paper). University of Melbourne. Supervisors: Andrew Drinnan and Neville Walsh McDonnell, M., Hahs, A., and Williams, N. (2000). The Status of Urban Ecology in Australian Cities. Southern Connections Congress, Lincoln Gemmell, Charmaine (1999). Use of molecular methods to compare Grevillea University, Canterbury, New Zealand, 19-23 January 2000. (Paper). williamsonii and G. aquifolium. Honours (H2A), Life Sciences, Victoria University of Technology. McDonnell, M J., Hahs, A., and Williams, N. (1999). The Opportunity and Supervisors: Liz James and Swati Baindur-Hudson Challenges of Conducting Ecological Research in Urban and Suburban Environments. ESA99 Ecological Connections. 1999 meeting of the Ecological Hall, Christina (1999). The effects of organic amendments, phosphonate and Society of Australia, Inc., Fremantle, Western Australia, 26 September to 1 Bokashi on Phytophthora cinnamomi and Banksia grandis. Honours (H1), the October 1999. (Paper). School of Botany, The University of Melbourne. Supervisors: Rob Cross and David Gues May, T.W. (1999). ‘Documenting the fungal biodiversity of Australasia’. 9th IUMS International Congress of Mycology in Sydney (August). (Paper). Hynes, Luke (1999). Measuring the success of riparian revegetation projects on the Merri Creek: assessment of plant survivorship and community structure. May, T.W. (1999). ‘Value and reliability of records of Australian fungi from the Honours, School of Botany, The University of Melbourne. Fungimap scheme’. 3rd Australasian Mycological Society Meeting (21st Supervisor: Mark McDonnell August), Sydney. (Paper). Kellar, Claudette (1999). Epiphytes as a habitat for invertebrates in a cool May, T.W. (1999). ‘FUNGIMAP: a successful community monitoring program’. temperate rainforest at Cement Creek, Victoria. Honours (H1), the School of Australian Network for Plant Conservation, 4th National Conference, Albury, Biology and Chemical Sciences, Deakin University. November 1999. (Paper). Supervisors: Josephine Milne and Megan Short May, T.W., and Grey, P. (1999). ‘Putting your local fungi on the map with Ryan, Mary (1999). Genetic variation within and between varieties of Agrostis FUNGIMAP’. Australian Network for Plant Conservation, 4th National billardierei. Honours (H1), Botany Department, La Trobe University. Conference, Albury, November 1999. (Poster). Supervisors: Liz James and Roger Parish Moors, P.J., and Steinicke, J.L. (2000). ‘Balance and the budget: business Williams, Mark (1999). A systematic analysis of Prostanthera spinosa. planning at an Australian botanic garden’. World Botanic Gardens Congress, Honours (H2A), School of Botany, The University of Melbourne. Asheville, North Carolina, USA, 25-30 June 2000. (Paper). Supervisors: Andrew Drinnan and Neville Walsh Ralston, K. (2000). ‘Reverend F.R.M. Wilson, Australia’s Pioneer Lichenologist’ 64 at the Australasian Lichenologists Conference, 29 April 2000, Melbourne. (Paper). Appendices

Raulings, E. (1999). Morphology, pollination and evolution of the Stylidium McDonnell, M. (2 July 1999). Aquatic Sciences and Natural Resource graminifolium complex. Dampier 300 Biodiversity in Australia 1699-1999 and Management, Wildlife and Conservation Biology Program, Deakin University, beyond’ (Perth, 6-10 Dec. 1999). (Paper). Melbourne. (Seminar). Walsh, N. (2000). ‘Restoring Australia’s natural heritage: Case studies from McDonnell, M. (26 August 1999). Biological Sciences Department, Monash Victoria’. World Botanic Gardens Congress (Asheville, North Carolina, U.S.A. University, Clayton. (Seminar). 25-30 June, 2000). (Paper). McDonnell, M. (16 September 1999). Natural Resources Information Forum Williams, J., and McDonnell, M. J. (1999). The Conservation and #2. Medina Grand Hotel, Melbourne. (Presentation). Management of Remnant Vegetation in Urban and Rural Landscapes. ESA99 McDonnell, M. (16 October 1999). ‘Australian Research Centre for Urban Ecological Connections. 1999 meeting of the Ecological Society of Australia, Ecology’. Friends of Karwarra Australian Plant Garden. (Lecture). Inc., Fremantle, Western Australia, 26 September to 1 October 1999. (Paper). McDonnell, M. (28 October 1999) ‘Urban Ecology’. Port Phillip Regional Catchment and Land Protection Board: Yarra Catchment Implementation Presentations Committee, Parks Victoria Office, Glen Waverley. (Lecture). McDonnell, M. (6-7 December 1999). ‘Ecology of urban areas’. Caloundra Anderson, F., and Barnes, H. (12 Oct 1999). ‘Explanation and practical Downs, Queensland. (Presentation). demonstration of how to mount herbarium specimens to MEL standards’. Burnley Horticultural College. McDonnell, M. (9 February 2000). ‘Mapping and monitoring of native vegetation in the Yarra Catchment’. Yarra Catchment Implementation Aston, H. (24 Feb 2000). ‘Aquatic Plants in the Wild’. The Australian Plant Committee meeting. (Presentation). Society Heathland Group (Springvale). (Seminar). McDonnell, M. (16 March 2000). ‘Ecological research in urban environments’. Barley, R. (13 Dec 1999). Presentation on Churchill Fellowship trip for OPCAA. Field Naturalists of Victoria. (Lecture). Barley, R. (May 1999). ‘History and Living Collections of the Royal Botanic McDonnell, M. (29 March 2000). ‘Urban ecology’. Nunawading Civic Centre. Gardens Melbourne’, plants for dry gardens. (Burnley presentations). (Lecture). Barnes, H. and Lovell, R. (14 June 2000). ‘Explanation and practical McDonnell, M. (19 June 2000). ‘The work of the ARCUE’. Voluntary Guides of demonstration of how to mount herbarium specimens to MEL standards’. RBG Melbourne. (Presentation). Burnley Horticultural College. Pitcher, C. (July 1999). Guest Lecturer for Bachelor of Park Management on Clarke, I. (6-10 December 1999). Co-led two weed identification workshops, Marketing and Public Relations Open Space - Parks and Gardens. Deakin ‘Alp - Invaders’ Howmans Gap (near Falls Creek, Vic.) and Tumut (NSW), in University. (Lecture). conjunction with Kate Blood of the Cooperative Research Centre for Weed Management Systems (Weeds CRC). Paull, M. (2 June 2000). Explanation of Fungimap and the target species for this project’. School of Mines, Ballarat (Field Naturalists). Clarke, I. (14 Feb to 27 March 2000). Botany for Illustrators. Botanical Artists group of the Friends of the Royal Botanic Gardens. (Six lectures and Ralston, K. (30 Oct - 2 Nov 1999). Leader (Lichens) on the joint Victoria demonstrations). National Parks Association and Field Naturalists Club Victoria. Expedition to Mt. Mckay. Cross, R. (23 Oct 1999) ‘Unlocking secrets - the Royal Botanic Gardens contributes to the horticulture and conservation of Australian plants.’ Friends of Ralston, K. (28 Nov 1999 and 12 March 2000). Leader of a Field Nat. Club the RBG Cranbourne. (Seminar). Vic. excursion on Saltmarsh and Lichens of Breamlea. Duretto, M. (26 Oct 1999) ‘Tropical Boronias: Systematics and Biodiversity’. Ralston, K. (11-13 Feb 2000). Leader of a weekend program on Saltmarsh School of Botany, The University of Melbourne. (Seminar). and Lichens at Rotamah Island Bird Observatory (Birds Australia), Lakes National Park, Paynesville Victoria. Howard, M. (6 May 2000). The species rose collection. Discovering Horticulture Group. (Presentation). Rice, A. (2 March 2000). Water Conservation Garden. Prahran Garden Club. (Presentation). Howard, M. (1 April and 15 April 2000). Assisted with planting design workshops. Burnley College. Roberts, D.B. (6 May 2000). Lead two Discover Horticulture groups through the New Caledonia Collection. Howard, M. Species Rose Collection. Growing Friends. (Presentation). Smyth, T. (25 May 2000). ‘Development of the Southern Chinese Collection’. Lebel, T. (10 March 2000). ‘Diversity and Evolution of Australian truffle-like Mt Macedon Horticulture Collection. (Presentation). fungi’. School of Botany, The University of Melbourne. (Seminar). Smyth, T. (13 April 2000). ‘Plants from Southern China’. Camberwell Garden Lebel, T. (2 May 2000). ‘Victorian fungi, colourful, charismatic and essential’, Club. (Presentation). Australian Plants Society, South East Melbourne Region Hughsdale. (Seminar). Smyth, T. (28 Feb 2000). ‘Horticulture Chinese style and plant collecting in Maroske, S. (7 June 2000). ‘Baron von Blackberry: Ferdinand von Mueller and South West China’. Friends of the Geelong Botanic Gardens. (Presentation). the introduction of alien plants into Australia’. RBG Melbourne, Plant Sciences Seminar Series. Smyth, T. (18 Oct 2000). ‘Trees of Southern China’. Dendrology Society Conference. (Guest speaker). Martin, K. (13 April 2000). Tree climbing and pruning practices. Diploma of Applied Science students, The University of Melbourne. (Lecture and Smyth, T. (20 May 2000). ‘Garden plants of China’. Probus Club, Victoria. demonstration). (Presentation). May, T. (Sept. 1999). Two mycology lectures at School of Botany, The Spencer, R. (4 Nov 1999). ‘Plant Identification’. Outer Northern College of University of Melbourne. TAFE. (Seminar). May, T. (5 May 2000). Update on findings of the FUNGIMAP scheme, for Spencer, R. (8 March and 17 May 2000). ‘Plant names, plant identification and FUNGIMAP night at Field Naturalists Club of Victoria. cultivar documentation.’ Burnley Students (Certificate of Horticulture), The University of Melbourne. (Lectures and demonstration). May, T. (28 May 2000). Annual President’s address to the Field Naturalists Club of Victoria on ‘The FNCV and Research’. Spencer, R. (14 March 2000). ‘The National Herbarium of Victoria and its Connections with Horticulture’. Burnley students, The University of Melbourne. May, T. (4 June 2000). Led a community information day on Fungi for the Victorian Indigenous Nurseries Co-op. Spencer, R. (3 May 2000). ‘Plants Discovered When Writing a Book’ as part of the Burnley Master Gardener Program. (Seminar). McDonnell, M. (6 August 1999). ‘Urban Environments as Ecosystems’. Urban Environments (geography) course, The University of Melbourne. (Lecture). Spencer, R. (17 May 2000). ‘Conifers and their Identification’. Part of Burnley College plant materials course, The University of Melbourne. McDonnell, M. (6 September 1999). ‘Urban Ecology’. Urban Park Studies course, The University of Melbourne, Burnley. (Lecture). Spencer, R. (25 May and 1 June 2000). ‘Plant Identification’ Inner Northern College of TAFE (Lectures). McDonnell, M. (15 September 1999). ‘Human Impacts on Urban Ecosystems’. Urban Environments 121-022 course, The University of Melbourne course. Spencer, R. (3 June 2000). ‘Conifer Literature.’ The Conifer Society of (Lecture). Australia. (Seminar). McDonnell, M. (9 March 2000). ‘Dispersal of Plants, Gradient Analysis and Spencer, R. (14 June 2000). ‘Plant documentation in the nursery industry and Interspecific Competition’. Plant Ecology 606-204 course, The University of issues relating to plant identification and landscape design.’ John Patrick and 65 Melbourne. (Three lectures). Associates. (Seminar). Appendices

Appendix 10 (cont)

Stephens, J., and Turner, T. (5 June 2000). Herb Garden - design, Turner, T. (6 May 2000) Australian rainforest plants. Discovering Horticulture maintenance and plant uses. CERES Environmental Park. (Presentation). students. (Talk).

Symes, P. (25 May 2000). Irrigation management strategy for the RBG. Udovicic, F. (25 May 2000). Hosted 3rd year Botany students, The University Irrigation Association Australia National Conference. (Paper and presentation). of Melbourne, on a tour of the research activities and collections of the National Herbarium of Victoria. Symes, P., Howard, M., Thomson, C., and Paterson, S. (26 May 2000). Led a technical tour of the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne’s irrigation system. Walsh, N. (15 Oct 1999). ‘Victorian plants at risk and the RBG’s role in plant Irrigation Association Australia National Conference. conservation’. Australian Plants Society, Maroondah Group. (Seminar).

Turner, T. (8 March 2000). Rainforest walk Collections Management Plans. Walsh, N. (22 June 2000). ‘The Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne and its role Horticulturists from the National Trust. (Presentation). in conservation of Victorian threatened plants’. North Carolina Botanical Garden (Seminar).

Appendix 11 Student Supervision

The following honours and post-graduate students were co-supervised by RBG staff.

Ariati, Sita: MSc, School of Botany, The University of Melbourne McMullan-Fisher, Sapphire: PhD, The University of Tasmania Supervisors: Pauline Ladiges, Jim Grimes Supervisors: Jamie Kirkpatrick, Tom May Project: Phylogeny and biogeography of Acacia section Botrycephalae Project: Congruence of plant and macrofungal communities

Brown, Gillian: BSc (Hons), School of Botany, The University of Melbourne Mole, Bryan: PhD, School of Botany, The University of Melbourne Supervisors: Frank Udovicic, Pauline Ladiges Supervisors: Pauline Ladiges, Marco Duretto Project: Molecular phylogeny and biogeography of bottlebrushes and Project: A systematic and biogeographic analysis of Phebalium (Rutaceae: paperbarks Boronieae) and its allies based on morphology and DNA sequence data

Campbell, Jeannie: BSc (Hons), School of Botany, The University of Murphy, Daniel: PhD, School of Botany, The University of Melbourne Melbourne Supervisors: Pauline Ladiges, Jim Grimes, Jim Ross Supervisors: Andrew Drinnan, Neville Walsh Project: Phylogenetic analyses of Australian representatives of Acacia Project: Amplified fragment length polymorphism analysis of Senecio pinnatifolius in Victoria Phelan, Gemma: BSc (Hons) School of Botany, The University of Melbourne Supervisor: Mark McDonnell Gemmell, Charmaine: B App Sc (Hons), Life Sciences, Victoria University of Project: Effects of urbanisation on remnant heathland in south-eastern Technology Melbourne Supervisors: Swati Baindur-Hudson, Liz James Project: Use of molecular methods to compare Grevillea williamsonii and G. Raleigh, Ruth: PhD, Department of Natural Resources and Environment, aquifolium RMIT University Supervisors: Ann Lawrie, Rob Cross, Fiona Coates Hahs, Amy: PhD, The University of Melbourne Project: Strategies to increase population sizes of threatened Caladenia Supervisor: Mark McDonnell species (Orchidaceae) in natural habitats in Victoria Project: Melbourne’s urban trees: an ecological investigation Raulings, Elisa: PhD, School of Botany, The University of Melbourne Hall, Christina: BSc (Hons), School of Botany, The University of Melbourne. Supervisors: Pauline Ladiges, Neville Walsh Supervisors: David Guest, Rob Cross Project: Taxonomy of eastern Australian species of Stylidium Project: The effects of manures and phosphonate on P. cinnamomi and Banksia grandis Ryan, Mary: BSc (Hons), Department of Botany, LaTrobe University Supervisors: Roger Parish, Liz James Hamilton, Ben: BSc (Hons) School of Botany, The University of Melbourne Project: Genetic variation within and between varieties of Agrostis billardierei Supervisor: Mark McDonnell Project: The ecology and spread of Spartina in Westernport Bay Tonkin, Jenny: BSc (Hons), Institute of Food and Land Resources, The University of Melbourne Hynes, Luke: BSc (Hons) School of Botany, The University of Melbourne Supervisors: Cassandra McLean, Tom May. Supervisor: Mark McDonnell Project: Studies on the distribution of Australian macrofungi Project: The development of assessment criteria for evaluating vegetation restoration methods in urban areas. (Awarded honours H1, November 1999) Velappan, Prem: Graduate Diploma project, Burnley College, The University of Melbourne Jones, Rodney: PhD, School of Botany, The University of Melbourne Supervisors: Rob Cross, Cas McLean Supervisors: Pauline Ladiges, Tom May Project: Tissue culture of Caladenia (Orchidaceae) Project: Systematics of Dermocybe Williams, Mark: BSc (Hons), School of Botany, The University of Melbourne Keller, Claudette: BSc (Hons), School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Supervisors: Andrew Drinnan, Neville Walsh Deakin University Project: A systematic analysis of Prostanthera spinosa Supervisors: Megan Short, Josephine Milne Project: Invertebrates in epiphytic cryptogams in a cool temperate rainforest Zdravevski, Jimmy: BSc (Hons), School of Biology, LaTrobe University Supervisors: Teresa Lebel, Phil Kea Kellerman, Jurgen: PhD, School of Botany, The University of Melbourne Project: A taxonomic revision and ecological study of the truffle-like genus 66 Supervisors: Frank Udovicic, Neville Walsh, Pauline Ladiges Chamonixia in Australia Project: Phylogeny and biogeography of Rhamnaceae Compliance Index to Disclosure Requirements 1999/2000

The Annual Report of the entity is prepared in accordance with the Financial Management Act 1994 and the directions of the Minister for Finance. This index has been prepared to show compliance with statutory disclosure requirements.

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Report of Operations

Charter and purpose 9.1.3 (i) (a) Manner of establishment and relevant Minister 8, 10 9.1.3 (i) (b) Objectives, functions, powers and duties 1, 8-9 9.1.3 (i) (c) Services provided and persons or sections of community served 8-9, 11

Management and structure 9.1.3 (i) (d) (i) Names of governing Board members, Audit Committee and Chief Executive Officer 10, 12, 13 9.1.3 (i) (d) (ii) Names of senior office holders and brief description of each office 13 9.1.3 (i) (d) (iii) Chart setting out organisational structure 9 9.1.3 (i) (e) Workforce data and application of merit and equity principles 36-37, 58 9.1.3 (i) (f) Application and operation of Freedom of Information Act 1982 59

Financial and other information 9.1.3 (ii) (a) Summary of financial results with previous four-year comparatives 58 9.1.3 (ii) (b) Summary of significant changes in financial position 44 9.1.3 (ii) (c) Operational and budgetary objectives for the year and performance against those objectives 8, 16-33 9.1.3 (ii) (d) Major changes or factors affecting achievement of objectives 18-33 9.1.3 (ii) (e) Events subsequent to balance date 57 9.1.3 (ii) (f) Consultancies > $100,000 - Full details of each consultancy N/A 9.1.3 (ii) (g) Consultancies < $100,000 - Number and total cost of consulting engagements 60 9.1.3 (ii) (h) Extent of compliance with Building Act 1993 60 9.1.3 (ii) (i) Statement that information listed in Part 9.1.3 (iv) is available on request 58 9.1.3 (ii) (k) Statement on implementation and compliance with National Competition Policy 61

Financial Statements

Preparation 9.2.2 (ii) (a) Statement of preparation on an accrual basis 46 9.2.2 (ii) (b) Statement of compliance with Australian Accounting Standards and associated pronouncements 46 9.2.2 (ii) (c) Statement of compliance with accounting policies issued by the Minister for Finance 46

Statement of financial operations 9.2.2 (i) (a) A statement of financial operations for the year 43 9.2.3 (ii) (a) Operating revenue by class 48 9.2.3 (ii) (b) Investment income by class 48 9.2.3 (ii) (c) Other material revenue by class including sale of non-goods assets and contributions of assets 48 9.2.3 (ii) (d) Material revenues arising from exchanges of goods or services 48 9.2.3 (ii) (e) Depreciation, amortisation or diminution in value 52 9.2.3 (ii) (f) Bad and doubtful debts N/A 9.2.3 (ii) (g) Financing costs N/A 9.2.3 (ii) (h) Net increment or decrement on the revaluation of each category of assets N/A 9.2.3 (ii) (i) Auditor-General’s fees 50

Statement of financial position

Assets 9.2.2 (i) (b) A statement of financial position for the year 44 9.2.3 (iii) (a) (i) Cash at bank or in hand 44 9.2.3 (iii) (a) (ii) Inventories by class 44 9.2.3 (iii) (a) (iii) Receivables, including trade debtors, loans and other debtors 44 9.2.3 (iii) (a) (iv) Other assets, including prepayments 44 9.2.3 (iii) (a) (v) Investments by class 50 9.2.3 (iii) (a) (vi) Property, plant and equipment 51-52 9.2.3 (iii) (a) (vii) Intangible assets N/A

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Liabilities 9.2.3 (iii) (b) (i) Overdrafts N/A 9.2.3 (iii) (b) (ii) Bank loans, bills payable, promissory notes, debentures and other loans N/A 9.2.3 (iii) (b) (iii) Trade and other creditors 44 9.2.3 (iii) (b) (iv) Finance lease liabilities N/A 9.2.3 (iii) (b) (v) Provisions, including employee entitlements 52

Equity 9.2.3 (iii) (c) (i) Authorised capital N/A 9.2.3 (iii) (c) (ii) Issued capital N/A 9.2.3 (iii) (d) Reserves, and transfers to and from reserves (shown separately) 44, 53

Statement of cash flows 9.2.2 (i) (c) A statement of cash flows for the year 45

Notes to the financial statements 9.2.2 (i) (d) Ex-gratia payments N/A 9.2.2 (i) (d) Amounts written off N/A 9.2.3 (iv) (a) Charges against assets N/A 9.2.3 (iv) (b) Contingent liabilities 57 9.2.3 (iv) (c) Commitments for expenditure 57 9.2.3 (iv) (d) Government grants received or receivable and sources 48 9.2.3 (iv) (e) Employee superannuation funds 49 9.2.3 (iv) (f) Assets received without adequate consideration 48 9.4.2 Transactions with responsible persons and their related parties 54 9.6.2 Progress towards Year 2000 compliance 61 9.7.2 Motor vehicle lease commitments 57

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