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Annual Report 2017-18 Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria Annual Report 2017–18 TABLE OF CONTENTS Chairman’s Foreword 2 3. Creating Special Places 52 Director and Chief Executive’s Welcome 4 Key Achievements 53 Our Highlights: The Year in Focus 6 Living Collections 54 Our Vision 8 International Partnerships 55 Our Mission 8 Botanic Gardens Capacity Building 55 Our Values 10 Improvements to Cranbourne Gardens 55 Our Charter 10 Looking Ahead 56 Definitions 10 Overview 57 4. Towards a Sustainable Future 58 Our Organisation 11 Year in Review 58 Melbourne Gardens 12 Key Achievements 59 Cranbourne Gardens 14 Developing Capability and Capacity 60 Scientific Research 16 Sustainable Resource Management 61 Engagement and Impact 16 Revenue Raising Agreements 64 Annual Visitation 17 Developing a Sustainable Organisation 64 Governance 18 Looking Ahead 64 Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria Board 18 Overview 65 Executive Team 20 Organisational Structure 22 Our Supporters 68 Royal Botanic Gardens Foundation Victoria 69 Our People 23 Philanthropic Support for Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria 70 Public Sector Values and Employment Principles 24 Research Partners 73 Employment 25 Occupational Health and Safety 26 Our Friends and Volunteers 73 Cranbourne Friends 74 Our Performance 27 Volunteers and Associates 74 Financial Overview 28 Financial Results 29 Financial Statements 78 Financial Performance and Position 30 Declaration in the Financial Statements 79 Comprehensive Operating Statement 80 Our Achievements 31 Balance Sheet 81 1. Discovery and Sharing Knowledge Cash Flow Statement 82 Year in Review 32 Statement of Changes in Equity 83 Key Achievements 33 About this Report 84 National and International Strategic Influence 34 Funding Delivery of our Services 85 Scientific Research 35 The Cost of Delivering Services 88 Providing Plant Information 36 Key Assets Available to Support Service Delivery 91 Solving Plant-Related and Ecological Problems 38 Other Assets and Liabilities 93 Restoring and Unlocking the Herbarium’s World Collection 41 How we Finance Our Operations 96 Looking Ahead 41 Risks, Contingencies and Valuation Judgements 99 Overview 42 Other Disclosures 108 2. Inspiring Plant Learning Independent Auditor’s Report 116 Year in Review 43 Performance Against Objective 44 Appendices Key Achievements 45 Appendix One: Disclosure Index 118 Great Experiences 46 Appendix Two: Other Disclosures 120 Focus On Aboriginal Culture 47 ICT Expenditure 121 Learning Programs and Partnerships 48 Consultancies 121 Supporter and Customer Engagement 49 Attestation 122 Raising Profile as an International Tourist Destination 50 Legislation and Legislative Compliance 123 Overview 51 Maintenance 124 ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS BOARD VICTORIA — ANNUAL REPORT 2017–18 1 Chairman’s Foreword The new programming team gave people In addition to support from the Victorian many more reasons to visit the Gardens, Government, Royal Botanic Gardens by day and by night. An exceptional range Victoria received generous contributions of local and international performances from many wonderful donors, along attracted a variety of different audiences at with invaluable assistance from the both Melbourne and Cranbourne Gardens. Friends groups and all of our volunteers. I also extend my sincere thanks to my Strong relationships were maintained colleagues of the Royal Botanic Gardens with local Aboriginal peoples, leading to a Foundation for their time and expertise number of excellent collaborative events, in managing our endowment. including record attendances for NAIDOC It is a great pleasure to present the Week at Cranbourne Gardens, and regular My fellow Board members join me in Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria visits to Melbourne Gardens’ Aboriginal thanking everyone who has contributed Annual Report 2017–18. With the new Heritage Walk by the Overseas Adventure to the success of Royal Botanic Gardens organisational structure implemented Travel group. Victoria during the year. and significant new funding secured, the organisation has been able to take great The Gardens continue to be an In accordance with the Financial leaps in the right direction. Combined important resource for early learning, Management Act 1994, I present the Royal visitation to both sites peaked at nearly primary and secondary schools, with Botanic Gardens Board Victoria Annual 2.4 million for the year—a record number 35,000 students participating in vibrant Report for the year ending 30 June 2018. of local, national and international visitors and extensive learning programs at engaging with living collections, science, both Gardens, including over 1,000 bush learning and participation programs. kinder visits to the Cranbourne bushland. Volunteers contributed countless hours Stakeholder and philanthropy campaigns to guided walks, ambassador duties led to excellent revenue gains, with plus care and maintenance within the Ken Harrison AM significant increase in grants from Gardens themselves. Chairman Royal Botanic Gardens Board government, numerous generous gifts Victoria Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria science from our valued supporters and the first 5 September 2018 major corporate partnership in several and horticultural staff continued to years. Improved resource management discover and share new knowledge and harvesting stormwater for irrigation by providing research expertise and also saved on expenditure. resources to a number of conservation and scientific initiatives in addition to As well as improving the organisation’s successful cultivation and propagation future sustainability, work continued on of endangered plant species in Victoria. the Master Plan for Melbourne Gardens, The expertise of the Collections team with a public launch planned for early and its dedicated volunteers also greatly next year. Extensive planning commenced benefited the State Botanical Collection for a world-first Climate Change Summit through curation and databasing of for global botanic gardens to form a new invaluable native and foreign plant international alliance, planning and working specimens throughout the year. together to protect botanic gardens from future environmental threat. 2 Botanica at Cranbourne Gardens ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS BOARD VICTORIA — ANNUAL REPORT 2017–18 3 Director and Chief Executive’s Welcome Our botanical landscapes remain at their high international standard, and it is gratifying to see new landscaping work around the Fern Gully Rest House at Melbourne Gardens. Our scientists continue to discover more about Australia’s flora and how it functions, disseminating this now through two online floras. The living and preserved collections are expertly curated and we This was an extremely positive year for continue to grow the State Botanical Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, with Collection — on that front, we are closer renewed vigour and determination to funding a new herbarium as a safe throughout the organisation. The home for this priceless treasure. Our refreshed organisation structure is in place house is in order, with all major projects and working extremely well. A highlight on time and on budget, and our leases for me has been the new Engagement and licences are in good order. and Impact Division, very much living On top of all this, the uplift to our up to its name. With Botanica, FREEZE!, operating budget of an indexed $5 and New Shoots during 2017–18, and the million per year (more than a 30 per cent announcement of two major Melbourne increase in our government allocation), International Arts Festival events for plus an additional $2.1 million for long October 2018, we are very much part outstanding infrastructure maintenance of Melbourne’s cultural calendar, rather and equipment replacement, at the end than simply a pleasant park for plant of the 2017–18 year was an outstanding enthusiasts. Add to this sold-out concerts success. This uplift will begin a with Paul Kelly and other local stars, transformation of our state’s largest and plus the Botanic and Rare Plant Fair with much loved Botanic Gardens. We will Diggers Club, we now connect with more add to those beautiful landscapes new people than ever. digital interpretation, tours, public art and exhibitions, greater access to our scientific knowledge and many more ways for our visitors to connect with nature. We are at an exciting time for our Botanic Gardens, and I can’t wait to share more with you next year. Tim Entwisle Director and Chief Executive We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and learn, the Fern Gully, Melbourne Gardens peoples of the Kulin (Koolin) Nation, and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and future. 4 ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS BOARD VICTORIA — ANNUAL REPORT 2017–18 5 Highlights The year in focus In 2017–18, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria welcomed almost 2.4 million visitors to its Melbourne Gardens and Cranbourne Gardens. Children, families and young people engaged with nature through new public programs, tours, major events, and learning and participation projects. The science and horticultural teams studied and propagated threatened species, and contributed to key conservation and biodiversity goals for the state. This leading team of experts continued to safeguard plants and plant knowledge for the benefit of the people of our city, state and beyond, maintaining the important living collections at both Gardens as sanctuary for the engagement and wellbeing of all visitors. Visitation was above 2 million for Impressive water management with P17 the second time in the history of P61 stormwater offset
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