Annual Report

2001/02 Annual Report

Conserving Australia’s plants for the future Charter Under the Royal Botanic Gardens Act 1991, the objectives of the Vision organisation are: •To conserve, protect and To be one of the improve the botanic gardens and managed land and their col- world’s outstanding lections of living plants; •To conserve and enhance the botanic gardens State Botanical Collection and National Herbarium of Victoria; •To provide for the use of the State Botanical Collection or plants or plant specimens at the botanic gardens or managed land for scientific or reference purposes, consistent with accepted international practice; •To increase public knowledge and awareness of plants and plant communities; and Mission •To provide for the use of the botanic gardens for education, To advance public enjoyment and tourism.

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of plants through excellence in biodiversity Values research and management, In all our dealings with Government, our sponsors, our staff and volunteers, visitors and clients, we commit horticultural displays and to integrity, trust and fairness, profes- sionalism, excellence, achievement and educational programs innovation. The year in brief

Major project developments •Significant progress was made on the development of two landmark horticultural projects – the Australian Garden at RBG Cranbourne and The Ian Potter Foundation Children's Garden at RBG Melbourne. •Major funding was received for the An integrated approach construction of the first 11 hectares to plant conservation of the Australian Garden, including a visitor centre. The collection and • The Royal Botanic Gardens demon- propagation of plant material for the strated its commitment to biodiversity project commenced, and over 1,300 conservation with the development of •Achievements arising from the policy plant species were assessed for their a Policy for the Conservation of Plant included the propagation of rare potential to become environmental Biodiversity. and threatened plant species; weeds in the Australian Garden. the identification, classification •All facets of the Royal Botanic and mapping of remnant vegetation • Following the completion of the land- Gardens’ activities are addressed in the Port Phillip region; and the scape plans, construction of in the policy. development of a code of practice The Ian Potter Foundation Children’s •Aworking group was established to ensure that all works undertaken Garden commenced with preliminary to facilitate the implementation of comply with the principles of site works and documentation of the policy’s objectives. Ecologically Sustainable Development. the site’s requirements.

The propagation of rare A positive outlook for Dr Philip Moors, Director, and threatened species Royal Botanic Gardens, is an important ecological research and the Minister component of the Royal •An independent review of one of for Environment and Botanic Gardens’ plant Conservation, the conservation programs. the Royal Botanic Gardens research Hon Sherryl Garbutt MP, units, ARCUE, strongly endorsed at the announcement of the establishment and research direc- the Victorian Government's financial support of tion of the unit and its mutually bene- the Australian Garden. ficial collaboration with The University of Melbourne. • The Baker Foundation agreed to extend its funding support for ARCUE for a further three years. Generous financial and voluntary support •Many of the Royal Botanic Gardens’ projects benefited from generous donations from individuals, corporate Grey-headed Flying-foxes sponsorships, grants from community • Considerable progress has been made groups, philanthropic trusts and foun- on the implementation of a strategy Australia’s Virtual Herbarium dations, and government bodies. to manage the Grey-headed Flying-fox •The Herbarium joined a large-scale population at RBG Melbourne. •Anew fundraising program, collaborative project between Sponsor a Tree or Collection, proved •After extensive investigations by Australia’s major herbaria to provide popular with the public, allowing the Department of Natural Resources on-line access to the scientific them the opportunity to contribute and Environment, assisted by data held on each of the six million to maintaining the beauty of the research scientists from ARCUE, an plant specimens held within these Royal Botanic Gardens. alternative roosting site at Horseshoe collections. Bend, Ivanhoe, was identified. •Volunteers continued to be important • The five-year project has received contributors to the life of the Royal • Flying-foxes will be captured from funding from State, Territory and Botanic Gardens with their support RBG Melbourne and transferred Commonwealth governments. for the organisation’s corporate goals. to establish a new colony. • The scientific data will be This support was acknowledged in This will assist in reducing damage essential for monitoring and enhanc- 2001 with a commemorative tree caused by flying-foxes to the ing our understanding planting as part of the International historic and renowned landscapes of Australia’s biodiversity. Year of the Volunteer. of RBG Melbourne.

Australia’s Virtual Scientific communication Considerable progress has Herbarium project will been made on a strategy enable access via the • Through its scientific research, for the management of the internet to plant names, the Herbarium has positioned flying-fox population roosting descriptions, occurrences at RBG Melbourne. and distribution of itself as one of Victoria’s key the six million plant speci- scientific institutions. mens housed in Australia’s major herbaria. •Awareness of the Herbarium’s role in biodiversity research is furthered through publications, conferences, presentations and media articles. contents

The Royal Botanic Gardens •Inside front cover 22 Our Employees Board Victoria is responsible to the Minister for Environment and Conservation. The Royal Vision, Mission, Charter, Values, The Year in Brief The Royal Botanic Gardens is committed Botanic Gardens Board Victoria to the development of a skilled and professional administers the Royal Botanic 1 Contents workforce. Gardens Melbourne, the Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne, 24 Corporate Plan Priorities the National Herbarium of Victoria, 2 Major Achievements the State Botanical Collection A new corporate plan for 2002/2005 has been and the Australian Research 4 Major Highlight Centre for Urban Ecology. developed with implementation in the 2002/03 The patron of the Royal Botanic financial year. Gardens Board Victoria is Dame Knowledge and Enjoyment Elisabeth Murdoch AC DBE, a The Royal Botanic Gardens plays an 26 Annual Outputs valued supporter for many years. increasingly important role in environmental Throughout this document the and conservation education. Plant Sciences organisation will be referred to This output group relates to the use of the Royal as follows: 6 Conservation of Plant Biodiversity Botanic Gardens’ collections of plant specimens Royal Botanic Gardens Board for botanical and horticultural research. Victoria – refers to the The Royal Botanic Gardens reinforced its body responsible for commitment to biodiversity conservation through 28 Annual Outputs corporate governance the development of its new policy. Royal Botanic Gardens – refers Management of Administered Assets to the Royal Botanic Gardens 8 Chairman’s Foreword Melbourne, the whole organisation, The Royal Botanic Gardens protects the including the sites at South Yarra Significant capital funding support from the assets under its management for the benefit and Cranbourne, the National of future generations. Herbarium of Victoria, the Victorian Government for the Australian Garden State Botanical Collection and at RBG Cranbourne. the Australian Research Centre 30 Annual Outputs for Urban Ecology 9 Director’s Report Visitor Programs RBG Melbourne – refers to the site at South Yarra A major challenge has been developing a The aim of the Visitor Programs output group is strategy to manage the Grey-headed Flying-fox. RBG Cranbourne – refers to enhance visitors’ and students’ understanding and appreciation of plants. to the site at Cranbourne 10 Corporate Governance Herbarium – refers to the 32 Annual Outputs National Herbarium of Victoria The Board comprises seven members, including and State Botanical Collection at RBG Melbourne a Chairperson and a Deputy Chairperson, Businesses who are appointed by the Governor in Council. ARCUE – refers to the Australian The Businesses output group aims to stimulate Research Centre for Urban 14 The Organisation economic activity from a range of retail and Ecology whose office is located hospitality businesses, and through fundraising. at The University of Melbourne The Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria administers RBG Melbourne, RBG Cranbourne, 33 Financial Overview the Herbarium and ARCUE. 34 Outlook 18 Generous Financial Support To safeguard the future of the Royal Botanic 36 Auditor-General’s Report Gardens, a variety of private fund-generating programs are in place. 37 Statement by the Board

19 Support Groups, Volunteers 38 Financial Statements and Honorary Associates 53 Appendices Volunteers at the Royal Botanic Gardens play an important role in supporting the organisation. 66 Compliance Index

Cover image: •Inside back cover The leaf featured on the front cover of this Annual Report is from a shrub called Choisya ternata Humb., Bonpl. & Kunth, which is Contact details and maps part of the Rutaceae family. This shrub features in volume four of the Horticultural Flora of South-Eastern Australia, edited by Roger Spencer, Senior Horticultural Botanist, and illustrated by Su Pearson. The Horticultural Flora of South-Eastern Australia is a five-volume identification guide to the commonly cultivated garden plants of south-eastern Australia. The fifth and final volume will be released in 2003. The series is an invaluable reference tool, written in non-technical language and emphasises the botanical rather than horticultural aspects of the plants. The Horticultural Flora of South-Eastern Australia is available from all good book retailers. Research into the systematics of the family Rutaceae is also being undertaken by the Herbarium’s scientists and students. 1 Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria Annual Report 2001/02 Major Achievements

Policy for Conservation The Ian Potter Foundation of Plant Biodiversity Children's Garden The Royal Botanic Gardens demonstrated its Construction of The Ian Potter Foundation Children's commitment to biodiversity conservation in 2001/02 Garden commenced in 2002, after completion of the with the development and implementation of its landscape plans in late 2001. Policy for Conservation of Plant Biodiversity. Located at RBG Melbourne, The Ian Potter Foundation All facets of the Royal Botanic Gardens' activities Children's Garden will be an interactive, hands-on are addressed in the policy including the continuing experience where children of all ages and abilities can research, identification and monitoring of biodiversity; delight in nature and discover a passion for plants. the practice of integrated plant conservation; delivery The landscape plans were developed by an internal of conservation-focused public programs; minimising working group with input from an expert reference panel the impact of day-to-day operations; and developing of designers, educators, interpreters and artists. Students networks and partnerships with other conservation from two primary schools also assisted with the design. focused organisations. These activities build on initiatives already implemented such as the On-site works in 2002 included tree removal (with the Green Waste Centre, Water Conservation Garden timber to be re-used in the site), temporary relocation and curriculum education programs. of The Magic Pudding sculpture, and earthworks. Behind-the-scenes, plant research, propagation See pages 6-7 for further details on the achievements and manipulation, preparation of architectural briefs, made against the policy’s objectives in 2001/02. and the development of plans for visitor and education programs also commenced. A unique visual identity Old Melbourne Observatory for the project was also developed. As part of the final stage of the restoration of The project, supported by an outstanding grant from the Old Melbourne Observatory, two permanent The Ian Potter Foundation, will be completed in 2004. interpretive exhibitions – Shooting the Stars and Transits, Tea and Trigonometry – have been Horticultural Flora of South-Eastern installed in the Astrograph, South Equatorial Australia, volumes three and four and Photoheliograph Telescope Houses. Volumes three and four of the Horticultural Flora of Presenting the aspirations and achievements South-Eastern Australia were released, and the writing of nineteenth-century science at the Melbourne of volume five was completed. The Horticultural Flora Observatory, the exhibitions enable visitors to of South-Eastern Australia is a five-volume identification explore the site and discover the history, mystery guide to the cultivated plants of south-eastern and objects of the Old Melbourne Observatory. Australia, both native and exotic. Complementing the exhibitions are a variety of The book uses the resources of RBG Melbourne visitor and curriculum-based education programs. including the living plant collections, the dried plant Financial support for the project was generously collections of the Herbarium, the Library, and a wide provided by The Helen Macpherson Smith Trust range of botanical and horticultural expertise. during its 50th anniversary year. The series is an invaluable reference tool for anyone involved with cultivated plants. It is the first comprehensive account of its kind in Australia and has been written in non-technical language with appeal to a wide range of readers.

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Education programs at the Royal Botanic Gardens encourage learning about the interconnectedness of our environment, 40 sustainability and conservation. 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 20

Remnant Vegetation (EVC) Mapping Australian Garden 0 All areas of remnant vegetation in 20 local government In 2001/02 the Department of Natural Resources areas were identified, classified and mapped and Environment announced $5.3 million funding using Geographic Information Systems and Global over three years for the design and construction Visitation to RBG Cranbourne Positioning Systems by research scientists at ARCUE. of the first 11 hectares of the Australian Garden at (approximate – ‘000) This information is critical for the ecologically sound RBG Cranbourne. The Community Support Fund management of Victoria’s indigenous plants and and the Colonial Foundation also confirmed funding animals, and was part of a collaborative mapping of an additional $2.1 million each. project with the Department of Natural Resources The Australian Garden will be a large public garden 40 and Environment. Field checking and consultation celebrating Australia’s remarkable plant life in an with local government officers and other experts artistic landscape. 30 ensured the quality of the research. Plant material from over 90 species was collected This information will be used for the effective management 20 for horticultural research and propagation, and over

of vegetation in these local government areas. 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 1,300 Australian plant species considered for display 10 in the Australian Garden were assessed for their

potential to become environmental weeds. Trials 0 relating to soil amelioration, seed germination and advanced tree establishment were also conducted. A design by Kerstin Thompson Architects for the Number of students who have Visitor Centre was selected following an architectural participated in education programs at RBG Melbourne competition. and Cranbourne (‘000) The first 11 hectares of the Australian Garden, including Exhibition Gardens, a Sand Garden, Rockpool Waterway, an extensive Eucalypt Walk and a Visitor Centre, is expected to open in 2005.

3 Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria Annual Report 2001/02 Major Highlight – Knowledge and Enjoyment

In recent years, the Royal Botanic Gardens has been playing an increasingly important role in environmental and conservation education, offering a wide range of formal and informal educational programs and services.

Education programs at the Royal Botanic Gardens School Programs are delivered by qualified and experienced Education Programs for primary and secondary students are Co-ordinators, sessional teachers, staff and volunteers. chiefly related to the key learning areas of Science, These programs aim to enhance understanding and and Society and Environment, and touch on areas appreciation of plants and plant communities, and such as Arts, English, Languages other than English, foster the use of RBG Melbourne and RBG Cranbourne Technology and Health. for education and public enjoyment. The main themes covered at primary and secondary The unique resources of the two sites are also of major levels are the importance of plants and their importance for scientific research and reference. relationship to animals; conservation of plants and animals; sustainable gardening; the importance of Planting the Seed wetlands; and fire ecology. The Royal Botanic Gardens Public Programs Branch At a tertiary level, programs respond to the needs co-ordinates a series of programs which provide of particular courses but are generally in the areas of enjoyable and valuable learning experiences for natural resource management, conservation, ecology students from pre-school to tertiary levels, and assist and fire, horticulture, environmental science, and land teachers in communicating about environmental and use and planning. scientific themes. Teaching the Teachers The programs also aim to create a sense of wonder, The Royal Botanic Gardens provides teachers with awe and respect for the natural world by immersing a variety of professional development opportunities students in the outdoor environment of RBG that assist them in developing enquiry-based, Melbourne and RBG Cranbourne. Learning is more integrated programs for use in the classroom. effective when students have the opportunity to feel the bark, hear the birds and see the intricacies of a A number of curriculum resources have been created flower. Funding for the delivery of these programs is to support teachers in developing and delivering generously provided by the Department of Education environmental education programs and preparing and Training and the Catholic Education Office. students for visits to the Royal Botanic Gardens. Early Childhood Scientists of the Future The Early Childhood Program offers an exciting To assist in safeguarding Australia’s biodiversity, learning experience for four-year-olds. The program research scientists from ARCUE and the Plant caters specifically to the needs of young learners Sciences and Biodiversity Division supervise and includes activities such as potting up a plant undergraduate and graduate students undertaking to take home, making potpourri in the Herb Garden research projects and theses on systematics, and creating artworks from plant materials. ecology, genetics, propagation and conservation. The Royal Botanic Gardens’ commitment to educating about biodiversity is further exemplified through the diverse range of publications and papers produced and lectures presented.

Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria Annual Report 2001/02 4 A Garden for Learning The Ian Potter Foundation Children's Garden, now under construction at RBG Melbourne and due to open in 2004, will be an important focus for pre- school and primary programs. The garden is specially designed to excite and teach children from a very young age about the importance of conservation and the environment. It will feature plants chosen for their diversity, colour and form in a safe, interactive educational environment where children can play, explore and discover the natural world. Students from two Victorian primary schools were involved in the research phase for The Ian Potter Foundation Children's Garden. In order to inspire responses about what they would like in a children’s garden the students have played in garden beds and been observed connecting with nature, allowing RBG Melbourne staff to discover how children play The unique outdoor environments of RBG Melbourne and RBG Cranbourne provide opportunities for students to explore all their senses and without adult direction. make meaningful connections with the environment. A Partnership with Schools Lifelong Learning Friends of the Royal Botanic Gardens The Royal Botanic Gardens, The Friends groups at RBG Melbourne and RBG through the Victorian Department To increase public enjoyment and appreciation of Cranbourne support the work of the Royal Botanic of Education and Training, has RBG Melbourne and RBG Cranbourne, a diverse designed a science partnership Gardens. range of informal visitor programs are provided. Visitor project that provides involvement programs including exhibitions, on-site interpretation, They contribute to the educational aims of the for school students in the school holiday programs, seminars and tours aim to Royal Botanic Gardens by organising and presenting activities of research scientists. increase understanding of the scientific, horticultural lectures on horticultural and environmental Through the Alien Invaders and conservation aims of the Royal Botanic Gardens. themes, activities such as botanical art classes, project, school students are surveying local areas of natural and participating in planting activities. Voluntary Guides vegetation for species of weeds. At RBG Melbourne, trained Voluntary Guides conduct Plant Craft Cottage This work will have direct value for the understanding of threats guided tours for the public, giving visitors valuable The Plant Craft Cottage provides workshops for to Victoria's indigenous flora by insights into the plant collections and conservation work children and adults to learn about and experience contributing to research being of the Royal Botanic Gardens. The Voluntary Guides are the various uses of plant materials in hands-on undertaken by Royal Botanic a diverse group of people who share an interest in the activities such as basketry, paper-making and the Gardens’ scientists. Royal Botanic Gardens and lifelong learning. Walks are creation of plant cards. From the students’ participation also organised on request for gardening clubs, U3A it is hoped that a representative participants and conference visitors. sample of different types of natural ecosystems in the greater Melbourne area will be obtained.

5 Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria Annual Report 2001/02 Conservation of Plant Biodiversity

In 2001/02 the Royal Botanic Gardens reinforced its commitment to biodiversity conservation through the development and implementation of its Policy for Conservation of Plant Biodiversity.

The Policy for Objective 1 Objective 3 Conservation of Plant Biodiversity formalises Practice integrated plant conservation Undertake research, identification and monitoring of plant biodiversity and provide information and the position of the Royal Fire plays an important role in maintaining species advice to land managers and government Botanic Gardens in the diversity and quality of heathlands. As part of conservation of plant the management strategy at RBG Cranbourne, Work commenced on Australia’s Virtual Herbarium, biodiversity and provides two ecological burns were conducted to recreate a five-year collaborative project involving State and a framework to guide the natural disturbance regimes within the heathlands Commonwealth herbaria that will ultimately facilitate Royal Botanic Gardens and to reduce fire fuel levels. access, via the Internet, to six million plant specimen in fulfilling that role. records and associated data held in major Australian Digital mapping of RBG Cranbourne’s landscape herbaria. This resource will contribute significantly to A Conservation Policy was undertaken to identify historic impacts on research and conservation efforts on the Australian flora. Working Group was the vegetation. Combined with past and present established to facilitate distribution data, this information will assist the Research on the systematics and distribution the implementation of the effective management of the site. of various groups of plants and fungi continued. policy’s objectives, which Several groups were revised taxonomically adding To ensure the survival of a number of rare and address all facets of the significantly to the knowledge of these groups. threatened plant species, including Sophora toromiro Royal Botanic Gardens' and Borya mirabilis (Pincushion Lily), RBG Melbourne Conservation research projects utilising expertise activities. Implementation and the Herbarium continued to undertake propagation in conservation genetics and botany focused on of the policy builds on programs. Re-introduction trials will be considered for several rare and threatened species. These projects existing initiatives, such suitable species to boost in-situ (wild) populations and generated vital information which was incorporated as research programs, to prevent their further decline. into management plans to assist the conservation the Green Waste Centre, of these species. Water Conservation Objective 2 Garden and curriculum To further our understanding of biodiversity in urban education programs. Develop and provide visitor programs and areas and promote its conservation, ARCUE worked education services which contribute to the in collaboration with the Department of Natural Conservation is a conservation of plant biodiversity Resources and Environment’s Arthur Rylah Institute to key message of the identify, classify and map all remnant vegetation in the organisation’s Corporate Pre-, primary and secondary school students Port Phillip Region, providing a valuable research tool. Plan 2002/2005, ensuring participated in a wide range of environmental education that staff continue to programs in the key learning areas of science, society The Royal Botanic Gardens endorsed the Principles actively participate in and and environment. Gondwana Greening, Alien Invaders, on Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-Sharing, promote the conservation Get Your Sustainable Garden Growing, and Fire developed by the international botanical community of plants and their natural Education are some of the programs that connected in response to the Convention on Biological Diversity. ecosystems. students with the natural environment, fostering The Principles address the issue of access to, environmental awareness and nature conservation. and sustainable use of, genetic resources for Following are some environmentally-sound uses, and the equitable of the achievements To communicate the importance of plant conservation sharing of benefits arising out of their use. made under the policy’s and promote the Royal Botanic Gardens’ role, objectives in 2001/02. a diverse range of seminars and papers based on horticultural and scientific research projects were presented (see Appendix 12, page 60). Communication was further enhanced through media coverage, and articles in the Royal Botanic Gardens’ magazine, Floreo and ARCUE’s newsletter, Spotlight.

Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria Annual Report 2001/02 6 Qualified and experienced Education Co-ordinators, such as Mark Loveday from RBG Cranbourne (above), deliver curriculum-based education programs that enhance the students’ understanding and appreciation of plants and their important role in life on earth.

Objective 4 All non-indigenous plants proposed for the Australian Garden at RBG Cranbourne were assessed for their Ensure that the day-to-day operations and potential weediness. Potential weeds were removed activities of the Royal Botanic Gardens are from the list and all non-indigenous plants will be the carried out with minimal practicable impact focus of continuing assessment and monitoring. on the environment Forty-two per cent less water for irrigation was used A working group was established to implement at RBG Melbourne compared to 1994/95 when water the Waste Wise program, a state-wide government uses were first measured, despite a greater area now initiative that focuses on waste minimisation. A waste being irrigated and below-average rainfall. audit was conducted and an action plan developed, including key performance indicators and targets, Objective 5 for the 2002/03 financial year. Build networks and alliances with other people A Code of Practice was developed to ensure that and organisations committed to conservation all works undertaken by the Royal Botanic Gardens and its contractors comply with the principles To promote the integrated conservation of plants of Ecologically Sustainable Development (ESD). and facilitate the exchange of research and related Selection of the architectural design for the information, the Royal Botanic Gardens worked in Australian Garden Visitor Centre was the first partnership with a number of related organisations, significant application of the Code of Practice. including the Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Parks Victoria, several universities and other botanic gardens. The Royal Botanic Gardens also participated in many networks, such as the Victorian Regional Botanic Gardens Network and the Australian Network for Orchid Conservation.

7 Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria Annual Report 2001/02 Chairman’s Foreword

I am pleased to present the tenth Annual Report of the Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria.

In 2001/02 we have seen progress in several The celebration of the International I commend the staff and the executive major projects, enabled by generous funding Year of the Volunteer in 2001 presented management team, very ably led by Dr Philip from government and private sector sources. an opportunity for a formal and lasting Moors, for their commitment and dedication We have also received significant capital recognition of the significant contribution of to the Royal Botanic Gardens. Their talents funding support from the Victorian all Royal Botanic Gardens’ volunteers with and enthusiasm can be seen in the major Government for the Australian Garden at the planting of a commemorative tree on new projects being undertaken by the RBG Cranbourne and other projects. I would Central Lawn. The twentieth anniversary of Royal Botanic Gardens, as well as in the daily like to express gratitude to our supporters the Royal Botanic Gardens Voluntary Guides operations and the scientific achievements and look forward to developing long-standing Program was also celebrated with a special of the organisation. partnerships through which we can ensure function in October 2001. I look forward to another year of achievement the continuing achievement of the objectives In another milestone, 2001 marked the and consolidation of the Royal Botanic of our Charter. twentieth anniversary of the Friends of the Gardens’ role as a leader in horticulture In relation to the Australian Garden, major Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne Inc and and scientific conservation. funding of $9.5 million was received for the the tenth anniversary of the Friends of the development of this landmark project. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Cranbourne Inc, funding comes from a partnership between both of whom assist the Royal Botanic the Department of Natural Resources and Gardens through volunteer work and by Environment ($5.3 million), the Colonial providing financial support for particular David S Adam Foundation ($2.1 million) and the Community projects. On behalf of the Board I thank Chairman Support Fund ($2.1 million). This funding will all the Friends for their outstanding Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria enable the construction and landscaping of contribution to the Royal Botanic Gardens. the first 11 hectares of the Australian Garden, We are fortunate in having a most a world-class showcase for Australian flora at supportive Minister and I thank the Minister RBG Cranbourne. for Environment and Conservation, the Mr David S Adam, Chairman, This year an independent review of one of Hon Sherryl Garbutt MP, for her continuing Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria, the Royal Botanic Gardens’ research units, interest in our activities and achievements. and Dr Philip Moors, Director, ARCUE, was carried out under the I also wish to acknowledge the support Royal Botanic Gardens, at chairmanship of Professor Emeritus Nancy of the Royal Botanic Gardens' Patron, Observatory Gate, RBG Melbourne. Millis from The University of Melbourne. The Dame Elisabeth Murdoch AC DBE. review strongly endorsed the establishment Two new members joined the Board this and research directions of ARCUE and its year. Ms Elaine Canty is widely known as mutually beneficial collaboration with the a broadcaster, lawyer and businesswoman School of Botany at The University of and for her continuing involvement in current Melbourne. ARCUE is funded by The Baker affairs media and sports administration. Foundation and I am delighted to report Mr Michael Bourke, currently Managing that the Foundation has agreed to extend its Director of City West Water and soon support for ARCUE for a further three years to become Executive Chairman of the beyond the original five-year term. Environment Protection Authority, has To fulfil our statutory requirements and worked in the Victorian water industry for meet our scientific, conservation, education over fifteen years. The Board welcomes their and horticultural responsibilities, and the appointments and the diversity of expertise challenges of the future, the Royal Botanic and experience they bring to their new roles. Gardens' Corporate Plan 2002/2005 was On behalf of the Board I would like to express produced. This plan identifies the key appreciation for the contributions made corporate goals for the Royal Botanic by retiring Board member Mrs Sarah Guest Gardens over the next three years, details over the past six years. Her knowledge the strategic priorities associated with each of Australian plants and gardens and her goal, and the actions required for achieving active support for the objectives of the them. In preparing the Corporate Plan Royal Botanic Gardens have been invaluable. 2002/2005, a new Vision, Mission and Values statement was created in 2001/02. These are shown on the inside front cover of this Annual Report.

Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria Annual Report 2001/02 8 director’s report

As anticipated in my last report, 2001/02 has indeed been an exciting and productive year for the Royal Botanic Gardens.

It was also a year that presented a number 2002 for the project to proceed and a partners and individuals, as well as from of significant opportunities and challenges. number of flying-foxes will be captured and government sources. This assists us to The achievements in response to these were transferred to establish the new colony. achieve our immediate objectives and largely due to the commitment, enthusiasm strengthens the base for our future operation To reinforce the commitment of the Royal and skills of our dedicated staff throughout and development. I express appreciation for Botanic Gardens to the conservation of the organisation. the support of all our sponsors, donors and biodiversity, a Policy for Conservation of Plant interest groups, particularly the Friends One of the major challenges has been Biodiversity was produced. The policy sets groups at Melbourne and Cranbourne, the developing a strategy to manage the practical guidelines to ensure that all Royal Maud Gibson Trust, The Baker Foundation Grey-headed Flying-fox population in RBG Botanic Gardens activities are consistent for its support of ARCUE, the Voluntary Melbourne. Considerable progress has been with the policy's objectives. Guides, the Herbarium Volunteers, the made in addressing this problem and we Work is continuing on The Ian Potter Plant Craft Cottage and the Astronomical are now implementing an integrated strategy Foundation Children’s Garden, an innovative Society of Victoria. involving the creation of an alternative three-year project that will become Australia's roosting site for the colony. After extensive The Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria is major education garden for children. investigations by the Department of Natural a vital factor in the successful operation and The landscape design has been completed Resources and Environment, assisted development of the Royal Botanic Gardens and preliminary works have commenced by research scientists at ARCUE, a site and I would also like to acknowledge the on the site at RBG Melbourne. As reported was identified at Horseshoe Bend, eight work and the support of the Board members. in the Chairman’s Foreword, significant kilometres from RBG Melbourne and on the progress has also been made on the This is an exciting time as we build two current flight paths of the flying-foxes. The Australian Garden. gardens – the Australian Garden at RBG City of Banyule gave approval in January Cranbourne and The Ian Potter Foundation I am pleased to report that the Heritage Children's Garden at RBG Melbourne – which Council endorsed a recommendation from in years to come will be seen as landmark Heritage Victoria to include RBG Melbourne projects in our history. I look forward to in the State's Heritage Register. The Under- another successful year of partnership with Gardener's Cottage, former Director's the Board, staff and stakeholders to achieve Residence (now Gardens House) and Nareeb our shared goal of advancing knowledge Gates were previously listed on the Register. of plants and fostering their conservation. The new listing provides protection to the whole of RBG Melbourne, ensuring that generations to come will be able to appreciate the value of one of the world's finest landscaped gardens. The Herbarium is now a major partner in Australia's Virtual Herbarium, a large-scale Dr Philip Moors collaborative project that will give online Director access via a central Internet site to the Royal Botanic Gardens scientific plant collections in Australia's eight main herbaria. The five-year project has received total funding of $8 million from all Commonwealth, State and Territory governments. A further $2 million will be sought from the private sector. The Royal Botanic Gardens’ component of the project will cost approximately $2.6 million. The Herbarium is well placed to contribute to the project because of progress on its Scientific Treasures program in which specimens in the Herbarium's Australian collection are mounted and included on a database. It is most gratifying to note the continuing level of support for the Royal Botanic Gardens from corporate and community

9 Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria Annual Report 2001/02 Corporate Governance

The Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria is a statutory authority established under the Royal Botanic Gardens Act 1991.

The Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria is a Board Committees statutory authority established under the Royal Botanic Most Board members also participate in one Gardens Act 1991. The Board is responsible to the or more Board Committees, which include: Minister for Environment and Conservation for fulfilling its statutory requirements under the Royal Botanic • Finance and Audit Committee Gardens Act 1991 and the Royal Botanic Gardens •Royal Botanic Gardens – Maud Gibson Regulations 1994. These make provision for the care, Trust Committee protection, management and improvement of RBG • Australian Garden Project Control Group Melbourne and Cranbourne, the Herbarium and • Australian Garden Fundraising Committee ARCUE. Patron of the Royal Botanic Gardens • Australian Research Centre for Urban Board Victoria is Dame Elisabeth Murdoch AC DBE. Ecology Board of Management The Board comprises seven members, including •Remuneration Committee. Minister for Environment a Chairperson and a Deputy Chairperson, who and Conservation, the The committees may include Board members and Hon Sherryl Garbutt, MP are appointed by the Governor in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister. Appointed Board other persons who bring special areas of expertise members have a diversity of knowledge and to the organisation. Members of the Finance and Audit expertise in the fields of botany, horticulture, business Committee are Mr David Adam, Prof Pauline Ladiges, management, public administration and nature Mr Rodger Elliot and Dr Philip Moors. conservation. The members are appointed for a term not Remuneration exceeding four years, but are eligible for reappointment. The appointment of Board members is timed to ensure Remuneration of Board members is fixed by the that there is always a quorum of members available at Governor-in-Council under Schedule 2 of the any one time (a quorum of the Board is four members). Royal Botanic Gardens Act 1991. The Board appoints the Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens A member of the Board who, either directly or indirectly, and is responsible for the Director’s remuneration has a conflict of interest or duties, or a direct or and performance. Members of the Remuneration pecuniary interest in any matter before the Board, Committee are Mr David Adam, Prof Pauline Ladiges must declare the nature of the interest or conflict at a and Mr Rodger Elliot. Refer to the financial statements meeting of the Board. The member must not take any for further information regarding remuneration. further part in the discussion or voting on the matter to which the declaration relates. The Board oversees the governance of the Royal Botanic Gardens and may delegate its functions and powers to a committee of Patron, Royal Botanic Gardens, the Board, the Director, any of the Board’s members Dame Elisabeth Murdoch AC DBE or any of its staff. The Director, as the Board’s Chief Executive Officer, has responsibility for the day-to-day management and control of the Royal Botanic Gardens. Board meetings are held at least nine times every year. The Director attends every Board meeting and the Divisional Director, Corporate Resources, is the secretary to the Board. Divisional Directors attend at least one Board meeting each year to inform the Board of key issues and outputs relevant to their division. This enhances the Board members’ knowledge of the Royal Botanic Gardens and its activities. The Board may also request external or independent advice on a particular matter.

Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria Annual Report 2001/02 10 Through its scientific research, the Herbarium has positioned itself as one of Victoria’s key scientific institutions. Awareness of the Herbarium’s role in biodiversity research is furthered through publications, conferences and presentations.

Risk Management Representative of the Board’s commitment to the creation and maintenance of a safe and equitable The Royal Botanic Gardens has a Risk Management working environment, and in accordance with Plan which covers public safety, business operations legislation, the Board has established an Occupational and site accessibility across all of its activities Health and Safety Committee and an Equal and operations. These risks, and the Royal Botanic Employment Opportunity Committee. Refer to ‘Our Gardens’ management of them, are reported annually Employees’ on pages 22-23 for further information. to the Victorian Managed Insurance Authority. The Royal Botanic Gardens uses the Risk Management Plan and several other planning mechanisms to identify, understand and manage possible positive and negative outcomes.

11 Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria Annual Report 2001/02 Corporate Governance cont…

Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria Members as at 30 June 2002

Mr David S Adam Ms Elaine Canty Mr Mick Bourke LLB (Hons) BA LLB Appointed to the Board 7 May 2002 Chairman – appointed 3 June 1997 Deputy Chairman – Mr Bourke is currently the Managing Appointed to the Board 23 April 1996 appointed 9 April 2002 Director of City West Water Ltd. Mr Adam was an Executive Director Appointed to the Board 9 April 2002 In August 2002 he will commence of BHP from 1977 until 1986. He was Ms Canty is a broadcaster and his appointment as Chairman of Chairman of Colonial Limited from journalist, and Managing Director of the Environment Protection Authority 1992 until his retirement in June 2000. Canty Communications Pty Ltd. She is in Victoria. Prior to this he was currently a Board member of VicHealth, Chief Executive of Coliban Water Women's and Children's Health, in Central Victoria. Queen Victoria Market, Athletics Australia, 2002 World Masters Games Melbourne, and is a member of the Australian Football League Tribunal.

Mr W Rodger Elliot AM Mrs Janet Halsall JP Prof Pauline Y Ladiges FAA Ms Elizabeth O’Keeffe Appointed to the Board 23 April 1996 BA PhD, MSc, DipEd Appointed to the Board Mr Elliot is a recipient of the Australian Appointed to the Board Appointed to the Board 3 March 1 January 2001 Institute of Horticulture’s Award for 12 December 2000 1992. Deputy Chairman 1996-2002 Ms O’Keeffe is Executive Director Excellence, the Australian Natural Mrs Halsall is a former Mayor and Prof Ladiges is Professor and Head of Land Victoria in the Department of History Medallion, the Gold Veitch Councillor of the City of Casey the School of Botany at The University Natural Resources and Environment. Memorial Medal from the Royal (1997-2000). She is now involved of Melbourne and a Fellow of the She was a member of the Zoological Horticultural Society, London, and with a variety of organisations and Australian Academy of Science. Parks and Gardens Board from in June 2001 was appointed as a service projects in the Cranbourne She is a member of the Environmental 1995 to 2001. She has held senior Member in the General Division of the area, and remains active on local Committee for Parks Victoria, and a executive positions responsible for Order of Australia. He is an Honorary government issues. non-executive Director of Yarra Valley Crown land management, corporate Life Member of the Australian Plant Water Ltd. Prof Ladiges is a founding resources, and portfolio and policy Society, is Deputy Chairman of the member of the Royal Botanic Gardens co-ordination in central and line Advisory Committee of the Maud Board Victoria. agencies for the Victorian and Gibson Trust and is a member of the Commonwealth Governments. Dandenong Ranges Gardens Trust.

Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria Annual Report 2001/02 12 Whistleblowers Protection Act 2001 Since the commencement of the Whistleblowers Protection Act 2001 on 1 January 2002 there have been no disclosures made to the Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria and no disclosures referred to the Ombudsman in relation to this Act. Please refer to Appendix 5 on page 54 for further details on the Whistleblowers Protection Act 2001.

Contributing to a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Society The Royal Botanic Gardens is committed to providing services that are accessible to all people, that introduce and promote the history, culture, horticulture and scientific endeavours of the organisation. In 2001/02 these included: •Aboriginal Heritage Walk – provision of a program to raise greater awareness and respect for the customs and rich heritage of the local Boonwurrung and Woiwurrung people and the ancestral lands that RBG Melbourne occupies. • diversity@work – continuation of a collaborative cross-cultural RBG Melbourne employment program aimed at strengthening indigenous employment opportunities. •Guided walks – provision of general and themed guided walks of RBG Melbourne by multi-lingual Voluntary Guides and by guides who are specialists in English as a second language (ESL) teaching. • Long Island – re-creation of indigenous plant communities that existed in the region prior to European settlement and complementary interpretation to communicate the importance of the site and its indigenous connections. •Education programs – provision of programs, including the Aboriginal Resource Trail and a Formal and informal visitor programs at RBG Melbourne and RBG Cranbourne increase public enjoyment Sensory Trail, for students with special needs, and and appreciation of the sites. programs supporting the school curriculum subject of Languages Other Than English (LOTE). The Royal Botanic Gardens will continue to develop and provide services which contribute to the cultural and linguistic diversity of our society, and actively participate in committees dealing with multicultural issues.

13 Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria Annual Report 2001/02 The Organisation

The Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria administers RBG Melbourne, RBG Cranbourne, the Herbarium and ARCUE.

In 1991, the State Government of Victoria passed It is recognised as a site of State significance for flora legislation to establish the organisation as an and fauna conservation with twenty-five taxa listed as independent statutory authority with the ability to endangered, threatened or at risk of extinction. generate and retain revenue. The inaugural Board In addition to managing remnant natural areas, assumed its responsibilities on 1 July 1992, marking RBG Cranbourne is developing the Australian Garden, a new era for the Royal Botanic Gardens. a world class horticultural display. Due to open The Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria is required in 2005, visitors will be able to explore the first under the Royal Botanic Gardens Act 1991 to establish 11 hectares of landscaped gardens showcasing a corporate plan that outlines the strategies that the Australia’s remarkable plant life and diverse habitats. Royal Botanic Gardens will undertake to achieve its Complementing the display will be a visitor centre, Charter (see inside front cover). The key objectives of café and gift shop, interpretive displays, and public the Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria are: and student programs. •Diversity and richness of visitor experiences RBG Cranbourne offers a natural bushland experience, • Superior management and enhancement of the and attracts walkers, nature enthusiasts, picnickers collections, gardens, natural habitats and built and tourists, who make use of the barbecue facilities, environment walking tracks and the broad variety of educational • Leadership in research and conservation programs and activities on offer. Visitation in 2001/02 totalled approximately 70,000 people. • Excellence in staff and workplace management •Efficiency and accountability in financial Herbarium management. The Herbarium, founded in 1853 and located In June 2002 the Royal Botanic Gardens Board at RBG Melbourne, is one of the oldest scientific Victoria Corporate Plan 1997/2002 expired. institutions in Victoria and renowned for its pursuit The third corporate plan for the organisation has of research into plant systematics, taxonomy and been developed for 2002/2005. biodiversity. Horticulture and conservation research RBG Melbourne are also the focus of significant study. The Herbarium houses the State Botanical Collection, RBG Melbourne, located in South Yarra, was an irreplaceable botanic resource of over one million founded in 1846 at the direction of Charles LaTrobe, dried specimens of plants, fungi and algae from Superintendent of Port Phillip. Today, RBG Melbourne Australia and the world. It is one of the most historically extends over 38 hectares including the Old Melbourne significant collections in the world. The Herbarium Observatory site. also maintains a rich and diverse collection of botanical More than 56,000 individual plants, representing books, manuscripts and works of art. over 12,000 different species from every part of the globe, are displayed in carefully crafted collections ARCUE and picturesque landscapes. ARCUE was established in 1998 to advance knowledge Visitor services and facilities include extensive interpretive and understanding of the ecology, restoration and signs and exhibitions, guided walks, two cafes, two management of isolated natural habitats within urban botanically-themed gift shops and a visitor centre. Open areas, with a view to conserving biodiversity. The scope every day of the year with free entry, RBG Melbourne is of ARCUE’s activities encompasses basic and applied one of Victoria’s top tourist venues with two million scientific research; undergraduate, honours and intrastate, interstate and overseas visitors every year. post-graduate training; long-term ecological studies; community education and training programs; policy RBG Cranbourne and management advice to all levels of government; In 1970, as a result of the vision of the Maud Gibson and consultancy services. In addition, ARCUE works Trust, the State Government established RBG in close collaboration with The University of Melbourne Cranbourne to complement RBG Melbourne through and the research and education programs of RBG the display of Australian plants and ecosystems. Melbourne and RBG Cranbourne. ARCUE is based Covering 363 hectares, the site includes some of the at The University of Melbourne. most important remnant bushland and wetland areas of the Melbourne and Westernport region.

Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria Annual Report 2001/02 14 Education programs at the Royal Botanic Gardens are tailored to the specific needs of tertiary courses.

Revenue Generation •To achieve a consistent growth in corporate, and Budgetary Objectives community and philanthropic contributions of at least 10% per annum (to $1.7 million The organisation’s income is primarily annual recurrent by 2003/04); and funding from the Victorian Government, supplemented •To build the endowment fund towards the target by income generated through grants, donations, of $1.3 million by 2003/04. fund-generating programs, business operations and investment. The annual recurrent budget is allocated Legislation to salaries, operating costs and minor capital works. No amendments were made to Royal Botanic Gardens’ The current Royal Botanic Gardens Triennial Financial legislation during 2001/02. The organisation is, Plan establishes the main budgetary objectives of the however, seeking a number of amendments to the organisation as being: Act, specifically to include reference to the scientific •To increase resources to address salary inequities; and conservation initiatives of the organisation in the •To improve the curation of the State Botanical area of biodiversity in the objectives of the Act and Collection; in the functions of the organisation, consistent with •To provide for operational growth of RBG our role as a modern botanic garden. Cranbourne; Amendments have also been proposed to increase •To identify and implement new business the length of term for which licences may be granted, opportunities building on the Royal Botanic Gardens and to remove the restriction that prohibits the brand, while fostering the expansion of current business of selling plants. revenue sources (to $1.4 million by 2003/04);

15 Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria Annual Report 2001/02 The Organisation cont…

Corporate Director (1992) Divisional Director, Corporate Resources (1992) Management Dr Philip Moors PhD, BSc (Hons) Jenny Steinicke BA, Grad Dip Bus Group Leads and promotes the activities of RBG Melbourne Responsible for initiating and co-ordinating projects as at 30 June 2002 and Cranbourne, the Herbarium and ARCUE in to improve corporate governance and management, order to achieve the highest standards in horticultural, including financial management and planning, human scientific and financial management and in visitor resources, marketing and communications, information and education programs. services, business development and implementation, and legal, legislative and contractual issues. Dr Moors worked as an ecologist in New Zealand Ms Steinicke is also responsible for the management for 15 years, becoming Assistant Director (Research) of the Australian Garden project at RBG Cranbourne. for the Department of Conservation. Between 1989 and 1992 he was Director of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union (now Birds Australia) in Melbourne. Divisional Director, RBG Melbourne (1992) Richard Barley BAppSc (Horticulture) Chief Botanist and Divisional Director, Responsible for horticultural planning and operations, Plant Sciences and Biodiversity (1992) including planning, management and development of Prof Jim Ross PhD, MSc, FLS living collections and landscape, arboriculture, nursery operations, and site infrastructure. Provides direction for Responsible for scientific research into plant the delivery of education services, visitor programs and biodiversity and systematics, and management of information, and customer service at RBG Melbourne. the State Botanical Collection. As Chief Botanist, he holds statutory responsibility under the Royal Botanic Gardens Act 1991 and the Drugs, Poisons and General Manager, RBG Cranbourne (2001) Controlled Substances Act 1981. He is also a Chris Russell BSc (Hons), Grad Dip Land Rehab Professorial Associate with the School of Botany Responsible for the management of RBG Cranbourne, at The University of Melbourne. including horticultural planning, research and operations, conservation research and management, Director, ARCUE (1998) development and delivery of public programs, Assoc Prof Mark McDonnell PhD, MSc, BA landscape and infrastructure management, and Acting Divisional Director, RBG Cranbourne delivery of capital works projects. (July-October 2001) Responsible for scientific studies of plant biodiversity and ecological processes in natural habitats within urban areas. Currently, studies focus on applying ecological science to the management and preservation of urban natural areas. Dr McDonnell is also an Associate Professor with the School of Botany at The University of Melbourne.

Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria Annual Report 2001/02 16 Royal Botanic Gardens Corporate Management Group (from left): Richard Barley, Chris Russell, Jenny Steinicke, Prof Jim Ross, Dr Philip Moors and Assoc Prof Mark McDonnell in RBG Melbourne’s nursery.

Royal Botanic DIRECTOR Gardens Dr Philip Moors Organisational Chart as at 30 June 2002

Administration Development Research and Policy

During 2001/02, the Plant Sciences RBG Melbourne RBG Cranbourne Corporate ARCUE Education Services & Biodiversity Divisional Director General Manager Resources Director and Visitor Programs Chief Botanist and Richard Barley Chris Russell Divisional Director Assoc Prof Branches located under Divisional Director Jenny Steinicke Mark McDonnell the RBG Melbourne Prof Jim Ross Division merged to form a new branch, Australian Garden Public Programs. Project The same branches Ecology Business & Finance at RBG Cranbourne Horticulture Business Development also merged. Land Management Human Resources A General Manager Collections Horticulture & Infrastructure Information Services was appointed for RBG Library Infrastructure Planning & Development Marketing Ecology Plant Sciences Public Programs Public Programs & Communications Research Cranbourne in place of a Divisional Director.

17 Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria Annual Report 2001/02 Generous Financial Support

Donations from individuals, corporate sponsorship, grants from community groups, philanthropic trusts and foundations, and government bodies are vital to the Royal Botanic Gardens. To safeguard the future of the Royal Botanic Gardens, a variety of private fund-generating programs are in place.

The Royal Botanic Benefactor (more than $500,000) Member ($5,000-$9,999) Gardens acknowledges Ansell Limited Anonymous with appreciation the The Baker Foundation E W Andrews financial assistance received in 2001/02 Department of Education and Training Dr S C Ducker and previous years. Department of Natural Resources and Environment Philip Goodman This support has Friends of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne Inc Adrian Turley and Frank Van Straten OAM enabled the organisation to expand and improve Partner ($250,000-$499,999) Donor ($1,000-$4,999) both RBG Melbourne Dame Elisabeth Murdoch AC DBE Anonymous and RBG Cranbourne, Lindsay and Paula Fox, the Fox family Estate of Miss Frances Crump assist in the preservation and Linfox Transport (Aust) Pty Ltd Shirley Fenton of the State Botanical Friends of the Royal Botanic Gardens Friends of the Elms Collection, and enlarge Melbourne, Trust Fund Sino and Barbara Guzzardi its scientific research and Parks Victoria R W J Hart and C S Hart conservation programs. The Ian Potter Foundation P J Hunter This list records donations C Johnston to the Royal Botanic Companion ($100,000-$249,999) Moonlight Projects Gardens of $1,000 Julie Kantor Newthink Global Pty Ltd and over in the 2001/02 Roger Riordan AM financial year. However, G & JM Pappas donors are categorised Major Supporter ($50,000-$99,999) Plant Biodiversity Centre, based on the total Anonymous National Parks and Wildlife, South Australia donations received in Esso Australia and Mobil Oil Australia P N Sellens and G S Lockley this financial year and Friends of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Cranbourne Inc State Trustees all previous donations Hermon Slade Foundation Treloar Roses Pty Ltd since 1992. Supporter ($10,000-$49,999) For a list of Director’s Circle members Department of State and Regional Development please refer to Appendix 9, page 58. Douglas and Patricia Hocking Research Grants Plant Craft Cottage Group Inc Detailed below are the organisations that have South East Water Limited generously provided research grants to the Herbarium for the 2001/02 financial year. Please refer to Appendix 10, page 59 for details about the individual research projects. Australian Biological Resources Study Australian Research Council Department of Environment and Heritage Department of Natural Resources and Environment Friends of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne Inc National Parks and Wildlife Service, NSW Plant Biodiversity Centre, National Parks and Wildlife South Australia St Kilda Gardening Group Fund-generating programs, such as the Sponsor a Tree or Collection program, enable the Royal Botanic Gardens to safeguard its future and raise awareness of the importance of plant biodiversity.

Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria Annual Report 2001/02 18 Support Groups, Volunteers and Honorary Associates

Volunteers at the Royal Botanic Gardens play an important role in supporting the organisation’s Mission, Charter, Values and corporate goals through their time, expertise and enthusiasm.

Voluntary Guides share with the public valuable insights into the plant collections and conservation work of RBG Melbourne – one of Melbourne’s top tourist destinations.

The contribution that volunteers make to the life of the Friends of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Royal Botanic Gardens was recognised and celebrated Melbourne Inc with a tree planting held on Central Lawn as a part Numerous activities were held throughout 2001/02, of International Volunteers Day on 5 December 2001. including horticulturally-themed lectures and walks, Representatives attended from the Voluntary Guides, the Growing Friends’ spring and autumn plant sales, Mueller Correspondence Project, Iris Society of and weekly botanical art classes. In March 2002 Victoria, Herbarium, Friends of the Royal Botanic the Friends celebrated 20 years of support for RBG Gardens Melbourne and Cranbourne, and the Plant Melbourne with a commemorative tree planting. Craft Cottage. A long-term fundraising project, Water Works, Water Friends Groups Wise, was launched in June 2002 by the Friends with an initial commitment of $46,995 for the extension RBG Melbourne and RBG Cranbourne receive support of RBG Melbourne’s automatic irrigation system. The from separate Friends Groups who offer the services Friends’ Trust Fund also made its final grant towards of dedicated volunteers, provide financial support the upgrading of the Nursery propagating facilities for selected projects and increase the community’s and contributed $10,000 towards the Life and Letters knowledge of the sites through a range of activities. of Ferdinand von Mueller project.

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and Honorary Associates cont…

Friends of the Royal Botanic Gardens, A new sub-group of the Friends was formed to assist Melbourne Inc (cont…) in the collection, pressing and mounting of plant During 2001/02 financial support was also provided specimens specifically related to RBG Cranbourne. for Herbarium staff to attend international conferences This project parallels that of the Herbarium Volunteers’ and workshops. work at RBG Melbourne. Membership numbers rose to approximately 1,600 The Friends’ membership continued to increase in members. In November 2002 Mrs Janet Thomson 2001/02. was elected an Honorary Life Member of the Friends. Friends of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Maud Gibson Trust Cranbourne Inc The Maud Gibson Trust was established in 1945 with a September 2001 marked the tenth anniversary of donation from Miss Maud Gibson for ‘the maintenance, the foundation of the Friends of the Royal Botanic development and improvement of the flora in RBG Gardens, Cranbourne Inc. To celebrate this occasion Melbourne, or otherwise for the benefit of such the Honourable Peter Howson CMG was apppointed Gardens’. Miss Gibson made further donations for Patron of the Friends. As a member and past research work associated with Herbarium and the Chairman of the Maud Gibson Trust, he has played Royal Botanic Gardens. The Trust facilitated the initial a pivotal role in the establishment and continuing purchase of land at Cranbourne to establish RBG development of RBG Cranbourne. Cranbourne and has continued to take an influential role in the development of that site. The Friends continued to show their commitment to RBG Cranbourne with their involvement in and financial During 2001/02 the Maud Gibson Trust approved support for a number of projects, including a staff grants in support of plant collecting trips for the reference library and new barbecues in the Stringybark Australian Garden at RBG Cranbourne. Trips to the Picnic Area. The annual dinner and winter lecture Grampians National Park in November and the series again proved to be popular, and plant sales Brisbane Ranges National Park in December were through the Growing Friends group also increased. successful in obtaining seeds or cuttings from many of the desired species, which will be propagated and grown by horticultural staff.

RBG Melbourne’s voluntary guides’ 20th anniversary

Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria Annual Report 2001/02 20 Plant Craft Cottage Voluntary Guides During 2001/02 the Natural Dye Group of the Plant Craft During 2001/02 51 voluntary guides researched, Cottage broadened its reach by participating in a four- developed and presented a diverse range of general day workshop at the Textile Fibre Forum in Geelong. and specialised walks for over 2,500 participants, committing over 5,440 hours of their time (equivalent A variety of plant craft activities were held in 2001/02 to three full-time staff) to RBG Melbourne. including popular hands-on workshops for children and adults to learn about the various uses of plant The 20th anniversary of the guides was celebrated materials, and regular weekend workshops. The Plant on 8 October 2001 with past and present guides, Craft Cottage donated $5,000 to RBG Melbourne including the first convenor of the voluntary guides, in 2001/02 for a Herb Garden brochure for the vision Mrs Connie Hoffman. Since 1981 the guides have impaired and to assist with the development of volunteered in excess of 100,000 hours. The Ian Potter Foundation Children's Garden. During 2002 RBG Melbourne undertook a voluntary Visitation to the Plant Craft Cottage in 2001/02 guide recruitment drive, the first in four years. Fourteen increased to approximately 5,000 visitors, but new voluntary guides were recruited and undertook membership numbers decreased. induction training in customer service, public speaking, interpretation, and how to plan, develop and present Herbarium Volunteers walks. It is anticipated that three to four new voluntary Herbarium volunteers provide invaluable support to guides will be recruited each year. the Herbarium with their diversity of skills and strong commitment to plant conservation. Honorary Associates Honorary Associates of RBG Melbourne are individuals In July 2001 the Herbarium volunteers commenced who have made and continue to make a significant work on the curation of plant specimens for the five-year contribution to RBG Melbourne’s scientific work. project, Australia’s Virtual Herbarium. They also The Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria determines completed the mounting of the Proteaceae, Orchidaceae appointment as an Honorary Associate. Each Honorary and Asteraceae plant families, and provided assistance Associate serves a term of three years and can apply to the Mueller Correspondence Project and for reappointment at the end of this term. micropropagation experiments in the Herbarium. Honorary Associates, 2001/02 Their work on the curation of the State Botanical Collection continued with a total of 24,374 specimens Ms Barbara Archer, Esperence, Western Australia processed and 5,214 specimens added to the Ms Helen Aston, retired, RBG Melbourne Herbarium’s MELISR database. Mrs Margaret Corrick, retired, RBG Melbourne During 2001/02, 54 highly committed and enthusiastic Dr Andrew Drinnan, The School of Botany, volunteers assisted at the Herbarium, working a total The University of Melbourne of 4,940 hours. Dr Don Foreman, Lara, Victoria Dr John Godfrey, Dromana, Victoria RBG Melbourne Volunteers Prof Rod Home, Department of History and Philosophy In 2001/02 volunteer involvement in RBG of Science, The University of Melbourne Melbourne’s horticultural programs by the following Mr Jeffrey Jeanes, RBG Melbourne individuals/organisations assisted in maintenance Ms Sara Maroske, Department of History and and presentation of the site: Philosophy of Science, The University of Melbourne •Dahlia Society of Victoria Dr Kathleen Ralston, Malvern, Victoria •Iris Society of Victoria Mrs Doris Sinkora, Brighton, Victoria •Geoffrey Kneebone – Ms Katrina Syme, Denmark, Western Australia Gate Lodge Garden Volunteer Mr Arthur Thies, East Malvern, Victoria Dr Monika Wells, Department of History and Philosophy of Science, The University of Melbourne Prof William Woelkerling, School of Botany, La Trobe University

21 Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria Annual Report 2001/02 Our Employees

The Royal Botanic Gardens is committed to the development of a skilled and professional workforce, and to providing safe and equitable working conditions for all.

Employee Numbers Two organisational reviews were undertaken, in the ■ areas of Visitor Programs/Education Services (RBG Incidents Reported At 30 June 2002 employee numbers totalled ■ Workcover Claims Melbourne) and RBG Cranbourne. A pool of casual 230. This is an increase from 30 June 2001, Customer Service Officers has also been created at when numbers were 214. Included in this total 50 RBG Melbourne with the aim of multi-skilling casuals are full-time, part-time and casual employees. to be employed in a variety of customer service roles. 40 A more detailed description of employee data,

30 as at 30 June 2002, is in Appendix 2, page 53. Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) The EEO Committee arranged six-monthly information 20 Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) sessions on EEO awareness for new employees and

10 As an initiative to reduce sick leave, the Royal Botanic existing employees who wanted to attend a refresher Gardens again offered all staff the opportunity to program. In the past twelve months no issues were 0 receive free influenza vaccinations, provided with forwarded to the EEO Committee. the generous assistance of CSL Ltd. Approximately 01/02 00/01 99/00 98/99 97/98 25% of employees were vaccinated. Employee Relations To reduce the risk of injuries incurred in the workplace, The second Corporate Bonus was paid to all Occupational Health manual handling training sessions were conducted. employees in November 2001, as negotiated through and Safety (OHS) The OHS Committee also conducted a number of the Royal Botanic Gardens Certified Agreement ‘hazard hunts’ across the organisation to identify 2000. Salaries were also adjusted for eleven potential OHS risks. Refresher training was provided employees satisfying the criteria for progression for First Aid Officers. within classification bands.

Professional Development A Certified Agreement team including volunteer Royal Botanic Gardens employees, a CPSU Industrial Officer The Professional Development Calendar for 2001/02 and a Project Officer was formed to develop the 2002 included a variety of training and development Certified Agreement. The 2002 Certified Agreement opportunities. New programs were introduced was authorised in June 2002 by all external following a review of the calendar, including time stakeholders ready for formal endorsement through management, media skills training and yoga classes. an employee ballot on 4 July 2002. Following a Refresher workshops were held for all managers, successful ballot, the Certified Agreement will proceed co-ordinators and supervisors to enhance their to the Australian Industrial Relations Commission for performance feedback skills, to assist their staff ratification. The 2000 Certified Agreement expired on in achieving work-plan goals and to support 9 February 2002, but remains operational until a new implementation of the new Corporate Plan 2002/2005. agreement is ratified. New employees continue to be introduced to the Information sessions were held with all employees organisation through bi-monthly corporate orientation, to advise of the engagement of IPS Employee and a six-month program for Branch Managers Assistance Program to provide a counselling service was introduced to further develop leadership skills. for personal or work problems. Previously, the service was managed by the Human Resources Branch. Recruitment, Appointments and Employee Survey Outcomes Organisational Reviews As a result of the employee survey undertaken by VC The Royal Botanic Gardens’ recruitment policy was Consulting in early 2001 a Communications Working reviewed and new practices introduced that included Group of employee volunteers was formed. The the use of assessment centre style recruitment, role- group consulted broadly across the organisation and plays and psychometric testing for managerial positions. introduced information modules where face-to-face During 2001/02 sixty-five appointments were made presentations to employees are conducted on key with an average of six interviews held per vacancy and matters. The Group’s recommendation for management the average time taken to fill each vacancy was thirty- training is also being addressed through the introduction three calendar days. Five employees were provisionally of the Frontline Management Initiative program. promoted to re-classified positions.

Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria Annual Report 2001/02 22 Guilfoyle Awards The Guilfoyle Awards recognise the achievements of individual employees and employee teams in contributing to the activities of the Royal Botanic Gardens. In 2001/02 awards were presented to:

Individual Awards Carmen Greenway Co-ordinator, Marketing and Communications, Marketing and Communications Branch, Corporate Resources Division Sustained high level of personal productivity in producing the Annual Report 2000/01 and Floreo. Joan Thomas Project Co-ordinator, Australia’s Virtual Herbarium, Collections Branch, Plant Sciences and Biodiversity Division Sustained high level of personal productivity. Warren Worboys Horticultural Technician, Horticulture Branch, Cranbourne Gardens Division Sustained high level of personal productivity in creating and managing the database of the review of potential weediness of species to be used in the Australian Garden.

Team Awards As a leading research institution, the Herbarium is well placed to supervise undergraduate and graduate Corporate Plan Team students whose research can ultimately assist in safeguarding Australia’s plant biodiversity. Catherine Brown, Cristina Davey and Patricia Quinn Outstanding performance in planning and Green Guilfoyle Award preparing the 2002/2005 Corporate Plan. Long Island Project Team Development Team Sustained high levels of team productivity and Catherine Brown, Sally Elford and Shara Speight outstanding performance in carrying out the Long Sustained high levels of team productivity. Island re-development in keeping with the Royal Botanic Gardens’ conservation policy principles. The Ian Potter Foundation Children’s Garden Planning Team Other Awards Izabella Meraviglia-Crivelli, Chris Joy, Andrew Laidlaw and Ros Semler Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria, Annual Report 2001/02 Sustained high levels of team productivity. Silver Award, general category, Australasian Reporting Awards 2002.

23 Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria Annual Report 2001/02 Corporate Plan Priorities

The following information outlines the corporate plan priorities and objectives which make up the Corporate Plan 1997/2002 of the Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria. A new corporate plan for 2002/2005 has been developed with implementation in the 2002/03 financial year.

Corporate Plan Priority 1 Objective 2.7 Maintenance and improvement of buildings and capital infrastructure to meet the Diversity and richness of visitor experiences requirements of the Royal Botanic Gardens and in Objective 1.1 Heightened community understanding accordance with Victorian Government standards of the purpose, activities and collections of RBG Melbourne and Cranbourne Objective 2.8 Definition and management of the Royal Botanic Gardens’ brand and corporate identity Objective 1.2 Utilisation of the Royal Botanic Gardens’ landscapes and facilities for a broad range Corporate Plan Priority 3 of visitor activities Leadership in research and conservation Objective 1.3 Increased access to, and visitor Objective 3.1 Establishment at RBG Cranbourne of participation in, a greater diversity of visitor programs, a national centre of excellence for research into natural services and tourist packages habitats in urban areas Objective 1.4 Optimisation of visitor attendance Objective 3.2 A conservation policy for the at RBG Melbourne and Cranbourne Royal Botanic Gardens Corporate Plan Priority 2 Objective 3.3 An integrated conservation research program focusing on Victorian plants Superior management and enhancement of the collections, gardens, natural habitats and Objective 3.4 Expansion of the systematics, built environment micropropagation and plant selection research Objective 2.1 Demonstrated excellence in horticultural programs maintenance and presentation of gardens and Objective 3.5 Increased accessibility to collections, landscapes in accordance with the Master Plan databases and research information, particularly and Collections Policy descriptive and distributional data for Victorian and Objective 2.2 Development of the living plant horticultural plants collections of RBG Melbourne in accordance with Objective 3.6 Consolidation of the Royal Botanic the Master Plan and Collections Policy Gardens as a national focus for biodiversity research Objective 2.3 Conservation and enhancement of the on cryptogams (fungi, lichens, algae, mosses and indigenous flora and fauna and their habitats at RBG liverworts) Melbourne and Cranbourne Objective 3.7 Expanded programs enabling students, Objective 2.4 Development of information technology research fellows and honorary associates to undertake and management systems to improve efficiency, studies utilising the living and preserved collections at productivity and reliability the Royal Botanic Gardens Objective 2.5 Curation and enhancement of the Objective 3.8 Enhanced and effective communication State Botanical Collection in accordance with a of research and conservation information to the long-term management plan scientific and general community Objective 2.6 Successful completion of major capital projects, particularly The Australian Garden and Woodland Recreation Zone at RBG Cranbourne and Observatory Gate at RBG Melbourne

Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria Annual Report 2001/02 24 The unique resources of the Royal Botanic Gardens provide invaluable and diverse scientific research opportunities for our scientists of the future. The remnant bushland and wetland environments of RBG Cranbourne provide a perfect landscape for studies in urban ecology being undertaken by students supervised through the Australian Research Centre for Urban Ecology.

Corporate Plan Priority 4 Corporate Plan Priority 5 The following pages Excellence in staff and workplace management Efficiency and accountability (26-32) detail the annual in financial management Objective 4.1 Recruitment and retention of skilled and outputs for the Royal motivated staff who are able to meet the Royal Botanic Objective 5.1 Budget management and reporting Botanic Gardens. Gardens’ needs and support its culture with a focus on agreed outcomes In reporting on the Objective 4.2 Workplace practices that continue Objective 5.2 Management to meet all financial performance of the to promote productivity and efficiency, and equity targets and statutory requirements and the needs organisation we have and safety of the Royal Botanic Gardens aligned each annual output against the Objective 4.3 The best achievable employment Objective 5.3 Increases in annual net revenue corporate plan objectives conditions within the resources available to the through expanded revenue-producing activities as detailed above. Royal Botanic Gardens Objective 5.4 Increased levels of sponsorship, Objective 4.4 Professional development that meets donations and bequests, and other grants the needs of the Royal Botanic Gardens and fosters Objective 5.5 Management of all capital projects job satisfaction so that they are completed on time, within Objective 4.5 A clear understanding by all staff of approved budgets, to agreed standards, and in the corporate objectives of the Royal Botanic Gardens a professional manner and organisational performance Objective 4.6 Staff ownership of decision-making, and responsibility for actions and outcomes

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Appendix 1

Comparison of Financial Results

2001/02 2000/01 1999/2000 1998/99 1997/98 $$$$$

Government Funding

State Government

Recurrent grant 6,299,800 6,156,500 6,246,000 5,625,100 5,482,816

Other grants 1,173,928 1,474,905 319,115 2,250,111 2,848,285

Commonwealth Government 100,100 97,000 131,375 81,443 51,000

Sponsorship 1,731,014 1,764,571 1,838,456 1,636,656 892,869

General Revenue 2,335,142 3,189,737 2,154,119 1,489,184 1,763,882

Total Expenses (11,435,466) (12,190,846) (9,926,055) (10,068,959) (8,725,338)

Operating Surplus 204,518 491,867 763,010 1,013,535 2,313,514

Appendix 2

Employee Profile as at 30 June 2002

Full-time Part-time Casual Total Full-time equivalent

Male Female S/T Male Female S/T Male Female S/T Male Female Total Male Female Total

Directorate 1 5 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 6 7 1 5.5 6.5

Corporate Resources 9 17 26 1 5 6 1 6 7 11 28 39 10 22.5 32.5

Melbourne Gardens 30 17 47 1 5 6 19 26 45 50 48 98 40 32.5 72.5

Plant Sciences & Biodiversity 12 22 34 3 10 13 1 3 4 16 35 51 14 28.5 42.5

Cranbourne Gardens 10 8 18 1 2 3 1 6 7 12 16 28 11 12 23

ARCUE 4 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 7 4 3 7

TOTAL 66 72 138 6 23 29 22 41 63 94 136 230 80 104 184

Profile includes: Employees seconded from other agencies. Profile excludes: a) Employees seconded to other agencies, b) Employees on extended leave ie maternity leave, and c) Jobskills Employees. Full-time equivalent: To obtain the full-time equivalent data, casual and part-time employees are added together and divided by two. Apprentices: The Royal Botanic Gardens employs contract apprentices through Inner Northern Training Group. As at 30 June 2002 there were two male and one female apprentices. As contractors, it is not appropriate to include apprentices in this table.

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Appendix 3 2. Purpose of these procedures 4.3 Detrimental action These procedures establish a system for reporting The Act makes it an offence for a person to take detrimental Reporting Requirements Under disclosures of improper conduct or detrimental action by action against a person in reprisal for a protected disclosure. the Royal Botanic Gardens or its employees. The system Detrimental action includes: Financial Management Act 1994 enables such disclosures to be made to the Protected • Action causing injury, loss or damage; Information required under Part 9.1.3 (iv) is available on Disclosure Co-ordinator or to the nominated Protected •Intimidation or harassment; and Disclosure Officer. Disclosures may be made by employees request from the Director, Royal Botanic Gardens. •Discrimination, disadvantage or adverse treatment in or by members of the public. relation to a person’s employment, career, profession, trade These procedures are designed to complement normal or business, including the taking of disciplinary action. Appendix 4 communication channels between supervisors and employees. Employees are encouraged to continue to raise Examples Freedom of Information appropriate matters at any time with their supervisors. As an A public body refuses a deserved promotion of a person alternative, employees may make a disclosure of improper who makes a disclosure. Principal Officer conduct or detrimental action under the Act in accordance A public body demotes, transfers, isolates in the Dr Philip Moors, Director, Royal Botanic Gardens with these procedures. workplace or changes the duties of a whistleblower Authorised Officer 3. Objects of the Act due to the making of a disclosure. Dennis Renfrey, Freedom of Information Officer, The Whistleblowers Protection Act 2001 commenced A person threatens, abuses or carries out other forms Royal Botanic Gardens operation on 1 January 2002. The purpose of the Act is of harassment directly or indirectly against the The Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 1982 allows the to encourage and facilitate the making of disclosures of whistleblower, his or her family or friends. public a right of access to documents held by the Royal improper conduct by public officers and public bodies. A public body discriminates against the whistleblower Botanic Gardens. The Act provides protection to whistleblowers who make or his or her family and associates in subsequent Categories of Documents disclosures in accordance with the Act, and establishes a applications for jobs, permits or tenders. system for the matters disclosed to be investigated and The Royal Botanic Gardens maintains a corporate records 5. The reporting system management filing system. Files are separated into rectifying action to be taken. 5.1 Contact persons within the RBG the categories of personal or case files, operational and 4. Definitions of key terms policy files, files on general operational and administrative Disclosures of improper conduct or detrimental action by Three key concepts in the reporting system are improper responsibilities, and correspondence files. the RBG or its employees, may be made to the following conduct, corrupt conduct and detrimental action. Definitions officers: Requests of these terms are set out below. • The Protected Disclosure Co-ordinator: For the 12 months ended 30 June 2002, no requests were 4.1 Improper conduct received and two were finalised. Of those finalised one Dr Philip Moors received partial access and one was denied access. Two A disclosure may be made about improper conduct by Director internal reviews took place of requests received in 2000/01. a public body or public official. Improper conduct means Royal Botanic Gardens The original decision was confirmed for both reviews. One conduct that is corrupt, a substantial mismanagement of Birdwood Avenue appeal was lodged with the Victorian Civil and Administrative public resources, or conduct involving substantial risk to Private Bag 2000 Tribunal. Charges of $141.80 were collected. public health or safety or to the environment. The conduct South Yarra Victoria 3141 must be serious enough to constitute, if proved, a criminal Ph: (03) 9252 2304 Access Arrangements offence or reasonable grounds for dismissal. • The Protected Disclosure Officer: The Royal Botanic Gardens has a Freedom of Information Dr Philip Moors Officer to process and co-ordinate action on requests. Examples To avoid closure of a town’s only industry, an Director Freedom of Information requests are made in writing Royal Botanic Gardens describing all documents requested and including payment environmental health officer ignores or conceals evidence of illegal dumping of waste. Birdwood Avenue of the $20 application fee. Further charges may be payable. Private Bag 2000 An agricultural officer delays or declines imposing Freedom of Information fees and charges are not subject South Yarra Victoria 3141 quarantine to allow a financially distressed farmer to GST. Tel: (03) 9252 2304 to sell diseased stock. Requests are sent to: Freedom of Information Officer, Royal All correspondence, phone calls and emails from internal A building inspector tolerates poor practices and Botanic Gardens Mebourne, Private Bag 2000, South Yarra, or external whistleblowers will be referred to the Protected structural defects in the work of a leading local builder. Victoria 3141. Disclosure Co-ordinator. See 4.2 below for specific examples of corrupt conduct. Where a person is contemplating making a disclosure and is Appendix 5 4.2 Corrupt conduct concerned about approaching the Protected Disclosure Co- Corrupt conduct means: ordinator or a Protected Disclosure Officer in the workplace, Whistleblowers Protection Act 2001 • Conduct of any person (whether or not a public official) he or she can call the relevant officer and request a meeting Procedures that adversely affects the honest performance in a discreet location away from the workplace. of a public officer’s or public body’s functions; 5.2 Alternative contact persons 1. Statement of support to whistleblowers •The performance of a public officer’s functions A disclosure about improper conduct or detrimental action The Royal Botanic Gardens is committed to the aims and dishonestly or with inappropriate partiality; by the Royal Botanic Gardens or its employees, may also objectives of the Whistleblowers Protection Act 2001 (the •Conduct of a public officer, former public officer or a be made directly to the Ombudsman: Act). It does not tolerate improper conduct by its employees, public body that amounts to a breach of public trust; The Ombudsman Victoria officers or members, nor the taking of reprisals against those • Conduct by a public officer, former public officer or a Level 22, 459 Collins Street who come forward to disclose such conduct. public body that amounts to the misuse of information Melbourne Victoria 3000 The Royal Botanic Gardens recognises the value of or material acquired in the course of the performance (DX 210174) transparency and accountability in its administrative and of their official functions; or Internet: www.ombudsman.vic.gov.au management practices, and supports the making of •Aconspiracy or attempt to engage in the above conduct. Email: [email protected] disclosures that reveal corrupt conduct, conduct involving a Tel: (03) 9613 6222 Examples substantial mismanagement of public resources, or conduct Toll Free: 1800 806 314 involving a substantial risk to public health and safety or the A public officer takes a bribe or receives a payment Ombudsman:Dr Barry Perry environment. other than his or her wages or salary in exchange Tel: (03) 9613 6202 The Royal Botanic Gardens will take all reasonable steps for the discharge of a public duty. to protect people who make such disclosures from any A public officer favours unmeritorious applications detrimental action in reprisal for making the disclosure. for jobs or permits by friends and relatives. It will also afford natural justice to the person who is the A public officer sells confidential information. subject of the disclosure.

Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria Annual Report 2001/02 54 The following table sets out where disclosures However, the Act prohibits the inclusion of particulars in about persons other than employees of the any report or recommendation that is likely to lead to the Royal Botanic Gardens should be made. identification of the whistleblower. The Act also prohibits the identification of the person who is the subject of the disclosure in any particulars included in an annual report. Person who is the subject of the disclosure Person/body to whom the disclosure must be made The Royal Botanic Gardens will ensure all files, whether Employee of a public body That public body or the Ombudsman paper or electronic, are kept in a secure room and can only Member of Parliament (Legislative Assembly) Speaker of the Legislative Assembly be accessed by the Protected Disclosure Co-ordinator, Member of Parliament (Legislative Council) President of the Legislative Council Protected Disclosure Officer, the investigator or welfare manager (in relation to welfare matters). All printed material Councillor The Ombudsman will be kept in files that are clearly marked as a Whistleblower Chief Commissioner of Police The Ombudsman or Deputy Ombudsman Protection Act matter, and warn of the criminal penalties that Member of the police force The Ombudsman, Deputy Ombudsman apply to any unauthorised divulging of information or Chief Commissioner of Police concerning a protected disclosure. All electronic files will be produced and stored on a stand-alone computer and 6. Roles and responsibilities • Advise the whistleblower of the progress of be given password protection. Backup files will be kept on an investigation into the disclosed matter; floppy disc. All materials relevant to an investigation, such 6.1 Employees as tapes from interviews, will also be stored securely with • Establish and manage a confidential filing system; Employees are encouraged to report known or suspected the whistleblower files. •Collate and publish statistics on disclosures made; incidences of improper conduct or detrimental action in The Royal Botanic Gardens will not email documents accordance with these procedures. •Take all necessary steps to ensure the identity of the relevant to a whistleblower matter and will ensure all phone All employees of the Royal Botanic Gardens have an whistleblower and the identity of the person who is the calls and meetings are conducted in private. important role to play in supporting those who have made a subject of the disclosure are kept confidential; and 8. Collating and publishing statistics legitimate disclosure. They must refrain from any activity that •Liaise with the chief executive officer of the public body. The Protected Disclosure Co-ordinator will establish a secure is, or could be perceived to be, victimisation or harassment 6.4 Investigator of a person who makes a disclosure. Furthermore, they register to record the information required to be published The investigator will be responsible for carrying out an should protect and maintain the confidentiality of a person in the annual report, and to generally keep account of the internal investigation into a disclosure where the they know or suspect to have made a disclosure. status of whistleblower disclosures. The register will be Ombudsman has referred a matter to the public body. confidential and will not record any information that may 6.2 Protected disclosure officers An investigator may be a person from within an organisation identify the whistleblower. Protected disclosure officers will: or a consultant engaged for that purpose. The register will contain the following information: • Be a contact point for general advice about 6.5 Welfare manager • The number and types of disclosures made to public the operation of the Act for any person wishing The welfare manager is responsible for looking after bodies during the year; to make a disclosure about improper conduct the general welfare of the whistleblower. The welfare • The number of disclosures referred to the Ombudsman or detrimental action; manager will: for determination as to whether they are public interest •Make arrangements for a disclosure to be made • Examine the immediate welfare and protection needs disclosures; privately and discreetly and, if necessary, away of a whistleblower who has made a disclosure and • The number and types of disclosed matters referred to from the workplace; seek to foster a supportive work environment; the public body by the Ombudsman for investigation; • Receive any disclosure made orally or in writing • Advise the whistleblower of the legislative and • The number and types of disclosures referred by the (from internal and external whistleblowers); administrative protections available to him or her; public body to the Ombudsman for investigation; • Commit to writing any disclosure made orally; •Listen and respond to any concerns of harassment, • The number and types of investigations taken over •Impartially assess the allegation and determine intimidation or victimisation in reprisal for making from the public body by the Ombudsman; whether it is a disclosure made in accordance with disclosure; and • The number of requests made by a whistleblower to the Part 2 of the Act (that is, ‘a protected disclosure’); • Ensure the expectations of the whistleblower Ombudsman to take over an investigation by the public •Take all necessary steps to ensure the identity of the are realistic. body; whistleblower and the identity of the person who is • The number and types of disclosed matters that the 7. Confidentiality the subject of the disclosure are kept confidential; and public body has declined to investigate; The Royal Botanic Gardens will take all reasonable steps • Forward all disclosures and supporting evidence • The number and types of disclosed matters that were to protect the identity of the whistleblower. Maintaining to the Protected Disclosure Co-ordinator. substantiated upon investigation and the action taken confidentiality is crucial in ensuring reprisals are not made on completion of the investigation; and 6.3 Protected disclosure co-ordinator against a whistleblower. •Any recommendations made by the Ombudsman that The Protected Disclosure Co-ordinator has a central The Act requires any person who receives information relate to the public body. ‘clearinghouse’ role in the internal reporting system. due to the handling or investigation of a protected He or she will: disclosure, not to disclose that information except in certain 9. Receiving and assessing disclosures • Receive all disclosures forwarded from the protected limited circumstances. Disclosure of information in breach disclosure officers; of section 22 constitutes an offence that is punishable by 9.1 Has the disclosure been made in accordance with Part 2 of the Act? •Receive all phone calls, emails and letters from a maximum fine of 60 penalty units ($6,000) or six months members of the public or employees seeking to imprisonment or both. Where a disclosure has been received by the Protected make a disclosure; The circumstances in which a person may disclose Disclosure Officer or by the Protected Disclosure Co- ordinator, he or she will assess whether the disclosure has •Impartially assess each disclosure to determine information obtained about a protected disclosure include: been made in accordance with Part 2 of the Act and is, whether it is a public interest disclosure; •Where exercising the functions therefore, a protected disclosure. • Refer all public interest disclosures to the Ombudsman; of the public body under the Act; •Be responsible for carrying out, or appointing an •When making a report or recommendation 9.1.1 Has the disclosure been made to the appropriate investigator to carry out, an investigation referred under the Act; person? to the public body by the Ombudsman; •When publishing statistics in the annual report For the disclosure to be responded to by the Royal Botanic •Be responsible for overseeing and co-ordinating an of a public body; and Gardens, it must concern an employee, member or officer investigation where an investigator has been appointed; •In criminal proceedings for certain offences in the Act. of the Royal Botanic Gardens. If the disclosure concerns an employee, officer or member of another public body, the • Appoint a welfare manager to support the whistleblower person who has made the disclosure must be advised of the and to protect him or her from any reprisals; correct person or body to whom the disclosure should be directed. (See the table in 5.2). If the disclosure has been made anonymously, it should be referred to the Ombudsman.

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9. Receiving and assessing disclosures (cont…) 10. Investigations • All relevant parties to a matter should be heard and all submissions should be considered; 9.1.2 Does the disclosure contain the essential elements 10.1 Introduction •Adecision should not be made until all reasonable of a protected disclosure? Where the Ombudsman refers a protected disclosure to inquiries have been made; To be a protected disclosure, a disclosure must satisfy the Royal Botanic Gardens for investigation, the Protected the following criteria: Disclosure Co-ordinator will appoint an investigator to carry • The investigator or any decision maker should not have a personal or direct interest in the matter •Did a natural person (that is, an individual person out the investigation. being investigated; rather than a corporation) make the disclosure? The objectives of an investigation will be: • All proceedings must be carried out fairly and without • Does the disclosure relate to conduct of a public •To collate information relating to the allegation as quickly bias. Care should be taken to exclude perceived bias body or public officer acting in their official capacity? as possible. This may involve taking steps to protect from the process; and •Is the alleged conduct either improper conduct or or preserve documents, materials and equipment; • The investigator must be impartial in assessing detrimental action taken against a person in reprisal •To consider the information collected and to draw the credibility of the whistleblowers and any witnesses. for making a protected disclosure? conclusions objectively and impartially; Where appropriate, conclusions as to credibility • Does the person making a disclosure have reasonable •To maintain procedural fairness in the treatment of should be included in the investigation report. grounds for believing the alleged conduct has occurred? witnesses and the person who is the subject of the Where a disclosure is assessed to be a protected disclosure, disclosure; and 10.5 Conduct of the investigation it is referred to the Protected Disclosure Co-ordinator. •To make recommendations arising from the conclusions The investigator will make contemporaneous notes of The Protected Disclosure Co-ordinator will determine drawn concerning remedial or other appropriate action. all discussions and phone calls, and all interviews with whether the disclosure is a public interest disclosure. witnesses will be taped. All information gathered in an 10.2 Terms of reference Where a disclosure is assessed not to be a protected investigation will be stored securely. Interviews will be Before commencing an investigation, the Protected disclosure, the matter does not need to be dealt with under conducted in private and the investigator will take all Disclosure Co-ordinator will draw up terms of reference and the Act. The Protected Disclosure Officer will decide how reasonable steps to protect the identity of the whistleblower. obtain authorisation for those terms by the chief executive the matter should be responded to in consultation with the Where disclosure of the identity of the whistleblower cannot officer. The terms of reference will set a date by which the Protected Disclosure Co-ordinator. be avoided, due to the nature of the allegations, the investigation report is to be concluded, and will describe investigator will warn the whistleblower and his or her welfare 9.2 Is the disclosure a public interest disclosure? the resources available to the investigator to complete the manager of this probability. Where the Protected Disclosure Officer or Co-ordinator investigation within the time set. The Protected Disclosure It is in the discretion of the investigator to allow any witness has received a disclosure that has been assessed to be a Co-ordinator may approve, if reasonable, an extension of to have legal or other representation or support during an protected disclosure, the Protected Disclosure Co-ordinator time requested by the investigator. The terms of reference interview. If a witness has a special need for legal will determine whether the disclosure amounts to a public will require the investigator to make regular reports to the representation or support, permission should be granted. interest disclosure. This assessment will be made within Protected Disclosure Co-ordinator who, in turn, is to keep 45 days of the receipt of the disclosure. the Ombudsman informed of general progress. 10.6 Referral of an investigation to the Ombudsman The Protected Disclosure Co-ordinator will make a decision In reaching a conclusion as to whether a protected 10.3 Investigation plan disclosure is a public interest disclosure, the Protected regarding the referral of an investigation to the Ombudsman The investigator will prepare an investigation plan for where, on the advice of the investigator: Disclosure Co-ordinator will consider whether the disclosure approval by the Protected Disclosure Co-ordinator. • The investigation is being obstructed by, for example, shows, or tends to show, that the public officer to whom the The plan will list the issues to be substantiated and describe the non-cooperation of key witnesses; or disclosure relates: the avenue of inquiry. It will address the following issues: • The investigation has revealed conduct that may • Has engaged, is engaging or proposes to engage in •What is being alleged? improper conduct in his or her capacity as a public constitute a criminal offence. •What are the possible findings or offences? officer; or •What are the facts in issue? 10.7 Reporting requirements • Has taken, is taking or proposes to take detrimental • How is the inquiry to be conducted? The Protected Disclosure Co-ordinator will ensure the action in reprisal for the making of the protected whistleblower is kept regularly informed concerning the •What resources are required? disclosure. handling of a protected disclosure and an investigation. At the commencement of the investigation, Where the Protected Disclosure Co-ordinator concludes The Protected Disclosure Co-ordinator will report to the the whistleblower should be: that the disclosure amounts to a public interest disclosure, Ombudsman about the progress of an investigation. he or she will: • Notified by the investigator that he or she has Where the Ombudsman or the whistleblower requests been appointed to conduct the investigation; 1. Notify the person who made the disclosure information about the progress of an investigation, that of that conclusion; and • Asked to clarify any matters; and information will be provided within 28 days of the date 2. Refer the disclosure to the Ombudsman for formal •Provide any additional material he or she might have. of the request. determination as to whether it is indeed a public The investigator will be sensitive to the whistleblower’s 11. Action taken after an investigation interest disclosure. possible fear of reprisals and will be aware of the statutory Where the Protected Disclosure Co-ordinator concludes protections provided to the whistleblower. 11.1 Investigator’s final report that the disclosure is not a public interest disclosure, 10.4 Natural justice At the conclusion of the investigation, the investigator will he or she will: submit a written report of his or her findings to the Protected The principles of natural justice will be followed in any 1. Notify the person who made the disclosure of that Disclosure Co-ordinator. The report will contain: conclusion; and investigation of a public interest disclosure. The principles of natural justice concern procedural fairness and ensure • The allegation/s; 2. Advise that person that he or she may request the a fair decision is reached by an objective decision maker. • An account of all relevant information received and, if the public body to refer the disclosure to the Ombudsman Maintaining procedural fairness protects the rights of investigator has rejected evidence as being unreliable, for a formal determination as to whether the disclosure individuals and enhances public confidence in the process. the reasons for this opinion being formed; is a public interest disclosure, and that this request must • The conclusions reached and the basis for them; and be made within 28 days of the notification. The Royal Botanic Gardens will have regard to the following issues in ensuring procedural fairness: • Any recommendations arising from the conclusions. In either case, the Protected Disclosure Co-ordinator will make the notification and the referral within 14 days of the • The person who is the subject of the disclosure is Where the investigator has found that the conduct disclosed conclusion being reached by the public body. Notification to entitled to know the allegations made against him or her by the whistleblower has occurred, recommendations made the whistleblower is not necessary where the disclosure has and must be given the right to respond. (This does not by the investigator will include: been made anonymously. mean the person must be advised of the allegation as • The steps that need to be taken by the Royal Botanic soon as the disclosure is received or the investigation Gardens to prevent the conduct from continuing or has commenced); occurring in the future; and • If the investigator is contemplating making a report • Any action that should be taken by the Royal Botanic adverse to the interests of any person, that person should Gardens to remedy any harm or loss arising from the be given the opportunity to put forward further material conduct. This action may include bringing disciplinary that may influence the outcome of the report and that proceedings against the person responsible for the person’s defence should be fairly set out in the report; conduct, and referring the matter to an appropriate authority for further consideration.

Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria Annual Report 2001/02 56 The report will be accompanied by: 12.2 Keeping the whistleblower informed The Protected Disclosure Co-ordinator will thoroughly • The transcript or other record of any oral evidence The Protected Disclosure Co-ordinator will ensure the document the process including recording the reasons taken, including tape recordings; and whistleblower is kept informed of action taken in relation why the disciplinary or other action is being taken, and the •All documents, statements or other exhibits received by to his or her disclosure, and the time frames that apply. reasons why the action is not in retribution for the making the officer and accepted as evidence during the course The whistleblower will be informed of the objectives of of the disclosure. The Protected Disclosure Co-ordinator will of the investigation. an investigation, the findings of an investigation, and the clearly advise the whistleblower of the proposed action to be taken, and of any mitigating factors that have been taken Where the investigator’s report is to include an adverse steps taken by the Royal Botanic Gardens to address any into account. comment against any person, that person will be given the improper conduct that has been found to have occurred. opportunity to respond and his or her defence will be fairly The whistleblower will be given reasons for decisions made 13. Management of the person against whom a included in the report. by the Royal Botanic Gardens in relation to a protected disclosure has been made disclosure. All communication with the whistleblower will The report will not disclose particulars likely to lead to the The Royal Botanic Gardens recognises that employees be in plain English. identification of the whistleblower. against whom disclosures are made must also be supported 12.3 Occurrence of detrimental action during the handling and investigation of disclosures. 11.2 Action to be taken If a whistleblower reports an incident of harassment, The Royal Botanic Gardens will take all reasonable steps If the Protected Disclosure Co-ordinator is satisfied that the discrimination or adverse treatment that would amount to ensure the confidentiality of the person who is the subject investigation has found that the disclosed conduct has to detrimental action taken in reprisal for the making of the disclosure during the assessment and investigation occurred, he or she will recommend to the chief executive of the disclosure, the welfare manager will: process. Where investigations do not substantiate officer the action that must be taken to prevent the conduct •Record details of the incident; disclosures, the fact that the investigation has been carried from continuing or occurring in the future. The Protected out, the results of the investigation, and the identity of the • Advise the whistleblower of his or her rights Disclosure Co-ordinator may also recommend that action be person who is the subject of the disclosure will remain under the Act; and taken to remedy any harm or loss arising from the conduct. confidential. • Advise the Protected Disclosure Co-ordinator The Protected Disclosure Co-ordinator will provide a written The Protected Disclosure Co-ordinator will ensure the person or chief executive officer of the detrimental action. report setting out the findings of the investigation and any who is the subject of any disclosure investigated by or on remedial steps taken to the Ombudsman, the whistleblower The taking of detrimental action in reprisal for the making behalf of a public body is: and the responsible Minister, the Hon Sherryl Garbutt MP, of a disclosure can be an offence against the Act as well •Informed as to the substance of the allegations; Minister for Environment and Conservation. as grounds for making a further disclosure. Where such • Given the opportunity to answer the allegations Where the investigation concludes that the disclosed detrimental action is reported, the Protected Disclosure Co- before a final decision is made; conduct did not occur, the Protected Disclosure Co- ordinator will assess the report as a new disclosure under the ordinator will report these findings to the Ombudsman Act. Where the Protected Disclosure Co-ordinator is satisfied •Informed as to the substance of any adverse comment and to the whistleblower. that the disclosure is a public interest disclosure, he or that may be included in any report arising from the she will refer it to the Ombudsman. If the Ombudsman investigation; and has 12. Managing the welfare of the whistleblower subsequently determines the matter to be a public interest • His or her defence set out fairly in any report. 12.1 Commitment to protecting whistleblowers disclosure, the Ombudsman may investigate the matter or Where the allegations in a disclosure have been investigated, refer it to another body for investigation as outlined in the Act. The Royal Botanic Gardens is committed to the protection and the person who is the subject of the disclosure is aware of genuine whistleblowers against detrimental action taken 12.4 Whistleblowers implicated in improper conduct of the allegations or the fact of the investigation, the Protected Disclosure Co-ordinator will formally advise the in reprisal for the making of protected disclosures. The Where a person who makes a disclosure is implicated person who is the subject of the disclosure of the outcome Protected Disclosure Co-ordinator is responsible for ensuring in misconduct, the Royal Botanic Gardens will handle the of the investigation. whistleblowers are protected from direct and indirect disclosure and protect the whistleblower from reprisals in detrimental action, and that the culture of the workplace accordance with the Act, the Ombudsman’s guidelines The Royal Botanic Gardens will give its full support to is supportive of protected disclosures being made. and these procedures. The Royal Botanic Gardens a person who is the subject of a disclosure where the The Protected Disclosure Co-ordinator will appoint a welfare acknowledges that the act of whistleblowing should not allegations contained in a disclosure are clearly wrong or manager to all whistleblowers who have made a protected shield whistleblowers from the reasonable consequences unsubstantiated. If the matter has been publicly disclosed, disclosure. The welfare manager will: flowing from any involvement in improper conduct. Section the chief executive officer of the Royal Botanic Gardens will consider any request by that person to issue a statement • Examine the immediate welfare and protection needs 17 of the Act specifically provides that a person’s liability of support setting out that the allegations were clearly of a whistleblower who has made a disclosure and, for his or her own conduct is not affected by the person’s wrong or unsubstantiated. where the whistleblower is an employee, seek to foster disclosure of that conduct under the Act. However, in some a supportive work environment; circumstances, an admission may be a mitigating factor 14. Criminal offences •Advise the whistleblower of the legislative and when considering disciplinary or other action. The Royal Botanic Gardens will ensure officers appointed administrative protections available to him or her; The chief executive officer will make the final decision on to handle protected disclosures and all other employees •Listen and respond to any concerns of harassment, the advice of the Protected Disclosure Co-ordinator as to are aware of the following offences created by the Act: intimidation or victimisation in reprisal for making whether disciplinary or other action will be taken against a 1. It is an offence for a person to take detrimental action disclosure; whistleblower. Where disciplinary or other action relates to against a person in reprisal for a protected disclosure conduct that is the subject of the whistleblower’s disclosure, •Keep a contemporaneous record of all aspects of being made. The Act provides a maximum penalty the disciplinary or other action will only be taken after the the case management of the whistleblower including of a fine of 240 penalty units ($24,000) or two years disclosed matter has been appropriately dealt with. all contact and follow-up action; and imprisonment or both. In all cases where disciplinary or other action is being • Ensure the expectations of the whistleblower 2. It is an offence for a person to divulge information contemplated, the chief executive officer must be satisfied are realistic. obtained as a result of the handling or investigation of a that it has been clearly demonstrated that: All employees will be advised that it is an offence for a protected disclosure without legislative authority. The Act • The intention to proceed with disciplinary action is not person to take detrimental action in reprisal for a protected provides a maximum penalty of 60 penalty units ($6,000) causally connected to the making of the disclosure disclosure. The maximum penalty is a fine of 240 penalty or six months imprisonment or both. (as opposed to the content of the disclosure or other units ($24,000) or two years imprisonment or both. The 3. It is an offence for a person to obstruct the Ombudsman available information); taking of detrimental action in breach of this provision can in performing his responsibilities under the Act. The Act also be grounds for making a disclosure under the Act and • There are good and sufficient grounds that would fully provides a maximum penalty of 240 penalty units can result in an investigation. justify action against any non-whistleblower in the same ($24,000) or two years imprisonment or both. circumstances; and Detrimental action includes: 4. It is an offence for a person to knowingly provide false • There are good and sufficient grounds that justify •Causing injury, loss or damage; information under the Act with the intention that it exercising any discretion to institute disciplinary be acted on as a disclosed matter. The Act provides •Discrimination, disadvantage or adverse treatment or other action. a maximum penalty of 240 penalty units ($24,000) in relation to a person’s employment, career, or two years imprisonment or both. profession, trade or business (including the taking of disciplinary action).

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15. Review Enterprises with annual revenue exceeding $10 million, and Michael and Susie Hamson These procedures will be reviewed annually to ensure Model 2 applies to other significant Government business Susan Hayes they meet the objectives of the Act and accord with activities whose predominant activity is trade in goods or Mrs Maria Jo Herpe the Ombudsman’s guidelines. services, and which meet a substantial part of their operating Mrs D Hicks cost from user charges. Mr Douglas and Mrs Patricia Hocking In respect of its business activities, Model 2 applies to the Hocking Stuart (South Yarra) Pty Ltd Appendix 6 Royal Botanic Gardens. These businesses must ensure that Sheryl and Frank Hook pricing principles apply which reflect full cost attribution. Julie Howell Consultancies During 2001/02, the Royal Botanic Gardens has continued Darvell Hutchinson AM The Hon Walter Jona AM and Consultancies during the year are summarised as follows: to adjust the full cost base of each Royal Botanic Gardens Mrs Alwynne Jona OAM No. of Operating Costs business activity to include the net costs that the business would face were it privately owned. Peter Jopling QC Engagements Expenses Capitalised Total Mr Jost and Mrs Dorothee Kaiser In addition, in accordance with National Competition Policy, Less than Ms Julie Kantor the Royal Botanic Gardens ensures that the pricing policies $100,000 86 119,827 82,108 201,935 David and Trudy Kennedy of all its business activities are consistent with compliance Greater than Kiltynane Estate Pty Ltd with Part IV of the Trade Practices Act. $100,000 – – – – Craig and Connie Kimberley 86 119,827 82,108 201,935 Zara M Kimpton Appendix 9 Mr and Mrs A D Lapthorne David and Deborah Lauritz Director’s Circle Members Michael and Diana Lempriere Appendix 7 Jenny Lempriere The Director’s Circle is an initiative to attract annual, Bill and Virginia Leslie Compliance with Building and unrestricted gifts to the Royal Botanic Gardens, and to George and Janet Limb Maintenance Provisions of the broaden the community’s understanding of the Royal Peter Lovell and Michael Jan Building Act 1993 Botanic Gardens’ activities. As of 30 June 2002 there were Mrs Susan McGlashan 103 members. Thank you to the following supporters for Mackay Branson Design The Royal Botanic Gardens complies with building their vision and generosity. Dr Brian and Dr Virginia McNamee management provisions as specified by the Minister for Mr Frank Mahlab and Patron Finance Guidelines. The Royal Botanic Gardens ensures that Mrs Eve Mahlab AO Dr Philip Moors all works requiring building approval have plans certified, Michael Malbourne works in progress inspected and Occupancy Permits issued Honorary Member Anne Miller by independent Building Surveyors engaged on a local job Mr Lindsay and Mrs Paula Fox and family Ross and Judith Milne-Pott by job basis. It also ensures that plans for these works are Dr Jens and Mrs Linde Mohr Member lodged with the relevant local council. Drs Philip and Debbie Moors Anonymous The Royal Botanic Gardens requires all building practitioners Nigel and Diana Morgan Anonymous engaged on building works to be registered and maintain Mr Richard Morgan AM Anonymous registration throughout the course of the works. Susan B Morgan Anonymous Mrs Suzanne Morgan Building Work Anonymous Dame Elisabeth Murdoch AC DBE Building works included a glasshouse and propagation David and Judith Adam Martyn and Louise Myer facility at RBG Melbourne. Other works were of a minor Logan and Jennifer Armstrong Rupert and Annabel Myer nature only. Mr Anthony Berger Sarah and Baillieu Myer Family Foundation Lionel and Elaine Berkowitz Ten-Year Liability Cap Grant Nicol Marc and Eva Besen A ten-year liability cap was invoked for the glasshouse. Richard Oliver Julia and Sally Bloomfield Mrs Diana Opat Sally Browne and Ray Evans Maintenance George and Jillian Pappas Tony and Jaki Bryant Maintenance and improvement works are regularly carried Ron and Lorna Pearce David and Katrina Calvert-Jones out on Royal Botanic Gardens’ buildings to ensure they are Rob Pitt James Calvert-Jones maintained in a safe and serviceable condition. Andrew Porter and Carl Carthy John and Janet Calvert-Jones Lady Potter AO Conformity Sir Roderick and Lady Carnegie John Prescott AC and Jennifer Prescott Work is continuing to ensure all existing buildings Murray Collins and Rob Grant John Ralph AC and Barbara Ralph conform with standards. Outstanding items are of a Caroline and Philip Cornish Mark and Carolyn Rayner non-urgent priority. WDT Cowan Mr Roger Riordan AM and Margaret F Darling AM Mrs Patricia Riordan Bruce and Kerry Echberg Appendix 8 Gordon and Marieta Robinson Brendan and Jan Egan Mrs Margaret S Ross AM Mr Rodger Elliot AM and Compliance with National Mrs Caroline Searby Mrs Gwen Elliot AM Mr Richard Searby QC Competition Policy Leslie and Peter Falkiner-Rose Peter and Barbara Shearer Dr Helen M Ferguson The Royal Botanic Gardens has a commitment to Mrs Anita Simon Colin and Rhonda Galbraith implementing National Competition Policy reform initiatives Rosemary Simpson Gandel Foundation as they apply to this organisation. Competitive neutrality Peter Smedley Robert Gell and Kate Kirkhope policy seeks to ensure that where Government’s business Mr Jack Smorgon AM Charles and Cornelia Goode activities involve it in competition with private sector business Brian and Diana Snape Philip and Louise Goodman activities, the net competitive advantages that accrue to a Lady Southey AM Leon and Judith Gorr government business are offset. Mr R L Stock Sarah Guest The Government’s competitive neutrality policy statement Ralph Ward-Ambler AM and Barbara Ward-Ambler Sino and Barbara Guzzardi sets out two alternative approaches, known as Model 1 and Ron and Rosemary Webb Cathy Haines Model 2. Model 1 applies to major Government Business Nancy and Leon Worth Michael and Sue Wynne-Hughes

Annual Report 2001-2002 Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria 58 Appendix 10 Appendix 11 Elford, S. Member, Fundraising Institute Australia Research Grants Representatives on External Committees, Committee member, Fundraising Institute Australia, Victorian Conference 2001Committee Associate Status and Awards Australian Biological Resources Study Committee member, Fundraising Institute Australia, Duretto, M. & Ladiges, P., (2001) ‘A systematic and Arnold, G. Direct Marketing Special Interest Group Committee biogeographic analysis of Phebalium (Rutaceae) and its Chair, Organising Committee, Fungimap Conference, Glissman-Gough, S. allies based on morphology and molecules’. ($3,500) Rawson, Victoria, May 2003 Member, Horticultural and Heritage Reference Group Jeanes, J.A., (2001) ‘A taxonomic revision of the genus Member, FUNGIMAP Steering Committee of the Dandenong Ranges Gardens Trust Thelymitra J.R.Forst. et G.Forst. (Orchidaceae) in Australia’. Barley, R. Member, Scientific and Collections Sub-committee of the ($48,000) Member, Dandenong Ranges Gardens Trust Ornamental Plant Conservation Association of Australia Inc Klazenga, N. and Milne, J., (2002) ‘Treatment of Member, Tree Avenue Replacement Reference Group, Greenway, C. Buxbaumiaceae, Diphysciaceae, Ephemeropsis, City of Melbourne Provisional Associate, Public Relations Institute of Australia Entodontaceae, Lembophyllaceae, Neckeraceae, and Member, Victorian Regional Botanic Gardens Network Gregory, S. Ptychomniaceae (Bryophyta) for the Flora of Australia’. Bridger, E. Victorian Representative, Interpretation Australia Association ($35,100) Associate Member, Australian Marketing Institute Member, Museums Australia Lebel, T., (2002) ‘A taxonomic and systematic revision of Brown, C. Grimes, J. (to 1 March 2002) the sequestrate Russulales of Australia and their allies, based Member, Fundraising Institute Australia Research Associate, School of Botany, on morphological and molecular characters’. ($5,000) Volunteers and Members committee, Museums Australia The University of Melbourne Lebel, T., (2002) ‘Preparation of accounts for the Orders Member, Organising Committee, IVth International Legume Entolomatales and Amanitales for the Fungi of Australia Member, Botanic Gardens special interest group, Conference, Canberra July 2–7, 2001. volume on the sequestrate fungi’. ($8,000) Museums Australia Councillor, Society of Australian Systematic Biologists May, T., (2002) ‘Updating the Interactive Catalogue Burness, J. Home, R. of Australian Fungi’. ($12,084) Member, City of Casey, Drainage Consultative Committee General editor, Australasian Studies in History and May, T., (2002) ‘Interactive Catalogue of Australian Fungi: Member, City of Casey, Cranbourne Landfill Community Philosophy of Science, Kluwer Academic Publishers addition of Fungi of Australia Vol. 2B’. ($6,095) Consultative Committee Editor, Historical Records of Australian Science May, T. and Lewis, S.H., (2001) ‘Interactive Key and Member, City of Casey, community consultation Chairman, Advisory Board, Australian Science and Synopsis to the Genera of Macrofungi in Australia’. ($20,000) process for the C21 Strategy Technology Heritage Centre, University of Melbourne Thompson, I., and Walsh, N., (2001) ‘A taxonomic review Member, Victorian Regional Botanic Gardens Network Member, Advisory Board, The Oxford Companion to of Senecio and treatment of taxa in tribes Senecioneae, Clarke, I. the History of Modern Science, Oxford University Press Anthemideae and Lactuceae for Flora of Australia’. ($20,000) Honorary Consultant, Victorian Poisons Information Centre, Chairman, National Committee for History and Philosophy Walsh, N. and Jeanes J.A., (2002) ‘Preparation of Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne of Science, Australian Academy of Science Flora of Australia treatment of Ranunculaceae’. ($15,000) Coates, T. Founding Member, City of Casey Member, Harold White Fellowship Scheme Advisory Australian Research Council Conservation Strategy Committee Committee, National Library of Australia. Burgman, M., McCarthy, M. and Keith, D., (2002) ‘Testing Member, New Holland Mouse Recovery Team, James, E. the utility of habitat models in making conservation planning Department of Natural Resources and Environment Research Associate, Department of Genetics, decisions’, Australian Research Council Discovery Grant. La Trobe University ($156,000) Cohn, H. Advisory Board, The correspondence of Research Associate, School of Botany, Lawrie, A., Coates, F. and Cross, R.G., (2001) ‘Strategies to Ferdinand von Mueller Project. The University of Melbourne increase population sizes of Threatened Caladenia species Member, Adamson’s Bent Recovery Team (Orchidaceae) in Natural habitats in Victoria’. ($20,500) Member, Organising Committee, 150 years - A joint conference of the Australian Systematic Botany Society and Member, Grevillea williamsonii Recovery Team Department of Natural Resources and Environment the Australiasian Mycological Society, Melbourne 2003 Member, Organising Committee, Short Range Endemics Cross, R.G. (2001) ‘Strategies to increase population sizes Cross, R. Symposium, 17 July, part of 2001 joint meeting of the of Threatened Caladenia species (Orchidaceae) in Natural Member, Threatened Orchid Recovery Team (TORT), Australasian Evolution Society and Society of Australian habitats in Victoria’. ($4,950) Department of Natural Resources and Environment Systematic Biologists National Parks and Wildlife Service, NSW Chair, TORT Cultivation Committee, Member, Organising Committee, Australian Network for Plant Lebel, T. (2001) ‘Study of Hypogeous Fungi in South-east Department of Natural Resources and Environment Conservation, 5th Conference, Geelong February 2003 forests region, NSW’. ($5,000) Convenor, Orchid Researchers Meetings, TORT, Jeanes, J. Department of Natural Resources and Environment Plant Biodiversity Centre, National Parks and Wildlife Member, Diuris fragrantissima Recovery Team, South Australia Member, Australian Network for Orchid Conservation Department of Natural Resources and Environment Fungimap (2002) ‘Fungimap Co-ordinators Conference’. Member, Organising Committee, Member, Diuris ‘basaltica’ Recovery Team, ($1,000) Orchid Conservation Symposium, October 2002 Department of Natural Resources and Environment Member, Organising Committee, Jones, R. St Kilda Gardening Group Orchid Conservation Forum II, September 2003 Member, Organising Committee, 2001 joint meeting of the Spencer, R. and Adler, M., (2002) ‘Develop a website Australasian Evolution Society and Society of Australian and procedures for student documenting and storing (as Davenport, J. Systematic Biologists Standard Portfolios) of new cultivars in Australia’. ($5,000) Member, Regional Botanic Gardens Network Member, Nursery & Garden Industry – Victoria Kimpton, S. Student prize, ‘Biodiversity of the endemic Grevillea Duretto, M. infecunda (Proteaceae)’, 2001 joint meeting of the Honorary Senior Research Associate, School of Botany, Australasian Evolution Society and Society of Australian The University of Melbourne. Systematic Biologists, July 2001. Member, Organising Committee, 2001 joint meeting of Klazenga, N. the Australasian Evolution Society and Society of Australian Member, Organising Committee, Systematic Biologists 7th Bryological Workshop, October 2003 Chair, Organising Committee,150 years - A joint conference Lebel, T. of the Australian Systematic Botany Society and the Member, Organising Committee, 150 years – A joint Australiasian Mycological Society, Melbourne 2003 conference of the Australian Systematic Botany Society Convener, Melbourne Chapter, and the Australiasian Mycological Society, Melbourne 2003 Australian Systematic Botany Society Member, Organising Committee, Fungimap Conference, Rawson, Victoria, May 2003

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Representatives on External Committees, Ross, J. Appendix 12 Associate Status and Awards (cont…) Appointment, Professorial Associate, School of Botany, The University of Melbourne Publications, Theses and Presentations Loveday, M. Treasurer, Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria Committee Member, Arbor Week Advisory Board, The Correspondence of Ferdinand von Employees, Honorary Associates and students are shown Network Member, Science and Society Hub Mueller Project in bold. Committee Member, Science Week 2001 Member, Organising Committee, 150 years – A joint Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria Publications Martin, K. conference of the Australian Systematic Botany Society and Arnold, G. (ed.), (2001) Fungimap, edition 15, the Australiasian Mycological Society, Melbourne 2003 Member, Elm Pests and Diseases Taskforce RBG Melbourne, Melbourne. (Newsletter) Russell, C. Member, Melbourne Arborists Discussion Group Arnold, G. (ed.), (2002) Fungimap, edition 16, Member, Cranbourne Economic Development Committee Guest lecturer and instructor, RBG Melbourne, Melbourne. (Newsletter) Member, Casey Business Forum University of Melbourne, Burnley College Cochrane, A., (2001) Alien Invaders - identification, control Chairman, Shoreham Foreshore Reserve and monitoring of the most recognisable environmental Victorian and Australian Tree Climbing Champion 2001, Committee of Management International Society of Arboriculture Australian Chapter weeds of Melbourne and surrounds, RBG Melbourne, Speight, S. Melbourne. (Book) International Tree Climbing Championship Bronze Medallist, Member, Public Relations Institute of Australia International Society of Arboriculture Grimes, J. (ed.), (2001) Muelleria, volume 15, Spencer, R. RBG Melbourne, Melbourne. (Scientific journal) May, T. Scientific Advisory Committee, RBG Melbourne, (2001) Floreo, edition three, Convenor, Steering Committee, Fungimap Ornamental Plant Collections Association RBG Melbourne, Melbourne. (Newsletter) Coordinator, Australasian Mycological Society, Representative of the Royal Botanic Gardens, RBG Melbourne, (2002) Floreo, edition four, Conservation Subcommittee Melbourne, Australian Cultivar Registration Society RBG Melbourne, Melbourne. (Newsletter) Research Associate, School of Botany, Manager, Greenlife Database™ for RBG Melbourne, (2002) Floreo, edition five, The University of Melbourne Botanical Nomenclature Services International Pty Ltd RBG Melbourne, Melbourne. (Newsletter) Honorary Consultant, Victorian Poisons Information Centre, Founding Committee Member, International Association RBG Melbourne, (2002) Policy for Conservation of Plant Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne for Cultivated Plant Taxonomy Biodiversity, RBG Melbourne, Melbourne. (Policy) Member, Editorial Advisory Committee, Editor, Conifer Society of Australia Newsletter Spencer, R. D. (ed.), (2002) Horticultural Flora of South- Australian Systematic Botany Nomenclatural Adviser, Plant Breeders Rights Office, Canberra Eastern Australia, volume 3, University of New South Wales Member, The Victorian Naturalist, Press, Sydney. (Book) Technical Advisory Committee Member, Scientific Advisory Committee, Ornamental Plant Conservation Association of Australia. Spencer, R. D. (ed.), (2002) Horticultural Flora of South- Member, IUCN, Species Survival Commission, Eastern Australia, volume 4, University of New South Wales Committee for Fungi, Australian Regional Committee Honorary Consultant, Victorian Poisons Information Centre, Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne Press, Sydney. (Book) Member, Organising Committee, Society of Australian Systematic Biologists Conference, Melbourne 2001 Secretary, Wurundjeri Walk Advisory Committee Conferences and Workshops Hosted and Supported by the Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria Member, Organising Committee, Fungimap Conference, Stewart, D. Arnold, G. (member of the organising committee), Rawson, Victoria, May 2003. Member, Aboriginal Advisory Committee, City of Melbourne (19-23 June 2002) ‘Fungimap Co-ordinators Conference’, McCarthy, M. Member, Inter-Council Aboriginal Consultative Committee (south-east region) a collaborative project between RBG Melbourne and the Editorial Board, Animal Conservation Member, Victorian Aboriginal Tourism Reference Panel Field Naturalists Club of Victoria, Aldinga, S.A. McDonnell , M. Duretto, M., James, E. (chaired the ‘Short Range Member, Victorian Threatened Orchid Recovery Team. Member, Yarra Revegetation (Punt Road) Steering Committee Endemics Symposium’), Jones, R., & May, T. (members Member, RMIT University Department of Geospatial Science of the organising committee), (16-18 July 2001) ‘2001 joint Syme, K. Programs Advisory Committee meeting of the Australasian Evolution Society and Society Fungimap Regional Coordinator, Western Australia Member, DNRE Grey-headed Flying Fox Alternate Camp Site of Australian Systematic Biologists’, Melbourne, Vic. Member, Fungimap Steering Committee Task Force, Victorian Department of Natural Resources Grimes, J. (member of the organising committee), Tippett, L. Editorial Board, Landscape and Urban Planning (2-6 July 2001) ‘IVth International Legume Conference’, Provisional Associate, Public Relations Institute of Australia Editorial Board, Urban Ecosystems co-sponsored by RBG Melbourne with The Australian Udovicic, F. Editorial Board, Ecological Management and Restoration National University, The Centre for Plant Biodiversity Honorary Research Fellow, School of Botany, Research, Canberra, The Australian Academy of Science, Milne, J. The University of Melbourne Australian Systematic Botany Society Inc., & Society Member, Organising Committee, 150 years – A joint Vaganiance, J. of Australian Systematic Biologists, Canberra, A.C.T. conference of the Australian Systematic Botany Society Member, Regional Botanic Gardens Network and the Australiasian Mycological Society, Melbourne 2003 Moors, P. & Ross, J. (members of the organising Walsh, N. committee), (18 April 2002) ‘Victoria's plants first revealed: Member, Organising Committee, Ministerial appointee, Flora and Fauna Guarantee Robert Brown in Port Phillip 1802’, co-sponsored 7th Bryological Workshop, October 2003 ‘Scientific Advisory Committee’ by RBG Melbourne and the School of Botany, Moors, P. Honorary Research Associate, School of Botany, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic. Member, Life Sciences Antarctic Research Advisory The University of Melbourne. Committee, Australian Antarctic Division Member, Helmeted Honeyeater Recovery Team, Refereed Journals and Books Chairman, Australian Research Centre for Urban Ecology Department of Natural Resources and Environment Ashburner, G.R., Faure, M.G., James, E.A., Thompson, W.K. & Halloran, G.M., (2001) ‘Pollination and breeding Board of Management Member, Threatened Orchid Recovery Team (TORT), system of a population of Tall Coconut Palm, Cocos nucifera Member, Council of Heads of Australian Botanic Gardens Department of Natural Resources and Environment L., (Arecaceae) on the Gazelle Peninsula of Papua New Member, Borya mirabilis Recovery Team, Member, Maud Gibson Trust Guinea’, Pacific Conservation Biology 6, pp. 344-351. Department of Natural Resources and Environment Member, Organising Committee, Brown, G.K., Udovicic, F. & Ladiges, P.Y., (2001) Member, Alpine Ecology Scientific Research Panel, Botanic Gardens Congress 2003 ‘Molecular phylogeny and biogeography of Melaleuca, Parks Victoria Neish, P. Callistemon and related genera (Myrtaceae)’, Coordinator, Herbarium Information Systems Committee Member, Australian Natural History Medallion Award Australian Systematic Botany 14, pp. 565-585. Committee, Field Naturalists Club of Victoria (HISCOM) Flann, C., Ladiges, P.Y. & Walsh, N.G., (2002) ‘Morphological Woelkerling, W. Ralston, K. variation in Leptorhynchos squamatus (Gnaphalieae: Member, Committee on Algae, Member, Environment Advisory Committee, Asteraceae)’, Australian Systematic Botany 15, pp. 205-219. International Association of Plant Taxonomists Borough of Queenscliffe Harvey, A.S., Woelkerling, Wm J. & Millar, A.J.K., (2002) Executive Council Member, International Phycological Society ‘The Sporolithaceae (Corallinales, Rhodophyta) in south- Editor, Nomenclature of Cryptogamie, Algologie eastern Australia: taxonomy and 18S rDNA phylogeny’, Member, International Organising Committee for Phycologia 41, pp. 207-227. the 8th (2005) International Phycological Congress

Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria Annual Report 2001/02 60 Jeanes, J.A., (2001) ‘Resolution of the Thelymitra Non-refereed articles and reports Maroske, S., (2002) ‘Durham, G. Wyperfeld: Australia’s First canaliculata R.Br. (Orchidaceae) complex in southern Akiyama, S., James, E.A. & Knight, C., (2001) ‘Molecular Mallee National Park’, The Victorian Naturalist, no. 119, pp. Australia’, Muelleria 15, pp. 75-89. biology and pollination as a tool to enhance the long-term 40-41. (Book review) Leary, E. & McDonnell, M., (2001) ‘The patterns viability of the Sunshine Diuris, Diuris fragrantissima’, McDonnell. M., Barley, R. & et al, (2001) ‘Options for the of public open space in metropolitan Melbourne’, Progress report to the Hermon Slade Foundation, December establishment of an alternative campsite for the Grey-headed Australian Parks and Leisure 4, pp. 34-36. 2001. (Report) Flying-Fox Pteropus poliocephalus in Melbourne’, Lebel, T. & Castellano, M. A., (2002) ‘Taxonomic studies in Arnold, G., (2001) ‘News from the Fungimap Co-ordinator’, Department of Natural Resources and Environment, the sequestrate Russulales part II’, Australian type studies, Fungimap Newsletter, no. 15, p. 1. (Article) Melbourne. (Report) Mycologia 94, pp. 327-354. Arnold, G., (2002) ‘News from the Fungimap Co-ordinator’, Orthia, L.A., Garrick, R.C. & James, E.A., (2002) ‘Genetic Lindenmayer, D.B. & McCarthy, M.A., (2002) ‘Congruence Fungimap Newsletter, no. 16, p. 1. (Article) comparison between Victorian and Tasmanian populations between natural and human forest disturbance: a case study Bennett, A. F. & van der Ree, R., (2001) ‘Roadside of Prasophyllum correctum D.L. Jones (Orchidaceae)’, from Australian montane ash forests’, Forest Ecology and vegetation in Australia: conservation values and function of Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Management 155, pp. 319-335. a linear habitat network in rural environments’, Hedgerows Melbourne. (Report) Milne, J., (2001) ‘Reproductive biology of three species of of the World: their ecological function in different landscapes, Spencer, R.D., (2001) ‘Ginkgo’, Jubaea, no. 1(1), p. 7. Dicranoloma (Bryopsida, Dicranaceae): sexual reproduction proceedings of the 2001 annual IALE (UK) Conference, pp. (Article) and phenology’, The Bryologist 104, pp. 440-452. 231-240. (Article) Spencer, R.D., (2001) ‘Tantalizing Ginkgo’, Conifer Society Milne, J. & Thies, A.W., (2001) ‘Addendum to ‘Moss Brown, A.J., Reddy, N., Cody, J. & James, E.A., of Australia Newsletter, no. 20, pp. 6-8. (Article) collections from Lord Howe Island in the National Herbarium (2001) ‘Germination and growth response of salt tolerant Spencer, R.D., (2001) ‘Citriobatus joins Pittosporum family’, of Victoria (MEL)’’, The Victorian Naturalist 118(3), pp. 89-90. native grasses from ephemeral wetlands in inland Victoria’, Australian Horticulture, ed. July, p. 15. (Article) Packham, J.M., May, T.W., Brown, M.J., Wardlaw, T.J. & Mills, Australian Flora Foundation Inc. (Report) Spencer, R.D., (2001) ‘Aloe, aloe’, Australian Horticulture, A.K., (2002) ‘Macrofungal diversity and community ecology Coates, F., Jeanes, J.A. & Pritchard, A., (2002) ed. August, pp. 21-22. (Article) in mature and regrowth wet eucalypt forest in Tasmania: ‘Recovery plan for twenty-five threatened orchids of Spencer, R.D., (2001) ‘Unravelling name of domestic apple’, a multivariate study’, Austral Ecology 27, pp. 149-161. Victoria, South Australia and New South Wales 2003 – Australian Horticulture, ed. September, pp. 36-38. (Article) 2007’, Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Parris, K.M. & McCarthy, M.A., (2001) ‘Identifying effects Spencer, R.D., (2001) ‘A canna … worms’ Australian Melbourne. (Recovery Plan) of toe clipping on anuran return rates: the importance Horticulture, ed. October, p. 24. (Article) Coates. T.D., (2002) ‘ANPC Plant Conservation of statistical power’, Amphibia-Reptilia 22, pp. 275-289. Spencer, R.D., (2001) ‘Awk’ard Orchids’, Australian Techniques Course’, Danthonia, no. 10. (Article) Ralston, K., (2001) ‘Francis Robert Muter Wilson: Horticulture, ed. November, pp. 20-21. (Article) Coates. T.D., (2002) ‘Draft report on the distribution and Pioneer Australian Lichenologist’, Bibliotheca Lichenolgica Spencer, R.D., (2002) ‘Pulling rank’, Australian Horticulture, abundance of Thelymitra circumsepta’, RBG Cranbourne, 78, pp. 369-388. ed. January, pp. 17-18. (Article) Cranbourne. (Report) Raulings, E.J. & Ladiges, P.Y., (2001) ‘Morphological Spencer, R.D., (2002) ‘Plant names can be fun!’, Australian Coates. T.D., (2001) ‘Draft report on the research and variation and speciation in Stylidium graminifolium Horticulture, ed. February, pp. 21-22. (Article) (Stylidiaceae), description of S. montanum and reinstatement management of biodiversity at the Royal Botanic Gardens Spencer, R.D., (2002) ‘Chain of daisy changes’, Australian of S. armeria’, Australian Systematic Botany 14, pp. 901-935. Cranbourne’, RBG Cranbourne, Cranbourne. (Report) Horticulture, ed. May, p. 20. (Article) Ross, J. H., (2001a) ‘Acacia subgenus Aculeiferum’, Coates. T.D., (2002) ‘European fox management strategy for Spencer, R.D., (2002) ‘Wattle they think of next?’, Australian Flora of Australia, vol. 11A, pp. 207-209. the Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne’, RBG Cranbourne, Horticulture, ed. June, pp. 16-17. (Article) Ross, J. H., (2001b) ‘Two new endemic Australian genera Cranbourne. (Strategy) Syme, K., (2001) ‘News from WA’, Fungimap Newsletter, in the tribe Brongniartieae (Fabaceae) to accommodate two Coates. T.D., (2001) ‘Flora and fauna values of the no. 15, p. 8. (Article) species formerly included in Templetonia R. Br.’, Muelleria Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne’, Practical Ecology 15, pp. 7-14. Pty Ltd. (Report) Syme, K., (2002) ‘News from WA’, Fungimap Newsletter, no. 16, p. 8. (Article) Ross, J. H., (2001c) ‘The identity of Bossiaea strigillosa Benth. Coates. T.D., (2002) ‘Review of the ANPC Plant (Fabaceae: Tribe Brongniartieae)’, Muelleria 15, pp. 31-32. Conservation Techniques Course’, Friends of the Tonkin, J., (2002) ‘B. Fuhrer: A Field Companion to Australian Fungi’, The Victorian Naturalist, no. 119, Ross, J. H., (2001d) ‘Tribes Bossiaeeae and Brongniartieae’, Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne Newsletter. (Article) pp. 79-80. (Book review) Legumes of the World Database, ILDIS, Reading, England. Corrick, M., (2002) ‘Alexander Clifford Beauglehole Trueman, S., Warburton, C., James, E., Fripp, Y. & Wallace, Simpson, J.A. & May, T.W., (2002) ‘Phaeolus schweinitzii in 26 August 1920 – 19 January 2002’, H., (2001) ‘Clonality in remnant populations of Santalum Australia’, Australasian Plant Pathology 31, pp. 99-100. The Victorian Naturalist, no. 119, pp. 81-82. (Article) Cross, R., (2001) ‘Acacia leprosa ‘Scarlet Blaze’ – lanceolatum’, Sandalwood Research Newsletter, no. 14, Thompson, I., Ladiges, P.Y. & Ross, J.H., (2001) pp. 1-4. (Article) ‘Phylogenetic studies of the tribe Brogniartieae (Fabaceae) a classic red for Victoria’s Federation Flower’, Udovicic, F., (2002) ‘The find of the day: Spyridium using nuclear DNA (ITS-1) and morphological data’, Australian Plants, no. 21(169), pp. 199-201. (Article) eriocephalum var. eriocephalum’, Growing Australian, Systematic Botany 26, pp. 557-570. Garrick, R.C., Orthia, L.A. & James, E.A., (2002) no. 46, p. 33. (Article) Trappe, J. M., Lebel, T. & Castellano, M. A., (2002) ‘Genetic comparison of populations of the endangered van der Ree, R., Bender, H. & Nelson, J., (2002) ‘Nomenclatural revisions in the sequestrate russuloid Gorae Leek Orchid Prasophyllum diversiflorum Nicholls ‘Effectiveness of the ‘Phoenix wailer’ at deterring Grey- genera’, Mycotaxon 81, pp. 195-214. (Orchidaceae)’, Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Melbourne. (Report) headed Flying-foxes from roosting in the Fern Gully, Royal van der Ree, R. & Bennett, A.F., (2001) ‘Woodland Hahs, A.K., (2001) ‘Long-term ecological research in Botanic Gardens Melbourne’, RBG Melbourne, Melbourne. remnants along roadsides: A reflection of pre-European (Report) structure in temperate woodlands?’, Ecological Management Australia’, Bulletin of the Ecological Society of Australia, van der Ree, R., Bender, H. & Nelson, J., (2002) ‘The and Restoration 2, pp. 224-226. no. 31, pp. 11-14. (Article) effectiveness of ultrasound at deterring Grey-headed Flying- van der Ree, R. & Loyn, R.H., (2002) ‘The influence of Jeanes, J.A., (2002) ‘A taxonomic revision of the genus Thelymitra J. and G. Forst. (Orchidaceae) in Australia’, foxes from roosting in the Fern Gully, Royal Botanic Gardens time since fire and distance from the fire boundary on Melbourne’, RBG Melbourne, Melbourne. (Report) the distribution and abundance of arboreal marsupials Biologue, no. 26, pp. 11. (Article) van der Ree, R. & Nelson, J., (2002) ‘The effectiveness of in Eucalyptus regnans-dominated forest in the Central Kellermann, J., (2002) ‘The Australian Rhamnaceae – ‘Envirospray Ultrawax Flying Fox Repellent’ as a deterrent Highlands of Victoria’, Wildlife Research 29, pp. 151-158. a preliminary molecular analysis’, Australian Systematic Botany Society Newsletter, no. 110, pp. 2-4. (Article) against Grey-headed Flying-foxes in the Royal Botanic van der Ree, R., Soderquist, T.R. & Bennett, A.F., Gardens Melbourne’, RBG Melbourne, Melbourne. (Report) (2001) ‘Home-range use by the brush-tailed phascogale May, T., (2001) ‘Fungi have names too’, Nature Australia, (Phascogale tapoatafa) (Marsupialia) in high-quality, spatially no. 27(1), pp. 4-5. (Article) limited habitat’, Wildlife Research. 28, pp. 517-525. May, T., (2001) ‘Chocolate truffles – a mystery solved?’, Walsh, N.G., (2001) ‘A revision of Centipeda Fungimap Newsletter, no. 15, p. 3. (Article) (Asteraceae)’, Muelleria 15, pp. 33-64. May, T., (2001) ‘Giant mushroom – another mystery solved’, Woelkerling, Wm.J. & Mann, D.G., (2001) Fungimap Newsletter, no. 15, p. 3. (Article) ‘Marking the fortieth anniversary’, Phycologia 40, p. 1. May, T., (2002) ‘The why and how of surveys for fungi – Wynne, M.J. & Woelkerling, Wm.J., (2001) ‘IPS Presidents part 1’, Fungimap Newsletter, no. 16, pp. 4-5. (Article) during the first forty years’, Phycologia 40, pp. 172-181.

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Books, Book Chapters, CDs and Internet Sites Elaeagnaceae, Haloragaceae, Gunneraceae, Lythraceae, Brown, G.K., (May 2002) ‘Recent research into the Coates. T.D., (2002) ‘Digital and baseline map database for Thymeleaceae, Myrtaceae, Punicaceae, Onagraceae, relationships of Vireya Rhododendrons’, Rhododendrons the Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne’, RBG Cranbourne, Melastomataceae, Combretaceae, Nyssaceae, Cornaceae, in Horticulture and Science, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. Crabourne. (Tables and CD) Garryaceae, Santalaceae, Loranthaceae, Celastraceae, (Paper) Cross, R., (2002) ‘Prunus’, Horticultural Flora of South- Stackhousiaceae, Aquilfoliaceae, Corynocarpaceae, Brown, G.K., Bayer, R.J., Craven, L.A., Ladiges, P.Y. & Eastern Australia, Spencer, R.D. (ed.), vol. 3, pp. 115-125, Buxaceae, Rhamnaceae, Vitaceae, Linaceae, Malpighiaceae, Udovicic, F., (September 2001) ‘Preliminary chloroplast University of New South Wales Press, Sydney. (Book chapter) Tremandraceae, Polygalaceae, Staphyleaceae, phylogeny of Rhododendron section Vireya’, Flora Malesiana, Francis, D., Rodgers, I., Scriven, A. & Spencer, R.D., Melianthaceae, Sapindaceae, Hippocastanaceae, Sydney. (Poster) (2002) ‘Geraniaceae’, Horticultural Flora of South-Eastern Aceraceae, Anacardiaceae & Simaroubaceae, Horticultural Coates, F., Walsh, N. & James, E., (July 2001) ‘Two’s Australia, Spencer, R.D. (ed.), vol. 4, pp. 24-39, University Flora of South-Eastern Australia, Spencer, R.D. (ed.), company - the case of the Grampians pincushion lily’, of New South Wales Press, Sydney. (Book chapter) vol. 3, pp. 4-11, 24-48, 73-115, 132-259, 326-455, 2001 joint meeting of the Australasian Evolution Society 490-533. University of New South Wales Press, Sydney. Fungimap, (2001) Compendium of Fungimap target species, and Society of Australian Systematic Biologists, Melbourne. (Book chapters) version 1.1. Fungimap, Melbourne. (CD) (Paper) Spencer, R.D. (ed.), (2002) Horticultural Flora of South- Glissmann-Gough, S., (2001) Edna Walling Website Cross, R., (December 2001) ‘Orchid conservation in Victoria’ Eastern Australia, vol. 4, University of New South Wales (http://www.abc.net.au/walling/edna/credits.htm). (Internet site) Orchid Conservation Meeting, Mt Annan Botanic Garden. Press, Sydney. (Book) Harden, G.J. & Mole, B., (2002) ‘Asterolaisia’, Flora of New (Paper) Spencer, R.D., (2002) Cneoraceae,Meliaceae, Rutaceae, South Wales, Harden, G. (ed.), vol. 2 (2nd ed), pp 310-313, Duretto, M.F., (July 2001) ‘Chair – Phylocode debate’, Oxalidaceae, Tropaeolaceae, Balsminaceae, Araliaceae, New South Wales University Press, Sydney. (Book chapter) 2001 joint meeting of the Australasian Evolution Society Apiaceae, Loganiaceae, Gentianaceae,Solanaceae, Home, R.W., (2002) ‘Science Publishing’, A History of the and Society of Australian Systematic Biologists, Melbourne. Convovulaceae, Menyanthaceae, Polemoniaceae, (Debate) Book in Australia 1891-1945, Lyons, M. & Arnold, J. (eds.), Hydrophyllaceae, Boraginaceae, Verbenaceae, Lamiaceae, Glissmann-Gough, S., (March 2002) ‘Managing Plant pp. 292-329, University of Queensland Press, Brisbane. Callitrichaceae, Oleaceae, Scrophulariaceae, Globulariaceae, Collections', Regional Victoria Botanic Gardens 2002 (Book chapter) Myoporaceae, Gesneriaceae, Acanthaceae, Bignoniaceae, Symposium, Inaugural symposium of the Victorian Regional Home, R.W., (2002) ‘Australia and New Zealand’, Reader's Lentibulariaceae, Campanulaceae, Stylidiaceae, Gardens Curators Network, The University of Ballarat, Guide to the History of Science, Hessenbruch, A. (ed.), Brunoniaceae, Goodeniaceae, Rubiaceae, Caprifoliaceae, Horticulture Campus, Ballarat. (Paper) pp. 59-60, Fitzroy Dearborn, London. (Book chapter) Valerianaceae & Dipsaceae, Horticultural Flora of South- Home, R.W., Lucas, A.M., Maroske, S., Sinkora, D.M. Eastern Australia, Spencer, R.D. (ed.), vol. 4, pp. 4-24, Grimes, J.W. & Luckow, M.A., (July 2001) ‘A morphological & Voigt, J.H. (eds.), (2002) Regardfully Yours – selected 38-65, 107-348, University of New South Wales Press, analysis of the Mimosoideae’, IVth International Legume correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller 1860-1875, Sydney. (Book chapters) Conference, Canberra. (Paper) vol. 2, Peter Lang, Berne. (Book) Spencer, R., Molyneux, B. & Mathews, D., (2002) Grimes, J.W., Meurer-Grimes, B. & Ross, J., (July 2001) Jeanes, J.A., (2002) ‘Asteraceae’, Horticultural Flora of ‘Proteaceae’, Horticultural Flora of South-Eastern Australia, ‘A cladistic analysis of the Brongniartieae, with a modification South-Eastern Australia, Spencer, R.D. (ed.), vol. 4, pp. Spencer, R.D. (ed.), vol. 3, pp. 48-72, University of New of pathway-based scoring’, IVth International Legume 348-449, University of New South Wales Press, Sydney. South Wales Press, Sydney. (Book chapter) Conference, Canberra. (Paper) (Book chapter) Stajsic, V., Spencer, R., Forster, P. & Thompson, A., (2002) Hahs, A., (September 2001) ‘Patch-landscape interactions Maslin, B.R., Tame, T., Coleman, H., McDonald, M.W., ‘Crassulaceae’, Horticultural Flora of South-Eastern Australia, in Eucalyptus camaldulensis woodland’, Annual Conference Spokes, T., O’Leary, M., Walsh, N.G., Kodela, P.G. & Thiele, Spencer, R.D. (ed.), vol. 3, p. 48-72, University of New of the Ecological Society of Australia, Wollongong. (Paper) K., (2001) ‘Wattle, Acacias of Australia’, Interactive South Wales Press, Sydney. (Book chapter) James, E., Akiyama, S. & Knight, C., (July-August 2001) Identification Guide, CSIRO Publishing Canberra. (CD) Tonkin, J., (2002) ‘Greyiaceae’, Horticultural Flora of ‘Building a life raft for Diuris fragrantissima’, Annual meeting May, T.W., Milne, J., Wood, A.E., Shingles, S., Jones, R.H. South-Eastern Australia, Spencer, R.D. (ed.), vol. 3, pp. of the Society for Conservation Biology, Hilo, Hawaii, & Neish, P., (2002), ‘Interactive Catalogue of Australian 45-46, University of New South Wales Press, Sydney. United States of America. (Paper) Fungi, Version 2.0’, http://www.rbg.vic.gov.au/fungi/cat/, (Book chapter) James, E., Akiyama, S. & Knight, C., (September 2001) Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra, and Weston, P.H. & Duretto, M.F., (2002) ‘Boronia’, Flora of New ‘Reversing the trend for the Sunshine Diuris’, First RBG Melbourne, Melbourne. (Internet site) South Wales, Harden, G. (ed.), vol. 2 (2nd ed.), pp. 265–276, International Orchid Conservation Congress, Perth. (Paper) McCarthy, M.A. & Cary, G.J., (2002) ‘Fire regimes in New South Wales University Press, Sydney. (Book chapter) Kellerman, J., (July 2001) ‘A phylogenetic analysis of the landscapes: models and realities’, Flammable Australia: Australian Rhamnaceae using trnL-F and ITS sequence Theses the Fire Regimes and Biodiversity of a Continent, Bradstock, data’, 2001 joint meeting of the Australasian Evolution Browning, T., ‘The effect of urbanisation on the soil seed R.A., Williams, J.E. and Gill, A.M. (eds), pp. 76-93, Society and Society of Australian Systematic Biologists, bank of Leptospermum myrsinoides heathland’, BSc. Cambridge University Press. (Book chapter) Melbourne. (Poster) (Hons.), School of Botany, The University of Melbourne, Kellermann, J., (May 2002) ‘Rhamnaceae and Robert McKenney, D.W., Venier, L.A., Heerdegen, A. & McCarthy, Supervisor: McDonnell, M. M.A., (2002) ‘A Monte Carlo experiment for species mapping Brown – a review’, Robert Brown 200 Conference, Sydney. Harper, M., ‘Assessing trees for arboreal fauna habitat, problems’, Predicting Species Occurences: Issues of Scale (Poster) a comparison of techniques’, Ph.D, School of Life Sciences, and Accuracy, Scott, J.M., Heglund, P.J., Morrison, M.L., Kellermann, J. & Udovicic, F., (May 2002) ‘The Australian The University of Queensland, Supervisors: Lamb, D., Haufler, J.B., Raphael, M.G., Wall, W.A., Samson, F.B. (eds.), Rhamnaceae since Robert Brown’, Beyond Robert Brown van der Ree, R. & McCarthy, M. pp. 377-381, Island Press, Covelo, California, USA. (Book Postgraduate Conference in Systematics and Ecology, chapter) Smith, Z., (2002) ‘Morphological and genetic variation within Sydney. (Paper) the rare daisy Olearia pannosa Hook. subsp.cardiophylla Moors, P., (2002) ‘Foreword’, Horticultural Flora of South- Kimpton, S., Drinnan, A. & James, E., (July 2001) (F. Muell) D. A. Cooke’, B.Sc. (Hons.), The School of Botany, Eastern Australia, Spencer, R.D. (ed.), vol. 3, p. vii, ‘Biodiversity of the endemic Grevillea infecunda (Proteaceae)’ The University of Melbourne, Supervisors: James, E.A. University of New South Wales Press, Sydney. (Foreword) 2001 joint meeting of the Australasian Evolution Society Ladiges, P.Y., & Walsh, N.G. Moors, P., (2002) ‘Foreword’, Horticultural Flora of South- and Society of Australian Systematic Biologists, Melbourne. Wright, M., (2001) ‘The development of mycorrhizal infection Eastern Australia, Spencer, R.D. (ed.), vol. 4, p. vii, (Paper) of Caladenia tentaculata Schltdl’, B.Sc. (Hons.), The School University of New South Wales Press, Sydney. (Foreword) Klazenga, N., (September 2002) ‘The moss genus of Botany, The University of Melbourne, Supervisors: Cross, Dicranoloma in Malesia, Australasia and the Pacific’ Parris, K. M., (2002) ‘Assessment of amphibian diversity R. & Guest, D. in the Blackall and Conondale Ranges, south-east 5th International Flora Malesiana Symposium, Sydney. Queensland’, Frogs in The Community, Natrass, A. E. O. Conference Presentations (Paper & Poster) (ed.), pp.65-75, Queensland Frog Society Inc., Ariati, S.R., Ladiges, P. & Grimes, J.W., (July 2001) Lawrie, A., Huynh, T., Raleigh, R., McLean, C.B., Cross, East Brisbane. (Book chapter) ‘A systematic study of section Botrycephalae (Acacia R.G. Coates, F. & Moorrees, A.C.A., (September 2001) Spencer, R.D. (ed.), (2002) Horticultural Flora of South- subgenus Phyllodineae)’, IVth International Legume ‘Molecular biology of mycorrhizal fungi from Australian Eastern Australia, vol. 3, University of New South Wales Conference, Canberra. (Paper) terrestrial orchids’, First International Orchid Conservation Press, Sydney. (Book) Basist, G., Lawrie, A.C., Raleigh, R. & Cross, R.G., Congress, Perth. (Paper) Spencer, R.D., (2002) Eucryphiaceae, Cunoniaceae, (September 2001) ‘Identification of threatened Caladenia Laidlaw, A.C., (September 2001) ‘Managing Change in the Davidsoniaceae, Hydrangeaceae, Grossulariaceae, species (Orchidaceae) using traditional and molecular Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne’, Association of Friends Bruniaceae, Alseuosmiaceae, Cephalotaceae, Saxifragaceae, techniques to aid in their conservation’, First International Regional Botanic Gardens Conference, Melbourne. Rosaceae, Fabaceae, Mimosaceae, Caesalpiniaceae, Orchid Conservation Congress, Perth. (Paper)

Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria Annual Report 2001/02 62 Lebel, T., (July 2001) ‘The effects of disturbance (post- van der Ree, R., Bennett, A.F. & Soderquist, T.R., (2001) Finnegan, M., (4 May 2002) ‘Tropical Collection’, logging) on sequestrate fungal diversity’, 3rd International ‘Nest tree use by the brush-tailed phascogale Phascogale Discovering Horticulture. (Talk) Congress on Mycorrhizae, Adelaide. (Poster) tapoatafa (Marsupialia) in an agricultural landscape in north- Finnegan, M., (22 February 2002) ‘Tropical Collection’, Lebel, T., (June 2002) ‘The effects of disturbance on the east Victoria’, 47th Scientific Meeting of the Australian Flora Explorer, RBG Melbourne. (Talk) food resources of the Long-footed Potoroo’, Mycological Mammal Society, Brisbane. (Paper) Gardiner, O., (5 September 2001) David Jones Flower Society of America, Corvallis, Oregon United States of Willoughby, S., (October 2001) ‘Community Partnerships Show – Botanica. (Talk) America. (Paper) Conserving Plant Communities. The Royal Botanic Gardens Gardiner, O., (12 September 2001) David Jones Flower Loveday, M. & Overton, K., (July 2002) ‘Fire Science’, Volunteer Program’, International Year of the Volunteer Show – Botanica. (Talk) Conference Presentation. (Poster) Science Teachers’ Association of Victoria Primary Science Gardiner, O., (14 September 2001) ‘Camellia Collection’, Conference. (Presentation) Willoughby, S., (November 2001) ‘Volunteer contribution Flora Explorer, RBG Melbourne. (Talk) at RBG Melbourne’, One Melbourne Community Snapshots, Loveday, M., (January 2002) ‘RBG and Biodiversity’, Gardiner, O., (13 October 2001) ‘Camellia Collection’, Melbourne. (Poster) Australian Geography Teachers’ Association Conference, Discovering Horticulture. (Talk) The University of Melbourne, Melbourne. Wright, M., Guest, D. & Cross, R., (September 2001) Glissmann-Gough, S., (29 May 2002) 'Sophora toromiro ‘The development of mycorrhizal infection in Caladenia Lucklow, M., Miller, J., Murphy, D. & Little, D.P., (July 2001) on Easter Island – a travel experience to Southern Patagonia tentaculata’, First International Orchid Conservation ‘A molecular analysis of the Mimosoideae’, IVth International and Easter Island, Chile’, Friends of the Gisbourne Botanic Congress, Perth. (Paper) Legume Conference, Canberra. (Paper) Gardens Annual General Meeting. (Guest speaker) McCarthy, M., (August 2001) ‘Reliability of relative Seminars, lectures and talks Hall, M., (26 October 2001 & 26 April 2002) ‘Turf Talk’, predictions in population viability analysis’, Ecological Society Barley, R., (27 July 2001) ‘Royal Botanic Gardens Flora Explorer, RBG Melbourne. (Talk) of America Annual Meeting, Madison, Wisconsin, Melbourne – history, living collections and future directions’, Henderson, D., (4 May 2002) ‘Perennial Collection’, United States of America. (Paper) Otway Agroforestry Annual General Meeting. (Talk) Discovering Horticulture. (Talk) McCarthy, M. A., Andelman, S.J. & Possingham, H.P., Barley, R., (7 September 2001) ‘Scarlet Blaze – the red Hodge, S., (7 September 2001) David Jones Flower (July-August 2001) ‘Relative risks in PVA: accuracy in the acacia’, David Jones Flower Show – Botanica. (Lecture) Show – Botanica (Talk) face of uncertainty’, Society for Conservation Biology, Barley, R., (12 September 2001) ‘Plants for low water-use Hilo, Hawaii, United States of Americia. (Paper) Hodge, S., (13 October 2001) ‘Perennial Collection’, gardens’, David Jones Flower Show – Botanica. (Lecture) Discovering Horticulture. (Talk) McCarthy, M. A., Andelman, S. J., & Possingham, H. P., Barley, R., (1 & 4 October 2001) ‘Management of flying- (August 2001) ‘Reliability of relative predictions in population Hodge, S., (14 December 2001, & 11 January, 1 February, foxes at RBG Melbourne’, Latrobe University Animal 8 February, 8 March 2002) ‘Perennial Border’, viability analysis’, Ecological Society of America, Madison, Sciences. (Lecture) Wisconsin, USA. (Paper) Flora Explorer, RBG Melbourne. (Talk) Barley, R., (9 & 10 October 2001, & 30 April & 1 June 2002) McDonnell M., (September 2001) ‘The effect of 150 years Hodge, S., (27 May 2002) ‘The waterhole Long Island ‘Introduction to RBG Melbourne’, The University workshop’, Voluntary Guide Training Program. (Talk) of human activity in Melbourne on the breeding range of of Melbourne, Burnley. (Lecture) Grey-headed Flying Foxes (Pterocopus poliocephalus)’, Hodge, S., (4 June 2002) ‘Water quality at the RBG’, Barley, R., (23 & 24 October 2001, & 7 & 8 May 2002) Annual Conference of the Ecological Society of Australia, School of Chemical Engineering, RMIT University. (Talk) ‘Low water use gardens’, The University of Melbourne, Wollongong. (Paper) Howard, M., (10 & 14 September 2001) David Jones Burnley. (Lecture) Milne, J., (September 2001) ‘Two ascomycetes on the moss Flower Show – Botanica. (Talk) Burness, J., (18 September 2001) ‘Staging of the Dicranoloma platycaulon (Muell.Hal.) Dixon’, VI Australasian Howard, M., (13 October 2001) ‘Species Rose Collection’, Australian Garden’. (Presentation). Bryophyte Workshop, Blue Mountains. (Paper) Discovering Horticulture. (Talk) Burness, J., (13 November 2001) ‘The Australian Garden Mole, B., (July 2001) ‘A preliminary cladistic analysis of Howard, M., (9 & 23 November 2001) ‘Species Rose Project’, Friends of Wilson Botanic Park, Berwick. (Talk) Phebalium (Rutaceae) and related genera based on ITS Collection’, Flora Explorer, RBG Melbourne. (Talk) Burness, J., (6 December 2001) ‘Strategic and statutory sequence data’, 2001 joint meeting of the Australasian Jackson, M., (3 September 2001) David Jones Flower planning issues at the Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne’, Evolution Society and Society of Australian Systematic Show – Botanica. (Talk) Biologists, Melbourne. (Poster) City of Knox. (Talk). Jackson, M., (5 October & 2 November 2001) Burness, J., (20 December 2001) ‘Conservation and Murphy, D., Miller, J., Andrew, R., Bayer, R. & Ladiges, P.Y. ‘New Caledonia’, Flora Explorer, RBG Melbourne. (Talk) (July 2001), ‘Molecular systematics of the Australian Acacias environment values at the Royal Botanic Garden Cranbourne’, James, E.A., (10 September 2001) ‘National Herbarium of utilizing Chloroplast and Nuclear DNA sequences’, IVth Cheltenham and District Cemeteries Trust. (Talk). Victoria’, Victorian University of Technology. (Talks and tour) International Legume Conference, Canberra. (Paper) Burness, J., (6 June 2002) ‘An introduction to the Australian James, E.A., (11 October 2001) ‘Conservation genetics Parris, K., (August 2001) ‘Community-level conservation: Garden project’, Berwick Brae Gardening Club. (Talk). research at the RBG’, Friends of the Royal Botanic Gardens Stream-breeding frogs in the forests of sub-tropical eastern Cameron, G. & Russell, C., (8 April 2001) ‘The Australian Melbourne. (Seminar) Australia’, 86th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society Garden at the Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne’, of America, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America Conservation and Environment Advisory Committee, James, E.A., (13 May 2002) ‘Value of genetic data for the (Paper) City of Casey. (Talk) conservation of rare Australian plants’, Genetics Department, La Trobe University. (Seminar) Raleigh, R., Cross, R., Lawrie, AC, Coates, F. & Moorrees, Coates, F., Walsh, N.G. & James, E.A., (17 April 2002) A.C.A., (September 2001) ‘Research into the propagation ‘Conservation of the Grampians Pincuhion Lily, Borya James, E.A., (22 May 2002) ‘Conservation case studies of eastern Australian Caladenia’, First International Orchid mirabilis’, Institute of Land and Food Resources, for Australian plants’, Institute of Land and Food Resources, Conservation Congress, Perth. (Paper) The University of Melbourne. (Seminar) The University of Melbourne. (Seminar) Spencer, R., (March 2002) ‘Plant taxonomy – getting it Coates, T., (2001) ‘History of the RBG Cranbourne Jeanes, J.A., (3 August 2001) ‘Research into Thelymitra right!’, Regional Victoria Botanic Gardens Symposium, using GIS’. (Seminar) (Orchidaceae)’, Australasian Native Orchid Society, Melbourne Group. (Talk) Bendigo. (Paper) Coates, T., (2001) ‘Biodiversity Management in an urban Thompson, I.R., (July 2001) ‘Phylogenetic studies of the remnant’, The University of Melbourne. (Presentation) Jeanes, J.A., (12 &13 October 2001) ‘Orchid genera in Victoria’, Rotamah Island, Victoria. (Talk) Tribe Brongniartieae (Fabaceae) and taxonomic studies Coates, T., (2001) ‘Threats and priorities for biodiversity of eastern Australia, Hovea’ IVth International Legume at the RBG Cranbourne’. (Presentation) Jenek, C., (13 October 2001) ‘Tropical Collection’, Discovering Horticulture. (Talk) Conference, Canberra. (Paper) Cross, R., (14 May 2002) ‘Horticultural research and the Udovicic, F., (April 2002) ‘Brown in motion: from pollen saving of orchids’, Friends of the Royal Botanic Gardens Jenek, C., (5 April 2002) ‘Plant Adaptations’, to DNA’. Victoria's plants first revealed: Robert Brown in Melbourne. (Talk) Flora Explorer, RBG Melbourne. (Talk) Port Phillip 1802, Melbourne. (Paper) Cross, R., (1 November 2001) ‘Orchid propagation for Joy, C., Kelly, P. & Shadforth, G., (24 August 2001) van der Ree, R., (July 2001) ‘The population ecology of bushland regeneration’, Environment Seminar Series, ‘RBG Melbourne’, Professional development session, the Squirrel Glider, Petaurus norfolcensis within a network City of Manningham. (Seminar) Lockwood Primary School. (Presentation) of remnant linear habitats’, 47th Scientific Meeting of the Duretto, M.F., (4 September 2001) ‘Conserving the Plant Kelly, P., (23 April 2002) ‘Science in the Bush’, Australian Mammal Society, Brisbane. (Paper) World for the Future’, David Jones Flower Show – Botanica. Catholic Education Office conference. (Presentation) van der Ree, R. & Bennett, A.F., (September 2001) ‘Nest (Lecture) Kelly, P. (14 May 2002) ‘Environmental Education’, tree use by the Squirrel Glider within a network of roadside Duretto, M.F., (14 September 2001) ‘Classification, Catholic Education Office conference. (Presentation) habitats’, Annual meeting of the Ecological Society distribution and diversity of Boronia’, Friends of the Kelly, P. & Shadforth, G., (6 May 2002) Teacher Professional of Australia, Wollongong. (Paper) Karwarra Australian Plant Garden. (Lecture) Development session, Lockwood Primary School. (Presentation)

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Kelly, P. & Shadforth, G., (22 May 2002) Teacher Martin, K., (15 May 2002) ‘Introduction to arboriculture’, Rice, A., (23 & 24 October 2001, & 7 & 8 May 2002) ‘Water Professional Development, Education Week, Advanced Diploma of Applied Science, The University Conservation Garden’, Discovering Horticulture. (Lecture and RBG Melbourne. (Presentation) of Melbourne, Burnley Campus. (Presentation and RBG presentation) Laidlaw, A.C., (July 2001) ‘Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne grounds tour) Rice, A., (18 January 2002 & 1 March 2002) ‘Water Melbourne’, Brooklyn Botanic Gardens, New York, Martin, K., (1 June 2002) ‘Cable brace support system Conservation Garden’, Flora Explorer, RBG Melbourne. (Talk) United States of America. (Presentation) installation’, The University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus. Rice, A., (18 March 2002) ‘Grey Garden’, Voluntary guide Laidlaw, A.C., (September 2001) ‘Landscape design at the (Talk and practical installation) training program. (Talk) RBG Melbourne’, David Jones Flower Show – Botanica. May, T.W., (13 February 2002) ‘The Field Naturalists Club Robbins, D., (7 September 2001) ‘Propagating Geraniums’, (Two presentations) of Victoria and Fungimap’, All Saints East Malvern Garden Flora Explorer, RBG Melbourne. (Talk) Laidlaw, A.C., (September 2001) ‘Children’s gardens in Club. (Talk) Roberts, D., (28 September & 19 October 2001) ‘Viburnum America’, Friends of the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, May, T.W., (5 March 2002) ‘Fungi and Fungimap’, Geelong Collection’, Flora Explorer, RBG Melbourne. (Talk) Inc. (Presentation) Field Naturalists Club. (Talk) Russell, C., (23 May 2001) ‘RBG Cranbourne – introduction Laidlaw, A.C., (November 2001) ‘Final concept of the May, T.W., (10 April 2002) ‘Fungi: more than mushrooms and future directions’, Friends of Ballarat Botanical Gardens The Ian Potter Foundation Children's Garden’, Directors and fairy toadstools’, Bushwalking and Activities Group, annual general meeting. (Talk) of The Ian Potter Foundation. (Presentation) Victorian National Parks Association. (Talk) Shadforth, G., (3 August 2001) ‘Making a School Garden’, Laidlaw, A.C., (December 2001) ‘Current projects within May, T.W., (3 May 2002) ‘Fungi research at Royal Botanic DEET Middle Years Conference. (Presentation) the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne’, Ornamental Plant Gardens Melbourne’, Friends of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Shadforth, G., (16 October 2001) ‘Get your sustainable garden Collections Association of Australia. (Presentation) Melbourne Inc. (Talk) growing’, Professional development session. (Presentation) Laidlaw, A.C., (May 2002) ‘The Ian Potter Foundation May, T.W., (19 May 2002) Fungi foray, Dom Dom Saddle, Shadforth, G., (22 November 2001) ‘Alien Invaders’, Children's Garden’, donors of The Ian Potter Foundation Field Naturalists Club of Victoria. (Walk) STAVCON, La Trobe University. (Presentation) Children's Garden. (Presentation) May, T.W., (26 May 2002) Fungi talk and foray, Blackburn Lake Shadforth, G., (15 February 2002) ‘Gondwana Greening’, Laidlaw, A.C., (May 2002) ‘The Ian Potter Foundation Sanctuary, Blackburn Lake Committee of Management. (Talk) STAV VCE Biology, Monash University. (Presentation) Children's Garden’, Friends of Geelong Botanic Gardens. May, T.W., (31 May 2002) ‘Wood Decay Fungi’, Melbourne Smyth, T., (11 September, 21 September 12 October, (Presentation) Arborists Discussion Group and International Society of 30 November 2001, & 22 March 2002) ‘Southern Chinese Laidlaw, A.C., (5 June 2002) ’Plants and their importance Arboriculture Australia, Fungi and Trees Workshop, Karwarra Collection’, Flora Explorer, RBG Melbourne. (Talk) in our lives’, The Patch Primary School, World Environment Garden. (Lecture) Smyth, T., (13 September 2001) ‘Southern Chinese Day. (Presentation) McCarthy, M., (9 April 2002) ‘Extinction models for work and Collection’, David Jones Flower Show – Botanica. (Lecture) Lake, K., (21 August & 18 October 2001) ‘Community play’, School of Botany, The University of Melbourne. (Seminar) Smyth, T., (13 October 2001 & 4 May 2002) ‘Southern jobs program, workplace orientation’, Northern Melbourne McDonnell, M., (6 December 2001) ’Taxonomic Chinese Collection’, Discovering Horticulture. (Talk) Institute of TAFE, Parkville campus. (Talk) uncertainty and conservation: does it really matter?’, Smyth, T., (27 November 2001) ‘Southern Chinese Lebel, T., (9 August, 2001) ‘Victorian fungi - the weird Melbourne Systematics Forum. (Lecture) Collection’, Plant Craft Cottage, RBG Melbourne. (Talk) and the wonderful’, Blackburn Horticultural Society. (Talk) McDonnell, M., (March 2002) ‘Grey-Headed Flying-Foxes Smyth, T., (3 December 2001) ‘Southern Chinese Lebel, T., (20 August 2001) ‘Spores, dispersal and (Pteropus poliocephalus) now call Melbourne, Austalia home: Collection’, National Gallery of Victoria. (Talk) dissemination’, School of Botany, The University of a conservation catch 22 for urban ecology’, University of Melbourne. (Lecture) Washington, Seattle, United States of America. (Lecture) Smyth, T., (15 May 2002) ‘Southern Chinese Collection’, Ornamental Plant Conservation Association of Australia Inc. (Talk) Lebel, T., (24 August 2001) ‘Plant-fungal interactions, McDonnell, M., (21 March 2002) ‘Grey-Headed Flying- symbioses’, School of Botany, The University of Melbourne. Foxes (Pteropus poliocephalus) now call Melbourne, Smyth, T., (6 June 2002) ‘Southern Chinese Collection’, (Lecture) Australia home: a conservation catch 22 for urban ecology’, Lyceum Club. (Talk) Lebel, T., (13 November 2001) ‘Australian truffle-like University of Louisville, United States of America. (Lecture) Spencer, R.D., (6 August 2001) ‘Plant Names’, School of fungi’, Professional development session, RBG Melbourne, McLeod, R., (12 April 2002) ‘Trees’, Flora Explorer, Agriculture and Food Systems, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne. (Lecture) RBG Melbourne. (Talk) Burnley Campus. (Lecture) Lebel, T., (3 May 2002) ‘Truffles, plants, and animals – Meraviglia-Crivelli, I., (10 & 14 September 2001) Spencer, R.D., (10 September 2001) ‘What I do in the tripartite relationships’, School of Botany, David Jones Flower Show – Botanica. (Talk) Herbarium’, Werribee Veterinary Clinic and Hospital, Faculty of Veterinary Science, The University of Melbourne. (Lecture) La Trobe University. (Seminar) Meraviglia-Crivelli, I., (13 October 2001 & 4 May 2002) Lebel, T., (15 May 2002) ‘Truffles and their photosynthetic ‘New Zealand Collection’, Discovering Horticulture. (Talk) Spencer, R.D., (15 October 2001) ‘Conifers and their identification’, School of Agriculture and Food Systems, appendages’, School of Agriculture and Food Systems, Meraviglia-Crivelli, I., (16 November & 7 December 2001, The University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus. (2 lectures) The University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus. (Seminar) & 25 January & 19 April 2002) ‘New Zealand Collection’, Lebel, T., (16 June 2002) ‘Frolicking with fungi’, Flora Explorer, RBG Melbourne. (Talk) Spencer, R.D., (20 October 2001) ‘National Herbarium of Victoria’, School of Agriculture and Food Systems, Friends of Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne. (Seminar) Meraviglia-Crivelli, I., (8 April 2002) ‘New Zealand The University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus. (Lecture) Lewis, S.H. & Lebel, T., (6 December 2001) Collection’, Voluntary guide training program. (Talk) Spencer, R.D., (11 March 2002) ‘Plant names’, School of ‘Careers in science’. (Talk) Parris, K., (4 July 2001) ‘Ecology of frogs: from subtropical Agriculture and Food Systems, The University of Melbourne, Loveday, M., (2001) School Laboratory Assistants, Queensland to urban and suburban Melbourne’, Burnley Campus. (Lecture) LABCON 2001. (Presentation) RBG Melbourne Scientific Seminar Series. (Lecture) Spencer, R.D., (13 May 2002) ‘Conifers’, School of Loveday, M., (September 2001) ‘Plant physiology’, Graduate Parris, K., (19 July 2001) ‘Frogs and their habitats in the Agriculture and Food Systems, The University of Melbourne, Certificate in Science students, University of Melbourne Melbourne region’, Victorian Field Naturalist Club. (Talk) Burnley Campus. (Lecture) Education Faculty. (Presentation) Parris, K., (7 November 2001) ‘Ecology of frogs: from Spencer, R.D., (18 May 2002) ‘What goes on in the Loveday, M. & Overton, K., (17 August 2002) ‘Fire in the the sub-tropical forests of eastern Australia to urban and Herbarium?’ School of Agriculture and Food Systems, Australian Landscape’, Geography Teachers’ Association suburban Melbourne’, Victorian Ornithological Research The University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus. (Lecture) of Victoria. (Presentation) Group. (Talk) Turner, T., (13 October 2001) ‘Long Island’, Discovering Martin, K., (22 April 2002) ‘Introduction to arboriculture’, Perkins, N., (3 & 5 September 2001) David Jones Flower Horticulture. (Talk) Voluntary Guide Training Program. (Talk) Show – Botanica. (Talk) Turner, T., (21 December 2001 & 15 February 2002) ‘Australian Martin, K., (16 April 2002) ‘Practical Arboriculture’, Northern Perkins, N., (26 October 2001 & 26 April 2002) ‘Turf Talk’, Rainforest Walk’, Flora Explorer, RBG Melbourne. (Talk) Melbourne Institute of TAFE, Parkville campus. (Talk and Flora Explorer, RBG Melbourne. (Talk) Udovicic, F., (10 September 2001) ‘Molecular laboratory’, practical demonstration) Posthuma, J., (13 October 2001) ‘Australian Rainforest Victoria University of Technology. (Talk) Martin, K., (16 April 2002) ‘Tree Health Diploma of Applied Walk’, Discovering Horticulture. (Talk) Udovicic, F., (11 October 2001) ‘Molecular systematics Science’, The University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus. Posthuma, J., (21 December 2001, & 15 February & 4 May research at the RBG’, Friends of the Royal Botanic Gardens (Talk and practical demonstration) 2002) ‘Australian Rainforest Walk’, Flora Explorer, Melbourne. (Talk) Martin, K., (14 May 2002) ‘Mature tree removal’, Advanced RBG Melbourne. (Talk) Diploma of Applied Science, The University of Melbourne, Udovicic, F., (13 November 2001) ‘DNA and plants’, Burnley Campus. (Lecture and practical demonstration) Professional development session. (Lecture)

Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria Annual Report 2001/02 64 Udovicic, F., (21 March 2002) ‘Basics of molecular Downing, T., (2002) Hons., School of Botany, The University Orthia, L., (2001) Third year genetics, La Trobe University systematics’, School of Botany, The University of Melbourne. of Melbourne Project: 'An investigation into the geographic Projects: ‘Genetic diversity studies of Bossiaea sp.(Wombat (Lecture) variation of Grevillea ilicifolia'. Supervisors: Duretto, M. and State Forest)’. Supervisors: James, E. and Sunnucks, P. Udovicic, F., (25 March 2002) ‘Applied aspects of molecular Ladiges, P. Orthia, L., (2002) Jim Willis Student, Royal Botanic Gardens systematics’, School of Botany, The University of Melbourne. Dunk, W.C., (2002) Hons., School of Botany, La Trobe Melbourne Projects: ‘(a) Comparison of Prasophyllum (Lecture) University Project: ‘Weedy fungi-presence and persistence of correctum from Victoria and Tasmania; (b) Genetic diversity Udovicic, F., (6 June 2002) ‘Ringbarking our trees: why bother Amanita muscaria in Nothofagus communities’. Supervisors: between populations of Prasophyllum diversiflorum from with the bootstrap and jackknife?’, Melbourne Systematics Lebel, T., May, T. and Keane, P. southwestern Victoria’. Supervisor: James, E. Forum, Melbourne Museum. (Seminar and debate) Edwards, L., (2002) BSc. (Hons), School of Botany, The Raleigh, R., (1999-) PhD, Department of Biotechnology van der Ree, R., (20 October 2001) ‘Mammals in University of Melbourne Project: ‘Activity patterns of pond- and Environmental Biology, Royal Melbourne Institute Melbourne: the mythology; the science and the future?’, breeding frogs in urban and rural areas‘. Supervisor: Parris, K. of Technology University Project: ‘Strategies to increase Urban Wildlife: more than meets the eye, Royal Zoological Flann, C., (2000-) PhD, School of Botany, The University of population sizes of Threatened Caladenia species Society of New South Wales, Taronga Zoo, Sydney. (Talk) Melbourne Project: ‘Systematics of Euchiton (Asteraceae)’. (Orchidaceae) in natural habitats in Victoria’. Supervisors: van der Ree, R., (2002) ‘The landscape ecology of roadside Supervisors: Ladiges,P., Udovicic F., Walsh, N., Breitweiser, Cross, R., Lawrie, A. and Moorrees, A. remnants and mammals – more than just bits of bush?’, I. (CHR) & Bayer, R. (CANB). Regan, T., (2000-) PhD, School of Botany, The University of School of Ecology and Environment, Deakin University. (Talk) Garrick, R., (2001) Third year genetics, La Trobe University Melbourne Project: ‘Evaluating methods for assessing risks faced van der Ree, R., (2001) ‘Roadside remnants and small Project: ‘Genetic diversity studies of Thelymitra circumsepta by species’. Supervisors: McCarthy, M. and Burgman, M. patches of trees – more than just bits of bush?’, School of (RBG Cranbourne)’. Supervisors: James, E. & Sunnucks, P. Robertson, J., (2001-) Hons., School of Agriculture and Botany, The University of Melbourne. (Talk) Garrick, R., (2002) Jim Willis Student, Royal Botanic Gardens Food Systems, The University of Melbourne, Burnley Walsh, N.G., (5 August 2001) ‘Vegetation of Chiltern Melbourne Projects: ‘(a) Comparison of Prasophyllum Campus Project: ‘The micropropagation of Proteaceae from Ironbark National Park’, Chiltern National Park. (Presentation) correctum from Victoria and Tasmania; (b) Genetic diversity north-eastern Australian rainforests’. Supervisors: Cross, R. and Armstrong, L. Walsh, N.G., (7 August 2001) ‘Vegetation of the Lilydale- between populations of Prasophyllum diversiflorum from Warburton rail trail’, Mt Waverley Walkers. (Talk) southwestern Victoria’. Supervisor: James, E. Sharley, D., (2001) Third year genetics, La Trobe University Project: ‘Genetic diversity studies of Borya mirabilis and Walsh, N.G., (20 September 2001) ‘Threatened plants of Gent, M., (2001-) MSc., School of Botany, The University Banksia marginata (RBG Cranbourne)’. Supervisors: James, Callitris woodlands in Victoria’, Wimmera biodiversity of Melbourne Project: ‘Ecology of coastal vegetation in E. and Sunnucks, P. seminar, Nhill. (Seminar) the greater Melbourne area’. Supervisor: McDonnell, M. Smith, Z., (2001) Hons., School of Botany, The University Walsh, N.G., (11 October 2001) ‘Victorian plants at risk and Gibbs, A., (2002) Hons., Royal Melbourne Institute of of Melbourne Project: ‘A study of Olearia sp. aff. Pannosa’. the RBG’s role in their conservation’, Friends of the Royal Technology Project: ‘Comparison of genetic variation within Supervisors: James, E., Walsh, N. and Ladiges, P.Y. Botanic Gardens Melbourne. (Talk) and among populations of Podocarpus lawrencei in south- eastern Australia’. Supervisors: James, E. and Lawrie, A. Spring, D., (1998-2002) PhD, LaTrobe University Project: Walsh, N.G., (3 April 2002) ‘Lost and found, rare and ‘Economics of wildlife conservation and timber production’. threatened plants in Victoria’, School of Botany, La Trobe Giles, R., (2002) Hons., School of Botany, The University of Supervisors: McCarthy, M., and Kennedy, J. University. (Seminar) Melbourne Project: ‘Variation within Phebalium glandulosum in Australia’. Supervisors: Drinnan, A. and Walsh, N. Tonkin, J., ( 2001-) PhD, Institute of Food and Land Wierzbicki, R., (15 March 2002) ‘Herb Garden’, Flora Resources, University of Melbourne Project: ‘Systematic Explorer, RBG Melbourne. (Talk) Hahs, A., (1999-) PhD., School of Botany, The University of Melbourne Project: ‘Vegetation dynamics and litter dynamics studies of the Russulales’. Supervisors: Lebel, T., May. T. Wierzbicki, R., (25 March 2002) ‘Hands on Herbs’, in Red Gum Woodlands of urban Melbourne’. Supervisor: and McLean, C. Voluntary guide training program. (Talk) McDonnell, M. Williams, Nicholas (2002-) PhD, School of Botany, The Wierzbicki, R., (4 May 2002) ‘Herb Garden’, Discovering Harper, M., (2002-) PhD, School of Botany, The University of University of Melbourne Project: ‘The ecology of Melbourne’s Horticulture. (Talk) Melbourne Project: ‘Hollow-bearing trees as wildlife habitat in grasslands’. Supervisors: McDonnell, M., and Morgan, J. Williams, N., (11 August 2001) ‘Measuring the success of urban and non-urban areas‘. Supervisors: McCarthy, M. and revegetation programs’, Community training program day, van der Ree, R. Greening Australia, Parks Victoria. (Talk) Heard, H., (2002) Third year student, School of Botany, The Worboys, W., (1 May 2002) Pakenham Bushwalking Club University of Melbourne Project: 'Identification of an unknown annual general meeting. (Talk) wattle at Bendigo Creek, Riverina, using molecular tools'. Worboys, W., (2001) Berwick Garden Club. (Talk) Supervisors: Murphy, D., Udovicic, F. and Ladiges, P.Y. Hunt, S., (2001) BFor., ILFR, The University of Melbourne Appendix 13 Project: ‘Hollowing bearing trees of Box-Ironbark Forest’. Supervisor: McCarthy, M. Student Supervision Jones, R., (1999-) PhD, School of Botany, The University of Melbourne Project: ‘Systematic studies on Australian The following honours and post-graduate students were Dermocybe’. Supervisors: May, T. and Ladiges, P. co-supervised by Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria Kellerman, J., (2000-) PhD, School of Botany, The staff. Employees, honorary associates and students are University of Melbourne Project: ‘Molecular phylogeny shown in bold. and biogeography of the plant family Rhamnaceae’. Binns, A., (2001) G Geom., Department of Geomatics, The Supervisors: Udovicic, F., Walsh, N. and Ladiges, P.Y. University of Melbourne Project: ‘The use of high-resolution Marks, C., (2002) Hons., School of Botany, The University satellite imagery in the study of urban ecology’. Supervisors: of Melbourne Project: ‘Taxonomy and conservation Seager, E. and Dare, P. of Kelleria laxa (Thymelaeaceae), a rare alpine shrub’. Brown, G., (2000-) PhD, School of Botany, The University Supervisors: Ladiges, P.Y. and Walsh, N. of Melbourne Project: ‘Phylogeny and biogeography McLean, N., (2002-) PhD, Department of Zoology, of Rhododendron sect. Vireya (Ericaceae)’. Supervisors: The University of Melbourne Project: ‘Population dynamics Udovicic, F., Ladiges, P.Y. and Craven, L. (CANB). of Victorian koalas’. Supervisors: McCarthy, M. Browning, T., (2001) BSc. (Hons), School of Botany, The and Handasyde, K. University of Melbourne. Project: ‘The effect of urbanisation McMullan-Fisher, S. (1999-) PhD, The University of on the soil seed bank of Leptospermum myrsinoides Tasmania Project: ‘Congruence of plant and fungal heathland’.Supervisor: McDonnell, M. communities’. Supervisors: Kirkpatrick, J. and May, T. Browning, T., (2002) MSc., School of Botany, The University Mole, B., (1999-) PhD, School of Botany, The University of Melbourne Project: ‘Ecology of remnant heathland in of Melbourne Project: ‘A systematic and biogeographic urban environments’. Supervisor: McDonnell, M. analysis of Phebalium (Rutaceae: Boronieae) and its Dimech, A., (2002) Hons., School of Agriculture and allies based on morphology and DNA sequence data.’ Food Systems, The University of Melbourne, Burnley Supervisors: Duretto, M., Udovicic, F. and Ladiges, P.Y. Campus Project: ‘Micropropagation of Doryanthes excelsa’. Supervisors: Cross, R. and Armstrong, L.

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Compliance Index to Disclosure Requirements 2001/02

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 & purpose 9.1.3 (i) (a) Manner of establishment and relevant Minister 10 9.1.3 (i) (b) Objectives, functions, powers and duties 10, 14, 24-25 9.1.3 (i) (c) Services provided and persons or sections of community served 13, 14

Management & structure 9.1.3 (i) (d) (i) Names of governing board members, audit committee & chief executive officer 10, 12, 16 9.1.3 (i) (d) (ii) Names of senior office holders and brief description of each office 16 9.1.3 (i) (d) (iii) Chart setting out organisational structure 17 9.1.3 (i) (e) Workforce data and application of merit & equity principles for current and previous financial years 22, 23 9.1.3 (i) (f) Application and operation of Freedom of Information Act 1982 54

Financial and other information 9.1.3 (ii) (a) Summary of financial results with previous four year comparatives 53 9.1.3 (ii) (b) Summary of significant changes in financial position during the year 39, 46 9.1.3 (ii) (c) Operational & budgetary objectives for the financial year and performance against those objectives including significant activities and achievements 15, 24-33 9.1.3 (ii) (d) Major changes or factors affecting achievement of objectives 26-32 9.1.3 (ii) (e) Events subsequent to balance date affecting subsequent years 52 9.1.3 (ii) (f) Consultancies > $100,000 – Full details of each consultancy 58 9.1.3 (ii) (g) Consultancies < $100,000 – Number and total cost of consulting engagements 58 9.1.3 (ii) (h) Statement on extent of compliance with Building Act 1993 58 9.1.3 (ii) (i) Statement that information listed in Part 9.1.3 (iv) is available on request 54 9.1.3 (ii) (j) Compliance Index identifying extent of compliance with statutory disclosure and other requirements 66 9.1.3 (ii) (k) Statement on implementation and compliance with National Competition Policy 58 9.8.2 (I) A statement of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) matters 22 9.8.2 (ii) OHS performance measures 22

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Financial Statements

Preparation 9.2.2 (ii) (a) Financial Statement of preparation on an accrual basis 41 9.2.2 (ii) (b) Statement of compliance with Australian Accounting Standards and associated pronouncements 41 9.2.2 (ii) (c) Statement of compliance with accounting policies issued by the Minister for Finance 41

Statement of financial operations 9.2.2 (i) (a) A statement of financial operations for the year 38 9.2.3 (ii) (a) Operating revenue by class 43 9.2.3 (ii) (b) Investment income by class 43 9.2.3 (ii) (c) Other material revenue by class including sale of non-goods assets and contributions of assets 43 9.2.3 (ii) (d) Material revenues arising from exchanges of goods or services 43 9.2.3 (ii) (e) Depreciation, amortisation or diminution in value for each class of asset 43 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 46 9.2.3 (ii) (i) Auditor-General's fees 50

Statement of financial position 9.2.2 (i) (b) A statement of financial position for the year 39

Assets 9.2.3 (iii) (a) (i) Cash at bank or in hand 39, 40, 47 9.2.3 (iii) (a) (ii) Inventories by class 42, 44 9.2.3 (iii) (a) (iii) Receivables, including trade debtors, loans and other debtors 44, 42 9.2.3 (iii) (a) (iv) Other assets, including prepayments 39 9.2.3 (iii) (a) (v) Investments by class 43 9.2.3 (iii) (a) (vi) Property, plant & equipment 44, 45 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 39, 46 9.2.3 (iii) (b) (iv) Finance lease liabilities N/A 9.2.3 (iii) (b) (v) Provisions, including employee entitlements 46, 51

Equity 9.2.3 (iii) (c) (i) Authorised capital 46 9.2.3 (iii) (c) (ii) Issued capital N/A 9.2.3 (iii) (d) Reserves, and transfers to and from reserves (shown separately) 46

Statement of cash flows 9.2.2 (i) (c) A statement of cash flows for the year 40

Notes to the financial statements 9.2.2 (i) (d) Notes to the Financial Statements by nature and amount on ex-gratia payments N/A 9.2.2 (i) (d) Notes on amounts written off N/A 9.2.3 (iv) (a) Charges against assets N/A 9.2.3 (iv) (b) Material contingent liabilities and the extent to which they are secured over assets 50 9.2.3 (iv) (c) Commitments for expenditure payable 50 9.2.3 (iv) (d) Government grants received or receivable and source 43 9.2.3 (iv) (e) Employee superannuation funds 51 9.2.3 (iv) (f) Assets received without adequate consideration 41 9.4.2 Transactions with responsible persons and their related parties 49 9.7.2 Motor vehicle lease commitments 50 9.10.2 Consistency of Budget and Departmental Reporting (Departments only) N/A

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This output group relates to the use of the Royal Botanic Gardens’ collections of plant specimens for botanical and horticultural research.

The outcomes relate to discoveries about plants, plant restoration and management of urban natural communities, fungi, the conservation of biodiversity, and environments throughout Australia and the world. developing understanding about the threats to biodiversity. Botanical knowledge – The Herbarium and its research The Plant Sciences output group includes the following: programs, training and supervision of honours, masters Australian Research Centre for Urban Ecology and PhD students, plant identifications, and scientific (ARCUE) – Research associated with the ecology, consulting/contracting work.

Project Description Outlook

Mapping of distribution of native and Information about the current distribution of Data will be used to model the habitats introduced mammals, RBG Cranbourne terrestrial and arboreal mammals was gathered to of mammals at the site. help understand which habitats at RBG Cranbourne Corporate Plan are used by particular species and are important for objective 3.1 their conservation and management.

Survey of the State-significant sun orchid, Thelymitra circumsepta, a vulnerable terrestrial This information will be used in Thelymitra circumsepta, RBG Cranbourne orchid indigenous to RBG Cranbourne, was the conservation management surveyed and mapped. of the species on site. Corporate Plan objectives 3.1, 3.5

Policy for Conservation of Plant A Policy for Conservation of Plant Biodiversity Over the coming years, the Royal Botanic Biodiversity, Royal Botanic Gardens was developed and implemented, providing a Gardens will be placing a strong emphasis framework to guide the Royal Botanic Gardens on actively participating in and promoting Corporate Plan in fulfilling its commitment to biodiversity the conservation of plants and their natural objective 3.2 conservation. A Conservation Policy Working Group ecosystems. was established and an action plan developed and implemented to facilitate the implementation of the policy’s objectives. For further information see pages 6-7 of this report.

Remnant Vegetation (EVC) All areas of remnant vegetation in 20 local This information will be used for the Mapping, ARCUE government areas were identified, classified effective management of vegetation and mapped. This information is critical for the in these local government areas. Corporate Plan ecologically sound management of Victoria’s objective 3.5 indigenous plants and animals and was part of a collaborative mapping project with the Department of Natural Resources and Environment.

Geographic Information System Map layers were created to identify historic impacts This and additional data sets will contribute (GIS) digital mapping, ARCUE on RBG Cranbourne vegetation. Combined with past to the effective management of the site. and present distribution information this provides Corporate Plan a database to inform management of the site. objective 3.5

Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria Annual Report 2001/02 26 Project Description Outlook

Supervision of honours and Staff co-supervised 16 honours and postgraduate The teaching role of staff will be maintained postgraduate students, Herbarium students completing projects in systematics, to expand RBG Melbourne research conservation and horticultural research at various programs and ensure future scientists are Corporate Plan Victorian tertiary institutions. adequately trained. objective 3.7

History of the National Herbarium Work continued on the History of the National The draft is expected to be completed in of Victoria, Herbarium Herbarium of Victoria book, including research, late 2002 and the book will be published writing and identification of illustrations. in 2003 for the 150th anniversary of the Corporate Plan Herbarium. objective 3.8

Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Volumes three and four of the Horticultural Flora Volume five (Monocotyledons) will Australia, Herbarium of South-Eastern Australia (Spencer, R.D. (ed.)) were be completed in 2002/03, finishing published. These volumes completed the account the systematic accounts of plants Corporate Plan of Dicotyledons in the series. The descriptions for the project. objective 3.8 are accompanied by detailed line drawings by Su Pearson.

Horticultural research collaborative A memorandum of understanding was signed The Herbarium will assist in a project agreement, Herbarium between the Herbarium and the Institute to select appropriate tea-tree species of Horticultural Development, Department of Natural for the cut-flower industry. Corporate Plan Resources and Environment, promoting the sharing objective 3.8 of resources for horticultural research.

Publications, conferences and Herbarium employees and associates published Publication and presentation of research presentations, Herbarium 20 scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals, four results will continue to raise awareness books, two book chapters, 98 family or generic flora of the role of the Herbarium in biodiversity Corporate Plan accounts, 33 general articles, and contributed to research. For details of publications, objective 3.8 two CDs. Staff were involved with the organisation conferences and presentations refer of four conferences and presented 28 conference to Appendix 12, page 60. papers or posters covering most aspects of the Herbarium’s research.

27 Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria Annual Report 2001/02 Annual Outputs Management of Administered Assets

The Royal Botanic Gardens protects the assets under its management for the benefit of future generations.

The results the organisation is seeking to achieve relate RBG Melbourne – All activities associated with to the conservation, protection and enhancement of conserving, enhancing and maintaining the living plant the following assets: collections and landscapes at South Yarra, including the Observatory site landscape. State Botanical Collection – All activities associated RBG Cranbourne – All activities associated with with conserving, curating and databasing the collection conserving, developing and maintaining the living of preserved plant specimens and all activities plant collections and landscapes at RBG Cranbourne. associated with curating, conserving and enhancing the library collection.

Project Description Outlook

Land-use planning adjacent to Discussions were held with the City of Casey A low impact ‘environmental living zone’ RBG Cranbourne, RBG Cranbourne and the developers of neighbouring land in relation within the vicinity of RBG Cranbourne will to the environmental conditions for the subdivision be developed. Corporate Plan of residential land. objectives 1.1, 2.3

Long Island (stage two), Works on the second and final stage were The project will be completed in 2002/03 RBG Melbourne undertaken with the construction of a new and will provide opportunities for school path with interpretive tracks, the Boora site and groups and the public to learn about Corporate Plan a pump to regulate the billabong water levels. indigenous environments. objective 2.2 Interpretive signs, publications and programs were also developed and installed.

Plant production, Over 10,000 plants have been propagated Propagation of plants for major projects RBG Cranbourne in 2001/02 for use in revegetation projects, will continue. the Australian Garden and enhancement Corporate Plan of the entry precinct display. objectives 2.1, 2.6

Australian Garden, Preparation for the Australian Garden project Construction of the Australian Garden RBG Cranbourne continued with plant propagation; the processing of will commence in 2002/03. The first over 1,300 Australian plant species through a weed 11 hectares of the project will be open Corporate Plan identification model; the collection of seeds and to the public in 2005. objectives 2.1, 2.6 plant material from over 90 species in the Brisbane Ranges and Grampians National Parks; and soil amelioration, seed germination and advanced tree establishment trials have been conducted. $5.3 million for the design and construction of the Australian Garden was committed by the Department of Natural Resources and Environment. The Community Support Fund and the Colonial Foundation confirmed funding of an additional $2.1 million each.

The Ian Potter Foundation Construction commenced in 2002 on an environmental Further funding for the project is being Children’s Garden, RBG Melbourne education garden especially for children. Development sought. The project will be completed of a visitor programs plan is under way including in 2004. Corporate Plan programs, signs, publications and volunteer input, and objective 2.2 a visual identity for the project has been developed.

Dallachy Island rehabilitation, Weedy vegetation has been cleared from the Rehabilitation of one of RBG Melbourne’s RBG Melbourne island, which has been replanted and mulched. prominent islands will enable future use. Decking has been installed on the island. Corporate Plan objective 2.2

Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria Annual Report 2001/02 28 Project Description Outlook

Construction of a predator-proof Research into and the construction of a predator- Continued monitoring and regular fence, RBG Cranbourne proof fence, funded by Parks Victoria, was undertaken maintenance will ensure the protection to assist in protecting and preserving indigenous of indigenous species of flora and fauna. Corporate Plan species of fauna and flora found at RBG Cranbourne. objective 2.3

Ecological burning, Two ecological burns to regenerate habitat and Preparations for ecological burns RBG Cranbourne reduce fire fuel levels were successfully completed in 2002/03 have commenced. by RBG Cranbourne staff with assistance from the Corporate Plan Department of Natural Resources and Environment objective 2.3 and the Country Fire Authority.

Library software, The implementation of software to enable the This system will contribute to the more Herbarium electronic recording and discharge of loans and effective management of the Library’s the automated generation of overdue notices was collection. Corporate Plan completed. All materials borrowed from the Library, objective 2.5 except journal issues, are now recorded electronically. Approximately 200 borrowers were registered.

Scientific Treasures of the Royal With the assistance of the John T Reid Australian The project data will be used in Australia’s Botanic Gardens project, Herbarium Charitable Trust, collections from six important Virtual Herbarium. Similar projects Australian plant families were mounted and databased, that conserve and document Australia’s Corporate Plan including Juncaginaceae, Mimosaceae, Fabaceae, biodiversity will be undertaken. objectives 2.5, 3.5 Ceasalpiniaceae, Rutaceae and Rhamnaceae. Mounting of old historic specimens commenced with the assistance of the William Buckland Foundation and a grant from the Hermon Slade Foundation is enabling the curating and databasing of the Myrtaceae family.

Australia’s Virtual The Herbarium joined a project between Australia’s Computerisation of the Proteaceae, Herbarium, Herbarium major herbaria to computerise the information held Orchidaceae and Asteraceae is being on each of the six million plant specimens housed undertaken. Due to be completed Corporate Plan within these collections. Computerisation of the in 2005/06, the project will assist in objectives 2.5, 3.5 Chenopodiaceae, Casuarinaceae, Poaceae, monitoring and enhancing understanding Cycads, Palms, Conifers and ferns at RBG of Australia’s biodiversity. Melbourne has been completed at 30 June 2002, with 15 staff working on the five-year project.

Nursery development, Construction of a propagation glasshouse and The facilities will assist in the management RBG Melbourne preparation room for the hygienic processing of of propagating material. seeds and cuttings has been completed. Funding Corporate Plan was provided by the Friends of the Royal Botanic objective 2.7 Gardens Melbourne Trust Fund.

Environmental weed and Research, monitoring and implementation of pest Research, monitoring and control will pest control, RBG Cranbourne plant and animal control techniques are ensuring continue and relevant pest plant and that impacts on the level of biodiversity at RBG animal data obtained will be submitted Corporate Plan Cranbourne are minimised. for publication. objective 3.1

29 Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria Annual Report 2001/02 Annual Outputs Visitor Programs

The aim of the Visitor Programs output group is to enhance visitors’ and students’ understanding and appreciation of plants and plant communities, and to foster the use of RBG Melbourne and RBG Cranbourne for education and public enjoyment.

The outcomes are communication, learning, and economic and social activity through a unique environmental experience.

Project Description Outlook

New guided walks, The addition of a Chocolate and Spice Walk and The walks will continue to be offered. RBG Melbourne Camellia Walk to the voluntary guides’ special The program model will be used to assist interest walks calendar proved to be very popular. in the development of other programs. Corporate Plan objectives 1.1,1.3,1.4

Recruitment and training of new Fourteen talented volunteers were recruited in 2002 Volunteer recruitment and training Voluntary Guides, RBG Melbourne to be trained as Voluntary Guides. They undertook will continue each year. customer service training and will provide guided Corporate Plan tours of RBG Melbourne. objectives 1.1, 1.4

New education programs, Curriculum-based education programs were The education programs will be RBG Melbourne developed for pre-school, primary, secondary implemented in 2002/03. Professional and tertiary students. Programs included French, development sessions for teachers Corporate Plan The Changing Landscape, Literature in the will be held to support the programs. objectives 1.1,1.3,1.4 Landscape and Gondwana Greening.

Alien Invaders, 20 Victorian secondary schools participated The program will be offered to more RBG Melbourne in an education program to learn about biodiversity schools and the curriculum materials through identifying, monitoring and collecting will be up-dated. Corporate Plan environmental weeds. objective 1.1

Old Melbourne Observatory Interpretive exhibitions in the telescope houses of Day and night visitor programs will be interpretation, RBG Melbourne the Old Melbourne Observatory were developed developed to complement the exhibitions and installed enabling greater visitor accessibility and and enhance visitor experiences. Corporate Plan increased understanding of the significance of the site. objectives 1.1,1.3,1.4

Enquiries at the Visitor Centre, Customer service employees handled over 113,500 Staff will continue to provide a high RBG Melbourne enquiries (averaging 310 enquiries per day) from local, level of customer service for visitors. national and international visitors. Corporate Plan objectives 1.1, 1.4

New education program, Education programs designed to teach students A brochure will be developed to aid RBG Cranbourne about the role of fire as a conservation tool were promotion of the education program to developed. Fuel hazards, heathland regeneration, Country Fire Authority youth crews and Corporate Plan animal survival, asset protection and personal safety the Victorian Youth Development Program objectives 1.1,1.3,1.4 were covered. Environment Corps.

Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria Annual Report 2001/02 30 Project Description Outlook

New school holiday program, A school holiday program designed to encourage The program will continue to be offered RBG Cranbourne children to explore the ant world, understand during the school holiday period. ants’ importance to plant survival (and vice versa) The model developed for the program Corporate Plan and investigate ants’ social habits was developed. will be used to assist in the development objectives 1.1, 1.3, 1.4 Sixty-six children participated in the program. of other programs.

Upgrade of visitor services, Information signs, a visitor comments book and The booking procedures and visitor RBG Cranbourne barbecue facilities were upgraded at the Stringybark evaluation methods will be reviewed. Picnic Area, and a directional dial was installed at Interpretive signage will be developed Corporate Plan the Trig Point Lookout, improving the quality of the along the Wylies Creek track. objectives 1.1,1.4 visitors’ experience.

Corporate publications, The Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria 2000/01 Two editions of Floreo will be produced RBG Melbourne Annual Report received a silver medal at the 2002 during the next financial year. The 2001/02 Australasian Reporting Awards. Three editions of Annual Report will be entered in the 2003 Corporate Plan the stakeholder publication Floreo were produced, Australasian Reporting Awards. objectives 1.1, 3.8 which raised awareness of the projects, activities and achievements of the organisation. Feedback about the publications was very positive.

Media coverage, Favourable media coverage of Royal Botanic Continue to seek favourable media Royal Botanic Gardens Gardens’ events, collections and research was coverage of Royal Botanic Gardens’ secured in mainstream and local media. events, collections and research. Corporate Plan objectives 1.1, 3.8

Moonlight Sounds, The successful introduction of the Moonlight Several similar events will be held in RBG Melbourne Sounds music event added to the diverse range of 2002/03. summer outdoor experiences at RBG Melbourne. Corporate Plan The event attracted approximately 2,700 people. objectives 1.2, 5.3

Moonlight Cinema and summer theatre Moonlight Cinema and summer theatre productions Both events will continue to be held at productions, RBG Melbourne continued to be popular with visitors with 49,412 RBG Melbourne. people attending. Net revenue to the Royal Botanic Corporate Plan Gardens from summer events decreased by 2.3% objectives 1.2, 5.3 from 2000/01, primarily due to poor weather.

Visitation to RBG Cranbourne, Approximately 70,000 people visited RBG Visitor numbers are expected to increase RBG Cranbourne Cranbourne during 2001/02. This is consistent in 2002/03 with the introduction of new with visitation figures in 2000/01. visitor programs and improved awareness Corporate Plan of these activities and the development objective 1.4 of the Australian Garden.

Visitation to RBG Melbourne, For the first time, more than 2 million people visited Visitor numbers will continue to increase RBG Melbourne RBG Melbourne during 2001/02. This is a 3.8% and market research will be undertaken increase from 2000/01. in 2002/03. Corporate Plan objective 1.4

31 Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria Annual Report 2001/02 Annual Outputs Businesses

With increasing reliance on commercial activities to generate revenue, the businesses 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 Outdoor entertainment – Moonlight Cinema, Royal Botanic Gardens from the following sources: summer theatre and other outdoor events Fundraising – Individual and philanthropic donors, Royal Botanic Gardens operated businesses – and corporate sponsors The Gardens Shops, functions and events Leased/licensed businesses – The Terrace Tearooms, Observatory Café and Gardens House

Project Description Outlook

The Gardens Produce range, The Gardens Produce range, comprising 16 RBG Melbourne branded products RBG Melbourne conserves, sauces and chutneys, was launched in will continue to be developed and an September 2001 with distribution Australia-wide to enhanced retail performance will be Corporate Plan retail outlets including David Jones and Foodchain. achieved through sales and royalties. objectives 1.1, 5.3

Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne The first major commercial publication on RBG Retail revenue will increase through book, RBG Melbourne Melbourne targeted at the general marketplace was royalties. The development of similar released with positive sales. Published by Allen & projects will be investigated. Corporate Plan Unwin, the book features photographs by Greg Elms objectives 1.1, 5.3 and text by Deborah Morris.

Greeting card range, A range of 30 greeting cards featuring botanical Distribution will expand into the RBG Melbourne archival images was developed and distributed New Zealand market. Australia-wide. Corporate Plan objectives 1.1, 5.3

Royal Botanic Gardens A 2003 calendar featuring iconic images of the six The calendar will be distributed in late of the World 2003 calendar Royal Botanic Gardens world-wide is in development. 2002. The co-operative arrangement augurs well for future merchandise Corporate Plan development projects between the objectives 1.1, 5.3 Royal Botanic Gardens of the world.

Fundraising initiatives and A new fundraising initiative – Sponsor a Tree or Strategic growth of non-government programs, RBG Melbourne Collection – was developed and launched. funds will continue to be sought. 92% of Director’s Circle members renewed their Corporate Plan membership. Funding was received from objectives 1.1, 5.4 The Ian Potter Foundation for The Ian Potter Foundation Children's Garden, and sponsorship secured to establish a new PhD scholarship in plant conservation. Management of the ‘seat sponsorship’ program was transferred to RBG Melbourne.

Leased businesses, Despite unfavourable weather conditions, revenue A slight reduction in revenue is expected RBG Melbourne from the leased businesses, Observatory Café, from The Terrace Tearooms in 2002/03 The Terrace Tearooms and Gardens House, has due to temporary closure for renovations. Corporate Plan been consistent with the revenue levels achieved Other businesses will maintain revenue objective 5.3 in 2001/02. generation standards.

Royal Botanic Gardens businesses, Net revenue from Royal Botanic Gardens-operated New lines of RBG Melbourne RBG Melbourne business enterprises decreased by 11.8% from branded merchandise will continue 2000/01. The decrease reflects poor weather to be developed to enhance Corporate Plan conditions for outdoor events and the general The Gardens Shop’s profit margins. objective 5.3 retail market downturn.

Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria Annual Report 2001/02 32 Financial Overview

Triennial Financial Plan Financial and Operational Performance ■ Leased businesses for the Period 2000/2003 of Royal Botanic Gardens’ Businesses ■ RBG-operated businesses ■ Public programs A three-year financial plan, covering the financial years The Retail Steering Committee established in 1999/2000 ■ Investment earnings ■ Other 2000/01 to 2002/03, establishes the main budgetary developed and implemented a strategic plan for the objectives of the organisation. Salary inequalities future growth and enhancement of the Royal Botanic 6.7% between the Royal Botanic Gardens and other areas Gardens' retail operations. The development of Royal 14.5% of the Victorian Public Sector continue to present Botanic Gardens branded merchandise was a priority the major budgetary challenge for the Royal Botanic during 2001/02, with the launch of several products and Gardens. As a potential partial solution to this negotiations under way with a variety of manufacturers 1.4% challenge, and in preparation for the development of on a range of new products predominantly aimed at the Triennial Financial Plan for the period 2003/2006, the general marketplace. 17.3% Ernst & Young were engaged to review the current assessment of revenue projections for the businesses, Continued Development and prepare a business plan for revenue improvement of the Financial System for the Royal Botanic Gardens. The diversity and growth of activities continue to Sources of Maintenance of Victorian challenge the financial system's capacity to generate the Non-Government Revenue appropriate reports and data necessary for management Government Income analysis. During 2001/02 discussions took place on The Victorian Government has continued to support the the possibility of adopting financial systems currently Royal Botanic Gardens by committing recurrent funding used by the Victorian Government. A technical feasibility in line with CPI adjustments. This has provided a base analysis is scheduled for late 2002. from which the organisation has sought to develop and realise other forms of revenue generation. GST Implementation The Royal Botanic Gardens is committed to continued vigilance in compliance with the GST, PAYG and other associated legislated changes. The BAS is lodged on time with all systems and processes operating to provide the required information in a timely and accurate manner.

Source of Financial Support Approximately 83.75% of the Royal Botanic Gardens' recurrent annual budget is provided by Victorian Government appropriation. The remaining 16.25% is earned by the Royal Botanic Gardens through its various revenue-generating streams. The proportion of each of these revenue streams is illustrated in the following graph.

33 Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria Annual Report 2001/02 Outlook

The Ian Potter Foundation Royal Botanic Gardens Branded Children’s Garden Product Range Expanding Significant construction and documentation of Building on the success of the range of branded The Ian Potter Foundation Children's Garden at conserves, sauces, chutneys and dressings, several RBG Melbourne will be undertaken in 2002/03 new botanically themed products will be introduced in preparation for its opening in 2004. to The Gardens Shop’s range of high quality merchandise. Items under development include Following site preparation, services installation and botanical skincare products, chocolates and stationery. earthworks, planting of the Bamboo Forest and These new products will be available in The Gardens 40 Bangalow Palms (Archontophoenix Shop’s Observatory and Lakeside retail outlets, cunninghamiana) will commence. Relevant plant and through other Australian retailers. material will be sourced for the project, with particular care taken to ensure that all materials are child-friendly. 150th Celebration of the Also planned for 2002/03 will be the construction National Herbarium of Victoria of the hard landscaping including fences, paving and stone installation, and documentation of the discovery 2003 marks the 150th anniversary of the Herbarium. shelter and outdoor performance area. The Herbarium was founded on 26 January 1853 with the appointment by Governor La Trobe of To complement the site, an interpretation framework Dr Ferdinand Mueller as the first Government Botanist will be developed, including signage, sculpture and for Victoria. This was also the first official appointment publications. Work will also continue on the visitor in Australia of a botanist to study the flora of Australia. and education programs plan, with a diverse range Mueller’s appointment led to the creation of Australia's of children’s education experts being consulted. oldest herbarium, which is also Victoria's oldest Further funding to complete the financing of The Ian scientific institution. Potter Foundation Children's Garden will be sought. The 150th year of the Herbarium will be celebrated with scientific conferences and workshops, visitor Indigenous Plants of the and educational programs, a botanical art exhibition Sandbelt: A Gardening Guide and displays of materials housed in the State for South-Eastern Melbourne Botanical Collection. Due to human activity over thousands of years the landscape of south-eastern Melbourne has significantly changed. Scientific data and historical accounts indicate that the landscape was previously dominated by heathlands with patches of wetlands and grassy woodlands. To assist in maintaining Australia’s natural heritage, ARCUE, in collaboration with Coast Care, Parks Victoria and various local councils, is producing a practical indigenous planting guide for residents of south-east Melbourne. The guide will provide a comprehensive overview of the indigenous plants of south-eastern Melbourne, how and why indigenous plants should be incorporated into our gardens, information on the landscape and geological history of the region, and the ecology of remnant plant communities. The book, published by Earthcare, will be available in late 2002.

Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria Annual Report 2001/02 34 Horticultural Flora of South-Eastern Australia, volume five Volume five of the Horticultural Flora of South-Eastern Australia will be published in 2003, completing the series. Volume five will cover the monocotyledons, which include many popular plants such as daffodils, lilies, bromeliads and orchids. Lesser known groups such as the grasses, bamboos, rushes and sedges will also be included. The Horticultural Flora of South-Eastern Australia is a five-volume identification guide to the cultivated plants of south-eastern Australia, both native and exotic. Volume one of the series featured ferns and conifers and volumes two to four, dicotyledons. The series is unusual among gardening books as the emphasis is on the botanical rather than horticultural aspects of the plants. Apart from being an identification guide, the books document and record basic botanical information on all the commonly cultivated garden plants as well as many slightly unusual plants.

Australian Garden The development of the Australian Garden at RBG Cranbourne will enter a new and exciting phase in Major projects, such as The Ian Potter Foundation Children’s Garden (landscape design above), the year ahead, following the confirmation of funding are designed to excite and teach people about the importance of conservation and the environment. in 2001/02. Milestones for 2002/03 will include the completion of the landscape and Visitor Centre design and Rehabilitating Long Island documentation, both of which will be put to tender The second and final stage of the Long Island early in 2003 with construction starting shortly restoration project at RBG Melbourne will be thereafter. The plant production database will be completed in 2002/03. Funded by Parks Victoria, finalised, with plant sourcing and production well the project involves re-creating a billabong environment under way. Horticultural trials will continue, including featuring indigenous plant communities that existed soil amelioration and germination of new species. in the region prior to European settlement. An interpretation plan will be developed and Assisting with the interpretation of the site will be implementation will commence in 2002/03. signs and publications which focus on the significance, Implementation of key aspects of the marketing habitat and conservation of plants indigenous plan will assist in raising the local community’s to Melbourne. Visitor and education programs understanding of the Australian Garden and its will enhance understanding and enjoyment of role within RBG Cranbourne. the site by communicating its importance and its Aboriginal connections.

35 Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria Annual Report 2001/02 auditor-general’s report

Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria Annual Report 2001/02 36 statement by the board

37 Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria Annual Report 2001/02 financial statementS

Statement of Financial Performance for the year ended 30 June 2002

2002 2001 Notes $ $

Revenue from ordinary activities Government grants 7,473,728 7,728,405 Resources received free of charge 376,400 390,332 Other revenue and revenue received from other parties 4,166,256 4,954,308 2 12,016,384 13,073,045

Expenses from ordinary activities Employee benefits 3(7,147,109) (6,727,035) Correction of fundamental error –(475,361) Other expenses from ordinary activities 4 (3,378,866) (4,253,132) Depreciation and amortisation expense 3 (909,491) (735,318) Resources provided free of charge (376,400) (390,332) Total operating expenses (11,811,866) (12,581,178)

Net result for the reporting period 11(c) 204,518 491,867 Net increase in reserves 11(a) 8,759,454 2,653,792 Total revenues, expenses, and revaluation adjustments recognised directly in equity 8,759,454 2,653,792 Total changes in equity other than those resulting from transactions with Victorian State Government in its capacity as owner 11(d) 8,963,972 3,145,659

The above statement of financial performance should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria Annual Report 2001/02 38 Statement of Financial Position as at 30 June 2002

2002 2001 Notes $ $

Current assets Cash assets 5, 12 5,499,644 4,848,947 Receivables 6, 12 451,719 878,727 Inventories 7 185,816 211,654 Prepayments 39,986 18,851 Total current assets 6,177,165 5,958,179

Non-current assets Property, plant and equipment 8 80,956,000 72,082,389 Total non-current assets 80,956,000 72,082,389 TOTAL ASSETS 87,133,165 78,040,568

Current liabilities Payables 9, 12 298,233 238,558 Provisions 10 529,916 435,521 Total current liabilities 828,149 674,079

Non-current liabilities Provisions 10 853,558 879,003 Total non-current liabilities 853,558 879,003 TOTAL LIABILITIES 1,681,707 1,553,082 Net Assets 85,451,458 76,487,486

Equity Contributed Capital 11(b) 62,719,729 - Accumulated Surplus 11(c) 204,518 61,963,534 Reserves 11(a) 22,527,211 14,523,952 TOTAL EQUITY 11(d) 85,451,458 76,487,486

The above statement of financial position should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

39 Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria Annual Report 2001/02 financial statementS cont…

Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended 30 June 2002

2002 2001 Notes $ $

Cash flows from operating activities Receipts from Government 2 7,473,728 7,728,405 Receipts from other entities incl GST 4,686,430 4,453,248 Payments to suppliers and employees incl GST (11,313,468) (11,716,223) 846,690 465,430

Interest received 300,111 348,397 Other revenue 551,732 255,463 Net cash inflow from operating activities 20 1,698,533 1,069,290

Cash flows from investing activities Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment 54,110 – Payments for property, plant and equipment (1,101,946) (891,613) Net cash inflow/(outflow) from investing activities (1,047,836) (891,613)

Net increase/(decrease) in cash held 650,697 177,677 Cash at the beginning of financial year 4,848,947 4,671,270 Cash at the end of financial year 5 5,499,644 4,848,947

The above statement of cashflows should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria Annual Report 2001/02 40 notes

Notes to and forming part of the financial statemtens for the year ended 30 June 2002

Note 1: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies The Office of the Valuer General independently revalued land, buildings and capital improvements as at 30 June 2002. The valuation (a) Basis of accounting has been prepared on the basis of fair value. Land, buildings and The financial report of the Royal Botanic Gardens Board is a general capital improvements are included in the financial statements at purpose financial report which has been prepared in accordance with the revalued amount. applicable Australian Accounting Standards and other mandatory reporting requirements (Urgent Issues Group consensus views), and Plant, equipment, motor vehicles, and furniture and fittings are the requirements of the Financial Management Act 1994. It has been measured at cost as per the revised AASB 1041 – Revaluation prepared on the accrual basis of accounting using historical cost of Non-Current Assets (July 2001). As these asset classes were accounting, with the exception of certain non-current assets which, as previously revalued, the Royal Botanic Gardens Board has applied the referred to in note 1(d) below, are stated at valuation. The accounting transitional provisions of AASB 1041. The reversion to cost of these policies adopted for the financial year are consistent with those of the assets is accounted for by deeming the carrying amount of the non- previous financial year unless otherwise stated. current assets comprising the class at 1 July 2001 to be their cost. (b) Royal Botanic Gardens Foundation Victoria The monograph collection of the library was valued independently in October 1998 by Barbara Hince, a registered valuer under the Taxation During the 2001 / 2002 financial year Royal Botanic Gardens Foundation Incentives for the Arts scheme, and Managing Director of Kenneth Victoria was established with a settled sum of $100. The Trustee is Hince Old and Fine Books Pty Ltd. (member of the Australian and Royal Botanic Gardens Foundation Victoria Ltd., a company limited by New Zealand Association of Antiquarian Booksellers). It is stated in guarantee. Under the provisions of the trust deed, it is intended that the financial statements at the revalued amount. the Trust will solicit and receive gifts from the public and earn returns on investments. The net operating surplus of the Trust will be set aside Barbara Hince also valued the Library Periodical collection in June to a capital account and the Trustee will pay or apply funds for the 2001. The valuation has been prepared on the basis of deprival value. purpose of providing benefits to the Named Institutions as the Trustee It is stated in the financial statements at the revalued amount. decides from time to time. The Named Institutions are Royal Botanic Although the value of the Crown land located at South Yarra and Gardens Melbourne, Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne and any Cranbourne has been included in the Statement of Financial Position, other Eligible Charity nominated by the Trustee. it should be noted that under the provisions of the Royal Botanic (c) Resources provided and received free of charge Gardens Act 1991, the Board is only responsible for the management Resources received and provided free of charge are recognised at their of the land and does not own these properties. fair value. Contributions in the form of services are only recognised The State Botanical Collection (with the exception of the library’s when a fair value can be reliably determined and the services would monograph and periodical collections) is not valued due to the unique have been purchased if not donated. and historic significance of the vast majority of the collection, which (d) Property, plant and equipment will be retained in perpetuity. The cost method of accounting is used for acquisition of assets. (e) Depreciation Cost is measured as the fair value of assets given up or liabilities Property, plant and equipment are depreciated over their estimated undertaken at the date of acquisition plus incidental costs directly useful lives to the Board, using the straight line method of calculation. attributable to the acquisition. Depreciation rates are reviewed annually and, if necessary, adjusted so Assets acquired at no cost, or for nominal consideration, that they will reflect the most recent assessments of the useful lives of are recognised at their fair value at the date of acquisition. the respective assets. The cost of property, plant and equipment constructed by the Major depreciation periods are: organisation includes the cost of materials and direct labour. Buildings and capital improvements 4-100 years Subsequent to initial recognition as assets, non-current physical assets Plant and equipment 7 years are measured at either cost or at independent revaluation. Revaluations Computer equipment 4 years are made with sufficient regularity to ensure that the carrying amount of Furniture and fittings 5 years each asset does not differ materially from its fair value at the reporting Motor vehicles 2 years date. Revaluations are conducted in accordance with Department of No depreciation is provided for the monograph and periodical Treasury and Finance Guidelines Revaluation of Assets. collections of the library. The Board considers that the collections, due to their unique nature, will appreciate, rather than depreciate in value. Some antique furniture and equipment are not depreciated, as they are not currently in use.

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Notes to and forming part of the financial statemtens for the year ended 30 June 2002

(f) Inventories (ii) Long service leave Inventory on hand is valued at the lower of cost and net A liability for long service leave is recognised, and is measured as the realisable value. present value of expected future payments to be made in respect of services provided by employees up to the reporting date. Consideration (g) Revenue recognition is given, when assessing expected future payments, to expected Revenue from sale of goods is recognised when control of goods has future wage and salary levels, experience of employee departures and passed to the buyer, the amount of revenue can be measured reliably periods of service. Expected future payments are discounted using and it is probable that it will be received by the Board. interest rates attaching, as at the reporting date, to Commonwealth Government grants, donations, sponsorship and other contributions Government guaranteed securities with terms to maturity that match, are recognised as revenues when the organisation gains control over as closely as possible, the estimated future cash outflows. the assets comprising the contributions. Long service leave entitlements which are expected to be payable (h) Receivables in the next financial year are classified as current liabilities. All debtors are recognised at the amounts receivable, as they are due (iii) Superannuation for settlement at no more than 30 days from the date of recognition. The amount charged to the statement of financial performance Collectability of debtors is reviewed on an ongoing basis. Debts that in respect of superannuation represents the contributions made are known to be uncollectable are written off. A provision for doubtful by the organisation to the superannuation funds. debts is raised when some doubt as to collection exists. (m) Accounting for leases (i) Trade and other creditors A distinction is made between finance and operating leases. These amounts represent liabilities for goods and services provided Finance leases effectively transfer from the lessor to the lessee all by the organisation prior to the end of the financial year and which substantial risks and benefits incidental to ownership of the leased are unpaid. The amounts are unsecured and are usually paid within asset. Operating leases are those in which the lessor effectively 30 days of recognition. retains all substantial risks and benefits. (j) Maintenance and repairs Operating lease payments are charged as an expense in the period The costs of maintaining property, plant and equipment are charged in which they are incurred. The organisation’s liability for lease as expenses as incurred, except where they enhance the value of commitments is shown in Note 17. the asset, in which case the costs are capitalised and depreciated (n) Cash in accordance with note 1(e). For the purposes of the statement of cash flows, cash includes short (k) Goods and services tax systems changes term deposits, which are readily convertible to cash on hand and are Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value. of goods and services tax (GST), except where the amount of GST (o) Contributed capital is not recoverable from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). In these For the reporting period ended 30 June 2002, the Royal Botanic circumstances the GST is recognised as part of the cost of acquisition Gardens Board has deemed all its accumulated surplus of of the asset or as part of an item of the expense. $62,719,729 as the opening balance for contributed capital. This Receivables and payables are stated with the amount of GST included. accounting treatment is to comply with Urgent Issues Group Abstract The net amount of GST recoverable from, or payable to, the ATO is 38 Contributions by Owners Made to Wholly-Owned Public Sector included as a current asset or liability in the statement of financial position. Entities and Accounting and Financial Reporting Bulletin No. 39 Accounting for Contributed Capital and No. 40 Establishment of (l) Employee entitlements Opening Balances and Formal Designation for Contributed Capital. (i) Wages and salaries, sick leave and annual leave The change in accounting policy has resulted in the recognition, in Liabilities for wages, salaries and annual leave are recognised, and the statement of financial position, as at 1 July 2001 of an opening are measured as the amount unpaid at the reporting date, at current balance of $62,719,729 as contributed capital (1 July 2000 - $0) and pay rates, in respect of employees’ services up to that date. $0 amount for the accumulated surplus (1 July 2000 - $61,471,667). 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.

Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria Annual Report 2001/02 42 Note 2: Revenue Note 4: Other Operating Expenses

Revenue by Source 2002 2001 2002 2001 $$ $$

Revenue from Government Other operating expenses include: Government grants 7,473,728 7,728,405 Advertising 54,978 61,717 Audit fees 11,800 11,300 Revenue from Other Parties Books, periodicals and subscriptions 81,347 73,939 Sponsorship and donations 1,833,714 1,764,571 Building maintenance 127,407 147,265 Sub-lease rentals 1,136,126 1,106,658 Cleaning costs 178,160 163,124 Interest 300,111 348,397 Consultancy fees 119,827 282,701 Sale of goods 523,222 520,226 Contract costs 485,944 626,546 Rendering of services 248,360 268,983 EDP expenses 114,253 161,776 General donation – 120,349 Fuel, plant and equipment maintenance 58,887 54,133 Resources received free of charge 376,400 390,332 Insurance 46,680 11,485 Other revenue 124,723 825,124 Legal costs 54,730 28,510 12,016,384 13,073,045 Materials and stores 206,118 67,528 Minor equipment 64,349 99,694 Office equipment lease and maintenance 137,611 49,804 Note 3: Result for the Reporting Period Plant hire 15,273 154,715 Power and light, gas, rates 237,983 360,418 Net expenses Printing 127,588 140,799 Result from ordinary activities includes the following specific expenses: Public relations 3,644 34,848 Security 174,827 488,094 Expenses 2002 2001 Staff training and development 88,840 87,650 $$Telephone and postage 163,211 142,777 Depreciation Travelling and transportation 66,682 111,405 Buildings 293,573 285,733 Vehicle costs 102,513 140,898 Capital Improvements 157,515 130,946 Disposal of assets other than goods 24,188 – Plant and Equipment 334,551 223,062 Other 632,026 752,006 Furniture and Fittings 83,404 13,830 3,378,866 4,253,132 Motor Vehicles – 6,146 Office and Computer Equipment 32,600 67,753 Library Books 7,848 7,848 Note 5: Cash Assets

Total depreciation 909,491 735,318 2002 2001 Employee Benefits $$ Salary and wages 5,759,561 5,468,196 Short term deposits Superannuation 537,598 486,970 – 180 day deposit 2,568,442 – Annual leave and long – 30 day deposit 1,500,000 4,055,512 service leave expense 428,208 349,436 – 11 am call deposit 1,136,275 101,024 Other on-costs 421,742 422,433 Cash at bank and on hand 294,927 692,411 7,147,109 6,727,035 5,499,644 4,848,947 Other Provisions Employee Entitlements 68,950 536,661 Rental expenses relating to operating leases Minimum lease payments 290,670 139,120

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Note 6: Receivables Note 8: Property, Plant and Equipment

2002 2001 2002 2001 $$ $$

Current Land Debtors 322,351 315,490 Land at valuation 30 June 2002 56,600,000 47,500,000 322,351 315,490 Buildings Other Debtors 129,368 563,237 At cost – 2,895,753 451,719 878,727 Less accumulated depreciation – (67,256) At valuation 30 June 1997 – 7,409,500 Less accumulated depreciation – (1,021,413) Note 7: Inventories At valuation 30 June 2002 9,405,700 – 9,405,700 9,216,584 2002 2001 $$Capital improvements at cost – 5,831,637 Less accumulated depreciation – (329,003) Current At valuation 30 June 2002 5,100,000 – Inventory held for resale 185,816 211,654 5,100,000 5,502,634

Plant and equipment At cost 2,341,241 2,232,658 Less accumulated depreciation (326,671) – 2,014,570 2,232,658

Furniture and fittings At cost 476,761 456,430 Less accumulated depreciation (83,404) – 393,357 456,430

Motor vehicles At cost – 31,000 Less accumulated depreciation – – – 31,000

Office equipment (including computer equipment) At cost 186,579 147,350 Less accumulated depreciation (32,600) – 153,979 147,350

Library – Monograph collection At valuation October 1998 4,235,393 4,235,393 Less accumulated depreciation (15,696) (7,848) 4,219,697 4,227,545

Library periodicals At valuation 30 June 2001 1,897,597 1,897,597 Total property, plant and equipment at net book value 79,784,900 71,211,798

Capital works under construction 1,171,100 870,591 80,956,000 72,082,389

Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria Annual Report 2001/02 44 Note 8: Property, Plant and Equipment (cont)

Reconciliations of the carrying amounts of each class of property and equipment at the beginning and end of the current and previous financial year are set out below. ehicles Land and Buildings Capital Improvements Plant and Equipment Furniture and Fittings Motor V Office Equipment Library Monograph Library Periodicals In course of construction Total 2002 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Carrying amount at start of year 56,716,582 5,502,634 2,232,660 456,430 31,000 147,350 4,227,545 1,897,597 870,591 72,082,389 Additions 471,747 142,658 127,472 20,331 – 39,229 – – 300,509 1,101,946 Disposals (35,214) – (18,284) – (24,800) – – – – (78,298) Transfers to assets 879,370 (880,443) 1,073 – – – – – – – Revaluation increments 8,266,788 492,666 – – – – – – – 8,759,454 Net transfers free of charge – – – – – – – – – – Depreciation expense (293,573) (157,515) (328,351) (83,404) (6,200) (32,600) (7,848) – – (909,491)

Carrying amount at end of year 66,005,700 5,100,000 2,014,570 393,357 0 153,979 4,219,697 1,897,597 1,171,100 80,956,000 ehicles Land and Buildings Capital Improvements Plant and Equipment Furniture and Fittings Motor V Office Equipment Library Monograph Library Periodicals In course of construction Total 2001 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Carrying amount at start of year 56,584,007 5,051,116 1,970,195 120,852 31,717 175,245 4,235,393 – 1,103,780 69,272,305 Additions 418,308 582,464 57,690 36,433 – 29,904 – – – 1,124,799 Disposals – – – – – – – – – – Transfers to assets – – – – – – – – (233,189) (233,189) Revaluation increments – – 427,837 312,975 5,429 9,954 –1,897,597 – 2,653,792 Net transfers free of charge – – – – – – – – – – Depreciation expense (285,733) (130,946) (223,062) (13,830) (6,146) (67,753) (7,848) – – (735,318)

Carrying amount at end of year 56,716,582 5,502,634 2,232,660 456,430 31,000 147,350 4,227,545 1,897,597 870,591 72,082,389

45 Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria Annual Report 2001/02 notes cont…

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Note 9: Payables Note 11: Equity and Movements in Equity

2002 2001 2002 2001 $$ $$

Other Creditors 298,233 238,558 (a) Reserves Asset Revaluation Reserve at beginning of year 14,523,952 11,870,160 Note 10: Provisions Movements 2002 2001 Add Revaluation of Non Current Assets: $$Land and Buildings 8,266,788 – Capital Improvements 492,666 – Current Plant and Equipment – 427,837 Employee Entitlements Motor Vehicles – 5,429 Annual Leave 468,130 371,893 Furniture and Fittings – 312,975 Long Service Leave 61,786 63,628 Office Equipment – 9,954 Library periodicals – 1,897,597 529,916 435,521 Less Transfers: Non–current Transfer plant, equipment and Employee Entitlements vehicles revaluation increments Annual Leave – – to accumulated surplus (756,195) – Long Service Leave 853,558 879,003 Balance at end of year 22,527,211 14,523,952

`853,558 879,003 (b) Contributed Capital Aggregate carrying Contributed Capital at the beginning of the financial year – – amount of provisions Recognition of Contributed Capital Current 529,916 435,521 at 1 July 2001 62,719,729 – Non-current 853,558 879,003 Contributed Capital at the end 1,383,474 1,314,524 of the financial year 62,719,729 –

(c) Accumulated Surplus Accumulated surplus at the beginning of the financial year 61,963,534 61,471,667 Transfer plant, equipment and vehicles revaluation increments from asset revaluation reserve 756,195 – Recognition of Accumulated surplus as Contributed Capital as at 1 July 2001 (62,719,729) – Net result 204,518 491,867 Accumulated surplus at the end of the financial year 204,518 61,963,534

(d) Movements in Equity Total equity at the beginning of the financial year 76,487,486 73,341,827 Total changes in equity recognised in the statement of financial performance 8,963,972 3,145,659 Total equity at the end of the financial year 85,451,458 76,487,486

(e) Nature and Purpose of Reserves Asset revaluation reserve The asset revaluation reserve is used to record increments and decrements on the revaluation of non-current assets, as described in accounting policy note 1(d).

Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria Annual Report 2001/02 46 Note 12: Financial Instruments

(a) Interest Rate Risk Exposures Fixed interest maturing in: 2002 Floating More Non- interest 1 year Over 1 than interest Note rate or less to 5 years 5 years bearing Total $ $$$$$

Financial assets Cash and deposits 5 5,204,717 – – – 294,927 5,499,644 Receivables 6 – – – – 451,719 451,719 5,204,717 – – – 746,646 5,951,363 Weighted average interest rate 4.50%

Financial Liabilities Trade and other creditors 9 – – – – 298,233 298,233 – –––298,233 298,233 Weighted average interest rate 4.50%

Net financial assets (liabilities) 5,204,717 – – – 448,413 5,653,130

Fixed interest maturing in: 2001 Floating More Non- interest 1 year Over 1 than interest Note rate or less to 5 years 5 years bearing Total $ $$$$$

Financial assets Cash and deposits 5 4,156,536 – – – 692,411 4,848,947 Receivables 6 – – – – 878,727 878,727 4,156,536 – – – 1,571,138 5,727,674 Weighted average interest rate 5.87%

Financial Liabilities Trade and other creditors 9 – – – – 238,558 238,558 – –––238,558 238,558 Weighted average interest rate 5.87%

Net financial assets (liabilities) 4,156,536 – – – 1,332,580 5,489,116

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(b) Credit Risk Exposures The credit risk of financial assets of the organisation which have been recognised in the statementof financial position, is the carrying amount, net of any provision for doubtful debts.

(c) Net Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities The net fair value of cash and cash equivalents and non-interest bearing monetary financial assets and financial liabilities of the Royal Botanic Gardens Board approximates their carrying amounts. The carrying amounts and net fair values of financial assets and liabilities at reporting date are: 2002 2001 Note Carrying Net fair Carrying Net fair amount Value amount Value $$ $$

Financial assets Cash 5 5,499,644 5,499,644 4,848,947 4,848,947 Receivables 6 451,719 451,719 878,727 878,727 5,951,363 5,951,363 5,727,674 5,727,674

Financial liabilities Payables 9 298,233 298,233 238,558 238,558

Total 5,653,130 5,653,130 5,489,116 5,489,116

(d) Reconciliation of Net Financial Assets to Net Assets Net Financial assets as above 5,653,130 5,489,116

Non Financial Assets and Liabilities Property, Plant and Equipment 80,956,000 72,082,389 Prepayments 39,986 18,851 Inventories 185,816 211,654 Provisions (1,383,474) (1,314,524)

Net assets per statement of financial position 85,451,458 76,487,486

Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria Annual Report 2001/02 48 Note 13: Minister and Accountable Officers

In accordance with the Directions of the Minister for Finance under the Financial Management Act 1994, the following disclosures are made regarding responsible persons for the reporting period.

Names The persons who held the above positions in the Royal Botanic Gardens Board are as follows: Minister for Environment and Conservation The Hon Sherryl Garbutt, MP 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002 Chairman Mr David Adam 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002 Deputy Chairman Prof Pauline Ladiges 1 July 2001 to 2 March 2002 Deputy Chairman Ms Elaine Canty 9 April 2002 to 30 June 2002 Member Mr Michael Bourke 7 May 2002 to 30 June 2002 Member Mr Rodger Elliot 1 July 2001 to 22 April 2002 Member Mr Rodger Elliot 7 May 2002 to 30 June 2002 Member Mrs Sarah Guest 1 July 2001 to 22 April 2002 Member Mrs Janet Halsall 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002 Member Prof Pauline Ladiges 9 April 2002 to 30 June 2002 Member Ms Elizabeth O’Keeffe 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002 Director Dr Philip Moors 1 July 2001 to 1 January 2002 Director Dr Philip Moors 29 January 2002 to 30 June 2002 Acting Director Ms Jenny Steinicke 2 January 2002 to 28 January 2002

Remuneration Remuneration received or receivable by Board Members and the Accountable Officers in connection with the management of the Royal Botanic Gardens during the reporting period was in the range:

2002 2001 No. No. $0 – 10,000 86 $100,000 – 109,999 –1 $110,000 – 119,999 1– $140,000 – 149,999 –1 $150,000 – 159,999 1–

Amounts relating to Ministers are reported in the financial statements of the Department of Premier and Cabinet.

Other Transactions Other related transactions and loans requiring disclosure under the Directions of the Minister for Finance have been considered and there are no matters to report.

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Note 14: Remuneration for Executives Note 17: Commitments for Expenditure

The number of executive officers, other than Ministers and 2002 2001 Accountable Officers, and their total remuneration during the reporting $$ period are shown in the table below in their relevant income bands. Capital commitments 2002 2001 Commitments for capital expenditure No. No. contracted for at the reporting date but not recognised in the financial report $100,000 – 109,999 2 1 as liabilities, payable: $110,000 – 119,999 1 1 Within 1 year 1,100,898 92,916 Total numbers 3 2 Later than 1 year but not later than 5 years 279,405 41,854 Later than 5 years – Total amount $323,770 $213,850 1,380,303 134,770

Operating lease commitments Note 15: Remuneration of Auditors Commitments in relation to leases 2002 2001 contracted for at the reporting date $$but not recognised in the financial report as liabilities, payable: Audit fees paid or payable to the Victorian Auditor General's Office for Within 1 year 289,841 142,771 audit of the Board's financial report: 11,800 12,000 Later than 1 year but not later than 5 years 377,979 403,558 Later than 5 years – – 667,820 546,329 Note 16: Contingent Liabilities Representing: The Board is not aware of the existence of any contingent liability Non-cancellable operating leases 667,820 546,329 as at the reporting date. (2001: $nil)

Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria Annual Report 2001/02 50 Note 18: Employee Entitlement

2002 2001 $$

Employee entitlement liabilities Provision for employee entitlement Current (note 10) 529,916 435,521 Non-current (note 10) 853,558 879,003 Aggregate employee entitlement liability 1,383,474 1,314,524

Government employees' superannuation fund The Board does not have any unfunded superannuation liability as full contribution has been made by the Board to the State Superannuation Fund. Superannuation contributions for the reporting period are included as part of salaries and associated costs in the statement of financial performance. Type of funds Contribution Contribution Rates Rates Fund Type 2002 2001 MLC Superannuation Fund Accumulation 8% 8% Colonial First State Investment Manager Diversified 8% 8% State Superannuation Fund Revised Scheme Defined 15.50% 14% New Scheme Defined 8%-10% 7.3%-10.8% TASG Master Fund Accumulation 8% 8% VicSuper Pty Ltd Accumulation 8% 8% Uni Super Management Pty Ltd Accumulation 8% 8%

Contributions made The name and details of the major employee superannuation funds and contributions made by the employer are as follows: No. of Contribution Contribution Employees for the Year for the Year 2002 2001 $$ MLC Superannuation Fund 232 387,416 332,505 Colonial First State Investment Manager 1 25,911 23,937 State Superannuation Fund Revised Scheme 4 80,849 87,365 New Scheme 25 34,017 32,924 TASG Master Fund 1 5,336 5,100 VicSuper Pty Ltd 1 3,455 4,525 Uni Super Management Pty Ltd 1 614 614 Total 537,598 486,970

The requirements of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 are fully complied with. All employees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Board who are members of the Government Superannuation Scheme are entitled to benefits on retirement, disability or death from the Government Employees' Superannuation Fund. This Fund provides defined lump sum benefits based on years of service and final average salary.

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Note 19: Event Occurring After Reporting Date

There is no event occurring after balance date that would have a material effect on the accounts. (2001: $nil)

Note 20: Reconciliation of Results from Ordinary Activities to Net Cash Inflow from Operating Activities

2002 2001 $$ Results from ordinary activities 204,518 491,867

Net loss on sale of non-current assets 24,188 – Depreciation and amortisation 909,491 735,318 Change in operating assets and liabilities Decrease/(increase) in receivables 427,008 (662,104) Decrease/(increase) in prepayments (21,135) (2,579) (Increase)/decrease in inventories 25,838 (77,786) Increase/(decrease) in creditors and accrued expenses 59,675 47,913 Increase/(decrease) in provisions 68,950 536,661 Net cash inflow from operating activities 1,698,533 1,069,290

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