About Us

The Southern Highlands Botanic Gardens Inc is a not for profit voluntary association established in order to commence and see properly managed a botanic garden in the Southern Highlands. The Botanic Gardens employes no staff, it operates on voluntary and charitable donations and has a principal purpose of establishing and maintaining a Botanic Garden primarily of trees including a collection of one or more genera and a mix of native and exotic trees to represent four distinct seasons in a cold climate environment where water resources are increasingly scarce.

The Friends of the Southern Highlands Botanic Gardens was established to provide an opportunity for those within the local and wider community to become members to demonstrate support for the establishment of a Botanic Garden. About 200 financial members have joined the Friends, and they look forward to the commencement of the Botanic Garden. It is from this Friends group that voluntary and charitable support has been offered to help bring the Botanic Garden to life.