Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden

Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden
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TypeBotanical
LocationPort Augusta West[1]
Coordinates32°27′42″S 137°44′36″E / 32.4616°S 137.7432°E / -32.4616; 137.7432
Area250 hectares (620 acres)
Opened1996
Owned byPort Augusta City Council
Operated byPort Augusta City Council
CollectionsAustralian Natives
BudgetGovernment funding and private donations
Websiteaalbg.sa.gov.au


The Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden is located on the Stuart Highway, 1.4 kilometres north of the Eyre Highway in Port Augusta West, South Australia.[1] The garden was established in the 1980s and opened in September 1996.[2] It is an initiative of the City of Port Augusta and corporate funding, and very limited state-government support.[2] The Botanic Garden is open 7 days a week, except Christmas Day, from 7:30 am to sunset.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden". City of Port Augusta. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  2. ^ a b "History of the Garden". Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden. Archived from the original on 24 June 2006. Retrieved 11 December 2006.
  3. ^ South Australian Tourism Commission. (2020). Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden. Retrieved November 1, 2020, from https://southaustralia.com/products/flinders-ranges/attraction/australian-arid-lands-botanic-garden