Wollongong Botanic Garden

Wollongong Botanic Garden
Swan at the garden's Autumn Lake
Wollongong Botanic Gardens is located in New South Wales
Wollongong Botanic Gardens
Wollongong Botanic Gardens
Wollongong Botanic Gardens is located in Australia
Wollongong Botanic Gardens
Wollongong Botanic Gardens
TypeBotanical garden
LocationWollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates34°24′36″S 150°52′39″E / 34.41000°S 150.87750°E / -34.41000; 150.87750
Opened1964
WebsiteOfficial website

The Wollongong Botanic Garden is located in the Wollongong suburb of Keiraville at the foot of Mount Keira in New South Wales, Australia. It is the local botanical gardens of the Illawarra and was established in 1964.[1] It was opened in September 1970.

The garden is co-located with the historic Gleniffer Brae house, used for functions and the Wollongong Conservatorium of Music.

A number of annexes are managed by the garden - Puckeys Estate Reserve in Fairy Meadow, the Korrongulla Wetlands in Primbee and the Mount Keira Summit Park.

A purple swamphen in Wollongong Botanic Garden
  1. ^ "Australian National Botanic Gardens". Wollongong Botanic Gardens. Australian Government, Australian National Botanic Gardens. 5 August 2008. Retrieved 16 August 2016.