Proposed enhancements

Now Closed

This online engagement was hosted on YourSAy from 7 October to 19 November 2020. Find out more about the consultation process. Below is a record of the engagement.

The draft Adelaide Botanic Garden Masterplan 2020 will guide future infrastructure investment across Adelaide Botanic Garden and Botanic Park. 

Suggested upgrades in the Masterplan 2020 include: 

Integration with the new, global innovation precinct at Lot Fourteen

• Reuse of the historic Francis Arbour to create a new entrance hub between Lot Fourteen and Adelaide Botanic Garden.
• Creation of a commercial shop at the entrance between Lot Fourteen and Adelaide Botanic Garden.
• Upgrades to enhance the main North Terrace entrance, whilst maintaining its heritage value.
• Replacement of the western boundary fencing with a more visually appealing and secure form.

Accommodation Review

• Identification of long-term solutions to protect the state’s preserved botanical collections, which are currently stored in Tram Barn A and the Goodman Building.
• The construction of a new visitor, science, education and collections centre.

Water and Waterway Management

• Implement a way to sustainably manage the lake and waterways in the long-term.
• Final commissioning of the First Creek wetland aquifer storage and recovery system, to enable the gardens to be more water supply self-sufficient.

Collections and Thematic Landscape Development

• Strategic revitalisation of the plant collections.

Building Management

• Continued conservation of the heritage buildings, including the Goodman Building, Tram Barn A, East Lodge, North Lodge and Bicentennial Conservatory.
• Redevelopment of the horticultural staff works depot to increase safety, productivity and functionality.

Site Infrastructure Management

• Upgraded walking paths.
• Improved directional signage.
• Upgraded public toilets and other amenities.
• A new teaching glasshouse.
• Raised boardwalk through the Ficus Avenue to improve accessibility, and longevity of the 150-year-old Moreton Bay Fig trees.
• Reinstate the bridge that spanned over Main Lake, reconnecting main walk from north to south.

Visitor Experience and Event Management

• More botanical and cultural collections storytelling and interpretation.
• New infrastructure to support opening the gardens in the evening for curated experiences (i.e. lighting, Wi-Fi, security cameras).