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developing the Botanic Gardens and most households have had members who worked there between the 1960s and the present.
The original role of the Botanic Gardens has shifted with the transfer of ownership to the Council and formal inclusion of the Botanic Gardens in the park. Increasing emphasis has been given to representing the regional flora (with the 'region' being defined as south-east coastal Australia east of the Great Dividing Range) and to Indigenous plant use.

The Botanic Gardens living collection contains open-ground plantings of some 1,200 taxa which are cultivated and displayed to facilitate the study, conservation, promotion and enjoyment of Australia's plant heritage. In the past, planting has focused on five broad themes: taxonomic; horticultural; ecological and geographic; ethnobotanical; and conservation.

Development of the living collection has been largely confined to the region north and north-east of Lake McKenzie. Surrounding native vegetation has been retained; it provides good examples of local plant communities and species and establishes the landscape setting of the Botanic Gardens. Firebreaks are maintained along the perimeter fenceline, and fire hydrants have been installed within the fenceline adjacent to Cave Beach Road and at the Windermere gate. A weed control program aims to prevent non-local plants spreading into the adjacent natural vegetation. Watering the living collection relies on water pumped from Lake McKenzie which is subject to considerable fluctuation in response to rainfall (see also Section 6.6, Fresh water).

Following completion of the first plan a collection policy for the Botanic Gardens was developed and was approved by the Board in 2003. The policy provides for its review in line with development of this second plan.

During the life of the first plan, a proposal for establishing a Koori Garden educational trail was developed by a consultant and presented to the Council. Implementation of the proposal has been delayed subject to the Council's ongoing consideration of appropriate cultural heritage strategies it wishes to see pursued in the park.

Under the EPBC Act (ss.354 and 354A) a person must not kill, injure, take, trade, keep or move a member of a native species in the park except in accordance with this plan. The EPBC Regulations also contain provisions that regulate the introduction of animals and plants to Commonwealth reserves and the cultivation of plants in reserves.

Issue
    * Future development of the Botanic Gardens needs to reflect Aboriginal ownership.

Prescriptions

Policies

    6.9.1        The Director may take actions concerning native species, including species listed under Part 13 of the EPBC Act, that are otherwise prohibited by the EPBC Act where they are necessary to implement this Plan, or where they are otherwise necessary for preserving or protecting the Park, protecting or conserving biodiversity, or protecting persons or