Site Details

Name

Olive Pink Botanic Gardens, Alice Springs

Status

Permanent Declaration

Type

Place

Description

Diverse botanic gardens, largely composed of arid zone flora and set in the hills surrounding Alice Springs.

Statement Of
Heritage Value

The Olive Pink Botanic Garden is important for its natural and cultural heritage values. Originally established as the Arid Region Flora Reserve in 1956, chiefly as a result of the efforts by Miss Pink, it is Australia's oldest public garden exclusively dedicated to the conservation of arid zone flora.

The plant collection consists of a rich assemblage and contains many rare and threatened species at the Territory and National level. As such the Garden plays an important role in efforts to conserve these plants for the future.

In addition to increasing public awareness and appreciation of our arid zone flora, the Garden also highlights the contribution of Miss Pink in terms of her anthropological research and advocacy for Indigenous rights in Central Australia over a 40 year period. The Garden also includes Tharrarltneme (Annie Meyer Hill), a sacred site important to Arrernte people.

The Garden is valued by the community for its historical and social associations with Miss Pink and others, and as a place for recreation, rest and relaxation, and for its work in the conservation of arid plant species.

Nominated

12/02/2007

Nomination Refused

Nomination Accepted

08/06/2007

Provisional Declaration

Assessment Report
Considered

27/06/2008

Report Action

Comment sought

Report Comments

Recommended

Not Recommended

Refused By Minister

Referred Back

Signed By Minister

06/03/2009

Publish notice of
declaration

Gazetted

18/03/2009

Revoked

Destroyed

File No

HAC2007/0010

Value

Historic, Indigenous & Natural

Conservation Policy

LGA

Comments

Photo

	Name	Description	Date Added
View	OlivePinkBotanicalGds_LR15.jpg	View from Annie Myers Hill	10/JUN/16
View	OlivePinkBotanicalGds_LR20.jpg	Composite photo	10/JUN/16
View	OlivePinkBotanicalGds_LR19.jpg	Composite photo 2	10/JUN/16

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Scan

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Further Information

	Name	Description	Date Added
View	Instrument and Gazettal.pdf	Instrument and Gazettal	20/SEP/12
View	Olive Pink Botanic Garden.pdf	Background Historical Information	31/MAY/11

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Approximate Location

LAIS Key	Street Number	Street Name	Suburb	Location Code	Lot Number	LTO Plan	Part	Tenure
010 01286	27	TUNCKS	DESERT SPRINGS	010	1286	-	-	Reserve

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Status Explanations

Nomination Period - a nomination has been accepted by Heritage Branch, but has not yet been accepted by the Heritage Council; OR a nomination has been accepted by the Heritage Council but the place/object has not yet been subject to a heritage assessment.

Assessment Period - a nomination has been accepted by the Heritage Council and the place/object is in the process of being assessed.

Consultation Period - Heritage assessment has been completed and s24 of the Act has been instigated, ie comment has been sought on a proposal to declare the place/object.

Recommendation Period - the Heritage Council has made a recommendation to declare the place/object and the Minister's final decision is awaited.

Not Recommended - a decision has been made by the Heritage Council not to recommend to the Minister that a place/object be declared

Declared - the Minister has made a decision to declare the place/object

Refused - the Minister has refused to declare the place/object