I am a volunteer at the Botanic Garden, and on the committee of the Friends of the Botanic Garden. Committee members were able to visit on 16 January 2020, under the guidance of the Manager, in order to see first-hand the damage the bushfire of 31 December 2019 had caused.
The fire ripped through the entire site, burning all the vegetation, the manager's house (which was being used for storage), all of the equipment and storage areas, much of the nursery, bridges and walks. The newly developed Visitors' Centre and cafe, which had opened the month before, and the state-of-the-art Wallace Herbarium escaped the carnage.
Much of the wildlife - animals and birds- was affected, although some kangaroos survived.
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| The fire melted all the underneath soft fall base of the children's playground. |
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| The orchid house |
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| Orchid house |
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| Tool shed and containers. Everything was lost, |
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| About two-thirds of the nursery was lost. |
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| Part of the nursery and propagation area was spared. |
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| The Pavilion |
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