The Bendigo Botanic Gardens, formerly known as the White Hills Botanical Garden, are Australian
botanic gardens in the
Bendigo
Bendigo ( ) is a city in Victoria, Australia, located in the Bendigo Valley near the geographical centre of the state and approximately north-west of Melbourne, the state capital.
As of 2019, Bendigo had an urban population of 100,991, makin ...
suburb of
White Hills, Victoria. The gardens are one of regional
Victoria's earliest botanic gardens.
The Bendigo Botanic Gardens were founded in 1857 after land had been reserved for the site on the 1854 plan of Bendigo.
In 1925, an Arch of Triumph was erected on the Napier Street (
Midland Highway) entrance as a memorial to the fallen from the
First World War.
References
Bendigo
Gardens in Victoria (Australia)
1857 establishments in Australia
Tourist attractions in Victoria (Australia)
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