The Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority is a

Western Australian Government The Government of Western Australia, formally referred to as His Majesty's Government of Western Australia, is the Australian state democratic administrative authority of Western Australia. It is also commonly referred to as the WA Government o ...

authority charged with the administration of Kings Park and

Bold Park Bold Park is a urban bushland area in the suburb of City Beach, in Perth, Western Australia. It is located directly west of the Perth central business district, its western border less than one kilometre from the Indian Ocean. To the east, ...

. It was announced on 28 April 2017 that the

Department of Parks and Wildlife The Department of Parks and Wildlife (DPaW) was the department of the Government of Western Australia responsible for managing lands described in the ''Conservation and Land Management Act 1984'' and implementing the state's conservation and e ...

would merge with the Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority, the

Zoological Parks Authority The Western Australian Zoological Parks Authority was created under the act of the same name in 2001, and under the Minister of Environment for Western Australia. What had previously been the Zoological Gardens Board, on 22 May 2002, became the ...

, and the

Rottnest Island Authority Rottnest Island ( nys, Wadjemup), often colloquially referred to as "Rotto", is a Islands of Perth, Western Australia, island off the coast of Western Australia, located west of Fremantle. A sandy, low-lying island formed on a base of Eolianite ...

on 1 July 2017 to form the

Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions The Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) is the Western Australian government The Government of Western Australia, formally referred to as His Majesty's Government of Western Australia, is the Australian state de ...

. The earlier stages of administration of Kings Park and other gardens had been by individual autonomous boards. The Kings Park Board had started in 1896.

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