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[[CP p.13](https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/p41mwqcw/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf#page=13)]\n\n**Key activities:**\n- Maintaining reduction in air temperatures\n- Maintaining the values of a mature, heritage landscape\n\n### Outcome 2: Education and science\nLandscape succession can be used to highlight the effects of climate change within education programs. Demonstration gardens provide a very effective way of communicating ‘take home’ messages and ideas for the home gardener. [[CP p.13](https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/p41mwqcw/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf#page=13)]\n\n**Key activities:**\n- Plant conservation and protection\n- Increasing carbon sequestration\n\n### Outcome 3: Economic benefits\nReducing water, energy and infrastructure costs is becoming increasingly difficult to sustain. The current target is to significantly increase the proportion of alternative, more sustainable water sources compared to potable-sourced supply. [[CP p.14](https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/p41mwqcw/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf#page=14)]\n\n**Key activities:**\n- Reducing water, energy and infrastructure costs\n- Increasing revenue\n\n## Values and principles\n\n- sustainability\n- resilience\n- conservation\n\n## What they will measure themselves on this year (targets from 2025-26 corporate plan)\n\n| Code | Measure | Target | Source |\n|---|---|---|---|\n| CCE01 | 75% of taxa in the Gardens are suited to the projected climate of 2090 | By 2036 | [CP p.5](https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/p41mwqcw/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf#page=5) |\n| CCE02 | Plant diversity is equal to or greater than 8,400 distinct taxa of mixed-age with greater than 35% wild provenance-sourced plants | By 2036 | [CP p.5](https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/p41mwqcw/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf#page=5) |\n| CCE03 | 100% of landscape irrigation needs are provided by sustainable water sources | By 2020 | [CP p.5](https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/p41mwqcw/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf#page=5) |\n| CCE04 | Improve green and built infrastructure capable of mitigating and withstanding predicted climatic extremes | Improve | [CP p.5](https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/p41mwqcw/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf#page=5) |", "strategy_overview_evidence_md": null, "internal_strategy_evidence_md": "# Royal Botanic Gardens Board - Strategy, Performance, and Operating Profile\n\n**Generated at**: 2026-05-09T22:49:52.838673+00:00\n**Entity ID**: S-VIC-016\n**Entity type**: Statutory Authority\n**Jurisdiction**: VIC\n**Portfolio**: \n**Website**: https://www.rbg.vic.gov.au/\n\n> Draft generated from scraped source material. Treat this as an evidence pack for editorial review, not a final judgement.\n\n## Source Coverage\n\n| Source type | Count |\n|---|---:|\n| other-pdfs | 5 |\n| pages | 10 |\n| reviews | 1 |\n| strategies | 1 |\n\n## Executive Readout\n\n### Purpose\n\n- Our living plant\nof minus 15% annual rainfall and an increase of 3 °C\nin annual maximum temperature, the future climate These changes will mean that some species that are collections exist for the purpose of conservation,\nof Melbourne in 2090 could be more akin to well adapted to current environmental conditions will reference, research, interpretation, education\npresent-day Dubbo, NSW1 (see also Appendix 2 be less well suited to future conditions, increasing and enjoyment.\nfor basis of climate analysis). the likelihood of unacceptable performance or death.\n Source: `strategies/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/p41mwqcw/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf)`\n- [pages 3,4,5]\ntion and positive visitor experience\n• Expansion of our strategically aligned partnerships with tourism, health, cultural\nand for-purpose community\n• Adoption of innovative approaches to increase visitor engagement with the\nnatural world\n• Development, refinement, and communication of our strategic responses to\nmajor biodiversity and conservation matters (i.e., climate change, land-use\nchanges, invasive species, and individual action)\n• Increasing the vibrancy and innovation in our workplace through a focus on\norganisational culture, systems, and processes\n• Working toward COVID-19 recovery, budget repair, and stability for our\ncommunity and organisation.\n Source: `other-pdfs/rbgv-diversity-inclusion-and-access-plan-2021-2024-final-draft.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/qbtmpj3e/rbgv-diversity-inclusion-and-access-plan-2021-2024-final-draft.pdf)`\n- This Plan’s targets and actions have been developed in accordance with the Disability\nAct 2006 and closely aligns with the vision, priorities, and actions of the Absolutely\nEveryone: State Disability plan 2017-2020 and the associated Every Opportunity:\nVictorian economic participation plan for people with disability 2018-2020\n(Appendix 2).\n Source: `other-pdfs/rbgv-diversity-inclusion-and-access-plan-2021-2024-final-draft.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/qbtmpj3e/rbgv-diversity-inclusion-and-access-plan-2021-2024-final-draft.pdf)`\n- 4.1 Projected climate 16\nRainfall and Temperature 17\nStormwater 19\nSea Level Rise 19\n4.2 Water supply and management 20\nFuture water demands and costs 20\nIncreased irrigation needs from visitation 21\nAzolla and Cyanobacterial blooms 22\n4.3 Landscape succession in a mature landscape 23\nIdentifying matching climates and plants at risk 23\nRestrictions on obtaining diverse plant material 24\nCommunity perceptions of the current landscape 25\nIncorporating new taxa within\nestablished plantings 25\nAging tree population 26\n4.4 Biosecurity 27\n4.5 Infrastructure 27\n5 Strategies and Targets 28\n6 Appendices 30\nAppendix 1 – Glossary 30\nAppendix 2 – Basis for Climate Projections 31\nAppendix 3 – Melbourne Gardens:\nconsecutive days greater than 40 degrees\nCelsius from 1999 to 2014 31\nAppendix 4 – Comparison\nof Melbourne City average temperatures\nwith selected locations around the world 32\n Source: `strategies/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/p41mwqcw/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf)`\n\n### Role and Functions\n\n- Specific actions that were undertaken to improve disability access were:\n✓ Introduction of the Gardens Explorer buses at Melbourne and Cranbourne\nGardens\n✓ Build of an adult change facility at Cranbourne Gardens\n✓ Development of an Accessibility Index page on RBGV’s website\n✓ All staff involved in recruitment trained in the responsibilities of the RBGV as an\nEqual Employment Opportunity employer, with annual refresher courses\n✓ Reasonable assistance and adaptations made to accommodate the needs of\nvolunteers with disabilities\n✓ All new project designs/plans are compliant with all accessibility requirements\nRoyal Botanic Gardens Victoria\nRoyal Botanic Gardens Victoria Diversity Inclusion and Access Plan 2021-2024\nApproved: 16 02 2022 10 of 16\n Source: `other-pdfs/rbgv-diversity-inclusion-and-access-plan-2021-2024-final-draft.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/qbtmpj3e/rbgv-diversity-inclusion-and-access-plan-2021-2024-final-draft.pdf)`\n- Some sites, such as Fern Gully\nleadership role in ensuring the effective conservation\n• Target 8 – At least 75 per cent of threatened plant of and associated education about Victorian rare or and Oak Lawn were up to 6 °C cooler in maximum\nspecies in ex situ collections, preferably in the country threatened species and can facilitate this through the temperature during this reference period.\nof origin, and at least 20 per cent available for wider network of Victorian regional botanic gardens\nrecovery and restoration programmes.9 that have a range of microclimates.\n Source: `strategies/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/p41mwqcw/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf)`\n- [Page 9]\nOFFICIAL\nThe United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities which\nhas been signed by 161 countries defining access:\nAccess definition\nTo enable persons with disabilities to live independently and participate fully in all\naspects of life, States Parties shall take appropriate measures to ensure to persons with\ndisabilities access, on an equal basis with others, to the physical environment, to\ntransportation, to information and communications, including information and\ncommunications technologies and systems, and to other facilities and services open or\nprovided to the public, both in urban and in rural areas.3\nAppendix 2\nGuiding legislation and policy\nGlobal\n• Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948\n• Declaration on the Rights of the Child 1989\n• Declaration on the Rights of People with Disabilities 2006\n Source: `other-pdfs/rbgv-diversity-inclusion-and-access-plan-2021-2024-final-draft.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/qbtmpj3e/rbgv-diversity-inclusion-and-access-plan-2021-2024-final-draft.pdf)`\n- 4.1 Projected climate 16\nRainfall and Temperature 17\nStormwater 19\nSea Level Rise 19\n4.2 Water supply and management 20\nFuture water demands and costs 20\nIncreased irrigation needs from visitation 21\nAzolla and Cyanobacterial blooms 22\n4.3 Landscape succession in a mature landscape 23\nIdentifying matching climates and plants at risk 23\nRestrictions on obtaining diverse plant material 24\nCommunity perceptions of the current landscape 25\nIncorporating new taxa within\nestablished plantings 25\nAging tree population 26\n4.4 Biosecurity 27\n4.5 Infrastructure 27\n5 Strategies and Targets 28\n6 Appendices 30\nAppendix 1 – Glossary 30\nAppendix 2 – Basis for Climate Projections 31\nAppendix 3 – Melbourne Gardens:\nconsecutive days greater than 40 degrees\nCelsius from 1999 to 2014 31\nAppendix 4 – Comparison\nof Melbourne City average temperatures\nwith selected locations around the world 32\n Source: `strategies/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/p41mwqcw/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf)`\n- [pages 2,3]\ncorporating new taxa within\nestablished plantings 25\nAging tree population 26\n4.4 Biosecurity 27\n4.5 Infrastructure 27\n5 Strategies and Targets 28\n6 Appendices 30\nAppendix 1 – Glossary 30\nAppendix 2 – Basis for Climate Projections 31\nAppendix 3 – Melbourne Gardens:\nconsecutive days greater than 40 degrees\nCelsius from 1999 to 2014 31\nAppendix 4 – Comparison\nof Melbourne City average temperatures\nwith selected locations around the world 32\nAppendix 5 – Identifying matching\nclimates and plants at risk 34\nAppendix 6 – Living Collections Plant Database\ngeneration of map for Csa climate type 35\nAppendix 7 – Melbourne Gardens\n– Annual Rainfall Anomalies for 1856 to 2012 36\n7 References 37\nPage 2 Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria – Landscape Succession Strategy - Melbourne Gardens 2016 – 2036 Page 3\n Source: `strategies/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/p41mwqcw/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf)`\n- Table 1 – Projected climate parameter changes and levels of confi dence Group Parameter Baseline data period Baseline data 2090 +/- 2090 Result\nClimate parameter change Level of confi dence Potential impacts on Melbourne Gardens Annual Mean (°C) 1986-2005 15.9 +3.1 19\nIncreases in mean, daily Very high confi dence • Changes to optimum temperature ranges for plant\nTemperature Mean Days >35 (°C) 1981-2010 11 +13 24\nmaximum and daily minimum species to the extent of likely loss of diversity\ntemperatures; hotter and more • Increased impacts on visitor health and comfort Annual Mean Maximum (°C) 1986-2005 20.4 +3.3 23.7\nfrequent hot days\n• Increased energy consumption for cooling Annual Mean (mm) 1986-2005 631 -9% 574\n• Loss of employee productivity from excessively\nRainfall Winter Mean (mm) 1986-2005 147 -10% 132\nhot days\nSpring Mean (mm) 1986-2005 180 -19% 146\n Source: `strategies/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/p41mwqcw/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf)`\n\n### Strategic Priorities\n\n- This Plan’s targets and actions have been developed in accordance with the Disability\nAct 2006 and closely aligns with the vision, priorities, and actions of the Absolutely\nEveryone: State Disability plan 2017-2020 and the associated Every Opportunity:\nVictorian economic participation plan for people with disability 2018-2020\n(Appendix 2).\n Source: `other-pdfs/rbgv-diversity-inclusion-and-access-plan-2021-2024-final-draft.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/qbtmpj3e/rbgv-diversity-inclusion-and-access-plan-2021-2024-final-draft.pdf)`\n- 4.1 Projected climate 16\nRainfall and Temperature 17\nStormwater 19\nSea Level Rise 19\n4.2 Water supply and management 20\nFuture water demands and costs 20\nIncreased irrigation needs from visitation 21\nAzolla and Cyanobacterial blooms 22\n4.3 Landscape succession in a mature landscape 23\nIdentifying matching climates and plants at risk 23\nRestrictions on obtaining diverse plant material 24\nCommunity perceptions of the current landscape 25\nIncorporating new taxa within\nestablished plantings 25\nAging tree population 26\n4.4 Biosecurity 27\n4.5 Infrastructure 27\n5 Strategies and Targets 28\n6 Appendices 30\nAppendix 1 – Glossary 30\nAppendix 2 – Basis for Climate Projections 31\nAppendix 3 – Melbourne Gardens:\nconsecutive days greater than 40 degrees\nCelsius from 1999 to 2014 31\nAppendix 4 – Comparison\nof Melbourne City average temperatures\nwith selected locations around the world 32\n Source: `strategies/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/p41mwqcw/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf)`\n- [pages 2,3]\ncorporating new taxa within\nestablished plantings 25\nAging tree population 26\n4.4 Biosecurity 27\n4.5 Infrastructure 27\n5 Strategies and Targets 28\n6 Appendices 30\nAppendix 1 – Glossary 30\nAppendix 2 – Basis for Climate Projections 31\nAppendix 3 – Melbourne Gardens:\nconsecutive days greater than 40 degrees\nCelsius from 1999 to 2014 31\nAppendix 4 – Comparison\nof Melbourne City average temperatures\nwith selected locations around the world 32\nAppendix 5 – Identifying matching\nclimates and plants at risk 34\nAppendix 6 – Living Collections Plant Database\ngeneration of map for Csa climate type 35\nAppendix 7 – Melbourne Gardens\n– Annual Rainfall Anomalies for 1856 to 2012 36\n7 References 37\nPage 2 Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria – Landscape Succession Strategy - Melbourne Gardens 2016 – 2036 Page 3\n Source: `strategies/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/p41mwqcw/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf)`\n- Table 1 – Projected climate parameter changes and levels of confi dence Group Parameter Baseline data period Baseline data 2090 +/- 2090 Result\nClimate parameter change Level of confi dence Potential impacts on Melbourne Gardens Annual Mean (°C) 1986-2005 15.9 +3.1 19\nIncreases in mean, daily Very high confi dence • Changes to optimum temperature ranges for plant\nTemperature Mean Days >35 (°C) 1981-2010 11 +13 24\nmaximum and daily minimum species to the extent of likely loss of diversity\ntemperatures; hotter and more • Increased impacts on visitor health and comfort Annual Mean Maximum (°C) 1986-2005 20.4 +3.3 23.7\nfrequent hot days\n• Increased energy consumption for cooling Annual Mean (mm) 1986-2005 631 -9% 574\n• Loss of employee productivity from excessively\nRainfall Winter Mean (mm) 1986-2005 147 -10% 132\nhot days\nSpring Mean (mm) 1986-2005 180 -19% 146\n Source: `strategies/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/p41mwqcw/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf)`\n- [Page 10]\nMost suited\nspecies\nPoten(cid:415)al\nspecies\nIncreasing Dryness\nPage 18 Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria – Landscape Succession Strategy - Melbourne Gardens 2016 – 2036 Page 19\nerutarepmeT\ngnisaercnI\nFurther increases in annual average temperature by These extremely hot conditions, combined with Stormwater Sea level rise\n1–3 °C are more likely to position these species even very low relative humidity levels, resulted in Rainfall patterns are projected to change by 2090 Global sea level is projected to rise 45–82 cm by 2090,\nfurther outside their optimum growing conditions.26 scorching and damage to a number of taxa across with average reductions of 19% to 18% for winter and relative to 1986 to 2005 levels.39 As a consequence,\nThere are also increased risks to the health of other the Gardens, including some species previously spring respectively.\n Source: `strategies/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/p41mwqcw/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf)`\n- Assessment the likelihood and frequency of intrusion occurrence.\ntemperatures even higher than projected.29 for landscape irrigation from the Working Wetlands\nof a selection of these damaged species in Melbourne There may also be the risk of saltwater permeating\nproject is an average of 55 ML, or up to 40% of annual\nCurrent projections indicate that as the average Gardens found that they would only typically through the land between the Yarra River and the\nrequirement.36 The effective application of this volume\ntemperature range shifts into a warmer state, experience about 53% of the rate of annual Vapour Ornamental Lake as there are substantial fi lled\nof water to maximise potable water substitution for\nthere is an increased frequency of extremely high Pressure Defi cit (VPD) (or evaporative demand) than sections dating from when the river course was\n Source: `strategies/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/p41mwqcw/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf)`\n- This map as generated is based on average annual Used with permission from ABARES (2008) Climatch.\ntemperature (17.8 °C) and rainfall (598 mm) for Algiers, Algeria, which http://adl.brs.gov.au:8080/Climatch/climatch.jsp\nFigure 18 Cyanobacteria bloom (2006) in Long Island Backwater Figure 19 Azolla rubra bloom on Ornamental Lake, 2012 has similar parameters to those projected for Melbourne in 2090. (retrieved May 2013)58\nTarget map\nAlgorithm: Euclidean\nClimatch v1.0\nInavsive Animals CRC\nABARES 2008\nPage 22 Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria – Landscape Succession Strategy - Melbourne Gardens 2016 – 2036 Page 23\n Source: `strategies/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/p41mwqcw/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf)`\n- Percentile 0 1 2.5 5 10 15 20 50 80 85 90 95 97.5 99 100\nGBIF ‐8.6 ‐5.8 ‐4.7 ‐3.9 ‐3.0 ‐2.4 ‐1.9 0.0 1.9 2.4 3.0 3.9 4.7 5.5 7.8\nInventory ‐4.3 ‐4.1 ‐3.8 ‐3.5 ‐2.9 ‐2.6 ‐2.2 0.0 3.4 4.1 4.9 5.7 6.2 6.6 6.8\nDetermining a ‘temperature window’ guidance system for identifying risk\nin future climate scenarios\nThe location of the Melbourne Gardens within the temperature envelope for each species was\ncoded into ‘temperature windows’ indicating the risk for each climate change scenario.\n Source: `reviews/climate-risk-assessment-for-rbgm-living-collection-finalreport-2017-08-08.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/0gibjotp/climate-risk-assessment-for-rbgm-living-collection-finalreport-2017-08-08.pdf)`\n- Risk then decreases\naway from these limits in 5th percentile brackets (95‐90, 90‐85, 85‐80; Table 4).\n Source: `reviews/climate-risk-assessment-for-rbgm-living-collection-finalreport-2017-08-08.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/0gibjotp/climate-risk-assessment-for-rbgm-living-collection-finalreport-2017-08-08.pdf)`\n- Within the Melbourne Gardens grids, 43 grid cells (4,300 m2 or 1.6% of the living\nlandscape area (27.7 Ha)3 ) are considered at high risk (average plant risk is red flagged) from heat\nunder the current climate scenario (Figure 6), concentrated in areas such as the New Zealand\nCollection.\n Source: `reviews/climate-risk-assessment-for-rbgm-living-collection-finalreport-2017-08-08.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/0gibjotp/climate-risk-assessment-for-rbgm-living-collection-finalreport-2017-08-08.pdf)`\n\n## KPIs, Targets, and Where They Are At\n\n- Table 1 – Projected climate parameter changes and levels of confi dence Group Parameter Baseline data period Baseline data 2090 +/- 2090 Result\nClimate parameter change Level of confi dence Potential impacts on Melbourne Gardens Annual Mean (°C) 1986-2005 15.9 +3.1 19\nIncreases in mean, daily Very high confi dence • Changes to optimum temperature ranges for plant\nTemperature Mean Days >35 (°C) 1981-2010 11 +13 24\nmaximum and daily minimum species to the extent of likely loss of diversity\ntemperatures; hotter and more • Increased impacts on visitor health and comfort Annual Mean Maximum (°C) 1986-2005 20.4 +3.3 23.7\nfrequent hot days\n• Increased energy consumption for cooling Annual Mean (mm) 1986-2005 631 -9% 574\n• Loss of employee productivity from excessively\nRainfall Winter Mean (mm) 1986-2005 147 -10% 132\nhot days\nSpring Mean (mm) 1986-2005 180 -19% 146\n Source: `strategies/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/p41mwqcw/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf)`\n- This map as generated is based on average annual Used with permission from ABARES (2008) Climatch.\ntemperature (17.8 °C) and rainfall (598 mm) for Algiers, Algeria, which http://adl.brs.gov.au:8080/Climatch/climatch.jsp\nFigure 18 Cyanobacteria bloom (2006) in Long Island Backwater Figure 19 Azolla rubra bloom on Ornamental Lake, 2012 has similar parameters to those projected for Melbourne in 2090. (retrieved May 2013)58\nTarget map\nAlgorithm: Euclidean\nClimatch v1.0\nInavsive Animals CRC\nABARES 2008\nPage 22 Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria – Landscape Succession Strategy - Melbourne Gardens 2016 – 2036 Page 23\n Source: `strategies/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/p41mwqcw/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf)`\n- [Page 11]\nOFFICIAL\nAppendix 4\nCommitments to diversity and inclusion achieved since 2015:\n✓ Development of all-abilities Access Keys available at Visitor Centre’s at both\nMelbourne Gardens and Cranbourne Gardens and on the RBGV website (2017)\n✓ Development and design of Wellbeing and Sensory Gardens in\nMelbourne (2020)\n✓ Creation of new programming and visitor experiences specifically for\nmarginalised or vulnerable communities\n✓ Relaxed performances offered for a range of projects including all Circus\nOz seasons (2018, 2019)\n✓ Provision of accessible sheltered areas throughout Melbourne Gardens (William\nTell, Fern Gully Resthouse, Lakeview Resthouse 2018-2021)\n✓ Audio-described and Auslan-interpreted tours as funding has allowed (2017 and\nongoing)\n✓ Large font format for brochures and website (2018)\n✓ Secured funding to install a Changing Places facility at Melbourne\nGardens (2021)\n Source: `other-pdfs/rbgv-diversity-inclusion-and-access-plan-2021-2024-final-draft.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/qbtmpj3e/rbgv-diversity-inclusion-and-access-plan-2021-2024-final-draft.pdf)`\n- 1.2 Goal Target: By 2036, plant diversity is equal to or greater\nThe goal of our Landscape Succession Strategy than 8,400 distinct taxa of mixed-age with greater\nis to provide future visitors to Melbourne Gardens than 35% wild provenance-sourced plants.\n Source: `strategies/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/p41mwqcw/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf)`\n- Of 170 days greater than 30 °C,\nSuccession Strategy: collections may be used as equivalents to identify\nmaximum temperatures were on average up to 4.3 °C\nresilient species with similar natural growing\n• Target 7 – At least 75 per cent of known threatened cooler in the Gardens compared to what was recorded\nconditions.\n Source: `strategies/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/p41mwqcw/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf)`\n- Some sites, such as Fern Gully\nleadership role in ensuring the effective conservation\n• Target 8 – At least 75 per cent of threatened plant of and associated education about Victorian rare or and Oak Lawn were up to 6 °C cooler in maximum\nspecies in ex situ collections, preferably in the country threatened species and can facilitate this through the temperature during this reference period.\nof origin, and at least 20 per cent available for wider network of Victorian regional botanic gardens\nrecovery and restoration programmes.9 that have a range of microclimates.\n Source: `strategies/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/p41mwqcw/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf)`\n- The implications of these effects are partly a climate change signal.31 If this was also\napproximately 1:3.34, 35 For example, the projected freshwater system to the CBD; the natural lagoon\nhydraulic failure from unsustainable evaporative water combined with an atmospheric-oceanic phenomenon\n19% average reduction in winter rainfall may result in pre-existed the Melbourne Gardens.\n Source: `strategies/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/p41mwqcw/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf)`\n- Strategy 2: Establish a mixed-age selection of plants ____________________________________________________________________________\ncomposed of a high diversity of taxa 2* This target does not preclude the growing of plants in microclimates\nTarget: By 2036, plant diversity is equal to or greater (e.g. near water bodies or in glass and shade houses) that would allow\nthan 8,400 distinct taxa of mixed age with greater than them to tolerate otherwise more extreme conditions.\n Source: `strategies/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/p41mwqcw/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf)`\n- This Landscape • Responding to biosecurity threats from Target: By 2036, 75% of taxa in the Gardens are suited\nSuccession Strategy is a natural extension of that project, and increasing globalisation and changing to the projected climate of 2090.\nenvironments\nStrategy 2: Establish a mixed-age selection of plants\nfurther strengthens the organisation as a global benchmark for • Managing aging built assets.\ncomposed of a diversity of taxa\nenvironmentally responsible botanic garden management.\n Source: `strategies/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/p41mwqcw/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf)`\n- An increase in the salinity\nbasis of current research into innovative techniques to\nto manage and should be considered in adaptive of increasing VPD as a driver for plant mortality under of the lake water presents issues with its suitability\n‘bank’ winter-spring stormwater run-off in subsoils.37\nplanning, especially for high value collections and climate change has also been described in scientifi c for landscape irrigation.\nlandscape areas. literature with xylem cavitation and carbohydrate The climatic projections for 2090 indicate an increase\nstarvation as factors in plant decline.32 in heavy rainfall intensity.38 This may result in some\nMelbourne Gardens was subjected to unprecedented\nincrease in opportunistic stormwater capture for\ntemperature extremes with three consecutive days Future plant selection will need to consider taxa\nirrigation.\n Source: `strategies/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/p41mwqcw/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf)`\n- 4.1 Projected climate 16\nRainfall and Temperature 17\nStormwater 19\nSea Level Rise 19\n4.2 Water supply and management 20\nFuture water demands and costs 20\nIncreased irrigation needs from visitation 21\nAzolla and Cyanobacterial blooms 22\n4.3 Landscape succession in a mature landscape 23\nIdentifying matching climates and plants at risk 23\nRestrictions on obtaining diverse plant material 24\nCommunity perceptions of the current landscape 25\nIncorporating new taxa within\nestablished plantings 25\nAging tree population 26\n4.4 Biosecurity 27\n4.5 Infrastructure 27\n5 Strategies and Targets 28\n6 Appendices 30\nAppendix 1 – Glossary 30\nAppendix 2 – Basis for Climate Projections 31\nAppendix 3 – Melbourne Gardens:\nconsecutive days greater than 40 degrees\nCelsius from 1999 to 2014 31\nAppendix 4 – Comparison\nof Melbourne City average temperatures\nwith selected locations around the world 32\n Source: `strategies/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/p41mwqcw/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf)`\n- [pages 2,3]\ncorporating new taxa within\nestablished plantings 25\nAging tree population 26\n4.4 Biosecurity 27\n4.5 Infrastructure 27\n5 Strategies and Targets 28\n6 Appendices 30\nAppendix 1 – Glossary 30\nAppendix 2 – Basis for Climate Projections 31\nAppendix 3 – Melbourne Gardens:\nconsecutive days greater than 40 degrees\nCelsius from 1999 to 2014 31\nAppendix 4 – Comparison\nof Melbourne City average temperatures\nwith selected locations around the world 32\nAppendix 5 – Identifying matching\nclimates and plants at risk 34\nAppendix 6 – Living Collections Plant Database\ngeneration of map for Csa climate type 35\nAppendix 7 – Melbourne Gardens\n– Annual Rainfall Anomalies for 1856 to 2012 36\n7 References 37\nPage 2 Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria – Landscape Succession Strategy - Melbourne Gardens 2016 – 2036 Page 3\n Source: `strategies/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/p41mwqcw/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf)`\n- The Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria Landscape Succession Strategy\nwith a place of beauty, biodiversity and refreshing\nStrategy 3: Maximise sustainable water\nfor Melbourne Gardens has been developed to adapt the landscape green space in a changing climatic environment.\navailability and use\nThe signifi cant task ahead is to maintain the\nto the likely impacts of future climate change, dwindling water Target: By 2020, 100% of landscape irrigation needs\nGardens’ heritage character and to support visitor\nare provided by sustainable water sources.\nsupplies, aging plant populations and plant health threats, such as wellbeing, while transitioning the landscape using\na different palette of climate-suited plant species.\n Source: `strategies/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/p41mwqcw/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf)`\n- [Page 10]\nMost suited\nspecies\nPoten(cid:415)al\nspecies\nIncreasing Dryness\nPage 18 Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria – Landscape Succession Strategy - Melbourne Gardens 2016 – 2036 Page 19\nerutarepmeT\ngnisaercnI\nFurther increases in annual average temperature by These extremely hot conditions, combined with Stormwater Sea level rise\n1–3 °C are more likely to position these species even very low relative humidity levels, resulted in Rainfall patterns are projected to change by 2090 Global sea level is projected to rise 45–82 cm by 2090,\nfurther outside their optimum growing conditions.26 scorching and damage to a number of taxa across with average reductions of 19% to 18% for winter and relative to 1986 to 2005 levels.39 As a consequence,\nThere are also increased risks to the health of other the Gardens, including some species previously spring respectively.\n Source: `strategies/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/p41mwqcw/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf)`\n\n## Key Metrics\n\n| Values found | Evidence | Source |\n|---|---|---|\n| $405,210 , $495,603\n, 1.54 million, 2.5 million | Additional irrigation may also be required\nAnnual Average Water Use\n130 $405,210 in the future as a means to provide environmental\n*(2000–2010) cooling through landscape evapotranspiration\nfor visitor health.47\nAnnual Average Water Use\n*(2000–2010)\n159 $495,603\n+22% climate change demand\nto 2090\n* This excludes the very wet and record-breaking La Niña years during 2010–2012.44\n3800\n3500\n3200\n2900\n2600\n2300\n2000\n1700\n1400\n1100\n800\n500\n200\nPage 20 | `strategies/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/p41mwqcw/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf)` |\n| 8\nStaff | Welcome 7\nMap 8\nStaff 9\nVisitor Centre 10\nAccessible Toilet with Adult Change Facility 11\nVisitor Centre Toilets 12\nGarden Toilets 13\nShopping / Eating 14\nLearning Programs 15\nRockpool Waterway 16\nKids’ Backyard 17\nThe Explorer 18\nAccessibility 19\nSafety 20\nPage 2 of 20 | `other-pdfs/cranbourne_royal_botanic_gardens_victoria_access_key-1.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/p3ypwopp/cranbourne_royal_botanic_gardens_victoria_access_key-1.pdf)` |\n| 75 per cent | Of 170 days greater than 30 °C,\nSuccession Strategy: collections may be used as equivalents to identify\nmaximum temperatures were on average up to 4.3 °C\nresilient species with similar natural growing\n• Target 7 – At least 75 per cent of known threatened cooler in the Gardens compared to what was recorded\nconditions. | `strategies/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/p41mwqcw/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf)` |\n| 75 per cent, 20 per cent | Some sites, such as Fern Gully\nleadership role in ensuring the effective conservation\n• Target 8 – At least 75 per cent of threatened plant of and associated education about Victorian rare or and Oak Lawn were up to 6 °C cooler in maximum\nspecies in ex situ collections, preferably in the country threatened species and can facilitate this through the temperature during this reference period.\nof origin, and at least 20 per cent available for wider | `strategies/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/p41mwqcw/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf)` |\n| $880, $3,041 | However, many trees in Melbourne\nwater use by about 50%.40 This was during a time\ncurrent suite of plant species with their associated Gardens appear to originate from higher annual rainfall\nwhen water scarcity dominated concerns, mainly\nirrigation demand. regimes or have higher requirements than what is\ndue to the persistence of dry conditions during the\ntypically experienced in Melbourne, especially during\nunprecedented 1997–2009 ‘Millennium Dr | `strategies/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/p41mwqcw/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf)` |\n| $10 | Daily Tours\nDaily\nFrom $10\n30 mins\n01 January 2025 - 31 December 2026\nAboriginal Heritage Walk\nwominjeka! | `pages/homepage.html (https://www.rbg.vic.gov.au/)` |\n| $22.5 | First Peoples' Knowledge\nTour\n01 January 2025 - 31 December 2026\nFrom $22.5\n1.5 hrs\n01 March - 31 May 2026\nSundays Only\nForest Therapy at Melbourne Gardens\nOriginating from Japan, Shinrin-yoku, or “forest bathing,” is a preventative health practice that improves and strengthens mental and physical wellbeing. | `pages/homepage.html (https://www.rbg.vic.gov.au/)` |\n| 75 per cent | Of 170 days greater than 30 °C,\nSuccession Strategy: collections may be used as equivalents to identify\nmaximum temperatures were on average up to 4.3 °C\nresilient species with similar natural growing\n• Target 7 – At least 75 per cent of known threatened cooler in the Gardens compared to what was recorded\nconditions. | `strategies/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/p41mwqcw/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf)` |\n| 75 per cent, 20 per cent | Some sites, such as Fern Gully\nleadership role in ensuring the effective conservation\n• Target 8 – At least 75 per cent of threatened plant of and associated education about Victorian rare or and Oak Lawn were up to 6 °C cooler in maximum\nspecies in ex situ collections, preferably in the country threatened species and can facilitate this through the temperature during this reference period.\nof origin, and at least 20 per cent available for wider | `strategies/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/p41mwqcw/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf)` |\n\n## Key Achievements\n\n- [Page 11]\nOFFICIAL\nAppendix 4\nCommitments to diversity and inclusion achieved since 2015:\n✓ Development of all-abilities Access Keys available at Visitor Centre’s at both\nMelbourne Gardens and Cranbourne Gardens and on the RBGV website (2017)\n✓ Development and design of Wellbeing and Sensory Gardens in\nMelbourne (2020)\n✓ Creation of new programming and visitor experiences specifically for\nmarginalised or vulnerable communities\n✓ Relaxed performances offered for a range of projects including all Circus\nOz seasons (2018, 2019)\n✓ Provision of accessible sheltered areas throughout Melbourne Gardens (William\nTell, Fern Gully Resthouse, Lakeview Resthouse 2018-2021)\n✓ Audio-described and Auslan-interpreted tours as funding has allowed (2017 and\nongoing)\n✓ Large font format for brochures and website (2018)\n✓ Secured funding to install a Changing Places facility at Melbourne\nGardens (2021)\n Source: `other-pdfs/rbgv-diversity-inclusion-and-access-plan-2021-2024-final-draft.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/qbtmpj3e/rbgv-diversity-inclusion-and-access-plan-2021-2024-final-draft.pdf)`\n- [Page 6]\n3 Benefi ts of Landscape Succession\n2.5 LANDSCAPE PLANNING 3.1 HEALTH There is considerable evidence of a strong connection\nFRAMEWORK OF A warming and drying climate highlights the essential between greater biodiversity (including plant richness)\nbenefi ts that green spaces bring to the community. of green areas and an increase in psychological\nMELBOURNE GARDENS\nHistorically, green open space has often been taken for benefi ts.7 A study of benefi ts for mental health\nThe diagram below illustrates the relationship of the granted, but contemporary thinking acknowledges that undertaken in Perth found that the quality of public\nLandscape Succession Strategy to the Royal Botanic vegetated areas are as important as roads, buildings open space also appeared to be more important than\n Source: `strategies/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/p41mwqcw/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf)`\n- Wellbeing\n15 March - 29 November 2026\n$40\n2hrs\n01 January 2025 - 31 December 2026\nFree Australian Garden Walk\nVenture through the highlights of the Australian Garden with one of our experienced guides.\n Source: `pages/homepage.html (https://www.rbg.vic.gov.au/)`\n- [pages 13,14,15,16]\nonsite for RBGV promotional and organisational\norganisational and promotional best practice nationally for collateral\ncollateral is easy to engage diverse audiences -Targeted visitor surveys reflect positive feedback on\nwith and understand their pre-trip planning and onsite navigation by FY2022\n8 Engagement Wayfinding (both digital and FY2022- -Wayfinding and Signage -Annual visitor surveys show positive feedback on\nonsite) and signage is easily 2023 strategy completed wayfinding throughout sites\naccessible to a diverse range -Explored digital media to assist\nof visitors and offered in a with navigation for diverse\nrange of formats and locations visitors\nRoyal Botanic Gardens Victoria\nRoyal Botanic Gardens Victoria Diversity Inclusion and Access Plan 2021-2024\nApproved: 16 02 2022 13 of 16\n Source: `other-pdfs/rbgv-diversity-inclusion-and-access-plan-2021-2024-final-draft.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/qbtmpj3e/rbgv-diversity-inclusion-and-access-plan-2021-2024-final-draft.pdf)`\n- 4.1 Projected climate 16\nRainfall and Temperature 17\nStormwater 19\nSea Level Rise 19\n4.2 Water supply and management 20\nFuture water demands and costs 20\nIncreased irrigation needs from visitation 21\nAzolla and Cyanobacterial blooms 22\n4.3 Landscape succession in a mature landscape 23\nIdentifying matching climates and plants at risk 23\nRestrictions on obtaining diverse plant material 24\nCommunity perceptions of the current landscape 25\nIncorporating new taxa within\nestablished plantings 25\nAging tree population 26\n4.4 Biosecurity 27\n4.5 Infrastructure 27\n5 Strategies and Targets 28\n6 Appendices 30\nAppendix 1 – Glossary 30\nAppendix 2 – Basis for Climate Projections 31\nAppendix 3 – Melbourne Gardens:\nconsecutive days greater than 40 degrees\nCelsius from 1999 to 2014 31\nAppendix 4 – Comparison\nof Melbourne City average temperatures\nwith selected locations around the world 32\n Source: `strategies/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/p41mwqcw/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf)`\n- [pages 2,3]\ncorporating new taxa within\nestablished plantings 25\nAging tree population 26\n4.4 Biosecurity 27\n4.5 Infrastructure 27\n5 Strategies and Targets 28\n6 Appendices 30\nAppendix 1 – Glossary 30\nAppendix 2 – Basis for Climate Projections 31\nAppendix 3 – Melbourne Gardens:\nconsecutive days greater than 40 degrees\nCelsius from 1999 to 2014 31\nAppendix 4 – Comparison\nof Melbourne City average temperatures\nwith selected locations around the world 32\nAppendix 5 – Identifying matching\nclimates and plants at risk 34\nAppendix 6 – Living Collections Plant Database\ngeneration of map for Csa climate type 35\nAppendix 7 – Melbourne Gardens\n– Annual Rainfall Anomalies for 1856 to 2012 36\n7 References 37\nPage 2 Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria – Landscape Succession Strategy - Melbourne Gardens 2016 – 2036 Page 3\n Source: `strategies/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/p41mwqcw/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf)`\n- Table 1 – Projected climate parameter changes and levels of confi dence Group Parameter Baseline data period Baseline data 2090 +/- 2090 Result\nClimate parameter change Level of confi dence Potential impacts on Melbourne Gardens Annual Mean (°C) 1986-2005 15.9 +3.1 19\nIncreases in mean, daily Very high confi dence • Changes to optimum temperature ranges for plant\nTemperature Mean Days >35 (°C) 1981-2010 11 +13 24\nmaximum and daily minimum species to the extent of likely loss of diversity\ntemperatures; hotter and more • Increased impacts on visitor health and comfort Annual Mean Maximum (°C) 1986-2005 20.4 +3.3 23.7\nfrequent hot days\n• Increased energy consumption for cooling Annual Mean (mm) 1986-2005 631 -9% 574\n• Loss of employee productivity from excessively\nRainfall Winter Mean (mm) 1986-2005 147 -10% 132\nhot days\nSpring Mean (mm) 1986-2005 180 -19% 146\n Source: `strategies/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/p41mwqcw/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf)`\n- [Page 10]\nMost suited\nspecies\nPoten(cid:415)al\nspecies\nIncreasing Dryness\nPage 18 Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria – Landscape Succession Strategy - Melbourne Gardens 2016 – 2036 Page 19\nerutarepmeT\ngnisaercnI\nFurther increases in annual average temperature by These extremely hot conditions, combined with Stormwater Sea level rise\n1–3 °C are more likely to position these species even very low relative humidity levels, resulted in Rainfall patterns are projected to change by 2090 Global sea level is projected to rise 45–82 cm by 2090,\nfurther outside their optimum growing conditions.26 scorching and damage to a number of taxa across with average reductions of 19% to 18% for winter and relative to 1986 to 2005 levels.39 As a consequence,\nThere are also increased risks to the health of other the Gardens, including some species previously spring respectively.\n Source: `strategies/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/p41mwqcw/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf)`\n- Assessment the likelihood and frequency of intrusion occurrence.\ntemperatures even higher than projected.29 for landscape irrigation from the Working Wetlands\nof a selection of these damaged species in Melbourne There may also be the risk of saltwater permeating\nproject is an average of 55 ML, or up to 40% of annual\nCurrent projections indicate that as the average Gardens found that they would only typically through the land between the Yarra River and the\nrequirement.36 The effective application of this volume\ntemperature range shifts into a warmer state, experience about 53% of the rate of annual Vapour Ornamental Lake as there are substantial fi lled\nof water to maximise potable water substitution for\nthere is an increased frequency of extremely high Pressure Defi cit (VPD) (or evaporative demand) than sections dating from when the river course was\n Source: `strategies/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/p41mwqcw/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf)`\n- This map as generated is based on average annual Used with permission from ABARES (2008) Climatch.\ntemperature (17.8 °C) and rainfall (598 mm) for Algiers, Algeria, which http://adl.brs.gov.au:8080/Climatch/climatch.jsp\nFigure 18 Cyanobacteria bloom (2006) in Long Island Backwater Figure 19 Azolla rubra bloom on Ornamental Lake, 2012 has similar parameters to those projected for Melbourne in 2090. (retrieved May 2013)58\nTarget map\nAlgorithm: Euclidean\nClimatch v1.0\nInavsive Animals CRC\nABARES 2008\nPage 22 Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria – Landscape Succession Strategy - Melbourne Gardens 2016 – 2036 Page 23\n Source: `strategies/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/p41mwqcw/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf)`\n- Percentile 0 1 2.5 5 10 15 20 50 80 85 90 95 97.5 99 100\nGBIF ‐8.6 ‐5.8 ‐4.7 ‐3.9 ‐3.0 ‐2.4 ‐1.9 0.0 1.9 2.4 3.0 3.9 4.7 5.5 7.8\nInventory ‐4.3 ‐4.1 ‐3.8 ‐3.5 ‐2.9 ‐2.6 ‐2.2 0.0 3.4 4.1 4.9 5.7 6.2 6.6 6.8\nDetermining a ‘temperature window’ guidance system for identifying risk\nin future climate scenarios\nThe location of the Melbourne Gardens within the temperature envelope for each species was\ncoded into ‘temperature windows’ indicating the risk for each climate change scenario.\n Source: `reviews/climate-risk-assessment-for-rbgm-living-collection-finalreport-2017-08-08.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/0gibjotp/climate-risk-assessment-for-rbgm-living-collection-finalreport-2017-08-08.pdf)`\n- Risk then decreases\naway from these limits in 5th percentile brackets (95‐90, 90‐85, 85‐80; Table 4).\n Source: `reviews/climate-risk-assessment-for-rbgm-living-collection-finalreport-2017-08-08.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/0gibjotp/climate-risk-assessment-for-rbgm-living-collection-finalreport-2017-08-08.pdf)`\n\n## Key Issues, Risks, and Recommendations\n\n- In existing\nnearing the end of their Useful Life Expectancy (ULE), The practice of using lawn areas for replacement tree The earlier emergence and increased generations risk management plans, the timely distribution of\nwith 13.6% of 1,195 trees surveyed with DBH ≥ 30 cm planting to reduce competition is limited by constraints of Elm Leaf Beetle and African Black Beetle, which water across the landscape is considered of utmost\nestimated to require replacement in 10 years and such as the need to maintain historically important prefer the projected drier winters, may increase their importance for the health of living collections.\n Source: `strategies/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/p41mwqcw/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf)`\n- Increasing revenue 14\nNo part may be reproduced by any process 3.5 Science 15\nexcept in accordance with the provisions\n4 Issues and Challenges 16\nof the Copyright Act 1968.\n Source: `strategies/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/p41mwqcw/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf)`\n- [Page 9]\n4 Issues and Challenges\n4.1 PROJECTED CLIMATE Rainfall and temperature\nWithin the Climate Change in Australia publications18, 19 , Where relevant, Table 1 outlines these changes, For the Melbourne Gardens’ living landscape,\nthere are summaries of projected changes to various the levels of confi dence and the potential impacts the most signifi cant climatic changes are expected\nclimatic parameters combined with the level of on Melbourne Gardens, based on a high-emissions to be associated with temperature and rainfall.\nscientifi c confi dence of the change, set as low, medium, scenario for 2090.\n Source: `strategies/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/p41mwqcw/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf)`\n- 4.1 Projected climate 16\nRainfall and Temperature 17\nStormwater 19\nSea Level Rise 19\n4.2 Water supply and management 20\nFuture water demands and costs 20\nIncreased irrigation needs from visitation 21\nAzolla and Cyanobacterial blooms 22\n4.3 Landscape succession in a mature landscape 23\nIdentifying matching climates and plants at risk 23\nRestrictions on obtaining diverse plant material 24\nCommunity perceptions of the current landscape 25\nIncorporating new taxa within\nestablished plantings 25\nAging tree population 26\n4.4 Biosecurity 27\n4.5 Infrastructure 27\n5 Strategies and Targets 28\n6 Appendices 30\nAppendix 1 – Glossary 30\nAppendix 2 – Basis for Climate Projections 31\nAppendix 3 – Melbourne Gardens:\nconsecutive days greater than 40 degrees\nCelsius from 1999 to 2014 31\nAppendix 4 – Comparison\nof Melbourne City average temperatures\nwith selected locations around the world 32\n Source: `strategies/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/p41mwqcw/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf)`\n- [pages 2,3]\ncorporating new taxa within\nestablished plantings 25\nAging tree population 26\n4.4 Biosecurity 27\n4.5 Infrastructure 27\n5 Strategies and Targets 28\n6 Appendices 30\nAppendix 1 – Glossary 30\nAppendix 2 – Basis for Climate Projections 31\nAppendix 3 – Melbourne Gardens:\nconsecutive days greater than 40 degrees\nCelsius from 1999 to 2014 31\nAppendix 4 – Comparison\nof Melbourne City average temperatures\nwith selected locations around the world 32\nAppendix 5 – Identifying matching\nclimates and plants at risk 34\nAppendix 6 – Living Collections Plant Database\ngeneration of map for Csa climate type 35\nAppendix 7 – Melbourne Gardens\n– Annual Rainfall Anomalies for 1856 to 2012 36\n7 References 37\nPage 2 Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria – Landscape Succession Strategy - Melbourne Gardens 2016 – 2036 Page 3\n Source: `strategies/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/p41mwqcw/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf)`\n- [Page 10]\nMost suited\nspecies\nPoten(cid:415)al\nspecies\nIncreasing Dryness\nPage 18 Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria – Landscape Succession Strategy - Melbourne Gardens 2016 – 2036 Page 19\nerutarepmeT\ngnisaercnI\nFurther increases in annual average temperature by These extremely hot conditions, combined with Stormwater Sea level rise\n1–3 °C are more likely to position these species even very low relative humidity levels, resulted in Rainfall patterns are projected to change by 2090 Global sea level is projected to rise 45–82 cm by 2090,\nfurther outside their optimum growing conditions.26 scorching and damage to a number of taxa across with average reductions of 19% to 18% for winter and relative to 1986 to 2005 levels.39 As a consequence,\nThere are also increased risks to the health of other the Gardens, including some species previously spring respectively.\n Source: `strategies/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/p41mwqcw/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf)`\n- Assessment the likelihood and frequency of intrusion occurrence.\ntemperatures even higher than projected.29 for landscape irrigation from the Working Wetlands\nof a selection of these damaged species in Melbourne There may also be the risk of saltwater permeating\nproject is an average of 55 ML, or up to 40% of annual\nCurrent projections indicate that as the average Gardens found that they would only typically through the land between the Yarra River and the\nrequirement.36 The effective application of this volume\ntemperature range shifts into a warmer state, experience about 53% of the rate of annual Vapour Ornamental Lake as there are substantial fi lled\nof water to maximise potable water substitution for\nthere is an increased frequency of extremely high Pressure Defi cit (VPD) (or evaporative demand) than sections dating from when the river course was\n Source: `strategies/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/p41mwqcw/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf)`\n- Percentile 0 1 2.5 5 10 15 20 50 80 85 90 95 97.5 99 100\nGBIF ‐8.6 ‐5.8 ‐4.7 ‐3.9 ‐3.0 ‐2.4 ‐1.9 0.0 1.9 2.4 3.0 3.9 4.7 5.5 7.8\nInventory ‐4.3 ‐4.1 ‐3.8 ‐3.5 ‐2.9 ‐2.6 ‐2.2 0.0 3.4 4.1 4.9 5.7 6.2 6.6 6.8\nDetermining a ‘temperature window’ guidance system for identifying risk\nin future climate scenarios\nThe location of the Melbourne Gardens within the temperature envelope for each species was\ncoded into ‘temperature windows’ indicating the risk for each climate change scenario.\n Source: `reviews/climate-risk-assessment-for-rbgm-living-collection-finalreport-2017-08-08.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/0gibjotp/climate-risk-assessment-for-rbgm-living-collection-finalreport-2017-08-08.pdf)`\n- Risk then decreases\naway from these limits in 5th percentile brackets (95‐90, 90‐85, 85‐80; Table 4).\n Source: `reviews/climate-risk-assessment-for-rbgm-living-collection-finalreport-2017-08-08.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/0gibjotp/climate-risk-assessment-for-rbgm-living-collection-finalreport-2017-08-08.pdf)`\n- Within the Melbourne Gardens grids, 43 grid cells (4,300 m2 or 1.6% of the living\nlandscape area (27.7 Ha)3 ) are considered at high risk (average plant risk is red flagged) from heat\nunder the current climate scenario (Figure 6), concentrated in areas such as the New Zealand\nCollection.\n Source: `reviews/climate-risk-assessment-for-rbgm-living-collection-finalreport-2017-08-08.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/0gibjotp/climate-risk-assessment-for-rbgm-living-collection-finalreport-2017-08-08.pdf)`\n- Under a moderate climate scenario by 2050, the number of grid cells at high risk from\nheat increases to 102 (10,200 m2 or 3.7% of living landscape) (Figure 7).\n Source: `reviews/climate-risk-assessment-for-rbgm-living-collection-finalreport-2017-08-08.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/0gibjotp/climate-risk-assessment-for-rbgm-living-collection-finalreport-2017-08-08.pdf)`\n- This risk intensifies further\nunder the extreme climate scenario by 2070, where 173 grid cells (17,300 m2 or 6.2% of living\nlandscape) are predicted to be at high risk from increases in temperature (Figure 8).\n Source: `reviews/climate-risk-assessment-for-rbgm-living-collection-finalreport-2017-08-08.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/0gibjotp/climate-risk-assessment-for-rbgm-living-collection-finalreport-2017-08-08.pdf)`\n- The following process was undertaken in 2020-2021:\n• A working group was convened made up of staff representatives from all\ndivisions within the RBGV organisational structure.\n• AAV organised mystery reviewers (conducted by reviewers with varied lived\nexperience of disability) to review RBGV digital and printed collateral and onsite\ntours and wayfinding at both Melbourne and Cranbourne sites.\n• Further research was conducted through an internal all-staff survey on diversity,\ninclusion, and access which received 109 responses (from a total staff count of\n228 in 2019/20).\n• A Reality Check audit was undertaken.\n Source: `other-pdfs/rbgv-diversity-inclusion-and-access-plan-2021-2024-final-draft.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/qbtmpj3e/rbgv-diversity-inclusion-and-access-plan-2021-2024-final-draft.pdf)`\n- [pages 5,6,7]\nesearch was conducted through an internal all-staff survey on diversity,\ninclusion, and access which received 109 responses (from a total staff count of\n228 in 2019/20).\n• A Reality Check audit was undertaken.\n Source: `other-pdfs/rbgv-diversity-inclusion-and-access-plan-2021-2024-final-draft.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/qbtmpj3e/rbgv-diversity-inclusion-and-access-plan-2021-2024-final-draft.pdf)`\n\n## Corporate Values and Operating Culture\n\n- [Page 11]\nOFFICIAL\nAppendix 4\nCommitments to diversity and inclusion achieved since 2015:\n✓ Development of all-abilities Access Keys available at Visitor Centre’s at both\nMelbourne Gardens and Cranbourne Gardens and on the RBGV website (2017)\n✓ Development and design of Wellbeing and Sensory Gardens in\nMelbourne (2020)\n✓ Creation of new programming and visitor experiences specifically for\nmarginalised or vulnerable communities\n✓ Relaxed performances offered for a range of projects including all Circus\nOz seasons (2018, 2019)\n✓ Provision of accessible sheltered areas throughout Melbourne Gardens (William\nTell, Fern Gully Resthouse, Lakeview Resthouse 2018-2021)\n✓ Audio-described and Auslan-interpreted tours as funding has allowed (2017 and\nongoing)\n✓ Large font format for brochures and website (2018)\n✓ Secured funding to install a Changing Places facility at Melbourne\nGardens (2021)\n Source: `other-pdfs/rbgv-diversity-inclusion-and-access-plan-2021-2024-final-draft.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/qbtmpj3e/rbgv-diversity-inclusion-and-access-plan-2021-2024-final-draft.pdf)`\n- An increase in the salinity\nbasis of current research into innovative techniques to\nto manage and should be considered in adaptive of increasing VPD as a driver for plant mortality under of the lake water presents issues with its suitability\n‘bank’ winter-spring stormwater run-off in subsoils.37\nplanning, especially for high value collections and climate change has also been described in scientifi c for landscape irrigation.\nlandscape areas. literature with xylem cavitation and carbohydrate The climatic projections for 2090 indicate an increase\nstarvation as factors in plant decline.32 in heavy rainfall intensity.38 This may result in some\nMelbourne Gardens was subjected to unprecedented\nincrease in opportunistic stormwater capture for\ntemperature extremes with three consecutive days Future plant selection will need to consider taxa\nirrigation.\n Source: `strategies/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/p41mwqcw/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf)`\n- [pages 5,6,7,8]\nisk that are of high value and choose best locations for\nnew plantings of species at risk i.e. identify suitable microclimates, availability of irrigation.\n Source: `reviews/climate-risk-assessment-for-rbgm-living-collection-finalreport-2017-08-08.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/0gibjotp/climate-risk-assessment-for-rbgm-living-collection-finalreport-2017-08-08.pdf)`\n- [Page 10]\nExamination of raw BIOCLIM data confirms Melbourne’s historic climate, with point data for\nMelbourne’s location (longitude = 144.9631; latitude = ‐37.8136) having a BIOCLIM 1 (mean annual\ntemperature) value of 148 (14.8 °C) and a BIOCLIM 12 (mean annual rainfall) value of 675 mm.\n Source: `reviews/climate-risk-assessment-for-rbgm-living-collection-finalreport-2017-08-08.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/0gibjotp/climate-risk-assessment-for-rbgm-living-collection-finalreport-2017-08-08.pdf)`\n- Mean annual Mean max of Mean min of Annual Precip. of the\ntemp. hottest month coldest month precip. driest quarter\nVariable\nHistoric values 675\n14.8 °C 26.2 °C 5.7 °C 137 mm/year\n(pre 1950) mm/year\nCurrent values 612\n16.3 °C 27.2 °C 7.5 °C 133 mm/year\n(1995 ‐ 2014) mm/year\nModerate climate future 687\n18.0 °C 28.9 °C 8.8 °C 141 mm/year\n(RCP4.5 at 2050) mm/year\nExtreme climate future 613\n19.3 °C 30.8 °C 10.3 °C 124 mm/year\n(RCP8.5 at 2070) mm/year\n5 | P a g e\n Source: `reviews/climate-risk-assessment-for-rbgm-living-collection-finalreport-2017-08-08.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/0gibjotp/climate-risk-assessment-for-rbgm-living-collection-finalreport-2017-08-08.pdf)`\n- [pages 24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33]\ntanical and horticultural value,\npeople and biodiversity?\n Source: `reviews/climate-risk-assessment-for-rbgm-living-collection-finalreport-2017-08-08.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/0gibjotp/climate-risk-assessment-for-rbgm-living-collection-finalreport-2017-08-08.pdf)`\n- [Page 32]\nAppendix 5: BIOCLIM 1\n100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170\n27 | P a g e\n0\n01-\n02-\n03-\n04-\n05-\nBIOCLIM 1 - mean annual temperature\n250\n200\n150\n100\nFigure 14 – BIOCLIM 1 (mean annual temperature – in raw Bioclim units which is in ° C multiplied by\n10) values across Australia.\n Source: `reviews/climate-risk-assessment-for-rbgm-living-collection-finalreport-2017-08-08.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/0gibjotp/climate-risk-assessment-for-rbgm-living-collection-finalreport-2017-08-08.pdf)`\n- [pages 15,16,17,18,19,20]\ncustomer service desk. always happy to recommend suitable dishes on the day.\n Source: `other-pdfs/melbourne_royal_botanic_garden_victorian_access_key-1.pdf (https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/mytf2nqf/melbourne_royal_botanic_garden_victorian_access_key-1.pdf)`\n\n## Global Ideas and Case Study Inputs\n\n_No global-intelligence source text found yet. Run `CLAUDE/global-ideas-scraper.py ` to populate case-study sources._\n\n## Source Artifacts Used\n\n- `strategies/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf` - strategies - https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/p41mwqcw/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pdf\n- `reviews/climate-risk-assessment-for-rbgm-living-collection-finalreport-2017-08-08.pdf` - reviews - https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/0gibjotp/climate-risk-assessment-for-rbgm-living-collection-finalreport-2017-08-08.pdf\n- `pages/about.html` - pages - https://www.rbg.vic.gov.au/about-us/\n- `pages/contact.html` - pages - https://www.rbg.vic.gov.au/contact-us/\n- `pages/homepage.html` - pages - https://www.rbg.vic.gov.au/\n- `pages/news-latest.html` - pages - https://www.rbg.vic.gov.au/news-and-stories/\n- `pages/publications-index.html` - pages - https://www.rbg.vic.gov.au/science/publications/\n- `pages/strategies-index.html` - pages - https://www.rbg.vic.gov.au/initiatives/landscape-succession-strategy/\n- `pages/strategies-index__00.html` - pages - https://www.rbg.vic.gov.au/initiatives/landscape-succession-strategy/\n- `pages/strategies-index__01.html` - pages - https://www.rbg.vic.gov.au/initiatives/landscape-succession-strategy/assessment/\n- `pages/strategies-index__02.html` - pages - https://www.rbg.vic.gov.au/initiatives/landscape-succession-strategy/conservation/\n- `pages/strategies-index__03.html` - pages - https://www.rbg.vic.gov.au/initiatives/landscape-succession-strategy/engagement/\n- `other-pdfs/cg_map_both-2.pdf` - other-pdfs - https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/hyrn0jfp/cg_map_both-2.pdf\n- `other-pdfs/cranbourne_royal_botanic_gardens_victoria_access_key-1.pdf` - other-pdfs - https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/p3ypwopp/cranbourne_royal_botanic_gardens_victoria_access_key-1.pdf\n- `other-pdfs/melbourne_royal_botanic_garden_victorian_access_key-1.pdf` - other-pdfs - https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/mytf2nqf/melbourne_royal_botanic_garden_victorian_access_key-1.pdf\n- `other-pdfs/rbg504-melbourne-gardens-website-map-1.pdf` - other-pdfs - https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/wodlib2p/rbg504-melbourne-gardens-website-map-1.pdf\n- `other-pdfs/rbgv-diversity-inclusion-and-access-plan-2021-2024-final-draft.pdf` - other-pdfs - https://rbgv-prod-cdn-bpfbb4gthrfzb4ab.a03.azurefd.net/media/qbtmpj3e/rbgv-diversity-inclusion-and-access-plan-2021-2024-final-draft.pdf\n\n## Gaps To Fix\n\n- No corporate plan text source found.\n- No annual report text source found.\n- No global comparison/case-study sources found.", "legislation_md": "# Royal Botanic Gardens Board - Acts and Legislation Discovery\n\n**Generated at**: 2026-05-09T21:35:33.723722+00:00\n**Entity ID**: S-VIC-016\n**Jurisdiction**: Victoria\n**Portfolio**: \n\n> This is an evidence-based discovery list from scraped department material. A mention does not always mean the department administers the legislation; high-confidence and official register links should be reviewed.\n\n## Summary\n\n- Source files scanned: 17\n- Unique legislation references found: 11\n\n| Type | Count |\n|---|---:|\n| Act | 10 |\n| Scheme | 1 |\n\n## Legislation References\n\n### Children, Youth and Families Act 2005\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 2\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/search?q=Children%2C+Youth+and+Families+Act+2005\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/rbgv-diversity-inclusion-and-access-plan-2021-2024-final-draft.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- Rights of the Child 1989\n• Declaration on the Rights of People with Disabilities 2006\n• Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 2007\nNational\n• Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986\n• Disability Discrimination Act 1992\n• Racial Hatred Act 1995\n• Children, Youth and Families Act 2005\n• Multicultural Australia – united, strong, successful – Australia’s Multicultural\nStatement 2017\n• National Disability Insurance Scheme 2013\n• National Disability Strategy 2010–20\n• Indigenous Advancement Strategy 2016\nVictorian Government\n• Aboriginal Herit\n Source: `other-pdfs/rbgv-diversity-inclusion-and-access-plan-2021-2024-final-draft.pages.jsonl`\n- ulticultural\nStatement 2017\n• National Disability Insurance Scheme 2013\n• National Disability Strategy 2010–20\n• Indigenous Advancement Strategy 2016\nVictorian Government\n• Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006\n• Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006\n• Children, Youth and Families Act 2005\n• Disability Act 2006\n• Equal Opportunity Act 2010\n• Gender Equality Act 2020\n• Multicultural Victoria Act 2011 and policy statement\n• Racial and Religious Tolerance Act 2001\n• Absolutely everyone: state disability plan 2017–20\n• Every opportunity: Victorian\n Source: `other-pdfs/rbgv-diversity-inclusion-and-access-plan-2021-2024-final-draft.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Gender Equality Act 2020\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 2\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/search?q=Gender+Equality+Act+2020\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/rbgv-diversity-inclusion-and-access-plan-2021-2024-final-draft.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- ans of the land and waters.\nSupported by the One RBGV People Strategy this Plan commits to growing the\ndiversity and inclusion within our workforce by leading the way in providing an enriching,\nvibrant, inclusive, and diverse workplace.\nIn accordance with the Gender Equality Act 2020, RBGV will improve workplace\ngender equality, recognising that gender inequality may be compounded by other forms\nof disadvantage or discrimination that a person may experience on the basis of\nAboriginality, age, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, race,\n Source: `other-pdfs/rbgv-diversity-inclusion-and-access-plan-2021-2024-final-draft.pages.jsonl`\n- ty Strategy 2010–20\n• Indigenous Advancement Strategy 2016\nVictorian Government\n• Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006\n• Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006\n• Children, Youth and Families Act 2005\n• Disability Act 2006\n• Equal Opportunity Act 2010\n• Gender Equality Act 2020\n• Multicultural Victoria Act 2011 and policy statement\n• Racial and Religious Tolerance Act 2001\n• Absolutely everyone: state disability plan 2017–20\n• Every opportunity: Victorian economic participation plan for people with disability\n2018-2020\n• Victorian.\n Source: `other-pdfs/rbgv-diversity-inclusion-and-access-plan-2021-2024-final-draft.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/search?q=Aboriginal+Heritage+Act+2006\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/rbgv-diversity-inclusion-and-access-plan-2021-2024-final-draft.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- amilies Act 2005\n• Multicultural Australia – united, strong, successful – Australia’s Multicultural\nStatement 2017\n• National Disability Insurance Scheme 2013\n• National Disability Strategy 2010–20\n• Indigenous Advancement Strategy 2016\nVictorian Government\n• Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006\n• Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006\n• Children, Youth and Families Act 2005\n• Disability Act 2006\n• Equal Opportunity Act 2010\n• Gender Equality Act 2020\n• Multicultural Victoria Act 2011 and policy statement\n• Racial and Religious Toleran\n Source: `other-pdfs/rbgv-diversity-inclusion-and-access-plan-2021-2024-final-draft.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/search?q=Australian+Human+Rights+Commission+Act+1986\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/rbgv-diversity-inclusion-and-access-plan-2021-2024-final-draft.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- x 2\nGuiding legislation and policy\nGlobal\n• Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948\n• Declaration on the Rights of the Child 1989\n• Declaration on the Rights of People with Disabilities 2006\n• Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 2007\nNational\n• Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986\n• Disability Discrimination Act 1992\n• Racial Hatred Act 1995\n• Children, Youth and Families Act 2005\n• Multicultural Australia – united, strong, successful – Australia’s Multicultural\nStatement 2017\n• National Disability Insurance Scheme 2013\n• National Disa\n Source: `other-pdfs/rbgv-diversity-inclusion-and-access-plan-2021-2024-final-draft.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/search?q=Charter+of+Human+Rights+and+Responsibilities+Act+2006\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/rbgv-diversity-inclusion-and-access-plan-2021-2024-final-draft.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- l Australia – united, strong, successful – Australia’s Multicultural\nStatement 2017\n• National Disability Insurance Scheme 2013\n• National Disability Strategy 2010–20\n• Indigenous Advancement Strategy 2016\nVictorian Government\n• Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006\n• Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006\n• Children, Youth and Families Act 2005\n• Disability Act 2006\n• Equal Opportunity Act 2010\n• Gender Equality Act 2020\n• Multicultural Victoria Act 2011 and policy statement\n• Racial and Religious Tolerance Act 2001\n• Absolutely everyone: state disability plan\n Source: `other-pdfs/rbgv-diversity-inclusion-and-access-plan-2021-2024-final-draft.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Disability Discrimination Act 1992\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/search?q=Disability+Discrimination+Act+1992\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/rbgv-diversity-inclusion-and-access-plan-2021-2024-final-draft.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- iversal Declaration of Human Rights 1948\n• Declaration on the Rights of the Child 1989\n• Declaration on the Rights of People with Disabilities 2006\n• Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 2007\nNational\n• Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986\n• Disability Discrimination Act 1992\n• Racial Hatred Act 1995\n• Children, Youth and Families Act 2005\n• Multicultural Australia – united, strong, successful – Australia’s Multicultural\nStatement 2017\n• National Disability Insurance Scheme 2013\n• National Disability Strategy 2010–20\n• Indigenous\n Source: `other-pdfs/rbgv-diversity-inclusion-and-access-plan-2021-2024-final-draft.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Equal Opportunity Act 2010\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/search?q=Equal+Opportunity+Act+2010\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/rbgv-diversity-inclusion-and-access-plan-2021-2024-final-draft.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- heme 2013\n• National Disability Strategy 2010–20\n• Indigenous Advancement Strategy 2016\nVictorian Government\n• Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006\n• Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006\n• Children, Youth and Families Act 2005\n• Disability Act 2006\n• Equal Opportunity Act 2010\n• Gender Equality Act 2020\n• Multicultural Victoria Act 2011 and policy statement\n• Racial and Religious Tolerance Act 2001\n• Absolutely everyone: state disability plan 2017–20\n• Every opportunity: Victorian economic participation plan for people with disabil\n Source: `other-pdfs/rbgv-diversity-inclusion-and-access-plan-2021-2024-final-draft.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Multicultural Victoria Act 2011\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/search?q=Multicultural+Victoria+Act+2011\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/rbgv-diversity-inclusion-and-access-plan-2021-2024-final-draft.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- enous Advancement Strategy 2016\nVictorian Government\n• Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006\n• Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006\n• Children, Youth and Families Act 2005\n• Disability Act 2006\n• Equal Opportunity Act 2010\n• Gender Equality Act 2020\n• Multicultural Victoria Act 2011 and policy statement\n• Racial and Religious Tolerance Act 2001\n• Absolutely everyone: state disability plan 2017–20\n• Every opportunity: Victorian economic participation plan for people with disability\n2018-2020\n• Victorian. And proud of it 2017\n• Victorian I\n Source: `other-pdfs/rbgv-diversity-inclusion-and-access-plan-2021-2024-final-draft.pages.jsonl`\n\n### National Disability Insurance Scheme 2013\n\n**Type**: Scheme\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/search?q=National+Disability+Insurance+Scheme+2013\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/rbgv-diversity-inclusion-and-access-plan-2021-2024-final-draft.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- 07\nNational\n• Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986\n• Disability Discrimination Act 1992\n• Racial Hatred Act 1995\n• Children, Youth and Families Act 2005\n• Multicultural Australia – united, strong, successful – Australia’s Multicultural\nStatement 2017\n• National Disability Insurance Scheme 2013\n• National Disability Strategy 2010–20\n• Indigenous Advancement Strategy 2016\nVictorian Government\n• Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006\n• Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006\n• Children, Youth and Families Act 2005\n• Disability Act 2006\n• Equal Opp\n Source: `other-pdfs/rbgv-diversity-inclusion-and-access-plan-2021-2024-final-draft.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Racial Hatred Act 1995\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/search?q=Racial+Hatred+Act+1995\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/rbgv-diversity-inclusion-and-access-plan-2021-2024-final-draft.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- 948\n• Declaration on the Rights of the Child 1989\n• Declaration on the Rights of People with Disabilities 2006\n• Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 2007\nNational\n• Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986\n• Disability Discrimination Act 1992\n• Racial Hatred Act 1995\n• Children, Youth and Families Act 2005\n• Multicultural Australia – united, strong, successful – Australia’s Multicultural\nStatement 2017\n• National Disability Insurance Scheme 2013\n• National Disability Strategy 2010–20\n• Indigenous Advancement Strategy 2016\n Source: `other-pdfs/rbgv-diversity-inclusion-and-access-plan-2021-2024-final-draft.pages.jsonl`\n\n### Racial and Religious Tolerance Act 2001\n\n**Type**: Act\n**Confidence**: low\n**Mentions**: 1\n**Register search**: https://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/search?q=Racial+and+Religious+Tolerance+Act+2001\n\n**Sources**:\n- `other-pdfs/rbgv-diversity-inclusion-and-access-plan-2021-2024-final-draft.pages.jsonl`\n\n**Evidence contexts**:\n- Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006\n• Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006\n• Children, Youth and Families Act 2005\n• Disability Act 2006\n• Equal Opportunity Act 2010\n• Gender Equality Act 2020\n• Multicultural Victoria Act 2011 and policy statement\n• Racial and Religious Tolerance Act 2001\n• Absolutely everyone: state disability plan 2017–20\n• Every opportunity: Victorian economic participation plan for people with disability\n2018-2020\n• Victorian. And proud of it 2017\n• Victorian Indigenous affairs framework\n3 Article 9 from Convention on the\n Source: `other-pdfs/rbgv-diversity-inclusion-and-access-plan-2021-2024-final-draft.pages.jsonl`\n\n## Files Scanned\n\n- `pages/about.html` (page)\n- `pages/contact.html` (page)\n- `pages/homepage.html` (page)\n- `pages/news-latest.html` (page)\n- `pages/publications-index.html` (page)\n- `pages/strategies-index.html` (page)\n- `pages/strategies-index__00.html` (page)\n- `pages/strategies-index__01.html` (page)\n- `pages/strategies-index__02.html` (page)\n- `pages/strategies-index__03.html` (page)\n- `other-pdfs/cg_map_both-2.pages.jsonl` (pdf_pages)\n- `other-pdfs/cranbourne_royal_botanic_gardens_victoria_access_key-1.pages.jsonl` (pdf_pages)\n- `other-pdfs/melbourne_royal_botanic_garden_victorian_access_key-1.pages.jsonl` (pdf_pages)\n- `other-pdfs/rbg504-melbourne-gardens-website-map-1.pages.jsonl` (pdf_pages)\n- `other-pdfs/rbgv-diversity-inclusion-and-access-plan-2021-2024-final-draft.pages.jsonl` (pdf_pages)\n- `reviews/climate-risk-assessment-for-rbgm-living-collection-finalreport-2017-08-08.pages.jsonl` (pdf_pages)\n- `strategies/landscape_succession_strategy_lo_res1.pages.jsonl` (pdf_pages)", "global_initiatives_md": null, "strategy": { "reporting_period": "2024-25", "corporate_plan_period": "2025-26", "vision": null, "vision_source_page": null, "purposes": null, "purposes_source_page": null, "how_we_deliver": null, "how_we_deliver_source_page": null, "government_priorities": [], "outcomes": [ { "name": "Outcome 1: Climate change and biodiversity", "description": "The intention is that visitors will still be able to find a place of beauty, biodiversity, and refreshing green space in an increasingly urbanised environment.", "key_activities": [ "Maintaining reduction in air temperatures", "Maintaining the values of a mature, heritage landscape" ], "source_page": 13 }, { "name": "Outcome 2: Education and science", "description": "Landscape succession can be used to highlight the effects of climate change within education programs. 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