Kyneton Botanic Gardens date back to 1858 and are among the finest in Victoria’s small goldfields towns. They contain magnificent mature trees set in lawns sloping down to the Campaspe River. Seventeen of the trees have been listed as significant, including a endangered Chilean Wine Palm.

The Friends of Kyneton Botanic Gardens aims to raise community awareness and increase public use of the gardens. Our key objectives are: to help maintain and improve the Botanic Gardens; promote the gardens to the wider community and increase its usage; and, to attract financial support for the Friends to enable us to fund specific projects, such as those detailed in the Macedon Ranges Shire Council’s Master Plan for the Gardens’ development.

In 2026 our key financial contribution will be 50/50 funding of the first stage of the new plant labelling project. Approximately 100 of the significant trees and shrubs in the Gardens will be identified and labelled following conclusion of a MRSC design protocols project in 2025 and approval from Heritage Victoria for the proposed new design. Over time, all of the trees and significant shrubs in the Botanic Gardens will be labelled using the new design.