Kings Park Science wins at the Premier’s Science Awards
The Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority is delighted to announce that Kings Park Science has been recognised as a winner at the 25th Premier’s Science Awards.
The Conservation Biotechnology Program at Kings Park was awarded the 2026 Government Science Project of the Year, which recognises a government science project that has made outstanding contributions in various fields of STEM.
The program was recognised for developing biotechnology tools to conserve our threatened plant species, by developing first-of-their-kind propagation protocols, including major advances in difficult taxa from the unique Western Australian flora.
Behind the scenes, the team is helping secure the future of Western Australia's unique flora, from bringing the presumed extinct Corrigin Grevillea (Grevillea scapigera) back from the brink to preserving more than 50 rare and threatened species in cryostorage.
Kings Park Science, part of DBCA’s Biodiversity and Conservation Science division, is one of only three facilities in Australia providing long-term cryostorage for rare and threatened wild plant species.
Congratulations to the team and to all fellow winners and finalists.
