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Botanic Gardens Week, running from 18-24 May 2026, is an annual celebration highlighting the role of plants in our lives and the important work botanic gardens and arboreta undertake every day to conserve them for future generations.
2026 marks fifty years of Kings Park offering nature-based education to the children of Western Australia.
We are delighted to announce the winning entries of the 2025 Flowers in Focus photography competition.
The majestic tree-lined Honour Avenues are an iconic feature of Kings Park, and a significant memorial space for West Australians who made the ultimate sacrifice in war. However, as the number of visitors to Kings Park increases, so do problems for our trees.
Kings Park has partnered with the WA Parks Foundation to release a new plant that will enable people to bring one of the State's rarest species into their own backyard.
The Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority (BGPA) has extended its long-standing partnership with Rio Tinto, extending it until 2030 with a $4.3 million investment.
The Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority (BGPA) has released its Annual Report for 2024-25, capturing the Authority’s achievements, challenges and strategic direction over the past financial year.
Spring has sprung, the flowers are blooming and the Everlasting Kings Park Festival is well underway, with just over a week of activities left to go.
The Everlasting Kings Park Festival program launch today showcases a host of spring events, alongside the 60th anniversary of the Western Australian Botanic Garden.
Did you enter our fabulous Flowers in Focus competition last year? Well it's back, bigger than ever in 2025 and we’re so excited to see your magical Western Australian wildflower photos!
Keynote speakers include presenters from the Australian PlantBank, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, INRAE and Xinjiang Agricultural University.
The Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority is proud to announce that Sue McDougall, Director of the Western Australian Botanic Garden, has been awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 2025 King’s Birthday Honours.
A report by Deloitte Access Economics has revealed the incredible value of Kings Park, Bold Park and the Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority (BGPA) to the Western Australian community.
Botanic Gardens Week, running from 19–25 May, is a chance to recognise the vital role that botanic gardens play in conserving plants, combatting biodiversity loss, and strengthening our connection with nature.
Restoration of the Mount Eliza Escarpment is well underway, with reprofiling of the slope and new native planting taking place over the coming months.
In September 2025 the Botanic Gardens & Parks Authority will celebrate 60 years of the Western Australian Botanic Garden.
Winners have been announced. Thank you to all entrants!
Dreaming of having a broader selection of smaller Eucalypts to choose from for your garden? The Friends of Kings Park have got you covered!