
| Layout map, Australian Inland Botanic Gardens. |
The Australian Inland Botanic Gardens is at Mourquong, on the NSW side of the Murray River, is a short 10 minute drive from the Mildura post office. The Gardens are open from 7.30am to 4.30pm week days and 10:30am to 4:30pm weekends. While the Gardens are still in the early stages of development, admission is free, but donations are welcome. Pamphlets, provided at the Entrance, the Homestead Visitor Centre and the Rose Garden car park, allow visitors to take self-guided tours. Disabled access to the Rose Garden and other areas can be arranged: telephone (03) 5023 3612, or e-mail aibgmw@hotkey.net.au. On weekends, members of the AIBGs support group, Friends of the Gardens, provide tea, coffee, and other refreshments at the historic mid 19th Century bush homestead Garnpang. The homestead was restored and re-erected on the Gardens site in 1993. Visitors can also buy handcrafts and cards featuring flowers grown in the Gardens. |