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First published 13th December 2024

The Wollongong Botanic Garden occupies 27 hectares (67 acres) and features an extensive range of collections from succulents, to native Australian temperate rainforest, cycads, palms, ferns, azaleas, roses and more.

Below are a random collection of photos taken en route from the succulent collection near the Northfields Ave northern end (around N8 on this map) to the Murphys Ave southern end.


A magnificent Brachychiton rupestris (Queensland Bottle Tree)
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Another Brachychiton rupestris (Queensland Bottle Tree). They are right through the Garden!
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Insect Hotel (nothing on my Bee Hotel!)
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Duck pond and rotunda
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Kawasaki, Japan and Wollongong are sister cities
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Kawasaki, Japan and Wollongong are sister cities
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Kawasaki presented Wollongong with this beautiful taiko-bashi (drum bridge) in 1993. I have walked across it many times but honestly cannot remember the last time when, as it has been under repair forever!
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Looking north from beside the Kawasaki Bridge
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Circumnavigating the duck pond to get to the other side of the Kawasaki Bridge (closed for repairs)…
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Doubling back to the rotunda first…
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Looking out from the rotunda
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Another view of the rotunda
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Back on track to the bridge…
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Isn’t it beautiful!
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This side of the Kawasaki Bridge is the Azalea Garden, with other species nearby such as this Jacaranda mimosifolia in full bloom
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