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Cooktown Botanic Gardens
Cook Shire Council
PO Box 3
COOKTOWN QLD 4895
Ph: 07 - 4069 5672
Fax: 07 - 4069 5423
Email: botanic_gardens@cook.qld.gov.au
Web Site: - www.cook.qld.gov.au/visitors/Gardens.shtml
Authority: Cook Shire Council
Established: 1878
Area: 62 ha
Location: Cooktown
Entry Fees: None
Open: Monday to Sunday 24 hours
Number of Paid Staff: 4
Number of Volunteers: 0
Planting Records: database
% of Plants Labelled: 70%
% Native Aust Plants: 80%
Threatened Plant Prog: yes
% of collection vouchered: none
Vouchers held at: -
Public Access Herbarium: no
Special Collections: Banks and Solander, Vera Scarth Johnson, Palmetum, Queensland Acclimatisation Society
Indoor Exhibition Space: yes
Plant material available
- For public sale: no
- Exchange with other Gardens: seeds and plants
- To Research Institutions: seeds and plants
Friends: Vera Scarth-Johnson Gallery Association and Friends of Cooktown Botanic Gardens
Friend's Address: Natures Powerhouse, P.O. Box 75 Cooktown QLD 4895
Friend's Web Site: www.naturespowerhouse.info
