
New Botanic Gardens director named
A museum administrator who has worked for cultural institutions across Australia and the United Kingdom has been announced as the new director of the South Australian Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium.
A museum administrator who has worked for cultural institutions across Australia and the United Kingdom has been announced as the new director of the South Australian Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium.
UPDATED: A bid to stage music events with up to 15,000 people at Adelaide Oval No.2 could “saturate” the city’s outdoor concert market and threaten Botanic Park’s status as a revenue-earning venue for national and international artists, the Botanic Gardens’ board has warned.
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