Geelong Botanic Gardens

Geelong Botanic Gardens is a heritage-listed 7-hectare botanic garden located within Eastern Park in Geelong, Victoria, overlooking Corio Bay. Established in 1851, it is one of Australia's oldest botanic gardens. The gardens feature extensive plant collections including Australian natives, exotic trees, a 21st Century Garden, heritage trees, and glasshouses. Notable for its historic layout, conservatory and scenic bay views, it serves as a major horticultural and recreational attraction for Greater Geelong.

Visitors can expect a landscaped 7-hectare garden within Eastern Park with themed plant collections, heritage trees, lawns, glasshouses, a conservatory, and the contemporary 21st Century Garden. The setting overlooks Corio Bay with views across the bay and Eastern Park. Visitors can explore sealed paths, garden beds, ponds, a rose garden, perennial border, and Indigenous plant areas, with interpretive signage, guided tours, and a teahouse cafe near the entrance.