Wilson Botanic Park

Wilson Botanic Park is a 39-hectare botanic garden in Berwick, City of Casey, Victoria, developed on a former quarry site. Opened in 1992, it features landscaped lakes, wetlands, themed gardens including a rose garden, walking trails, and a bird hide. The park combines Australian and exotic plant collections with basalt rock faces from its quarry past, serving as a major public recreation and horticultural attraction in southeast Melbourne.

Visitors can expect a large landscaped parkland with two main lakes, wetlands, formal gardens, lawns and remnant quarry basalt cliffs. Paved and gravel walking trails loop around lakes and through plant collections, with lookouts, a bird hide for observing waterbirds, an amphitheatre, rotunda, and children's playground. The setting is tranquil and park-like, suitable for walking, picnicking, photography and nature observation, with picnic shelters and barbecue areas throughout.

The park occupies a former basalt quarry operated from the mid-20th century. The City of Berwick acquired the 39-hectare site in the 1980s and transformed the excavated quarry void into lakes and gardens. Named after William Wilson, an early Berwick settler, the park was officially opened in 1992 as a community botanic garden reusing the industrial landscape.

The park serves as a significant community recreation, education and horticultural resource for the City of Casey, showcasing Australian native and exotic plant collections, providing event spaces such as the amphitheatre and rotunda, and demonstrating rehabilitation of a former industrial site into public parkland.